Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rule for Public Lands Managed by the Missoula Field Office in Missoula, Granite, and Powell Counties, Montana, 47669-47673 [2022-16295]
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6. ‘‘De Minimis Values for NOX
RACT,’’ Memorandum from G. T.
Helms, Group Leader, Ozone Policy and
Strategies Group, U.S. EPA, January 1,
1995.
7. ‘‘Cost-Effective Nitrogen Oxides
(NOX) Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT),’’ Memorandum
from D. Ken Berry, Acting Director, Air
Quality Management Division, U.S.
EPA, March 16, 1994.
B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
criteria?
We believe that these revisions to
Rules 323 and 324 meet CAA
requirements, and address the
conditional approval deficiencies we
identified in our 2020 rulemaking. Our
TSDs contain more information about
how the revised rules meet the
commitments.
The revisions are otherwise consistent
with relevant guidance regarding
enforceability, RACT, and SIP revisions.
The TSDs have more information on our
evaluations on these factors for each
rule. On February 8, 2022 (87 FR 7069)
we proposed approval for MCAQD Rule
322 to replace the SIP-approved version
of that rule, and which would address
our previous disapproval. Therefore, we
find that all three rules regulating major
sources of NOX in Maricopa County
meet the applicable CAA requirements
and include requirements that are
consistent with RACT for NOX sources.
Based on this finding, the EPA
concludes that the submitted rules
satisfy CAA section 182 RACT
requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS for major sources of NOX.
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C. Public Comment and Proposed
Action
As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of
the Act, the EPA proposes to fully
approve the submitted Rules 323 and
324 because they fulfill all relevant
requirements. In addition, we propose
to convert the partial conditional
approval of RACT demonstrations for
the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS with
respect to Rules 323 and 324 as found
in 40 CFR 52.119(c)(2), to full approval.
We will accept comments from the
public on this proposal until September
6, 2022. If we take final action to
approve the submitted rules, our final
action would correct the deficiencies
identified in our January 7, 2021 partial
approval, partial disapproval, and
partial conditional approval of the
RACT demonstration as they relate to
major sources of NOX in MCAQD’s
RACT SIP submittal for the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS (86 FR 971).
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III. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, the EPA is proposing to
include in a final EPA rule regulatory
text that includes incorporation by
reference. In accordance with
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is
proposing to incorporate by reference
the rules identified above in sections
I.A, I.B. and I.C of this preamble. The
EPA has made, and will continue to
make, these materials available through
https://www.regulations.gov and at the
EPA Region IX Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
preamble for more information).
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
Act and applicable federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed
action merely proposes to approve state
law as meeting federal requirements and
does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. For that reason, this proposed
action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
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Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA; and
• Does not provide the EPA with the
discretionary authority to address
disproportionate human health or
environmental effects with practical,
appropriate, and legally permissible
methods under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where the EPA or
an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have
tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Oxides of
nitrogen, Ozone, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: July 27, 2022.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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Notice of Proposed Supplementary
Rule for Public Lands Managed by the
Missoula Field Office in Missoula,
Granite, and Powell Counties, Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed supplementary rule.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to
establish a supplementary rule for BLMadministered public lands within the
jurisdiction of the Missoula Field Office.
This proposed supplementary rule
would allow the BLM to enforce
decisions in the Missoula Resource
Management Plan (RMP) that cover the
general area and specific rules for the
Bear Creek Flats, Blackfoot River
Recreation Area, Dupont Acquired
Lands, Garnet Ghost Town, Limestone
SUMMARY:
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Cliffs, and Sperry Grade Area. This rule
is needed to further protect natural and
historic resources and provide for
public health and safety.
DATES: The BLM must receive your
comment by October 3, 2022. Comments
received after this date may not be
considered in the development of the
final supplementary rule.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by the following methods: email to
BLM_MT_Missoula_FO@blm.gov, or
mail or hand deliver comments to
Proposed Supplementary Rule, Bureau
of Land Management, Attention: Erin
Carey, Missoula Field Manager,
Missoula Field Office, 3255 Fort
Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Cole, Field Staff Law Enforcement
Ranger at kccole@blm.gov or Erin Carey,
Missoula Field Manager at ecarey@
blm.gov; Missoula Field Office, at (406)
329–3914.
Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for
contacting Kelly Cole. Individuals
outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United
States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
Written comments on this proposed
supplementary rule should be specific,
confined to issues pertinent to this
proposed supplementary rule, and
explain the reason for any
recommended change. Where possible,
comments should reference the specific
section or paragraph of this proposed
supplementary rule the comments are
addressing. The BLM will consider
comments received before the end of the
comment period (see DATES), including
those postmarked before the deadline
and delivered to the address listed
earlier (see ADDRESSES). Comments,
including your name, street address,
phone number, and other personally
identifiable information included in the
comment will be available for public
review during regular business hours (8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time Monday
through Friday, except on Federal
holidays) in the Missoula Field Office.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
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While you can ask in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee we will be able to do
so.
