[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65999-66000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27479]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-023-02-1410-HY-011L-241A; F-14836-EE]


Public Easement Closure; Prohibition of All Activities

AGENCY: Northern Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks, 
Alaska.

ACTION: Notice to the public of a temporary closure of a public 
easement [17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1616(b)] administered by the Northern Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, Alaska.

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SUMMARY: This notice closes a 17(b) easement identified as Easement 
Identification Number 1 C5, E. The easement is located east of Barrow, 
Alaska, from Niksiirak to Plover Point. This closure notice is 
necessary to protect humans from an unprecedented number of polar bears 
in the area. The welfare of the polar bear population around Barrow, 
Alaska also necessitates this closure action.
    Discussion of this closure has taken place between BLM, the North 
Slope Borough, Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation, and the Native Village of 
Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government.

DATES: This closure is effective September 23, 2002, and will be in 
effect until May 1, 2003, unless revoked earlier by the Authorized 
Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional information concerning the closure 
may be obtained from Craig McCaa, Public Affairs, BLM Northern Field 
Office, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-3844. Mr. McCaa 
may be reached at (907) 474-2231 or at 1-800-437-7021, x2231, or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Closure Order

    1. Authority: 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 8364.1.
    2. Closure: The following described lands are closed to all 
activity.

Lands Affected

Sec. 12 & 13, T. 23 N., R. 18 W., and Sec. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 18, 32 
and 33, T. 23 N., R. 17 W., of the Umiat Meridian, approximately 1 
acre.

    Dated: September 24, 2002.
Susan M. Will,
Associate Field Manager, Northern Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. 02-27479 Filed 10-28-02; 8:45 am]
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