[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44310-44311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12609]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-420-06-1640-BH-AZZG; 8364]


Modification of Closure of Selected Public Lands in Pima County, 
AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This order restricts all public use on a year-round basis on 
approximately 289 acres of public lands in the Saginaw Hill area 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tucson Field 
Office, Arizona. Existing management designations established in the 
Phoenix Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, dated September 1989, remain unchanged. This order modifies 
the restriction order published in the Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 
68, Monday, April 11, 2005, page 18420. This order is issued under the 
authority of 43 CFR 8364.1 and affects the following public lands:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 15 S., R. 12 E.,

[[Page 44311]]

    Sec. 11, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, portion of SE\1/4\ north of the pipeline 
right-of-way;
    Sec. 12, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, portion of W\1/2\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\.
    The area described contains approximately 289 acres.


DATES: Effective Dates: The use restriction is effective immediately on 
date of this publication in the Federal Register, and shall remain in 
effect until rescinded or modified by the Authorized Officer. Due to 
necessity, fencing and signage in the area has been put in place prior 
to this publication.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current regulations and management 
designations allow public use of BLM-administered lands in the Saginaw 
Hill area. The affected lands contain substances that may compromise 
public health and safety, such as waste piles containing high levels of 
arsenic and lead that result from historic mining operations, and are 
naturally occurring. The public uses the affected area for a variety of 
recreational activities, exposing these visitors to hazardous 
substances that may potentially have harmful effects. The restriction 
prohibiting public entry and use within the affected areas will help 
mitigate public health and safety threats. This order expands the area 
restricted under the April 11, 2005, notice. Expansion of the 
restricted area is necessary to secure several sites more recently 
identified that contain high levels of arsenic and lead, and provide a 
safety zone while testing and remediation of the area takes place. The 
Saginaw Hill area described herein will be subject to the following use 
restrictions:
    1. Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall enter or remain in 
the restricted area.
    2. Persons who are exempt from the restriction include:
    (a) Any Federal, State, or local officers engaged in fire, 
emergency or law enforcement activities;
    (b) BLM employees engaged in official duties; and
    (c) Persons specifically authorized by the BLM to enter the 
restricted area.
    The area affected by this order will be posted with appropriate 
regulatory signs and/or physical barriers. Additional information is 
available in the Tucson Field Office at the address given below.
    Penalties: On all public lands, under section 303(a) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 43 CFR 
8360.0-7 and 43 CFR 9212.4, any person who violates any of these 
supplementary rules, closures or restrictions on public lands within 
the boundaries established in the rules may be tried before a United 
States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000.00 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 (not to exceed 
$100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Field Office Manager at the Tucson 
Field Office, 12661 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85748-
7208; telephone (520) 258-7200.

    Dated: July 10, 2006.
Patrick Madigan,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E6-12609 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]
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