II. Background
The Missoula Field Office completed
an RMP covering approximately 167,000
acres of public lands within its
boundaries in January 2021. The RMP is
available at https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/58107. These
public lands are in Missoula, Granite,
and Powell Counties in western
Montana. The Missoula Field Office
needs to adopt this proposed
supplementary rule to implement
decisions in the RMP. The
supplementary rule would allow
enforcement of these decisions and
would protect natural resources and
public health and safety.
The BLM included the proposed
supplementary rule in the draft RMP
and draft environmental impact
statement (EIS), which were available
for a 60-day public comment period
following publication of a notice in the
Federal Register (84 FR 22513, May 17,
2019). The BLM again included the draft
supplementary rule in the final EIS,
which was subject to a 30-day public
protest period following publication of
a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR
8607, February 14, 2020).
The BLM received no public
comments on this proposed
supplementary rule during either of
these public engagement periods.
III. Discussion of the Proposed
Supplementary Rule
This proposed supplementary rule
would apply to public lands and BLM
facilities managed by the Missoula Field
Office.
The proposed rule conforms with
management decisions contained in the
Missoula RMP (2021). The focus of an
RMP is to guide the management of
resources for both protection and
utilization, and to address issues related
to public health and safety. The RMP
includes decisions concerning
restrictions, prohibitions, and allowable
uses to address identified issues or
achieve management goals and
objectives. For these decisions to be
effectively implemented, enforcement is
often needed, first to ensure the
management decision is properly
understood and followed and second to
provide for civil and criminal penalties
should these restrictions and
prohibitions not be followed.
Although many management
decisions can be implemented through
existing laws and regulations, often
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unique and site-specific restrictions and
prohibitions need to be clearly defined
for ease of understanding and clarity as
described further below. The BLM’s
tools to achieve this understanding and
clarity are closure and restriction orders,
supplementary rules, and special rules.
Specifically, this proposed
supplementary rule for the Missoula
RMP includes:
• Four restrictions that would apply
to all public lands and facilities
managed by the BLM Missoula Field
Office. These restrictions are intended
to promote public safety, reduce user
conflicts and safety hazards on public
lands, and prevent resource damage. A
prohibition on burning treated lumber
and wood materials containing nails
and screws is needed because such
activity not only leaves garbage on
public lands but could also lead to
vehicle tire damage. Limiting the use of
airsoft and paintball guns would reduce
the number of false alarms to law
enforcement about the use of ‘‘guns’’ in
highly visited areas. Creating a rule to
limit memorials on public lands would
give managers the flexibility to decide
the appropriate uses of public lands as
well as reduce conflicts and resource
damage. The intent of the 72-hour limit
on unattended personal property is to
curb transient camps from forming,
along with any associated garbage that
may accumulate.
• The proposed supplementary rule’s
provisions for the Limestone Cliffs
Special Recreation Management Area
(SRMA) are needed to protect the
unique geological feature of the
limestone cliffs, which are an integral
part of the SRMA, and to provide for
public safety while rock climbing along
the cliffs.
• The proposed supplementary rule’s
provisions in Bear Creek Flats would
supplement the existing supplementary
rule, finalized in March 2004 (69 FR
10743), for the Blackfoot River, which
established consistency with the
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife
and Parks’ Blackfoot River Recreation
Corridor rules. The proposed Bear Creek
Flats provisions would not replace the
existing rule; rather, they would expand
the existing rule to include the Bear
Creek Flats acquisition.
• The proposed supplementary rule
includes two new restrictions for lands
within the Blackfoot SRMA: (1) no
jumping off any bridges along the
Blackfoot River corridor, which is
intended to enhance public safety for all
recreational river users; and (2) time
restrictions for day-use sites, from 10
p.m. to 5 a.m., thereby prohibiting
camping at day-use-only sites.
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• The proposed supplementary rule’s
provisions in the Dupont Acquired
Lands area are needed to be consistent
with conditions the BLM agreed to
when it acquired the area via donation.
These conditions are specified in the
Dupont Conservation Easement signed
in April 1997. Although the BLM has
complied with these conditions since
the acquisition, this supplementary rule
would enable the BLM to enforce the
conditions.
• The proposed supplementary rule’s
provisions for Sperry Grade are
necessary to enforce a seasonal closure
on human entry to the Sperry Grade
area, which would be consistent with
the Montana Department of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks’ closure-to-humanentry rule for the adjacent BlackfootClearwater Game Range. The purpose of
the seasonal closure is to protect the elk
and elk winter range. When the BLM
acquired the Sperry Grade in 1992, the
BLM decided, informed by an
environmental assessment, that the
grade would be managed similarly to
the Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range,
including closing it to human entry
during the winter. This proposed
supplementary rule would make that
seasonal closure on the Sperry Grade
enforceable.
• The proposed supplementary rule’s
provisions for Garnet Ghost Town
would help reduce threats to the fragile
late 19th century buildings and artifacts
that comprise the popular tourist area.
The authority for this supplementary
rule is set forth at sections 303 and 310
of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and
1740. The BLM is proposing this
supplementary rule under the authority
of 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
8365.1–6, which allows BLM State
Directors to establish supplementary
rules for the protection of persons,
property, and public lands and
resources. This provision allows the
BLM to issue rules of less than national
effect by publishing the rules in the
Federal Register, without codifying
them in the CFR.
