[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41302-41303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16577]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Temporary Closure for Selected Public Lands in Uintah 
County, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a temporary closure is in effect 
on public lands administered by the Vernal Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) during the 2014 No Gimmicks Racing Half-Marathon 
Event.

DATES: This temporary closure will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
July 12, 2014, Mountain Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason West, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, telephone 435-781-4501 or the BLM Vernal Field Office, 170 
South, 500 East, Vernal, UT 84078. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the 
above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a 
week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This temporary closure effects selected 
public lands within the McCoy Flats designated mountain bike trail 
system and trailhead, approximately 5 miles southwest of Vernal in 
Uintah County, Utah. The BLM McCoy Flats Trailhead and Day-Use Area 
will remain open for access to additional trails in the area. Four 
trails of the McCoy Flats Trail System will be closed to the public to 
accommodate the race, including the beginning of the Milk trail, the 
entire Retail Sale and Slippery When Wet Trails and a connecting trail 
from the trailhead to the Retail Sale Trail. The legal description of 
the affected public lands is:

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 5 S., R. 21 E.,
    Secs. 29 to 33, inclusive.
T. 6 S., R. 21 E.,
    Secs. 5 and 6.

    The areas described, including both public and non-public land, 
aggregate approximately 14 miles of single-track, multiple-use trails 
of between 18 and 36 inches in width.
    The McCoy Flats Road will not be closed; however, a volunteer will 
be stationed between the Highway 40 access point and the race start to 
advise anyone traveling on the road that a race event is in progress. 
Flagging and/or other notifications will be utilized at the point where 
the race crosses the road to allow for racers to cross safely.
    The temporary closure is necessary to provide for the safety of 
participants, spectators, permittees and the general public. The 
closure will also prevent unnecessary environmental degradation and 
protect natural and cultural resources adjacent to the event site.
    The BLM will post closure signs at main entry points to the area. 
This closure order will be posted in the BLM-Vernal Field Office. Maps 
of the affected area and other documents associated with this closure 
are available at the BLM-Vernal Field Office at 170 South 500 East, 
Vernal, UT 84078.
    Under the authority of 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 8364.1, the BLM will enforce the following closure orders within 
the closure area:
    Unless otherwise authorized, within the closure area no person 
shall:
     Camp or engage in camping in any area outside of the 
designated spectator areas;
     Enter any portion of the race course or any wash located 
within or adjacent to the race course;
     Discharge any firearm or weapon;
     Park, stop, or stand along the race course or other areas 
outside of the designated spectator viewing areas;
     Park any vehicle in violation of posted restrictions, or 
in such a manner as to obstruct or impede normal or emergency traffic 
movement or the parking of other vehicles, create a safety hazard, or 
endanger any person, property or feature. Vehicles so parked are 
subject to citation, removal and impoundment at owner's expense; or
     Take, drive, or operate any vehicle through, around or 
beyond a restrictive sign, barricade, fence or traffic control barrier 
or device.

Exceptions to Closure

    1. Any Federal, State, or local officer or employees in the scope 
of their official duties;
    2. Members of any organized rescue or firefighting force in 
performance of an official duty;
    3. Permitted vehicles necessary for staging, EMS station support 
and water stations;
    4. Vehicles owned by the United States, the state of Utah, and 
Uintah County; and
    5. Any person authorized in writing by the BLM-Utah Vernal Field 
Manager.

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Effect of Closure
    The entire area encompassed by the legal description above is 
closed to all unauthorized personnel and will be marked clearly as such 
on the ground prior to and during the event. Access routes leading to 
the designated race course are closed to vehicles and people and will 
be marked as such. Unless specifically addressed by regulations set 
forth in 43 CFR, the laws of the state of Utah shall govern the use and 
operation of vehicles. The authorized event organizer or their 
representatives, in conjunction with the BLM, will post warning signs, 
control access to and clearly mark, the race course, spectator areas, 
common access roads and road crossings during the closure period. 
Spectator and support vehicles may be driven on open roads only. 
Spectators may only observe from designated spectator areas. Support 
vehicles under permit for operation by event participants must follow 
the race permit stipulations.
    Any person who violates the above rule(s) and/or restriction(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.

Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-16577 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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