[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 5398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2056]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZC03000 L51050000.EA0000 LVRCSA0010000.241A, AZ-SRP-330-07-01 and
AZ-SRP-330-07-02]
Notice of Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in La Paz
County, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, the
BLM Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure of
selected public lands under its administration in La Paz County,
Arizona. This action is being taken to protect persons, property, and
public lands and resources during the permitted running of the 2011
Parker 425 Desert Races. Areas subject to this closure include all
public land, including county-maintained roads and highways located on
public lands that are located within 2 miles of the designated course.
The race course and closure areas are described in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice and maps of the designated race
course are maintained in the Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater
Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406.
DATES: The Parker 425 Desert Race closure is in effect from 2 p.m.
(MST) Friday, February 4, 2011, through 11:59 p.m. (MST) Saturday,
February 5, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Dodson, Field Staff Ranger,
BLM Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona 86406, (928) 505-1200. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question for the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Description of Race Course Closed Area: Beginning at the eastern
boundary of the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT) Reservation, the
race course closed area runs east along Shea Road, then east into
Osborne Wash on the Parker-Swansea Road to the Central Arizona Project
(CAP) Canal then north on the west side of the CAP Canal, crossing the
canal on the county-maintained road, running northeast into Mineral
Wash Canyon, then southeast on the county-maintained road, through the
four-corners intersection to the Midway (Pit) intersection, then east
on Transmission Pass Road, through State Trust Land located in Butler
Valley, turning north into Cunningham Wash to North Tank; continuing
back south to Transmission Pass Road and east (reentering public land)
within 2 miles of Alamo Dam Road. The course turns south and west onto
the wooden power line road, onto the State Trust Land in Butler Valley,
turning southwest into Cunningham Wash to the Graham Well, intersecting
Butler Valley Road, then north and west on the county-maintained road
to the ``Bouse Y'' intersection, 2 miles north of Bouse, Arizona. The
course proceeds north, paralleling the Bouse-Swansea Road to the Midway
(Pit) intersection, then west along the north boundary (powerline) road
of the East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area to Parker-Swansea Road. The
course turns west into Osborne Wash crossing the CAP Canal, along the
north boundary of the Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area; it continues
west staying in Osborne Wash and crossing Shea Road along the southern
boundary of Gibraltar Wilderness, rejoining Osborne Wash at the CRIT
Reservation boundary.
II. Prohibited Acts: Under the authority of Section 303(a) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 USC 1733(a), 43 CFR
8360.0-7, and 43 CFR 8364.1), the following acts are prohibited during
the temporary land closure:
1. Being present on, or driving on, the designated race course.
Spectators may not be within 200 feet of the designated race course,
except in designated spectator areas. This does not apply to race
participants, race officials, nor emergency vehicles authorized or
operated by local, State or Federal government agencies. Emergency
medical response shall only be conducted by personnel and vehicles
operating under the guidance of the La Paz County Emergency Medical
Services and Fire, or the Arizona Department of Public Safety, or the
Bureau of Land Management.
2. Vehicle parking or stopping in areas affected by the closure,
except where such is specifically allowed (designated spectator areas).
3. Camping in any area, except in the designated spectator areas.
4. Discharge of firearms.
5. Possession or use of any fireworks.
6. Cutting or collecting firewood of any kind, including dead and
down wood or other vegetative material.
7. Operating any vehicle (except registered race vehicles),
including off-highway vehicles, not registered and equipped for street
and highway operation.
8. Operating any vehicle in the area of the closure at a speed of
more than 35 mph. This does not apply to registered race vehicles
during the race, while on the designated race course.
9. Failure to obey any official sign posted by the BLM, La Paz
County, or the race promoter.
10. Parking any vehicle in a manner that obstructs or impedes
normal traffic movement.
11. Failure to obey any person authorized to direct traffic,
including law enforcement officers, BLM officials, and designated race
officials.
12. Failure to observe Spectator Area quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 6
a.m.
13. Failure to keep campsite or race viewing site free of trash and
litter.
14. Allowing any pet or other animal to be restrained by a leash of
more than 6 feet in length.
III. Persons Exempt From the Temporary Closure
In addition to the exemptions noticed above, the above restrictions
do not apply to emergency or law enforcement vehicles owned by the
United States, the State of Arizona, or La Paz County. Persons who
violate this closure order are subject to arrest and may be taken
before a United States Magistrate and upon conviction may be fined not
more than $1,000 and/or imprisoned for not more than 12 months. Such
violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18
U.S.C. 3571.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.
Patricia A. Taylor,
Assistant Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2011-2056 Filed 1-28-11; 8:45 am]
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