[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57612-57613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23043]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-097-1220-MA]


Notice of Emergency Closure of Public Land to Certain Uses in 
Elmore County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice, emergency closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is served that 988 acres of public land is closed to 
the use of motorized vehicles north of the Pasadena Valley Road. The 
public land is located approximately two (2) miles east of Glenns 
Ferry, Idaho, known as the Paradise or Pasadena Off-Highway Vehicle 
(OHV) area (north end). This closure will be in effect beginning on 
August 1, 2002, and will expire on August 1, 2004. During this closure 
period, public consultation will be implemented and a process for 
completing a management plan for the area will be developed. A 
supplemental rule could be implemented for permanent closure of the 
area. OHV use includes all types of motor vehicles except for those 
authorized for fire fighting, law enforcement, and administrative 
operations or other activities authorized by the BLM.
    The issues that have been occurring during the past three years 
have primarily been related to safety concerns involving OHV's crossing 
and traveling on the Pasadena Valley Road. This safety issue has 
consumed a considerable amount of County, State, and BLM law 
enforcement staff time in assuring public safety along the road. The 
Elmore County Sheriff's Department has requested that this area be 
closed. Complaints, verbal and written, from the local residents have 
been received on a regular basis pertaining to safety, noise levels and 
degradation of the slopes where hill climbing takes place.
    This emergency closure is necessary for public safety and to 
protect public land and adjacent private property. Closure signs will 
be posted at main entry points and trails in the area. Maps of the 
closure area and more detailed information are on file at the Jarbidge 
Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Guerrero, Field Manager or Max 
Yingst, Outdoor Recreation Planner, BLM, Jarbidge Field Office, 2620 
Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, ID, 83301-7975 or call (208) 736-2350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This order affects public lands in Elmore 
County, Idaho thus described:

Boise Meridian

T.5S., R.10E.,
    Secs. 25, 26, 27;
T.5S., R. 11E.,
    Secs. 30, 31

    This closure will not affect vehicle traffic on Pasadena Valley 
Road, Coblantz Road, Thompson Hill Road, and Black Mesa Road. This 
closure does not affect the OHV site south of the Pasadena Valley Road 
or in the Rosevear Gulch area.
    Authority for this action is contained in Title 43, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Subpart 8341, Section 2 (43 CFR 8341.2) and Subpart 8364, 
Section 1 (43 CFR 8364.1). Any person who fails to comply with this 
closure is subject to citation or

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arrest and a fine up to $1,000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 
months, or both. Such violations may also be subject to the enhanced 
fines provided for by Title 18 U.S.C. 3571.

Edward Guerrero,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-23043 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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