[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 241 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 78184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31906]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Bureau of Land Management

[ID-080-1220-PA]

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Upper Columbia-Salmon Clearwater 
District, Coeur d'Alene Field Office, Idaho.

ACTION: Notice of restriction order number ID-086-27 for the Wallace 
Forest Conservation Area.

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SUMMARY: By order, the following restrictions apply to the Wallace 
Forest Conservation Area, described as all public land located in T50N, 
R2W, Sec 31, T50N, R3W, Sec 35, T49N, R2W, Sec 6 and those portions of 
T49N, R3W, Sec 1 north of Lake Coeur d'Alene:
    (1) Camping by any person or group of persons is prohibited except 
at the log landing at the terminus of the Landing Road.
    (2) Camping as allowed by restriction number one above is limited 
to a maximum of two nights or 48 hours within any 28-day period. The 
two night limit my be reached through separate visits or continuous 
occupation. After the second night of occupation, campers must move 
outside of a 25-mile radius of the previous location.
    (3) No person may leave personal property or supplies unattended 
for a period of more than 12 hours.
    (4) Cutting of personal use firewood is prohibited.
    (5) Use of motor vehicles on other than existing country roads is 
prohibited.
    (6) Possession of a loaded firearm is prohibited, except that:
    A. Firearms may be legally possessed within a motor vehicle in 
accordance with the Idaho State Code.
    B. Waterfowl hunters may transport unloaded shotguns by the most 
direct route from either the Yellowstone Trail or the Landing Road for 
the purpose of hunting waterfowl below the high water mark of Lake 
Coeur d'Alene within Blue Creek Bay.
    The authority for establishing these restrictions is Title 43 Code 
of Federal Regulations 8364.1 and 8341.2.
    These restrictions become effective immediately and shall remain in 
effect until revoked and/or replaced with supplemental rules.
    This Order includes lands previously described under Order ID-060-
14, ID-060-19 and ID-080-21; these orders are hereby rescinded.
Definitions
    Camping is defined as the erecting of a tent or shelter of natural 
or synthetic material, preparing a sleeping bag or other bedding 
material for use, or parking a motor vehicle, motor home or trailer for 
the apparent purpose of overnight occupancy during any part of the 
night period from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    Firearms are defined as pistols, rifles, shotguns or any implement 
capable of firing a projectile with the use of compressed gas or 
gunpowder.
    The Log Landing is defined as the southern end of the Landing Road 
south of the last unnamed road blocked with a concrete jersey barrier.
    These restrictions do not apply to:
    (1) Any Federal, State or local law enforcement officer or member 
of an organized rescue or fire fighting force while engaged in the 
performance of an official duty.
    (2) Any Bureau of Land Management employee, agent, contractor or 
cooperator while engaged in the performance of an official duty.
    (3) Any person or group expressly authorized by an Authorized 
Officer to use or occupy the subject public land through the issuance 
of a special use permit or other use authorization.
    These restrictions are necessary to:
    (1) Preclude any individual or group from camping at one location 
for an extended period, thereby depriving others an opportunity to use 
the location for recreational purposes.
    (2) Protect public land from habitat degradation due to illegal 
firewood cutting and soil erosion due to off-road vehicle use.
    (3) To protect property and families of adjacent homeowners.
    Violation of this order is punishable by a fine not to exceed 
$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Thomson, Coeur d'Alene Field 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 1808 N. Third St., Coeur d'Alene, 
ID 83814.

    Dated: December 7, 2000.
Ted Graf,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-31906 Filed 12-13-00; 8:45 am]
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