[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 53431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26691]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-670-01-1610-JP-064B]


Temporary Closure of Approximately 49,300 Acres to Motorized 
Vehicle Use of Five Selected Areas in the Imperial Sand Dunes 
Recreation Management Area, Imperial County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure of approximately 49,300 acres to motorized 
vehicle use of five selected areas in the Imperial Sand Dunes 
Recreation Management Area, Imperial County, California.

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DATES: This temporary closure was approved September 27, 2001 and is in 
effect.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office, 1661 S. 
4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxie Trost, BLM, El Centro Field 
Office, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243, telephone (760) 337-
4400. The closure is posted in the El Centro Field Office and at places 
near and/or within the area to which the closure applies. Maps 
identifying the affected areas are available at the El Centro Field 
Office as well as on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Web 
site at www.ca.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This temporary closure is implemented 
pursuant to Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 8341.2(a). The 
closure was approved September 27, 2001 and will remain in effect until 
BLM completes and implements the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation 
Management Plan (ISDRMP) now under preparation.
    Exceptions to this closure include government vehicles conducting 
official business which shall be allowed inside the closed areas as 
authorized. Official business may include public service emergencies, 
resource monitoring/research, other dunes operations and management 
activities, and other actions authorized by BLM's El Centro Field 
Office Manager.
    Notice of the proposed closure was published in the Federal 
Register June 15, 2001 (66 FR 32640).

    Dated: October 12, 2001.
Greg Thomsen,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-26691 Filed 10-19-01; 8:45 am]
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