5398 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 20 / Monday, January 31, 2011 / Notices 

lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) 

of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 

1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is 

proposing to reinstate lease WYW50761 

effective July 1, 2010, under the original 

terms and conditions of the lease and 

the increased rental and royalty rates 

cited above. The BLM has not issued a 

valid lease to any other interest affecting 

the lands. 

Julie L. Weaver, 

Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2117 Filed 1–28–11; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

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 countymaintained 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 countymaintained 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 offhighway 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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