Topock Project Area Emergency Road Closure, 56549 [E6-15818]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 27, 2006 / Notices
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4)
Dated: September 8, 2006.
R. Thomas Weimer,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. E6–15827 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ–330–06–2641–HO–AZZF]
Topock Project Area Emergency Road
Closure
Bureau of Land Management,
Lake Havasu Field Office, Arizona,
Interior.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Title 43 Code of
Federal Regulations, subpart 8364.1, the
Bureau of Land Management, Lake
Havasu Field Office, will close portions
of roads on public lands to motorized
and mechanized vehicle use. The
purpose of the emergency closure is to
protect soils, vegetation and cultural
resources that have been adversely
impacted, or are at risk of being
adversely impacted, by off-highway
vehicle (OHV) use. In addition, this
closure is needed to alleviate congestion
in the project area during
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) remediation of
hexavalent chromium in the
groundwater at the Pacific Gas and
Electric (PG&E) Topock Compressor
Station in Needles, California. Copies of
this Emergency Closure Notice and map
are available at the BLM Lake Havasu
Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue,
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406, phone
(928) 505–1200.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This emergency road
closure is in effect beginning August 1,
2006, and will remain in effect until
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:
Michael Dodson, Law Enforcement
Ranger, Bureau of Land Management
Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610
Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
AZ 86406, phone (928) 505–1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
Lake Havasu Field Office and other
entities have observed and documented
considerable adverse effects to soils,
vegetation, and cultural resources from
motorized or mechanized vehicle use in
this area. Based on this information, the
BLM authorized officer has determined
that motorized or mechanized vehicle
use in this area is causing, and will
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continue to cause, considerable adverse
effects. In addition, portions of roads in
the emergency road closure area are
utilized by Pacific Gas and Electric
Company to control and remove
hexavalent chromium from the
groundwater. The emergency road
closure in the area will help protect
public safety and remediation efforts
during CERCLA operations, by
restricting motorized and mechanized
use of the area. The public lands
affected are closed to travel by
motorized and mechanized vehicle use
(including trucks, sport utility vehicles,
all-terrain vehicles, cars, motorcycles,
bicycles), except for authorized access
to private lands and rights-of-way
(ROW), use by fire and law enforcement
vehicles, emergency activities, and other
authorized government uses. The
authorities for this emergency closure
and restriction order are 43 CFR 8364.1
and 9268.3(d). BLM is implementing
this action on 269 acres of public land
in San Bernardino County, California.
OHV use on the remainder of the public
lands administered by the BLM Lake
Havasu Field Office will continue to be
managed according to existing Federal
Register orders, and the 1985 Yuma
District Resource Management Plan.
Description of Closed Area: This
emergency closure affects 269 acres of
public lands and roads, subject to the
exceptions below, located within the
Topock Project area. Public lands in the
following described tracts are hereby
closed to motorized and mechanized
vehicles:
T. 7 N., R. 24 E, portions of sections 5,
6, 7 and 8.
Private lands within the closure
boundary are not under the jurisdiction
of the BLM, and not affected by this
emergency closure.
Exceptions to the Emergency Closure
and Restriction Orders
Exceptions to this closure include
emergency personnel (law enforcement,
fire, medical), authorized BLM
personnel, and persons authorized
access to private lands and Rights of
Way within the closure boundary.
Penalties
Under section 303(a) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) of 1976, (43 U.S.C. 1733(a),
and 43 CFR 8360–7, if you violate these
closures or restrictions on public lands
within the boundaries established, you
may be tried before a United States
Magistrate and fined no more than
$1,000 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.
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Dated: July 31, 2006.
Timothy Z. Smith,
Field Manager, BLM Lake Havasu Field
Office.
[FR Doc. E6–15818 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Availability of the Draft South
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Environmental Impact Statement, Big
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-330-06-2641-HO-AZZF]
Topock Project Area Emergency Road Closure
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Lake Havasu Field Office, Arizona,
Interior.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations, subpart
8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management, Lake Havasu Field Office, will
close portions of roads on public lands to motorized and mechanized
vehicle use. The purpose of the emergency closure is to protect soils,
vegetation and cultural resources that have been adversely impacted, or
are at risk of being adversely impacted, by off-highway vehicle (OHV)
use. In addition, this closure is needed to alleviate congestion in the
project area during Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA) remediation of hexavalent chromium in the
groundwater at the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Topock Compressor
Station in Needles, California. Copies of this Emergency Closure Notice
and map are available at the BLM Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610
Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406, phone (928) 505-1200.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This emergency road closure is in effect beginning
August 1, 2006, and will remain in effect until 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: Michael Dodson, Law Enforcement
Ranger, Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610
Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406, phone (928) 505-1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM Lake Havasu Field Office and other
entities have observed and documented considerable adverse effects to
soils, vegetation, and cultural resources from motorized or mechanized
vehicle use in this area. Based on this information, the BLM authorized
officer has determined that motorized or mechanized vehicle use in this
area is causing, and will continue to cause, considerable adverse
effects. In addition, portions of roads in the emergency road closure
area are utilized by Pacific Gas and Electric Company to control and
remove hexavalent chromium from the groundwater. The emergency road
closure in the area will help protect public safety and remediation
efforts during CERCLA operations, by restricting motorized and
mechanized use of the area. The public lands affected are closed to
travel by motorized and mechanized vehicle use (including trucks, sport
utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, cars, motorcycles, bicycles),
except for authorized access to private lands and rights-of-way (ROW),
use by fire and law enforcement vehicles, emergency activities, and
other authorized government uses. The authorities for this emergency
closure and restriction order are 43 CFR 8364.1 and 9268.3(d). BLM is
implementing this action on 269 acres of public land in San Bernardino
County, California. OHV use on the remainder of the public lands
administered by the BLM Lake Havasu Field Office will continue to be
managed according to existing Federal Register orders, and the 1985
Yuma District Resource Management Plan.
Description of Closed Area: This emergency closure affects 269
acres of public lands and roads, subject to the exceptions below,
located within the Topock Project area. Public lands in the following
described tracts are hereby closed to motorized and mechanized
vehicles:
T. 7 N., R. 24 E, portions of sections 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Private lands within the closure boundary are not under the
jurisdiction of the BLM, and not affected by this emergency closure.
Exceptions to the Emergency Closure and Restriction Orders
Exceptions to this closure include emergency personnel (law
enforcement, fire, medical), authorized BLM personnel, and persons
authorized access to private lands and Rights of Way within the closure
boundary.
Penalties
Under section 303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) of 1976, (43 U.S.C. 1733(a), and 43 CFR 8360-7, if you violate
these closures or restrictions on public lands within the boundaries
established, you may be tried before a United States Magistrate and
fined no more than $1,000 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.
Dated: July 31, 2006.
Timothy Z. Smith,
Field Manager, BLM Lake Havasu Field Office.
[FR Doc. E6-15818 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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