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IV. Procedural Matters
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review
This proposed supplementary rule is
not a significant regulatory action and is
not subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866. The proposed
supplementary rule would not have an
effect of $100 million or more on the
economy and would not adversely affect
in a material way productivity,
competition, jobs, the environment,
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public health or safety, or State, local or
Tribal governments or communities.
The proposed supplementary rule
would not create a serious inconsistency
or otherwise interfere with an action
taken or planned by another agency.
The proposed supplementary rule
would not materially alter the budgetary
effects of entitlements, grants, user fees,
or loan programs, or the rights or
obligations of their recipients, nor does
it raise novel legal or policy issues. The
proposed supplementary rule would
merely impose limitations on certain
activities on certain public lands to
protect natural resources and human
health and safety.
National Environmental Policy Act
The BLM analyzed this proposed
supplementary rule’s requirements in
the EIS associated with the Missoula
RMP.
The BLM included the proposed
supplementary rule in the draft RMP
and draft EIS, which were available for
a 60-day public comment period. The
BLM again included the draft
supplementary rule in the final EIS,
which was subject to a 30-day public
protest period. The BLM received no
comments on the proposed rule’s
requirements during either of the public
engagement periods.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Congress enacted the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), which
requires a regulatory flexibility analysis
if a rule would have a significant
economic impact, either detrimental or
beneficial, on a substantial number of
small entities. This proposed
supplementary rule would have no
effect on business entities of any size.
The proposed supplementary rule
would merely impose reasonable
restrictions on certain activities on
certain public lands to protect natural
resources and the environment and
human health and safety. Therefore, the
BLM certifies under the RFA that this
proposed supplementary rule would not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
This proposed supplementary rule is
not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined at 5 U.S.C.
804(2). The proposed supplementary
rule would merely impose reasonable
restrictions on certain recreational
activities on certain public lands to
protect natural resources, the
environment, and human health and
safety. The proposed supplementary
rule would not:
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(1) Have an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more;
(2) Cause a major increase in costs or
prices for consumers, individual
industries, geographic regions, or
Federal, State, or local agencies; or
(3) Have significant adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or on the
ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign based enterprises
in domestic and export markets.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This proposed supplementary rule
would not impose an unfunded
mandate on State, local, or Tribal
governments or the private sector of
more than $100 million per year; nor
would it have a significant or unique
effect on State, local, or Tribal
governments or the private sector. The
proposed supplementary rule would
merely impose reasonable restrictions
on certain recreational activities on
certain public lands to protect natural
resources, the environment, and human
health and safety. Therefore, the BLM is
not required to prepare a statement
containing the information required by
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference With
Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights (Takings)
This proposed supplementary rule
would not constitute a government
action capable of interfering with
constitutionally protected property
rights. The proposed supplementary
rule would not address property rights
in any form and would not cause the
impairment of constitutionally
protected property rights. Therefore, the
BLM has determined that this proposed
supplementary rule would not cause a
‘‘taking’’ of private property or require
further discussion of takings
implications under this Executive order.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
This proposed supplementary rule
would not have a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
the States, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. Therefore,
in accordance with Executive Order
13132, the BLM has determined that the
proposed supplementary rule would not
have sufficient federalism implications
to warrant preparation of a federalism
assessment.
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Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform
V. Proposed Rule
Under Executive Order 12988, the
BLM has determined that this proposed
supplementary rule would not unduly
burden the judicial system and that it
meets the requirements of sections 3(a)
and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988.
The principal author of this proposed
supplementary rule is Erin Carey, Field
Manager, BLM Missoula Office.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, and under the authority of 43
U.S.C. 1733(a) and 1740, and 43 CFR
8365.1–6, the State Director proposes a
supplementary rule for public lands and
facilities in the Missoula Field Office.
Author
Executive Order 13175, Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
In accordance with Executive Order
13175, the BLM has found that this
proposed supplementary rule does not
include policies that have Tribal
implications and would have no bearing
on trust lands or on lands for which title
is held in fee status by Indian Tribes or
U.S. Government-owned lands managed
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Definitions
This proposed supplementary rule
would not comprise a significant energy
action. The proposed supplementary
rule would not have an adverse effect on
energy supply, production, or
consumption and would have no
connection with energy policy.
As used in this Supplementary Rule,
the term:
Airsoft and paintball activities means
any recreational activity that involves
the use of replica firearms to fire nonlethal, plastic or form pellets, or paintladen capsules, using compressed gas or
electric and/or spring driven pistons.
Such activities may include shooting
targets or games/combat situations
involving multiple people.
Firearms means any weapon capable
of firing a projectile, including but not
limited to a rifle, shotgun, handgun, BBgun, pellet gun, or paintball gun.
Public lands means any lands owned
by the United States and administered
by the Secretary of the Interior through
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
without regard to how the United States
acquired ownership. This includes
paved or unpaved parking lots or other
paved or unpaved areas where vehicles
are parked or areas where the public
may drive a motorized vehicle, paved or
unpaved roads, routes, or trails.
