[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-16688]


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[Federal Register: July 11, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-019-4333-24-1A; 8322.JRMP]

 

Emergency Closure Order; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure of public lands to all motorized vehicle use 
in the Joaquin Rocks Management Area and in portions of the Ciervo 
Hills, Fresno County, California.

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SUMMARY: This emergency closure will close all public lands within the 
Joaquin Rocks Management Area, and portions of the Ciervo Hills in 
Fresno County, California, to the use or operation of all motorized 
vehicles except as specified.
    The purpose of this emergency closure is to protect sensitive 
resources from the adverse effects of motorized vehicle use. These 
resources include soils, vegetation, wildlife and wildlife habitat 
(including vernal pools and threatened and endangered species), 
sandstone rock formations, and cultural and historic resources, and 
wilderness potential.
    The authorized officer has determined that past and present 
unregulated motorized vehicle use has caused and is causing serious 
adverse effects to these resources.
    This closure will include all public lands within:

A. Joaquin Rocks Management Area:

T. 18 S., R. 13 E., MDM
    Sections 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36.
T. 18 S., R. 14 E., MDM
    Sections 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.
T. 19 S., R. 14 E., MDM
    Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 24.

B. Ciervo Hills:

T. 16 S., R. 13 E., MDM
    Sections 16, 17, 22, 26
T. 17 S., R. 13 E., MDM
    Section 12

    A map of the areas affected by this closure order is on file and 
can be viewed at the Hollister Area Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    The following persons are exempt from this closure order:
    (1) Federal, State or Local Law Enforcement Officers, while engaged 
in the execution of their official duties.
    (2) BLM personnel or their representatives while engaged in the 
execution of their official duties.
    (3) Authorized permittees carrying a written letter of 
authorization from the BLM for a specific activity.
    (4) Any member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force while 
in the performance and execution of an official duty.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure is issued under the authority 
of 43 CFR 8364.1 and 43 CFR 8341.2. Persons violating this closure 
shall be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7 and 
8340.0-7, including a fine not to exceed $100,000 and/or imprisonment 
not to exceed 12 months.

DATES: This order is in effect as of 6/20/94. The emergency closure for 
the Joaquin Rocks Management Area will remain in effect until 
permanently adopted, amended or rescinded by the Authorized Officer as 
part of the Activity Plan for this area. The emergency closure of 
portions of the Ciervo Hills will remain in effect until permanently 
adopted, amended or rescinded by the Authorized Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert E. Beehler, Area Manager, Hollister Resource Area, Bureau of 
Land Management, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023, (408) 637-
8183.

    Dated: May 13, 1994.
Robert E. Beehler,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-16688 Filed 7-8-94; 8:45 am]
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