[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 198 (Thursday, October 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26078]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-050-1220-00:GP6-0280]


Closure of Public Lands

AGENCY: Prineville District, Deschutes Resource Area.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, the area as 
legally described below is closed to all motorized vehicle use year-
long. The purpose of this closure is to protect wildlife and watershed 
resources. Exemptions to this closure will apply to administrative 
personnel of the Bureau of Land Management. Other exemptions to this 
closure order may be made on a case by case basis by the authorized 
officer. This closure will remain in effect until further notice.

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    Legal Description: This closure order applies to all public land in 
that portion of Sections 2, 11, 13 & 14 lying west of Highway 197 and 
portions of Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 
26 & 27 all in T. 6 S., R. 14 E., WM, Wasco County, Oregon. A small 
area in the SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ of Section 13, adjacent to Highway 197, 
will remain open for public parking. The closed area, known as the 
acquired lands of the Criterion Exchange, are found between the 
Deschutes River and State Highway 197 south of Maupin in Wasco County, 
Oregon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Hanf, Rangeland Management Specialist, BLM Prineville District, 
P.O. Box 550, Prineville, Oregon 97754, telephone 541-416-6432.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for this closure is 43 CFR 
8341.2 and 43 CFR 8364.1. The closure will remain in effect until an 
activity plan which addresses public access and resource protection can 
be completed and implemented. Violations of this closure order are 
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.

    Dated: September 23, 1996.
Donald L. Smith,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-26078 Filed 10-9-96; 8:45 am]
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