Executive Order 13352, Facilitation of
Cooperative Conservation
Prohibited Acts on Public Lands in the
Missoula Field Office
In accordance with Executive Order
13352, the BLM has determined that
this proposed supplementary rule
would not impede facilitating
cooperative conservation; would take
appropriate account of and consider the
interests of persons with ownership or
other legally recognized interests in
land or other natural resources; would
properly accommodate local
participation in the Federal decisionmaking process; and would provide that
the associated programs, projects, and
activities are consistent with protecting
public health and safety.
1. You must not burn treated lumber
and woody materials containing
hardware (such as nails and screws) on
public lands unless approved by the
authorized officer.
2. You must not:
a. Use airsoft guns and paintball guns
across any designated route of travel;
across any body of water, including
flowing rivers and streams, lakes, and
ponds; or within 150 yards of any manmade object, structure, camp, or
dwelling, unless such structure is
specifically designed and permitted for
use in those activities;
b. Use anything other than
biodegradable ammunition in airsoft
and paintball guns; or
c. Leave behind debris associated
with the use of airsoft and paintball
guns after completion of those activities
in areas where airsoft and paintball guns
are allowed.
Information Quality Act
In developing this proposed
supplementary rule, the BLM did not
conduct or use a study, experiment, or
survey requiring peer review under the
Information Quality Act (Section 515 of
Pub. L. 106–554).
Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution or Use
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Missoula Field Office
Paperwork Reduction Act
This proposed supplementary rule
does not contain information collection
requirements that the Office of
Management and Budget must approve
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521.
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3. You must not establish or erect a
permanent or semi-permanent symbol,
shrine, placard, or other structure on
public lands without prior written
authorization from the BLM.
4. You must not leave personal
property unattended for 72 hours or
longer without prior authorization from
the BLM. After that time, it is deemed
abandoned and can be duly removed
and disposed of by the BLM, or any
person acting on its behalf.
5. Prohibited Acts within the Sperry
Grade Area
To be consistent with Montana Fish
and Wildlife and Parks management of
the Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range,
you must not enter the BLMadministered public lands in the Sperry
Grade area from November 11 to May 14
of each year.
6. Prohibited Acts within the Dupont
Acquired Lands
a. You must not camp outside of
designated sites or areas.
b. You must not light or maintain a
warming fire or campfire.
c. You must not operate a motor
vehicle within the Dupont Acquired
Lands unless for administrative
purposes upon approval by the
Missoula field manager.
d. You must not collect firewood
except for predetermined authorized use
established by the Missoula field
manager.
e. You must not discharge a firearm or
projectile (except for legal game hunting
purposes as established by the Montana
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks)
or engage in other recreational shooting
including, but not limited to, plinking,
target shooting, or shooting varmints.
7. Prohibited Acts within the Bear
Creek Flats
a. You must not camp outside of
designated sites or areas.
b. You must not light or maintain a
fire except in designated areas or
government-installed fire rings.
c. You must not collect firewood
except for use onsite. You may only
burn dead and down wood.
d. You must not discharge a firearm
or projectile (except for legal game
hunting purposes as established by the
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife
and Parks) or engage in other
recreational shooting including, but not
limited to, plinking, target shooting, or
shooting varmints.
8. Prohibited Acts within Garnet
Ghost Town
a. You must not use any device for
detecting metal, except when allowed
by permit.
b. You must not camp unless
permitted by an authorized officer.
c. You must not discharge firearms,
weapons, fireworks, or any projectile, or
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engage in other recreational shooting
including, but not limited to, plinking,
target shooting, or shooting varmints.
d. You must not bring an animal into
the area unless the animal is on a leash
that is not longer than 6 feet and is
secured to an object or under the control
of a person or is otherwise physically
restrained at all times.
e. You must not light or maintain a
fire except in designated fire rings
established by the government.
f. You must not smoke in the
buildings or within 10 feet of any
building.
9. Prohibited Acts within Blackfoot
Special Recreation Management Area
(SRMA)
a. You must not occupy the following
day-use sites between the hours of 10
p.m. and 5 a.m.: Daigles Eddy Day Use
Site, Sheep Flats Day Use Site,
Thibodeau Rapids Day Use Site,
Whitaker Bridge Day Use Site, Red Rock
Day Use Site, Belmont Day Use Site, and
River Bend Day Use Site.
b. You must not jump from any bridge
over the Blackfoot River.
10. Prohibited Acts within Limestone
Cliffs Area
a. You must not install new,
permanent climbing hardware for new
or existing routes unless approved by
the authorized officer.
b. You must not discharge a firearm
or projectile (except for legal game
hunting purposes as established by the
Montana Department of Fish and
Wildlife and Parks) or engage in other
recreational shooting including, but not
limited to, plinking, target shooting, or
shooting varmints.
c. You must not bring an animal into
the area unless the animal is on a leash
that is not longer than 6 feet and is
secured to an object or under the control
of a person or is otherwise physically
restrained at all times.
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Exemptions
The following persons are exempt
from this supplementary rule: any
Federal, State, local, or military
employees acting within the scope of
their official duties; members of any
organized rescue or fire fighting force
performing an official duty; and persons
who are expressly authorized or
approved by the BLM.
