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identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, are
available for public inspection in their
entirety. The minutes and list of
attendees for each scoping meeting will
be available to the public and open for
30 days after the meeting to any
participant who wishes to clarify the
views he or she expressed.
Preliminary issues and management
concerns have been identified by BLM,
other agencies, and in meetings with
individuals and user groups. They
represent the BLM’s knowledge to date
regarding the existing issues and
concerns with current land
management. The major issues that will
be addressed in this planning effort
include: Oil & gas leasing and
development; management of
threatened & endangered plant and
animal species; land tenure adjustment;
and recreation management.
After public scoping comments are
gathered, issues that are identified will
be placed in one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this
plan.
The BLM will provide an explanation
in the plan as to why issues are placed
in categories two or three. In addition to
these major issues, a number of
management questions and concerns
will be addressed in the plan. The
public is encouraged to help identify
these questions and concerns during the
scoping phase.
Preliminary planning criteria have
been identified as:
1. The plan will establish new
guidance and identify existing guidance
upon which the BLM will rely in
managing public lands within the
Bakersfield Field Office.
2. The plan will be completed in
compliance with the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
and all other applicable laws.
3. The planning process will include
an environmental impact statement that
will comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
standards.
4. The RMP/EIS will incorporate by
reference the Standards for Rangeland
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Health and Guidelines for Livestock
Grazing Management.
5. The RMP/EIS will incorporate by
reference all prior wilderness
designations and wilderness study area
findings that affect public lands in the
planning area.
6. The plan will provide
determinations as required by special
program and resource specific guidance
detailed in Appendix C of the BLM’s
Planning Handbook.
7. Decisions in the plan will strive to
be compatible with the existing plans
and policies of adjacent local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies as long as
the decisions are in conformance with
Bureau policies on management of
public lands.
8. The scope of analysis will be
consistent with the level of analysis in
approved plans and in accordance with
Bureau-wide standards and program
guidance.
9. Resource allocations must be
reasonable and achievable within
available technological and budgetary
constraints.
10. The lifestyles and concerns of area
residents will be recognized in the plan.
11. All lands within the California
Coastal National Monument and the
Carrizo Plain National Monument—both
of which will be covered under separate
resource management plans—will be
dropped from the revised Caliente
Resource Management Plan.
12. Decisions and management
actions within the existing plan will be
evaluated; those that are determined to
still be valid will be carried forward into
this revised RMP.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the plan in order
to consider the variety of resource issues
and concerns identified. Specialists
with expertise in the following
disciplines will be involved in the
planning process: Outdoor recreation,
archaeology, wildlife biology, botany,
rangeland management, oil & gas,
geology, realty, and fire management.
Dated: January 29, 2008.
Timothy Z. Smith,
Bakersfield Field Office Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ–330–07–1232–EB–AZ07]
Notice of Proposed Supplementary
Rules on Public Lands Managed by the
Lake Havasu Field Office, Arizona and
California With Request for Comment
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules
for the Lake Havasu Field Office.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The BLM Lake Havasu Field
Office is proposing supplementary rules
to implement decisions of the Lake
Havasu Field Office Resource
Management Plan (2007), to protect
valuable and fragile natural and cultural
resources, and to provide for public
safety and enjoyment.
DATES: We invite public comments until
May 5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver all
comments concerning the proposed
supplementary rules to the Bureau of
Land Management, Lake Havasu Field
Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake
Havasu City, Arizona 86406. E-mailed
comments may be sent to
Lake_Havasu@blm.gov; or you may
access the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Henderson, Assistant Field
Manager, or Michael Dodson, Field Staff
Law Enforcement Ranger, Bureau of
Land Management, Lake Havasu Field
Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake
Havasu City, Arizona 86406; telephone
928–505–1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedure
II. Background
III. Discussion of Supplementary Rules
IV. Procedural Matters
I. Public Comment Procedure
Written comments on the proposed
supplementary rules should be specific,
confined to issues pertinent to the
proposed supplementary rules, and
should explain the reason for any
recommended change. Where possible,
comments should reference the specific
section or paragraph of the rule that the
comment is addressing. BLM need not
consider: (a) comments that BLM
receives after the close of the comment
period (see DATES), unless they are
postmarked or electronically dated
before the deadline, or (b) comments
delivered to an address other than those
listed above (see ADDRESSES). You may
also access and comment on the
proposed supplementary rules at the
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Federal eRulemaking Portal by
following the instructions at that site
(see ADDRESSES).
Comments, including names, street
addresses, and other contact
information of respondents, will be
available for public review at the Lake
Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater
Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
86406, during regular business hours (8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comment, be advised that your
entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
II. Background
The following supplementary rules
are created to implement the Lake
Havasu Resource Management Plan on
public lands within the planning area,
and for continued management of these
specific areas: Lake Havasu Shoreline,
Parker Strip Recreation Management
Area, Craggy Wash, and Swansea
Townsite.
The Lake Havasu Field Office
Resource Management Plan covers 1.3
million acres of public lands in Arizona
and California, adjacent to the Colorado
River in the counties of Mohave,
Maricopa, and La Paz (Arizona), and
San Bernardino (California).
Authority for the designation of fee
sites is the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act (FLREA) in (16 U.S.C.
6801–6814), which authorizes the BLM
to charge fees at recreation sites through
December 8, 2014. It provides for
different kinds of fees, criteria for
charging fees, public participation in
determining fees, and the establishment
of one interagency recreation pass. The
BLM can use the revenues collected
without further appropriation, and most
of the funds are used for improvements
at the recreation fee sites.
The proposed supplementary rules for
the Lake Havasu Resource Management
Plan are part of the management of the
BLM Lake Havasu Shoreline Program,
initiated in 1997 for the management of
shoreline recreation and riparian
resources. The area includes the
shoreline and boat-in sites as Federal
recreation fee sites. The sites were
developed as designated fee sites by
Arizona State Parks while the lands
were under a lease administered by the
BLM. The lease was voluntarily
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terminated, leaving the sites to return to
the jurisdiction of the BLM.
The primary purpose of the Lake
Havasu Shoreline Program is to provide
areas for boating, camping, and day use.
