[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 19224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9575]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


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 prohibiting 
lakeside access to the concrete gravity section of Folsom Dam.

DATES: The closure will be effective March 31, 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 lake side access to the concrete structure in an effort 
to prevent activities that may inadvertently or deliberately cause 
damage to the structure. The following acts are prohibited within the 
Folsom Lake closure area:
    (a) Operating motorized and/or non-motorized watercraft inside the 
buoys, which are positioned on the lake and in front of the dam. 
Exceptions: Operation and Maintenance personnel that have expressed 
authorization from Reclamation; law enforcement and fire department 
officers and Reclamation employees acting within the scope of their 
employment, and any others who have received expressed written 
authorization from Reclamation to enter the closure areas.
    (b) Surface swimming or subsurface diving using any diving mode 
(Snorkeling, Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA), 
Surface Supplied Air, Re-breather, etc.). Exceptions: Operation and 
Maintenance personnel that have expressed authorization from 
Reclamation; law enforcement and fire department officers and 
Reclamation employees acting within the scope of their employment, and 
any others who have received expressed written authorization from 
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 423 is 
punishable by fine, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or 
both.

    Dated: March 20, 2003.
Thomas J. Aiken,
Area Manager, Central California Area Office, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 03-9575 Filed 4-17-03; 8:45 am]
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