[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16294]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[Docket No. 4310-DN; MT-067-1220-01-23-1A]


Notice of Use Restriction--Seasonal Closure of Trails in the Ear 
Mountain ONA; Montana

AGENCY: Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Great Falls 
Resource Area.

ACTION: Notice of use restrictions.

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SUMMARY: To protect significant wildlife resources, a seasonal trail 
closure is in effect each year from December 15-July 1.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard L Hopkins, Area Manager, Great 
Falls Resource Area, 812 14th Street North, Great Falls, MT 59403. 
Phone (406) 727-0503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The trails within the Ear Mountain 
Outstanding Natural Area (ONA), located in T.24N, R.8W, Sec. 5, 6, 7, 
and 8, PMM, Teton County, Montana, are closed seasonally. Signs stating 
the trail closure dates will be posted on trails accessing the Ear 
Mountain ONA. Access inside the Ear Mountain ONA boundary, during the 
closure dates, will be limited to permitted users and authorized Bureau 
of Land Management officials. Authority for this closure is found in 43 
CFR 8364.1. Any person who fails to comply with a closure issued under 
43 CFR 8364, may be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-
7: violations are punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or 
imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.
    The Ear Mountain ONA trailhead and picnic facilities are open year 
round.

    Dated: June 14, 1996.
Gary Slagel,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-16294 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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