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

Sawtooth National Forest, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Frog Fire Area 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 and Payette National Forest described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”):

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:

• Beginning at the junction of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area boundary and Big Boulder Road FS #667 Section 9, Township 9 North, Range 17 East;
• Continuing west along Big Boulder Road FS #667 to the junction with the Big Boulder Trailhead in Section 6, Township 9 North, Range 17 East;
• Continuing south along the Livingston Mill-Castle Divide Trail, NFS Trail #047, to the junction of the Little Boulder Trail FS #682 in Section 35, Township 9 North, Range 16 East;
• Continuing east along Little Boulder Trail FS #682 to the intersection with the Sawtooth National Recreation Area boundary in Section 29, Township 9 North, Range 17 East;
• Continuing north than east along the Sawtooth National Recreation Area boundary and ending at its junction with the Big Boulder Road FS #667, in Section 9 Township 9 North, Range 17 East, Boise Meridian.

The Described Area is located in Custer County, ID

The following roads and trails bordering the Described Area are open: Forest Road #667 and NFS Trails 047 and 682.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety during the Lava and Boulder Fires.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from October 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM 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.
5. Contact the Sawtooth National Recreation Area office in Ketchum, ID at (208) 727-5000, or the Sawtooth National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Jerome, ID (208) 423-7500, for more information about this order.
6. This Order supersedes Orders #0414-04-155 and any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in or on the same Described Area, Road, or Trail.