[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24231]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-050-1220-00:GP6-0257]


Morrow and Gilliam Counties, OR: Visitor Restrictions

September 10, 1996.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior 
(DOI), Prineville District.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the public lands as legally 
described below are closed seasonally from September 15 to April 15 to 
all vehicle access and travel.

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In Morrow County, Oregon

Township 3 South, Range 23 East, Willamette Meridian,
    Section 31: That portion of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, the SW\1/4\, the 
W\1/2\ SE\1/4\, and the SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ lying South and West of Hale 
Ridge Morrow County Road 707.
    Section 32: That portion of the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ lying South and 
West of Hal Ridge Morrow County Road 707.

In Gilliam County, Oregon

Township 4 South, Range 23 East, Willamette Meridian,
    Section 4: That portion of the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ lying South and 
West of Hale Ridge Gilliam County Road 707.
    Section 5: That portion of the W\1/2\SE\1/4\ and the SE\1/4\ of 
the SE\1/4\ lying South and West of Hale Ridge Gilliam County Road 
707.

    The aforementioned land located in Morrow and Gilliam Counties, 
Oregon, near Rock Creek, are seasonally closed from September 15 to 
April 15 each year. The purpose of this closure is to reduce the spread 
of noxious weeds in the area by preventing vehicles from transporting 
and introducing weed seeds during the period of high visitor use, and 
to protect soil and watershed resources from off-road vehicle damage 
during periods of muddy conditions.
    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: Heidi Mottl, Recreation Planner, BLM 
Prineville, District Office, P.O. Box 550, Prineville. Oregon 97754, 
telephone number (541) 416-6700.

    Dated: September 10, 1996.
Harry R. Cosgriffe,
Area Manager, Central Oregon Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 96-24231 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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