[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36219-36220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12926]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-170-1430-EQ; COC 64592]


Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action, closure of public land.

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SUMMARY: The following lands have been temporarily closed to public use 
under Federal regulations at Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations 
 8364.1.
    A portion of Federal lands within sections 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 
31, 32, 33, 34, of protracted Township 42 N., R.7 W., New Mexico 
Principal Meridian. Further described as: beginning at a

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point 0.5 mile north of Cascade Gulch and extending northeasterly along 
the east side of Colorado State Highway 110A to the junction 
of San Juan County 52, thence southeasterly along the Middle 
Fork of Cement Creek to the divide between the Middle Fork Cement Creek 
and the South Fork of the Animas River, thence south along the ridge 
line forming the Colorado Basin to Storm Peak, thence west along a 
descending ridge line to the tree line between Grassy Gulch and Cascade 
Gulch, thence northwest to the point of beginning.
    The described lands are closed to general public use until June 
15th, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlie Higby, BLM Realty Specialist, 
(970) 385-1374; San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, 
Durango, Colorado 81301.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following are exempt from the closure: 
the San Juan County Sheriff; members of San Juan County Search and 
Rescue on official business, Colorado Department of Transportation and; 
Core Mountain Enterprises, LLC performing avalanche data collection 
work under BLM permit number COC 64592.
    Persons with valid existing rights may continue to exercise those 
rights under the terms and conditions of their contract, lease, permit, 
right-of-way grant, or mining claim and, must notify Core Mountain 
Enterprises of their plans to be in the closure area prior to 
exercising those rights.
    The access closure is necessary to protect the general public 
during periods of avalanche data collection work as authorized under 
BLM permit COC 64592.
    Any person who fails to comply with a closure or restricted use 
order issued under this subpart may be subject to penalties provided 
for at Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations  8360.0-7, 
including a fine not to exceed $10,000 and/or imprisonment not to 
exceed 12 months.

Calvin N. Joyner,
Center Manager, San Juan Public Lands Center.
[FR Doc. 02-12926 Filed 5-22-02; 8:45 am]
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