[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5657-5658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2514]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-030-00-2822-M948: GPO-0099]


Emergency Motor Vehicle Use Limitations; Lincoln Fire; Oregon

AGENCY:  Bureau of Land Management, Vale District, Oregon, Department 
of the Interior.

ACTION:  A temporary closure to motor vehicle use on public lands 
within the area of the Lincoln Fire (M948) administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM), Malheur Resource Area, Vale District, Oregon.

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SUMMARY:  One June 24, 1999 the Lincoln Fire burned 1415 acres of 
public and private land within T.19S., R.46E., Williamette Meridian, 
Sections 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33. Because of the damage caused by 
the fire, this closure is necessary to prevent erosion and enhance the 
fire rehabilitation efforts within the burned area. The authorized 
officer has determined that vehicle use other than on designated routes 
will cause considerable adverse effects upon recovering soil and 
vegetation resources in the burned area and may also limit the 
successful establishment of desirable vegetation or other proposed 
rehabilitation actions.
    Open roads within the fire area will be clearly identified. A map 
designating those routes which will remain open to vehicle use is 
included in the Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Lincoln Fire 
Rehabilitation Plan M948, Environmental Assessment (EA No. OR-030-99-
021). The map and plan can be reviewed at: Vale District Office, USDI 
Bureau of Land Management, 100 East Oregon Street, Vale, Oregon 97918.
    Prohibited Act: Pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, motorized vehicle use is 
prohibited on public land within the

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boundaries of the Lincoln Fire (M948), except on designated roads.
    Penalties: The authority for this closure is found under section 
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1733 (a)) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7. Any person who knowingly and willfully 
violates this closure may be tried before a United States Magistrate 
and fined no more than $1,000 or imprisoned no more than 12 months, or 
both. Such violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines 
provided for by Title 18 U.S.C. 3571.

DATES:  This closure will take effect upon the published date of this 
notice and will continue for one year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Roy L. Masinton, Field Office 
Manager, Malheur Resource Area, Vale District Office, 100 Oregon 
Street, Vale, OR 97914, Telephone--(541) 473-3144.

    Dated: January 28, 2000.
Roy L. Masinton,
Field Office Manager, Malheur Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 00-2514 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
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