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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-020-1150-JP-EEE]
Closure of Public Lands
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure of public lands and
associated roads to
public entry.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the following
described public
land areas and associated roads will be seasonally
closed to entry and
all recreational use by the general public between
March 15 and July
15. This order seasonally closes approximately 65,000
acres. BLM-
administered public lands west of Arizona State Route
85 and south of
the Darby Wells/Scenic Loop/Chico Shunie Road, located
within the
following townships and ranges will be closed
seasonally:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
Township 12 South, Range 6 West
Township 12 South, Range 5 West
Township 13 South, Range 6 West
Township 13 South, Range 5 West
Township 14 South, Range 6 West
Township 14 South, Range 5 West.
The BLM is implementing this emergency closure as
part of its
compliance with sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the
Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended and as specified in the
proposed action
outlined in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Biological Opinion (2-
21-94-F-192R2). The closure will reduce disturbance of
the endangered
Sonoran Pronghorn by human activities. Authority for
this emergency
closure is 43 CFR 8364.1, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as
amended. The closure will remain in effect on a
continuing annual basis
for the time periods indicated above until rescinded
or modified by the
authorized officer. Those lands within Township 14
south, Range 5 west
that are within the Gunsite Wash camping area are
excluded from this
closure.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This order is effective upon the
signature of the
authorized officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM will implement a
seasonal (March 15-
July 15) emergency closure of public lands, and
associated roads,
trails, and camping areas to the general public. The
closure is
intended to comply with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Biological
Opinion (2-21-94-F-192R2) by reducing human
disturbance to the
endangered Sonoran Pronghorn. The conservation measure
in the
biological opinion reads as follows:
The BLM will implement a seasonal (March 15-July
15) emergency
closure of roads, trails, and camping areas to the
general public;
such closures will be carried over as a proposed
action in the
upcoming land use planning process. The closure dates
and seasons
will be consistent with similar closures on Organ Pipe
Cactus
National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife
Refuge, and Barry
M. Goldwater Range. The closure will be effective west
of SR 85 and
south of the Darby Wells/Scenic Loop/Chico Shunie Road
but will not
include the Gunsite Wash area * * *
The closure will be effective for public lands
west of Arizona
State Route 85 and south of the Darby Wells/Scenic
Loop/Chico Shunie
Road. The closure will not include the Darby
Wells/Scenic Loop/Chico
Shunie Road and public lands north of these roads. The
closure will
also exempt the Gunsite Wash winter camping areas as
delineated by the
BLM. This closure will be monitored and enforced by
the BLM.
The closure dates and seasons will be consistent
with similar
closures on the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,
the Cabeza Prieta
National Wildlife Refuge, and the Barry M. Goldwater
Air Force Range.
BLM will coordinate this public land closure with
these agencies. In
addition, the BLM will direct camping to Gunsite Wash,
and strictly
enforce the two-week camping limit rule.
Order: Notice is hereby given that effective the
date of a
signature by the authorized officer of this notice,
the above described
lands will be closed annually, between March 15 to
July 15, to all
public entry and recreation activities. The following
persons and
agencies, operating within the scope of their official
duties, are
exempt from the provisions of these closures:
employees of the Bureau
of Land Management, Border Patrol, National Park
Service, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, county, state and federal law
enforcement, fire
protection personnel, and others with appropriate
authorization. The
grazing permittees, their employees, and others
holding valid
authorizations will be allowed access to the above
described lands in
order to carry out activities related to their grazing
operations or
other permitted activities. Native Americans may enter
the subject
lands for religious and cultural purposes. This order
will remain in
effect until further notice. Any person who fails to
comply with a
closure or restriction order issued under 43 CFR
8364.1 is subject to
the penalties provided in 43 CFR subpart 8360.07.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MarLynn Spears,
Acting Field Manager,
Phoenix Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix,
Arizona 85027,
(623) 580-5500.
Dated: January 23, 2003.