The recreation sites, designated as
camps or day use sites, are in areas
traditionally used by boat camping
visitors. Arizona State Parks selected
designated sites using criteria based on
visitor use patterns, availability of
shoreline access, and a need to establish
sanitation facilities along heavily used
shoreline areas. This program was
established to accommodate the
increasing demand for shoreline
recreational sites, and to improve
management of the natural resources.
The designation of fee sites assures that
specific locations are available for such
use year after year.
The Parker Strip Recreation
Management Area experiences high
visitor use and contains campgrounds,
day use areas, off-highway vehicle use
areas, boat ramps, picnic areas,
concession operated resorts, and the
Parker Dam Road National Backcountry
Byway.
The Craggy Wash area, located
directly adjacent to the north side of the
Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport
and east of State Route 95, is heavily
used for dispersed camping during the
cooler months of the year (October to
April). The area is also frequented by
target shooters, off-highway vehicles,
sightseers, bicyclists, and hikers.
Frequently, as many as 300 visitors may
be in the area at one time.
These supplementary rules replace
existing rules for the Lake Havasu
Shoreline, Aubrey Hills area, Craggy
Wash area, Standard Wash area, Desert
Bighorn Sheep Lambing Grounds (in
Lake Havasu City, AZ), the Parker Strip
Recreation Area (adjacent to the
Colorado River in AZ and CA), and the
Swansea Townsite (in La Paz County,
AZ). Existing supplementary rules were
published in the Federal Register on
September 15, 2003 (68 FR 54004–
54007).
III. Discussion of Supplementary Rules
The BLM has developed these
proposed supplementary rules to
manage continued multiple use of
public lands. Under the authority of 43
U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 8365.1–6, the
BLM establishes the following
supplementary rules for public lands
administered under the Lake Havasu
Field Office Resource Management Plan.
These proposed supplementary rules
replace previous rules published in the
Federal Register on September 15, 2003
(68 FR 54004) and May 21, 1998 (63 FR
27995). The proposed supplementary
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rules for the Lake Havasu Shoreline
Area apply to the BLM-managed lands
within 1,000 linear feet of the high
water mark (450-foot elevation line) of
Lake Havasu, located in Mohave and La
Paz Counties in Arizona, and in San
Bernardino County, California. These
rules also apply to portions of Lake
Havasu located within 500 linear feet of
designated campsites, day use sites,
fishing docks, boat docks, and
swimming beaches. Included in this
area are the following currently
designated camps (listed by their
location along the lake’s Arizona
shoreline from north to south):
Bluebird
Wren Cove (2 sites).
Mallard Cove (6 sites).
Teal Point (2 sites).
Widgeon Key.
Road Runner (2 sites).
Solitude Cove.
Balance Rock Cove.
Friendly Island (4 sites).
Goose Bay (2 sites).
Pilot Rock (3 sites).
Steamboat Cove (4 sites).
Buzzard Cove.
Eagle Cove.
Eagle Point.
Ewe Camp.
Rachel’s Camp.
Linda’s Camp.
Sand Isle (3 sites).
Standard Wash (3 sites).
Echo Cove (3 sites).
Coyote Cove (2 sites).
BLM Camp (2 sites).
Whyte’s Retreat (2 sites).
Rocky Landing (3 sites).
Satellite Cove (3 sites).
Hum Hum Cove (2 sites).
Cove of the Little Foxes.
Disneyland (3 sites).
Gnat Keys (2 sites).
Hi Isle (10 sites).
Big Horn (2 sites).
Bass Bay (2 sites).
Larned Landing (3 sites).
Bill Williams (5 sites).
The proposed supplementary rules for
the Parker Strip Recreation Management
Area replace supplementary rules for
the Parker Strip Recreation Area
published on September 15, 2003 (68 FR
54004), and October 12, 1995 (60 FR
53194), and the supplementary rules for
the Empire Landing and Crossroads
Campgrounds, which are situated
within the Parker Strip Recreation
Management Area, published May 18,
1998 (63 FR 27316). These proposed
supplementary rules apply to the Parker
Strip Recreation Management Area,
which is defined as:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
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Sec. 15, 16, 22, 28, and 34.
T10N, R18W,
Sec. 5 (W1/2, NW1/4, SW1/4),
Sec. 6,
Sec. 7, Lots 1–4, (NE1/4, N1/2, SE1/4,
SW1/4, SE1/4)
Sec. 18 (Lot 1, NW1/4, NE1/4).
T10N, R19W,
Sec. 12,
Sec. 13 (N1/2, N1/2, N1/2, SW1/4, NE1/4,
NW1/4, SE1/4, NE1/4, N1/2, SE1/4,
NW1/4, SW1/4, NW1/4, W1/2, SW1/4),
Sec. 14, 22 and 23,
Section 24 (W1/2, NW1/4).
San Bernardino Meridian, California
T2N, R27E, all.
T2N, R26E,
Sec. 1, 11–15, 21–27 and 34–36.
T1N, R26E,
Sec. 2, 3, 10, and 11.
The proposed rules for the Craggy Wash
area replace supplementary rules for Craggy
Wash published September 15, 2003 (68 FR
54004). The proposed supplementary rules
for dispersed camping in the Craggy Wash
area are necessary to manage the high volume
of visitation to the area during the fall,
winter, and spring seasons. The Craggy Wash
area is defined as public lands located with
the following legal description:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T14N, R20W,
Sec. 4 (N1/2),
Sec. 3 (N1/2),
Sec. 2 (N1/2).
T15N, R20W,
Sec. 33, 34, 35, 36.
The proposed supplementary rules for
Swansea Townsite replace previously
published rules. The Swansea Townsite area
is defined as public lands located with the
following legal description:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T10 N, R15W,
Sec. 28, W1/2 SW1/4;
Sec. 29, S1/2;
Sec. 32, N1/2;
Sec. 33, W1/2 NW1/4.
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IV. Procedural Matters
The principal author of these
supplementary rules is Michael Dodson,
Field Staff Law Enforcement Ranger,
BLM Lake Havasu Field Office.
Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Order (EO) 12866)
These supplementary rules are not
significant and are not subject to review
by the Office of Management and
Budget under EO 12866.
