[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9722]


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[Federal Register: April 22, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-093-6332-05: GP4-142]

 

Proposed Establishment of Supplementary Rules; Lane County, 
Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed establishment of supplementary rules.

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SUMMARY: The Eugene District, Bureau of Land Management, proposes to 
establish supplementary rules for use of those public lands included in 
the Row River Trail and adjoining facilities in the South Valley 
Resource Area, Eugene District, Lane County, Oregon. These 
supplementary rules are being proposed to protect public land 
facilities and provide for public safety for the Row River Trail, a 
rails-to-trails conversion project near the city of Cottage Grove, 
Oregon. The BLM is accepting the donation of the former railroad as a 
non-motorized trail from Willamette Industries, Inc., as partial 
settlement of a debt owed to the United States. Upon acceptance of the 
trail and associated properties by the United States, the donated land 
will be available for public use. These rules are designed to reduce 
the potential for damage to the trail by unauthorized motor vehicle 
traffic and to enhance the safety of trail visitors and neighboring 
residents.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Terry Hueth, South Valley Area 
Manager, Eugene District Office, P.O. Box 10226, Eugene, Oregon 97440-
2226.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Williams, 503-683-6600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for the establishment of these 
supplemental rules is contained in 43 CFR 8365.1-6. These supplementary 
rules will become effective upon publication in the Federal Register as 
final supplementary rules, unless title to the former Oregon Pacific & 
Eastern Railroad lands and other lands on or adjoining the Row River 
Trail has not yet been accepted by the United States, in which case the 
final supplementary rules would be effective upon the date of 
acceptance of title by the United States. A map showing the location of 
the lands subject to the proposed supplementary rules is available in 
the Eugene District Office. Upon acceptance of title to the subject 
lands, the Eugene District will prepare a Recreation Area Management 
Plan for the Row River Trail with opportunity for public involvement. 
After completion of the plan, the supplementary rules will be reviewed 
and revised, if appropriate, to conform to the provisions of the final 
plan.

DATES: Comments must be received by May 23, 1994.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Eugene District, 
Bureau of Land Management, proposes to establish supplementary rules 
for the Row River Trail and adjoining facilities as follows:
    1. Use or operation of motor vehicles is prohibited on the trail 
and on adjoining public lands except on those roads and parking areas 
specifically constructed for motor vehicle use. Motor vehicles being 
used by duly authorized emergency response personnel, including police, 
ambulance and fire suppression, as well as BLM vehicles engaged in 
official duties and other vehicles authorized by BLM, are excepted.
    2. Possession, use and/or discharge of any weapons, including 
firearms, air guns, slingshots, or other projectile launching devices, 
on or across the trail and associated facilities is prohibited.
    3. Use and/or occupancy (including leaving personal property 
unattended) of the trail and trailhead facilities between one half hour 
after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise is prohibited without a 
special permission of the authorized officer.
    4. Glass containers and alcoholic beverages are prohibited on the 
trail and adjoining facilities.
    5. Campfires or other open flame fires are prohibited throughout 
the trail and associated facilities. Charcoal cooking fires will be 
allowed in fire receptacles if and when they are provided in picnic 
areas.
    6. No person shall, unless otherwise authorized, bring any animal 
onto the trail or adjoining public lands unless such animal is on a 
leash not longer than six feet and secured to a fixed object or under 
control of a person, or is otherwise physically restricted at all 
times.


    Date of Issue: April 18, 1994.
Judy Ellen Nelson,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-9722 Filed 4-21-94; 8:45 am]
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