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2, 3, and 12, the left and right banks and 

medial line of the abandoned channels of the 

Little Missouri River in sections 2, 3, and 4, 

and certain division of accretion and 

partition lines, 

T. 149 N., R. 96 W. 

Representing the dependent resurvey of a 

portion of the subdivisional lines, and the 

adjusted original meanders of the former left 

and right banks of the Little Missouri River, 

through sections 31 and 32, the subdivision 

of sections 31 and 32, and the survey of 

Parcels A and B, section 31, the meanders of 

the present left and right banks of the Little 

Missouri River and informative traverse, 

through sections 31 and 32, the limits of 

erosion in section 31, the left and right banks 

and medial line of the abandoned channels 

of the Little Missouri River in section 31, and 

certain division of accretion and partition 

lines, and 

T. 149 N., R. 97 W. 

Representing the dependent resurvey of a 

portion of the east boundary and the adjusted 

original meanders of the former left and right 

banks of the Little Missouri River, through 

section 36 and the survey of the meanders of 

the present left and right banks of the Little 

Missouri River and informative traverse, 

through section 36, the limits of erosion and 

the meanders of a 1951 right bank of the 

Little Missouri River in section 36, the left 

and right banks and the medial line of the 

abandoned channels of the Little Missouri 

River in section 36, and certain partition 

lines, Township 149 North, Range 97 West, 

Fifth Principal, Meridian, North Dakota was 

accepted September 29, 2014. 

We will place a copy of the plat, in 9 

sheets, and related field notes we described 

in the open files. They will be available to 

the public as a matter of information. If the 

BLM receives a protest against this survey, as 

shown on this plat, in 9 sheets, prior to the 

date of the official filing, we will stay the 

filing pending our consideration of the 

protest. We will not officially file this plat, 

in 9 sheets, until the day after we have 

accepted or dismissed all protests and they 

have become final, including decisions or 

appeals. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3. 

Joshua F. Alexander, 

Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey, Division 

of Energy, Minerals and Realty. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26409 Filed 11–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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L19200000.JP0000 LRORBX003800] 

Notice of Interim Final Supplementary 

Rules for Public Lands in El Dorado 

County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Interim final supplementary 

rules. 

SUMMARY: The California State Director 

for the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) is establishing interim final 

supplementary rules and requests 

public comments. These interim final 

supplementary rules will become 

effective immediately upon publication 

in the Federal Register, and will apply 

to 695 acres of public lands, known as 

Kanaka Valley, in El Dorado County, 

California. The BLM has determined 

that these interim final supplementary 

rules are necessary to enhance the safety 

of visitors and local residents and 

reduce the risk of undue ecological 

degradation to Kanaka Valley’s rare soils 

and plants and other significant values. 

These rules are in accordance with the 

Kanaka Valley Management Plan (2013). 

DATES: The interim final supplementary 

rules are effective immediately and 

remain in effect until modified or 

rescinded by the publication of final 

supplementary rules. The BLM invites 

comments until January 5, 2015. 

Comments received, postmarked, or 

electronically dated after that date will 

not necessarily be considered in the 

development of final supplementary 

rules. 

ADDRESSES: Please mail or hand deliver 

all comments concerning the interim 

final supplementary rules to the Bureau 

of Land Management, Attention: 

Supplementary Rules, BLM Mother 

Lode Field Office, 5152 Hillsdale Circle, 

El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Barnes, telephone (916) 941– 

3140; address 5152 Hillsdale Circle, El 

Dorado Hills, CA 95762; email jjbarnes@

blm.gov or Web site http://

www.ca.blm.gov/motherlode. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

The public is invited to provide 

comments on these interim final 

supplementary rules. See DATES and 

ADDRESSES for information on 

submitting comments. Written 

comments on the interim final 

supplementary rules should be specific, 

confined to issues pertinent to the 

interim final supplementary rules and 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change. Comments 

requesting changes to decisions in the 

2013 Kanaka Valley Management Plan 

and Decision Record would be outside 

the scope of this rulemaking. 