Enforcement
Any person who violates any part of
this supplementary rule may be tried
before a U.S. Magistrate and fined in
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571,
imprisoned for no more than 12 months
under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR
8360.0–7, or both. In accordance with
43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local officials
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may also impose penalties for violations
of Montana law.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 1740; 43 CFR
8365.1–6)
Theresa M. Hanley,
Acting BLM Montana State Director.
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COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 51, 61, and 69
[WC Docket No. 18–155; FCC 22–54; FR
ID 98377]
Updating the Intercarrier
Compensation Regime To Eliminate
Access Arbitrage
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Commission seeks
comment on proposed amendments to
prevent companies from attempting to
evade its existing access stimulation
rules, harming customers, and imposing
unwarranted costs on America’s
telecommunications networks.
DATES: Comments filed in response to
this Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking are due September 6, 2022.
Reply comments are due October 3,
2022.
SUMMARY:
Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L St. NW, Washington,
DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynne Engledow, FCC Wireline
Competition Bureau, at 202–418–1520
or via email at lynne.engledow@fcc.gov.
For additional information concerning
the proposed Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements
contained in this document, send an
email to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Nicole
Ongele at 202–418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted
on July 14, 2022, and released on July
15, 2022. A full-text copy of this
document may be obtained at the
following internet address: https://
www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposesupdated-rules-eliminate-accessarbitrage-0.
ADDRESSES:
Background
1. The access charge regime was
originally designed to compensate
carriers for the use of their networks by
other carriers. It also helped ensure that
people living in rural areas had access
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a system of implicit subsidies. The key
to this system was the charges IXCs
were required to pay to LECs for access
to their networks—particularly the high
charges IXCs had to pay rural LECs to
terminate calls to rural customers. In
1996, Congress directed the Commission
to eliminate these implicit subsidies—a
process the Commission has pursued by
steadily moving access charges to a billand-keep framework. As part of the
ongoing transition to bill-and-keep, the
Commission has capped most access
charges and moved terminating endoffice charges and some tandem
switching and transport charges to billand-keep.
2. Arbitrage schemes take advantage
of relatively high access charges,
particularly for the remaining
terminating tandem switching and
transport services that have not yet
transitioned to bill-and-keep. Switched
access charges were originally
established based on the costs of
providing service and normal call
volumes. These rates were subsequently
capped and are no longer based on
actual costs or actual usage and
therefore no longer decrease when
traffic volumes increase. Some LECs
devised business plans to exploit this
fact by artificially stimulating
terminating call volumes through
arrangements with entities that offer
high-volume calling services. The
resulting high call volumes generate
revenues that far exceed the costs that
the terminating tandem switching and
tandem switched transport charges are
designed to cover.
3. ‘‘Free’’ conference calling, chat
lines, and certain other services
accessed by dialing a domestic
telephone number are all types of
calling services that can be, and are,
used to artificially increase call
volumes. The terminating switched
access charges, however, were intended
to allow LECs to recover the costs of
operating their networks, not to allow
LECs to subsidize ‘‘free’’ conference
calling, chat line, and similar ‘‘free’’
services offered by the LECs’ end-user
customers. IXCs nonetheless have no
choice but to carry traffic to these highvolume calling services and pay the
tariffed access charges to the
terminating LECs or the Intermediate
Access Providers the LECs choose,
inefficiently transferring revenues from
IXCs to the traffic stimulators that
greatly exceed the cost these
termination charges are intended to
cover. As a result, terminating tandem
switching and tandem switched
transport charges that these highvolume calls generate are shared by all
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47669-47673]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 8360
[LLMTB01000-L12200000.MA0000 212--MO# 4500157128]
Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rule for Public Lands Managed by
the Missoula Field Office in Missoula, Granite, and Powell Counties,
Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed supplementary rule.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to establish a
supplementary rule for BLM-administered public lands within the
jurisdiction of the Missoula Field Office. This proposed supplementary
rule would allow the BLM to enforce decisions in the Missoula Resource
Management Plan (RMP) that cover the general area and specific rules
for the Bear Creek Flats, Blackfoot River Recreation Area, Dupont
Acquired Lands, Garnet Ghost Town, Limestone
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Cliffs, and Sperry Grade Area. This rule is needed to further protect
natural and historic resources and provide for public health and
safety.
DATES: The BLM must receive your comment by October 3, 2022. Comments
received after this date may not be considered in the development of
the final supplementary rule.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by the following methods: email to
[email protected], or mail or hand deliver comments to
Proposed Supplementary Rule, Bureau of Land Management, Attention: Erin
Carey, Missoula Field Manager, Missoula Field Office, 3255 Fort
Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Cole, Field Staff Law
Enforcement Ranger at [email protected] or Erin Carey, Missoula Field
Manager at [email protected]; Missoula Field Office, at (406) 329-3914.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting
Kelly Cole. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
Written comments on this proposed supplementary rule should be
specific, confined to issues pertinent to this proposed supplementary
rule, and explain the reason for any recommended change. Where
possible, comments should reference the specific section or paragraph
of this proposed supplementary rule the comments are addressing. The
BLM will consider comments received before the end of the comment
period (see DATES), including those postmarked before the deadline and
delivered to the address listed earlier (see ADDRESSES). Comments,
including your name, street address, phone number, and other personally
identifiable information included in the comment will be available for
public review during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local
time Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays) in the Missoula
Field Office. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee we will be able to
do so.