(1) These supplementary rules will
not have an effect of $100 million or
more on the economy. They will not
adversely affect in a material way the
economy, productivity, competition,
jobs, the environment, public health or
safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities.
(2) These supplementary rules will
not create a serious inconsistency or
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otherwise interfere with an action taken
or planned by another agency.
(3) These supplementary rules do not
alter the budgetary effects or
entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan
programs or the rights or obligations of
their recipients.
(4) These supplementary rules do not
raise novel legal or policy issues.
The supplementary rules will not
affect legal commercial activity but
merely contain rules of conduct for
public use of a limited selection of
public lands.
significant takings implications. The
enforcement provision in the
supplementary rules does not include
any language requiring or authorizing
forfeiture of personal property or any
property rights. Executive Order 12630
addresses concerns based on the Fifth
Amendment dealing with private
property taken for public use without
compensation. The land covered by the
supplementary rules is public land
managed by the BLM; therefore, no
private property is affected. A takings
implications assessment is not required.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Federalism (EO 13132)
In accordance with EO 13132, the
BLM finds that the supplementary rules
do not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant the preparation
of a federalism summary impact
statement. The supplementary rules do
not have substantial direct effects on the
states, on the relationship between the
National Government and the states, or
on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. The
supplementary rules do not preempt
state law.
The Department of the Interior
certifies that these supplementary rules
will not have a significant economic
effect on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The
supplementary rules will not affect legal
commercial activity but will govern
conduct for public use of a limited
selection of public lands.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act (SBREFA)
These supplementary rules do not
constitute a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
804(2), the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act. These
supplementary rules:
(1) Do not have an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more.
(See the discussion under Regulatory
Planning and Review, above.)
(2) Will not cause a major increase in
costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, Federal, State, or
local government agencies, or
geographic regions. (See the discussion
above under Regulatory Flexibility Act,
above.)
(3) Do not have significant adverse
effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of U.S. based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
These supplementary rules do not
impose an unfunded mandate on State,
local, or tribal governments or the
private sector of more than $100 million
per year. The supplementary rules do
not have a significant or unique effect
on State, local, or tribal governments or
the private sector. The supplementary
rules have no effect on governmental or
tribal entities. A statement containing
the information required by the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.
Takings (EO 12630)
In accordance with EO 12630, the
supplementary rules do not have
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Civil Justice Reform (EO 12988)
In accordance with EO 12988, we
have determined that these
supplementary rules do not unduly
burden the judicial system and meet the
requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of the Order.
Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments (EO 13175)
In accordance with EO 13175, we
have found that this final rule would
not include policies that have tribal
implications. The supplementary rules
would not affect lands held for the
benefit of Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos.
Paperwork Reduction Act
These supplementary rules do not
contain information collection
requirements that the Office of
Management and Budget must approve
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
National Environmental Policy Act
The NEPA analysis for the decisions
outlined in the Supplementary Rules
was presented in the Draft (BLM, 2005)
and Final Environmental Impact
Statements (BLM, 2006). The decisions
were approved in the Record of
Decision (ROD) and Resource
Management Plan (RMP) on May 10,
2007. The proposed supplementary
rules allow Law Enforcement Rangers to
implement the RMP decisions. These
supplementary rules do not constitute a
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major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human
environment.
Under the authority of 43 U.S.C.
1733(a) and 43 CFR 8365.1–6, the BLM
proposes to establish the following
supplementary rules.
Supplementary Rules for All Public
Lands Administered Under the Lake
Havasu Field Office Resource
Management Plan (2007)
1. Collection of dead and down wood
is allowed only within 100 feet of a
dispersed campsite and only for use in
campfires as defined in 43 CFR 9212.0–
5(e). The amount of firewood collected
may not exceed the amount reasonably
necessary to enjoy a traditional
campfire. Destruction, gathering or
vandalism of live vegetation is
prohibited. On-site collection or ignition
of any other form of wood, such as
building materials, artifacts, picnic
tables, signs, or facilities from public
lands is strictly prohibited. The use of
commercially available firewood from
off-site sources is recommended and
strongly encouraged. Bonfires or other
fire that exceeds a campfire as defined
in 43 CFR 9212.0–5(e) are prohibited.
Any person responsible for a campfire
must possess on-site at least one means
of rapidly extinguishing the fire, which
may include but is not limited to shovel,
fire blanket, at least five gallons of
water, or a proper fire extinguisher.
Leaving an active campfire unattended
is prohibited (43 CFR 9212.1(d)).
2. All activities involving the use of
paintballs are prohibited in any
wilderness area, any wilderness study
area, and any area of critical
environmental concern, or within onequarter mile of any established facilities,
sites, campgrounds, residences,
trailheads, staging areas, roads or other
special designations. This also applies
to any other area posted as prohibiting
paintball activities, and is in effect even
if commercially available and marketed
biodegradable paintball materials are
being used. The use of any type of
paintball materials is prohibited in these
areas. In authorized areas, paintball
materials must be commercially
manufactured and biodegradable.
3. In the Standard Wash Off-Highway
Vehicle Use Area (Open Area pending),
and the Shea Road/Osborn Wash OffHighway Vehicle Use Area (Open Area
pending), all motorized vehicle use and
access shall be managed to restrict such
use to existing roads and trails, until
such time that appropriate
environmental clearances are obtained.
No person shall engage in motorized
travel off existing routes (such as offhighway vehicle free-play or cross-
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country travel) until such time as these
areas are authorized opened for that use.
Upon full environmental clearance of
both Off-Highway Vehicle Use Areas
and re-designation as Open Areas, this
Supplementary Rule shall become null
and void. However, each Open Area
may obtain clearance and be opened for
such use independently of each other
and at different times.
4. Dispersed camping in undeveloped
areas is authorized without permit for
up to 14 days within any 28-day period.
After the 14th day, campers must move
beyond a 25-mile radius of their
previous camp. This does not apply to
concessions, public agency leases, and
Long-Term Visitor Areas.
5. Overnight camping at the Lake
Havasu Shoreline sites, Swansea
Townsite, Beale Slough, and the Three
Rivers Riparian District is limited to
those recreation sites specifically
designated for this use. Overnight
camping at a site that is not specifically
designated or assigned for such use is
prohibited.
