[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 38365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18303]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-055-05-1210-04: AZA-25497]


Arizona: Eagletail Mountains Wilderness; Implementation of 
Recreational Management Provisions in the Eagletail Mountains 
Wilderness Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Restriction of portions of the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness 
to day use only.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma District has 
initiated implementation of the wilderness management provisions of the 
Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Management Plan which restricts certain 
recreational activities in an area located within unsurveyed Township 1 
North, Range 11 West, sec 9., to day use only, in order to protect 
wilderness and cultural values. Activities specifically prohibited in 
this area are overnight camping, and the use of campfires. The 
restricted area includes a one-quarter (\1/4\) of a mile wide corridor 
encompassing the canyon, canyon walls, and bench area above the canyon, 
from the point commonly known as Indian Springs or Willow Springs for a 
distance of three-quarters of a mile through the canyon in a southerly 
direction, and all areas within one-quarter (\1/4\) of a mile of Indian 
or Willow Springs outside the canyon corridor, as depicted on maps 
located at the Yuma District Office and at the Courthouse Rock 
trailhead. The restricted area includes 300 acres more or less. The 
restriction is in effect until further notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This action will take effect August 25, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Howell, Wilderness Specialist, 
Yuma Resource Area, 3150 Winsor Avenue Yuma, Arizona, 85365, telephone 
(520) 726-6300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is authorized by Title 43, Code 
of Federal Regulations, Subpart 8560, Section 1-1 and is being taken to 
protect wilderness and cultural values. The action was called for in 
the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Management Plan which was available 
for a 45-day public review and comment period that ended on November 3, 
1994.
    Public notice of this action will be posted at the Yuma District 
Office, and at entry points to the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness. 
Violations of this order as provided for by Title 43, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Subpart 8560, Section 5, are punishable by a fine not to 
exceed $1000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months or both.

    Dated: July 18, 1995.
Clinton R. Oke,
Acting Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-18303 Filed 7-25-95; 8:45 am]
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