[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33409]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-360-1230-00]


Special Area--Fee Adjustment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment for use of Special Area within Butte 
County, California.

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SUMMARY: The BLM is adjusting the daily fee from $2.50 per site, per 
day to $5.00 per site, per day for recreational mineral collection at 
the Forks of Butte Creek Special Recreation Management Area. This fee 
adjustment is required to reflect the current market value of the 
recreation opportunity being offered by BLM, and to reduce over-
crowding and degradation within the Special Recreation Management Area.

DATES: This fee adjustment will take effect January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles M. Schultz, Area Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forks of Butte Creek Special Recreation 
Management Area in Butte County, California, was placed under 
protective withdrawal (S 4528) by Public Land Order 5329 on January 18, 
1973, to segregate the area from all forms of appropriation, including 
the mining laws. While the mineral rights to much of this area continue 
to be held under mining claims that pre-date this withdrawal, several 
segments (sites) of Butte Creek are not encumbered with mining claims. 
These sites have become extremely popular for recreational mineral 
collection via panning, sluicing and dredging.
    The authority for this fee adjustment is 43 CFR 8372. Any person 
who engages in mineral collection within the Forks of Butte Creek 
Special Recreation Area in violation of permit terms or stipulations 
may be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not 
to exceed 12 months.
Charles M. Schultz,
Redding Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-33409 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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