[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16106]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[MT-070-99-1990-00]


Area Closure to All Unauthorized Public Uses of the Devil's Elbow 
Recreation Area Located on Hauser Lake, 12 Miles Northeast of Helena, 
MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of immediate area closure to all public uses including 
motorized travel within the Devil's Elbow Recreation Site while 
construction work is underway.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that effective immediately all public 
lands and roads within the Devil's Elbow Site are closed to all public 
uses in portions of:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 11 N., R. 2 W.,
    Secs. 14, 23 and 24;

During construction of this new recreation site. Construction 
activities include roads, toilets, camping units, parking lots, boat 
ramp, docks, waterbreak, trails, tables and grills, water, electrical 
and septic systems, day-use picnic and swimming sites, ramadas and an 
administration site.
    This closure shall remain in effect until completion of Phases I 
and II of the scheduled construction work which is expected to be 
completed in July, 2000.
    Persons exempt from this closure order include contractors, BLM 
personnel, inspectors and other individuals escorted by BLM employees.
    Reasons for the closure are to provide for the safety of the 
public, expedite construction work, and protect construction equipment 
and materials. Authority for this closure is cited under 43 CFR, 
Subpart 8364.1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merle Good, Field Manager, P.O. Box 
3388, Butte, Montana 59702, 406-494-5059.

    Dated: June 15, 1999.
Merle Good,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-16106 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]
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