Supplementary Rules for the Lake
Havasu Shoreline Area
1. You must pay a fee in order to use
a designated recreation site, including
occupying a site for any use exceeding
20 minutes.
2. You must not moor any watercraft
or floating platform at a recreation site,
or offshore in the vicinity or cove of any
such site for more than 20 minutes
without paying the required amenity
fee. The fees will be in accordance with
the fee schedule, requirements, and
procedures that the BLM established
under the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, and are payable in
U.S. funds only.
3. You must present the appropriate
fee receipt upon demand to any
authorized BLM official inspecting the
site. The fee receipt must be visibly
displayed on the fee tube, in accordance
with posted instructions, or in the
manner directed by a BLM official.
4. You must not reassign or transfer
your fee receipt to another individual or
group, or to another campsite.
5. Any authorized BLM official may
revoke your use privileges, without
reimbursement, if you violate any BLM
rule or regulation. If the BLM revokes
your use privileges, you must remove all
personal property and leave the
recreation site within one hour of
notice.
6. A recreation site is considered
occupied after you have paid the
appropriate amenity fee, have taken
possession of the site by placing
personal property at the site, and have
displayed the fee receipt on the fee tube
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in accordance with written instructions
or as directed by a BLM official. You
must not occupy a site in violation of
instructions from a BLM official, or
when there is reason to believe that the
site is occupied by another person or
persons.
7. Except for authorized Federal,
State, or local personnel during the
commission of their duties, a site cannot
be occupied by other visitors without
the consent of the party that paid the
amenity use fee.
8. You must not occupy a site
designated as ‘‘day use’’ between sunset
and sunrise.
9. A single vessel and its occupants
may not occupy more than one site.
10. During the hours of 10 p.m. to 6
a.m., in accordance with applicable
state time zone standards, you must
maintain quiet within normal hearing
range of the designated recreation sites.
11. You must not cut or collect any
firewood, including dead and down
wood or any other vegetative material,
at any shoreline site.
12. You must not moor vessels to
vegetation, signs, shade ramadas, tables,
grills or fire rings, toilets, trash
receptacles, or other objects or
structures not designed for such use.
13. You must not beach or moor a
vessel in excess of posted time limits.
14. You must not discharge or possess
any fireworks.
15. You must keep the site free of
litter and trash during the period of
occupancy. You must remove all
personal property, and the site must be
clean, upon your departure.
16. You must keep pets on a leash no
longer than six (6) feet.
17. You must not leave pets
unattended, and you must remove pet
waste from the site or dispose of it in
trash receptacles.
18. You must not violate any
provisions of boating laws as described
in Title 5, Chapter 3, of the Arizona
Revised Statutes, or the California
Harbors and Navigation Code (as
applicable).
19. Possession of alcoholic beverages
by a person under the age of 21 years
is prohibited.
20. Consumption of alcoholic
beverages by a person under the age of
21 years is prohibited.
21. You must not possess glass
beverage containers on land or in the
water. You may possess glass beverage
containers only within the confines of a
vessel.
22. Reserving recreation sites in any
manner, including personal property
left unattended overnight on site, is
prohibited.
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23. Recreation sites used for camping
activities must be occupied overnight by
the party that paid for such use.
24. You must not leave personal
property unattended for more than 24
hours. Personal property left unattended
beyond such time limit is subject to
disposition under the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of
1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 552).
25. It is prohibited to engage in any
uses which are dependent upon, make
contact with, or impact those public
lands which make up the shoreline or
bottom of Lake Havasu, without the
proper written authorization or without
having paid the appropriate amenity
fees.
Supplementary Rules for the Parker
Strip Recreation Management Area
The preceding Lake Havasu Shoreline
Area Supplementary Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, and
25, also apply to the Parker Strip
Recreation Management Area. In
addition, the following rules apply to
the Parker Strip Recreation Management
Area:
26. You must not park or operate
vehicles in violation of posted
restrictions.
27. Disorderly conduct is prohibited.
28. On BLM-managed campgrounds,
no more than eight (8) persons may
occupy one campsite.
29. The operation of off-highway
vehicles within any BLM-managed
campground, concession resort, or
facility is prohibited. This includes, but
is not limited to, off-road only
motorcycles, three to eight wheel all
terrain vehicles, and those motor
vehicles of which the primary
manufactured purpose is for offhighway, rough terrain, or non-highway
utility usage. This prohibited use
applies to all off-highway vehicles on
the California side of the Parker Strip
Recreation Management Area that are
not specifically registered, insured, or
legal in the State of California for
highway operation. This prohibition is
in effect regardless of registration or
highway operations laws of another
state or foreign jurisdiction. This
prohibited use also applies to all offhighway vehicles on the Arizona side of
the Parker Strip Recreation Management
Area that are not specifically registered,
insured, or legal for highway operation
in the State of Arizona. This prohibition
is in effect regardless of registration or
highway operations laws of another
state or foreign jurisdiction. Nonhighway legal golf carts may be operated
only within BLM-managed
campgrounds, concession resorts, and
facilities. Operation of an off-highway
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vehicle or golf cart upon any public
highway or road, or the shoulders
thereof, is prohibited. The operation of
a golf cart by a person under 16 years
of age is prohibited, unless under the
immediate and direct supervision of a
person over 21 years of age.
30. Camping within the Parker Strip
Recreation Management Area is
authorized at concession resorts,
designated BLM campgrounds, or at
least one-half mile from paved roads.
Camping is prohibited in the parking or
staging areas of the Copper Dunes Basin
Off-Highway Vehicle Area and the
Crossroads Off-Highway Vehicle Area.
Dispersed camping between Parker Dam
Road, the Whipple Mountains, and the
adjacent Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California (MWD) lands is
allowed only in connection with offhighway vehicle recreational activities.
Camping activities may not interfere
with active off-highway vehicle use in
any manner.
Supplementary Rules for Craggy Wash
1. You must maintain your campsite
free of trash and litter.
2. You must not operate a motor
vehicle at a speed more than 15 miles
per hour.
3. You must maintain quiet between
the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. within
hearing range of any other person or
camp unit. You must not operate a
generator during these hours.
4. You must not collect firewood in
this area, including any dead and down
wood, or any other vegetative material.