Where possible, comments should 

reference a specific provision of these 

interim final supplementary rules. The 

BLM need not consider or include in the 

administrative record: (a) comments that 

the BLM receives after the close of the 

comment period (see DATES), unless 

they are postmarked or electronically 

dated before the deadline, or (b) 

comments delivered to an address other 

than that listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

Comments, including names, street 

addresses, and other contact 

information of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Mother Lode Field Office during regular 

business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Before including your address, 

telephone number, email address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comment, be advised that your 

entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask in your comment to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

Kanaka Valley is comprised of 695 

acres of public lands in El Dorado 

County, California. The BLM acquired 

Kanaka Valley through a donation in 

2010. In response to the rapidly growing 

popularity of Kanaka Valley with the 

recreating public and the need to 

provide for public safety and protect 

this area’s special environmental values, 

the BLM developed the 2013 Kanaka 

Valley Management Plan and Decision 

Record. This is an area-specific activitylevel plan that tiers to the BLM’s 2008 

Sierra Resource Management Plan. It 

was needed to help the BLM manage 

Kanaka Valley’s special environmental 

values and recreational opportunities. 

Sections 302 and 310 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732 and 1740) provide 

the overall authority for the BLM’s 

management of Kanaka Valley. The 

BLM is establishing these interim final 

supplementary rules under the authority 

of 43 CFR 8365.1–6, which allows BLM 

State Directors to establish 

supplementary rules for the protection 

of persons, property, and public lands 

and resources. 

The supplementary rules outlined in 

this notice are designed to immediately 

and effectively reduce risks to public 

health and safety and the area’s 

environmental resources including, but 

not limited to, rare gabbro soils and 

plants. The supplementary rules include 

provisions to partially open Kanaka 

Valley to hunting. The seasons of use 

and methods of take were developed 

collaboratively by the BLM, adjacent 

private residents, local stakeholders, 

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and the California Department of Fish 

and Wildlife. Given these 

considerations and the prior analysis of 

these issues as part of the planning 

process, the BLM finds good cause 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) that public 

notice and comment for this rule are 

‘‘impractical, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest,’’ and under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d) that this rule may 

properly take effect upon publication. 

During the planning process that led to 

the Kanaka Valley Management Plan 

and Decision Record, the BLM took the 

following steps to involve the public in 

making decisions about Kanaka Valley: 

• The BLM conducted 16 public 

meetings from June 2010 to June 2011 

to develop the Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan. The BLM contacted 

Indian tribes during this time. The BLM 

also worked closely on hunting- and 

firearms-related issues with private 

landowners (many with residences 

adjacent to Kanaka Valley), hunting 

groups, and the California Department 

of Fish and Wildlife during this time. 

• The BLM made the draft Kanaka 

Valley Management Plan and associated 

Environmental Assessment (EA) 

available for a 30-day comment period 

beginning in April 2012. Indian tribes 

were also afforded a 30-day comment 

period. 

• A public meeting was held to 

discuss the draft Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan and associated EA on 

April 26, 2012, in Cameron Park, CA 

and on May 5, 2012, at Kanaka Valley. 

• The BLM summarized all public 

comments and addressed them in the 

Decision Record. All decisions related 

to these interim final supplementary 

rules were analyzed in the EA which is 

available for public viewing at the 

address specified under ADDRESSES and 

online at: http://www.ca.blm.gov/

motherlode. 

Based on this extensive public 

participation, the BLM identified the 

following public safety and resource 

protection concerns at Kanaka Valley: 

• Potential conflicts between firearms 

use and other recreationists; 

• Potential conflicts between firearms 

use and nearby residents; 

• Wildfire risk due to camping and 

campfires; 

• Degradation of natural resources 

including rare soils and plants; and 

• Degradation of cultural resources. 

III. Discussion of Interim Final 

Supplementary Rules 

These interim final supplementary 

rules provide for the protection of 

persons, property, public lands, and 

resources, in accordance with the 2013 

Kanaka Valley Management Plan and 

Decision Record. 

Rule 1 prohibits the operation of any 

motorized vehicle outside of countymaintained roads or BLM-designated 

areas (for example, parking lots) without 

first obtaining written BLM 

authorization. Motorized use is allowed 

by the BLM and its contractors for 

official administrative purposes. Rule 5 

allows riding horses, mountain bikes, 

and other non-motorized conveyances 

only on designated trails. Rule 6 allows 

the recovery of gold or any other 

mineral resources only by hands and 

pans. These rules will help prevent 

resource damage and degradation of the 

area’s rare soils and plants. 

