[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-19695]
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[Federal Register: August 12, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-020-03-4332-02/8341: G4-254]
Vehicle Route Closure
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, (BLM), DOI.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A portion of two dead-end vehicle routes on Federal public
lands located along the east side of the Pueblo Mountains in Harney
County, Oregon, are being closed to all motorized and mechanized
(bicycles, etc.) vehicular traffic, except as noted below, under the
provisions of 43 CFR 8364.1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closures include the following two
routes:
(1) The route that follows Little Cottonwood Creek to the west will
be closed at .7 mile west from where the route begins on the Fields/
Denio County Road in the SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ sec. 28, T. 39 S., R. 35 E.,
Willamette Meridian, approximately 1.5 miles west to its dead end.
(2) A secondary route off the main route that follows Arizona Creek
will be closed beginning 2 miles from the Fields/Denio County Road
heading west in the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ sec. 32, T. 39 S., R. 35 E.,
Willamette Meridian, approximately 1-mile north to its dead end. These
routes are being closed to all motorized and mechanized vehicles with
the following exceptions:
1. Law enforcement and other emergency personnel while engaged in
emergency operations and official duties.
2. BLM employees while engaged in approved official duties.
3. Approved reclamation actions designed to restore the routes back
to a more natural condition that existed prior to the route(s)
existence.
Failure to comply with this closure may result in a fine of not
more than $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or both, in
accordance with 43 CFR 8360.0-7.
These closures are being initiated to better protect sensitive
plant species that are found in the Pueblo Foothills Research Natural
Area, protect reclamation projects allowing vegetation to become
reestablished, enhance wilderness values within the Pueblo Mountains
Wilderness Study Area (2-81), prevent any further illegal expansion of
vehicle routes within the Wilderness Study Area, and safety concerns
regarding deterioration of the route(s) due to washouts. An
Environmental Assessment of the closure is available for inspection at
the address listed below.
EFFECTIVE DATES: The closures will be effective upon posting and
closure of the route(s) by the Authorized Officer. These closures are
permanent.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Patterson, Andrews Resource
Area, Area Manager, or Scott Moore, District Wilderness Specialist, HC
74-12533 Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, telephone (503) 573-5241.
Dated: August 5, 1994.
Glenn T. Patterson,
Andrews Resource Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-19695 Filed 8-11-94; 8:45 am]
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