[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2999-3000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1187]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-067-1110-00]


Prohibition Against Target Shooting; El Centro Resource Area, 
CDD, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Prohibition against target shooting to conserve raptor habitat 
inside of the Table Mountain Area of Environmental Concern.

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SUMMARY: This notice affects public lands under administration of El 
Centro Resource Area, CDD. The area includes public lands in the San 
Bernardino Meridian.

San Bernardino Meridian, San Diego County, California

T. 17S., R. 8E., sec. 26, W\1/2\, sec. 27, E\1/2\

    The above listed lands located within the Table Mountain Area of 
Environmental Concern (ACEC) are hereby closed to shooting, except for 
legitimate hunting. These shooting regulations do not prohibit 
legitimate hunting activities and therefore do not

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conflict with State Fish and Game Regulations.
    This prohibition is designed to protect raptor habitat. The Table 
Mountain ACEC specifically noted the habitat of raptor species and they 
were noteworthy in the designating of the ACEC. The ACEC Plan's goals 
are to maintain suitability of raptor habitat throughout the ACEC. 
Additionally, the Eastern San Diego County Management Framework Plan 
provides for protecting habitat for sensitive wildlife species with 
emphasis on raptors.
    Signs will be posted in the area restricted and a map showing the 
exact location of the restricted area will be available at the El 
Centro Resource Area office in El Centro, CA 92243.
    Any person who knowingly and willfully violates these prohibitions 
may be subject to a $1,000.00 fine or imprisonment for not longer than 
12 months, or both, under authority of 43 CFR 8365.1-6 Supplementary 
Rules.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 760-337-4400.

    Dated: January 8, 1998.
Terry A. Reed,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-1187 Filed 1-16-98; 8:45 am]
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