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§ 293.17 36 CFR Ch. II (7–1–20 Edition) (iii) The portage from Back Bay to under appropriate conditions deter- Pipestone Bay of Basswood Lake. mined by the Chief, Forest Service. (iv) The portages from Fall Lake to (b) Grazing of domestic livestock, de- Newton Lake to Pipestone Bay of Bass- velopment of water storage projects wood Lake. which do not involve road construc- (v) The portage from Vermilion Lake tion, and improvements necessary for to Trout Lake. the protection of the National Forests (2) The Forest Service may authorize, may be permitted, subject to such re- by special use permit, the use of motor strictions as the Chief, Forest Service, vehicles to transport watercraft over deems desirable. Within Primitive the following portages: Areas, when the use is for other than (i) Four Mile Portage From Fall administrative needs of the Forest Lake to Hoist Bay of Basswood Lake. Service, use by other Federal agencies (ii) Vermilion Lake to Trout Lake. when authorized by the Chief, and in (iii) Prairie Portage from Sucker emergencies, the landing of aircraft Lake to Basswood Lake and the use of motorboats are prohib- (iv) Loon River to Loon Lake and ited on National Forest land or water from Loon Lake to Lac La Croix. unless such use by aircraft or motor- (c) Snowmobile use. (1) A snowmobile boats has already become well estab- is defined as a self-propelled, motorized lished, the use of motor vehicles is pro- vehicle not exceeding forty inches in hibited, and the use of other motorized width designed to operate on ice and equipment is prohibited except as au- snow, having a ski or skiis in contact thorized by the Chief. These restric- with the snow and driven by a track or tions are not intended as limitations tracks. on statutory rights of ingress and (2) The Forest Service permits use of egress or of prospecting, locating, and snowmobiles only on the following developing mineral resources. routes: (c) All prohibitions for those areas of (i) The overland portages in Saint National Forest classified as Primitive Louis County from Crane Lake to Lit- on the effective date of the Wilderness tle Vermilion Lake in Canada. Act, September 3, 1964, are in part 261. (ii) The route in Cook County from (78 Stat. 890, 16 U.S.C. 1131–1136; 74 Stat. 215, Sea Gull River along the eastern por- 16 U.S.C. 528–531) tion of Saganage Lake to Canada. [38 FR 5855, Mar. 5, 1973, as amended at 42 FR (3) The Forest Service may issue spe- 35960, July 13, 1977] cial-use authorizations to use snowmo- biles for the grooming of specified cross-country ski trails near existing PART 294—SPECIAL AREAS resorts. Subpart A—Miscellaneous Provisions [50 FR 16231, Apr. 25, 1985] Sec. § 293.17 National Forest Primitive 294.1 Recreation areas. Areas. 294.2 Navigation of aircraft within airspace reservation over the Boundary Waters (a) Within those areas of National Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior Na- Forests classified as Primitive on the ef- tional Forest, Minnesota. fective date of the Wilderness Act, Sep- 294.3–294.9 [Reserved] tember 3, 1964, there shall be no roads or other provision for motorized trans- Subpart B—State Petitions for Inventoried portation, no commercial timber cut- Roadless Area Management ting, and no occupancy under special- use permit for hotels, stores, resorts, 294.10 Purpose. 294.11 Definition. summer homes, organization camps, 294.12 State petitions. hunting and fishing lodges, or similar 294.13 Petition process. uses: Provided, That existing roads over 294.14 Petition contents. National Forest lands reserved from 294.15 Advisory committee review. the public domain and roads necessary 294.16 State-specific rulemaking. for the exercise of a statutory right of 294.17 Scope and applicability. ingress and egress may be allowed 294.18 Severability. 470 VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:07 Aug 25, 2020 Jkt 250145 PO 00000 Frm 00480 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\36\36V2.TXT PC31 kpayne on VMOFRWIN702 with $$_JOB Forest Service, USDA § 294.2 Subpart C—Idaho Roadless Area (b) Areas which should be managed Management for public recreation requiring develop- ment and substantial improvements 294.20 Purpose. 294.21 Definitions. may be given special classification as 294.22 Idaho Roadless Areas. public recreation areas. Areas in single 294.23 Road construction and reconstruction tracts of not more than 160 acres may in Idaho Roadless Areas. be approved and classified by the Chief 294.24 Timber cutting, sale, or removal in of the Forest Service or by such offi- Idaho Roadless Areas. cers as he may designate. Areas in ex- 294.25 Mineral activities in Idaho Roadless cess of 160 acres will be classified by Areas. 