[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-19253] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: August 8, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-130-1520-02; GP4-253] Washington; Closure of Public Lands AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management. ACTION: Notice of closure. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the regulated fire closure of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Spokane District for the following activities until further notice. 1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including a charcoal briquette fire (43 CFR 9212.2)(a). Note: Liquified or bottled gas stoves and heaters are permitted provided that they are used within an area at least ten (10) feet in diameter that is clear of all flammable material. 2. Smoking while traveling in timber, brush, or grass areas, except in vehicles on roads, or cleared areas at least three feet in diameter, or in boats on rivers or lakes (43 CFR 9212.2)(a). 3. Operating any type of motorized vehicle off developed roadways. Parking of a vehicle off roadways must be done in an area clear of flammable materials (43 CFR 9212.2(a)). Note: Use of roads developed for automobile use which are clear of flammable materials is permitted. The following exemptions are allowed: 1. Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission. 2. Any federal, state, county, or local officer or a member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty. 3. Employees of the Bureau of Land Management, while engaged in official duties. Penalties are as follows: Violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 12 months, or both (43 CFR 9212.4). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard E. Hubbard, Acting District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District Office, 1103 N. Fancher, Spokane, Washington, 99212- 1275; 509-536-1200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The very high and extreme rated fire conditions in the State of Washington, together with drought conditions and limited firefighting resources due to their commitment to large numbers of active wildfires, necessitate prevention measures designed to limit additional ignitions on public lands. This closure parallels those taken by other federal and state agencies on adjacent and intermingled lands with the Spokane District boundaries. Dated: August 2, 1994. Richard E. Hubbard, Acting District Manager. [FR Doc. 94-19253 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-M