Rule 2 prohibits the discharge or use 

of firearms or other dangerous weapons 

for the purpose of target shooting. The 

Kanaka Valley parcel is relatively small 

(695 acres) and adjoins private lands, 

many of which are residential properties 

of less than 20 acres containing 

occupied dwellings in close proximity 

to the parcel’s boundaries (within 150 

yards in at least 10 cases). At most of the 

16 public meetings the BLM held from 

June 2010 to June 2011 while 

developing the Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan, members of the 

public expressed concern about 

accidental shooting-related injuries and 

fatalities. Many of those who expressed 

this concern occupied houses on private 

lands immediately adjacent to the 

Kanaka Valley parcel. The issue was 

also raised multiple times in written 

public comments to the BLM on the 

draft Kanaka Valley Management Plan 

and EA. The BLM’s decision to prohibit 

target shooting at Kanaka Valley had the 

overwhelming support of members of 

the public who participated in the 

Kanaka Valley land-use planning 

process, including hunting groups. 

Rules 3 and 4 prohibit camping and 

campfires. These rules will reduce the 

risk of wildfire ignition. There are 

several occupied dwellings and 

associated outbuildings on private lands 

immediately adjacent to the Kanaka 

Valley parcel. In at least 10 cases these 

dwellings are within 150 yards of the 

parcel’s boundaries. There is dense 

grass, brush, and other wildfire-prone 

vegetation in this area. The issue of 

wildfire prevention was raised at most 

of the 16 public meetings the BLM held 

to develop the Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan. The issue was also 

raised in written public comments to 

the BLM on the draft Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan and EA. The BLM’s 

decision to establish Rules 3 and 4 

prohibiting camping and campfires had 

overwhelming support of those 

members of the public who participated 

in the Kanaka Valley land-use planning 

process. 

Rule 7 allows hunting with the 

following methods of take: 

• Bows and arrows; 

• Smoothbore shotguns; 

• Muzzleloaders; and 

• Air guns of .22 caliber or less that 

are allowed as a method of take for game 

species pursuant to California 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

regulations. 

Muzzleloaders are allowed only after 

fire season is declared over by the BLM. 

This rule will help prevent accidental 

shooting-related injuries and fatalities 

by restricting high-velocity firearms 

such as rifles. This rule will also help 

reduce the risk of wildfire ignition. The 

issue of preventing accidental shootingrelated injuries and fatalities was raised 

by the public at most of the 16 public 

meetings the BLM held to develop the 

Kanaka Valley Management Plan. The 

issue was also raised multiple times in 

written public comments to the BLM on 

the draft Kanaka Valley Management 

Plan and EA. The BLM determined 

during the Kanaka Valley land-use 

planning process that the use of highvelocity firearms was unsafe at Kanaka 

Valley due to the parcel’s relatively 

small size and close proximity to at least 

10 occupied dwellings. The BLM’s 

decision to restrict the types of firearms 

used by hunters at Kanaka Valley had 

strong support of those members of the 

public who participated in the Kanaka 

Valley land-use planning process, 

including hunting groups. 

Rule 8 prohibits hunting for bear, 

squirrels, rabbits, jackrabbits, waterfowl, 

furbearers, and non-game species. Rule 

9 restricts hunting to deer and turkey 

during the fall season, deer during the 

summer archery-only season, and quail 

and dove during the seasons approved 

by the California Department of Fish 

and Wildlife. Rules 8 and 9 were 

developed collaboratively with adjacent 

private residents, local stakeholders 

(including hunting groups), and the 

California Department of Fish and 

Wildlife and will help prevent 

accidental shooting-related injuries and 

fatalities during periods of high 

recreational use (i.e., associated with the 

spring wildflower bloom) at Kanaka 

Valley, and will help prevent the area’s 

wildlife population from being rapidly 

depleted. The hunting seasons for Rule 

8 species are so unique, lengthy, and 

overlapping that it would be difficult to 

effectively manage them, thereby 

presenting a public safety danger for 

adjacent residences. The issue of 

accidental shooting-related injuries and 

fatalities was raised by the public at 

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most of the 16 public meetings the BLM 

held to develop the Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan. The issue was also 

raised multiple times in written public 

comments to the BLM on the draft 

Kanaka Valley Management Plan and 

EA. The BLM’s decision to restrict 

hunting of certain game animals at 

Kanaka Valley was made in consultation 

with the California Department of Fish 

and Wildlife and had strong support of 

those members of the public who 

participated in the Kanaka Valley landuse planning process, including hunting 

groups. 

