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Big Blue Mill Site Area Closure
FOREST ORDER NO. 0513-22-02
SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST KERN RIVER RANGER DISTRICT
BIG BLUE MILL SITE AREA CLOSURE
Alert Start Date: May 26th, 2022
Alert End Date: May 25th, 2025
Order Number: 0513-22-02
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Forest Order
FOREST ORDER NO. 0513-22-02
SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST KERN RIVER RANGER DISTRICT
BIG BLUE MILL SITE AREA CLOSURE
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 26 l.50(a), and to provide for public safety, the following act is prohibited within the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest. This Order is effective from May 26, 2022, through May 25, 2025.
Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Big Blue Mill Site Closure Area. The Big Blue Mill Site Closure Area boundary begins at a point approximately 750 feet from the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 27, Township 25 South, Range 33 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, then continues north approximately 2,300 feet along the boundary of the Sequoia National Forest to a point 250 feet east of the intersection of the Forest boundary and Burlando Road, then continues due east approximately 1,200 feet to the west bank of the Kern River, then continues south approximately 2,500 feet along the Kern River to a point 650 feet from where the Forest boundary intersects with Burlando Road, then continues due west approximately 220 feet back to the starting point, as shown on the attached map.
36 C.F.R. § 261.53(e).
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
- Persons with a contract from the Forest Service specifically authorizing work within the Big Blue Mill Site Closure Area and their employees, subcontractors, or agents, to the extent authorized by the contract.
- Persons with a 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.
This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A. A violation of this prohibition is 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 six months, or both. 16 U.S.C.
§ 551 and l 8 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
Executed in Porterville, California this 25th day of May 2022.
TERESA BENSON
Forest Supervisor Sequoia National Forest