[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 151 (Monday, August 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40192-40193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19381]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-068-01-7123-00-6592]
Emergency Closure of Public Lands; California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.
ACTION: This notice shall amend the original closure order, for the Ord
Mountain area, to optimize public opportunity for outdoor recreation,
hunting and camping purposes. This amendment also clarifies and further
defines the areas within the closure area available for public camping
and parking.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with title 43, Code of Federal Regulations
8341.2, notice is hereby given that all lands described below,
administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have been closed to
all motorized vehicle use, as amended herein; except for BLM operation
and maintenance vehicles, law enforcement vehicles and other vehicles
specifically authorized by an authorized officer of the Bureau of Land
Management; and except for the authorized routes, as amended herein,
administered by the BLM which are identified below, which will be
signed open. This closure affects ALL of the public lands, from the
powerline road southeast of Barstow (south of the Nebo Marine Base),
east to Camprock road, south to Northside road (Lucerne Valley),
bordered by State route 247 to the west.
Routes
The open routes of travel have been modified to optimize
opportunity for outdoor recreation purposes. A map of the open route
network is available from the Bureau of Land Management, 150 Coolwater
Lane, Barstow, CA 92311, (619) 255-8760.
Signing
Within the closure area, segments of the authorized route network
will be signed as OPEN ROUTES. To reduce public confusion, routes
closed by this order which appear on the current Desert Access Guides
as open routes will be signed as CLOSED ROUTES where they intersect
with segments of the authorized route network. CLOSED ROUTE signs may
also be used at locations where use patterns show considerable public
confusion. All routes not signed are to be considered closed. Visitors
to this area must restrict their motor vehicle use to the authorized
route network.
Private Lands
This order is in no way intended to affect the rights of private
land owners, or their interests within the closure area, with respect
to private lands. Further, this order does not infer any Bureau of Land
Management jurisdiction over private lands, within the closure area.
Camping
Camping, staging and parking is prohibited within the Cinnamon
Hills habitat restoration area. This area has been identified for
intensive biological restoration. The no camping zone is clearly marked
on the official map, and is located within the area bounded by
Northside Road, Camprock Road, and portions of route OM-10, route OM-30
and route OM-7.
In the remainder of the closure area, camping, parking and staging
may occur in a previously disturbed area within fifty feet of the edge,
of any portion of the authorized route network, upon lands managed by
the Bureau of Land Management. Use of private lands for this purpose
requires land owner permission.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure, as modified herein, is
required to mitigate the impacts of unregulated street-legal and non-
street legal motorized use in a class ``L'' limited use area as
designated in the California Desert District Conservation Area Plan
(1980), as amended. This area is important to wildlife including upland
game birds, desert tortoise habitat, and the desert tortoise, a
threatened species (listed in 1989 as endangered, downgraded to
threatened in 1990). This area is impacted by the neighboring Stoddard
Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area and Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle
Area. Route proliferation is occurring within the area and is impacting
the habitat of the desert tortoise. This closure will allow for
permitted use, including but not limited to grazing, recreation and
mining. This closure does not affect public access by non-motorized
means.
PENALTIES: Failure to comply with this closure is punishable by a fine
not to exceed $100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area Manager Barstow (619 255-8700).
Maps of the closure will be posted at Daggett, Barstow and Lucerne
Valley Post Offices and may also be obtained from the Barstow Resource
Area, 150 Coolwater Lane, Barstow, CA 92311.
Dated: July 31,1995.
Michael DeKeyrel,
Acting Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-19381 Filed 8-4-95; 8:45 am]
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