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Final Supplementary Rules for the fined no more than $1,000, imprisoned 95482, 707–468–4024, or email Arkansas River Travel Management for no more than 12 months, or both. [email protected]. Area, Bureau of Land Management, Such violations may also be subject to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Royal Gorge Field Office, Colorado the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571. I. Background 1. All motorized travel is limited to II. Public Comment and Discussion of Final designated roads and trails. For the Helen Hankins, Supplementary Rules purposes of parking, including camping, Bureau of Land Management, State Director, III. Procedural Matters travel is allowed up to 100 feet from the Colorado State Office. I. Background centerline of a designated road or trail [FR Doc. 2013–03299 Filed 2–12–13; 8:45 am] only if this travel does not cause or is BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P The BLM is establishing these final unlikely to cause significant undue supplementary rules under the authority damage to or disturbances of the soil, of 43 CFR 8365.1–6, which allows BLM wildlife, wildlife habitat, improvements, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR State Directors to establish cultural, or vegetative resources or other supplementary rules for the protection uses of the public lands. Bureau of Land Management of persons, property, and public lands 2. Bicycle riding is limited to and resources. This provision allows the designated roads and trails marked open [L12200000.MV0000/LLCAC05000] BLM to issue rules of less than national to such use by a Bureau of Land effect without codifying the rules in the Management (BLM) sign or map. Notice of Final Supplementary Rules Code of Federal Regulations. These final 3. Recreational target shooting is for Public Lands Managed by the Ukiah supplementary rules apply to public prohibited on all public lands within Field Office in Lake, Sonoma, lands managed by the Ukiah Field the Methodist Mountain Area south of Mendocino, Glenn, Colusa, Napa, Office in Lake, Sonoma, Mendocino, Salida (2,314 acres) and the Turkey Marin, Yolo and Solano Counties, CA Glenn, Colusa, Napa, Marin, Yolo, and Rock area near Howard (361 acres). AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Solano Counties of . Maps of These areas are identified as closed to Interior. the management areas and boundaries recreational target shooting by either a can be obtained by contacting the Ukiah ACTION: Final supplementary rules. BLM sign or map. Field Office (see ADDRESSES) or by 4. Operation of a motorized vehicle SUMMARY: In accordance with the accessing the following Web site within the area known as Turkey Rock Record of Decision (ROD) for the Ukiah http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ukiah. Trials Area (52 acres) is limited to Field Office Approved Resource The final supplementary rules will be motorcycles specifically designed for Management Plan (RMP), the Bureau of available for inspection at the Ukiah observed trials riding. Land Management (BLM) is establishing Field Office http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/ 5. Motorcycles specifically designed final supplementary rules. The Final en/fo/ukiah. for observed trials riding are prohibited Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) II. Public Comment and Discussion of within the Turkey Rock Trials Area after identified and thoroughly analyzed the Final Supplementary Rules sunset or before sunrise. effects of land use limitations and The BLM published interim final Exemptions restrictions, and specified that supplementary rules on June 2, 2011 (76 supplementary rules would be required The following persons are exempt FR 31979). The rules became effective for resource protection and visitor immediately upon publication with the from these supplementary rules: any safety. Upon publication, these final Federal, state, local, and/or military BLM having set forth good cause for supplementary rules will supersede the such in the preamble language, which employee acting within the scope of interim final supplementary rules that their official duties; members of any detailed unsafe target shooting apply to public lands within the Ukiah practices, resource degradation, and the organized rescue or fire fighting force Field Office’s jurisdiction. The BLM has performing an official duty; or persons presence of critical habitat. The BLM determined that these final invited public comments on the interim who are expressly authorized or supplementary rules are necessary to approved by the BLM. rules for 60 days. The comment period enhance visitor safety, protect natural closed on August 1, 2011. No comments The prohibition of target shooting in resources, improve recreation Rule 3 has no effect on hunting by were received during this period. opportunities, and protect public health. The final supplementary rules have licensed hunters in legitimate pursuit of These rules do not impose or implement game during the proper season with been clarified, mapping efforts any land use limitations and restrictions explained, definitions refined, and appropriate firearms, as defined by the other than those included within the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. typographical and grammatical errors Ukiah RMP. corrected. In Sections 2 and 3, all Penalties