Speed Limit Adjustment on Forest Service Roads 40 and 42

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Forest Order

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE

Umatilla National Forest 

FOREST ORDER NO. 06-14-04-25-01

Speed Limit Adjustment on Forest Service Roads 40 and 42

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.54(d), the following prohibitions are established within the Pomeroy Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest. This order becomes effective on September DD, 2025, through August DD, 2027, unless rescinded sooner. 

Prohibitions

Operating a vehicle in violation of the speed, load, weight, height, length, width, or other limitations specified by the order. For the purpose of this order, this restriction applies to vehicles operated on National Forest System roads or segments listed in Appendix A of this order at speeds greater than the speed limitations specified for those roads and segments in Appendix A of this order (36 CFR § 261.54 (d)).

DESCRIPTION OF ROADS

See Appendix A for descriptions of roads and speed limits and Exhibit B for map of speed limit locations.

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 Order), specifically exempting them from this order.
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. Forest Service employees performing official duties.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A. 

Violations of these prohibitions 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. §§ 3551, 3559, 3571, and 3581). 

Executed in Pendleton, Oregon, this 04 of September 2025

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