[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17407-17408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8897]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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


Designation of Off-Road Vehicle Use Areas and Trails Within 
Shasta County, California

SUMMARY: The BLM has formulated off-road vehicle use designations for 
public lands within the Lower Clear Creek and Mule Mountain management 
areas located in Shasta County, California. These designations were 
specified within the Record of Decision for the Redding Resource Area 
Management Plan approved June, 1993. Under authority of 43 CFR 8342, 
motor vehicles within the Lower Clear Creek and Mule Mountain 
management areas are ``limited'' to designated roads and trails.
    Roads and trails available for all registered motor vehicles on 
public land within the management area will be signed and include two 
roads connecting Muletown Road to two separate parcels of private 
property located within Township 31 North,

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Range 6 West, sections 21 and 22, of the Mount Diablo Meridian. These 
private property access roads will be available for public motor 
vehicle use as long as they are properly maintained under private 
rights-of-way. Maps illustrating these road locations are available at 
the BLM's Redding Field Office.
    Roads available for motor vehicles registered for highway-use only 
include: Muletown Road, Placer Street, Cloverdale Road, Clear Creek 
Road, and China Gulch Drive. These public road systems are controlled 
by Shasta County. Maps illustrating these road locations are available 
from the Shasta County Public Works Department.

Background

    The BLM prepared an environmental impact statement and approved a 
record of decision (ROD) for the Redding Resource Area Management Plan 
in 1993. The ROD provides off-highway vehicle designations for public 
lands administered by the BLM. The BLM's main objective for managing 
lands within the Lower Clear Creek and Mule Mountain management areas 
is to: ``Enhance non-motorized recreation opportunities by establishing 
a Greenway from the Sacramento River to the Whiskeytown Unit of the 
National Recreation Area along Clear Creek (Resource Management Plan, 
1993)''.
    The identification of available roads and trails under the 
``limited'' designation was further evaluated within an environmental 
assessment for the Lower Clear Creek Greenway--Motor Vehicle 
Designations prepared in 1999. The authority for this off-road vehicle 
designation is 43 CFR 8342. Any person who fails to comply with the 
terms of an off-road vehicle use designation is subject to arrest and 
fines of up to $100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months 
under the authority of 43 CFR 8340.0-7. Exceptions apply to authorized 
BLM employees, contractors, law enforcement personnel, fire prevention 
crews and others given express permission by the BLM authorized 
officer.

DATES: This off-road vehicle designation will take effect April 9, 
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. 99-8897 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45 am]
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