[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16157-16158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7681]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CO-034-95-1220-00]


Designation Order; San Miguel County, CO; Establishment of 7 Day 
Camping Limit on Public Lands Within San Miguel and Montrose Counties, 
Colorado

agency: Bureau of Land Management, Uncompahgre Basin Resource Area, 
Montrose District, Montrose, Colorado.

action: Amendment of existing 14 day camping stay limits on 32,641 
acres of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management as 
a San Miguel River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) and Area 
of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in San Miguel and Montrose 
Counties, Colorado.

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summary: Notice is given that person(s) may occupy a designated camping 
site or multiple sites on BLM Public Lands not closed or otherwise 
restricted to camping within the San Miguel River Special Recreation 
Management Area located in the San Miguel and Montrose Counties, 
Colorado, for a total period of not more than seven (7) days within a 
thirty (30) day period.
    Following the seven (7) day period, person(s) may not relocate on 
public lands within the Special Recreation Management Area defined to 
the north by the town of Pinon in Montrose County, approximately nine 
miles northwest of the town of Norwood, and to the south by Deep Creek, 
approximately 7 miles east of the town of Telluride on the San Miguel 
River, until completion of the thirty (30) day period.
    The seven (7) day limit may be reached either through a number of 
separate visits or through a period of continuous occupation of a site. 
Under special circumstances and upon request, the authorized officer 
may give written permission for extension of the seven (7) day limit.
    Additionally, no person may leave personal property unattended in 
designated campgrounds, recreation developments, or anywhere else on 
BLM public lands within the State of Colorado for a period of more than 
forty-eight (48) hours without written permission from the authorized 
officer.
    This camping stay limit does not apply to Long Term Visitor Use 
Areas which may be so designated in the future by the BLM Montrose 
District office.

dates: This camping stay limit will be effective May 1, 1995.

supplementary information: This camping stay limit is being established 
to assist the Bureau in reducing the incidences of long-term occupancy 
trespass being conducted under the guise of camping on public lands 
within the San Miguel River Special Recreation Management Area and Area 
of Critical Environmental Concern. Of equal importance is the problem 
of long-term camping which precludes equal opportunities for other 
members of the public to camp in the same area, which creates user 
conflicts.
    The restriction is also necessary to prevent excessive impacts to 
soil, vegetation and other resources caused by long-term camping. The 
restriction applies to all public land users except those who have 
obtained prior approval from the authorized officer, and those who are 
specifically allowed a longer stay under terms of a Special Recreation 
Permit.
    CFR Title 43, Chapter II, Part 8360, Subpart 8364.1, Subpart 8365, 
Subpart 8365.1-2, 8365.1-6, and 8365.2-3 provide BLM authority for 
establishing [[Page 16158]] this camping stay limit. The decision for 
reducing the fourteen day (14) limit to seven (7) days is in compliance 
with the Bureau's San Juan/San Miguel Resource Management Plan 
Amendment; San Miguel River ACEC and SRMA, 1993.
    8360.0-7 PENALTIES: Violations of any regulations in this part by a 
member of the public, except for the provisions of 8365.1-7, are 
punishable by fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to 
exceed 12 months. Violations of supplementary rules authorized by 
8365.1-6 are punishable in the same manner.

for further information contact: Additional information concerning this 
camping stay limit for public lands administered by the BLM in San 
Miguel and Montrose Counties in the State of Colorado may be obtained 
from Karen Tucker, Recreation Planner, Uncompahgre Basin Resource Area, 
Montrose District, 2505 South Townsend Ave., Montrose, Colorado 80401, 
(970) 249-6047.

    Dated: March 22, 1995.
Philip Dwyer,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-7681 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]
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