MarLynn Spears,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-5834 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-020-1150-JP-EEE]
Closure of Public Lands
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure of public lands and
associated roads to
public entry.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the following
described public
land areas and associated roads will be seasonally
closed to entry and
all recreational use by the general public between
March 15 and July
15. This order seasonally closes approximately 65,000
acres. BLM-
administered public lands west of Arizona State Route
85 and south of
the Darby Wells/Scenic Loop/Chico Shunie Road, located
within the
following townships and ranges will be closed
seasonally:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
Township 12 South, Range 6 West
Township 12 South, Range 5 West
Township 13 South, Range 6 West
Township 13 South, Range 5 West
Township 14 South, Range 6 West
Township 14 South, Range 5 West.
The BLM is implementing this emergency closure as
part of its
compliance with sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the
Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended and as specified in the
proposed action
outlined in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Biological Opinion (2-
21-94-F-192R2). The closure will reduce disturbance of
the endangered
Sonoran Pronghorn by human activities. Authority for
this emergency
closure is 43 CFR 8364.1, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as
amended. The closure will remain in effect on a
continuing annual basis
for the time periods indicated above until rescinded
or modified by the
authorized officer. Those lands within Township 14
south, Range 5 west
that are within the Gunsite Wash camping area are
excluded from this
closure.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This order is effective upon the
signature of the
authorized officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM will implement a
seasonal (March 15-
July 15) emergency closure of public lands, and
associated roads,
trails, and camping areas to the general public. The
closure is
intended to comply with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Biological
Opinion (2-21-94-F-192R2) by reducing human
disturbance to the
endangered Sonoran Pronghorn. The conservation measure
in the
biological opinion reads as follows:
The BLM will implement a seasonal (March 15-July
15) emergency
closure of roads, trails, and camping areas to the
general public;
such closures will be carried over as a proposed
action in the
upcoming land use planning process. The closure dates
and seasons
will be consistent with similar closures on Organ Pipe
Cactus
National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife
Refuge, and Barry
M. Goldwater Range. The closure will be effective west
of SR 85 and
south of the Darby Wells/Scenic Loop/Chico Shunie Road
but will not
include the Gunsite Wash area * * *
The closure will be effective for public lands
west of Arizona
State Route 85 and south of the Darby Wells/Scenic
Loop/Chico Shunie
Road. The closure will not include the Darby
Wells/Scenic Loop/Chico
Shunie Road and public lands north of these roads. The
closure will
also exempt the Gunsite Wash winter camping areas as
delineated by the
BLM. This closure will be monitored and enforced by
the BLM.
The closure dates and seasons will be consistent
with similar
closures on the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,
the Cabeza Prieta
National Wildlife Refuge, and the Barry M. Goldwater
Air Force Range.
BLM will coordinate this public land closure with
these agencies. In
addition, the BLM will direct camping to Gunsite Wash,
and strictly
enforce the two-week camping limit rule.
Order: Notice is hereby given that effective the
date of a
signature by the authorized officer of this notice,
the above described
lands will be closed annually, between March 15 to
July 15, to all
public entry and recreation activities. The following
persons and
agencies, operating within the scope of their official
duties, are
exempt from the provisions of these closures:
employees of the Bureau
of Land Management, Border Patrol, National Park
Service, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, county, state and federal law
enforcement, fire
protection personnel, and others with appropriate
authorization. The
grazing permittees, their employees, and others
holding valid
authorizations will be allowed access to the above
described lands in
order to carry out activities related to their grazing
operations or
other permitted activities. Native Americans may enter
the subject
lands for religious and cultural purposes. This order
will remain in
effect until further notice. Any person who fails to
comply with a
closure or restriction order issued under 43 CFR
8364.1 is subject to
the penalties provided in 43 CFR subpart 8360.07.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MarLynn Spears,
Acting Field Manager,
Phoenix Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix,
Arizona 85027,
(623) 580-5500.
Dated: January 23, 2003.
MarLynn Spears,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-5834 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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