DATES: The final supplementary rules references to ‘‘interim final Under the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 are effective February 13, 2013. supplementary rules of conduct’’ and U.S.C. 315a, any willful violation of ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land ‘‘interim supplementary rules’’ have these supplementary rules on public Management, Ukiah Field Office, 2550 been deleted and, in appropriate lands within a grazing district of the North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482. instances, have been replaced with text ARTMA is punishable by a fine of not The final supplementary rules are indicating that these are now final more than $500. Under Section 303(a) of available for inspection at the Ukiah supplementary rules. the Federal Land Policy and Field Office and on the Ukiah Field III. Procedural Matters Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1733(a), and Office Web page (http://www.blm.gov/ 43 CFR 8360.0–7, any person who ca/st/en/fo/ukiah.html). Executive Order 12866, Regulatory knowingly and willfully violates any of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Planning and Review these supplementary rules on public Jonna Hildenbrand, Bureau of Land These supplementary rules are not a lands within the ARTMA may be tried Management, Ukiah Field Office, 2550 significant regulatory action and are not before a United States Magistrate and North State Street, Ukiah, California subject to review by the Office of

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Management and Budget under merely establish rules of conduct for sufficient Federalism implications to Executive Order 12866. These public recreational use of a limited area warrant preparation of a Federalism supplementary rules will not have an of public lands. Therefore, the BLM has Assessment. annual effect of $100 million or more on determined under the RFA that these Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice the economy or adversely affect, in a supplementary rules would not have a Reform material way, the economy, significant economic impact on a productivity, competition, jobs, the substantial number of small entities. Under Executive Order 12988, the environment, public health or safety, or BLM has determined that these State, local or tribal governments or Small Business Regulatory Enforcement supplementary rules will not unduly communities. These final Fairness Act (SBREFA) burden the judicial system and that they supplementary rules will not create a These supplementary rules do not meet the requirements of Sections 3(a) serious inconsistency or otherwise constitute a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined at and 3(b)(2) of the Order. interfere with an action taken or 5 U.S.C. 804(2). These supplementary Executive Order 13175, Consultation planned by another agency. These rules merely contain rules of conduct and Coordination With Indian Tribal supplementary rules do not materially for recreational use of a limited area of Governments alter the budgetary effects of public lands and do not affect entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan commercial or business activities of any In accordance with Executive Order programs or the rights or obligations of kind. 13175, the BLM has found that these their recipients; nor do they raise novel supplementary rules do not include Unfunded Mandates Reform Act legal or policy issues. These rules policies that have tribal implications. merely contain rules of conduct for These supplementary rules do not The supplementary rules do not affect public use of a limited portion of the impose an unfunded mandate on State, lands held for the benefit of Indians, public lands in California in order to local, or tribal governments, in the Aleuts, or Eskimos, Indian resources, or provide protection for human health, aggregate, or on the private sector, of tribal property rights. To comply with safety, and the environment. $100 million or more per year; nor do Executive Orders regarding government- they have a significant or unique effect to-government relations with Native National Environmental Policy Act on small governments. The Americans, formal and informal The BLM prepared a draft and final supplementary rules have no effect on contacts were made with 26 federally EIS on the RMP and has determined that State, local, or tribal governments and recognized and 2 non-recognized tribal the rules would not constitute a major do not impose any requirements on any governments with interests in the Federal action significantly affecting the of these entities. Therefore, the BLM is affected area. The tribes were provided quality of the human environment not required to prepare a statement with a copy of the draft RMP. In under Section 102(2)(C) of the National containing the information required by addition, the BLM contacted each tribe Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 directly requesting comments and U.S.C. 4332(2)(C). The final U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). assessing the need for a tribal briefing. supplementary rules, limitations, and The tribes expressed no concerns about associated effects were thoroughly Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference With the RMP or the decisions related to analyzed under NEPA in the draft and these supplementary rules. final EIS for the Ukiah RMP as well