[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27995-27997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13515]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-070-07-1230-00; 8371]


Arizona: Lake Havasu Shoreline Project for 1998-1999 and 
Subsequent Use Seasons; Establishment of Fee Campsites and 
Supplementary Rules, Lake Havasu Field Office, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Establishment of fees and supplementary rules for the use of 
boat-access shoreline campsites along Lake Havasu, a manmade lake on 
the Arizona/California state line.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office 
announces establishment of the Lake Havasu Shoreline Project. The 
program, initiated in 1997, manages the shoreline riparian area. It 
includes the preexisting shoreline camp sites as federal fee camp sites 
under the authorities described in 36 CFR part 71. The camp sites had 
been developed as designated fee sites by the Arizona State Parks 
Department while these lands were under a lease from the Bureau of Land 
Management. The lease was voluntarily terminated, leaving the developed 
sites to return to the jurisdiction of the BLM.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Don Applegate, Project Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 
Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 86406, telephone (520) 
505-1244; E-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the Shoreline Project 
is to provide long-term areas for boating and camping use. The sites 
designated as campsites are, in most cases, the traditional use areas 
of boat camping visitors. Designated sites were selected by Arizona 
State Parks using criteria based on visitor use patterns, availability 
of shoreline access, and a need to establish sanitation facilities in 
heavily-used riparian areas.
    This program is being established to safely and properly 
accommodate the increasing demand for boat camping visits and to 
provide natural resource protection through improved management of the 
camping use and the riparian area. The designation of fee campsites 
assures that specific locations are available for such use year after 
year.
    Authority for the designation of fee campsites is contained in 
Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 8360, Subpart 8365, 
Sections 2 and 2-3.

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Authority for the payment of fees is in Title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Subpart 71. Authority for including this project in the 
Fee Demonstration Pilot program is contained in the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66) and the FY 1996 
Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-134).
    The authority for establishing supplementary rules is contained in 
Title 43, Subpart 8365, Section 1-6. The shoreline campsite 
supplementary rules have been developed to manage continued use of the 
sites until a management plan can be completed. These rules will be 
available in the local office having jurisdiction over the sites 
affected, and will be posted at the sites. Violations of supplementary 
rules are punishable as class A misdemeanors.
    The following are the legal descriptions for each of the shoreline 
campsites:

Legal Locations of Lake Havasu Shoreline Campsites

    The following is a list of the 125 shoreline campsites with a legal 
location to the nearest quarter-quarter-quarter section. The list is 
organized to reflect that many of the camps are located in small 
clusters under a single common name. In general, it starts with the 
northermost sites and ends with the southernmost.

Northern Sites

Gila and Salt River Meridian

Bluebird 1, 2, & 3
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\
Wren Cove 1, 2, & 3
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\
Mallard Cove 1
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Mallard Cove 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Teal Point 1, 2, & 3
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Widgeon Key
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Widgeon Key 1, 2, & 4 (There is no #3)
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\
Road Runner 1, 2, 3, & 4
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\
Heron Cove & Heron Cove 2
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 36, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\
Cholla
    T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 36, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\
Solitude Cove
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\
Kingfisher
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\
Balance Rock Cove
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Frog Point
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Friendly Island 1, 2, 3
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Friendly Island 4
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Friendly Island 5
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Goose Bay 1 & 2
    T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Pilot Rock 1 & 2
    T. 12 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 1, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\
Sand Isle 4
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 15, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Standard Wash 1
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 15, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Standard Wash 2 & 3
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 22, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\
Standard Wash 4 & 5
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 22, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\
Standard Wash 6
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 22, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Echo Cove 1, 2, & 3
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Echo Cove 4
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Coyote Cove 1 & 2
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
BLM 1
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
BLM 2
    T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
Whyte's Retreat 1 & 2
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\
Rocky Landing 1
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Rocky Landing 2 & 3
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Rocky Landing 4
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Satellite Cove 1 & 2
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Satellite Cove 3
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Satellite Cove 4
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Hum Hum Cove 1 & 2
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Cove of the Little Foxes
    T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Disneyland 1 & 2
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 5, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\
Disneyland 3 & 4
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 5, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\
Gnat Keys 1 & 2
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 5, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\
Gnat Keys 3
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Gnat Keys 4
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
Bass Isle
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Hi Isle 1
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\
Hi Isle 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Hi Isle 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Hi Isle 13
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Hi Isle 14 & 15
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Big Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\
Big Horn 6
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\
Bass Bay 1, 2, & 3
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\
Larned Landing 1, 2, & 3
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
Larned Landing 4 & 5
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
Bill Williams 1 & 2
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\
Bill Williams 3
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\
Bill Williams 4 & 5
    T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\

