[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16409-16410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7518]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-050-00-1230-PA; 8322]


California: Temporary Closure of Squaw Lake Campground to all 
Access, Imperial County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Closure of Squaw Lake Campground to all 
public access: May 1, 2000, through July 31, 2000. Days and times of 
closures will be from each Sunday at 7 p.m. through each Friday at 10 
a.m. Mountain Standard Time. The campground will remain open on 
Memorial Day, May 29, 2000, until 7 p.m. MST.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all public access is prohibited 
into the Squaw Lake Campground area each Sunday at 7 p.m. through each 
Friday at 10 a.m. MST. The closure area is located within:

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T.15 S., R.24 E.,
    Sec. 5, portion of the E\1/2\, portion of the E\1/2\NW\1/4\,

Aggregating 5 acres, more or less.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The temporary closure of Squaw Lake 
Campground to all public access is being implemented for the health and 
safety of the public. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be conducting 
safety testing of the dam structures to

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determine foundation and seismic stability of the structures. During 
the testing, the water level elevation of Senator Wash Reservoir will 
be raised and lowered significantly. The dam will be monitored on a 24 
hour basis utilizing various methods and equipment such as flood 
lights, generators, piezometers and an early alert warning siren for 
safety. The campground will be open to the public on Friday mornings at 
10 a.m. All persons, boats, vehicles, and personal equipment must be 
vacated from the campground by 7 p.m. each Sunday. The only exception 
is Memorial Day which falls on a Monday May 29, 2000, when the 
campground will remain open for the extended weekend until 7 p.m. on 
Monday the 29th. The campground will remain closed to all public access 
during testing which will take place from Sunday at 7 p.m. until Friday 
at 10 a.m. This closure shall apply to all members of the public unless 
permitted by an authorized Bureau of Land Management Officer. Authority 
for this action is contained in 43 CFR 8364.1. Violation of this 
regulation is punishable by a fine not to exceed $100,000 and/or 
imprisonment not to exceed 12 months. Vehicles found in violation of 
this closure notice are subject to being towed at the owners expense.

EFFECTIVE DATES: May 1, 2000, through July 31, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Lowans, Yuma Field Office, 2555 
Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365; (520) 317-3210.

    Dated: March 17, 2000.
Gail Acheson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-7518 Filed 3-27-00; 8:45 am]
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