[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 19602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9656]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-076-1220-00]


Recreation Management; Visitor Use Restrictions for Ruby Canyon; 
Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice of supplementary visitor use restrictions.

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SUMMARY: This order, issued under the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1(d), 
prohibits any campfire except when contained in stoves, grills, or 
firepans, and it requires visitors to pack out their trash and human 
waste along a Colorado River corridor.
    The identified public lands are in Colorado, Mesa County, under the 
management jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, Grand 
Junction Resource Area, Grand Junction District. The river corridor 
includes all public lands within one-fourth of a mile on either side of 
the Colorado River from the Loma Launch Site to the Colorado-Utah state 
line. The area is located in T. 1 N., R. 3 W., Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
16, 17 and 18, Ute P.M.; T. 10 S., R. 103 W. Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 
16, 17, 18, 19 and 22, 6th P.M.; T. 10 S., R. 104 W., Sections 13, 23, 
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33 and 34, 6th P.M.; and T. 11 S., R. 104 W., 
Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9; 6th P.M.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The restrictions shall be in effect year round 
beginning May 25, 1995 and shall remain in effect until rescinded or 
modified by the Authorized Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This order implements downriver visitor use 
restrictions mandated in the Ruby Canyon Recreation Area Management 
Plan, with the Decision Record signed on September 30, 1985 by the 
Grand Junction Resource Area Manager. The restrictions consist of:

    1. Contain wood and charcoal fires within grills or firepans or use 
stoves. Dead and down wood or driftwood only may be gathered for 
campfires.
    2. All overnight camping groups must possess and use a washable, 
reusable toilet system that allows for the carry-out and disposal of 
solid human body waste via an authorized sewer system that is adequate 
for the size of group and length of trip. All solid human body waste 
must be carried out of the river area. Dumping or depositing solid 
human body waste on Public Lands is prohibited. Vault toilets or trash 
receptacles at BLM administered facilities are not considered 
appropriate flushing sites for portable toilets. Notice of these 
regulations will be posted on-the-ground at the Loma Launch Site, at 
the Grand junction District office and in future river publications. 
Persons who may be exempted from the restrictions include federal, 
state, or local officers engaged in fire, emergency law enforcement 
activities.

PENALTIES: Violations of this restriction order are punishable by fines 
not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Robertson, Area Manager, 
Grand Junction Resource Area, 2815 H Road Grand Junction, Colorado 
81506; (303) 244-3000.

Mark Morse,

Grand Junction District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95-9656 Filed 4-18-95; 8:45 am]

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