5. You must restrain a pet with a leash
not longer than six (6) feet.
6. You must not leave a pet
unattended.
7. You must not possess or discharge
fireworks.
8. You must not leave personal
property unattended for more than 24
hours.
9. In the Craggy Wash area, camping
is prohibited within one mile of the
Lake Havasu City limits. Camping at
Craggy Wash is limited to 14 days.
Supplementary Rules for Swansea
Townsite
1. Taking any vehicle through,
around, or beyond a restrictive sign,
recognizable barricade, fence, or traffic
control barrier is prohibited. Operation
of a vehicle in a wash, off a roadway,
or on an unsigned historic roadway is
prohibited.
2. Camping is permitted only at
designated sites. Camping stay is
limited to 3 days in any 30-day period.
3. No wood collection is permitted
within the Swansea Townsite, including
but not limited to dead and down wood,
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live plants, and lumber from historic
structures.
4. No item may be collected or
removed from the Swansea Townsite
without the written permission of the
Lake Havasu Field Office Manager. This
includes but is not limited to old cans,
nails, lumber, bricks, or glassware,
whole or broken. The use of metal
detectors without written permission is
prohibited.
5. Climbing, leaning, sitting, or
walking on the remains of the walled
structures at the Swansea Townsite
inherently damages the structures, is
unsafe, and is therefore prohibited. No
person shall enter into any fenced area,
shaft, tunnel, or structure.
6. Fires are allowed only at the
designated sites and must be located in
the fire ring provided. Construction of
new fire rings is prohibited.
Penalties
Persons who are convicted of a
violation of these supplementary rules
may be sentenced to a fine not to exceed
$100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed
12 months, or both, in accordance with
43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 43 CFR 8360.0–7, and
18 U.S.C. 3571.
Elaine Y. Zielinski,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E8–4120 Filed 3–3–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–32–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–930–1430–ET; NMNM 116726]
Public Land Order No. 7687;
Revocation of Coal Classification
Order No. 89 Dated July 9, 1962; New
Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This order revokes a
Geological Survey Order in its entirety
as it affects approximately 92,215 acres
of public lands withdrawn from surface
entry and reserved for coal classification
purposes. The lands are no longer
needed for the purpose for which they
were withdrawn. This order opens the
lands to surface entry subject to other
segregations of record.
DATES: Effective Date: April 3, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gilda Fitzpatrick, BLM New Mexico
State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe,
New Mexico 87502, 505–438–7597.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands
have been and will continue to be open
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-330-07-1232-EB-AZ07]
Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rules on Public Lands Managed by
the Lake Havasu Field Office, Arizona and California With Request for
Comment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules for the Lake Havasu Field Office.
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SUMMARY: The BLM Lake Havasu Field Office is proposing supplementary
rules to implement decisions of the Lake Havasu Field Office Resource
Management Plan (2007), to protect valuable and fragile natural and
cultural resources, and to provide for public safety and enjoyment.
DATES: We invite public comments until May 5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver all comments concerning the proposed
supplementary rules to the Bureau of Land Management, Lake Havasu Field
Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406. E-
mailed comments may be sent to Lake_Havasu@blm.gov; or you may access
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Henderson, Assistant Field
Manager, or Michael Dodson, Field Staff Law Enforcement Ranger, Bureau
of Land Management, Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue,
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406; telephone 928-505-1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedure
II. Background
III. Discussion of Supplementary Rules
IV. Procedural Matters
I. Public Comment Procedure
Written comments on the proposed supplementary rules should be
specific, confined to issues pertinent to the proposed supplementary
rules, and should explain the reason for any recommended change. Where
possible, comments should reference the specific section or paragraph
of the rule that the comment is addressing. BLM need not consider: (a)
comments that BLM receives after the close of the comment period (see
DATES), unless they are postmarked or electronically dated before the
deadline, or (b) comments delivered to an address other than those
listed above (see ADDRESSES). You may also access and comment on the
proposed supplementary rules at the
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Federal eRulemaking Portal by following the instructions at that site
(see ADDRESSES).
Comments, including names, street addresses, and other contact
information of respondents, will be available for public review at the
Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona 86406, during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.),
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in
your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
II. Background
The following supplementary rules are created to implement the Lake
Havasu Resource Management Plan on public lands within the planning
area, and for continued management of these specific areas: Lake Havasu
Shoreline, Parker Strip Recreation Management Area, Craggy Wash, and
Swansea Townsite.
The Lake Havasu Field Office Resource Management Plan covers 1.3
million acres of public lands in Arizona and California, adjacent to
the Colorado River in the counties of Mohave, Maricopa, and La Paz
(Arizona), and San Bernardino (California).
Authority for the designation of fee sites is the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) in (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814), which
authorizes the BLM to charge fees at recreation sites through December
8, 2014. It provides for different kinds of fees, criteria for charging
fees, public participation in determining fees, and the establishment
of one interagency recreation pass. The BLM can use the revenues
collected without further appropriation, and most of the funds are used
for improvements at the recreation fee sites.
The proposed supplementary rules for the Lake Havasu Resource
Management Plan are part of the management of the BLM Lake Havasu
Shoreline Program, initiated in 1997 for the management of shoreline
recreation and riparian resources. The area includes the shoreline and
boat-in sites as Federal recreation fee sites. The sites were developed
as designated fee sites by Arizona State Parks while the lands were
under a lease administered by the BLM. The lease was voluntarily
terminated, leaving the sites to return to the jurisdiction of the BLM.
The primary purpose of the Lake Havasu Shoreline Program is to
provide areas for boating, camping, and day use. The recreation sites,
designated as camps or day use sites, are in areas traditionally used
by boat camping visitors. Arizona State Parks selected designated sites
using criteria based on visitor use patterns, availability of shoreline
access, and a need to establish sanitation facilities along heavily
used shoreline areas. This program was established to accommodate the
increasing demand for shoreline recreational sites, and to improve
management of the natural resources. The designation of fee sites
assures that specific locations are available for such use year after
year.
The Parker Strip Recreation Management Area experiences high
visitor use and contains campgrounds, day use areas, off-highway
vehicle use areas, boat ramps, picnic areas, concession operated
resorts, and the Parker Dam Road National Backcountry Byway.
