[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19422-19423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8563]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CACA 47740, LLCAD07000 L51030000]
Notice of Closure of Airport Mesa/Carizzo Creek Shooting Area in
Eastern San Diego County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has closed approximately
210 acres of public land described as the Airport Mesa/Carrizo Creek
shooting area located in eastern San Diego County, California. The
closure order prohibits recreational shooting and target practice. The
use of firearms will continue to be allowed for hunting consistent with
California Department of Fish and Game regulations and seasons. This
closure order is necessary in order to protect U.S. Border Patrol
agents as they perform their duties along the top of Airport Mesa.
DATES: The closure order is effective as of September 23, 2009 until
September 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Steward, BLM El Centro Field
Office, 1661 S. 4th St., El Centro, CA 92243, telephone (760) 337-4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM recognizes that recreational target
shooting is a valid use of public lands and seeks to balance this with
the need to provide for public safety. The BLM El Centro Field Office
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for this temporary closure
(EA670-2010-1). This two-year temporary closure will allow the BLM to
prepare a land use plan amendment and utilize public input to consider
a permanent closure of the area and options for alternative
recreational shooting areas.
The purpose of this closure order is to protect persons, property,
and public land and resources, including the protection of U.S. Border
Patrol agents as they perform their duties along the top of Airport
Mesa.
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The closure order is in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-579, 90
stat. 2743, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7. Maximum
penalties for violation of this order are a $1,000 fine and/or 12
months in prison pursuant to 43 CFR 8360.0-7.
This order closes the following public lands in eastern San Diego
County to recreational shooting and target practice:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian, California
T. 18 S., R. 8 E.,
Sec. 3, S \1/2\ S \1/4\ SE \1/4\, portion south of Hwy. 80;
Sec. 10, N \1/2\ NE \1/4\; SE \1/4\ NE \1/4\; Lot 9;
Sec. 11, SW \1/4\ NW \1/4\; Lot 12.
Containing 210 acres, more or less.
The following persons are exempt from the identified restrictions:
(1) Federal, State, or local law enforcement officers, while
engaged in the execution of their official duties;
(2) Any person in receipt of a written authorization of exemption
obtained from the authorized officer;
(3) Any person with a legal California hunting license in their
possession and in the legal act of hunting.
This Notice and maps of the restricted area will be clearly posted
at main entry points to the Airport Mesa shooting area and will also be
available at the BLM El Centro Field Office.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 8360.0-7.
Daniel Steward,
Acting El Centro Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-8563 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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