[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6951-6952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3407]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-070-08-7122-00-56-36, SRP-98-02]
Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in Paz County,
Arizona, during the Operation of the 1998 Whiplash Parker 200 Desert
Race.
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SUMMARY: The Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure
of selected public lands under its administration La Paz County,
Arizona. This action is being taken to help ensure public safety and
prevent unnecessary environmental degradation during the official
permitted running of the 1988 Whiplash Parker 200 Desert Race.
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DATES: February 20, 1998, through February 22, 1998.
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS: Specific restrictions and closure periods
are as follows:
Designated Course
1. The portion of the course comprised of BLM lands, roads and ways
located 2 miles either side of Shea Road from the eastern boundary of
the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation to the junction with
Swansea Road and 2 miles either side of Swansea Road from its junction
with Shea Road to the eastern bank of the Central Arizona Project Canal
is closed to public use from 9:00 a.m. Friday, February 20, 1998, to
8:00 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 1998 (Mountain Standard Time).
2. Vehicles are prohibited from the Gibraltar Mountain (AZ-070-12)
Wilderness Area and the Cactus Plain (AZ-070-12A/B) Wilderness Study
Area (WSA).
3. The entire area encompassed by the designated course and all
area within 1 mile outside the designated course are closed to all
vehicles except authorized and emergency vehicles.
4. Vehicle parking or stopping along Shea Road, and Swansea Road is
prohibited except for designated spectator areas. Emergency parking for
brief periods of time is permitted.
5. Spectator viewing (public land) is limited to the designated
spectator areas located South and North of Shea Road as signed app. 7
miles east of Parker, Arizona.
6. The following regulations will be in effect for the duration of
the closure.
Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall:
a. Camp in any area outside of the designated spectator areas.
b. Enter any portion of the race course or any wash located within
the race course, including all portions of Osborne Wash.
c. Spectate or otherwise be located outside of the designated
spectator areas.
d. Cut or collect firewood of any kind, including dead and down
wood or other vegetative material.
e. Be in possession of any alcoholic beverage unless that person
has reached the age of 21 years.
f. Firearms must be unloaded and cased, and are not be used during
the closure.
g. Fireworks are prohibited.
h. Park, stop, or stand any vehicle outside of the designated
spectator areas.
i. Operate any vehicle, including an off-highway vehicle (OHV),
which is not legally registered for street and highway operation,
including operation of such a vehicle in Spector viewing areas, along
the race course, and in designated pit areas.
j. Park any vehicle in violation of posted restrictions, or in such
a manner as to obstruct or impede normal or emergency traffic movement
or the parking of other vehicles, create a safety hazard, or endanger
any person, property or feature. Vehicles so parked are subject to
citation, removal and impoundment at the owner's expense.
k. Take any vehicle through, around or beyond a restrictive sign,
recognizable barricade, fence or traffic control barrier.
l. Fail to keep their site free or trash and litter during the
period of occupancy or fail to remove all personal equipment, trash,
and litter upon departure.
m. Violate quite hours by causing an unreasonable noise as
determined by the authorized officer between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6
a.m. Mountain Standard Time.
n. Allow any per or other animal in their care to be unrestrained
at any time. Sings and maps directing the public to the designated
spectator areas will be provided by the Bureau of Land Management and/
or the event sponsor. The above restrictions do not apply to emergency
vehicles owned by the United States, the State of Arizona or to LA Paz
County. Vehicles under permit for operation by event participants must
follow the race permit stipulations. Operators of permitted vehicles
shall maintain a maximum speed limit of 35 mph on all Paz County and
BLM roads and ways. Authority for closure of public lands is found in
43 CFR 8340, Subpart 8341; 43 CFR 8360, Subpart 8364.1, and 43 CFR
8372. Persons who violate this closure order are subject to arrest and,
upon conviction, may be fined not more than $100,000 and/or imprisoned
for not more than 12 months.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Pittman, District Law
Enforcement Ranger, or Myron McCoy, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Lake
Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
86406, (520) 505-1200.
Dated: February 5, 1998.
Jaime T. Provencio,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-3407 Filed 2-10-98; 8:45 am]
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