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Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited upon roads, trails, and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order is effective beginning September 19, 2023, and ending December 1, 2023, unless rescinded sooner. This order supersedes Closure Order No. 06-15-00-23-475, signed August 28, 2023, by Alice B. Carlton, Forest Supervisor.

PROHIBITIONS:

1. Being on the closed road. [36 CFR § 261.54 (e)]
2. Going into or being upon an area closed for the protection of public health and safety. [36 CFR § 261.52 (e)]
3. Being on a trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)]

The Chilcoot Closure Area is described as an area starting at T251/2S, R1E, Sec. 32 at the intersection of Forest Service Road (FSR) 38 and FSR 23, following FSR 23 northwest to the forest service boundary, following the forest service boundary north to FSR 3821, following FSR 3821 east to FSR 3815, following FSR 3815 east to FSR 3811, following FSR 3811 south to FSR 38, following FSR 38 southwest to the point of origin. Roads bounding this closure area will remain open, while all roads and trails within the closure area will be inaccessible to the public.

The Brice and Grizzly Closure Area is described as an area starting at T23S, R1E, Sec. 14 at the intersection of Sharps Creek Road (FSR 2460) and FSR 2460-766, following FSR 2460-766 northwest to Cat Creek, following Cat Creek north to County Road 2473, following County Road 2473 north to FSR 22, following FSR 22 east to Wyatt Creek, following Wyatt Creek northeast to FSR 2216, following FSR 2216 east to Parker Creek, following Parker Creek north to the forest boundary, following the forest boundary south to FSR 2213-745, following FSR 2213-745 west to FSR 2213, following FSR 2213 southwest to FSR 2212-767, following FSR 2212-767 west to FSR 2212, following FSR 2212 west back to the point of origin at the intersection of Sharps Creek Road (FSR 2460) and FSR 2460-766. Roads and trails within this area are closed. Access to Lower and Upper Trestle Creek Falls will remain open, as well as FSR 2212-766 from the intersection with FSR 2212 to the intersection with Cat Creek.

EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 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.
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A. Executed on September 20, 2023.

Violations of this prohibition are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both (16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3351, 3559, 3571, and 3581).

Issued on September 20, 2023 by Alice Carlton. 

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