[roc-chat] Re: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
- From: Gregory Lyzenga <lyzenga@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:56:22 -0700
Casual small groups of people can use BLM land without permit, according to my
understanding. Of course compliance with other laws and regulations regarding
waivers etc. is implied.
-Greg
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Gregory A. Lyzenga <lyzenga@xxxxxxx>
Dept. of Physics, Harvey Mudd College (909) 621-8378
Claremont, CA 91711-5990 mobile (626) 808-5314
On Apr 12, 2012, at 7:31 AM, Terry Burnett <wtb123@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The question was asked earlier, what about those that "Go It Alone"? Will
> BLM issue a citation or will they suffer consequences from the local
> jurisdiction?
>
> Thanks
> Terry
>
> Subject: [roc-chat] Re: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:51:01 -0400
> From: ian.walberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; roc-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Folks,
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> Please can you all contact anyone you may know who was planning on going this
> weekend as not everyone is on roc chat.
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> I have called and emailed a couple of friends who were not aware that the
> launch was cancelled as I was surprised they were not on roc chat.
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> Many thanks
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>
> Ian
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> From: roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gregory Lyzenga
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:51 PM
> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; roc-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [roc-chat] IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
>
>
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> IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - ROC Launch Cancellation
>
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> It is with great regret that the ROC board must announce the cancellation of
> the upcoming April launch at Lucerne Dry Lake. This cancellation does not
> have to do with any weather problems, but is related to issues surrounding
> our BLM permit to use the land.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, both ROC and the BLM have been caught up in some fallout from
> the 2010 California 200 off-road racing accident that killed several people.
> When we applied for our annual permit last fiscal year, the application rules
> and requirements had been very recently changed and our application was
> rejected. Unbeknownst to the ROC board, we didn't close the loop with BLM and
> they didn't follow up with us as we continued to submit our monthly reports
> and payments, assuming the permit existed. Due to budget cuts and staffing
> shortages in the BLM office, nobody was aware of this situation until just
> very recently. We met with BLM this week and have started the process to
> re-establish our permit, but as a result of the fallout of the racing
> accident the BLM is being very particular on the permitting process which
> slows down the approvals, meaning that it may be three months before we can
> get our permission to launch again.
>
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> This is obviously a very troubling situation for us on the ROC board and for
> all of our members and regular flyers. We are working as hard as we can
> behind the scenes to restore our ability to fly as soon as possible. With
> this in mind, we would ask that members please refrain from contacting the
> BLM individually to inquire about the situation, so as not to complicate an
> already delicate situation. Clearly it will be a hardship for the flyers and
> for our vendors during this stand-down period, but we hope that many members
> will be able to continue to fly and support the hobby at launches held by our
> sister organizations in San Diego and central California.
>
>
>
> Please watch the ROC email lists or Facebook group for further information on
> the situation as it develops. If you know of anyone planning to attend who
> does not subscribe to ROC-chat or read Facebook updates, please pass this
> information along to them.
>
>
>
> - Greg
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> Greg Lyzenga
> ROC Board Member - NAR #13295 / Tripoli #12088
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