[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31257]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-070-95-1220-00]
Emergency Closure of Public Roads in Powell County, Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.
ACTION: Notice of emergency closure of public access roads in Powell
County, Montana.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain public access roads in
Powell County, Montana, are temporarily closed to all public use,
including vehicle operation, winter recreational activities, and hiking
and sightseeing from December 18, 1995, through March 15, 1996. The
closure is made under the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1.
The public roads affected by this emergency closure are
specifically identified as follows: BLM Road No. 2864 as it enters
public lands and all spur roads accessed by this road.
The following persons, operating within the scope of their official
duties, are exempt from the provisions of this closure order: BLM
employees; local, state, and Federal law enforcement and fire
protection personnel; the BLM timber purchaser, and its employees and
subcontractors, within the area accessed by the closed road. Access by
additional parties may be allowed, but must be approved in advance in
writing by the Authorized Officer.
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this closure
order may be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7,
which include a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to
exceed 12 months.
The public roads temporarily closed to public use under this order
will be posted with signs at points of public access.
The purpose of this emergency temporary closure is to protect
persons from potential harm from logging operations, particularly the
hazards associated with log hauling on winter roads.
DATES: This closure is effective from December 18, 1995, through March
15, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the closure order and maps showing the location of
the closed roads are available from the Garnet Resource Area office,
3255 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, Montana 59801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darrell Sall, Garnet Resource Area
Manager, at (406) 329-3914.
Dated: December 15, 1995.
Darrell C. Sall,
Garnet Resource Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-31257 Filed 12-26-95; 8:45 am]
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