[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53932-53933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25788]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-030-12200-00; Closure Notice No. NV-030-96-01]


Temporary Closure of Certain Public Lands in the Carson City 
District for Management of the 1995 Running of the Desert Riders, Inc. 
Motorcycle Race

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Nevada, Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure of certain public lands in Churchill County, 
Nevada on and adjacent to the 1995 Desert Riders, Inc. Motorcycle Race 
on November 12, 1995. Access will be limited to race officials, 
entrants, law enforcement and emergency personnel, BLM personnel 
monitoring the event, licensed permittee(s) and right-of-way grantees.

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SUMMARY: The Carson City District Manager announces the temporary 
closure of selected public lands under his administration. This action 
is being taken to provide for public safety during the official running 
of the 1995 Desert Riders, Inc. Motorcycle Race.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Malloy, Visitor Use Specialist, Carson City District Office, 1535 
Hot Springs Road, Suite 300, Carson City, Nevada 89706-0638. Telephone 
(702) 885-6000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain public lands in the Carson City 
District, Churchill County, Nevada, will be temporarily closed to 
public access on November 12, 1995, to protect persons, 

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property, and public land resources on and adjacent to the 1995 Desert 
Rider, Inc. motorcycle race, permit number NV-034-96-004. Specific 
restrictions and closure information are as follows:

    1. The public lands to be closed or restricted are those lands 
adjacent to and including roads, trails and washes identified as the 
1995 Desert Riders, Inc., motorcycle race course. These lands are 
within T.18N., R.30E., T.18N., R.31E., T.18N., R.32E., T.17N., 
R.31E.; T.17N., R.32E; M.D.M. A map of the race course may be 
obtained from Karen Malloy at the contact address. The event 
permittee is required to mark and monitor the race course during 
this closure period.
    2. From 6 a.m., Sunday, November 12, 1995, to 6 p.m., Sunday, 
November 12, 1995, the race course and those public lands 300 feet 
to either side of the course are closed to the public, except for 
designated check points and spectator areas.
    3. Areas from which spectators may view the event are confined 
to the start/finish area in NW \1/4\ Section 6, T.17N., R.31E., 
M.D.M., identified on the map of the race course. All public 
spectator vehicles operating within these designated areas shall 
maintain maximum speed of 10 MPH. Spectators shall remain in safe 
locations as directed by event officials or BLM personnel.

    The above restrictions do not apply to race officials, law 
enforcement and emergency personnel, or BLM personnel monitoring the 
event. Authority for closure of public lands is found in 43 CFR 8341, 
43 CFR 8364 and 43 CFR 8372. Any person who fails to comply with this 
closure order may be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 
8360.7.

    Dated: October 11, 1995.
James M. Phillips,
Area Manager, Lahontan Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 95-25788 Filed 10-17-95; 8:45 am]
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