II. Background
The Missoula Field Office completed an RMP covering approximately
167,000 acres of public lands within its boundaries in January 2021.
The RMP is available at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/58107. These public lands are in Missoula, Granite, and Powell Counties
in western Montana. The Missoula Field Office needs to adopt this
proposed supplementary rule to implement decisions in the RMP. The
supplementary rule would allow enforcement of these decisions and would
protect natural resources and public health and safety.
The BLM included the proposed supplementary rule in the draft RMP
and draft environmental impact statement (EIS), which were available
for a 60-day public comment period following publication of a notice in
the Federal Register (84 FR 22513, May 17, 2019). The BLM again
included the draft supplementary rule in the final EIS, which was
subject to a 30-day public protest period following publication of a
notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 8607, February 14, 2020).
The BLM received no public comments on this proposed supplementary
rule during either of these public engagement periods.
III. Discussion of the Proposed Supplementary Rule
This proposed supplementary rule would apply to public lands and
BLM facilities managed by the Missoula Field Office.
The proposed rule conforms with management decisions contained in
the Missoula RMP (2021). The focus of an RMP is to guide the management
of resources for both protection and utilization, and to address issues
related to public health and safety. The RMP includes decisions
concerning restrictions, prohibitions, and allowable uses to address
identified issues or achieve management goals and objectives. For these
decisions to be effectively implemented, enforcement is often needed,
first to ensure the management decision is properly understood and
followed and second to provide for civil and criminal penalties should
these restrictions and prohibitions not be followed.
Although many management decisions can be implemented through
existing laws and regulations, often unique and site-specific
restrictions and prohibitions need to be clearly defined for ease of
understanding and clarity as described further below. The BLM's tools
to achieve this understanding and clarity are closure and restriction
orders, supplementary rules, and special rules.
Specifically, this proposed supplementary rule for the Missoula RMP
includes:
Four restrictions that would apply to all public lands and
facilities managed by the BLM Missoula Field Office. These restrictions
are intended to promote public safety, reduce user conflicts and safety
hazards on public lands, and prevent resource damage. A prohibition on
burning treated lumber and wood materials containing nails and screws
is needed because such activity not only leaves garbage on public lands
but could also lead to vehicle tire damage. Limiting the use of airsoft
and paintball guns would reduce the number of false alarms to law
enforcement about the use of ``guns'' in highly visited areas. Creating
a rule to limit memorials on public lands would give managers the
flexibility to decide the appropriate uses of public lands as well as
reduce conflicts and resource damage. The intent of the 72-hour limit
on unattended personal property is to curb transient camps from
forming, along with any associated garbage that may accumulate.
The proposed supplementary rule's provisions for the
Limestone Cliffs Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) are needed
to protect the unique geological feature of the limestone cliffs, which
are an integral part of the SRMA, and to provide for public safety
while rock climbing along the cliffs.
The proposed supplementary rule's provisions in Bear Creek
Flats would supplement the existing supplementary rule, finalized in
March 2004 (69 FR 10743), for the Blackfoot River, which established
consistency with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks'
Blackfoot River Recreation Corridor rules. The proposed Bear Creek
Flats provisions would not replace the existing rule; rather, they
would expand the existing rule to include the Bear Creek Flats
acquisition.
The proposed supplementary rule includes two new
restrictions for lands within the Blackfoot SRMA: (1) no jumping off
any bridges along the Blackfoot River corridor, which is intended to
enhance public safety for all recreational river users; and (2) time
restrictions for day-use sites, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., thereby
prohibiting camping at day-use-only sites.
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The proposed supplementary rule's provisions in the Dupont
Acquired Lands area are needed to be consistent with conditions the BLM
agreed to when it acquired the area via donation. These conditions are
specified in the Dupont Conservation Easement signed in April 1997.
Although the BLM has complied with these conditions since the
acquisition, this supplementary rule would enable the BLM to enforce
the conditions.
The proposed supplementary rule's provisions for Sperry
Grade are necessary to enforce a seasonal closure on human entry to the
Sperry Grade area, which would be consistent with the Montana
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks' closure-to-human-entry rule for
the adjacent Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range. The purpose of the
seasonal closure is to protect the elk and elk winter range. When the
BLM acquired the Sperry Grade in 1992, the BLM decided, informed by an
environmental assessment, that the grade would be managed similarly to
the Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range, including closing it to human
entry during the winter. This proposed supplementary rule would make
that seasonal closure on the Sperry Grade enforceable.
The proposed supplementary rule's provisions for Garnet
Ghost Town would help reduce threats to the fragile late 19th century
buildings and artifacts that comprise the popular tourist area.
The authority for this supplementary rule is set forth at sections
303 and 310 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 43 U.S.C.
