[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6256-6257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3542]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-050-1220-00:GP6-0068]


Grant County, OR; Visitor Restrictions

February 8, 1996.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior 
(DOI), Prineville District.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that two BLM administered access roads 
located in Grant County, Oregon, one within Township 13 South, Range 26 
East, Sections 3, 4, 9, 17, 20 and 28 and another within Township 13 
South, Range 26 East, Section 24, NW\1/4\ are closed seasonally to 
motorized vehicles from December 1 to April 50.

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    The aforementioned lands located in Grant County, Oregon, near the 
town of Dayville, Oregon, are seasonally closed to motor vehicles from 
December 1 to April 30 each year. The purpose of this closure is to 
protect the road surface from vehicle damage during periods of muddy 
conditions, to protect soil and watershed resources from off-road 
vehicle damage, and to minimize harassment and poaching of wildlife.
    Exemptions to this closure will apply to administrative and law 
enforcement personnel of the BLM or Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, and personnel performing law enforcement, firefighting, or 
other emergency duties.
    The authority for this closure comes from 43 CFR 8364.1(a): Closure 
and restriction orders. Violation of this closure order is punishable 
by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 
months as provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7.
    A more specific location of public lands under this closure can be 
obtained at the BLM Prineville District Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Heidi Mottl, Recreation Planner, BLM Prineville District Office, P.O. 
Box 550, Prineville, Oregon 97754, telephone number (541) 416-6700.

    Dated: February 8, 1996.
Harry R. Cosgriffe,
Area Manager, Central Oregon Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 96-3542 Filed 2-15-96; 8:45 am]
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