[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 36677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15623]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNML00000 13300000.BY0000]


Temporary Closure to All Public Use on Public Land in Do[ntilde]a 
Ana County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, the Las 
Cruces District Office is implementing the following closure to all 
public use, including casual use, to protect person, property, and 
public land and resources, and generally to provide for public safety. 
Specifically, the closure is needed in order to reduce or prevent the 
opportunity for damage to property, personal injury, or loss of life in 
the vicinity of the Community Pit No.1 in Do[ntilde]a Ana County, New 
Mexico.

DATES: This closure is effective on June 28, 2010 and shall remain in 
effect for no more than 2 years. In the interim, the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) will mitigate the safety issue in this area through 
reclamation of the site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Seum, Supervisory Lands/
Minerals Resources Specialist, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, New 
Mexico 88005; or call (575) 525-4300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closure and restrictions applicable to 
the closure are as follows:
    1. The public land to be closed under this notice is described as:

New Mexico Meridian

T. 22 S., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 19, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\.

    Do[ntilde]a Ana County, New Mexico, totaling 67.5 acres.

    All public use, including casual use, is prohibited on this 67.5-
acre parcel. Casual use is defined as any short-term, non-commercial 
activity which does not noticeably damage or disturb the public land, 
resources, or improvements.
    2. This closure does not affect the ability of local, State, or 
Federal officials in the performance of their duties in the area, 
including the discharge of firearms in the performance of their 
official duties.
    3. This Notice will be posted along the public roads where this 
closure is in effect.
    4. The following persons are exempt from this closure order:
    a. Federal, State, or local law enforcement officers, while acting 
within the scope of their official duties; and
    b. Any person who obtains, or currently is in possession of, an 
authorization or permit from the BLM for use of the land identified in 
this closure.
    Violations of these closures and restrictions are punishable by 
fines not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed one year. 
These actions are taken to protect public health and safety.
    The Las Cruces District Office has completed an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) (DOI-BLM-NM-LCDO-2010-0086-EA) to close the pit to 
public use, evaluating the potential reclamation of the site and 
analyzing the hazards to public health and safety until such time as 
reclamation of the site would be completed.
    Copies of this closure order and maps showing the location of the 
routes are available from the Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess 
Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005.

    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 18 U.S.C. 3551.

Bill Childress,
Las Cruces District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-15623 Filed 6-25-10; 8:45 am]
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