Emergency Closure and Restriction on Public Lands in the South Fork of the Walla Walla River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)

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Pursuant to the regulations contained in 43 CFR 8364, the Bureau of Land Management is limiting motorized vehicle travel of 1,500 GVW or less to the South Fork of the Walla Walla River trail system, closing the remainder of the ACEC to motorized use, closing the ACEC to overnight camping, and prohibiting the discharge of firearms within the road corridor between the cattleguard and the trail head gate. These closure and restriction orders will be in effect on approximately 1,955 acres of public land within the South Fork of the Walla Walla River corridor. These limitations are located within the South Fork of the Walla Walla River ACEC in Umatilla County, Oregon in the western foothills of the Blue Mountains, Township 4N., Range 37E., Willamette Meridian. A map of the area described above may be viewed in the Baker Resource Area office. The limitations are necessary to prevent further deterioration of the area's resource values and provide for public safety. Personnel that are exempt from the area limitations include any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty, or any person authorized by the