[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53331-53332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22451]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-110-0777-30-24-1A; HAGO-0346]


Notice of Temporary Travel Restrictions for Motorized and Non-
Motorized Mechanized Vehicles in the Cascade-Siskiyou National 
Monument, Oregon.

SUMMARY: All motorized and non-motorized mechanized travel is 
temporarily prohibited on specific roads in the recently established 
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The affected land is located 
southeast of Ashland, Oregon in Jackson County.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The restrictions will become effective September 1, 
2000 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.
    Discussion of the Restrictions: The roads affected by these 
restrictions are as follows: 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., R. 2 E., Section 9,

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SW\1/4\NW\1/4\. The Lone Pine Ridge Road (#40-3E-31) past the block in 
T. 40 S., R. 3 E., Section 31. An unnumbered road which crosses the 
Oregon-California border, at the section line between Sections 7 and 
18, T. 41 S., R. 4 E. An unnumbered road which crosses the Oregon-
California border, at the south section line of Section 13, T. 41 S., 
R. 2 E.
    Closure signs will be posted at the above locations. Maps of the 
closure area and information on the restrictions may be obtained from 
the Medford District Office.
    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. The plan will address actions, 
including road closures or travel restrictions, necessary to protect 
the objects identified in the proclamation. The temporary closure of 
the additional roads will protect those objects pending completion of 
the management plan.
    Discussion of the Rules: These rules will apply to the public lands 
within the boundaries of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon

Supplementary Rules for Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

    Under 43 CFR 8364 and 16 U.S.C. 431, the Bureau of Land Management 
will enforce the following rules on public land within the Cascade-
Siskiyou National Monument.
    1. You must not operate motorized or non-motorized mechanized 
vehicles on roads closed to that use.
    Motorized and non-motorized vehicles include, but are not limited 
to: automobiles, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, 
bicycles, scooters and other wheeled vehicles.
    Exemptions: 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 in official duties; 
(3) persons authorized to travel on designated routes by the Ashland 
Field Office Manager.
    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 16 U.S.C. 431, any person who violates this restriction may 
be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than $500. 
Such violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for 
by 18 U.S.C. 3571.

ADDRESSES: Field Office Manager, Ashland Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Samuelson, (541) 618-2313.

    Dated: August 18, 2000.
Richard J. Drehobl,
Ashland Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-22451 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
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