[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1207]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-030-1430-01]


Emergency Restriction on Use of Trails on Public Land, Catron 
County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Emergency Use Restriction.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Las Cruces District is 
implementing an emergency use restriction on two vehicle trails leading 
into private property. Effective immediately, the use of motorized 
vehicles on the following described vehicle trails is restricted to the 
period from August 15 through November 30 of each year. Motorized 
vehicles are prohibited from using the trails each year during the 
period from December 1 through August 14.
    The use restriction is implemented to prevent damage to the 
adjacent and nearby private property. The need for the emergency 
restriction was based on recurring incidents of property damage and 
vandalism to improvements on the private property accessed by the 
vehicle trails. The authority for this emergency restriction is 43 CFR 
8364.1: Closure and Restriction Orders. The first vehicle trail begins 
on the north boundary of U.S. Highway 60, within the public land in 
section 22 and ends on the south boundary of section 15, all in T. 1 
N., R. 17 W., NMPM. The second vehicle trail begins on the north 
boundary of U.S. Highway 60, within public land in the NW\1/4\ of 
section 22 and ends on the boundary between sections 16 and 21, all in 
T. 1 N., R. 17 W., NMPM.
    The use restriction is not intended to affect valid existing rights 
or other public land uses on the subject land or rights-of-way of any 
private landowners. This order is not intended to affect uses or 
restrictions on New Mexico State-owned land. Persons that are exempt 
from this restriction are Mr. Robert Wellborn, and any Federal, State 
or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or firefighting 
force in the performance of an official duty, or any person authorized 
or permitted in writing by the BLM. BLM personnel conducting official 
duties, cooperating agency personnel, and contractors authorized by the 
BLM are included in the exemption from this order.

DATES: This order is effective immediately and shall remain in effect 
until rescinded or modified by the Authorized Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Dunton, Socorro Resource Area 
Manager, or Jon Hertz, Chief, Multi-Resources, 198 Neel Avenue, NW., 
Socorro New Mexico 87801 or at (505) 835-0412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Violations of this order are punishable by 
fines not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year.
    This use restriction will be evaluated in an environmental 
assessment to be completed by the Socorro Resource Area in the near 
future. Copies of the restriction order and maps showing the location 
of the trails are available from the Socorro Resource Area Office, 198 
Neel Avenue, NW., Socorro, New Mexico 87801.

    Dated: January 10, 1997.
Richard T. Watts,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-1207 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
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