The Craggy Wash area, located directly adjacent to the north side
of the Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport and east of State Route 95,
is heavily used for dispersed camping during the cooler months of the
year (October to April). The area is also frequented by target
shooters, off-highway vehicles, sightseers, bicyclists, and hikers.
Frequently, as many as 300 visitors may be in the area at one time.
These supplementary rules replace existing rules for the Lake
Havasu Shoreline, Aubrey Hills area, Craggy Wash area, Standard Wash
area, Desert Bighorn Sheep Lambing Grounds (in Lake Havasu City, AZ),
the Parker Strip Recreation Area (adjacent to the Colorado River in AZ
and CA), and the Swansea Townsite (in La Paz County, AZ). Existing
supplementary rules were published in the Federal Register on September
15, 2003 (68 FR 54004-54007).
III. Discussion of Supplementary Rules
The BLM has developed these proposed supplementary rules to manage
continued multiple use of public lands. Under the authority of 43
U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 8365.1-6, the BLM establishes the following
supplementary rules for public lands administered under the Lake Havasu
Field Office Resource Management Plan.
These proposed supplementary rules replace previous rules published
in the Federal Register on September 15, 2003 (68 FR 54004) and May 21,
1998 (63 FR 27995). The proposed supplementary rules for the Lake
Havasu Shoreline Area apply to the BLM-managed lands within 1,000
linear feet of the high water mark (450-foot elevation line) of Lake
Havasu, located in Mohave and La Paz Counties in Arizona, and in San
Bernardino County, California. These rules also apply to portions of
Lake Havasu located within 500 linear feet of designated campsites, day
use sites, fishing docks, boat docks, and swimming beaches. Included in
this area are the following currently designated camps (listed by their
location along the lake's Arizona shoreline from north to south):
Bluebird
Wren Cove (2 sites).
Mallard Cove (6 sites).
Teal Point (2 sites).
Widgeon Key.
Road Runner (2 sites).
Solitude Cove.
Balance Rock Cove.
Friendly Island (4 sites).
Goose Bay (2 sites).
Pilot Rock (3 sites).
Steamboat Cove (4 sites).
Buzzard Cove.
Eagle Cove.
Eagle Point.
Ewe Camp.
Rachel's Camp.
Linda's Camp.
Sand Isle (3 sites).
Standard Wash (3 sites).
Echo Cove (3 sites).
Coyote Cove (2 sites).
BLM Camp (2 sites).
Whyte's Retreat (2 sites).
Rocky Landing (3 sites).
Satellite Cove (3 sites).
Hum Hum Cove (2 sites).
Cove of the Little Foxes.
Disneyland (3 sites).
Gnat Keys (2 sites).
Hi Isle (10 sites).
Big Horn (2 sites).
Bass Bay (2 sites).
Larned Landing (3 sites).
Bill Williams (5 sites).
The proposed supplementary rules for the Parker Strip Recreation
Management Area replace supplementary rules for the Parker Strip
Recreation Area published on September 15, 2003 (68 FR 54004), and
October 12, 1995 (60 FR 53194), and the supplementary rules for the
Empire Landing and Crossroads Campgrounds, which are situated within
the Parker Strip Recreation Management Area, published May 18, 1998 (63
FR 27316). These proposed supplementary rules apply to the Parker Strip
Recreation Management Area, which is defined as:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T11N, R18W,
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Sec. 15, 16, 22, 28, and 34.
T10N, R18W,
Sec. 5 (W1/2, NW1/4, SW1/4),
Sec. 6,
Sec. 7, Lots 1-4, (NE1/4, N1/2, SE1/4, SW1/4, SE1/4)
Sec. 18 (Lot 1, NW1/4, NE1/4).
T10N, R19W,
Sec. 12,
Sec. 13 (N1/2, N1/2, N1/2, SW1/4, NE1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4, NE1/4,
N1/2, SE1/4, NW1/4, SW1/4, NW1/4, W1/2, SW1/4),
Sec. 14, 22 and 23,
Section 24 (W1/2, NW1/4).
San Bernardino Meridian, California
T2N, R27E, all.
T2N, R26E,
Sec. 1, 11-15, 21-27 and 34-36.
T1N, R26E,
Sec. 2, 3, 10, and 11.
The proposed rules for the Craggy Wash area replace
supplementary rules for Craggy Wash published September 15, 2003 (68
FR 54004). The proposed supplementary rules for dispersed camping in
the Craggy Wash area are necessary to manage the high volume of
visitation to the area during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.
The Craggy Wash area is defined as public lands located with the
following legal description:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T14N, R20W,
Sec. 4 (N1/2),
Sec. 3 (N1/2),
Sec. 2 (N1/2).
T15N, R20W,
Sec. 33, 34, 35, 36.
The proposed supplementary rules for Swansea Townsite replace
previously published rules. The Swansea Townsite area is defined as
public lands located with the following legal description:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T10 N, R15W,
Sec. 28, W1/2 SW1/4;
Sec. 29, S1/2;
Sec. 32, N1/2;
Sec. 33, W1/2 NW1/4.
IV. Procedural Matters
The principal author of these supplementary rules is Michael
Dodson, Field Staff Law Enforcement Ranger, BLM Lake Havasu Field
Office.
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Order (EO) 12866)
These supplementary rules are not significant and are not subject
to review by the Office of Management and Budget under EO 12866.
(1) These supplementary rules will not have an effect of $100
million or more on the economy. They will not adversely affect in a
material way the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the
environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities.
(2) These supplementary rules will not create a serious
inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by
another agency.
(3) These supplementary rules do not alter the budgetary effects or
entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights or
obligations of their recipients.
(4) These supplementary rules do not raise novel legal or policy
issues.
The supplementary rules will not affect legal commercial activity
but merely contain rules of conduct for public use of a limited
selection of public lands.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of the Interior certifies that these supplementary
rules will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial
number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601 et seq.). The supplementary rules will not affect legal commercial
activity but will govern conduct for public use of a limited selection
of public lands.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
These supplementary rules do not constitute a major rule under 5
U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.
These supplementary rules:
(1) Do not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or
more. (See the discussion under Regulatory Planning and Review, above.)
