[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70029-70030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28723]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L.LLIDT02000.L12200000.MA0000.252Z.00]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Castle Rocks Inter-Agency 
Recreation Area in Cassia County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a temporary closure prohibiting 
climbing of all types, overnight camping, and the construction of new 
trails is in effect on public lands within the Castle Rocks Inter-
Agency Recreation Area that are administered by the Burley Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management.

DATES: This closure will be in effect from the date of publication of 
this notice and shall remain effective for 24 months from the date this 
notice is published in the Federal Register, or until a decision on 
management of this area is reached in a Land Use Plan Revision for the 
Burley Field Office, whichever is earlier.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Courtney, Field Manager, 
Burley Field Office, 15 East 200 South, Burley, Idaho 83318. Telephone 
(208) 677-6641. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to contact the above individuals during normal business 
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to 
leave a message or question with the above individuals. You will 
receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure affects 400 acres of public 
lands administered by the BLM at Castle Rocks Inter-Agency Recreation 
Area in Cassia County, Idaho. Lands in the area managed by the U.S. 
Forest Service or the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation are not 
part of this closure

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order. The legal description of the affected public lands is:

Boise Meridian

    T. 15 S, R. 24 E., sec. 8, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\, and NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\; and sec. 17, SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\.

    Containing 400 acres, more or less.

    The closure is necessary to prevent adverse cumulative effects to 
historic properties (defined under 36 CFR 800.16). This closure notice 
will be posted at the entry points to the Castle Rocks Area and at the 
BLM, Burley Field Office. Maps of the affected area and other documents 
associated with this closure will be posted at the BLM Burley Field 
Office, 15 East 200 South, Burley, Idaho.
    The BLM will enforce the following rule on the lands the agency 
manages within Castle Rocks Inter-Agency Recreation Area:
    Climbing, camping, and the construction of new trails are 
prohibited.
    Exemptions: The following persons are exempt from this order: 
Federal, State, or local officials and employees in the performance of 
their official duties; members of organized rescue or fire-fighting 
forces in the performance of their official duties; and persons with 
written authorization from the Bureau of Land Management.
    Penalties: Any person who violates the above rule(s) and/or 
restrictions(s) may be tried before a United States Magistrate and 
fined no more than $1,000, 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.

    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.

Michael Courtney,
Field Manager, BLM Burley Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-28723 Filed 11-15-10; 8:45 am]
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