[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-29001]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AZ_FRN_MO4500175817]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in Pinal 
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 Goldfield Recreation Area.

DATES: The temporary closure will be in effect for 2 years from 12:01 
a.m., February 5, 2024, 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, 2020 E 
Bell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85022, and online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2023216/510.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Lindsey, Lower Sonoran Field 
Office Manager, telephone: (623) 580-5500, email: [email protected]; or 
Raul Menchaca, District Chief Ranger, telephone: (623) 580-5500, email: 
[email protected]; 2020 E Bell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85022. 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 
Goldfield Recreation Area, northeast of Apache Junction in Pinal 
County, Arizona. The legal description of the affected public lands is:

Goldfield Recreation Area

Gila & Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 1 N., R. 8 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 30 thru 34, and lots 36, 39, and 40, and cancelled 
M.S. No. 1130, and portions of cancelled M.S. No. 3886;
    Sec. 2, All, excepting Patent No. 02-99-0008;
    Sec. 3, lot 216 and cancelled M.S. No. 4598;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\N\1/4\,
    Sec. 11, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, that portion lying northerly of State 
Route 88.

    The area described contains 1,091.97 acres, more or less.
    The closure is necessary to protect public health and address 
safety risks while constructing Goldfield Recreation Area facilities 
and infrastructure. The construction of the Goldfield Recreation Area 
is in conformance with the Apache Junction Goldfield Recreation Area 
Final Environmental Assessment (DOI-BLM-AZ-P020-2023-0002-EA; https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2023216/510) and Decision 
Record. 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 Goldfield Recreation Area.
    Closure: The Goldfield 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)

Tyler Lindsey,
Lower Sonoran Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2023-29001 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]
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