as Constitutionally Protected Property in various environmental assessments Rights (Takings) Information Quality Act for activity-level plans adopted in the These supplementary rules are not The Information Quality Act (Section Ukiah RMP. The draft EIS was government action capable of interfering 515 of Pub. L. 106–554) requires that published in the Federal Register and with constitutionally protected property Federal agencies maintain adequate posted on the Ukiah Field Office Web rights. These supplementary rules do quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity site for a 90-day period from September not address property rights in any form, of the information that they 16, 2005, through December 15, 2005. and do not cause the impairment of disseminate. In developing these The proposed RMP and final EIS were one’s property rights. Therefore, the supplementary rules, the BLM did not published in the Federal Register and BLM has determined that these conduct or use a study, experiment, or posted on the Ukiah Field Office Web supplementary rules would not cause a survey or disseminate any information site for a 30-day protest period from ‘‘taking’’ of private property or require in developing these supplementary June 30, 2006, through July 30, 2006. further discussion of takings rules. The final EIS and ROD are on file and implications under this Executive available to the public at the address Order. Executive Order 13211, Effects on the specified in ADDRESSES. The final EIS Nation’s Energy Supply Executive Order 13132, Federalism and ROD are online at the Web site These supplementary rules are not a specified in ADDRESSES. These supplementary rules will not significant energy action, as defined in have a substantial direct effect on the Executive Order 13211. The rules will Regulatory Flexibility Act States, on the relationship between the not have a significant adverse effect on Congress enacted the Regulatory national government and the States, or the supply, distribution, or use of Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980, as on the distribution of power and energy and have no connection with amended, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, to ensure responsibilities among the various energy policy. that government regulations do not levels of government. These unnecessarily or disproportionately supplementary rules affect land in only Paperwork Reduction Act burden small entities. The RFA requires one State, California, and do not conflict These supplementary rules do not a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule with any California State law or contain information collection would have a significant economic regulation. Therefore, in accordance requirements that the Office of impact, either detrimental or beneficial, with Executive Order 13132, the BLM Management and Budget must approve on a substantial number of small has determined that these under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 entities. These supplementary rules supplementary rules do not have U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

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Author for primitive roads (dirt or graveled 3. The use or possession of fireworks The principal author of these surface roads). Trails are maintained is prohibited. 4. Hunting is allowed except where supplementary rules is Rich Burns, and marked with simple trailhead developments, signs and basic specifically prohibited. Field Manager, Ukiah Field Office. 5. Management areas and ROS zones For the reasons stated in the preamble sanitation facilities. within the management areas will be and under the authority for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) means delineated on maps provided to the supplementary rules found in 43 CFR any motorized vehicle capable of, or public. 8365.1–6, the California State Director, designed for, travel on or immediately over land, water, or other natural b. The following rules apply to all Bureau of Land Management, issues designated Scattered Tracts these supplementary rules, effective terrain, not excluded by 43 CFR 8340.0– 7(a). Management Areas within the upon publication for good cause shown jurisdiction of the Ukiah Field Office. at 76 FR 31980 (June 2, 2011) for public Open Fire means all fire with an exposed flame such as wood fires, Scattered tracts are BLM lands that lands managed by the Ukiah Field are covered by the Resource Office to read as follows: campfires, charcoal barbecues, or camp stoves outside of fire rings, which are Management Plan but are not Supplementary Rules for all the Public located in designated developed contiguous to any other management Lands Within the Jurisdiction of the recreational sites. area. These tracts are mostly small Ukiah Field Office Projectile means any bullet, ball, parcels of public land surrounded by private property making them Section 1. Definitions sabot, slug, buckshot, arrow, or other object that is propelled from a device. inaccessible to the public. Scattered Camping means the use of tents or Recreation Opportunity Spectrum tracts total approximately 47,000 acres shelters of natural or synthetic material, (ROS) means a method of inventorying and are found in every county preparing a sleeping bag or other existing physical and social conditions. containing public lands within the bedding material for use, or mooring of Shooting means the