Goose Creek Road Closure

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Forest Order

PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(b), the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) Road in the New Meadows Ranger District, Payette National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this order as Exhibit A (the “Described Road”):
1. Being on the Described Road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).

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.
4. Private contractors working under contract on this road reconstruction project.

DESCRIBED ROAD
The Described Road covers a 0.3-mile section of NFS Road #453 (Goose Creek Road) beginning within the Payette National Forest, where NFS Road #453 turns north off State Highway 55, located within Section 27, Township 19 North, Range 2 East, Boise Meridian. The Described Road continues north 0.3 miles, with the closure ending at Little Goose Creek bridge, approximately 2 miles south of Last Chance Campground, located within Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 2 East, Boise Meridian.
 

The Described Road is located within the New Meadows Ranger District, Payette National Forest, Boise Meridian, Adams County, Idaho.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety during culvert replacement and road reconstruction operations.

IMPLEMENTATION
1.This Order shall be in effect from April 25, 2025, at 8:00 AM through November 30,2025, at 5:00 PM, unless rescinded.
2.A map identifying the Described Road is attached and made part of this order asExhibit A. For a digital version of this order and Exhibit A, go tohttps://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/-notices.
3.Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this order aredefined 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 theorder or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined bytheir plain language definitions.
4.A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by afine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or byimprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5.Contact the New Meadows Ranger District in New Meadows, Idaho, (208) 347-0300,and the Payette National Forest Supervisor’s Office in McCall, Idaho, (208) 634-0700, for more information about this Order.
6.This Order supersedes Order 0412-599 prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Road.

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