[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4310-VC-P