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Order Number: # 0402-03-122

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service 

Boise National Forest

Idaho City Ranger District

Flat Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, trails in the Boise National Forest Area(s) described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area, Roads, and Trails”):

1. Going into or being upon the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(e).
2. Being on the Described Roads. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).
3. Being on the Described Trails. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
3. Federal or State administrative personnel in the performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED AREA, ROADS, AND TRAILS

The Described Area is all NFS Lands within the following boundaries:

1. Beginning where NFS Road #379 intersects with the Boise National Forest Boundary near the northwest corner of Section 31, Township 7 North, Range 6 East.
2. Following NFS Road #379 to the intersection with NFS Road #379A in Section 30, T7N, R6E.
3. Following NFS Road # 379A to the junction with northern boundary of Section 30 where it continues west along Section 30, 29, and 28, T7N, R6E to the intersection of NFS Road #314 in Section 21, T7N, R6E.
4. Following NFS Road #314 but excluding NFS Road #314 which remains open to the intersection with NFS Road #380B in Section 11, T7N, R6E.
5. Following NFS Road #380B but excluding NFS #380B which remains open to the intersection with NFS Road #380 in the southeast corner of Section 23, T8N, R6E.
6. Following NFS #380 but excluding NFS Road #380 which remain open to the intersection with NFS Road #397 in the southwest corner of Section 23, T8N, R6E.
7. Following NFS #397 but excluding NFS Road #397 which remains open to the intersection with Forest Road #382 in the northeast corner of Section 22, T8N, R5E.
8. Following Forest Road #382 which remains open to the public to the intersection with the Forest Boundary in Section 26, T8N, R5E.
9. Following the Forest Boundary easternly and southernly back to the beginning point of the intersection of #379A in Section 31, T7N, R6E.

The Described Roads include:

• The portion of NFS Road #380 outside of the Described Area starting at the Section boundary of Section 3, Township 7N, Range 5E and Section 10, Township 7N, Range 5E; continuing in Sections 2 and 3 Township 7N, Range 5E and through Sections 35 and 36 Township 8N, Range 5E and into the Described Area.
• All NFS Roads within the Described Area: NFS Roads #319, #319F, #319F3, #379, #379A, #379B, #380, #380B1, #380E, #380F, #380G, #380H, #382, #382C, #382C3, #382C4, #382C5, #382D, #382D1, #397B, #397E, and #397F.

The following NFS Roads bordering the Described Area are open: NFS Road #397, #314, and #380B1.

The Described Trails are all NFS Trails within the Described Area: NFS Trails # #163, #169, #170, and #690.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety during the Flat Fire.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from August 15, 2024 at 06:00 AM through December 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM, unless rescinded.
    
2. A map identifying the Described Area, Roads, and Trails is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/Boise/alerts-notices.
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C.

§§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

1. Contact the Idaho City Ranger District in Idaho City, ID at (208) 392-6681, and Boise National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Boise, ID, at (208) 373-4100, for more information about this Order.
2. This Order supersedes Order #0402-03-121 and any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in or on the same Described Area, Road, or Trail.

Signed and issued on 8/14/2024.

Brant Petersen
Forest Supervisor
Boise National Forest