[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57130-57131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22717]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00000.LF2000000.HU0000 LFSPHM7D0000;MO# 4500063096]


Notice of Temporary Area Closure at the Red Rock Canyon National 
Conservation Area Due to Carpenter 1 Wildland Fire in Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), as authorized under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 and pursuant to BLM regulations, is enacting 
a 5-year temporary closure to the public of 5,683.37 acres in Red Rock 
Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA) due to the Carpenter 1 Fire, 
which occurred in July 2013. The closure is needed to address public 
safety and adjoining private property due to the potential for future 
downstream flooding from loss of vegetation and top soil until the area 
is stabilized and rehabilitated.

DATES: The temporary restriction and closure of the described public 
use is in effect 30 days after September 24, 2014 for 5 years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Brown, Weeds Management 
Specialist and ESR Coordinator, 702-515-5295, email [email protected], or 
Mark Spencer, Field Manager, Red Rock/Sloan Field Office, 702-515-5351, 
email: [email protected]. 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, 7 days a week, to 
leave a message or question with the above individuals. You will 
receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closure area includes both burned and 
unburned areas, as well as closing Harris Springs Road to the general 
public beginning at the intersection of State Route 157 proceeding 
northward for approximately 5 miles to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 
boundary. The size of the temporary closure is due to heavy rains, 
flooding, washouts, soil loss, and debris flow that occurred after the 
fire, generating more extensive damage to the burned and adjoining 
unburned areas. Pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, the time frame for the 5-
year temporary closure is needed due to the extensive burn area of the 
Carpenter 1 Fire and subsequent heavy flooding, soil erosion, and loss 
of habitat and vegetation that is impacting both burned and unburned 
areas. The Carpenter 1 Fire burned approximately 27,881 acres in the 
Mt. Charleston Area outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The majority of the 
fire (26,939 acres) occurred on the Springs Mountains National 
Recreation Area of the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest, with the 
balance of the burn occurring on the Red Rock Canyon NCA (853 acres) 
and private land (89 acres).
    Post-fire efforts proposed by the BLM over the 5-year period will 
optimize stabilization of soils and rehabilitation. The BLM Nevada 
Post-Fire Recovery Plan, Emergency Stabilization and Burned Area 
Rehabilitation (September 2013) identifies emergency stabilization and 
burned area issues that will be addressed by a number of treatments and 
monitoring actions during the closure period. The BLM will coordinate 
stabilization and rehabilitation efforts with the USFS, the Nevada 
Department of Wildlife, and the Clark County Department of Public 
Works.
    The duration of the closure is also consistent with the USFS' 
temporary closure, which is for 5 years. The area affected by USFS' 
closure contains 5,683.37 acres in Clark County, Nevada.
    The temporary closure order and information is posted at the BLM 
Southern Nevada District Office, and in areas off of State Route 157 
and adjoining boundaries with the USFS. The public lands subject to the 
temporary closure are approximately 10 miles west of Las Vegas, NV, in 
the Harris Springs area of the Red Rock Canyon NCA, and are legally 
described as follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R58 E.,
    Sec. 20, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    Secs. 28 and 29;
    Sec. 32;
    Sec. 33, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
T. 20 S., R57 E.,
    Sec. 24, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
T. 20 S., R58 E.,
    Sec. 4, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 5;
    Sec. 8, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 3, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    On December 17, 2013, the BLM signed a Decision Record to implement 
the temporary closure. The EA (DOI-BLM-NV-S020-2013-0012-EA) analyzed 
the alternatives to enact the temporary closure, and is available to 
the public on the District Web site at https://www.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/ 
projectSummary.do?methodName=renderDefaultProjectSummary&projectId=37606
.
    Motorized vehicle use on Harris Springs Road off of State Route 157 
is closed to the public during this period. This temporary closure 
applies to the public and all motorized vehicles, excluding:
    (1) Any emergency or law enforcement vehicle or personnel for 
emergency or administrative purposes;
    (2) BLM/USFS/NDOW vehicles/personnel;
    (3) Anyone who is expressly authorized in writing by the BLM Field 
Manager of the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office or the Fire Management 
Officer, Southern Nevada District;
    (4) Clark County Department of Public Works; and
    (5) Affected residents who have prior existing rights to access 
their property.
    If satisfactory rehabilitation is achieved prior to September 30, 
2019, the temporary closure will be lifted.
    Penalties: Any person who fails to comply with the temporary 
closure order is subject to arrest and, upon conviction, may be fined 
not more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than 12 months.


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    Authority:  43 CFR 8364.1.

Mark R. Spencer,
Field Manager, Red Rock/Sloan Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-22717 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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