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Order Number: # 0402-04-99 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Boise National Forest Cascade Ranger District Road Closure 

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 Cascade Ranger District, Boise 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. DESCRIBED ROAD The Described Road is the portion of NFS Road #435 (Anderson Creek Road), beginning at the section line of Section 38, Township 14 North, Range 3 East, and continuing to the Forest Boundary within Section 11, Township 14 North, Range 2 East. The Described Road is located within the Cascade Ranger District, Boise National Forest, Valley County, Idaho, Boise Meridian. 

PURPOSE The purpose of this order is to protect public safety during an active wildfire. Order Number: # 0402-04-99 IMPLEMENTATION 

1. This order shall be in effect from August 1, 2024, at 08:00 AM through September 30, 2024, at 06:00 PM, unless rescinded. 

2. A map identifying the Described Road is attached and made part of this order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/boise/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 Cascade Ranger District in Cascade, Idaho, (208) 382-7400, or the Boise National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Boise, Idaho, (208) 373-4100, for more information about this order. 

6. This order supersedes any previous orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Road.