[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59865-59866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25713]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-084-6333-00; GPO-0006]


Notice of Seasonal Closure of Public Lands; Baker County, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Vale District, Baker Field Office, 
Oregon.

ACTION: A seasonal closure to motorized vehicle use and public entry on 
public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Vale 
District, Baker Resource Area, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: This closure is part of the Cooperative Management Agreement 
between the BLM and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, dated 
September 18, 1985. This closure meets specific objectives stated in 
the Agreement to control vehicular traffic on the land during the 
period each year between December 1st and May 1st.
    The closed area is the Elk winter feeding stations on Elk and 
Salmon Creek, section 8, Township 9 South, Range 39 East of the 
Willamette Meridian. All entry will be restricted

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during this seasonal closure to protect sensitive wildlife from 
disturbance by motor vehicles and public traffic. Wintering bald eagles 
also occupy the area during the closure dates.
    Closure signs will be posed at main entry points to this area. Maps 
of the closure area and information may be obtained from the Baker 
Field Office, 3165 10th Street, Baker City, Oregon.

DATES: This closure will take effect October 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penelope Dunn Woods, Bureau of Land 
Management, Baker Field Manager, 3165 10th Street, Baker City, OR 
97814, Telephone (541) 523-1256.

Discussion of the Rules

    Under 43 CFR 8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management will enforce the 
following rule on public lands within the closed area. You must follow 
this rule: You must not enter the closed area between December 1st and 
May 1st.

Exemptions

    Persons who are exempt from these rules include:
    1. Any Federal, State, or local officer or employee in the scope of 
their duties, members of any organized rescue or fire-fighting force in 
performance of an official duty, and any person authorized in writing 
by the Bureau of Land Management.
    2. Any person traveling on the Salmon Creek Road (road numbers 9180 
and 9180010) west of the locked gate located in the southeast \1/4\ of 
section 8, Township 9 South, Range 39 East.
    3. Owners or lessees of private land accessible by the Salmon Creek 
Road.

Penalties

    The authority for this closure is found under section 303(a) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)) and 
43 CFR 8360.0-7. Any person who violates this closure may be tried 
before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000 or 
imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Such violations may 
also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.

Penelope Dunn Woods,
Field Manager, Baker Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 00-25713 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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