[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 45274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21570]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[MT-010-1430-01; MTM 84895]


Notice of Closure of Public Land to the Use of Motorized Vehicles 
and the Discharge of Firearms

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior

ACTION: Closure of 379.9 acres of public land to the use of motorized 
vehicles and the discharge of firearms.

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SUMMARY: Notice is served that public land south of Laurel, Montana 
known as the Sundance Lodge Recreation Area (formerly the Altman 
Ranch), is closed to the use of motorized, off-highway vehicles (OHVs), 
and the discharge of any firearm including pellet guns, unless 
permitted by the authorized officer, Billings Field Office. This 
closure will remain in effect until public consultation is complete and 
an activity plan for the area is approved. OHV use includes all types 
of motor vehicles except for those authorized for administrative 
operations for farming and property maintenance or other BLM management 
programs. The area will remain open as a walk-in area for archery 
hunting, hiking, picnicking, cross-country skiing, bicycling, horseback 
riding, and wildlife watching. This closure is necessary to protect the 
public land, adjoining private property, and for public safety. The 
public land protected by this closure is located at:

Sundance Lodge Recreation Area

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 2 S., R. 24 E.,
    Sec. 22: Lots 5, and 6;
    Sec. 23: Lots 3, and 4 excluding Tract 1 as described in 
Certificate of Survey #1750,
    Lots 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, and N2SW;
    Sec. 24: Lot 2 excluding Tract 1 as described in Certificate of 
Survey #1750.

    Containing 379.9 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra S. Brooks, Field Manager, BLM, 
Billings Field Office, PO Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-6800 or 
call 406-896-5013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for this action is outlined in 
sections 302, 303, and 310 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) and Title 43 Code of Federal 
Regulations Part 8341 (43 CFR 8341.2) and 8364 (43 CFR 8364.1). Any 
person who fails to comply with this closure is subject to arrest and a 
fine up to $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or both. 
This closure applies to all persons except persons authorized by the 
Bureau of Land Management.

    Dated: August 12, 1999.
Sandra S. Brooks,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-21570 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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