[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 57 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15647-15648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7143]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-200-1651-DD]


Notice of Closure to Motorized Vehicles

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Temporary Closure Order for Motorized Vehicle Travel.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that effective March 3, 2000 certain 
public lands in Chaffee County, Colorado are closed to all types of 
motorized vehicle travel. The purpose of this closure is to prevent the 
development of unauthorized user-created trails, to prevent resource 
damage to soils and vegetation, and to prevent wildlife harassment. 
This closure is made under the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This closure is effective March 3, 2000 and shall 
remain in effect until revised, revoked or amended.

ADDRESSES: Royal Gorge Field Office, 3170 East Main Street, Canon City, 
CO 81212; Telephone (719) 269-8500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi D. Deike, Associate Field Office 
Manager or James R. Cunio, Forester.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public lands affected by this temporary 
closure are identified as follows:

Chaffee County, Colorado, Sixth Principal

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Meridian: Cache Creek Area, located immediately west of Granite, 
Colorado; south of the Lake and Chaffee County boundary, north of 
Chaffee County Road 390 and west of U.S. Highway 24.
T.11S., R.79W. All public lands in that part of Section 31 lying 
west of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 24.
T.11S., R.80W. All of the following described public lands lying 
south of the Chaffee and Lake County boundary, but not including 
those lands within the right of way for Chaffee County Roads 398, 
398A, 398B, 398C or 398D.
    Section 34 NE\1/4\
    Section 35 All
    Section 36 All except the Granite Cemetary
T.12S., R.79W. All of the following described public lands lying 
west of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 24 and north of Chaffee 
County Road 390.
    Section 5 SW\1/4\ except MS117
    Section 6 All
    Section 7 N\1/2\N\1/2\
    Section 8 N\1/2\NW\1/4\
T.12S., R.80W.
    Section 1 All
    Section 2 All except MS3615

    This closure does not apply to emergency, law enforcement, and 
federal or other government vehicles while being used for official or 
emergency purposes, or to any vehicle whose use is expressly authorized 
or otherwise officially approved by BLM. Violation of this order is 
punishable by fine of up to $100,000 and/or imprisonment for up to one 
year as defined in 18 U.S.C. 3571. Notice of this closure and a 
detailed map will be posted at the Royal Gorge Field Office.

Donnie Sparks,
Royal Gorge Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-7143 Filed 3-22-00; 8:45 am]
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