[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 57613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23046]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-025-1232-EA; Special Recreation Permit  NV-023-02-25]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands: Pershing, Washoe & 
Humboldt Counties, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca Field Office, Nevada, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice to the public of temporary closures on public lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca Field Office, 
Nevada.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain lands will be temporarily 
closed to public use in and around the Civilian Space Exploration Team 
(CSXT) rocket launch site, located in Pershing, Washoe and Humboldt 
counties, Nevada, from 0700 to 0930 hours, September 17th-September 
20th inclusive, and September 23rd, 2002. These closures are made in 
the interest of public safety at and around the location of an amateur 
high-altitude rocket launch site. This event is expected to attract 
approximately 50 participants. The lands involved are located northeast 
of Gerlach, Nevada in the Mount Diablo Meridian.
    The following Public Lands are closed to public use: Public land 
areas north of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and east of State 
Highway 34 and County Road 200, and west of the Pahute Peak and Black 
Rock Desert wilderness boundaries within the following legally 
described areas are included in the closure:

T33.5N, R24E sec. 25-28, 32-36; T33N R24E secs., 1-5, 8-22, 23, 27-
30; T33N, R25E sec. 2,3,4,9; T34N, R24E sec. 1-3, 10-15, 21-27, 34-
36; T34N, R25E sec.1-4, 9-16, 21-28, 33-36; T34N, R26E sec. 1-24, 
28-33; T34N, R27E sec. 1-18; T35.5N, R25E sec. 27-34; T35.5N, R26E 
sec. 25-36; T35N, R24E sec. 6,13, 22-27, 34-36; T35N, R25E sec. 1-
4,9-16, 21-28, 33-36; All of T35N, R26E; All of T35N R27E; T36N 
R23.5E sec. 1; T36N, R24E sec. 5, 6, 8, 17, 30; T36N, R25E sec. 1-5, 
8-18, 21-36; All of T36N, R26E; T36N, R27E sec. 4-9, 16-21, 28-33; 
T37N, R23.5E sec. 36; T37N, R24E sec. 11, 14, 23, 24, 30; T37N, R25E 
sec. 7, 22-27, 34-36; T37N, R26E sec. 19-36; T37N, R27E sec. 19-21, 
28-33; T38N, R23E sec. 22.

    To ensure public safety these lands will be closed to public use 
from 0700 to 0930 hours during the CSXT permit period, with the 
exception of BLM personnel, law enforcement, emergency medical 
services, and CSXT staff as designated by the BLM authorized officer. A 
map showing these temporary closures, restrictions and prohibitions is 
available from the following BLM office: BLM-Winnemucca Field Office, 
5100 East Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, Nevada 89445-2921.
    The map may also be viewed on the Winnemucca Field Office Web site 
at: www.nv.blm.gov/winnemucca.

DATES: Closure to public use from 0700 to 0930 hours, September 17th-
20th inclusive and September 23rd, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Lefevre, National Conservation 
Area Outdoor Recreation Planner, Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca 
Field Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, NV 89445, 
telephone: (775) 623-1770.

    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.

    Penalty: Any person failing to comply with the closure orders may 
be subject to imprisonment for not more than 12 months, or a fine in 
accordance with the applicable provisions of 18 U.S.C. 3571, or both.

Terry A. Reed,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-23046 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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