Supplemental Rules

    The following are supplemental rules for the designated shoreline 
campsites on the public lands described above. These special rules are 
in addition to existing rules and regulations that apply to all public 
lands as previously established in 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
as well as other Federal laws applicable to the use of public lands.

Recreation Use Permit

    A use permit is required for any use of the designated camp site, 
including occupying a campsite for any length of time. The mooring of 
any watercraft or floating platform offshore in the vicinity or cove of 
any campsite be will be considered an occupation of the campsite and 
will require the purchase of a permit.
    The fee for a use permit will be in accordance with the fee 
schedule, requirements, and procedures established under the Recreation 
Fee Demonstration Pilot program, and are payable in U.S. funds only.
    Permit receipts must be displayed or presented upon demand to the 
authorized BLM officer inspecting the site. Should the occupants be 
away from camp, the receipt must be visibly displayed in a conspicuous 
place.
    Permits may not be reassigned or transferred between individuals 
and/or camp sites.
    An authorized BLM officer may revoke, without reimbursement, any 
permit when the permittee (or permittees) violates any BLM rule or

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regulation. Any permittee (or permittees) whose permit is revoked must 
remove all property and leave the campsite within 1 hour of notice.

Site Occupation

    A camp site is considered occupied after the appropriate permit fee 
has been paid and the permittee has taken possession of the site by 
leaving personal property at the site.
    No person will occupy a camp site in violation of instructions from 
a BLM official or when there is reason to believe that the unit is 
occupied by another camper. No person(s), other than authorized 
personnel during the commission of their duties, will occupy a 
permitted camp site without the consent of the permittee.
    Campsites must not be left unoccupied overnight.
    A single vessel and the occupants thereof may occupy only one site.

Quiet Hours

    Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in accordance with 
applicable state time zone standards.

Wood Collection

    Cutting or collecting any firewood is prohibited, including dead 
and down wood and all other vegetative material.

Mooring

    The mooring of vessels to vegetation, signs, cabanas, tables, 
grills or fire rings, toilets, trash receptacles, or other structures 
not designed for such use is prohibited.

Glass Containers

    No person will have in their possession glass or ceramic food or 
beverage containers of any type while occupying a shoreline campsite.

Firearms

    The discharge or use of firearms or weapons is prohibited inside or 
within \1/2\ mile of any occupied campsite.

Sanitation

    Persons using a campsite must keep their site free of litter and 
trash during the period of occupancy and remove all personal equipment 
and clean their sites upon departure.
    Persons bringing or allowing pets in camp areas will be responsible 
for proper removal and disposal, in sanitary facilities, of any waste 
produced by these animals.

Alcoholic Beverages

    The following are prohibited:

--The sale or gift of an alcoholic beverage to a person less than 21 
years of age.
--The possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person less than 21 
years of age.
--The consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a person less than 21 
years of age.

Authority and Penalties

    This notice is published under the authority of Title 43, Code of 
Federal Regulations, Subpart 8365, Section 1-6. Violations are 
punishable as Class A misdemeanors.

    Dated: May 15, 1998.
Lonna M. O'Neal.
Acting State Director, Arizona.
[FR Doc. 98-13515 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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