[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 25523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09205]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLIDI03000.L12200000.MA0000.223]


Notice of Closure of Public Lands at Challis Bridge Recreation 
Site in Custer County, Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is giving notice that 11.5 
acres of public lands within the Challis Bridge Recreation Site is 
closed to all activities and forms of access. The closure is for the 
protection of public health and safety due to excessive flooding and 
ice jams within the recreation site.

DATES: The Challis Bridge Recreation Site will be closed until safe 
conditions return or April 30, 2022, whichever occurs sooner.

ADDRESSES: The BLM will post closure signs at the main entry point to 
the Challis Bridge Recreation Site. The closure order will be posted in 
the Challis Field Office. Information about the closure can be found at 
https://www.blm.gov/press-release/temporary-emergency-closure-public-lands-within-challis-bridge-day-use-site. Maps of the affected area and 
other documents associated with this closure are available at the 
Challis Field Office, 721 East Main Avenue, Suite 8, Challis, ID 83226 
or may be requested through email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e2c222331272a312d060f0202071d210808070d0b2e0c020340090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5a7a9a8baaca1baa68d8489898c96aa83838c8680a5878988cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Marsh, Challis Field Office 
Manager, 721 East Main Avenue, Suite 8, Challis, ID 83226 (physical 
address), P.O. Box 817, Challis, ID 83226 (mailing address), (208) 879-
6200. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This closure affects public lands at the 
Challis Bridge Recreation Site, Custer County, Idaho. The closure 
affects 11.5 acres of BLM-managed public land within the site. The 
legal description of the affected public lands is section 10, Township 
13 North, Range 19 East, Boise Meridian, Idaho. Under the authority of 
Section 303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.0-7, and 43 CFR 8364.1, the BLM will 
enforce the following closure within the Challis Bridge Recreation 
Site.
    Closure: The Challis, Idaho region has experienced extended periods 
of freezing to below freezing temperatures resulting in excessing 
flooding and ice jams along the Salmon River. For the protection of 
public health and safety, the BLM is closing the Challis Bridge 
Recreation Site until water levels and weather conditions improve. All 
activities and forms of access are prohibited within the closure area.
    Exemptions: The following persons are exempt from this order: 
Federal, State, and local officers and employees in the performance of 
their official duties; members of organized rescue or fire-fighting 
forces in the performance of their official duties; and persons with 
written authorization from the BLM.
    Enforcement: Any person who violates this closure or these 
restrictions may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined 
in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more than 12 months 
under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 8360.07, or both. In accordance with 
43 CFR 8365.1-7, state or local officials may also impose penalties for 
violations of Idaho law.
    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.

Mary D'Aversa,
District Manager, Idaho Falls District.
[FR Doc. 2022-09205 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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