[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48758-48759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18663]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS01000 L5105.0000.EA0000 LVRCF0200740 241A 20X MO#4500154369]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands for the 2021 Rise 
Lantern Festival in Clark County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure on public lands in Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of 
certain public lands under its administration in Clark County, Nevada. 
This temporary closure is being made in the interest of public safety 
in relation to the authorized 2021 Rise Lantern Festival. This closure 
controls access to multiple points of entry to the festival located on 
the Jean Dry Lake Bed in order to minimize the risk of vehicle 
collisions with festival participants and workers. The temporary 
closure also ensures adequate time to conduct clean-up of the festival 
location.

DATES: The temporary closure will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on 
October 1, 2021, and will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on October 
2, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The closure order and map of the closure area will be posted 
at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 
North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130, and on the BLM 
website: www.blm.gov. These materials will also be posted at the access 
point of Jean Dry Lake Bed and the surrounding areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenna Giddens, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, 702-515-5156, [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: The Las Vegas Field Office announces the 
temporary closure of selected public lands under its administration. 
This action is being taken to help ensure public safety and prevent 
unnecessary environmental degradation during the official permitted 
running of the 2021 Rise Lantern Festival. The public lands affected by 
this closure are described as follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 24 S., R. 60 E.,
    secs. 20 and 21, those portions lying easterly and southerly of 
the easterly and southerly right-of-way boundary of State Route 604; 
sec. 22; secs. 27 and 28; secs. 29 and 32, those portions lying 
easterly and southerly of the easterly and southerly right-of-way 
boundary of State Route 604; secs. 33 and 34.
T. 25 S., R. 60 E.,
    sec. 2, W1/2; secs. 3 thru 5; secs. 8 thru 10; sec. 11, W1/2; 
sec. 14, W1/2; secs. 15 thru 17.

    The area described contains approximately 11,200 acres.
    Notices will be posted along roads leading into the public lands 
subject to the closure. The closure area includes the Jean Dry Lake Bed 
and is bordered by Hidden Valley to the east, Sheep Mountain to the 
southwest, and the right-of-way boundary of State Route 604. Under the 
authority of Section 303(a) of the Federal Lands Policy and

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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 rules in the area described 
above:
    The entire area as listed in the legal description above is closed 
to all vehicles and personnel except law enforcement, emergency 
vehicles, event personnel, and ticketed festival participants. No 
vehicle stopping or parking in the closed area except for designated 
parking areas will be permitted. Festival participants are required to 
remain within designated spectator areas only.
    The following restrictions will be in effect for the duration of 
the closure. Unless otherwise authorized, the following activities 
within the closure area are prohibited:
     Camping.
     Possession and/or consuming any alcoholic beverage unless 
the person has reached the age of 21 years.
     Discharging, or use of firearms or other weapons.
     Possession and/or discharging of fireworks.
     Allowing any pet or other animal in one's care to be 
unrestrained at any time. Animals must be on a leash or other restraint 
no longer than 3 feet.
     Operation of any vehicle including any off-highway vehicle 
and golf carts within the closure area, except along designated event 
routes to and from entrance/exit points and parking areas; or 
designated event vehicles and official vehicles.
     Parking 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 the owner's 
expense.
     Operating a vehicle through, around, or beyond a 
restrictive sign, recognizable barricade, fence, or traffic control 
barrier or device.
    Signs and maps directing the public to designated spectator areas 
will be provided by the event sponsor.
    Exceptions: Closure restrictions do not apply to BLM employees, 
contractors, or agents engaged in official duties, any Federal, State, 
or local officer, member of an organized rescue or firefighting force 
engaged in fire, emergency, or law enforcement activities, public 
utility employees engaged in emergency repairs, or vehicles owned by or 
contracted by the United States, the State of Nevada, or Clark County. 
The closure restrictions also do not apply to vehicles under permit for 
operation by event staff, contractors, and festival participants.
    Enforcement: Any person who violates this 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 Nevada 
law.

(Authority: 43 CFR 8360.0-7 and 8364.1)

Shonna Dooman,
Field Manager--Las Vegas Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-18663 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
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