1733 and 1740. The BLM is proposing this supplementary rule under the
authority of 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 8365.1-6, which
allows BLM State Directors to establish supplementary rules for the
protection of persons, property, and public lands and resources. This
provision allows the BLM to issue rules of less than national effect by
publishing the rules in the Federal Register, without codifying them in
the CFR.
IV. Procedural Matters
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed supplementary rule is not a significant regulatory
action and is not subject to review by the Office of Management and
Budget under Executive Order 12866. The proposed supplementary rule
would not have an effect of $100 million or more on the economy and
would not adversely affect in a material way productivity, competition,
jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local or
Tribal governments or communities. The proposed supplementary rule
would not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency. The proposed supplementary
rule would not materially alter the budgetary effects of entitlements,
grants, user fees, or loan programs, or the rights or obligations of
their recipients, nor does it raise novel legal or policy issues. The
proposed supplementary rule would merely impose limitations on certain
activities on certain public lands to protect natural resources and
human health and safety.
National Environmental Policy Act
The BLM analyzed this proposed supplementary rule's requirements in
the EIS associated with the Missoula RMP.
The BLM included the proposed supplementary rule in the draft RMP
and draft EIS, which were available for a 60-day public comment period.
The BLM again included the draft supplementary rule in the final EIS,
which was subject to a 30-day public protest period. The BLM received
no comments on the proposed rule's requirements during either of the
public engagement periods.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Congress enacted the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA),
which requires a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule would have a
significant economic impact, either detrimental or beneficial, on a
substantial number of small entities. This proposed supplementary rule
would have no effect on business entities of any size. The proposed
supplementary rule would merely impose reasonable restrictions on
certain activities on certain public lands to protect natural resources
and the environment and human health and safety. Therefore, the BLM
certifies under the RFA that this proposed supplementary rule would not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This proposed supplementary rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined
at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The proposed supplementary rule would merely impose
reasonable restrictions on certain recreational activities on certain
public lands to protect natural resources, the environment, and human
health and safety. The proposed supplementary rule would not:
(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more;
(2) Cause a major increase in costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, geographic regions, or Federal, State, or local
agencies; or
(3) Have significant adverse effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of U.S.-based
enterprises to compete with foreign based enterprises in domestic and
export markets.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This proposed supplementary rule would not impose an unfunded
mandate on State, local, or Tribal governments or the private sector of
more than $100 million per year; nor would it have a significant or
unique effect on State, local, or Tribal governments or the private
sector. The proposed supplementary rule would merely impose reasonable
restrictions on certain recreational activities on certain public lands
to protect natural resources, the environment, and human health and
safety. Therefore, the BLM is not required to prepare a statement
containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference With
Constitutionally Protected Property Rights (Takings)
This proposed supplementary rule would not constitute a government
action capable of interfering with constitutionally protected property
rights. The proposed supplementary rule would not address property
rights in any form and would not cause the impairment of
constitutionally protected property rights. Therefore, the BLM has
determined that this proposed supplementary rule would not cause a
``taking'' of private property or require further discussion of takings
implications under this Executive order.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
This proposed supplementary rule would not have a substantial
direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 13132, the BLM has determined that the
proposed supplementary rule would not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant preparation of a federalism assessment.
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Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform
Under Executive Order 12988, the BLM has determined that this
proposed supplementary rule would not unduly burden the judicial system
and that it meets the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of
Executive Order 12988.
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
In accordance with Executive Order 13175, the BLM has found that
this proposed supplementary rule does not include policies that have
Tribal implications and would have no bearing on trust lands or on
lands for which title is held in fee status by Indian Tribes or U.S.
Government-owned lands managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Information Quality Act
In developing this proposed supplementary rule, the BLM did not
conduct or use a study, experiment, or survey requiring peer review
under the Information Quality Act (Section 515 of Pub. L. 106-554).
Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution or Use
This proposed supplementary rule would not comprise a significant
energy action. The proposed supplementary rule would not have an
adverse effect on energy supply, production, or consumption and would
have no connection with energy policy.
Executive Order 13352, Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation
In accordance with Executive Order 13352, the BLM has determined
that this proposed supplementary rule would not impede facilitating
cooperative conservation; would take appropriate account of and
consider the interests of persons with ownership or other legally
recognized interests in land or other natural resources; would properly
accommodate local participation in the Federal decision-making process;
and would provide that the associated programs, projects, and
activities are consistent with protecting public health and safety.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This proposed supplementary rule does not contain information
collection requirements that the Office of Management and Budget must
approve under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
V. Proposed Rule
Author
The principal author of this proposed supplementary rule is Erin
Carey, Field Manager, BLM Missoula Office.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, and under the authority of
43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 1740, and 43 CFR 8365.1-6, the State Director
proposes a supplementary rule for public lands and facilities in the
Missoula Field Office.
Proposed Supplementary Rule for the Missoula Field Office
Definitions
As used in this Supplementary Rule, the term:
Airsoft and paintball activities means any recreational activity
that involves the use of replica firearms to fire non-lethal, plastic
or form pellets, or paint-laden capsules, using compressed gas or
electric and/or spring driven pistons. Such activities may include
shooting targets or games/combat situations involving multiple people.
