[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10017]


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[Federal Register: April 26, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-024-94-4333-01; 4-00162]

 

Intent To Open to Public Entry Public Lands Previously Closed To 
Protect Endangered Species

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of opening of public entry to public lands.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that those portions of the Public Lands 
along the Gila River below Coolidge Dam in Gila County, Arizona that 
were closed to all forms of boating and rafting will be opened to these 
activities. The closure implemented by Federal Register, Volume 59, No. 
7, Pages 1562-1563, Tuesday, January 11, 1994 is lifted. This use 
covers the Gila River as it crosses Public Lands from T. 3 S., R. 18 
E., Section 17, downstream to the confluence of Mescal Creek and the 
Gila River in T. 3 S., R. 17 E., Section 29, G & SR Meridian, Arizona.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This order is effective upon signature of the 
authorized officer and will remain in effect until January 1, 1995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to allow use 
in the area previously closed to provide protection for nesting bald 
eagles Haliaeetus leucocephalus. The bald eagles abandoned their nest 
site in the area. The threat of disturbance to bald eagle nesting 
efforts no longer exists for 1994. Although the BLM now allows rafting 
and boating by individuals, permission to access and use the river in 
this area must be acquired from the San Carlos Indian Tribe. Commercial 
use of the river requires a permit from both the BLM and the San Carlos 
Indian Tribe.

Order

    Notice is hereby given that effective on the date of signature by 
the authorized officer of this notice, all the restrictions imposed by 
Federal Register, Volume 59, No. 7, Pages 1562-1563, Tuesday, January 
11, 1994 are lifted.

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 3 S., R. 18 E.,
    Sec. 17, 18, 19, 20
T. 3 S., R. 17 E.,
    Sec. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail Acheson, Area Manager, Phoenix 
Resource Area, 2015 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85027, (602) 
780-8090.

    Dated: April 14, 1994.
G.L. Cheniae,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-10017 Filed 4-25-94; 8:45 am]
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