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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 68 / Monday, April 11, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ–420–05–1640–BH; 8364]
Closure of Selected Public Lands in
Pima County, AZ
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This order restricts all public
use on a year-round basis on 20 acres of
public lands in the Saginaw Hill area
administered by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Tucson Field
Office, Arizona. Existing management
designations established in the Phoenix
Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement, dated
September 1989, remain unchanged.
This order is issued under the authority
of 43 CFR 8364.1 and affects the
following public lands:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 15 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 11, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.
The areas described contain 20 acres.
The use restriction shall be
effective immediately on April 11, 2005,
and shall remain in effect until
rescinded or modified by the
Authorized Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Acting Field Manager at the Tucson
Field Office, 12661 East Broadway
Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85748–
7208; telephone (520) 258–7200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current
regulations and management
designations allow public use of BLMadministered ands in the Saginaw Hill
area. The affected lands contain
physical conditions and substances that
compromise public health and safety,
including open vertical mine shafts as
well as waste piles containing
hazardous levels of both arsenic and
lead. Public use in the affected areas
occurs for a variety of recreational
activities, exposing visitors to the
physical hazards and hazardous
substances associated with potentially
harmful effects. Public health and safety
hazards will continue in these areas
unless immediate management action is
taken. The restriction prohibiting public
entry and use within the affected areas
will help mitigate public health and
safety threats.
The Saginaw Hill area described
herein will be subject to the following
use restrictions:
1. Unless otherwise authorized, no
person shall enter or remain in the
restricted area.
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2. Persons who are exempt from the
restriction include:
(a) Any Federal, State, or local officers
engaged in fire, emergency or law
enforcement activities;
(b) BLM employees engaged in official
duties; and
(c) Persons specifically authorized by
the BLM to enter the restricted area.
The area affected by this order will be
posted with appropriate regulatory signs
and/or physical barriers. Additional
information is available in the Tucson
Field Office at the address given below.
Penalties: On all public lands, under
section 303(a) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43
U.S.C. 1733(a), 43 CFR 8360.0–7 and 43
CFR 9212.4, any person who violates
any of these supplementary rules,
closures or restrictions on public lands
within the boundaries established in the
rules may be tried before a United States
Magistrate and fined no more than
$1,000.00 or imprisoned for no more
than 12 months, or both. Such
violations may also be subject to the
enhanced fines provided for by 18
U.S.C. 3571 (not to exceed $100,000
and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12
months).
Dated: March 18, 2005.
Steven Cohn,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05–7117 Filed 4–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–090–05–1220–PM]
Notice of Closure of Public Lands to
Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Use
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
effective immediately, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Monticello
Field Office, is closing 1,835 acres of
public lands in Bluff, Utah, to Off Road
Vehicle (ORV) use. The public lands
affected by this closure are in the
following sections of T. 40 S., R. 21 E.,
SLB&M: Section 14, E1⁄2; Section 22,
All; Section 23, NE(f), W1⁄2, N1⁄2SE1⁄4,
N1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4, S1⁄2S1⁄4SE(f); Section 26,
NW1⁄4NE1⁄4(f), N1⁄2NW1⁄4(f) Section 27,
N1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
N1⁄2NW1⁄4(f) ((f)—fractional portion).
The purpose of the closure is to protect
soils, vegetation and cultural resources
that have been adversely impacted or
are at risk of being adversely impacted
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by ORV use. The closure will remain in
effect until the considerable adverse
effects giving rise to the closure are
eliminated and measures are
implemented to prevent recurrence of
these adverse effects.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Meyers, Field Office Manager,
Monticello Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, P.O. Box 7, Monticello,
Utah 84535; (435) 587–1500.
BLM is
implementing this action on 1,835 acres
of public land in San Juan County, in
southeast Utah. BLM’s Monticello Field
Office has observed and documented
considerable adverse effects from ORV
use in this area to soils, vegetation, and
cultural resources. Based on this
information, BLM’s authorized officer
has determined that ORV use in this
area is causing, or will cause,
considerable adverse effects upon soils,
vegetation, and cultural resources.
Consequently, this area is being closed
to ORV use. A map showing the closure
area is available for public inspection at
the Bureau of Land Management,
Monticello Field Office at the above
address. ORV use on the remainder of
the public lands in San Juan County,
Utah administered by BLM will be
managed according to existing Federal
Register orders and the 1991 San Juan
Resource Area Resource Management
Plan. This closure order does not apply
to:
(1) Any Federal, State, or local
government law enforcement officer
engaged in enforcing this closure order
or member of an organized rescue or fire
fighting force while in the performance
of an official duty.
(2) Any Bureau of Land Management
employee, agent, contractor, or
cooperator while in the performance of
an official duty.
This order shall not be construed as
a limitation on BLM’s future planning
efforts and/or management of ORV use
on the public lands. BLM will
periodically monitor resource
conditions and trends in the closure
area and may modify this order or
implement additional limitations or
closures as necessary.
The authority for this order is 43 CFR
8341.2(a).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: October 15, 2004.
Sandra A. Meyers,
Field Office Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-420-05-1640-BH; 8364]
Closure of Selected Public Lands in Pima County, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This order restricts all public use on a year-round basis on
20 acres of public lands in the Saginaw Hill area administered by the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tucson Field Office, Arizona. Existing
management designations established in the Phoenix Resource Management
Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated September 1989,
remain unchanged. This order is issued under the authority of 43 CFR
8364.1 and affects the following public lands:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 15 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 11, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
The areas described contain 20 acres.
DATES: The use restriction shall be effective immediately on April 11,
2005, and shall remain in effect until rescinded or modified by the
Authorized Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Acting Field Manager at the Tucson
Field Office, 12661 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85748-
7208; telephone (520) 258-7200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current regulations and management
designations allow public use of BLM-administered ands in the Saginaw
Hill area. The affected lands contain physical conditions and
substances that compromise public health and safety, including open
vertical mine shafts as well as waste piles containing hazardous levels
of both arsenic and lead. Public use in the affected areas occurs for a
variety of recreational activities, exposing visitors to the physical
hazards and hazardous substances associated with potentially harmful
effects. Public health and safety hazards will continue in these areas
unless immediate management action is taken. The restriction
prohibiting public entry and use within the affected areas will help
mitigate public health and safety threats.
The Saginaw Hill area described herein will be subject to the
following use restrictions:
1. Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall enter or remain in
the restricted area.
2. Persons who are exempt from the restriction include:
(a) Any Federal, State, or local officers engaged in fire,
emergency or law enforcement activities;
(b) BLM employees engaged in official duties; and
(c) Persons specifically authorized by the BLM to enter the
restricted area.
The area affected by this order will be posted with appropriate
regulatory signs and/or physical barriers. Additional information is
available in the Tucson Field Office at the address given below.
Penalties: On all public lands, under section 303(a) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 43 CFR
8360.0-7 and 43 CFR 9212.4, any person who violates any of these
supplementary rules, closures or restrictions on public lands within
the boundaries established in the rules may be tried before a United
States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for no
more than 12 months, or both. Such violations may also be subject to
the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571 (not to exceed
$100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months).
Dated: March 18, 2005.
Steven Cohn,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-7117 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
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