Firearms means any weapon capable of firing a projectile, including
but not limited to a rifle, shotgun, handgun, BB-gun, pellet gun, or
paintball gun.
Public lands means any lands owned by the United States and
administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) without regard to how the United States acquired
ownership. This includes paved or unpaved parking lots or other paved
or unpaved areas where vehicles are parked or areas where the public
may drive a motorized vehicle, paved or unpaved roads, routes, or
trails.
Prohibited Acts on Public Lands in the Missoula Field Office
1. You must not burn treated lumber and woody materials containing
hardware (such as nails and screws) on public lands unless approved by
the authorized officer.
2. You must not:
a. Use airsoft guns and paintball guns across any designated route
of travel; across any body of water, including flowing rivers and
streams, lakes, and ponds; or within 150 yards of any man-made object,
structure, camp, or dwelling, unless such structure is specifically
designed and permitted for use in those activities;
b. Use anything other than biodegradable ammunition in airsoft and
paintball guns; or
c. Leave behind debris associated with the use of airsoft and
paintball guns after completion of those activities in areas where
airsoft and paintball guns are allowed.
3. You must not establish or erect a permanent or semi-permanent
symbol, shrine, placard, or other structure on public lands without
prior written authorization from the BLM.
4. You must not leave personal property unattended for 72 hours or
longer without prior authorization from the BLM. After that time, it is
deemed abandoned and can be duly removed and disposed of by the BLM, or
any person acting on its behalf.
5. Prohibited Acts within the Sperry Grade Area
To be consistent with Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks
management of the Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range, you must not enter
the BLM-administered public lands in the Sperry Grade area from
November 11 to May 14 of each year.
6. Prohibited Acts within the Dupont Acquired Lands
a. You must not camp outside of designated sites or areas.
b. You must not light or maintain a warming fire or campfire.
c. You must not operate a motor vehicle within the Dupont Acquired
Lands unless for administrative purposes upon approval by the Missoula
field manager.
d. You must not collect firewood except for predetermined
authorized use established by the Missoula field manager.
e. You must not discharge a firearm or projectile (except for legal
game hunting purposes as established by the Montana Department of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks) or engage in other recreational shooting including,
but not limited to, plinking, target shooting, or shooting varmints.
7. Prohibited Acts within the Bear Creek Flats
a. You must not camp outside of designated sites or areas.
b. You must not light or maintain a fire except in designated areas
or government-installed fire rings.
c. You must not collect firewood except for use onsite. You may
only burn dead and down wood.
d. You must not discharge a firearm or projectile (except for legal
game hunting purposes as established by the Montana Department of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks) or engage in other recreational shooting including,
but not limited to, plinking, target shooting, or shooting varmints.
8. Prohibited Acts within Garnet Ghost Town
a. You must not use any device for detecting metal, except when
allowed by permit.
b. You must not camp unless permitted by an authorized officer.
c. You must not discharge firearms, weapons, fireworks, or any
projectile, or
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engage in other recreational shooting including, but not limited to,
plinking, target shooting, or shooting varmints.
d. You must not bring an animal into the area unless the animal is
on a leash that is not longer than 6 feet and is secured to an object
or under the control of a person or is otherwise physically restrained
at all times.
e. You must not light or maintain a fire except in designated fire
rings established by the government.
f. You must not smoke in the buildings or within 10 feet of any
building.
9. Prohibited Acts within Blackfoot Special Recreation Management
Area (SRMA)
a. You must not occupy the following day-use sites between the
hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.: Daigles Eddy Day Use Site, Sheep Flats Day
Use Site, Thibodeau Rapids Day Use Site, Whitaker Bridge Day Use Site,
Red Rock Day Use Site, Belmont Day Use Site, and River Bend Day Use
Site.
b. You must not jump from any bridge over the Blackfoot River.
10. Prohibited Acts within Limestone Cliffs Area
a. You must not install new, permanent climbing hardware for new or
existing routes unless approved by the authorized officer.
b. You must not discharge a firearm or projectile (except for legal
game hunting purposes as established by the Montana Department of Fish
and Wildlife and Parks) or engage in other recreational shooting
including, but not limited to, plinking, target shooting, or shooting
varmints.
c. You must not bring an animal into the area unless the animal is
on a leash that is not longer than 6 feet and is secured to an object
or under the control of a person or is otherwise physically restrained
at all times.
Exemptions
The following persons are exempt from this supplementary rule: any
Federal, State, local, or military employees acting within the scope of
their official duties; members of any organized rescue or fire fighting
force performing an official duty; and persons who are expressly
authorized or approved by the BLM.
Enforcement
Any person who violates any part of this supplementary rule may be
tried before a U.S. Magistrate and fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C.
3571, imprisoned for no more than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and
43 CFR 8360.0-7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1-7, State or
local officials may also impose penalties for violations of Montana
law.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 1740; 43 CFR 8365.1-6)
Theresa M. Hanley,
Acting BLM Montana State Director.
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