Rule 10 allows hunting only in the 

designated hunting zone, which will be 

explicitly identified (through maps and 

signs) by the BLM for hunting. 

Regulations of the California 

Department of Fish and Wildlife forbid 

any person (other than the owner, 

person in possession of the premises, or 

a person having the express permission 

of the owner or person in possession of 

the premises) to hunt or to discharge 

while hunting, any firearm or other 

deadly weapon within 150 yards of an 

occupied dwelling, residence, or other 

associated building, barn, or other 

outbuilding. There are more than 10 

occupied dwellings and associated 

outbuildings within 150 yards of the 

Kanaka Valley parcel’s boundaries. 

Therefore, Rule 10 implements the 150- 

yard requirement by establishing a no 

hunting zone that is clearly delineated 

by on-the-ground topographic features. 

The rule is needed to help enforce 

California state law and regulations and 

explains a specific instance of how the 

BLM will apply State laws governing 

hunting, as required at 43 CFR 8365.1– 

7. 

Rule 11 allows a spring turkey hunt 

by hunters selected though a lottery 

process coordinated by the California 

Department of Fish and Wildlife. Since 

spring turkey hunting has become very 

popular in California, a lottery process 

will help prevent accidental shootingrelated injuries and fatalities during a 

period of high recreational use at 

Kanaka Valley, and will help prevent 

the area’s turkey population from being 

rapidly depleted. 

IV. Procedural Matters 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

These interim final supplementary 

rules are not a significant regulatory 

action under Executive Order 12866. 

These interim final supplementary rules 

will not have an annual effect of $100 

million or more on the economy or 

adversely affect, in a material way, the 

economy, productivity, competition, 

jobs, the environment, public health or 

safety, or State, local or tribal 

governments or communities. These 

interim final supplementary rules will 

not create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency. The 

interim final supplementary rules do 

not materially alter the budgetary effects 

of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 

programs or the right or obligation of 

their recipients; nor do they raise novel 

legal or policy issues. They merely 

impose certain rules on recreational 

activities on a limited portion of the 

public lands in California in order to 

protect human health, safety, and the 

environment. 

Clarity of the Interim Final 

Supplementary Rules 

Executive Order 12866 requires each 

agency to write regulations that are 

simple and easy to understand. We 

invite your comments on how to make 

these interim final supplementary rules 

easier to understand, including answers 

to questions such as the following: 

(1) Are the requirements in the 

interim final supplementary rules 

clearly stated? 

(2) Do the interim final 

supplementary rules contain technical 

language or jargon that interferes with 

their clarity? 

(3) Does the format of the interim final 

supplementary rules (grouping and 

order of sections, use of headings, 

paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce their 

clarity? 

(4) Would the interim final 

supplementary rules be easier to 

understand if they were divided into 

more (but shorter) sections? 

(5) Is the description of the interim 

final supplementary rules in the 

SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this preamble helpful in understanding 

the interim final supplementary rules? 

How could this description be more 

helpful in making the interim final 

supplementary rules easier to 

understand? 

Please send any comments you have 

on the clarity of the interim final 

supplementary rules to the address 

specified in the ADDRESSES section. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

These interim final supplementary 

rules are a component of a larger landuse planning process for Kanaka Valley 

(i.e., Kanaka Valley Management Plan 

and Decision Record) that was a Federal 

action. In developing the Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan and Decision Record, 

the BLM prepared the draft Kanaka 

Valley Management Plan and EA, which 

includes a complete analysis of each 

decision corresponding to the interim 

final supplementary rules. Based on the 

analysis in this EA, the BLM found that 

the action, including the interim final 

supplementary rules, would not have a 

significant individual or cumulative 

effect on the quality of the human 

environment under Section 102(2)(C) of 

the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). See 40 

CFR 1508.4; 43 CFR 46.210. The BLM 

prepared a Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) to document this 

finding. 

