Notice of Temporary Closure on Public Lands in Elmore County, ID, 23952-23953 [2013-09517]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23952-23953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09517]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Temporary Closure on Public Lands in Elmore County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Stout Fire closure to 
motorized vehicle use is in effect on public lands administered by the 
Four Rivers Field Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

DATES: The Stout Fire closure will be in effect on the date this notice 
is published in the Federal Register and

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will remain in effect for 2 years unless rescinded or modified before 
that by the authorized officer or designated Federal officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Ridenhour, Four Rivers Field 
Office outdoor recreation planner, at 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, 
ID 83705, via email at lridenhour@blm.gov, or phone 208-384-3334. 
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 individuals 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 individuals. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Stout Fire closure affects public lands 
burned July 11-14, 2012, by the Stout Fire, 10 miles northeast of 
Mountain Home, Idaho. According to the Stout Fire Temporary Motorized 
Use Closure Area map dated November 13, 2012, and located in the Boise 
District BLM Office, the affected public lands include: Portions of 
section 25, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; portions of sections 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; portions of 
sections 30 and 31, T. 2 S., R. 9 E.; portions of sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 
6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24 and 25, T. 3 S., R. 8 E.; and portions of 
sections 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29 and 30, T. 3 S., R. 9 E.; Boise 
Meridian, Elmore County, Idaho. The area encompasses approximately 
11,994 acres. The Stout Fire closure is intended to protect critical 
winter habitat for elk and mule deer as well as important year-long 
sage-grouse habitat. The closure will help to slow the spread of 
noxious weeds; allow planted shrub, forb, and grass species to become 
established; and allow existing plants to recover. The closure will 
help ensure the long-term viability of habitat for wildlife populations 
in the area.
    Approximately 2,938 acres of the burned area would be drill seeded 
with perennial grass species adapted to the ecological sites. 
Approximately 3,000 acres will be broadcast seeded with sagebrush using 
aerial application methods. The burned areas will be closed to 
livestock use until resource objectives have been achieved. 
Approximately 7,841 acres will be broadcast seeded with sagebrush using 
aerial application methods. Approximately 50,000 seedlings (40,000 
bitterbrush, 10,000 sagebrush) a year for 3 years will be planted in 
strategic locations in the burned area to provide multiple age classes 
of shrubs in the burned area. Accessible areas of the burned area will 
be closed to motorized recreational vehicles while the soil and 
vegetation recovers. Noxious weed inventory and spot herbicide 
treatment would occur during the first year following the fire within 
the burned area. Noxious weeds would be treated with BLM-approved 
chemicals in accordance with the Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides 
on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western States, approved 
September 29, 2007 (Vegetation Treatment EIS). Approximately 12 miles 
of allotment and pasture boundary fence burned in the fire will be 
repaired to restrict livestock from the burned area during recovery and 
seed establishment and provide soil stabilization.
    The BLM will post closure signs at gates, main access points, key 
perimeter locations and main entry points to the closed areas. The 
closure notices will also be posted in the Boise District BLM office. 
Maps of the affected area and other documents associated with this 
closure are available at the Boise District BLM Office, 3948 
Development Avenue, Boise, ID 83705 and on the BLM-Idaho Web site 
https://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/advisories-closures.html. Copies are also 
available at the United States Forest Service Mountain Home Ranger 
District Office, 2180 American Legion Blvd., Mountain Home, ID 83647.
    The BLM will enforce the following rule within the Stout Fire 
closure:
    Motorized vehicles must not be used within the closed area.
    Exemptions: The following persons are exempt from this order: 
Federal, State, and local officers and employees in the performance of 
their official duties; members of organized rescue or fire-fighting 
forces in the performance of their official duties; and persons with 
written authorization from the BLM.
    Penalties: Any person who violates the above rule may be tried 
before a United States Magistrate and fined, not to exceed $1,000, 
imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Violators may also be 
subject to the enhanced fines provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3571.

    Authority: 43 CFR 8360.0-7; 43 CFR 8364.1.

Terry A. Humphrey,
Four Rivers Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2013-09517 Filed 4-22-13; 8:45 am]
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