[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18223]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-068-95-7123-00-6617]
Closure of Public Lands Surrounding the El Mirage Cooperative
Management Area, San Bernardino County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Closure of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management within the El Mirage area of influence, as described in the
Management Plan for the El Mirage Cooperative Management Area (approved
August 1990), which are outside the boundaries of the El Mirage
Cooperative Management Area.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with title 43, Code of Federal Regulations,
Sec. 8364.1 notice is hereby given that all the below listed lands
contained within 51 sections of public land surrounding the El Mirage
Cooperative Management Area within the Barstow Resource Area in San
Bernardino County and administered by the Bureau of Land Management
have been closed to vehicle entry.
This closure order affects ALL the public lands contained within
all or part of the 51 sections of land (see map) surrounding the El
Mirage Cooperative Management Area, San Bernardino County, California
under the administrative responsibility of the Barstow Resource Area,
California Desert District. The following is a description of the land
affected by this closure order:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian
T. 6N., R. 8W.,
Sec. 1.
T. 7N., R. 8W.,
Sec. 11, 12, 14, 24, and 25.
T. 6N., R. 7W.,
Sec. 6, 8, 9, 13, 18, 19, and 20.
T. 7N., R. 7W.,
Sec. 2, 4, 12, 15, 18, 19, 20, 29, and 31.
T. 8N. R. 7W.,
Sec. 26, 27, 28, 32, 34, and 35.
T. 7N., R. 6W.,
Sec. 6, 7, 8 and those parts of Sections 18 and 20 that are
north of the ridge line in the Shadow Mountains.
T. 8N., R. 6W.,
Sec. 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, and 35.
T. 6N., R. 5W.,
Sec 6.
T. 7N., R. 5W.,
Sec. 6, 8, 19, 20, 30 and 31.
T.8N., R.5W.,
Sec. 30, 31, and 32.
This closure does not apply to the operation of vehicles, licensed
pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 4000(a) (``street legal''
vehicles), upon routes on the ground that are marked with a sign that
reads ``open route''. A flyer showing the open routes is available upon
request.
The public land contained within the previously described 51
sections of land are closed to all motor vehicles in order to protect
soil, vegetation, wildlife, wildlife habitat and adjacent private
lands, property and land owners. The specific long term goals can be
found in the Management Plan for the El Mirage Cooperative Management
Area (approved August 1990).
DATES: This closure order shall go into effect after publication in the
Federal Register. This action will be reviewed in the context of
overlapping management goals relating to route designation in the
described area. If needed, the closure will be resubmitted within one
year of this publication.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is being taken as an interim
measure until the aforementioned problems are resolved and/ or the
routes of travel on the public land within the 51 sections of land
described are designated through the California Desert District's route
designation process.
PENALTIES: Any person who fails to comply with this closure order may
be subject to a fine of up to $100,000.00 or imprisonment of up to 12
months, or both.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barstow Resource Area Manager or the
El Mirage Project Manager, 150 Coolwater Lane, Barstow, California,
92311 or call (619) 255-8700.
Dated: June 3, 1996.
Tim Read,
BLM Barstow Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-18223 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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