[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55161-55162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18607]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-025-1232-EA-NV06; Special Recreation Permit  NV-025-05-01]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands: Pershing, Washoe, & 
Humboldt Counties, NV

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

ACTION: Notice to the public of temporary closures 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 will be temporarily 
closed to public use in and around the Paragon Astronautics rocket 
launch site, located in Pershing, Washoe and Humboldt counties, Nevada, 
from 0700 to 1200 hours, September 27, 2005-September 30, 2005; October 
3, 2005-October 7, 2005; and October 11, 2005-October 14, 2005. These 
closures are being made in the interest of public safety at and around 
the location of an amateur high-altitude rocket launch site. This event 
is expected to attract approximately 50 participants. The lands 
involved are located 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, east of State Highway 
34 and County Road 200, and west of the Pahute Peak and Black Rock 
Desert wilderness boundaries within the following legally described 
areas:

Unsurveyed T33.5N, R24E
    Sec. 25-28, 33-36

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Unsurveyed T33N R24E
    Sec., 1-5, 8-12, 14-18, 19-22, 29-30
Unsurveyed T33N, R25E
    Sec. 3,4
Unsurveyed T34N, R24E
    Sec. 1,2, 11,12, 13-15, 22-24, 25-27, 34-36
Unsurveyed T34N, R25E
    Sec.1-4, 9-16, 21-28, 33-36
Unsurveyed T34N, R26E
    Sec. 1-23, 28-31
Unsurveyed T34N, R27E
    Sec. 3-6, 7, 8
Unsurveyed T35.5N, R25E
    Sec. 27-29, 32-34
Unsurveyed T35.5N, R26E
    Sec. 25-36
Unsurveyed T35N, R24E
    Sec. 13, 24-26, 35, 36
Unsurveyed T35N, R25E
    Sec. 1-4,9-16, 21-28, 33-36
Unsurveyed T35N, R26E
Unsurveyed T35N R27E
Unsurveyed T36N, R25E
    Sec. 1-3, 9-16, 21-28, 32-36
Unsurveyed T36N, R26E
Unsurveyed T36N, R27E
    Sec. 4-9, 16-21, 28-33
Unsurveyed T37N, R25E
    Sec. 22-27, 34-36
Unsurveyed T37N, R26E
    Sec. 19-36
Unsurveyed T37N, R27E
    Sec. 19-21, 28-33

    To ensure public safety these lands will be closed to public use 
from 0700-1200 hours during the Paragon Astronautics permit period, 
with the exception of BLM personnel, law enforcement, emergency medical 
services, and Paragon Astronautics staff as designated by the BLM 
authorized officer.
    A map showing these temporary closures, restrictions and 
prohibitions is available from the following BLM offices:

BLM-Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, 
Nevada 89445-2921.
BLM-State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006.

DATES: Closure to public use from 0700-1200 hours, September 27-30, 
2005; October 3-7, 2005; and October 11-14, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Lefevre, National Conservation 
Area 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.

Gail G. Givens,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-18607 Filed 9-19-05; 8:45 am]
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