[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 72 (Friday, April 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19967-19968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7556]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-920-1640-BF-NVZH]


Emergency Closure of Federal Lands, Lyon County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Nevada.

ACTION: Emergency Closure of Federal Lands, Lyon County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all public lands at the Anaconda/
Yerington Mine Site, located in Lyon County, Nevada, are closed to all 
forms of entry by the public. This closure is necessary to protect the 
public from hazards that are located throughout the former mine site. 
The Unilateral Administrative Order for Initial Response Activities 
issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, states; 
``Carcinogens at the Site include, arsenic, chromium, the radioisotopes 
of uranium (uranium-234, uranium-235, and uranium-238), the 
radioisotopes of thorium (thorium-230 and thorium-232), and the 
radioisotopes of radium (radium-228 and radium-226). Aluminum, arsenic, 
beryllium, boron, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, 
molybdenum, selenium, zinc, uranium, and chloride and sulfate are toxic 
metal contaminants at the Site. Disturbed and concentrated heavy metals 
at the Site pose threats through inhalation and ingestion that can 
result in neurological, kidney, and liver damage, and behavior and 
learning problems.'' This closure will remain in effect until the Field 
Office Manager determines it is no longer needed. This closure does not 
apply to authorized employees and contractors.

DATES: Effective Date: This closure is effective immediately and will 
be verified upon publication in the Federal Register. It will remain in 
effect until the Manager, Carson City Field Office, determines it is no 
longer needed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Smith, Physical Scientist, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, NV 89520 
Telephone (775) 861-6453.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for the closure is 43 CFR 
8364.1. Any person who fails to comply with this closure may be subject 
to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7 and are subject to arrest 
or fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed 12 
months. This order applies to all forms of entry, excluding (1) any 
emergency, law enforcement or other BLM vehicle while being used for

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emergency or administrative purposes, and (2) any vehicle whose use is 
expressly authorized by the EPA Project Manager for this site. The 
public lands affected by the closure order are, T. 13 N., R. 25 E., 
sec. 4, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\; sec. 5, lots 1, 2, 3, 
5, 6, and 7, and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\; sec. 8, lots 1, 3, and 4, and that 
portion of the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ lying east of the eastern edge of the 
Haul Road to the Plant at Yerington Mine; sec. 9, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\; sec. 16, lots 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
and 11, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and that portion of lot 6 
lying west of the westerly right-of-way of State Route No. 339; sec. 
17, lots 7, 14, and 15, and those portions of the N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ lying north and east of the 
northeasterly edge of the Haul Road to the Plant at Yerington Mine; 
sec. 20, lot 5, and those portions of lots 2, 3, and 4, lying east of 
the toe of the Anaconda Mine waste rock dump; sec. 21, lots 1, 2, 3, 
and 4, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and that portion of the SW\1/4\ lying north 
and east of the toe of the Anaconda Mine waste rock dump, and those 
portions of lot 6, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and 
W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ lying west of the toe of the Anaconda Mine 
waste rock dump; sec. 28, those portions of the N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and W\1/
2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ lying north of the toe of the Anaconda Mine waste rock 
dump.
    The public lands affected by the restriction order constitute 
approximately 1,380 acres of land. These lands are depicted on maps in 
the Nevada State Office, where copies of these maps may be obtained.

    Dated: April 11, 2005.
Donald T Hicks, Manager, Carson City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 05-7556 Filed 4-14-05; 8:45 am]
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