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Reservation, California; Pyramid Lake 

Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake 

Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks 

Indian Colony, Nevada; San Juan 

Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; 

Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall 

Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone-Paiute 

Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, 

Nevada; South Fork; Summit Lake 

Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Susanville 

Indian Rancheria, California; Te-Moak 

Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of 

Nevada; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of 

the Benton Paiute Reservation, 

California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of 

the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; 

Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California; 

Wells Band; Winnemucca Indian 

Colony of Nevada; Yerington Paiute 

Tribe of the Yerington Colony & 

Campbell Ranch, Nevada; and Yomba 

Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba 

Reservation, Nevada, that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23412 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Public Meeting, Santa Rosa 

and San Jacinto Mountains National 

Monument Advisory Committee; 

California 

AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior; and Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Santa 

Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 

National Monument Act of 2000 and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest 

Service) Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 

Mountains National Monument 

Advisory Committee (MAC) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: September 20, 2010. The meeting 

will start at 3 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. 

with the public comment period 

beginning at 4 p.m. The meeting will be 

held at the County of Riverside Permit 

Assistance Center, Second Floor 

Conference Room, 38686 El Cerrito 

Road, Palm Desert, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Foote, Monument Manager, Santa Rosa 

and San Jacinto Mountains National 

Monument, 1201 Bird Center Drive, 

Palm Springs, CA 92262, or telephone 

(760) 833–7136. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MAC 

advises the Secretary of the Interior and 

the Secretary of Agriculture, through the 

BLM and Forest Service, with respect to 

the preparation and implementation of 

a management plan for the National 

Monument. The meeting will focus on 

a variety of planning and management 

issues associated with the National 

Monument. All MAC meetings are open 

to the public. The public may present 

written comments to the MAC in 

advance of or at the meeting. Each 

formal MAC meeting will also have time 

allocated for receiving public 

comments. Depending on the number of 

persons wishing to comment and time 

available, the time for individual oral 

comments may be limited. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

Monument Manager as provided above. 

Dated: August 24, 2010. 

John R. Kalish, 

Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast 

Field Office, California Desert District, Bureau 

of Land Management. 

Dated: August 24, 2010. 

Laurie Rosenthal, 

District Ranger, San Jacinto Ranger District, 

San Bernardino National Forest, Forest 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23490 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW174006] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 

amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) received a petition 

for reinstatement from EOG Resources, 

Inc. for competitive oil and gas lease 

WYW174006 for land in Converse 

County, Wyoming. The petition was 

filed on time and was accompanied by 

all the rentals due since the date the 

lease terminated under the law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, Julie L. 

Weaver, Chief, Fluid Minerals 

Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee 

has agreed to the amended lease terms 

for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 

per acre or fraction thereof per year and 

162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee 

has paid the required $500 

administrative fee and $163 to 

reimburse the Department for the cost of 

this Federal Register notice. The lessee 

has met all the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease as set out in 

Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral 

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 

188), and the Bureau of Land 

Management is proposing to reinstate 

lease WYW174006 effective April 1, 

2010, under the original terms and 

conditions of the lease and the 

increased rental and royalty rates cited 

above. The BLM has not issued a valid 

lease to any other interest affecting the 

lands. 

Julie L. Weaver, 

Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23465 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLID–931–000–L1020–0000–JP–0000252R] 

Notice of Proposed Supplementary 

Rule To Require the Use of Certified 

Noxious-Weed-Free Forage and Straw 

on Bureau of Land Management Lands 

in the State of Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed supplementary rules. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) in Idaho is 

proposing a supplementary rule that 

would require anyone bringing or 

anyone feeding or storing forage or 

straw on BLM-administered land when 

using BLM public lands in Idaho to use 

certified noxious-weed-free forage and 

straw. Restoration, rehabilitation, and 

stabilization projects also will be 

required to use weed-free straw bales 

and mulch for project work. This action 

is a cooperative effort between the BLM, 

the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the 

Idaho State Department of Agriculture 

(ISDA), and supports Idaho State 

noxious weed laws. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

supplementary rules must be received 


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or postmarked by November 22, 2010 to 

be assured consideration. In developing 

final supplementary rules, the BLM is 

not obligated to consider comments 

postmarked or received in person or by 

electronic mail after this date. 

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to 

Roger Rosentreter, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, 

Boise, ID 83709, or e-mail comments to 

Roger_Rosentreter@blm.gov. If you 

require a printed copy of the proposed 

supplementary rules, please call Roger 

Rosentreter, (208) 373–3824 or e-mail 

Roger_Rosentreter@blm.gov, to request 

that one be mailed to you. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roger Rosentreter, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, 

Boise, ID 83709; telephone (208) 373– 

3824; e-mail 

Roger_Rosentreter@blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may contact this 

individual by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

(800) 877–8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

You may mail comments to Roger 

Rosentreter, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, 

Boise, ID 83709, or e-mail comments to 

Roger_Rosentreter@blm.gov. Written 

comments on the proposed 

supplementary rules should be specific, 

be confined to issues pertinent to the 

proposed supplementary rules, and 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change. Where possible, 

comments should reference the specific 

section or paragraph of the proposal 

which the comment is addressing. The 

BLM is not obligated to consider or 

include in the Administrative Record 

for the supplementary rules comments 

that the BLM receives after the close of 

the comment period (See DATES), unless 

they are postmarked or electronically 

dated before the deadline. Neither is the 

BLM obligated to consider comments 

delivered to an address other than the 

address listed above (See ADDRESSES). 

