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(CA) Closure Order Establishing Prohibitions at Folsom Lake, CA

Ed A. Stevens

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Closure Order Establishing Prohibitions at Folsom Lake, CA


http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-5852.htm
[Federal Register: March 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number
48)]
[Notices]
[Page 11876]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr12mr03-121]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Closure Order Establishing Prohibitions at Folsom
Lake, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is
restricting access
to several dikes and dams that were constructed to
form Folsom Lake.
The closure notice affects the following structures:
the concrete
gravity dam, the right wing dam, the left wing dam,
dikes 4, 5, 6, 7, &
8; and Mormon Island Dam. The closure affects the
dikes and dams in
their entirety.

DATES: The closure is effective February 28, 2003, and
will remain in
effect indefinitely.

ADDRESSES: A map is available for inspection at the
Bureau of
Reclamation's Central California Area Office, located
at 7794 Folsom
Dam Road, Folsom, California 95630. The map may be
viewed between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of
Reclamation, Mid-Pacific
Region Public Affairs Office at (916) 978-5100 or the
Bureau of
Reclamation, Central California Area Office at (916)
988-1707.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is being taken
under 43 CFR Part
423.3 to improve facility security and public safety.
Reclamation will
be prohibiting motor vehicle access and in some
locations pedestrian
access to the structures in an effort to prevent
activities that may
inadvertently or deliberately cause damage to the
structures. The
following acts are prohibited in the closure areas:
(a) Operating a motor vehicle on the crest of the
structures or any
part thereof.
Exceptions: Reclamation employees acting within
the scope of their
employment, operation, maintenance and construction
personnel that have
expressed authorization from Reclamation; law
enforcement and fire
department officials, and any others who have received
expressed
written authorization from the Bureau of Reclamation
to enter the
closure areas.
(b) Pedestrian Access on the left wing dam and the
concrete gravity
section of the dam.
Exceptions: Reclamation employees acting within
the scope of their
employment, operation, maintenance and construction
personnel that have
expressed authorization from Reclamation; law
enforcement and fire
department officials, and any others who have received
expressed
written authorization from the Bureau of Reclamation
to enter the
closure areas.
(c) Vandalism or destroying, injuring, defacing,
or damaging
property or real property that is not under one's
lawful control or
possession.
This order is posted in accordance with 43 CFR
423.3(b). Violation
of this prohibition or any prohibition listed in 43
CFR part part 423
is punishable by fine, or imprisonment for not more
than 6 months, or
both.

Dated: March 5, 2003.
Thomas J. Aiken,
Area Manager, Central California Area Office,
Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 03-5852 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
 
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