[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 75625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32237]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-070-03-1232-EA, AZ-SRP-070-04-01 and AZ-SRP-070-04-02]


Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in La Paz County, 
Arizona, During the Operation of the Parker 250 and Parker 425 Desert 
Races for 2004

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu Field Office 
announces the temporary closure of selected public lands under its 
administration in La Paz County, Arizona. This action is being taken to 
help ensure public safety and prevent unnecessary environmental 
degradation during the officially permitted running of the 2004 KTM 
Parker 250, and the 2004 Blue Water Resort and Casino Parker 425 Desert 
Races. Areas subject to this temporary closure include all public lands 
including county maintained roads and highways located on public lands, 
that are located within two miles of the designated racecourse. The 
racecourse and closure areas are described in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice, and maps of the designated 
racecourse are maintained in the Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu 
Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406.

Event Dates: KTM Parker 250 on January 10, 2004, and Blue Water Resort 
and Casino Parker 425 on February 7, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Pittman, Field Staff Law 
Enforcement Ranger, BLM Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater 
Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406, (928) 505-1200.

    Dated: November 7, 2003.
Donald Ellsworth,
Field Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Race Course Closed Area

    Beginning at the eastern boundary of the Colorado River Indian 
Tribe (CRIT) Reservation, the race course runs east along Shea Road, 
then east along the Parker-Swansea Road to the Central Arizona Project 
Canal, then north, on the west side of the CAP Canal, crossing the 
canal on the maintained county road, running northeast into Mineral 
Wash Canyon, then southeast staying on the maintained county road, 
through the 4-corners intersection to Midway, then east on Transmission 
Pass Road through State Trust lands located in Butler Valley, turning 
north into Cunningham Wash to North Tank. Back south to the 
Transmission Pass Road and east (reentering public land) within two 
miles of Alamo Dam Road. The race course turns south and west onto the 
wooden power line road, onto the State Trust lands in Butler Valley, 
turning southwest into Cunningham Wash to the Graham Well, intersecting 
Butler Valley Road, then north and west onto public lands proceeding 
west to the ``Bouse Y'' intersection, located two miles north of Bouse, 
Arizona. The route then proceeds north, paralleling the Bouse-Midway 
Road to Midway. From Midway, it goes west on the north boundary road of 
the East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area to the Parker-Swansea Road. The 
route then goes west in Osborne Wash, south of the Parker-Swansea Road 
to the CAP Canal, along the north boundary of the Cactus Plain 
Wilderness Study Area, staying in Osborne Wash, and then proceeds west 
in Osborne Wash to the CRIT Reservation boundary.

Times of the Temporary Land Closure

    The KTM Parker 250 Desert Race closure is in effect from 2 p.m. 
(m.s.t.) on Friday, January 9, 2004, through 5 p.m. (m.s.t.) on 
Saturday, January 10, 2004. The Blue Water Resort and Casino Parker 425 
Desert Race closure is in effect from 2 p.m. (m.s.t.) on Friday, 
February 6, 2004, through 11:59 p.m. (m.s.t.) on Saturday, February 7, 
2004.

Prohibited Acts

    The following acts are prohibited during the temporary land 
closure:
    1. Being present on, or driving on, the designated racecourse. This 
does not apply to race participants, race officials and emergency 
vehicles.
    2. Vehicle parking or stopping in areas affected by the closure, 
except where such is specifically allowed (designated spectator areas).
    3. Camping in any area, except in the designated spectator areas.
    4. Discharge of firearms.
    5. Possession or use of any fireworks.
    6. Cutting or collecting firewood of any kind, including dead and 
down wood or other vegetative material.
    7. Operate any vehicle (except registered race vehicles), including 
off-highway vehicles, not registered and equipped for street and 
highway operation.
    8. Operate any vehicle in the area of the closure at a speed of 
more than 35 mph. This does not apply to registered race vehicles 
during the race, while on the designated racecourse.
    9. Park any vehicle in violation of posted restrictions.
    10. Park any vehicle in a manner that obstructs or impedes normal 
traffic movement.
    11. Drive any vehicle around or past any ``road closed'' sign or 
traffic control barrier.
    12. Fail to obey any person authorized to direct traffic, including 
law enforcement officers and designated race officials.
    13. Fail to observe Spectator Area quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    14. Fail to keep campsite or race viewing site free of trash and 
litter.
    15. Allow any pet or other animal to be unrestrained by a leash of 
not more than 6 feet in length.
    The above restrictions do not apply to emergency vehicles and 
vehicles owned by the United States, the State of Arizona, or La Paz 
County. Authority for closure of public lands is found in section 
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1733(a)) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7. Any person who violates this restriction 
may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than 
$1,000, or imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Such 
violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 
U.S.C. 3571.

[FR Doc. 03-32237 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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