[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14749-14750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7392]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-360-1220-00]


Closure and Restriction Orders

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

ACTION: Firearm use restrictions for certain public lands within Shasta 
County, California.

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SUMMARY: The BLM is restricting the use of firearms on certain public 
lands located within the Lower Clear Creek Greenbelt in Shasta County, 
California. All current and future BLM land located within the Lower 
Clear Creek Greenbelt within portions of M.D.M. Township 31 North, 
Range 6 West, sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 
36; portions of M.D.M. Township 30 North, Range 6 West, section 1; 
portions of M.D.M. Township 31 North, Range 5 West, sections 31, 32, 
33, 34, and 35, and portions of the San Buenaventura Land Grant within 
the Bottomlands area; portions of M.D.M. Township 30 North, Range 5 
West, sections 5 and 6; are closed to firearm shooting. Firearm 
shooting is defined as the discharge of any pistol, firearm, airgun, 
musket or instrument of any kind, character or description, which 
throws a bullet or missile for any distance by means of the elastic 
force of air, except that use being conducted under the auspices of 
hunting.
    All current and future BLM land located within the Horsetown-Clear 
Creek Preserve and the Clear Creek Bottomlands within portions of 
M.D.M. Township 31 North, Range 6 West, section 36 (east of Clear Creek 
and north of Clear Creek Road, and all BLM land south of Clear Creek 
Road); portions of M.D.M. Township 30 North, Range 6 West, section 1; 
portions of M.D.M. Township 30 North, Range 5 West, sections 5 and 6; 
portions of M.D.M. Township 31 North, Range 5 West, sections 31, 32, 
33, 34, and 35, and

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portions of land within the San Buenaventura Land Grant within the 
Bottomlands area are closed to hunting. Hunting is defined as the 
lawful pursuit or take of birds and mammals under regulations adopted 
by the California Fish and Game Commission under the authority of the 
California Fish and Game Code.
    All current and future BLM land located within the Cloverdale 
Canyon area that are located south of Placer Road and east of Clear 
Creek within portions of M.D.M. Township 31 North, Range 6 West, 
sections 25 and 26 are closed to hunting. Hunting is defined as the 
lawful pursuit or take of birds and mammals under regulations adopted 
by the California Fish and Game Commission under the authority of the 
California Fish and Game Code.
    All current and future BLM land located west of Clear Creek within 
the Cloverdale Canyon area within portions of M.D.M. Township 31 North, 
Range 6 West, sections 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 (west of Clear Creek and 
north of Clear Creek Road) are closed to firearm hunting except for 
shotgun hunting. Maps showing the exact boundaries of the restriction 
areas are available at the BLM office in Redding, California.

BACKGROUND: The BLM prepared an environmental assessment (EA) and 
finding of no significant impact (FONSI) which analyzed the impacts of 
firearm use on BLM lands within the Lower Clear Creek Greenbelt. The EA 
and FONSI were prepared in response to a request for action from a 
Firearm-Use Subcommittee of the Lower Clear Creek Coordinated Resource 
Management Plan. The Subcommittee was composed of a diverse group of 
citizens including landowners, sportsmen, and other recreational users.
    Restrictions analyzed within the EA are necessary to improve 
consistency with adjoining Federal lands and City of Redding 
restrictions under Redding City Code 7.04.090 and 10.58.010 which 
prohibit firearm shooting and hunting within the Redding City limits. 
The authority for these closures and rule makings is 43 CFR 8364.1. Any 
person who fails to comply with a closure order or rule making is 
subject to arrest and fines of up to $100,000 and/or imprisonment not 
to exceed 12 months.

DATES: These restrictions will take effect March 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles M. Schultz, Field Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002.
Charles M. Schultz,
Redding Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-7392 Filed 3-25-99; 8:45 am]
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