[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 27362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11615]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNMA01400.L17110000.PN0000]


Notice of Temporary Order Restricting Dogs From Public Lands in 
the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in Sandoval County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary restriction order.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a Temporary Order is in effect 
authorizing the exclusion of dogs from public lands within the 5,610-
acre Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. This order will enhance 
the safety and quality of the visitor experience for 97 percent of the 
Monument's visitors.

DATES: This closure became effective on May 23, 2009, following 
completion of an Environmental Assessment for the Temporary Order and 
signing of the Record of Decision on May 22, 2009. The closure will 
remain in effect for 2 years, during which time the BLM will, through 
public involvement, develop a long-term management resolution of the 
safety issue in this area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas E. Gow, Field Manager, Rio 
Puerco Field Office, 435 Monta[ntilde]o NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 
87107-4935; or call (505) 761-8797; or e-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efbb8082b0a88098af8d8382c1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f7b4042706840586f4d434201484059">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. The entry of persons with dogs is prohibited on public land in 
New Mexico Prime Meridian, T. 16 N., R. 5 E., and T. 17 N., R 5 E.,
    2. This closure does not affect the ability of local, State, or 
Federal officials in the performance of their duties in the area, 
including the use of K-9 units in the performance of their official 
duties.
    3. This notice was posted at the entrance booth to the National 
Monument and at the trailhead kiosk. The notice was also posted on the 
BLM-New Mexico Web site and on related New Mexico tourism/travel Web 
sites.
    4. The following persons are exempt from this closure order:
    a. Federal, State, or local law enforcement officers, while acting 
within the scope of their official duties;
    b. Any person in the operation of a valid livestock grazing permit 
for the area in the conduct of activities addressed in the permit; and
    c. Any person using or training a service dog for the visually 
impaired or other assisted needs, law enforcement, and grazing related 
working dogs.
    Violations of these closures and restrictions are punishable by 
fines not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year. 
These actions are taken to protect public health and safety.
    5. An Environmental Assessment for the Temporary Order, called 
Emergency Dog Closure, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, DOI-
BLM-NM-A010-2009-22-EA, was completed with the signing of a Decision 
Record dated May 22, 2009.
    Copies of this closure order and maps showing the location of the 
routes are available from the Rio Puerco Field Office, 435 
Monta[ntilde]o N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107-4935.

    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1, Closure and Restriction Orders.

Edwin J. Singleton,
District Manager, Albuquerque.
[FR Doc. 2010-11615 Filed 5-13-10; 8:45 am]
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