[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 53 (Friday, March 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 14612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6592]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-050-00-1430-NH; AZA 31171]


Arizona: Closure of Public Land to All Vehicle Use

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management is 
closing an area of public land located within Yuma County, Arizona, 
approximately 1 mile south of Interstate 8 and 3 miles west of Avenue 
25 E to all vehicle use.
    Order: Effective upon publication, that portion of public land 
described below is closed to all vehicle use for a term of 2 years:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona

T.9S., R.20 W.,
    Sec. 1, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ within, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ within,
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ within, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ within, 
NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ within, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ within, SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\ within,
    Sec. 13, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ within, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ within, 
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ (south 50 feet) within, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ within, 
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ (south 50 feet) within, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
within, SE\1/4\ (south 50 feet) within.

    Containing 22.36 acres, more or less.

No person may use, drive, transport, park, let stand, or have charge or 
control over any vehicle in this area. Exemptions to this order are 
granted to law enforcement and other emergency vehicles in the course 
of official duties. This order does not affect Bureau of Reclamation 
and Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District personnel in the 
course of their official duties along the Wellton-Mohawk Canal and 
related facilities. This order does not affect Arizona Department of 
Transportation personnel in the course of their official duties within 
the Interstate 8 right-of-way.
    All other exemptions to this order are by written authorization of 
the Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field Manager only.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Realty Specialist Lucas Lucero, Bureau 
of Land Management, Yuma Field Office, 2555 E. Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, 
Arizona 85365, telephone (520) 317-3237.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this closure is to protect 
the natural and cultural resources from disturbance caused by 
unauthorized vehicle use. This closure is needed in order to assess 
existing resource damage and prevent any further damage caused by 
vehicle use and unauthorized road improvements. The affected area will 
be posted with standard signs prohibiting vehicle use. Authority for 
this closure of public land to vehicle use is found at Title 43 Code of 
Federal Regulations, subpart 8360.0-3. In accordance with 43 CFR 
8360.0-7, violation of this order is punishable by a fine not to exceed 
$100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

    Dated: March 7, 2000.
Gail Acheson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-6592 Filed 3-16-00; 8:45 am]
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