[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 73 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 20406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07958]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[212.LLAZA01000.L11700000.PH000]


Notice of Temporary Closure on Public Lands in Mohave County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a temporary closure of certain 
public lands administered by the Arizona Strip Field Office, Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM).

DATES: This temporary closure will be in effect from June 16 through 
July 3 in 2021 and 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorraine Christian, BLM Arizona Strip 
Field Manager, telephone 435-688-3200; address--BLM, Arizona Strip 
Field Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790-6714; 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. 
The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 
or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, the BLM is 
temporarily closing the Virgin River corridor, including roads and 
trails which provide access to the river and the Virgin River Canyon 
Recreation Area, from June 16 to July 3 in 2021 and 2022 to ensure 
public safety while the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) 
conducts a rotenone treatment on the Virgin River to eliminate red 
shiner, a highly invasive fish. AGFD requested a temporary closure of 
the affected public lands to provide for the safety of Virgin River 
users and other public land users by preventing exposure to rotenone 
and potassium permanganate during the treatment effort.
    The closure area is approximately 15 miles long, extending from two 
miles downstream of the Virgin River Gorge fish barrier up to the Utah/
Arizona border. Closure signs will be posted at main entry points to 
this area. A map of the temporary closure area will be made available 
on the project website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/1504321/200362749/20033212/250039411/MAP_FRN_Virgin_River_Rotenone_Closure_20210114.pdf. The temporary 
closure order will be posted in the Arizona Strip District Office at 
345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790-6714. Other documents 
associated with this temporary closure are also available upon request 
and by appointment at the Arizona Strip District Office.
    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 within the are 
described above: all public, whether motorized, on foot, or otherwise, 
is prohibited.
    Exemptions to Closure: The following persons are exempt from this 
action: Any Federal, State, local, and/or military employee acting 
within the scope of their official duties; members of any medical, 
organized rescue, or firefighting force in performance of an official 
duty; and any person authorized, in writing, by the BLM authorized 
officer.
    Enforcement: Any person who violates the temporary closure may be 
tried before a United States magistrate and fined in accordance with 18 
U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) 
and 43 CFR 8360.0-7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1-7, State 
or local officials may also impose penalties for violations of Arizona 
law.

    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.

Lorraine M. Christian,
Arizona Strip Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2021-07958 Filed 4-16-21; 8:45 am]
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