96-22818. Montana Off-Road Vehicle Designation

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 47172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22818]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-060-06-1020-00]


Montana Off-Road Vehicle Designation

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice to limit off-road vehicle use on public lands.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that beginning September 1, 1996, the 
use of off-road vehicles (OR) is limited on public lands within the 
Pike Creek Block Management Area in southern Petroleum County, Montana. 
This will be in effect during the bird and big game hunting seasons as 
established by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission in 
accordance with the authority and requirements of regulation 43 CAR 
8364.1.

DATES: This designation will be in effect between September 1, and 
December 1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chuck Otto, Judith Resource Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 
P.O. Box 1160, Airport Road, Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This block management area includes 37,120 
acres in three units (North, South and South Zimmerman). The public 
land is administered by the BLM, Judith Resource Area, Lewistown 
District. This designation is the result of analysis completed in the 
Judith, Valley, Phillips Resource Management Plan of 1994, and will be 
implemented as a cooperative effort among private landowners; Montana 
Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Montana Department of Natural Resources and 
Conservation; and the BLM. The purpose of this designation is to 
prevent damage to soil, vegetation and scenic resources; to open 
additional private and state lands for hunting; and to reduce 
landowner/recreationist conflicts so as to provide a higher quality 
hunt.
    The off-road vehicle limitation area is located in southern 
Petroleum County, Montana.

    Dated: August 26, 1996.
David L. Mari,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-22818 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
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