Recreation management restrictions, etc.: access shoreline campsites; fees and supplementary rules,

[Federal Register: May 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 98)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-070-07-1230-00; 8371]

Arizona: Lake Havasu Shoreline Project for 1998-1999 and Subsequent Use Seasons; Establishment of Fee Campsites and Supplementary Rules, Lake Havasu Field Office, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Establishment of fees and supplementary rules for the use of boat-access shoreline campsites along Lake Havasu, a manmade lake on the Arizona/California state line.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office announces establishment of the Lake Havasu Shoreline Project. The program, initiated in 1997, manages the shoreline riparian area. It includes the preexisting shoreline camp sites as federal fee camp sites under the authorities described in 36 CFR part 71. The camp sites had been developed as designated fee sites by the Arizona State Parks Department while these lands were under a lease from the Bureau of Land Management. The lease was voluntarily terminated, leaving the developed sites to return to the jurisdiction of the BLM.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Applegate, Project Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 86406, telephone (520) 505-1244; E-mail dappleg@az.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the Shoreline Project is to provide long-term areas for boating and camping use. The sites designated as campsites are, in most cases, the traditional use areas of boat camping visitors. Designated sites were selected by Arizona State Parks using criteria based on visitor use patterns, availability of shoreline access, and a need to establish sanitation facilities in heavily-used riparian areas.

This program is being established to safely and properly accommodate the increasing demand for boat camping visits and to provide natural resource protection through improved management of the camping use and the riparian area. The designation of fee campsites assures that specific locations are available for such use year after year.

Authority for the designation of fee campsites is contained in Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 8360, Subpart 8365, Sections 2 and 2-3.

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Authority for the payment of fees is in Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart 71. Authority for including this project in the Fee Demonstration Pilot program is contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66) and the FY 1996 Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-134).

The authority for establishing supplementary rules is contained in Title 43, Subpart 8365, Section 1-6. The shoreline campsite supplementary rules have been developed to manage continued use of the sites until a management plan can be completed. These rules will be available in the local office having jurisdiction over the sites affected, and will be posted at the sites. Violations of supplementary rules are punishable as class A misdemeanors.

The following are the legal descriptions for each of the shoreline campsites:

Legal Locations of Lake Havasu Shoreline Campsites

The following is a list of the 125 shoreline campsites with a legal location to the nearest quarter-quarter-quarter section. The list is organized to reflect that many of the camps are located in small clusters under a single common name. In general, it starts with the northermost sites and ends with the southernmost.

Northern Sites

Gila and Salt River Meridian

Bluebird 1, 2, & 3

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ Wren Cove 1, 2, & 3

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ Mallard Cove 1

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Mallard Cove 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Teal Point 1, 2, & 3

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Widgeon Key

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Widgeon Key 1, 2, & 4 (There is no #3)

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ Road Runner 1, 2, 3, & 4

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 25, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ Heron Cove & Heron Cove 2

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 36, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ Cholla

T. 13 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 36, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ Solitude Cove

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ Kingfisher

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ Balance Rock Cove

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Frog Point

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Friendly Island 1, 2, 3

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Friendly Island 4

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Friendly Island 5

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Goose Bay 1 & 2

T. 13 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Pilot Rock 1 & 2

T. 12 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 1, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ Sand Isle 4

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 15, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Standard Wash 1

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 15, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Standard Wash 2 & 3

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 22, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ Standard Wash 4 & 5

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 22, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ Standard Wash 6

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 22, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Echo Cove 1, 2, & 3

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Echo Cove 4

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Coyote Cove 1 & 2

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ BLM 1

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ BLM 2

T. 12 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 23, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ Whyte's Retreat 1 & 2

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ Rocky Landing 1

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Rocky Landing 2 & 3

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Rocky Landing 4

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Satellite Cove 1 & 2

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Satellite Cove 3

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Satellite Cove 4

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Hum Hum Cove 1 & 2

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Cove of the Little Foxes

T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 32, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Disneyland 1 & 2

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 5, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ Disneyland 3 & 4

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 5, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ Gnat Keys 1 & 2

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 5, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ Gnat Keys 3

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Gnat Keys 4

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Bass Isle

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Hi Isle 1

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 4, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Hi Isle 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Hi Isle 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Hi Isle 13

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Hi Isle 14 & 15

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Big Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Big Horn 6

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ Bass Bay 1, 2, & 3

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ Larned Landing 1, 2, & 3

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ Larned Landing 4 & 5

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ Bill Williams 1 & 2

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ Bill Williams 3

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ Bill Williams 4 & 5

T. 11 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\

Supplemental Rules

The following are supplemental rules for the designated shoreline campsites on the public lands described above. These special rules are in addition to existing rules and regulations that apply to all public lands as previously established in 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as well as other Federal laws applicable to the use of public lands.

Recreation Use Permit

A use permit is required for any use of the designated camp site, including occupying a campsite for any length of time. The mooring of any watercraft or floating platform offshore in the vicinity or cove of any campsite be will be considered an occupation of the campsite and will require the purchase of a permit.

The fee for a use permit will be in accordance with the fee schedule, requirements, and procedures established under the Recreation Fee Demonstration Pilot program, and are payable in U.S. funds only.

Permit receipts must be displayed or presented upon demand to the authorized BLM officer inspecting the site. Should the occupants be away from camp, the receipt must be visibly displayed in a conspicuous place.

Permits may not be reassigned or transferred between individuals and/or camp sites.

An authorized BLM officer may revoke, without reimbursement, any permit when the permittee (or permittees) violates any BLM rule or

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regulation. Any permittee (or permittees) whose permit is revoked must remove all property and leave the campsite within 1 hour of notice.

Site Occupation

A camp site is considered occupied after the appropriate permit fee has been paid and the permittee has taken possession of the site by leaving personal property at the site.

No person will occupy a camp site in violation of instructions from a BLM official or when there is reason to believe that the unit is occupied by another camper. No person(s), other than authorized personnel during the commission of their duties, will occupy a permitted camp site without the consent of the permittee.

Campsites must not be left unoccupied overnight.

A single vessel and the occupants thereof may occupy only one site.

Quiet Hours

Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in accordance with applicable state time zone standards.

Wood Collection

Cutting or collecting any firewood is prohibited, including dead and down wood and all other vegetative material.

Mooring

The mooring of vessels to vegetation, signs, cabanas, tables, grills or fire rings, toilets, trash receptacles, or other structures not designed for such use is prohibited.

Glass Containers

No person will have in their possession glass or ceramic food or beverage containers of any type while occupying a shoreline campsite.

Firearms

The discharge or use of firearms or weapons is prohibited inside or within \1/2\ mile of any occupied campsite.

Sanitation

Persons using a campsite must keep their site free of litter and trash during the period of occupancy and remove all personal equipment and clean their sites upon departure.

Persons bringing or allowing pets in camp areas will be responsible for proper removal and disposal, in sanitary facilities, of any waste produced by these animals.

Alcoholic Beverages

The following are prohibited:

--The sale or gift of an alcoholic beverage to a person less than 21 years of age. --The possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person less than 21 years of age. --The consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a person less than 21 years of age.

Authority and Penalties

This notice is published under the authority of Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart 8365, Section 1-6. Violations are punishable as Class A misdemeanors.

Dated: May 15, 1998. Lonna M. O'Neal. Acting State Director, Arizona.

[FR Doc. 98-13515Filed5-20-98; 8:45 am]

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