[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 42743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15281]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZP02000.L17110000.PM0000 LXTRJBHT0000]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a closure to all public use and 
entry is in effect on certain public lands administered by the Lower 
Sonoran Field Office, to provide for public health and safety during 
the construction of the Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area.

DATES: The temporary closure will be in effect for two years from 12:01 
a.m., August 17, 2022, or until the completion of construction, 
whichever is sooner.

ADDRESSES: The BLM will post closure signs at main entry points to this 
area. This closure order will be posted in the Lower Sonoran Field 
Office. Maps of the affected area and other documents associated with 
this closure are available at the Lower Sonoran Field Office, 21605 
North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027 and online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2003950/510.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie White Bull, Sonoran Desert 
National Monument Manager, Lower Sonoran Field Office, 21605 North 7th 
Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027, by phone at (623) 580-5500, or by email at 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure affects public lands in the 
Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area, within the Juan Bautista de Anza 
Recreation Management Zone of the Sonoran Desert National Monument in 
Maricopa County, Arizona. The legal description of the affected public 
lands is:

Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area

Gila & Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 4 S., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 26, W\1/2\SW\1/4\,
    Sec. 27, Lots 1 and 8, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 34, SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\,
    Sec. 35, NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
T. 5 S., R. 2 W.,
    Sec. 2, Lots 3 and 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\,
    Sec. 3, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
    Sec. 11, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 1,655.09 acres.
    The closure is necessary to protect public health and address 
safety risks during the construction of Estrella-Wayside Recreation 
Area facilities and infrastructure. The construction of the Estrella-
Wayside Recreation Area is in conformance with the Sonoran Desert 
National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management 
Plan (2012) and implements components of the Juan Bautista de Anza 
Recreation Management Zone, Recreation Plan Final Environmental 
Assessment (DOI-BLM-AZ-P040-2015-0002-EA; https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/44347/510) and Decision Record. A Determination of 
NEPA Adequacy (DNA) for implementation of the Anza RMZ Recreation area 
was signed on December 9, 2020 (DOI-BLM-AZ-P040-2021-0001-DNA; https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2003950/510). 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 Estrella-Wayside 
Recreation Area.
    Closure: The Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area is temporarily closed 
to all public use and entry.
    Exemptions: The temporary closures do not apply to Federal, State, 
and local officers and employees in the performance of their official 
duties; members of organized rescue or firefighting forces in the 
performance of their official duties; and persons with written 
authorization from the BLM.
    Enforcement: Any person who violates the temporary closures 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.
    Effect of Closure: The entire area encompassed by the legal 
description as described in this notice and in the time period as 
described in this notice are temporarily closed to all public use, 
including pedestrians and vehicles, unless specifically excepted as 
described above.
    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.

Katie White Bull,
Acting Lower Sonoran Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2022-15281 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am]
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