98-16660. Closure of a Road on Public Lands; Colorado

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16660]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-050-1620-00]


Closure of a Road on Public Lands; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Closure order for a road in Fremont County, CO.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, effective June 25, 1998, the BLM 
non-system road between the Upper and Lower Grape Creek Wilderness 
Study Areas will be closed to all types of motorized vehicle access and 
travel. The purpose of this closure is to prevent further disturbance 
to soils and vegetation in and near the riparian area, reduce 
sedimentation into Grape Creek and reduce the development of 
unauthorized user-created trails into the Upper and Lower Grape Creek 
Wilderness Study Areas. Authority for this action is found in 43 CFR 
8364.1 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. The 3 
mile (approximate) road closure is specifically identified as follows: 
Fremont County, Colorado.
    Begin closure on the BLM system road 6227, located approximately 
\2/10\ of a mile east of Grape Creek in T 20S, R71W Section 8. The road 
closure continues in a westerly direction along the BLM non-system road 
through section 7 and T 20S, R72W Sections 12 and 11, and ends at the 
public/private boundary on the north boundary of the NE of the NE of 
Section 11.

DATES: Effective June 25, 1998 and shall remain in effect unless 
revised, revoked, or amended.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Royal Gorge Resource Area, 3170 
East Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212; Telephone [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi Deike, Area Manager or Diana 
Kossnar, Outdoor Recreation Planner at the Royal Gorge Resource Area at 
the above address and phone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure does not apply to emergency, 
law enforcement, and federal or other government vehicles while being 
used for official or emergency purposes, or to any vehicle whose use is 
expressly authorized or otherwise officially approved by BLM. Violation 
of this order is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment as defined in 
43 CFR 8340 and subparts thereof. A copy of this Federal Register 
Notice and a map of the road closure is posted in the Canon City 
District Office.
Donnie R. Sparks,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-16660 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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