[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53806-53807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26830]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-680-02-1610-JP-064B]


Temporary Motorized Vehicle Use Closure and Establish an Interim 
Motorized Vehicle Access Network on Selected Federal Lands in Western 
San Bernardino County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure to motorized vehicle use on selected federal 
lands in San Bernardino County, California and establish an interim 
motorized vehicle access network. The area encompasses 81,585 acres in 
the Newberry-Rodman subregion.

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DATES: The temporary closure was approved October 19, 2001, and is in 
effect.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office, 2601 
Barstow Rd, Barstow, CA 92311

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Read, BLM, Barstow Field Office 
2601 Barstow Rd, Barstow, CA 92311, telephone (760) 252-6000. The 
closure is posted in the Barstow 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 Barstow Field Office as

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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 October 18, 2001 and will remain in effect until a 
Record of Decision is signed on the West Mojave Coordinated Management 
Plan (WEMO Plan), which is expected to be signed June 2003.
    Exceptions to this closure include government vehicles conducting 
official business which shall be allowed inside the closed areas as 
authorized and an interim route network signed as open routes on the 
ground and identified on the map. Official business may include public 
service emergencies, resource monitoring/research, and management 
activities, and other actions authorized by BLM's Barstow Field Office.

    Dated: October 19, 2001.
Henri Bisson,
Assistant Director of Renewable Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 01-26830 Filed 10-22-01; 9:44 am]
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