[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48944-48945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18956]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-025-1220-HS: G 01-156]


Temporary Motor Vehicle Closure; Three River Resource Area, 
Hines, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), DOI.

ACTION: Notice of temporary motor vehicle closure on public land 
administered by the BLM, Burns District, Three Rivers Resource Area, 
Hines, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: The following described public land in Harney County is being 
temporarily closed to the use of motorized vehicular traffic pursuant 
to 43 CFR 8364.1:
    The closure applies to the following road segments:

    The Skull Creek Road No. 7203-0-OO, from its junction with the 
Radar Hill County Road in the SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, Section 3, T. 23 S., 
R. 30 E., W.M. approximately 20 miles north to its junction with the 
Emigrant Crossing Road in NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, Section 33, T. 20 S., R. 
29 E., W.M.
    The Horton Mill Road No. 7208-0-CO, from its junction with 
Forest Road 47 in the SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, Section 6, T. 22 S., R. 29 E., 
W.M. approximately 4 miles east to its junction with the Skull Creek 
Road in the NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, Section 2, T. 22 S., R. 29 E., W.M.
    The Moon Reservoir Road Nos. 7227-1-OO and 7227-1-AO, from its 
junction with the ``OO'' County Road in the SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, Section 
15, T. 25 S., R. 28 E., W.M. approximately 7.5 miles northwest to 
gates leading into private land in the NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, Section 30, 
T. 24 S., R. 28 E., W.M. and the NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, Section 25, T. 24 
S., R. 27 E., W.M.
    All public land in Section 29, T. 23 S., R. 26 E., W.M. west of 
the Chickahominy Reservoir Access Road; south and west of the 
waterline of Chickahominy Reservoir; and north of U.S. Highway 20; 
and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, Section 28, T. 23 S., R. 26 E., W.M. except that 
land in Chickahominy Campground, as gated and posted.

    This closure is necessary to prevent damage to roads and adjacent 
resources during extremely wet springtime conditions. Unrestricted 
traffic during this time of year is creating excessive impacts to soil 
and vegetative resources

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resulting in erosion. Indiscriminate springtime off-road vehicle use 
also contributes to sedimentation of Chickahominy Reservoir. 
Additionally, funds are not readily available to routinely repair and 
maintain roads damaged by vehicular traffic.

DATES: This closure will take effect when wet conditions dictate and 
upon posting the land as closed to vehicular traffic. The closure will 
remain in effect until the soil conditions have dried sufficiently to 
prevent damage to the road and adjacent resources, as determined by the 
Authorized Officer.
    Exemptions: Persons who are exempt from these rules include:
    1. Any Federal, State, or local officer or employee in the scope of 
their duties, members of any organized rescue or fire fighting force in 
performance of an official duty.
    2. Motorized watercraft or snowmobiles.
    3. Other individuals in the possession of a written waiver or other 
authorization who, as determined by the Authorized Officer, have a 
demonstrated need to travel by motorized vehicle in the area being 
closed.
    Supplementary Rules for Road Closure Area: Under 43 CFR 8364.1, the 
BLM will enforce the following rules on the public land within the road 
closure area, Three Rivers Resource Area, Burns District, Hines, 
Oregon. You must follow these rules:
    1. You must not operate a motorized vehicle on a closed road or 
area.
    2. You must obey all posted signs in a road closure area.
    Penalties: The 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 violates this closure may 
be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than 
$1,000 or imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Such 
violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 
U.S.C. 3571.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Fred McDonald, BLM, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738, phone (541) 573-4453.

    Dated: July 17, 2002.
Joan M. Suther,
Three Rivers Resource Area Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-18956 Filed 7-25-02; 8:45 am]
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