[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 33109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13106]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-410-1232-IA-ID27-241A, DEG080003]


Notice of Restriction Order No. ID-410-03, Wallace Forest 
Conservation Area; Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Restriction.

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SUMMARY: This restriction order prohibits overnight camping by any 
person or groups of persons within the Wallace Forest Conservation Area 
described as all public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) located in Boise Meridian.

T.50 N., R. 2 W.,
    Sec. 31, lots 5, 6, 7, 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 50 N., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 26, portion of SW lying S & W of Sunnyside Road;
    Sec. 35, portion of lots 1, 2, 7, lots 4, 5, 6, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 49 N., R. 2 W.,
    Sec. 6, lot 4.
T. 49 N., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 1, portion of lots 1, 2, 5, 6.

    All are contiguous lands in Kootenai County, Idaho.

    The area described above is hereby closed to public occupancy and 
use daily, beginning one hour after sunset and continuing until one 
hour before sunrise. A map depicting the restricted area is available 
for public inspection at the Bureau of Land Management, Coeur d'Alene 
Field Office, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. These 
restrictions become effective immediately and shall remain in effect 
until revoked or replaced with supplemental rules, or both.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian White at the BLM Coeur d'Alene 
Field Office, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 or call (208) 
769-5031 or via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for establishing these 
restrictions is 43 CFR 8364.1.
    The 2007 Coeur d'Alene Resource Management Plan (Action RC-1.2.6, 
p. 47) calls for ``establishing additional rules as needed in response 
to changing situations'' under Objective RC-1.2. This objective applies 
specifically to recreation sites within the Coeur d'Alene Lake Special 
Recreation Management Area (SRMA). The subject public lands are 
entirely within this SRMA.
    The BLM initiated a public participation process last year to get 
ideas and comments from the public about future management of this 
area. Three public workshops were held, including one on-site, which 
generated significant public interest. Area residents complained of 
loud parties, bonfires, and lewd activities visible from their homes. 
Other participants and the vast majority of public comments did not 
support overnight use or camping within the area.
    Supplementary rules will be published according to decisions made 
within the Environmental Assessment and Recreation Project Plan for the 
Wallace Forest Conservation Area, which are expected to be completed in 
2008.
    The camping restriction is necessary to:
    (1) Protect public health and safety;
    (2) Protect persons, property, public land and resources from 
vandalism and other damage;
    (3) Protect water quality from improper disposal of human waste;
    (4) Prevent proliferation of illegal campfires; and
    (5) Prevent other activities which are illegal under state or 
Federal regulations, or both.
    These restrictions do not apply to:
    (1) Any Federal, state or local government officer or member of an 
organized rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an 
official duty;
    (2) Any Bureau of Land Management employee, agent, contractor, or 
cooperator while in the performance of an official duty; and
    (3) Any person or group expressly authorized by the BLM to use the 
subject public land.
    Penalties. Any person failing to comply with the closure orders may 
be subject to imprisonment for not more than 12 months, or a fine in 
accordance with the applicable provisions of 18 U.S.C. 3571, or both.

    Dated: April 23, 2008.
Eric R. Thomson,
Coeur d'Alene Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E8-13106 Filed 6-10-08; 8:45 am]
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