94-18917. Carlsbad Area Office; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; Trespassing on DOE Property  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
     
    
    Carlsbad Area Office; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; Trespassing on 
    DOE Property
    
    AGENCY: Energy Department.
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Department of Energy hereby designates an additional 
    portion of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site near Carlsbad, 
    New Mexico, an Off-Limits Area in accordance with 10 CFR Part 860, 
    making it a federal crime under 42 U.S.C. 2278a for unauthorized 
    persons to enter into or upon that part of the WIPP site. If 
    unauthorized entry into or upon the designated portion of the site is 
    into an area enclosed by a fence, wall, roof, or other standard 
    barrier, conviction for such unauthorized entry may result in a fine of 
    not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year or 
    both. If unauthorized entry into or upon the site is into an area not 
    enclosed by a fence, wall, roof, or other standard barrier, conviction 
    for such unauthorized entry may result in a fine of not more than 
    $5,000.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George E. Dials, Manager, Carlsbad 
    Area Office, P.O. Box 3090, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88221, Telephone (505) 
    234-7300.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land 
    Withdrawal Act, Public Law 102-579, transferred jurisdiction over the 
    WIPP site from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Energy 
    and reserved the WIPP site for the use of the Secretary of Energy for 
    the authorized activities associated with the purposes of WIPP. At this 
    time, pursuant to Section 229 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
    amended (47 U.S.C. 2278a), Section 104 of the Energy Reorganization Act 
    of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5814), as implemented by 10 CFR Part 860 published 
    in the Federal Register on July 9, 1975, (40 FR 28789, 28790), and 
    Section 301 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
    7151), the Department of Energy hereby gives notice that a portion of 
    the WIPP site is designated an Off-Limits Area and prohibits the 
    unauthorized entry and the unauthorized introduction of weapons or 
    dangerous materials, as provided in 10 CFR 860.3 and 860.4 into or upon 
    that part of the WIPP site in Eddy County, New Mexico.
        The portion of the WIPP site being designated in this notice as an 
    Off-Limits Area includes those portions of the WIPP site previously 
    designated as Off-Limits Areas (47 FR 38580, September 1, 1982; 48 FR 
    28715, June 23, 1983). A description of the portion of the WIPP site 
    being designated at this time is as follows: A tract of land in Eddy 
    County, New Mexico, being part of Sections 20, 21, 28, and 29, Township 
    22 South, Range 31 East, N.M.P.M., and being more particularly 
    described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the North line of 
    said Section 20 which is S89 deg. 57' a distance of 1378.68' from the 
    Northwest corner of said Section 20; Thence S89 deg. 57' E a distance 
    of 3900.00' to the corner common to Sections 16, 17, 20, & 21, Thence 
    N89 deg. 51'E a distance of 3160.99' to a point from which the corner 
    common to Sections 15, 16, 21, & 22 bears N89 deg. 51'E a distance of 
    2120.00 feet, Thence S00 deg. 01'16''E a distance of 5279.97' to a 
    point on the line between Sections 21 & 28 from which the corner common 
    to Sections 21, 22, 27, & 28 bears N89 deg. 56'E a distance of 2118.71' 
    and the corner common to Sections 20, 21, 28, & 29 bears S89 deg. 56'W 
    a distance of 3160.63', Thence continuing S00 deg. 01'16''E a distance 
    of 3697.74' to a point from which the corner common to Sections 27, 28, 
    33, & 34 bears South 1580.0' and East 2120.0', Thence N89 deg. 59'27''W 
    a distance of 3159.63' to a point on the line between Sections 28 & 29 
    from which the corner common to Sections 20, 21, 28, & 29 bears 
    N00 deg. 02'35''W a distance of 3693.55' and the corner common to 
    Sections 28, 29, 32, & 33 bears S00 deg. 02'35''E a distance of 
    1580.51', Thence continuing N89 deg. 59'27''W a distance of 3897.93' to 
    a point from which the corner common to Sections 29, 30, 31, & 32 bears 
    S00 deg. 01'W 1580' and N89 deg. 59'W 1379.34', Thence N00 deg. 
    02'27''W a distance of 3696.32' to a point on the line between Sections 
    20 & 29 from which the corner common to Sections 20, 21, 28, & 29 bears 
    S89 deg. 57'E a distance of 3898.21' and the corner common to Sections 
    19, 20, 29, & 30 bears N89 deg. 57'W a distance of 1381.13', Thence 
    continuing N00 deg. 02'27''W a distance of 5275.39' to the point of 
    beginning, containing 1453.9 acres of land, more or less.
        Notices stating the pertinent prohibitions of 10 CFR 860.3 and 
    860.4 and penalties of 10 CFR 860.5 will be posted at all entrances of 
    said tract and at intervals along its perimeter as provided in 10 CFR 
    860.6.
    
        Issued in Carlsbad, NM July 25, 1994.
    George E. Dials,
    Manager, Carlsbad Area Office.
    [FR Doc. 94-18917 Filed 8-2-94; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
08/03/1994
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
94-18917
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: August 3, 1994