Emergency Closure to Recreational and Target Practice Shooting on Public Lands Along Dog Canyon Road in Central Otero County, Las Cruces District Office, NM, 20499 [E9-10127]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNML0000 L12200000.BY0000]
Emergency Closure to Recreational
and Target Practice Shooting on Public
Lands Along Dog Canyon Road in
Central Otero County, Las Cruces
District Office, NM
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of emergency closure.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
effective immediately, the Las Cruces
District Office is implementing the
following closure to recreational and
target practice shooting to provide for
public safety near residential areas and
the Oliver Lee Memorial State Park. The
closure is needed in order to prevent
damage to property or life in the vicinity
of the gravel pit and Dog Canyon Road
in central Otero County, New Mexico.
DATES: This closure is effective on May
4, 2009 and shall remain in effect for no
more than 2 years, until which time the
BLM will, through public involvement,
develop long-term management
resolution of the safety issue in this
area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Phillips, Supervisory Recreation/
Cultural Resources Specialist, 1800
Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005;
or call (575) 525–4300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Public Land in T. 18 S., R. 10 E.,
section 17, Dog Canyon Road, Otero
County NM, totaling 200 acres.
Discharging of firearms for recreational
or target practice shooting is prohibited
in this 200 acre parcel.
2. This closure does not affect the
ability of local, State, or Federal officials
in the performance of their duties in the
area, including the discharge of firearms
in the performance of their official
duties.
3. This notice will be posted along the
public roads where this closure is in
effect.
4. The following persons are exempt
from this closure order:
a. Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officers, while acting
within the scope of their official duties.
b. Any person with a current legal
New Mexico hunting license in his/her
possession and hunting in accordance
with State law.
Violations of these closures and
restrictions are punishable by fines not
to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment
not to exceed one year. These actions
are taken to prevent impacts to soils,
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native vegetative resources, wildlife
habitat, cultural resources, and scenic
values, and to protect public health and
safety.
Copies of this closure order and maps
showing the location of the routes are
available from the Las Cruces District
Office, 1800 Marquess Street, Las
Cruces, NM 88005.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 18 U.S.C.
3551 (Sentencing Reform Act of 1984).
Bill Childress,
Las Cruces District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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TAS: 14X1109]
Temporary Closure at Stuart Ranch,
Clark County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is establishing a
temporary closure for overnight
camping, target shooting, and vehicular
traffic on public land in the Stuart
Ranch area northeast of Moapa, Nevada.
The area will be open for day use only.
This closure does not apply to hunting
under the laws and regulations of the
State of Nevada. This closure is being
implemented to ensure public safety
and health and to prevent further
environmental degradation. This closure
is authorized under the provisions of
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1701 and 43 CFR 8364.1.
DATES: This closure will be in effect
beginning May 4, 2009 and will remain
in effect until a management plan for
Stuart Ranch is completed or up to a
period of two years, whichever is
sooner.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Ranger Erika Schumacher, (702)
515–5030 or
Erika_Schumacher@blm.gov. People
seeking information about BLM’s
management planning for this area may
contact Sarah Peterson, (702) 515–5154
or Sarah_Peterson@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following activities are restricted under
this temporary closure: target shooting;
overnight camping; and vehicular
traffic. The public lands affected by the
closure include:
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Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 13 S., R. 65 E. (Parcel 1)
Sec. 1, Lot 1, SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4; Lot 1
Excepting there from the 100 foot wide
strip of land conveyed to the San Pedro Los
Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company in
document number U–536 recorded December
3, 1903 in the Official Records of Lincoln
County, Nevada. Excepting there from the
100 foot wide strip of land conveyed to the
San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railroad Company in document number 2048
recorded November 22, 1910 in the Official
Records of Clark County, Nevada. Excepting
there from a strip of land encompassing 3.65
acres conveyed to the Los Angeles and Salt
Lake Railroad in Book 3 Misc., Pages 107 and
106, recorded March 11, 1922 in the Official
Records of Clark County, Nevada.
T. 13 S., R. 66 E.,
Sec. 6, Lot 5
T.13 S., R. 65 E., (Parcel 2)
Sec. 1, E1⁄2 SE1⁄4
T. 13 S., R. 66 E.,
Sec. 6, Lots 6 and 7 excepting the road
leading to Davies Springs in the Mormon
Mountain Wilderness in Lot 7 will be
open to vehicle traffic.
The aggregate area described contains 278
acres, more or less.
The BLM acquired the Stuart Ranch
property in October 2007 to protect
environmentally sensitive resources,
including an extensive riparian corridor
along a perennial reach of Meadow
Valley Wash. The corridor is habitat for
the Federally-listed endangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and
two state listed sensitive fish species,
the Meadow Valley Wash desert sucker
and Meadow Valley Wash speckled
dace. The wash flows perennially and
supports a healthy and vigorous riparian
area full of cottonwoods and willows.
Past land uses degraded the landscape,
including mining, agriculture and
effects from flooding in 2005. Target
shooting increased when the property
came into public ownership, resulting
in damage to sensitive cultural
resources on the property. The BLM will
restore the site to a natural condition,
including enhancement and restoration
of the riparian corridor, ephemeral
washes and uplands. The closure is
needed to protect environmentally
sensitive resources from ongoing
impacts until a plan is developed to
determine how the area will be restored
and managed.
The BLM prepared an environmental
assessment (EA) on the proposed
closure. Identified concerns included
off-highway vehicle use in sensitive
areas, lack of law enforcement,
reduction of access for the public and
disabled persons, and closing a route to
Davies Springs in the Mormon
Mountain Wilderness. These concerns
were addressed in the EA and changes
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNML0000 L12200000.BY0000]
Emergency Closure to Recreational and Target Practice Shooting on
Public Lands Along Dog Canyon Road in Central Otero County, Las Cruces
District Office, NM
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of emergency closure.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, the Las
Cruces District Office is implementing the following closure to
recreational and target practice shooting to provide for public safety
near residential areas and the Oliver Lee Memorial State Park. The
closure is needed in order to prevent damage to property or life in the
vicinity of the gravel pit and Dog Canyon Road in central Otero County,
New Mexico.
DATES: This closure is effective on May 4, 2009 and shall remain in
effect for no more than 2 years, until which time the BLM will, through
public involvement, develop long-term management resolution of the
safety issue in this area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Phillips, Supervisory Recreation/
Cultural Resources Specialist, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM
88005; or call (575) 525-4300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Public Land in T. 18 S., R. 10 E., section 17, Dog Canyon Road,
Otero County NM, totaling 200 acres. Discharging of firearms for
recreational or target practice shooting is prohibited in this 200 acre
parcel.
2. This closure does not affect the ability of local, State, or
Federal officials in the performance of their duties in the area,
including the discharge of firearms in the performance of their
official duties.
3. This notice will be posted along the public roads where this
closure is in effect.
4. The following persons are exempt from this closure order:
a. Federal, State, or local law enforcement officers, while acting
within the scope of their official duties.
b. Any person with a current legal New Mexico hunting license in
his/her possession and hunting in accordance with State law.
Violations of these closures and restrictions are punishable by
fines not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed one year.
These actions are taken to prevent impacts to soils, native vegetative
resources, wildlife habitat, cultural resources, and scenic values, and
to protect public health and safety.
Copies of this closure order and maps showing the location of the
routes are available from the Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess
Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 18 U.S.C. 3551 (Sentencing Reform
Act of 1984).
Bill Childress,
Las Cruces District Manager.
[FR Doc. E9-10127 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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