[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27213]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-056-96-1630-00; GPO-0013]
Klamath County, OR; Visitor Restrictions
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior
(DOI), Prineville District.
ACTION: Notice is hereby given the BLM administered lands located in
Klamath County, Oregon within Township 23 South, Range 10 East,
Sections 8, 9, 15, 17, 21, 25, 26, 27, 34 and 35, and Township 24
South, Range 10 East, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 are temporarily
closed to all visitor use.
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The aforementioned lands located in Klamath County, Oregon, and
near the Town of LaPine, Oregon are closed to all visitor use for a
period of 120 days, or until a subsequent order can be initiated
through the Federal Register. These dates are subject to change as more
specific data pertaining to the progress of proposed and actual timber
sale activity has been initiated data pertaining to the progress of
proposed and actual timber sale activity has been initiated or
completed, and all other public safety concerns are addressed. Closure
notices will be posted at the Prineville District Office, the U.S. Post
Office in LaPine, Oregon, and on the major recognized roads which
generally access the area.
The purpose of this closure is to protect the timber resources in
the areas described from theft or depredation, as recent law
enforcement investigations indicate have occurred in at least two of
the aforementioned sections. The BLM is preparing to offer timber sales
in all but four (4) of the aforementioned sections, and BLM has an
obligation to protect the resource until it's legitimate removal.
Another purpose of this closure is related to concerns for public
and employee safety on the aforementioned lands administered by BLM.
This closure is in part precipitated by actions and declarations
relating to the ownership of public lands in the area, and the
unauthorized occupancy of at least one section of BLM land.
Exemptions to this closure will apply to administrative and law
enforcement personnel of the BLM, and personnel performing law
enforcement, fire fighting, or other emergency duties. This order also
exempts all commonly used roadways crossing BLM land, these shall
remain open to the public. Land owners, hunters with State of Oregon
license and tags (for elk, day use only), and other commercial entities
needing to cross, or access, BLM properties covered by this closure in
order to carry out their official duties, such as persons working for
District Office.
The authority for this closure comes from 43 CFR 9268.3(d)(1)(i)
and CFR 8364.1(a) and any person who knowingly and willfully violates
any closure order issued under the preceding cities of this title shall
be imprisoned for not more than 12 months, or fined not more than
$1,000.00, or both.
A more specific location of public lands under this closure can be
obtained at the BLM Prineville District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Shrader, Law Enforcement Ranger, BLM Prineville District, P.O.
Box 550, Prineville, Oregon 97754, telephone number (503) 447-8769.
Dated: October 20, 1995.
James G. Kenna,
Acting District Manager, Prineville District Office.
[FR Doc. 95-27213 Filed 11-1-95; 8:45 am]
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