[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 17676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8956]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ID-065-1220-00]


  

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Upper Columbia-Salmon Clearwater 
Districts, Idaho.

ACTION: Notice of Closure and Restriction Order for BLM Lands in Fiddle 
Creek Area, Order No. ID-060-14.

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SUMMARY: By order, the following closures and restrictions apply to the 
area known as ``Fiddle Creek,'' described as all public land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in T.25N., R.1E., 
sections 22, 23, and 27, Idaho County, Idaho.
    (1) Camping is prohibited.
    (2) The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons 
under the age of 21 is prohibited.
    For the purpose of this closure, camping is defined as erecting a 
tent or shelter, preparing a sleeping bag or other bedding material for 
use, parking a motor vehicle, motor home or trailer for the apparent 
purpose of overnight occupancy.
    The authority for establishing these closures and restrictions is 
Title 43, CFR, Section 8364.1.
    The closures and restrictions are in effect from April 15, 1999 
through April 20, 1999.
    The closures and restrictions do not apply to:
    (1) Any Federal, State, or local law enforcement, rescue or 
fighting force while in the performance of an official duty.
    (2) Any Bureau of Land Management employee, agent, or contractor 
while in the performance of an official duty.
    The closures and restrictions are necessary to protect persons, 
property, public lands and resources. Persons abusing alcohol cause a 
public disturbance, particularly at night, and create a risk to other 
persons on public lands.
    Violation of this order is punishable by a fine not to exceed 
$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed one year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Yuncevich, Area Manager, Bureau 
of Land Management, Cottonwood Field Office, Route 3, Box 181, 
Cottonwood, ID 83522.

    Dated: March 3, 1999.
Fritz U. Rennebaum,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-8956 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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