[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60915-60916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29866]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-050-07-1220-00; 8322]


Arizona: Closure of All Public Lands Within the La Posa Plain 
Camping Closure Area to Overnight Occupation, Identification of Five 
``Fourteen-Day Camping Areas,'' and Restriction of Native Wood 
Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure of all public lands within the La Posa Plain 
Camping Closure Area to overnight occupation, identification of five 
``Fourteen-Day Camping Areas,'' and restriction of Native Wood 
Collection.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all types of camping and night-
time occupation must occur within designated camping areas within the 
La Posa Plain Area, and that native wood collection is prohibited on 
the public land within the La Posa Plain Camping Closure Area. The area 
affected by the closure contains 121,500 acres more or less.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field 
Office, La Posa Interdisciplinary Management Plan specified that no 
overnight occupation or collection of native wood shall be permitted 
with the closure area. This closures of public land within this area to 
overnight occupation and firewood collection is being implemented to 
resolve natural resource impacts resulting from unauthorized dumping of 
solid and liquid waste, disturbance of native soils, and depletion of 
native wood resources. Camping and occupation of public land within 
this area is restricted to five designated 14-day camping areas and the 
La Posa Long-Term Visitor Area (LTVA). The five 14-day camping areas 
are: Plomosa Road located 5 miles north of Quartzsite, Arizona, on the 
north and south sides of Plomosa Road; Dome

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Rock located 6 miles west of Quartzsite south of Interstate 10; Hi-
Jolly located 3 miles north of Quartzsite east of Highway 95 at mile 
marker 112; Scaddan Wash located 3 miles east of Quartzsite south of 
Interstate 10 adjacent to the south frontage road; and Road-Runner 
located 5 miles south of Quartzsite west of Highway 95 at mile marker 
99. These areas are clearly identified on the ground with perimeter 
signs and information kiosks at the ignress and egress points which 
provide maps of the areas.
    Authority for this action is contained in 43 CFR 8364.1. Violation 
of this regulation is punishable by a fine not to exceed $100,000 and/
or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months. A map of the overnight 
occupation and camping closure areas and designate camping areas is 
available at the Yuma Field Office, 2555 Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 
85365, or by mail.

EFFECTIVE DATES: September 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Outdoor Recreational Planner John 
Reid, Yuma Field Office, 2555 Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365; 
(520  317-3274.

    Dated: November 3, 1997.
Curt Gunn,
Program Manager, Resources, Lands, and Minerals.
[FR Doc. 97-29866 Filed 11-12-97; 8:45 am]
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