[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5202-5203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1835]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Temporary Restriction of Discharge of Firearms on 
Public Lands at Kanaka Valley, El Dorado County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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ACTION: Notice of temporary use restriction.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a temporary restriction of use 
(prohibition of firearms use) is in effect on public lands in the 
Kanaka Valley administered by the Mother Lode Field Office, Bureau of 
Land Management.

DATES: This use restriction is effective as of September 24, 2010 and 
will remain in effect until published supplementary rules supersede 
this temporary use restriction order or September 23, 2012, whichever 
occurs first.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Haigh, Field Manager, 5152 
Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, California 95762, (916) 941-3101. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or 
question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This temporary use restriction affects 
public lands at Kanaka Valley in El Dorado County, California. The 
legal description of the affected public lands is:

    NE \1/4\, SW \1/4\, NW \1/4\ of Section 7, excepting all that 
portion described in the boundary line adjustment grant deed 
recorded May 14, 2002 document no. 2002-35195. S \1/2\ of the SW \1/
4\ of the SW \1/4\ of Section 6. N \1/2\ of SW \1/4\, of the SW \1/
4\ of Section 5. W \1/2\ of the NW \1/4\ and the NW \1/4\ of the SW 
\1/4\ of Section. 5. NE Fractional \1/4\ s (Lots 1 and 2) S \1/2\ of 
the N \1/2\ of Lot 1 of the SW \1/4\ of Section 6. N \1/2\ of the SE 
\1/4\ of Section 6, excepting all that portion described in the 
boundary line adjustment grant deed recorded November 6, 2002 
document no. 2002-85903. Township 10 North, Range 9 East, Mount 
Diablo Meridian. W \1/2\ of the SE \1/4\, SE \1/4\ of the SW \1/4\ 
of Section 31, Township 11 North, Range 9 East, Mount Diablo 
Meridian, excepting all that portion described in the boundary line 
adjustment grant deed recorded May 14, 2002 document no. 2002-35196. 
NW \1/4\ of the NW \1/4\ of Section 8, Township. 10 North, Range 9 
East. Mount Diablo Meridian.

    The temporary use restriction is necessary to protect persons, 
property and public lands. Specifically, this use restriction 
temporarily prohibits the discharge of firearms to protect persons, 
property and resources from stray bullets. Discharge of firearms is 
prohibited as of September 24, 2010 until the completion of the Kanaka 
Valley management planning process and the publication of final 
supplementary rules in the Federal Register or until September 23, 
2012, whichever occurs first. The recent acquisition of this area by 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and subsequent increase of use at 
Kanaka Valley has led to significant safety concerns primarily because 
of the lack of appropriate visitor management infrastructure (signage, 
fencing, parking, trails etc) and an activity plan to guide visitor use 
for Kanaka Valley.
    The BLM has posted temporary use restriction signs at main entry 
points to Kanaka Valley. This restriction order will be posted in the 
Mother Lode BLM Field Office. Maps of the affected area and other 
documents associated with this restriction order will be available at 
[email protected]; 5152 Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, California 
95762, and (916) 941-3101. Under the authority of Section 303(a) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43 
CFR 8360.0-7, and 43 CFR 8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management will 
enforce the following temporary use restrictions within Kanaka Valley: 
No discharge of firearms.
    The following persons are exempt from this order: Federal, state 
and local officers and employees in the performance of their official 
duties and persons with written authorization from the BLM.
    Any person who violates the above restriction may be tried before a 
United States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000, imprisoned for 
no more than 12 months, or both. Such violations may also be subject to 
the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.

    Authority:  43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 43 CFR 8360.0-7 and 8364.1.

William Haigh,
Field Manager, Mother Lode BLM Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-1835 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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