The draft management plan, EA, 

FONSI, and Kanaka Valley Management 

Plan and Decision Record are on file 

and available to the public in the BLM 

administrative record at the address 

specified under ADDRESSES. They are 

also available to the pubic online at: 

http://www.ca.blm.gov/motherlode. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Congress enacted the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, to ensure 

that government regulations do not 

unnecessarily or disproportionately 

burden small entities. The RFA requires 

a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule 

would have a significant economic 

impact, either detrimental or beneficial, 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. The interim final 

supplementary rules do not pertain 

specifically to commercial or 

governmental entities of any size, but to 

public recreational use of specific 

public lands. Therefore, the BLM has 

determined under the RFA that these 

interim final supplementary rules 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

These interim final supplementary 

rules do not constitute a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The interim 

final supplementary rules generally 

contain rules of conduct for recreational 

use of certain public lands. They do not 

have an effect on business, commercial, 

or industrial use of the public lands that 

rises to any of the following thresholds 

specified in 5 U.S.C. 804(2): 

(a) An annual effect on the economy 

of $100 million or more; 

(b) A major increase in costs or prices 

for consumers, individual industries, 

Federal, State, or local government 

agencies, or geographic regions; or 

(c) Significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or on the 

ability of United States-based 

enterprises in domestic and export 

markets. 

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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

These interim final supplementary 

rules do not impose an unfunded 

mandate on State, local or tribal 

governments in the aggregate, or the 

private sector, of more than $100 

million per year; nor do they have a 

significant or unique effect on small 

governments. These interim final 

supplementary rules do not require 

anything of State, local, or tribal 

governments. Therefore, the BLM is not 

required to prepare a statement 

containing the information required by 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference With 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights (Takings) 

The interim final supplementary rules 

are not a government action capable of 

interfering with constitutionally 

protected property rights. The interim 

final supplementary rules do not 

address property rights in any form and 

do not cause the impairment of 

anybody’s property rights. Therefore, 

the Department of the Interior has 

determined that these interim final 

supplementary rules would not cause a 

taking of private property or require 

further discussion of takings 

implications under this Executive 

Order. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The interim final supplementary rules 

will not have a substantial direct effect 

on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. Therefore, 

the BLM has determined that these 

interim final supplementary rules do 

not have sufficient Federalism 

implications to warrant preparation of a 

Federalism Assessment. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform 

Under Executive Order 12988, the 

BLM has determined that these interim 

final supplementary rules will not 

unduly burden the judicial system and 

that the requirements of sections 3(a) 

and 3(b)(2) of the Executive Order are 

met. The supplementary rules include 

rules of conduct and prohibited acts, but 

they are straightforward and not 

confusing. 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

As discussed in the 2013 Kanaka 

Valley Management Plan and Decision 

Record, the BLM has been working with 

both federally recognized tribes and 

other Native American groups having 

ancestral and cultural ties to the public 

lands at Kanaka Valley. The tribes and 

other Native American groups include 

Shingle Springs Rancheria, United 

Auburn Indian Community, Washoe 

Tribe of California and Nevada, Ione 

Band of Miwok Indians, Buena Vista 

Rancheria, Nashville-Eldorado Miwok 

Tribe, and El Dorado Miwok Tribe. 

The tribes and other Native American 

groups actively participated in the 

planning process that resulted in the 

2013 Kanaka Valley Management Plan 

and Decision Record. The BLM also 

provided tribes and Native American 

groups in the vicinity of Kanaka Valley 

with copies of the draft Kanaka Valley 

Management Plan and associated 

Environmental Assessment. The BLM 

requested comments, and the tribes and 

other Native American groups expressed 

no concerns about the draft management 

plan or the decisions related to these 

interim final supplementary rules. For 

these reasons, the BLM has determined 

that these interim final supplementary 

rules do not include policies with tribal 

implications that have not already been 

considered in consultation and 

coordination with Indian tribal 

governments. 