294.26 Other activities in Idaho Roadless the Secretary of Agriculture. Classi- Areas. fication hereunder may include areas 294.27 Corrections and modifications. used or selected to be used for the de- 294.28 Scope and applicability. velopment and maintenance as camp 294.29 List of designated Idaho Roadless grounds, picnic grounds, organization Areas. camps, resorts, public service sites (such as for restaurants, filling sta- Subpart D—Colorado Roadless Area tions, stores, horse and boat liveries, Management garages, and similar types of public 294.40 Purpose. service accommodations), bathing 294.41 Definitions. beaches, winter sports areas, lodges, 294.42 Prohibitions on tree cutting, sale, or and similar facilities and appurtenant removal. structures needed by the public to 294.43 Prohibition on road construction and reconstruction. enjoy the recreation resources of the 294.44 Prohibition on linear construction national forests. The boundaries of all zones. areas so classified shall be clearly 294.45 Environmental documentation. marked on the ground and notices of 294.46 Other activities. such classification shall be posted at 294.47 Modifications and administrative cor- conspicuous places thereon. Areas clas- rections. sified under this section shall thereby 294.48 Scope and applicability. 294.49 List of designated Colorado Roadless be set apart and reserved for public Areas. recreation use and such classification shall constitute a formal closing of the Subpart A—Miscellaneous area to any use or occupancy incon- Provisions sistent with the classification. [38 FR 5859, Mar. 5, 1973, as amended at 66 FR AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 472, 551, and 1131. 3272, Jan. 12, 2001] § 294.1 Recreation areas. § 294.2 Navigation of aircraft within airspace reservation over the Suitable areas of national forest Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wil- land, other than wilderness or wild derness, Superior National Forest, areas, which should be managed prin- Minnesota. cipally for recreation use may be given special classification as follows: (a) Description of areas. Sections (a) Areas which should be managed 294.2(b) to 294.2(f), inclusive, apply to principally for recreation use substan- those areas of land and water in the tially in their natural condition and on Counties of Cook, Lake, and St. Louis, which, in the discretion of the officer State of Minnesota, within the exterior making the classification, certain boundaries of the Superior National other uses may or may not be per- Forest, which have heretofore been des- mitted may be approved and classified ignated by the Secretary of Agri- by the Chief of the Forest Service or by culture as the Superior Roadless Area, such officers as he may designate if the the Little Indian Sioux Roadless Area, particular area is less than 100,000 and the Caribou Roadless Area, respec- acres. Areas of 100,000 acres or more tively, and to the airspace over said will be approved and classified by the areas and below the altitude of 4,000 Secretary of Agriculture. feet above sea level. Said areas are 471 VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:07 Aug 25, 2020 Jkt 250145 PO 00000 Frm 00481 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\36\36V2.TXT PC31 kpayne on VMOFRWIN702 with $$_JOB §§ 294.3–294.9 36 CFR Ch. II (7–1–20 Edition) more particularly described in the Ex- § 294.10 Purpose. ecutive order setting apart said air- The purpose of these administrative space as an airspace reservation (E.O. procedures is to set forth a process for 10092, Dec. 17, 1949; 3 CFR 1949 Supp.). State-specific rulemaking to address Copies of said Executive order may be the management of inventoried obtained on request from the Forest roadless areas in areas where the Sec- Supervisor, Superior National Forest, retary determines that regulatory di- Duluth, Minnesota (hereinafter called rection is appropriate based on a peti- Forest Supervisor). tion from the affected Governor. (b) Emergency landing and rescue oper- ations. The pilot of any aircraft landing § 294.11 Definition. within any of said areas for reasons of Inventoried roadless areas—Areas iden- emergency or for conducting rescue op- tified in a set of inventoried roadless erations, shall inform the Forest Su- area maps, contained in the Forest pervisor within seven days after the Service Roadless Area Conservation, termination of the emergency or the Final Environmental Impact State- completion of the rescue operation as ment, Volume 2, dated November 2000, to the date, place, and duration of and any subsequent update or revision landing, and the type and registration of those maps through the land man- number of the aircraft. agement planning process. (c) Low flights. Any person making a flight within said airspace reservation § 294.12 State petitions. for reasons of safety or for conducting The Governor of any State or terri- rescue operations shall inform the For- tory that contains National Forest est Supervisor within seven days after System lands may petition the Sec- the completion of the flight or the res- retary of Agriculture to promulgate cue operation as to the date, place, and regulations establishing management duration of flight, and the type and requirements for all or any portion of registration number of the aircraft.