[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12500-12501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6445]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ID-025-1220-00]


Road Closure Notice

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of road closure of the Ridgeline Road in the Malad 
Resource Area in Power County.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, effective immediately, that the 
``ridgeline road'' (see legal description below), located within the 
Malad Resource Area in Power County is closed to all motorized vehicle 
traffic.
    The road bisects the following sections:

Boise Meridian

T. 10 S., R. 32 E., Sections 3, 10, 15, 22 and 27.

    Branches of the road also occur in sections 23, 26, and 35.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 15, 1998. The restriction will remain in effect 
until further notice.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Steele, Area Manager, Malad 
Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, 138 S. Main, Malad City, 
Idaho, 83252 or call 208-766-4766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Title 43, CFR 8340 
(specifically 8341.2) and in conformance with principles established by 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the above mentioned 
road is closed to all motorized vehicle traffic.
    The decision to close this road was included in the Malad Hills 
Management Framework Plan (1981). Careful review and analysis, in 
cooperation with the Idaho Fish & Game Department and the public, has

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determined that unrestricted use of these roads by motorized vehicle 
traffic will significantly reduce habitat effectiveness for big game in 
already heavily roaded areas. Access to the ``ridgeline road'' will be 
restricted by closed road signs or barriers on roads/trails that access 
the ``ridgeline road''. Copies of maps indicating the location of this 
road closure are posted at the Malad and Pocatello Resource Area 
Offices of the Idaho Bureau of Land Management.
    This closure does not apply to Bureau of Land Management personnel, 
or an authorized representative of the Bureau of Land Management, or 
the Idaho Fish & Game Department personnel. This closure applies to 
approximately 6 miles of road.

    Dated: February 25, 1998.
Jeff S. Steele,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-6445 Filed 3-12-98; 8:45 am]
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