[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35677-35678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16711]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-010-2810-00; GP9-0214]


Recreation Management Restrictions, etc: Lakeview District, OR: 
Fire Prevention Order

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

ACTION: Fire prevention order.

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SUMMARY: During periods of very high and extreme fire danger, human-
caused fires cause considerable resource damage. Pursuant to Title 43 
CFR 9212.1(h) and 9212.2(a), the following acts are prohibited on lands 
administered by the Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management to 
prevent human caused fires and reduce wildfire potential:
    1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or 
stove fire, including charcoal briquettes except at the following 
designated campgrounds (portable cooking stoves using liquified or 
bottled fuels are allowed):

Lakeview Resource Area

    Duncan Reservoir, Green Mountain, Buck Creek, West Fork Silver 
Lake, The Junipers (The Sand Dunes).

Klamath Falls Resource Area

    North and South Gerber Reservoir, Stan H. Spring, Potholes, Miller 
Creek, Wildhorse.

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    2. Smoking while traveling in timber, brush, or grass areas, except 
in vehicles on roads, or while stopped in an area at least three (3) 
feet in diameter, that is barren or cleared of all flammable material.
    3. Operating any type of motorized vehicle except on roadways clear 
of flammable vegetation. Parking of vehicles off roadways must be done 
in an area barren of flammable materials.
    4. Operating any type of motorized vehicle without the following:
    a. One shovel not less than twenty-six (26) inches in overall 
length, with a blade not less than eight (8) inches wide.
    b. One water container of at least one gallon filled to capacity, 
or a 2.5-pound fire extinguisher, 4BC, fully-charged.
    c. One axe, with a handle 26 inches in length and a head weight of 
not less than two (2) pounds.

    Note: These items are not required while traveling on state and 
county roads.

    5. Operating a chain saw.
    6. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open 
flame.

Exemptions

    Pursuant to Title 43 CFR 9212.3(a) the following persons are exempt 
from this order:
    1. Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise 
prohibited act or omission.
    2. Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized 
rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an official 
duty.

Penalties

    Violation of these prohibitions are punishable under Title 43 CFR 
by a fine of not more than $1000 or imprisonment of not more than 12 
months, or both. Violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines 
provided for by Title 18 U.S.C. 3571 ($100,000 and up to 12 months).

DATES: These prohibitions will become effective whenever the fire 
danger indices reach ``very high''. Notices of the effective dates of 
these prohibited acts will be posted in prominent locations and 
publicized through the media prior to their enactment. They will be 
rescinded as soon as the fire danger decreases to a safe level. Fire 
prevention orders are normally enacted on an emergency basis for a 
short period of time (during the very high and extreme fire danger 
levels), but this can happen several times a year as the weather 
changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Bowman, BLM, Lakeview District, 
HC 10 Box 337, Lakeview, OR 97630, ph: (541) 947-6264.

    Dated: June 18, 1999.
Steven A. Ellis,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-16711 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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