[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19028]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-086-6332-AA; GP01-0221]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Access to Public Lands; Tillamook 
County, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Salem District, Tillamook Field 
Office.

ACTION: A temporary closure for public entry to certain roads and lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tillamook Field 
Office, Salem District, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: The BLM is temporarily closing a portion of the Nestucca 
Access Road and the Alder Glen Campground in Tillamook County to public 
entry.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This closure is in effect July 31, 2001, until further 
notice to allow for completion of road maintenance and bridge 
replacement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana R. Shuford, Field Manager, Bureau 
of Land Management, Tillamook Resource Area, 4610 Third Street, 
Tillamook, OR 97141. (503) 815-1100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Lands affected by this closure 
are the Alder Glen Campground and a portion of the Nestucca Access 
Road. The Nestucca Access Road (3-6-13) from the west end of the Alder 
Glen bridge to the east end of Elk Creek bridge will be closed to the 
public. The following roads which access the closed portion of the 
Nestucca Access Road will be closed at their intersection with the 
Nestucca Access Road: Bear Ridge Road (3-7-32.1), Bear Creek Road (3-7-
32) and Hoag Pass Road (3-7-28). The purpose for this closure is for 
public safety and construction site security.

Closure Order

    The following described lands are closed to the public: Alder Glen 
Campground and the Nestucca Access Road (3-6-13) from the west end of 
the Alder Glen bridge to the east end of Elk Creek bridge.
    1. Prohibited Act: Under 43 CFR 8364.1, the Bureau of Land 
Management will enforce the following rule within the closure area 
described above:
    You must not enter the closed area.
    2. Exemptions: Persons who are exempt from these rules include any 
Federal, State, or local officer or employee in the scope of his or her 
duties, members of any organized rescue or fire-fighting force in 
performance of an official duty, contractors and their employees while 
engaged in official duty, and others authorized in writing by the 
Bureau of Land Management.
    3. Penalties: Authority for this closure is found under section 
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1733(a)) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7. Any person who fails to comply with a 
restriction order may be tried before a United States Magistrate and 
fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or 
both. Such violations may also be subject to the higher fines provided 
for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.

Dana R. Shuford,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-19028 Filed 7-30-01; 8:45 am]
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