Information Quality Act 

In developing these supplementary 

rules, the BLM did not conduct or use 

a study, experiment or survey requiring 

peer review under the Information 

Quality Act (Section 515 of Pub. L. 106– 

554). In accordance with the 

Information Quality Act, the 

Department of the Interior has issued 

guidance regarding the quality of 

information that it relies upon for 

regulatory decisions. This guidance is 

available at DOI’s Web site at http://

www.doi.gov/ocio/iq.html. 

Executive Order 13211, Effects on the 

Nation’s Energy Supply 

These supplementary rules do not 

comprise a ‘‘significant energy action,’’ 

as defined in Executive Order 13211, 

since they are not likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

These interim final supplementary 

rules do not contain information 

collection requirements that the Office 

of Management and Budget must 

approve under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Author 

The principal author of these interim 

final supplementary rules is James 

Barnes, Archaeologist, BLM Mother 

Lode Field Office. 

For the reasons stated in the preamble 

and under the authority for 

supplementary rules found in 43 CFR 

8365.1–6, the BLM California State 

Director hereby establishes 

supplementary rules, effective on an 

interim final basis immediately after the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register, for 695 acres of public lands 

known as Kanaka Valley, managed by 

the BLM in El Dorado County, 

California, to read as follows: 

Interim Final Supplementary Rules for 

695 Acres of Public Lands Within El 

Dorado County, California 

These interim final supplementary 

rules affect 695 acres of public lands at 

Kanaka Valley in El Dorado County, 

California. The legal description of the 

affected public lands is: 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 10 N., R. 9 E., 

Sec. 5, unnumbered lot in W1⁄2NW1⁄4 and 

W1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 6, unnumbered lot in E1⁄2NE1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SE1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2 lot 1 in SW1⁄4, and 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 7, lot 1 in NW1⁄4, lot 2 in NW1⁄4, and 

NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 8, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 

Sec. 31, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

The area described aggregates 695.01 acres, 

more or less, in El Dorado County, California. 

Definitions 

Campfire means a controlled fire 

occurring out of doors, used for cooking, 

branding, personal warmth, lighting, 

ceremonial or aesthetic purposes. 

Campfires include wood fires, charcoal 

fires, and portable gas stoves using gas, 

jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid 

fuel. 

Camping means erecting a tent or a 

shelter of natural or synthetic material, 

preparing a sleeping bag or other 

bedding material, or parking a motor 

vehicle, motor home, or trailer for the 

purpose or apparent purpose of 

overnight occupancy. 

Dangerous weapon means any 

weapon that in the manner of its use, or 

intended use, is capable of causing 

death or serious bodily injury. 

Designated hunting zone means a 

zone explicitly identified (through maps 

and signs) by the BLM for hunting. 

Designated trail means a trail 

developed, maintained, and explicitly 

identified by the BLM for public nonmotorized use. All designated trails will 

be identified by a combination of maps 

and signs. 

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Firearm means any weapon designed 

to expel a projectile by the action of an 

explosive. 

Hunting means taking or attempting 

to take wildlife by any means, except by 

trapping or fishing. 

Motorized vehicle means any 

motorized transportation conveyance 

designed for use on or off roadways, 

such as an automobile, motorcycle, or 

truck. 

Target shooting means discharging a 

firearm or other dangerous weapon for 

any purpose other than hunting. 

Rules 

1. You must not operate any 

motorized vehicle outside of countymaintained roads or BLM-designated 

areas (i.e., parking lot) without first 

obtaining written BLM authorization 

(i.e., right-of-way). BLM employees and 

BLM contractors are allowed to use 

motorized vehicles for official 

administrative purposes without further 

authorization. 

2. You must not discharge or use 

firearms or other dangerous weapons for 

the purpose of target shooting. 

3. Camping is prohibited. 

4. Campfires are prohibited. 

5. Riding horses, mountain bikes, and 

other non-motorized conveyances is 

allowed only on designated trails. 

6. Only hands and pans may be used 

to recover gold or any other mineral 

resources. 

7. Hunting, as specified in 8 and 9, is 

allowed only with the following 

methods of take: Bows and arrows, 

smoothbore shotguns, muzzleloaders, 

and air guns of .22 caliber or less that 

are allowed as a method of take for game 

species pursuant to California 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

regulations. Muzzleloaders are allowed 

only after fire season is declared over by 

the BLM. 