(2) Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions. (See the discussion above under
Regulatory Flexibility Act, above.)
(3) Do not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S. based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
These supplementary rules do not impose an unfunded mandate on
State, local, or tribal governments or the private sector of more than
$100 million per year. The supplementary rules do not have a
significant or unique effect on State, local, or tribal governments or
the private sector. The supplementary rules have no effect on
governmental or tribal entities. A statement containing the information
required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is
not required.
Takings (EO 12630)
In accordance with EO 12630, the supplementary rules do not have
significant takings implications. The enforcement provision in the
supplementary rules does not include any language requiring or
authorizing forfeiture of personal property or any property rights.
Executive Order 12630 addresses concerns based on the Fifth Amendment
dealing with private property taken for public use without
compensation. The land covered by the supplementary rules is public
land managed by the BLM; therefore, no private property is affected. A
takings implications assessment is not required.
Federalism (EO 13132)
In accordance with EO 13132, the BLM finds that the supplementary
rules do not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a federalism summary impact statement. The supplementary
rules do not have substantial direct effects on the states, on the
relationship between the National Government and the states, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. The supplementary rules do not preempt state law.
Civil Justice Reform (EO 12988)
In accordance with EO 12988, we have determined that these
supplementary rules do not unduly burden the judicial system and meet
the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order.
Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments (EO 13175)
In accordance with EO 13175, we have found that this final rule
would not include policies that have tribal implications. The
supplementary rules would not affect lands held for the benefit of
Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos.
Paperwork Reduction Act
These supplementary rules do not contain information collection
requirements that the Office of Management and Budget must approve
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
National Environmental Policy Act
The NEPA analysis for the decisions outlined in the Supplementary
Rules was presented in the Draft (BLM, 2005) and Final Environmental
Impact Statements (BLM, 2006). The decisions were approved in the
Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) on May 10,
2007. The proposed supplementary rules allow Law Enforcement Rangers to
implement the RMP decisions. These supplementary rules do not
constitute a
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major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
Under the authority of 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 8365.1-6, the
BLM proposes to establish the following supplementary rules.
Supplementary Rules for All Public Lands Administered Under the Lake
Havasu Field Office Resource Management Plan (2007)
1. Collection of dead and down wood is allowed only within 100 feet
of a dispersed campsite and only for use in campfires as defined in 43
CFR 9212.0-5(e). The amount of firewood collected may not exceed the
amount reasonably necessary to enjoy a traditional campfire.
Destruction, gathering or vandalism of live vegetation is prohibited.
On-site collection or ignition of any other form of wood, such as
building materials, artifacts, picnic tables, signs, or facilities from
public lands is strictly prohibited. The use of commercially available
firewood from off-site sources is recommended and strongly encouraged.
Bonfires or other fire that exceeds a campfire as defined in 43 CFR
9212.0-5(e) are prohibited. Any person responsible for a campfire must
possess on-site at least one means of rapidly extinguishing the fire,
which may include but is not limited to shovel, fire blanket, at least
five gallons of water, or a proper fire extinguisher. Leaving an active
campfire unattended is prohibited (43 CFR 9212.1(d)).
2. All activities involving the use of paintballs are prohibited in
any wilderness area, any wilderness study area, and any area of
critical environmental concern, or within one-quarter mile of any
established facilities, sites, campgrounds, residences, trailheads,
staging areas, roads or other special designations. This also applies
to any other area posted as prohibiting paintball activities, and is in
effect even if commercially available and marketed biodegradable
paintball materials are being used. The use of any type of paintball
materials is prohibited in these areas. In authorized areas, paintball
materials must be commercially manufactured and biodegradable.
3. In the Standard Wash Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area (Open Area
pending), and the Shea Road/Osborn Wash Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
(Open Area pending), all motorized vehicle use and access shall be
managed to restrict such use to existing roads and trails, until such
time that appropriate environmental clearances are obtained. No person
shall engage in motorized travel off existing routes (such as off-
highway vehicle free-play or cross-country travel) until such time as
these areas are authorized opened for that use. Upon full environmental
clearance of both Off-Highway Vehicle Use Areas and re-designation as
Open Areas, this Supplementary Rule shall become null and void.
However, each Open Area may obtain clearance and be opened for such use
independently of each other and at different times.
4. Dispersed camping in undeveloped areas is authorized without
permit for up to 14 days within any 28-day period. After the 14th day,
campers must move beyond a 25-mile radius of their previous camp. This
does not apply to concessions, public agency leases, and Long-Term
Visitor Areas.
5. Overnight camping at the Lake Havasu Shoreline sites, Swansea
Townsite, Beale Slough, and the Three Rivers Riparian District is
limited to those recreation sites specifically designated for this use.
Overnight camping at a site that is not specifically designated or
assigned for such use is prohibited.
Supplementary Rules for the Lake Havasu Shoreline Area
1. You must pay a fee in order to use a designated recreation site,
including occupying a site for any use exceeding 20 minutes.
2. You must not moor any watercraft or floating platform at a
recreation site, or offshore in the vicinity or cove of any such site
for more than 20 minutes without paying the required amenity fee. The
fees will be in accordance with the fee schedule, requirements, and
procedures that the BLM established under the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, and are payable in U.S. funds only.
3. You must present the appropriate fee receipt upon demand to any
authorized BLM official inspecting the site. The fee receipt must be
visibly displayed on the fee tube, in accordance with posted
instructions, or in the manner directed by a BLM official.
4. You must not reassign or transfer your fee receipt to another
individual or group, or to another campsite.
5. Any authorized BLM official may revoke your use privileges,
without reimbursement, if you violate any BLM rule or regulation. If
the BLM revokes your use privileges, you must remove all personal
property and leave the recreation site within one hour of notice.
6. A recreation site is considered occupied after you have paid the
appropriate amenity fee, have taken possession of the site by placing
personal property at the site, and have displayed the fee receipt on
the fee tube in accordance with written instructions or as directed by
a BLM official. You must not occupy a site in violation of instructions
from a BLM official, or when there is reason to believe that the site
is occupied by another person or persons.
7. Except for authorized Federal, State, or local personnel during
the commission of their duties, a site cannot be occupied by other
visitors without the consent of the party that paid the amenity use
fee.
