97-26240. Restrictions on Public Land; San Juan, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26240]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NM-070-1220-00]


Restrictions on Public Land; San Juan, Rio Arriba and Sandoval 
Counties, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of use restrictions.

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SUMMARY: In order to reduce the impacts to various resources caused by 
the high number of open roads and the use of off-highway vehicles in 
the Farmington District, use restrictions are announced by the 
Farmington District. Effective immediately, vehicle travel is limited 
to designated roads and trails within the 13 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) 
management units designated in the Farmington Proposed Resource 
Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Assessment Off-Highway Vehicle 
Use, as specified in the Decision Record which was approved in July of 
1995. The 13 management units include a total of almost 500,000 acres 
of public land.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Hansen, BLM Farmington District Office, 1235 La Plata Highway, 
Suite A, Farmington, NM 87401; 505-599-6325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Resource Management Plan Amendment 
(RMPA) was completed and approved with extensive public involvement. 
The purpose of the amendment was to protect resource values such as 
wildlife habitat, soil, cultural sites and threatened and endangered 
species. The management units are listed below,

1. Tank Mountain/Pump Canyon
2. Middle Mesa
3. Rosa Mesa
4. Sims Mesa
5. Laguna Seca
6. Largo/Carrizo
7. Gallo Canyon
8. North Huerfano
9. Pinon Mesa
10. Kiffen Canyon
11. Manzanares Mesa
12. Blanco Mesa
13. Rincon Largo

    A map showing the specific location of the management units is 
available for viewing at the Farmington District Office located in 
Farmington, New Mexico at 1235 La Plata Highway.
    Off Highway Vehicle management plans will be written for each of 
the management units as funding and personnel allow. Closures will be 
enforced as signing is completed. The management plan for the Rosa Mesa 
area was completed in June of 1996.
    Authority for these closures is found in 43 CFR part 8364. Any 
person who fails to comply with a closure issued under 43 CFR part 8364 
may be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7: violations 
are punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not 
to exceed 12 months.
Lee Otteni,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-26240 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]
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