[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 68644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19194]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_CA_FRN_MO4500174576]


Notice of Temporary Annual Closure of Public Lands for the 
California 300 Off-Road Race, San Bernardino County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: As authorized under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) is giving notice that certain public lands located near Barstow, 
California, within the Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area will be temporarily closed to all public use to enhance public 
safety during Mad Media Productions' annual California 300 off-road 
race authorized under a Special Recreation Permit (SRP).

DATES: This action is in effect for a 5-day period in October each year 
from 2024 to 2028 for the California 300 off-road race. The dates for 
the California 300 off-road race and the temporary closure, as well as 
a map of the closure area, will be posted at the California Desert 
District Office, the Barstow Field Office, and on the BLM website at 
the addresses provided below at least 30 days prior to the event each 
year.

ADDRESSES: California Desert District, 1201 Bird Springs Drive, Palm 
Springs, CA 92262; Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 
92311, BLM website: www.blm.gov/california.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Stamer, Barstow Field Manager, 
California Desert District, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA, telephone: 
760-252-6000, email: [email protected] or Caleb Scruggs, Outdoor 
Recreation Planner, telephone: 760-252-6042, 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: This closure applies to all public use, 
including pedestrian use and vehicles. The BLM will post the temporary 
closure notice and map of the closure area at the main entry points 
into the Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, at the 
California Desert District Office, at the Barstow Field Office, and on 
the BLM website at https://www.blm.gov/california. Stoddard Valley OHV 
area was designated in the Dingell Act, per map in PL 116-9. The annual 
temporary closure will comply with the management plan for the area.
    Exclusive Use: The closure area will be for exclusive use of 
California 300 off-road race participants, registered spectators for 
the California 300 off-road race, and other authorized users with an 
authorized SRP valid for activities within the closure area. For the 
closure area, anyone without an SRP authorizing use within the closure 
area during the closure period is prohibited from using the area.
    Exceptions: Temporary closure restrictions do not apply to federal, 
state, and local officers and employees in the performance of official 
duties; members of organized rescue or fire-fighting forces in the 
performance of official duties; persons with written authorization from 
the Bureau of Land Management; California 300 off-road race officials 
and race participants; vendors with a valid BLM SRP; and registered 
event spectators.
    Enforcement: Any person who violates the temporary closure order 
may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined in accordance 
with 18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned for 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 California law.

(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1)

Michelle Lynch,
BLM California Desert District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-19194 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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