[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16657-16658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7885]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-019-7123-5759-24-1A]


Emergency Closure Order; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure of public lands in the Hollister Resource 
Area to all motorized vehicle use.

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SUMMARY: This emergency closure will close all public lands in Clear 
Creek Management Area, in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California 
(approximately 50,000 acres), to the use or operation of all motorized 
vehicles except as specified.
    The purpose of this emergency closure is to protect human life and 
safety and to protect sensitive resources, including threatened plants 
and their habitat, soils, and wildlife habitat.
    The authorized officer has determined that recent severe storms 
resulting in local flooding and slides, have made these areas unsafe 
for motorized use, and that additionally, any motorized use could 
result in serious damage to the resources mentioned above.
    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, claimants, or private landowners.
    (4) Any member of an organized rescue, fire-fighting force, 
Emergency Medical Services organization while in the performance and 
execution of an official duty.
    (5) Any member of a federal, state or local public works department 
while in the performance 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. Any vehicle or instrumentality used in a 
violation of this order is subject to seizure and possible forfeiture.

DATES: This order is in effect immediately. The closure for Clear Creek 
will remain in effect until rescinded by the Authorized Officer. The 
Order may be rescinded when it is determined that recreationists may 
safely visit the area and sensitive resources are not jeopardized.

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

    Dated: March 16, 1995.
Robert E. Beehler,
Hollister Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-7885 Filed 3-30-95; 8:45 am]
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