[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 222 (Thursday, November 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29395]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-105-1990-HP; GP01-0029; OR 56024]


Closure of Public Lands: Douglas County, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District Office, South 
River Field Office, Interior.

ACTION: Closure of public lands in Douglas County, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: The following areas are closed to and restricted from public 
uses, including camping, hunting, mining, erecting structures and 
storing personal property, until further notice. The Oregon Department 
of Environmental Quality is conducting an interim removal action of 
acid mine drainage from the Formosa Abandoned Mine Land. This closure 
is to protect human health and to provide security for the facilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The closure will become effective immediately and will 
remain in effect until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Heenan, Mining Engineering 
Technician, South River Field Office, 777 NW Garden Valley Blvd., 
Roseburg, Oregon 97470, (541) 440-4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to 43 
CFR 8364.1 (Closure and Restriction Orders), which provides, in part, 
for the authorized officer to close or restrict use of designated 
public lands for the protection of persons, property, and public lands 
and resources, the following areas are closed to and restricted from 
public uses, including camping, hunting, mining, erecting structures 
and storing personal property, until further notice. Maps showing the 
described area are available at the BLM's Roseburg District Office. The 
public lands closed under this order will be posted with signs at 
points of access. This closure is consistent with the Roseburg District 
Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan, June 1995.
    The public lands affected by this closure are located around Silver 
Butte and along Middle Creek and South Fork Middle Creek, approximately 
6 miles south of Riddle, Oregon. Use of motorized vehicle on existing 
improved roads is allowed. The lands involved are more specifically 
described as:

Willamette Principal Meridian, Douglas County, Oregon

T. 31 S., R. 6 W.,
    Sec. 22, S\1/2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\,
    Sec. 23, S\1/2\SW\1/4\.

    Containing approximately 120 acres.

    The following persons, operating within the scope of their official 
duties, are exempt from the provisions of this closure order: Bureau of 
Land Management employees; State of Oregon employees and 
subcontractors; state, local and federal law enforcement and fire 
protection personnel. Additional parties may be allowed, but must have 
advanced written approval from the Authorized Officer.
    Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this closure 
may be subject to, but not limited to, the penalties provided in 43 CFR 
8360.0-7, which include a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment 
of not to exceed 12 months, as well as the penalties provided under 
Oregon State law.

    Dated: November 1, 2000.
E. Dwight Fielder,
Field Manager, South River Field Office.
[FR Doc. 00-29395 Filed 11-15-00; 8:45 am]
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