[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 170 (Friday, September 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 52140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7371]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-020-02-2640-HO-UTZA]


Notice of Temporary Closure of the Manning Canyon Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Extension of Notice of Temporary Closure, Manning Canyon Area.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Notice of Temporary Closure 
for the Manning Canyon area, first published in the Federal Register on 
October 29, 2002 page 66000, volume 67, number 209, is hereby extended 
until rehabilitation, and range, habitat, and watershed restoration are 
successful. The area described is hereby closed to all motorized 
vehicle and mechanized vehicle use to protect the rehabilitation 
efforts of the Manning Canyon hazardous mine tailings remediation 
project. The opening date for the West Manning Canyon and Lewiston 
roads will be determined by mutual agreement with Utah County. The 
public lands affected by this closure are all public lands within the 
following described area which is approximately 2,971 acres in size:

Manning Canyon Hazardous Material Cleanup Site

T. 6 S., R. 3 W., Salt Lake Meridian,
    Section 13, W\1/2\,
    Section 14, all,
    Section 15, all,
    Section 22, E\1/2\, all public lands east of and including the 
north-south road,
    Section 23, all,
    Section 24, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\,
    Section 26, all public lands east of the West Manning Canyon 
Road,
    Section 27, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, north of the West Manning 
Canyon Road.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Ingwell, BLM Hazardous Material 
Specialist, Salt Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2370 
South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84119; (801) 977-4300, or e-mail 
him at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure of the public lands to 
motorized vehicle and mechanized use will serve to protect the 
rehabilitation of the lands following the cleanup of hazardous material 
in Manning Canyon. The hazardous material consists of numerous mine 
tailings piles containing large concentrations of heavy metals, such as 
lead and arsenic. As a result of the cleanup of these hazardous mine 
tailings, large areas were re-contoured and reseeded and a repository 
was created to contain the tailings. These areas require protection 
until the rehabilitation actions are determined to be successful. A map 
depicting the closure area is available for public inspection at the 
Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake Field Office.
    The authority for establishing this restriction is found at 43 CFR 
8364.1(a) and 43 CFR 8341.2. This restriction does not apply to:
    (1) Any federal, state or local government officer or member of an 
organized rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an 
official duty.
    (2) Any Bureau of Land Management employee, agent, contractor, or 
cooperator while in the performance of an official duty.
    (3) Any federal, state, local, or contract law enforcement officer, 
while in the performance of their official duties, or while enforcing 
this closure notice.
    Violation of this closure is punishable by a fine not to exceed 
$100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months as provided in 43 
CFR 8360-0.7 as further defined in 18 U.S.C. 3571.

    Dated: July 23, 2006.
Glenn A. Carpenter,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 06-7371 Filed 8-31-06; 8:45 am]
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