[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30590]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-050-1220-00: GP8-0036]


Prineville District; John Day River, OR: Special Recreation 
Permits

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior 
(DOI), Prineville District.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the existing moratorium on the 
issuance of new commercial floatboating permits for the John Day River 
will be extended until completion of the John Day Wild and Scenic River 
Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement.

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    The current moratorium on the issuance of new Special Recreation 
Permits for commercial boating use of the John Day Wild and Scenic 
River has been extended by Administrative Decision (dated November 12, 
1997). The moratorium will remain in effect until the completion of the 
John Day Wild and Scenic River Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement.
    The BLM is currently in the process of completing the John Day Wild 
and Scenic River Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. 
This plan addresses management issues within the Wild and Scenic 
corridor, including the desired use level of commercial floatboating. 
To allow the desired use level of to be determined by the planning 
process, application for new commercial boating permits will not be 
accepted until further notice.
    Decisions made by the plan will direct the future availability of 
commercial floatboating permits for the John Day Wild and Scenic River.
    The authority for this decision comes from 43 CFR 8372.0-3: 
Authority, 8372.1-1: Public lands, general, and 8372.3 Issuance of 
permits.
    A more specific location of public lands covered by this notice may 
be obtained at the BLM Prineville District Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heidi Mottl, Recreation Planner, BLM Prineville District Office, P.O. 
Box 550, Prineville, Oregon 97754, telephone number (541) 416-6700.

    Dated: November 12, 1997.
Donald L. Smith,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-30590 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]
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