[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4698-4699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2103]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-050-1110-04; GP90083]


Seasonal Closure (Dec 1 to May 1) of BLM Road 6578 South Boundary 
Forest Management Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that BLM Road 6578, located in Crook 
County, Oregon (Township 15 South, Range 21 East, Sections 25 and 36; 
Township 15 South, Range 22 East, Sections 30 and 31; Township 16 
South, Range 21 East,

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Sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, and 11; Township 16 South, Range 22 East, 
Section 6) is closed to motorized vehicles from December 1 to May 1, 
effective immediately.

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    The aforementioned lands located in Crook County, Oregon, are 
seasonally closed to motor vehicles from December 1 to May 1 each year. 
The purpose of the closure is to minimize harassment and poaching of 
wildlife and to protect soil and watershed resources from vehicle 
damage.
    Exemptions to this closure will apply to administrative and law 
enforcement personnel of the BLM, Forest Service, affected landowners 
who may require access, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and 
personnel performing law enforcement, firefighting, or other emergency 
duties.
    This decision is part of the implementation of the South Boundary 
Forest Management Project, Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice 
(EA Oregon-054-98-049) signed by Harry R. Cosgriffe, Area 
Manager, BLM Central Oregon Resource Area, on February 8, 1996.
    The Authority for this closure also comes from 43 CFR 8364.1 (a): 
Closure and restriction orders. Violation of this closure order is 
punishable by a fine not to exceed $1000 and/or imprisonment not to 
exceed 12 months as provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7.
    A more specific location of public lands under this closure can be 
obtained at the BLM Prineville District Office.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Lesko, National Resources 
Specialist, or Jan Hanf, Wildlife Biologist, BLM Prineville District 
Office, P.O. Box 550, Prineville, OR 97754, telephone number 541-416-
6700.

    Dated: January 19, 1999.
Harry R. Cosgriffe,
Area Manager, Central Oregon Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 99-2103 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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