[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12412]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK-020-06-1220-00]


Notice of Supplemental Rules for Dalton Highway Recreation Area, 
Northern District, AK

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Supplemental Rules.

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SUMMARY: Final Notice is hereby given that all public lands in the 
Dalton Highway Recreation Management Area (1.1 million acres) will be 
managed under the following Supplemental Rules and Regulations. The 
Dalton Highway Recreation Management Area starts at the Yukon River, 
approximately 130 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The purpose of this 
notice is to inform the public of uses that require supplemental rules 
from BLM because of issues addressed in the Dalton Highway Recreation 
Area Management Plan. Those issues concern safety, health and 
sanitation; protection of natural resources in the area; promotion and 
enhancement of recreation facilities and opportunities; and reduction 
of user conflicts.

DATES: These supplementary rules will take effect June 1, 1996. These 
Supplementary Rules will remain in effect until rescinded or modified 
by the authorized official (the Northern District Manager). An appeal 
of this decision may be filed within 30 days of this notice with the 
Interior Board of Land Appeals.

Supplementary Rules

    Camping: No person shall camp in the same area longer than 14 days 
in a 28-day period, unless authorized in writing by the Authorized 
Officer. Area is defined as including lands five miles in any direction 
from any camp site.
    Recreational camping is prohibited within the Toolik Lake Area of 
Critical Environmental Concern/Research Natural Area, unless authorized 
in writing by the Authorized Officer.
    Minerals: All federal stream segments along the Dalton Highway 
south of Atigun Pass covered by these rules are available for the 
recreational extraction of minerals using a pan, pick, shovel, rocker 
and sluice boxes, and metal detectors. Subject to valid existing 
rights, all other federal lands within the ``inner Utility Corridor'' 
are closed to mineral extraction or collection.
    For additional information, contact the Northern District Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709-
3899, or call 1-800-437-7021 or (907) 474-2200.
    Livestock: Grazing and quartering of livestock is prohibited within 
Toolik Lake RNA and within 200 feet of streams, lakes or ponds; or 
recreational facilities such as campgrounds, developed trails, 
waysides, etc., and the Dalton Highway. Livestock is defined as any 
animal used for transportation or packing purposes, excluding dogs.
    This decision is consistent with the Utility Corridor Resource 
Management Plan and Record of Decision, and the Dalton Highway 
Recreation Area Management Plan, and is authorized in 43 CFR 8365.

For Further Information Contact: Dee R. Ritchie, Northern District 
Manager, 1150 University Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99709-3899.

    Dated: May 9, 1996.
Dee R. Ritchie,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-12412 Filed 5-16-96; 8:45 am]
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