[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 48442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07477]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NM_FRN_MO4500177435]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Rob Jaggers Campground

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a temporary closure will be in 
effect on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) Roswell Field Office during the American Endurance Ride 
Conference's official permitted endurance horseback riding events.

DATES: The closure dates will be in effect from 8 a.m. on July 6, 2024, 
through 10 a.m., July 15, 2024, mountain time.

ADDRESSES: This temporary closure order will be posted in the BLM 
Roswell Field Office, 2909 West Second Street, Roswell, NM 88201. Maps 
of the affected area and other documents associated with this temporary 
closure will be available at the Roswell Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BLM Roswell Field Office Manager Chuck 
Schmidt, telephone 575-627-0224, email: [email protected]; or Fort 
Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (NCA) Manager 
Warren Kasper, telephone 575-808-9611, email: [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: The temporary closure affects the Rob 
Jaggers Campground within the NCA in Lincoln County, New Mexico. This 
action is being taken to help ensure public safety during the American 
Endurance Ride Conference's official permitted endurance horseback 
riding events.
    The BLM will post temporary closure signs at main entry points to 
this area.
    This event is authorized on public land under a special recreation 
permit, in conformance with the BLM Roswell Resource Management Plan 
and the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave NCA Management Plan. 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 temporary closure and restrictions 
within the Rob Jaggers Campground.

Description of Closed Area

    Areas subject to this temporary closure include all 20 acres of 
public lands situated within the interior of the Rob Jaggers 
Campground. All areas within the boundary of the Campground are closed 
to public entry during the temporary closure from July 6 to July 15, 
2024.

Exceptions to Closure

    The temporary closure does 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; persons with written authorization for the 
period of the event from the BLM; and designated officials, 
participants, crews, or persons operating on their behalf.

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 State law.

Effect of Closure

    The entire Rob Jaggers Campground area as described above, and in 
the time period as described above, is temporarily closed to all public 
use, including pedestrian use, campers, and vehicles, unless affiliated 
with American Endurance Ride Conference use, and as specifically 
excepted as described above.
    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.

Charles Schmidt,
BLM Roswell Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-07477 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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