[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-00012]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Access Management for Cascade Reservoir, Boise Project, Payette 
Division, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in accordance with 
the provisions of the Off-Road Vehicle Use regulation and Executive 
Orders 11644 and 11989, is implementing access management actions for 
Reclamation lands and water surface in the vicinity of Cascade 
Reservoir, Idaho as described in the Cascade Reservoir Resource 
Management Plan. The purpose of these actions is to provide appropriate 
and safe access to Reclamation lands while protecting important natural 
resources.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the travel management plan is 
January 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Cascade Reservoir Resource Management Plan 
(RMP) and RMP Summary are available at:
    <bullet> Bureau of Reclamation, Snake River Area Office, 214 
Broadway Avenue, Boise, ID 83702.
    <bullet> Bureau of Reclamation, Cascade Field Station, PO Box 270, 
Cascade, ID 83611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Dunn, Natural Resource Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation, Snake 
River Area Office, 214 Broadway Avenue, Boise, ID, 83702, (208) 334-
9844.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 1994 Reclamation completed a RMP 
and Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact for 
approximately 6,329 acres of land and 28,300 acres of water surface at 
Cascade Reservoir, Idaho. The RMP was developed through extensive 
public involvement and interagency consultation and coordination. The 
RMP recommended that lands around Cascade Reservoir be managed for four 
general purposes with the following designations: Wildlife Management 
Areas (4,171 acres), Conservation/Open Space (1,271 acres), Recreation 
Sites (723 acres), and Rural Residential (146 acres). These management 
designations are shown on maps in the RMP and RMP Summary.
    To meet the goal of providing appropriate and safe access to 
Reclamation lands consistent with Reclamation's Off Road Vehicle Use 
regulations 43 CFR Part 420, the RMP prescribed the following motorized 
vehicle regulations for each of the four management designations:
    Wildlife Management Areas. Motor vehicle use, including winter use 
by snowmobiles, is prohibited except for official purposes.
    Conservation/Open Space. Motor vehicle use is restricted to 
specific designated roadways or trails except that snowmobiles may 
travel off-road in winter.
    Recretation Sites. Motor vehicles are restricted to existing and 
yet to be developed roads and trails except that snowmobiles may travel 
off-road in winter.
    Rural Residential. Motor vehicles access by general public is 
allowed for emergency use only. Winter use by snowmobiles is 
prohibited. The RMP also designated lands below high water and the 
reservoir surface area open to snowmobiles in winter.
    This designated motor vehicle use on lands around Cascade Reservoir 
supersedes the Notice of Designation of Certain Areas and Trails for 
Off-Road Vehicle Use at Cascade Reservoir, Boise Project, Valley 
County, Idaho published in the Federal Register, 42 FR 15760, Mar. 23, 
1977, and the Notice of the Closing of Portions of Areas Previously 
Open for Off-Road Vehicle Use at Cascade Reservoir, Boise Project, 
Valley County, Idaho in 43 FR 44905, Sept. 29, 1978.

    Dated: December 15, 1995.
John W. Keys, III,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 96-00012 Filed 1-2-96; 8:45 am]
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