[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44074-44075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21842]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-020-1220-00; Case File N2-19-96]
Nevada; Temporary Closing of Certain Public Lands in the
Winnemucca District for the Management of the Fall 1996 Land Speed
Record Attempt Runs
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (Interior).
ACTION: Temporary closure of certain Public Lands in Pershing County
during high speed runs conducted by certain organizations in September,
October and November, 1996. Access and movement would be temporarily
halted while the high speed vehicles make their runs with speeds in
excess of 100 mph.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain lands in the Winnemucca District,
Pershing County, Nevada, would be temporarily closed to public access
and movement from one-half hour before to immediately after high speed
runs made on the playa of the Black Rock Desert. These runs would be
made in an attempt to break the current land speed record. Since any
movement during such high speeds have a tendency to attract the
attention of the driver of the vehicle, for safety considerations all
movement needs to be halted during these high speed runs. That
individual's attention needs to be focused on the course and the
vehicle. The exact time of the closures would depend entirely on when
the runs are made. Weather or mechanical conditions may prevent them
from running every day of their permit.
The Winnemucca Assistant District Manager, Nonrenewable Resources,
is the authorized officer for this event, permit number N2-19-96. These
temporary closures and restrictions are made pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.
The
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public lands to be closed are those on the playa of the Black Rock
Desert.
The following public lands administered by the BLM restricted or
closed are the lands of the playa of the Black Rock Desert within the
following townships: T. 33., R. 24 E.; T. 33\1/2\ N., R. 24 E.; T. 34
N., R. 24 E.; T. 33 N., R. 25 E.; T. 34 N., R. 25 E.; T. 35 N., R. 25
E.; T. 35\1/2\ N., T. 25 E.; T. 34 N., R. 26 E.; T. 35 N., R. 26 E.; T.
35\1/2\ N., R. 26 E.
The lands involved are located in the Mount Diablo Meridian and are
located northeast and east of Gerlach, Nevada. They are within Pershing
County. All graded roads on the edge of the desert but not on the
actual playa are not affected by this closure order. A map showing the
route of the course is available from the following BLM office:
Winnemucca District Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca,
Nevada, 89445, (702) 623-1500.
Any person who fails to comply with this closure order issued under
43 CFR Part 8364 may be subject to the penalties provided for in 43 CFR
8360.7.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Lynn Clemons, 5100 East Winnemucca
Blvd., Winnemucca, Nevada, 89445 (702) 623-1500.
Dated: August 15, 1996.
Ron Wenker
District Manager, Winnemucca
[FR Doc. 96-21842 Filed 8-25-96; 8:45 am]
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