[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 64969] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-31333] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CA-350-7123-00-6068] Notice of Record of Decision: For Motor Vehicle Use and Road and Trail Designation for the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area, Eagle Lake Field Office, Susanville, CA, and Lassen County
Agency
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Action
Notice, record of decision for Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Designation of Roads and Trails within the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area.
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Summary
Notice is hereby given that on November 18, 1998, John Bosworth, Acting Field Manager, Eagle Lake Field Office, issued a decision to designate all motorized vehicle routes within the Fort Sage Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area on public lands managed by the BLM in Lassen County, California. A motor vehicle designation of ``limited to designated roads and trails'' is established for this area. The affected public land includes all BLM managed lands within:
Mount Diablo Meridian
T. 26 N., R. 17 E. T. 25 N., R. 17 E. T. 25 N., R. 18 E. T. 24 N., R. 18 E.
These route designations provide for the improved management and protection of public land resources, and people using the public lands, and will minimize conflicts among the various users of those lands. In accordance with 43 CFR 8340, notice is hereby given that motorized off-highway vehicle use in the Fort Sage OHV Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management, is limited to designated roads and trails within the areas marked ``limited use area'' as shown on the map in Environmental Assessment CA-350-98-19. In accordance with 43 CFR 8340, notice is hereby given that all roads that are not designated for use by official BLM signs will be closed unless otherwise marked. Exceptions to this rule will be emergency vehicles, fire suppression and rescue vehicles, BLM operation and maintenance vehicles, and other motorized vehicles on official business specifically approved by an authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management.
Supplementary Information
These vehicle route designations are enforceable under the authority provided in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S. 1701 et seq.), Executive Order (EO) 11644 (Use of Off-Road Vehicles on Public Lands), and 3 CFR 74.332 as amended by EA 11989 (vol. 42, Federal Register, page 26959, May 25, 1977). Any person who violates or fails to comply with the vehicle route designations as governed by 43 CFR part 8341 is subject to arrest, conviction, and punishment pursuant to appropriate laws and regulations. Such punishment may be a fine of not more than $1,000 and/ or imprisonment not to exceed more than 12 months. Maps showing the exact location of designated roads and trails are available at the Eagle Lake Field Office, 2950 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130.
For Further Information Contact
John Bosworth, Acting Field Manager, Eagle Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2950 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130 (916) 257-0456. For a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice, interested parties may submit written comments or objections to the Field Manager, Eagle Lake Field Office at the above address.
Dated: November 18, 1998. John Bosworth, Acting Area Manager. [FR Doc. 98-31333 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-40-P