[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45575-45576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12932]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-180-06-1010-JK]


Emergency Closure and Segregation of Federal Lands in Amador, 
Placer, Nevada and Tuolumne Counties, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure and segregation of six abandoned mine land 
sites in California.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all BLM-administered public lands 
at the Pond, Poore, Gold Run, Poison Lake, Davis and Longfellow 
abandoned mine land (AML) sites located in Amador, Placer, Nevada and 
Tuolumne Counties, California are closed to all forms of entry by the 
public, including mineral entry under the 1872 Mining Law. This closure 
is necessary to protect the public from hazards associated with these 
sites and to enable the remediation of the sites pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA). Sampling of water and sediment at these sites indicates 
substantial amounts of mercury and/or arsenic are present in sluice 
tunnel floor sediments and in mill tailings. Shafts

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and tunnel inlets/outlets are also present at these sites. These 
conditions represent significant health and physical safety hazards to 
the public. The closure and segregation of these lands from all forms 
of land and mineral entry is also needed to prevent the location of any 
new mining claims on these lands pending completion of necessary 
removal and remediation actions. This closure will remain in effect 
until the Folsom Field 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, Folsom Field Office, determines it is no 
longer needed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Carroll, Geologist, Bureau of Land 
Management, 63 Natoma St., Folsom, CA 95630, Telephone (916) 985-4474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for the closure is 43 CFR 
2300.0-3 and 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, with two 
exceptions: (1) Any emergency, law enforcement or other BLM vehicle 
while being used for emergency or administrative purposes, and (2) any 
vehicle whose use is expressly authorized by the BLM Field Manager to 
enter public lands at these sites.
    The public lands affected by this closure order are T. 13 N., R. 10 
E., sec. 3, lots 14, 17 and 18 (Pond); T. 16 N., R. 9 E., sec. 24, lots 
3, 4 and 5, secs. 24 and 25, lot 45 (Poore); T. 15 N., R. 10 E., sec, 
9, lots 3-5, 7-9, MS 1483 and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, sec. 10, lots 1-4, MS 
1482 and 1483, sec. 16, NE\1/4\ (Gold Run); T. 5 N., R. 10 E., sec. 32, 
E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ (Poison Lake); T. 17 N., R. 9 E., sec. 32, lots 5, 
7-10 (Davis); T. 1 S., R. 16 E., sec. 30, lot 21 (Longfellow); all 
townships in the Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, California.
    The public lands affected by the restriction order constitute 
approximately 584.11 acres of land. These lands are depicted on maps in 
the Folsom Field Office where copies of these maps may be obtained.

    January 30, 2006.
D.K. Swickard,
Manager, BLM Folsom Field Office.

     This document was received at the Office of the Federal 
Register on August 4, 2006.
[FR Doc. E6-12932 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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