[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54959-54960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18606]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-050-1232-MF-WY05]


Notice of Closure of Public Lands to Motorized Vehicle Use

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure of certain public lands located in Fremont 
County, Wyoming, to all types of motor vehicle use.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Subpart 
8341.2(a), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the closure of 
certain BLM-administered public lands to all types of motor vehicle use 
to protect the National Historic Trails (NHT), which includes the 
Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, California, and Pony Express Trails.
    This closure affects public lands located within Fremont County on 
the NHTs in the area known as Rocky Ridge. The closure area extends for 
approximately 2 miles from near the Lower Monument over Rocky Ridge to 
the western edge of the BLM-administered public land in Section 28, 
T29N, R97W.

DATES: This closure will be effective June 20, 2005, in accordance with 
the Environmental Assessment and Decision Record (March 28, 2005).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray Hanson, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, Bureau of Land Management, 1335 Main Street, P.O. Box 589, 
Lander, Wyoming 82520. Mr. Hanson may also be contacted by telephone: 
307-332-8420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM Lander Field Office is responsible 
for management of public lands within Fremont, Natrona, Carbon, 
Sweetwater, and Hot Springs Counties. The management of these lands is 
addressed in the Lander Resource Management Plan (RMP) Record of 
Decision (ROD), which was signed in June 1987. In the Finding of No 
Significant Impact and Decision Record, based upon Environmental 
Assessment, WY050-EA4-047, for the Proposed Special Recreation Permit 
to Conduct Handcart Treks on Bureau of Land Management Administered 
Public Lands Between Sixth Crossing and Rock Creek Hollow (March 28, 
2005), a decision to issue an Off-Highway Vehicle closure was included 
to mitigate the impacts caused by motorized vehicle use to the 
cultural, historic, and natural resources on approximately 2 miles of 
the NHTs on Rocky Ridge.

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    The following BLM-administered lands are included in this closure:
    <bullet> Approximately 2 miles of NHT from the Lower Monument over 
Rocky Ridge to the western edge of BLM-administered public land in 
Section 28, T29N, R97W.
    <bullet> The closure will include both the main NHTs route and the 
approximately \1/2\ mile NHT variant from the top of Rocky Ridge west 
to its return to the NHTs near the public/private land boundary.
    A map of these areas will be posted with this notice at key 
locations near the closure area, as well as at the BLM's Lander Field 
Office, 1335 Main Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520.
    Closure orders may be implemented as provided in 43 CFR, subparts 
8341.2(a) and 8364.1(a, b, c, and d). Violations of this closure are 
punishable by a fine not to exceed $1000 and/or imprisonment not to 
exceed 12 months.
    Persons who are administratively exempt from this closure include: 
any Federal, State, local officer, or employee acting within the scope 
of their duties, members of any organized rescue or fire-fighting force 
in performance of an official duty, and any person holding written 
authorization from the Bureau of Land Management.

    Dated: July 6, 2005.
Robert A. Bennett,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 05-18606 Filed 9-16-05; 8:45 am]
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