[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47927-47928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20463]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-025-1232-EA; Special Recreation Permit NV-025-03-07]


Notice of Temporary Closures of Public Lands; Pershing, Washoe, 
and Humboldt Counties, NV

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

ACTION: Notice to the public of a closure 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 in and around the 
Civilian Space Exploration Team (CSXT) rocket launch site, located in 
Pershing, Washoe and Humboldt counties, Nevada, would be temporarily 
closed for public use from 0900 to 1200 hours, September 15th through 
the 18th 2003 and October 14th through the 17th 2003. These in the 
interest of public safety at and around the location of a high-altitude 
rocket launch site. These events are expected to involve approximately 
50 participants. Affected lands are located in the Black Rock Desert--
High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, situated 
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 Road 
34 and County Road 200, and west of the Pahute Peak and Black Rock 
Desert Wilderness boundaries, as described below:

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    T33 \1/2\ N, R24E Sections 25-28, 32-36, T33N R24E Sections 1-5, 8-
22, 23, 27-30; T33N, R25E Sections 2, 3, 4, 9; T34N, R24E Sections 1-3, 
10-15, 21-27, 34-36; T34N, R25E Sections 1-4, 9-16, 21-28, 33-36; T34N, 
R26E Sections 1-24, 28-33; T34N, R27E Sections 1-18; T35.5N, R25E 
Sections 27-34; T35.5N, R26E Sections 25-36; T35N, R24E Sections 6, 13, 
22-27, 34-36; T35N, R25E Sections 1-4, 9-16, 21-28, 33-36; All of T35N, 
R26E; All of T35N R27E; T36N R23.5E Section 1; T36N, R24E Sections 5, 
6, 8, 17, 30; T36N, R25E Sections 1-5, 8-18, 21-36; All of T36N, R26E; 
T36N, R27E Sections 4-9, 16-21, 28-33; T37N, R23 \1/2\ E Section 36; 
T37N, R24E Sections 11, 14, 23, 23, 30; T37N, R25E Sections 7, 22-27, 
34-36; T37N, R26E Sections 19-36; T37N, R27E Sections 19-21, 28-33; 
T38N, R23E Section 22.
    To ensure public safety, these lands would be closed to public use 
from 0900-1200 hours during the CSXT permit period, under the authority 
of 43 CFR 8364.1, BLM personnel, law enforcement, emergency medical 
services, and CSXT staff as designated by the BLM authorized officer 
would be exempted from the closure. Spectators or other area users who 
are inconvenienced by the closure could be escorted to the launch site. 
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: http://www.nv.blm.gov/winnemucca.

DATES: Closure to public use could occur from 0900-1200 hours, 
September 15th through the 18th 2003, and October 14th through the 17th 
2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Lefevre, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 E. 
Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445, telephone (775) 623-1500.

    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. 03-20463 Filed 8-11-03; 8:45 am]
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