discharge of a Ukiah Field Office jurisdiction. The use a vessel, or parking a vehicle or trailer weapon for non-hunting purposes. of weapons is prohibited except when for the apparent purpose of overnight Sink Hole means a natural depression hunting. occupancy. or hole in surface topography caused by c. The following rules apply to all Cave Resource means any material or the removal of soil or bedrock by water. designated Areas of Critical substance occurring naturally in caves Street Legal Vehicle means any Environmental Concern (ACEC) and on Federal lands, such as animal or vehicle subject to registration under the Research Areas within the jurisdiction plant material, paleontological deposits, California Vehicle Code (Section of the Ukiah Field Office. sediments, minerals, speleogens 4000(a)). It is prohibited to deface, remove, or (bedrock formations), and speleothems Weapon means any firearm, crossbow, destroy plants or their parts, soil, rocks, (secondary mineral deposits). bow and arrow, air or gas paintball gun, minerals, or cave resources within the Cliff means a very steep, vertical or fireworks or explosive device capable of following areas: Lost Valley—40 acres overhanging face of rock or earth. propelling a projectile by means of an ( Management Area, Climbing means all gear-assisted and explosion, compressed air, string, or Mendocino County); Knoxville—5,236 non-gear assisted ascent or descent, spring. acres (Knoxville Management Area, especially by using both hands and feet. Lake County); Walker Ridge—3,685 Section 2. Rules of Conduct Firearm means any device designed to acres (Indian Valley Management Area, be used as a weapon, from which a The following rules apply year round Lake and Colusa Counties); Indian projectile by the force of an explosion or to all BLM lands managed by the Ukiah Valley Brodiaea—100 acres (Indian other form of combustion is expelled Field office and persons unless Valley Management Area, Lake County); through a barrel. explicitly stated otherwise in a Cache Creek—11,228 acres (Cache Creek Fireworks means a device for particular rule. Specific rules for Management Area, Lake, Colusa, and producing a striking display or noise by individual management areas are Yolo counties); Northern California the combustion of explosive or identified in subparts b, c and d. Research Area—11,206 acres flammable compositions including Additionally, the following persons are (Cache Creek Management Area, Lake those that are defined as legal for sale exempt from these supplementary rules: County); Cedar Roughs Research Natural within the State of California, also Federal, State, or local officers or Area—6,350 acres (Scattered Tracts known as ‘‘safe and sane’’ fireworks. employees acting within the scope of Management Area, Napa County); Frontcountry is a Recreation their official duties; members of any Stornetta—887 acres (Stornetta Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) organized rescue or firefighting force in Management Area, Mendocino County); designation that means an area that performance of an official duty; and any Black Forest—247 acres (Scattered represents a broad mix of uses. person whose activities are authorized Tracts Management Area, Lake County); Hang Gliding and Paragliding means in writing by the BLM Authorized and The Cedars of Sonoma County— the use of all non-motorized, foot- Officer. 1,500 acres (Scattered Tracts launched aircraft. a. The following rules apply to all Management Area, Sonoma County). Hunting means the pursuit of game by public lands within the Ukiah Field d. The following rules apply to Cache any person in possession of a current Office jurisdiction. Creek, Cow Mountain, Knoxville, legal California hunting license in 1. All lands managed by the Ukiah Geysers, Indian Valley, and Stornetta accordance with State law. Field Office, with the exception of Management Areas and The Black Motorized Vehicle means any vehicle wilderness study areas, are designated Forest and The Cedars of Sonoma that is self-propelled or propelled under as limited to designated routes for County within the jurisdiction of the the California Vehicle Code Section 415 motorized and off-highway vehicle use Ukiah Field Office. and Section 670. (43 CFR 8340.0–5(g)). Middlecountry is an ROS designation 2. All routes are closed to motorized Cache Creek Management Area that means an area generally with vehicles unless designated as open Cache Creek encompasses naturally appearing landscape except within the Resource Management Plan. approximately 73,000 acres of public

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land. It includes the Cache Creek adverse effects as described in 43 CFR 1. Motorized and off-highway vehicle Natural Area, Cache Creek ACEC and 8341.2, the temporary closure will be use is prohibited. the Cache Creek Wilderness Area. terminated. Exceptions to this 2. Climbing on the cliffs is prohibited. Cowboy Camp is a developed recreation temporary closure will only be allowed 3. Use of weapons is prohibited site there with a day use area, an for valid existing rights (private except when hunting. overnight parking area, and a group landowners, landowners’ Stornetta Management Area camp site. High Bridge is a developed representatives, lessees, and/or recreation site there with a day use area authorized parties) who need access to The 1,132-acre Stornetta Management and overnight parking area. their property. Landowners, Area is located along the Mendocino 1. Use of weapons is prohibited landowners’ representatives, lessees, County coastline just north of the town except when hunting. and/or authorized parties will only be of Point Arena. 