[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5852]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Closure Order Establishing Prohibitions at Folsom Lake, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is restricting access 
to several dikes and dams that were constructed to form Folsom Lake. 
The closure notice affects the following structures: the concrete 
gravity dam, the right wing dam, the left wing dam, dikes 4, 5, 6, 7, & 
8; and Mormon Island Dam. The closure affects the dikes and dams in 
their entirety.

DATES: The closure is effective February 28, 2003, and will remain in 
effect indefinitely.

ADDRESSES: A map is available for inspection at the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Central California Area Office, located at 7794 Folsom 
Dam Road, Folsom, California 95630. The map may be viewed between the 
hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific 
Region Public Affairs Office at (916) 978-5100 or the Bureau of 
Reclamation, Central California Area Office at (916) 988-1707.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is being taken under 43 CFR Part 
423.3 to improve facility security and public safety. Reclamation will 
be prohibiting motor vehicle access and in some locations pedestrian 
access to the structures in an effort to prevent activities that may 
inadvertently or deliberately cause damage to the structures. The 
following acts are prohibited in the closure areas:
    (a) Operating a motor vehicle on the crest of the structures or any 
part thereof.
    Exceptions: Reclamation employees acting within the scope of their 
employment, operation, maintenance and construction personnel that have 
expressed authorization from Reclamation; law enforcement and fire 
department officials, and any others who have received expressed 
written authorization from the Bureau of Reclamation to enter the 
closure areas.
    (b) Pedestrian Access on the left wing dam and the concrete gravity 
section of the dam.
    Exceptions: Reclamation employees acting within the scope of their 
employment, operation, maintenance and construction personnel that have 
expressed authorization from Reclamation; law enforcement and fire 
department officials, and any others who have received expressed 
written authorization from the Bureau of Reclamation to enter the 
closure areas.
    (c) Vandalism or destroying, injuring, defacing, or damaging 
property or real property that is not under one's lawful control or 
possession.
    This order is posted in accordance with 43 CFR 423.3(b). Violation 
of this prohibition or any prohibition listed in 43 CFR part part 423 
is punishable by fine, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or 
both.

    Dated: March 5, 2003.
Thomas J. Aiken,
Area Manager, Central California Area Office, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 03-5852 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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