[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 27578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12516]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-076-1220-BA]


Notice of Closure to Off-highway Vehicle Use

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure to off-highway vehicle use.

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SUMMARY: With the publication of this notice, all existing trails and 
cross-country travel on certain lands administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office are closed to off-highway 
vehicle (OHV) use. The closure will remain in effect until the proposed 
Resource Management Plan (FY2005) can implement OHV designations, or 
until such time as the authorized officer of the Shoshone Field Office 
determines the closure may be lifted. The closure is in accordance with 
43 CFR 9268.3(d)(1)(i-iii) and 43 CFR 8341.1(f)(4).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kurtz, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, (208) 732-7296, BLM Shoshone Field Office, 400 West F Street, 
Shoshone, ID 83352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Blaine County Muldoon Summit Road dips 
where it passes through Bureau of Land Management administered land, 
resulting in limited visibility for \1/4\ of a mile causing public 
safety issues. Within this section, All Terrain Vehicles (ATV), 
motorcycles and snowmobiles cross the county road to gain momentum to 
hill climb. These vehicles are climbing steep slopes resulting in ruts, 
vegetation damage, noxious weed spread and erosion. The vertical trails 
also cause visual scars for the surrounding residents and communities. 
These lands are also important winter wildlife habitat areas. This 
closure will protect these resources and reduce the potential for 
further noxious weed invasion. Private landowners adjacent to the lands 
have complained about the resource damage. This closure is in response 
to those complaints.
    The area of closure includes BLM lands, specifically described 
wholly or partially:

Boise Meridian

T. 2 N., R. 19 E., Sec.31, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ (80 Acres).

    Detailed maps of the area closed to OHV and recreational use are 
available at the BLM Shoshone Field Office, 400 West F Street, 
Shoshone, ID 83352.

    Dated: April 3, 2003.
Rick VanderVoet,
Acting Shoshone Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-12516 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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