Arizona: Notice of Intent

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[AZ-014-94-4333-04]

Arizona: Notice of Intent

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Clarification of a Planning Decision and Establishment of

Supplementary Rules.

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SUMMARY: The purposes of this notice is (1) to clarify and implement a

decision made in the Arizona Strip District Resource Management Plan

(RMP), approved in January 1992; and (2) propose supplementary rules to

provide for the protection of persons, properties and public resources

and to reduce certain user conflicts in designated recreation areas.

(1) A decision made in the RMP states, ``Limit camping to 14 days

at any one location across the district unless otherwise authorized.''

This limitation shall now be stated as, ``No person or persons shall

camp or otherwise occupy one area on public land within the Arizona

Strip District for longer than 14 consecutive days in any 28-day

period. Any site on public land within 30 air miles constitutes the

same area for the purpose of this rule. Persons occupying a regular

campsite within the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area are exempt from

this rule.'' To protect resources, for public safety, or for other

administrative purposes, an authorized officer may, by posting

notification, close a given site to occupancy.

(2) The following is a designated recreation area for the purpose

of applying the rules of conduct contained in 43 CFR 8365.2: Virgin

River Canyon Recreation Area located in T. 41 N., R. 14 W. (G&SRM),

secs. 14 and 15.

In addition to the regulations contained in 43 CFR 8365 the

following supplemental rules will apply to the recreation area

described above:

(a) No person shall park more than two vehicles at any one site not

designated as a group site or parking area.

(b) Recreation area quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. No person

shall operate noise-producing devices or by other means create noise

enough to disturb other visitors during these hours.

(c) No person shall dispose of any waste water, including that

commonly called grey water, from a vehicle or container onto the ground

or into a body of water.

(d) Cutting firewood and damaging or removing vegetation is

prohibited in designated recreation areas.

(e) Ground fires are prohibited during periods of extreme fire

danger when on-site notices are posted.

(f) Recreation area waste receptacles are for the sole use of

persons currently using the recreation area.

Exemptions from the above rules may be authorized by the Area

Manager, Shivwits Resource Area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George W. Cropper, Area Manager, Shivwits Resource Area, 225 North

Bluff Street, St. George, Utah 84770. Telephone (801) 628-4491.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for public land occupancy

rules is contained in 43 CFR 8365.1-2. Authority for establishing

supplemental rules is in 43 CFR 8365.1-6. These rules will be available

at the Shivwits Resource Area office, Arizona Strip District Office and

Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area. Persons wishing to submit comments

concerning this notice should do so in writing to the District Manager,

Bureau of Land Management, 390 North 3050 East, St. George, Utah 84770,

before the expiration of 30 days from the date of this publication. If

no protest is received before May 4, 1994, the supplementary rules will

become effective.

Roger Taylor,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 94-7595 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]

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