[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49234-49235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23283]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-094-09-1920-00-4012: GP9-0303]
Temporary Closure of Public Lands; Lane County, Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Temporary closure of public lands in Lane County, Oregon.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain public lands in Lane
County, Oregon are temporarily closed to all public use, including
recreation, parking, camping, shooting, hiking and sightseeing, from
September 1, 1999 through October 31, 1999. The closure is made under
the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1.
The public lands affected by this temporary closure are
specifically identified as follows:
Federal lands located in Section 29, Township 17 South, Range 4
West of the Willamette Meridian, Oregon, more generally described as
follows: All
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federal lands within the City of Eugene Urban Growth Boundary located
in Section 29, Township 17 South, Range 4 West of the Willamette
Meridian lying east of Greenhill Road, south of Royal Ave., west of
Terry Street and a line running south from the end of Terry Street to
the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, and north of the Southern Pacific
Railroad tracks.
Containing approximately 200 acres.
The following persons, operating within the scope of their official
duties, are exempt from the provisions of this closure order: Bureau,
City of Eugene, and Corps of Engineers employees; state, local and
federal law enforcement and fire protection personnel; agents for the
Cone wetland mitigation sites; the contractor authorized to construct
the Lower Amazon Wetland Restoration Project and its subcontractors.
Access by additional parties may be allowed, but must be approved in
advance in writing by the Authorized Officer.
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this closure
order may be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0-7,
which include a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to
exceed 12 months.
The public lands temporarily closed to public use under this order
will be posted with signs at points of public access.
The purpose of this temporary closure is to provide for public
safety, facilitate construction of the Lower Amazon Wetland Restoration
Project facilities, and protection of property and equipment during the
mobilization, construction and de-mobilization phases of the Lower
Amazon Wetland Restoration construction project.
DATES: This closure is effective from September 1, 1999 through October
31, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the closure order and maps showing the location of
the closed lands are available from the Eugene District Office, P.O.
Box 10226 (2890 Chad Drive), Eugene, Oregon 97440.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Chung, Coast Range Field Office
Manager, Eugene District Office, at (541) 683-6600.
Dated: August 31, 1999.
Dan M. Howells,
Acting Field Manager, Coast Range Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 99-23283 Filed 9-9-99; 8:45 am]
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