8. You must not occupy a site designated as ``day use'' between
sunset and sunrise.
9. A single vessel and its occupants may not occupy more than one
site.
10. During the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., in accordance with
applicable state time zone standards, you must maintain quiet within
normal hearing range of the designated recreation sites.
11. You must not cut or collect any firewood, including dead and
down wood or any other vegetative material, at any shoreline site.
12. You must not moor vessels to vegetation, signs, shade ramadas,
tables, grills or fire rings, toilets, trash receptacles, or other
objects or structures not designed for such use.
13. You must not beach or moor a vessel in excess of posted time
limits.
14. You must not discharge or possess any fireworks.
15. You must keep the site free of litter and trash during the
period of occupancy. You must remove all personal property, and the
site must be clean, upon your departure.
16. You must keep pets on a leash no longer than six (6) feet.
17. You must not leave pets unattended, and you must remove pet
waste from the site or dispose of it in trash receptacles.
18. You must not violate any provisions of boating laws as
described in Title 5, Chapter 3, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, or
the California Harbors and Navigation Code (as applicable).
19. Possession of alcoholic beverages by a person under the age of
21 years is prohibited.
20. Consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person under the age of
21 years is prohibited.
21. You must not possess glass beverage containers on land or in
the water. You may possess glass beverage containers only within the
confines of a vessel.
22. Reserving recreation sites in any manner, including personal
property left unattended overnight on site, is prohibited.
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23. Recreation sites used for camping activities must be occupied
overnight by the party that paid for such use.
24. You must not leave personal property unattended for more than
24 hours. Personal property left unattended beyond such time limit is
subject to disposition under the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 552).
25. It is prohibited to engage in any uses which are dependent
upon, make contact with, or impact those public lands which make up the
shoreline or bottom of Lake Havasu, without the proper written
authorization or without having paid the appropriate amenity fees.
Supplementary Rules for the Parker Strip Recreation Management Area
The preceding Lake Havasu Shoreline Area Supplementary Rules 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, and 25, also apply to
the Parker Strip Recreation Management Area. In addition, the following
rules apply to the Parker Strip Recreation Management Area:
26. You must not park or operate vehicles in violation of posted
restrictions.
27. Disorderly conduct is prohibited.
28. On BLM-managed campgrounds, no more than eight (8) persons may
occupy one campsite.
29. The operation of off-highway vehicles within any BLM-managed
campground, concession resort, or facility is prohibited. This
includes, but is not limited to, off-road only motorcycles, three to
eight wheel all terrain vehicles, and those motor vehicles of which the
primary manufactured purpose is for off-highway, rough terrain, or non-
highway utility usage. This prohibited use applies to all off-highway
vehicles on the California side of the Parker Strip Recreation
Management Area that are not specifically registered, insured, or legal
in the State of California for highway operation. This prohibition is
in effect regardless of registration or highway operations laws of
another state or foreign jurisdiction. This prohibited use also applies
to all off-highway vehicles on the Arizona side of the Parker Strip
Recreation Management Area that are not specifically registered,
insured, or legal for highway operation in the State of Arizona. This
prohibition is in effect regardless of registration or highway
operations laws of another state or foreign jurisdiction. Non-highway
legal golf carts may be operated only within BLM-managed campgrounds,
concession resorts, and facilities. Operation of an off-highway vehicle
or golf cart upon any public highway or road, or the shoulders thereof,
is prohibited. The operation of a golf cart by a person under 16 years
of age is prohibited, unless under the immediate and direct supervision
of a person over 21 years of age.
30. Camping within the Parker Strip Recreation Management Area is
authorized at concession resorts, designated BLM campgrounds, or at
least one-half mile from paved roads. Camping is prohibited in the
parking or staging areas of the Copper Dunes Basin Off-Highway Vehicle
Area and the Crossroads Off-Highway Vehicle Area. Dispersed camping
between Parker Dam Road, the Whipple Mountains, and the adjacent
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) lands is
allowed only in connection with off-highway vehicle recreational
activities. Camping activities may not interfere with active off-
highway vehicle use in any manner.
Supplementary Rules for Craggy Wash
1. You must maintain your campsite free of trash and litter.
2. You must not operate a motor vehicle at a speed more than 15
miles per hour.
3. You must maintain quiet between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
within hearing range of any other person or camp unit. You must not
operate a generator during these hours.
4. You must not collect firewood in this area, including any dead
and down wood, or any other vegetative material.
5. You must restrain a pet with a leash not longer than six (6)
feet.
6. You must not leave a pet unattended.
7. You must not possess or discharge fireworks.
8. You must not leave personal property unattended for more than 24
hours.
9. In the Craggy Wash area, camping is prohibited within one mile
of the Lake Havasu City limits. Camping at Craggy Wash is limited to 14
days.
Supplementary Rules for Swansea Townsite
1. Taking any vehicle through, around, or beyond a restrictive
sign, recognizable barricade, fence, or traffic control barrier is
prohibited. Operation of a vehicle in a wash, off a roadway, or on an
unsigned historic roadway is prohibited.
2. Camping is permitted only at designated sites. Camping stay is
limited to 3 days in any 30-day period.
3. No wood collection is permitted within the Swansea Townsite,
including but not limited to dead and down wood, live plants, and
lumber from historic structures.
4. No item may be collected or removed from the Swansea Townsite
without the written permission of the Lake Havasu Field Office Manager.
This includes but is not limited to old cans, nails, lumber, bricks, or
glassware, whole or broken. The use of metal detectors without written
permission is prohibited.
5. Climbing, leaning, sitting, or walking on the remains of the
walled structures at the Swansea Townsite inherently damages the
structures, is unsafe, and is therefore prohibited. No person shall
enter into any fenced area, shaft, tunnel, or structure.
6. Fires are allowed only at the designated sites and must be
located in the fire ring provided. Construction of new fire rings is
prohibited.
Penalties
Persons who are convicted of a violation of these supplementary
rules may be sentenced to a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment
not to exceed 12 months, or both, in accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1733(a),
43 CFR 8360.0-7, and 18 U.S.C. 3571.
Elaine Y. Zielinski,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E8-4120 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]
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