[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 38365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18303]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-055-05-1210-04: AZA-25497]
Arizona: Eagletail Mountains Wilderness; Implementation of
Recreational Management Provisions in the Eagletail Mountains
Wilderness Management Plan
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Restriction of portions of the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness
to day use only.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma District has
initiated implementation of the wilderness management provisions of the
Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Management Plan which restricts certain
recreational activities in an area located within unsurveyed Township 1
North, Range 11 West, sec 9., to day use only, in order to protect
wilderness and cultural values. Activities specifically prohibited in
this area are overnight camping, and the use of campfires. The
restricted area includes a one-quarter (\1/4\) of a mile wide corridor
encompassing the canyon, canyon walls, and bench area above the canyon,
from the point commonly known as Indian Springs or Willow Springs for a
distance of three-quarters of a mile through the canyon in a southerly
direction, and all areas within one-quarter (\1/4\) of a mile of Indian
or Willow Springs outside the canyon corridor, as depicted on maps
located at the Yuma District Office and at the Courthouse Rock
trailhead. The restricted area includes 300 acres more or less. The
restriction is in effect until further notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This action will take effect August 25, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Howell, Wilderness Specialist,
Yuma Resource Area, 3150 Winsor Avenue Yuma, Arizona, 85365, telephone
(520) 726-6300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is authorized by Title 43, Code
of Federal Regulations, Subpart 8560, Section 1-1 and is being taken to
protect wilderness and cultural values. The action was called for in
the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Management Plan which was available
for a 45-day public review and comment period that ended on November 3,
1994.
Public notice of this action will be posted at the Yuma District
Office, and at entry points to the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness.
Violations of this order as provided for by Title 43, Code of Federal
Regulations, Subpart 8560, Section 5, are punishable by a fine not to
exceed $1000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months or both.
Dated: July 18, 1995.
Clinton R. Oke,
Acting Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-18303 Filed 7-25-95; 8:45 am]
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