95-634. Farmington District; Notice of Use Restriction; Emergency Closure of Acquired Public Land, New Mexico

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-634]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-070-1430-01; NMNM71324]


Farmington District; Notice of Use Restriction; Emergency Closure 
of Acquired Public Land, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Farmington District, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: A tract of acquired public lands known as Morris 41 in San 
Juan County, New Mexico is closed to all except authorized users.

DATES: This tract of land has been designated a potential Area of 
Critical Environmental Concern. This emergency closure is in effect on 
the following described public land until implementation of land use 
planning.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 32 N., R. 13 W.,
    Sec. 15, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and portions of 
the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\.

    Containing 90.06 acres, more or less.

    The closure is necessary to protect, preserve, maintain, and 
administer a Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Site, the Morris 
41, in a manner that will preserve the Chaco cultural resource and 
provide for its future interpretation and research. No activity is 
permitted upon the surface of the site which will endanger its cultural 
values. This closure is made under the authority of Public Law 96-550, 
Title V, Section 506; 43 CFR 8341.2 and 43 CFR 8364. Any person who 
fails to comply with a closure issued under 43 CFR 8364 may be subject 
to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7 with violations punishable 
by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 
months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information relating to this action may be obtained by contacting Peggy 
Gaudy at the Bureau of Land Management, Farmington District Office, 
1235 LaPlata Highway, Farmington, NM 87401; telephone [phone].

    Dated: January 5, 1995.
Ilyse K. Gold,
Acting Assistant District Manager for Lands and Renewable Resources.
[FR Doc. 95-634 Filed 1-10-95; 8:45 am]
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