96-10156. Shooting Restriction on Public Lands; Oregon

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10156]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-050-1110-00:G6-0123]


Shooting Restriction on Public Lands; Oregon

April 15, 1996.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the area as legally described below 
is seasonally closed to shooting.

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION: This closure order applies to all areas within 
Township 16 South, Range 12 East, Section 9, NE of the SW; Section 9, 
SE of the SW; and Section 9, NW of the SE.
    Effective immediately, all areas as described above are closed to 
shooting between January 1 and August 31, annually. ``Shooting'', in 
this closure, is defined as the discharge of firearms. A firearm is 
defined as a weapon, by whatever name known, which is designed to expel 
a projectile by the action of powder and which is readily capable of 
use as a weapon. The purpose of this closure is to protect wildlife 
resources. More specifically, this closure is ordered to protect a 
nesting pair of golden eagles and other raptors present in the area. 
Currently, the occurrence of shooting at this site jeopardizes the 
persistence and nesting success of the golden eagles at this location. 
Exemptions to this closure order may be made on a case-by-case basis by 
the authorized officer. This emergency order will be evaluated in the 
Urban Interface Amendment to the Brothers/La Pine Resource Management 
Plan of 1989. The authority for this closure is 43 CFR 8364.1: Closure 
and restriction orders.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Nichols, Wildlife Biologist, BLM Prineville District Office, P.O. 
Box 550, Prineville, Oregon 97754, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Violation of this closure order is 
punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to 
exceed 12 months as provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7.

    Dated: April 15, 1996.
James G. Kenna,
Deschutes Resource Area Manager, Prineville District Office.
[FR Doc. 96-10156 Filed 4-24-96; 8:45 am]
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