2. Defacing, removing, or destroying able to access their property via the 1. Use of weapons is prohibited. plants or their parts, soil, rocks, most direct route and are not allowed to 2. Hunting is prohibited. minerals, or cave resources are use a motorized vehicle on any other 3. Hang gliding or paragliding is prohibited. part of the South Cow Mountain OHV prohibited. 3. Motorized and Street Legal Area. This policy is subject to 4. Camping is prohibited. Vehicles and horses are allowed in the modification due to changing resource 5. The area is open for day use only Cowboy Camp group camp site from the conditions which may include from one-half hour before sunrise to third Saturday in April through the immediate closure due to adverse effects one-half hour after sunset. third Saturday in November. (43 CFR 8341.2). 6. Use of motorized vehicles is 4. Camping is limited to the group prohibited. camp site within the cowboy camp North Cow Mountain (Portion) of Cow 7. Beach access is permitted only at developed recreation site. Mountain Management Area the designated access trails marked by 5. High Bridge and Cowboy Camp 1. The Mendo-Rock Road, Water Tank signs. These locations are mile marker developed recreation sites are open for Spur, Willow Creek Road, Rifle Range 1.4 and 2.3 from the Highway 1 and day use only from one-half hour before Road, Radio Tower Road, Rifle Range Lighthouse Road intersection. sunrise to one-half hour after sunset Maintenance Spur, and Mayacmas 8. Climbing on cliffs and in or around except for long-term parking for Campground Road are open year round sink holes is prohibited. overnight backcountry visitors. and limited to street legal vehicles only. 9. Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet or otherwise physically Cow Mountain Management Area 2. Roads open during general (rifle) deer season and limited to street legal restricted at all times. Cow Mountain is comprised of vehicles only are Firebreak #1, McClure 10. Open fires are prohibited. approximately 51,000 acres of public Creek Ridge Spur, McClure Creek Spur, 11. Cutting or collecting firewood is lands and is divided into North and Sulphur Creek Spur, and Sulphur Creek prohibited. South Cow Mountain. The use of Ridge Spur. 12. Feeding or harassing wildlife is weapons is limited to designated 3. All other roads are closed year prohibited. shooting areas except when hunting. round to street legal, off-highway and 13. Physical removal of any resources including, but not limited to, vegetation, South Cow Mountain OHV (Portion) of motorized vehicles. animals, driftwood, and shells, is Cow Mountain Management Area Knoxville Management Area prohibited. 1. Operating a motorized vehicle is The Knoxville area contains Section 3. Penalties prohibited within South Cow Mountain approximately 24,000 acres of public OHV unit during wet weather closures lands. Any person who violates any of these (resulting from accumulated 1. Use of weapons is prohibited supplementary rules may be tried before precipitation) or administrative except when hunting. a United States Magistrate and fined no closures. 2. Adams Ridge Road is open to street more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no 2. Wet Weather Closure—When total legal vehicles during general (rifle) deer more than 12 months, or both. 43 U.S.C. annual (beginning and measured as of season. 1733(a); 43 CFR 8360.0–7. Such October 1st of each year) precipitation violations may also be subject to the exceeds 4 inches, at least one-half inch Geysers Management Area enhanced fines provided for by 18 of precipitation has fallen in 24 hours or The Geysers Management Area U.S.C. 3571. 1 inch in 72 hours, and the authorized encompasses about 7,100 acres of public James G. Kenna, officer has determined that motorized lands. California State Director. vehicles will cause considerable adverse Shooting is allowed in ROS zone effects upon the soil, vegetation, Middlecountry. [FR Doc. 2013–03282 Filed 2–12–13; 8:45 am] wildlife, and other resources, the BILLING CODE 4310–40–P authorized officer, pursuant to 43 CFR Indian Valley Management Area 8341.2, will implement a temporary Shooting is allowed in ROS zones closure of all existing roads, existing Middlecountry and Frontcountry. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR trails and public lands within the Bureau of Land Management management area to all motorized Black Forest/The Cedars of Sonoma vehicles for a minimum of 3 days. Once County Lands [LLNV952000 L14200000.BJ0000 241A; 13– the area has been closed, a field Black Forest includes 247 acres of 08807; MO# 4500047847; TAS: 14X1109] inspection will be completed prior to public lands on just reopening and daily thereafter to south of Soda Bay on . Filing of Plats of Survey; NV determine suitability of road and trail The Cedars of Sonoma County AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, conditions. When field observations includes 1,500 acres of public lands and Interior. show that motorized vehicle use can is located 2 miles northeast of the ACTION: Notice. occur without causing considerable Austin Creek State Recreation Area.

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