[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-6617]


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[Federal Register: March 21, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ID-050-334A-02]

 

Idaho; Closure of Public Lands to Use During Designated Hours

agency: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

action: Closure of public land between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

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summary: Public and State land located on the north side of the Snake 
River, in Jerome County, Idaho, is closed to public use between the 
hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., year round.
    The closed area is generally described as:

    That parcel of land located east of Highway 93, south of 
Interstate 84, north of the Snake River and west of the Hansen 
Bridge.

    The described area is the site of growing crime, especially during 
late evening hours. Reported incidents of illegal dumping, the 
stripping of stolen cars, drug transactions, homeless camps, and under-
age parties involving drug and alcohol consumption, have increased 
steadily over past years.
    The purpose of the closure is to provide for public safety, 
resource protection, and crime prevention. The area will be signed to 
identify the closure. Law enforcement personnel will enforce the 
closure regularly.
    Exceptions from this closure may be approved by the Authorized 
Officer. Exemptions may be approved for federal, state, and local 
government personnel on official duty, emergency service personnel 
including medical, search and rescue, utility services, and other 
licensed or permitted individuals.
    The authority for this closure is 43 CFR 8364.1, Closure and 
Restriction Orders. Failure to comply with this order will subject 
violators to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7.

for further information and application for exclusion approval contact: 
Robert D. Cordell, Bennett Hills Resource Area Manager, P.O. Box 2-B, 
Shoshone, Idaho, 83352. Telephone (208) 886-2206.
Dennis Schulze,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-6617 Filed 3-17-94; 10:42 am]
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