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

 Payette and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests

 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 is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, and trails within the Payette and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 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 on 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 within Adams County, Idaho and Boise Meridian. It includes all NFS lands on the Payette and Wallowa Whitman National Forests within the following boundaries:
• Beginning on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Section 10, Township 22 North, Range 3 West at the Snake River and following the Adams/Idaho County boundary east until it is intersected by the Wilderness boundary in Section 12, Township 22 North, Range 2 West.

Continuing south along the Wilderness boundary until Section 36, Township 22 North, Range 2 West, where it enters the Payette National Forest, Council Ranger District, and continues south following the Adams/Idaho county boundary to its intersection with NFS Road (NFSR) 112, Black Lake Road.
• Continuing south along and including NFSR 112, Black Lake Road, to its junction with NFSR 105 in Section 5, Township 20 North, Range 3 West.
• Following and including NFSR 105 south to its junction private land in Section 7, Township 20 North, Range 3 West.
• Continuing south following the forest boundary until its junction with NFSR 070, Wildhorse Road, in Section 28, Township 19 North, Range 3 West.
• Following but excluding NFSR 070, Wildhorse Road, to the west/southwest until it intersects with the forest boundary in SE corner of Section 12, Township 18 North, Range 4 West, and continues along the forest boundary and ending in Section 10, Township 23 North, Ranger 3 West.

The Described Roads and Trails are all NFSR and NFST within and bordering the Described Area:
• NFSR 002, 022, 049, 071, 072, 073, 081,105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 118, 119, 145, 351, 358, 362, 399, 581, 636, 637, 638, 652, 1161, 1238, 1523, 1527, 1539, 1569, 1573, 1608, 1637.
• NFST 173B, 188, 189B, 191, 192B, 194B, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 217, 218B, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 227, 297, 320, 322, 514.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety during the Oxbow, Limepoint, and Cliff Mountain wildfires.

IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from July 29, 2024, at 0700 AM through September 30, 2024, at 06:00 PM, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area, Roads, and Trails is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. A copy of this Order and Exhibit A are available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/payette/fire.
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.