Federal Register: July 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 126)NoticesPage 35677-35678From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

OR-010-2810-00; GP9-0214Recreation Management Restrictions, etc: Lakeview District, OR: Fire Prevention Order

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lakeview District, Interior.

ACTION: Fire prevention order.

SUMMARY: During periods of very high and extreme fire danger, human- caused fires cause considerable resource damage. Pursuant to Title 43 CFR 9212.1(h) and 9212.2(a), the following acts are prohibited on lands administered by the Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management to prevent human caused fires and reduce wildfire potential:

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including charcoal briquettes except at the following designated campgrounds (portable cooking stoves using liquified or bottled fuels are allowed):

Lakeview Resource Area

Duncan Reservoir, Green Mountain, Buck Creek, West Fork Silver Lake, The Junipers (The Sand Dunes).

Klamath Falls Resource Area

North and South Gerber Reservoir, Stan H. Spring, Potholes, Miller Creek, Wildhorse.

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2. Smoking while traveling in timber, brush, or grass areas, except in vehicles on roads, or while stopped in an area at least three (3) feet in diameter, that is barren or cleared of all flammable material.

3. Operating any type of motorized vehicle except on roadways clear of flammable vegetation. Parking of vehicles off roadways must be done in an area barren of flammable materials.

4. Operating any type of motorized vehicle without the following:

a. One shovel not less than twenty-six (26) inches in overall length, with a blade not less than eight (8) inches wide.

b. One water container of at least one gallon filled to capacity, or a 2.5-pound fire extinguisher, 4BC, fully-charged.

c. One axe, with a handle 26 inches in length and a head weight of not less than two (2) pounds.

Note: These items are not required while traveling on state and county roads.

5. Operating a chain saw.

6. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame.

Exemptions

Pursuant to Title 43 CFR 9212.3(a) the following persons are exempt from this order:

1. Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.

2. Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an official duty.

Penalties

Violation of these prohibitions are punishable under Title 43 CFR by a fine of not more than $1000 or imprisonment of not more than 12 months, or both. Violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by Title 18 U.S.C. 3571 ($100,000 and up to 12 months).

DATES: These prohibitions will become effective whenever the fire danger indices reach ``very high''. Notices of the effective dates of these prohibited acts will be posted in prominent locations and publicized through the media prior to their enactment. They will be rescinded as soon as the fire danger decreases to a safe level. Fire prevention orders are normally enacted on an emergency basis for a short period of time (during the very high and extreme fire danger levels), but this can happen several times a year as the weather changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Bowman, BLM, Lakeview District, HC 10 Box 337, Lakeview, OR 97630, ph: (541) 947-6264.

Dated: June 18, 1999. Steven A. Ellis, District Manager.

FR Doc. 99-16711Filed6-30-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4310-33-P