[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 150 (Thursday, August 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 47801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19660]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-110-0777-30-24-1A; HAG0-0294]


Interim Travel Restrictions to Motorized and Mechanized Vehicles 
in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of travel restrictions to motorized and mechanized 
vehicles in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all motorized and mechanized 
travel is prohibited on specific roads in the recently established 
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The affected land is located 
southeast of Ashland, Oregon in Jackson County.
    This prohibition includes the following roads and road segments:
    The Schoheim Road (#41-2E-10.1). The Randcore Pass Road(#40-4E-
19.2) past the junction with road #40-4E-31.0. The Skookum Creek Road 
(#s 40-3E-28 and 40-3E-27.2) past the junction with road #40-3E-27.1. 
Road # 41-2E-3.0 past the point where it crosses the Pacific Crest 
National Scenic Trail. Road # 41-2E-9.0 past the barricade in T. 41 S., 
2 E., Section 9, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\. The Lone Pine Ridge Road (#41-3E-31) 
past the block in T. 40 S., R. 3 E., Section 31. An unnumbered road 
which crosses the Oregon-California border, at the south section line 
between Section 7 and 18, T. 41 S., R. 4 E. T41 S., R. 4E. An numbered 
road which crosses the Oregon-California border, at the south section 
line of Section 13, T. 41 S., 2 E.
    This action is in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation 
dated June 9, 2000, which closed the Schoheim Road and directed the 
Secretary of the Interior to prepare a management plan that includes 
appropriate transportation planning that addressed the actions, 
including road closures or travel restrictions, necessary to protect 
the objects identified in the proclamation.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The prohibition will become effective upon the 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in 
effect until completion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument 
management plan. The planning process may result in a decision to 
maintain or modify this prohibition.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons who are exempt from the prohibition 
include (1) Any federal, state, or local officers engaged in fire, 
emergency and law enforcement activities; (2) BLM employees engaged in 
official duties; (3) Persons authorized to travel on designated routes 
by the Ashland Field Office Manager.
    Penalties: Any person who fails to comply with provisions of this 
order may be subject to penalties outlined in 43 CFR 8360.0-7.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard J. Drehobl, Field Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, Ashland Field Office, 3040 Biddle Road, 
Medford, Oregon 97504; Telephone (541) 618-2331.

    Dated: July 24, 2000.
Richard J. Drehobl,
Field Manager, Ashland Field Office.
[FR Doc. 00-19660 Filed 8-2-00; 8:45 am]
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