94-10263. Arizona; Notice of Designation

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[Federal Register: April 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AZ-010-94-4333-04]

 

Arizona; Notice of Designation

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of off-highway vehicle designation.

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SUMMARY: The Beaver Dam Mountain Slope and Virgin Mountain Slope, in 
northwest Arizona, are designated as limited to designated roads and 
closed to off-road vehicle use. Notice is hereby given relating to the 
use of off-highway vehicles on public lands under administration of the 
Bureau of Land Management. These designations are made in accordance 
with the authority and requirements of Executive Orders 11644 and 
11989, and regulations contained in 43 CFR 8340. Under 43 CFR 4.21, an 
appeal may be filed within 30 days with the Interior Board of Land 
Appeals.
    The 116,610-acre area affected by the designation is known as the 
Beaver Dam and Virgin Mountain slopes in Mojave County, Arizona. The 
Beaver Dam Slope is defined as immediately north of Interstate 15 to 
the Utah and Nevada State lines on the north and west and the Beaver 
Dam Mountains on the east. The Virgin Mountain Slope is defined as the 
area between the Virgin Mountains, Interstate 15 and the Nevada state 
line. Public lands within these areas are designated as limited or 
closed to off-road motorized vehicle and bicycle use to protect fragile 
resources,
    These designations are a result of resource management decisions 
made in the Arizona Strip Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved 
January 1992. Comments received during the RMP public comment period 
influenced the designation decisions. An Environmental Impact Statement 
was repaired for the Resource Management Plan. This designation order 
supersedes off-highway vehicle designations made prior to development 
of the 1992 Resource Management Plan. These designations are published 
as final today.

DESIGNATIONS: The following designation areas are displayed on maps 
available at the location under ADDRESSES below.
    A. Limited to Designated Roads and Trails--97,886 acres. Vehicle 
and bicycle use in these areas is permitted only on designated roads 
and trails which are identified with signs and on maps. Public use is 
prohibited on roads and trails not designated. Administrative use may 
be allowed on some closed roads.
    B. Closed--18,724 acres.
    All motorized vehicle and bicycle use within these areas is 
prohibited to protect fragile resources.

DATES: This designation becomes effective April 29, 1994 and will 
remain in effect until rescinded or modified by the authorized officer.

ADDRESSES: Maps showing the location of the designations will be 
available at the Shivwits Resource Area, 225 North Bluff Street, St. 
George, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Cropper, Area Manager, Shivwits 
Resource Area, 225 North Bluff Street, St. George, Utah 84770. 
Telephone [phone].
Raymond D. Mapston,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-10263 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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