8. You must not hunt for bear, 

squirrels, rabbits, jackrabbits, waterfowl, 

furbearers, or non-game species. 

9. Hunting is restricted to deer and 

turkey during the fall season, deer 

during the summer archery-only season, 

and quail and dove during the seasons 

approved by the California Department 

of Fish and Wildlife. 

10. Hunting is allowed only in the 

designated hunting zone. 

11. In the spring, turkey may be 

hunted through a special hunt; 

participants will be selected through a 

lottery process coordinated by the 

California Department of Fish and 

Wildlife. 

Exemptions 

The following persons are exempt 

from these supplementary rules: Any 

Federal, state, local, and/or military 

employees acting within the scope of 

their official duties; members of any 

organized rescue or fire fighting force 

performing an official duty; and persons 

who are expressly authorized or 

approved by the BLM. 

The prohibition of target shooting in 

Rule 2 has no effect on hunting by 

licensed hunters in legitimate pursuit of 

game during the proper season with 

appropriate firearms, as defined by the 

California Department of Fish and 

Wildlife. 

Penalties 

Any person who violates any of these 

supplementary rules may be tried before 

a United States Magistrate and fined no 

more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no 

more than 12 months, or both (43 U.S.C. 

1733(a); 43 CFR 8360.0–7). Such 

violations may also be subject to the 

enhanced fines provided for by 18 

U.S.C. 3571. 

James G. Kenna, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26410 Filed 11–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Central Valley Project Improvement 

Act Water Management Plans 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Standard Criteria for 

Agricultural and Urban Water 

Management Plans (Criteria) are now 

available for public comment. To meet 

the requirements of the Central Valley 

Project Improvement Act of 1992 and 

the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the 

Bureau of Reclamation developed and 

published the Criteria. The Criteria 

apply to any Water Management Plans 

submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation 

as required by applicable Central Valley 

Project water service contracts, 

settlement contracts, or any contracts 

that specifically invokes the Criteria. 

Note: For the purpose of this 

announcement, Water Management 

Plans are considered the same as Water 

Conservation Plans (Plans). 

DATES: All public comments must be 

received by December 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to 

Ms. Angela Anderson, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 

410, Sacramento, California 95825; or 

contact at 916–978–5215, or email at 

aanderson@usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

be placed on a mailing list for any 

subsequent information, please contact 

Ms. Angela Anderson at the email 

address or telephone number above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3405(e) of the Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act (CVPIA) (Title 34 Pub. 

L.102–575), requires the Secretary of the 

Interior to establish and administer an 

office on Central Valley Project (CVP) 

water conservation best management 

practices that shall ‘‘ . . . develop 

criteria for evaluating the adequacy of 

all water conservation plans developed 

by project contractors, including those 

plans required by section 210 of the 

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also, 

according to Section 3405(e)(1), these 

criteria must be developed ‘‘ . . . with 

the purpose of promoting the highest 

level of water use efficiency reasonably 

achievable by project contractors using 

best available cost-effective technology 

and best management practices.’’ These 

criteria state that all parties 

(Contractors) that contract with the 

Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) for 

water supplies (municipal and 

industrial contracts over 2,000 acre-feet 

and agricultural contracts over 2,000 

irrigable acres) must prepare Plans that 

contain the following information: 

1. Description of the District. 

2. Inventory of Water Resources. 

3. Best Management Practices for 

Agricultural Contractors. 

4. Best Management Practices for 

Urban Contractors. 

5. Plan Implementation. 

6. Exemption Process. 

7. Five-Year Revisions. 

Reclamation will evaluate Plans based 

on these criteria. The CVPIA requires 

Reclamation to evaluate and revise, if 

necessary, the Criteria every 3 years. 

The Criteria were last updated in 2011 

and the proposed 2014 update is 

currently under review. Public meetings 

to solicit comments on revisions of the 

Criteria were held in September 2014. 

Comments will be incorporated into the 

finalized document. A copy can be 

found at the following Web site: 

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/

documents/2014_Standard_Criteria.pdf. 

A copy can also be obtained by 

contacting the person at the address 

above. 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

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