Single Publication

Order Number: # 01-04-07-22-001

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Idaho Panhandle National ForestBonners Ferry Ranger District
 
Kootenai River Complex Road and Trail Closure

PROHIBITIONS
 
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b), the following are prohibited onthe Bonners Ferry Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, describedbelow and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the“Described Roads and Trails”):1. Being on the Road [36 CFR § 261.54(e)]2. Being on the Trail [36 CFR § 261.55(a)]
 
EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:1. Persons with a special use authorization or other Forest Service authorizationspecifically exempting them from the effect of this order. 36 CFR § 261.50 (e)(1)2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue orfirefighting resource in the performance of an official duty. 36 CFR § 261.50 (e)(4).
 
DESCRIBED ROADS/TRAILS
 
The entirety of the Ball Creek Road (FSR 432) and the Trout Creek Road (FSR 634).Also, the Russell Mountain Trail (No. 12), Russell Ridge Trail (No. 92), Ball & PyramidLakes Trail (No. 43), Pyramid Pass Trail (No. 13), Pyramid Peak Trail (No. 7), Fisher PeakTrail (No. 27), Myrtle Peak Trail (No. 286), Burton Peak Trail (No. 9), Trout Lake Trail (No.41), McGinty Ridge Trail (No. 143) and Clifty Trail (No. 182).
 
PURPOSE
 
The purpose of this Closure Order is for public safety due to wildfire effects and activitieson the Kootenai River Complex, on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District. The closureprohibits all methods of travel (foot, mechanized, motorized, and stock) on the closedroads and closed trails (see map).
 
IMPLEMENTATION
 
1. This Order shall be in effect from September 6, 2022, through December 3, 2022,unless rescinded.

2. A map identifying the Described Roads/Trails is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go tohttps://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ /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 Bonners Ferry Ranger District in Bonners Ferry Idaho at (208) 267-5561, and the Idaho Panhandle National Forests Supervisor’s Office in Coeur d’Alene Idaho (2080 765-7723), for more information about this Order.6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Road/Trail.
 
Signed and issued on September 6, 2022.