[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 42 (Friday, March 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 10672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4165]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-820-1430-EQ and COC 68264]


Notice of Realty Action, Temporary Access Restriction and Closure 
of Public Land

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: Public access to the following lands in San Juan County, 
Colorado, has been temporarily restricted and partially closed to 
public use under federal regulations at Title 43 Code of Federal 
Regulations Sec.  8364.1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlie Higby, BLM Realty Specialist, 
(970) 385-1374; San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, 
Durango, Colorado 81301.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A portion of federal lands within sections 
19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, of protracted Township 42 N., 
R.7 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian, further described as the SOLRC 
boundary. Access to the BLM public lands south of San Juan County Road 
 52, will be restricted to the travel route along San Juan 
County Road  52. The public lands accessed by this route are 
located approximately 1.7 miles south of the intersection of San Juan 
County Roads  52 and  110 in Colorado Basin. This 
location provides access to the area south of the BLM access point sign 
south towards Storm Peak only; this is the north face of Storm Peak. 
With the exception of County Road 52, the public lands north 
of the BLM access sign (towards Gladstone) are closed to public access. 
The San Juan County Road  52 access route is restricted to the 
roadway at all times until reaching the BLM public land access point.
    The seasonal access restriction and closure to the public lands 
will continue until June 15, 2005.
    The following entities are exempt from the access restriction, 
however, their entry into the closure area must be coordinated with 
SOLRC to ensure that conditions for access are safe:
     Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an 
organized rescue or firefighting force in performance of an official 
duty;
     Private property owners in the act of accessing their 
property;
     Other entities authorized under special-use permit by the 
BLM, including Core Mountain Enterprises, dba as SOLRC.
    The access closure is necessary to protect the public health and 
safety during periods of avalanche and snow data collection work as 
authorized under BLM permit COC 68264.
    Any person who fails to comply with a closure or restricted use 
order issued under this subpart may be subject to penalties provided 
for at U.S.C. 3571, including a fine not to exceed $100,000 and/or 
imprisonment not to exceed 1 year.
    This action has been coordinated with the San Juan County 
Commissioners.

Howard Sargent,
Acting Center Manager, San Juan Public Lands Center.
[FR Doc. 05-4165 Filed 3-3-05; 8:45 am]
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