[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 68 (Monday, April 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18425-18426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7121]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-210-1220-MA]


Notice of Continuation of Closure of Public Lands to Off-Highway 
Vehicles North of Pasadena Valley Road in Elmore County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that approximately 988 acres of public 
land north of the Pasadena Valley Road in Elmore County, Idaho, will 
remain closed to the use of motorized vehicles. The public land is 
located approximately two (2) miles east of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, known 
as the Paradise or Pasadena off-highway vehicle (OHV) area. The closure 
applies to all types of motor and off-highway vehicles with the 
exception of those authorized for fire fighting, law enforcement, 
access to private lands, administrative operations and/or other BLM 
authorized activities.

DATES: This order was originally put into effect in September of 2002, 
with a two year effective time frame that has now expired. The signing 
of this document will reinstate and continue the closure for an 
additional two (2) years. At that time, this closure order shall be 
reviewed and a determination made whether to reinstate, amend, modify, 
or change the order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Max Yingst, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, Jarbidge Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2620 
Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, ID, 83301-7975, or call (208) 736-2362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This order affects public lands in Elmore 
County, Idaho thus described:

Boise Meridian

T. 5 S., R. 10 E.,
Secs. 25, 26, and 27T.5S., R.11E., Secs. 30 and 31.

    Discussion of the Emergency Closure: This extension of the 
emergency closure is necessary for the management of actions, 
activities, and public use on certain public lands which may have, or 
are having, adverse impacts on persons using public lands, on property, 
and on resources located on public lands until permanent management 
action can be taken.
    The issues that have been occurring have primarily been related to 
safety concerns involving OHV's crossing and traveling on the Pasadena 
Valley Road.

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This safety issue has consumed a considerable amount of County, State, 
and BLM law enforcement staff time in assuring public safety along the 
road. The Elmore County Sheriff's Department has requested that this 
area be closed. Complaints, verbal and written, from the local 
residents have been received on a regular basis pertaining to safety, 
noise levels, and degradation of the slopes where hill climbing takes 
place.
    During this closure period, public consultation will be implemented 
and a process for completing a management plan for the area will be 
developed. A supplemental rule could be implemented for permanent 
closure of the area.
    The authorities for this action are 43 CFR 8341.2 and 43 CFR 
8364.1. Any person who fails to comply with this closure is subject to 
citation or arrest and a fine up to $1,000.00 or imprisonment not to 
exceed 12 months or both. Such violations may also be subject to the 
enhanced fines provided by Title 18 U.S.C. 3571.
    Maps of the closure area are enclosed and may be obtained by users, 
along with more detailed information, from the Jarbidge Field Office at 
2620 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, ID, 83301.

John Ash,
Jarbidge Field Office Manager, Acting Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 05-7121 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
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