[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31333]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-350-7123-00-6068]


Notice of Record of Decision: For Motor Vehicle Use and Road and 
Trail Designation for the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area, Eagle 
Lake Field Office, Susanville, CA, and Lassen County

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice, record of decision for Off-Highway Motor Vehicle 
Designation of Roads and Trails within the Fort Sage Off-Highway 
Vehicle Area.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on November 18, 1998, John 
Bosworth, Acting Field Manager, Eagle Lake Field Office, issued a 
decision to designate all motorized vehicle routes within the Fort Sage 
Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area on public lands managed by the BLM in 
Lassen County, California. A motor vehicle designation of ``limited to 
designated roads and trails'' is established for this area. The 
affected public land includes all BLM managed lands within:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 26 N., R. 17 E.
T. 25 N., R. 17 E.
T. 25 N., R. 18 E.
T. 24 N., R. 18 E.

    These route designations provide for the improved management and 
protection of public land resources, and people using the public lands, 
and will minimize conflicts among the various users of those lands.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 8340, notice is hereby given that 
motorized off-highway vehicle use in the Fort Sage OHV Area 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, is limited to designated 
roads and trails within the areas marked ``limited use area'' as shown 
on the map in Environmental Assessment CA-350-98-19.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 8340, notice is hereby given that all 
roads that are not designated for use by official BLM signs will be 
closed unless otherwise marked. Exceptions to this rule will be 
emergency vehicles, fire suppression and rescue vehicles, BLM operation 
and maintenance vehicles, and other motorized vehicles on official 
business specifically approved by an authorized officer of the Bureau 
of Land Management.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These vehicle route designations are 
enforceable under the authority provided in the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (43 U.S. 1701 et seq.), Executive Order (EO) 11644 (Use 
of Off-Road Vehicles on Public Lands), and 3 CFR 74.332 as amended by 
EA 11989 (vol. 42, Federal Register, page 26959, May 25, 1977). Any 
person who violates or fails to comply with the vehicle route 
designations as governed by 43 CFR part 8341 is subject to arrest, 
conviction, and punishment pursuant to appropriate laws and 
regulations. Such punishment may be a fine of not more than $1,000 and/
or imprisonment not to exceed more than 12 months. Maps showing the 
exact location of designated roads and trails are available at the 
Eagle Lake Field Office, 2950 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bosworth, Acting Field Manager, 
Eagle Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2950 Riverside 
Drive, Susanville, CA 96130 (916) 257-0456. For a period of 45 days 
from the date of publication of this notice, interested parties may 
submit written comments or objections to the Field Manager, Eagle Lake 
Field Office at the above address.

    Dated: November 18, 1998.
John Bosworth,
Acting Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-31333 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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