Comments—including names, street 

addresses, and other contact 

information of respondents—will be 

available for public review at 1387 S. 

Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709, during 

regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 3:45 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays). Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

Noxious and invasive weeds are a 

serious problem in the western United 

States. Noxious weeds are spreading on 

BLM lands at a rate of over 2,300 acres 

per day, and on all western public lands 

at approximately 4,600 acres per day. 

Species such as perennial pepperweed, 

purple loosestrife, yellow starthistle, 

hoary cress (whitetop), leafy spurge, 

diffuse knapweed, spotted knapweed, 

Russian knapweed, Scotch thistle, 

Canada thistle, rush skeletonweed, and 

many others are non-native to the 

United States and have no natural 

enemies to keep their populations in 

balance. Consequently, depending on 

the circumstances (e.g., weed(s) 

involved, soil type, range condition, and 

climatic influences), these undesirable 

weeds may rapidly invade healthy 

ecosystems, displace native vegetation, 

reduce species diversity, destroy 

wildlife habitat, reduce forage for wild 

and domestic ungulates, weaken 

rehabilitation and landscape restoration 

efforts, increase soil erosion and stream 

sedimentation, create fire hazards, and 

degrade special resource values. 

To curb the spread of noxious weeds, 

a growing number of Western states 

have jointly developed noxious-weedfree forage certification standards, and 

in cooperation with various Federal, 

State, and county agencies, have also 

passed weed management laws. Idaho 

participates in a regional inspectioncertification process with Oregon, 

Montana, Washington, Nevada, and 

Wyoming and encourages, on a 

voluntary basis, forage producers in 

Idaho to grow and request voluntary 

certification inspections of forage 

products and straw. 

Because forage products and straw 

containing noxious weed seed 

contribute to the spread and 

establishment of weed infestations, the 

USFS promulgated regulations in 1996, 

known as a ‘‘Weed Free Hay Order,’’ to 

address this issue. In response to that 

Order, the State of Idaho implemented 

a noxious-weed-free forage and straw 

certification program in 1997. Under 

Idaho Code the ISDA wrote regulations 

in 2007 (Title 22, Chapter 24 NoxiousWeed-Free Forage and Straw Rules and 

IDAPA 02.06.31). This program, which 

is a cooperative effort between the ISDA 

and the USFS, was established to limit 

the introduction and spread of noxious 

weeds through forage and straw onto 

National Forest System lands and other 

lands within Idaho. The Federal Plant 

Protection Act of June 2000 directs 

agencies to develop integrated 

management plans for noxious weeds. 

The proposed rules are intended to 

complement the existing regulatory 

framework. 

III. Discussion of the Proposed 

Supplementary Rules 

Currently, National Forest System 

lands are the only lands in Idaho which 

require the use of certified noxiousweed-free forage and straw, although 

some Idaho State agencies (the Idaho 

Department of Lands and the Idaho 

Department of Fish and Game) have 

weed-free hay policies in place for lands 

they manage. The proposed 

supplementary rules would provide a 

standard regulation for all users of BLMadministered lands in Idaho and 

provide for consistent management with 

National Forest System lands across 

jurisdictional boundaries. 

The proposed supplementary rules 

would be implemented by including a 

standard stipulation in all Special 

Recreation Permits and most other use 

authorizations. Livestock grazing 

permits would not need to include such 

a stipulation because 43 CFR 

4140.1(a)(3) already requires the 

permittee to secure authorization before 

supplemental feeding, maintenance 

feeding, and emergency feeding on 

lands administered by the BLM. 

The stipulation would require holders 

of affected permits and use 

authorizations to use certified noxiousweed-free forage and straw, to the extent 

they use hay, cubes, and straw on BLMadministered public lands in Idaho. 

Affected permittees includes 

recreationists using pack and saddle 

stock, grazing permittees, outfitters, and 

contractors and operators who use straw 

or mulch for reclamation or re-seeding 

purposes. These individuals or groups 

would be required to use certified 

noxious-weed-free forage and straw 

while on BLM-administered public 

lands in Idaho, unless authorized in 

writing or when transporting forage 

across public lands from private 

property to private property. BLM Idaho 

would allow forage certified by other 

states to be used as forage on lands 

administered by Idaho BLM offices. 

In addition, in cooperation with the 

USFS hay closure and the Idaho State 

Department of Agriculture NoxiousWeed-Free Forage and Straw 

Certification (ISDA, NWFFS) program, 

the BLM is proposing a prohibition on 

the use of forage and straw that has not 

been certified as noxious-weed-free, for 


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all BLM-administered public lands 

within Idaho. The BLM State Office in 

Idaho, in cooperation with the ISDA, 

will implement a public information 

plan with the intention of publicizing 

the supplementary rules and notifying 

visitors and land users where they can 

purchase state-certified noxious-weedfree forage and straw. 

This rule will be effective 45 days 

after the close of the public comment 

period. Similar to other agency closures, 

once this rule becomes effective, there 

will be a 60-day grace period for 

enforcement of this rule. This proposal 

is in conformance with all BLM land 

use plans within Idaho. The proposed 

supplementary rules are consistent with 

and supportive of the statewide 

Conservation Plan for the Greater SageGrouse in Idaho (Idaho Sage-grouse 

Advisory Committee, 2006), which 

recommends that the use of weed-free 

forage on public and state lands be 

required to discourage the spread of 

invasive annuals and noxious weeds. 

IV. Procedural Matters 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

These supplementary rules are not a 

significant regulatory action and are not 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. These rules will 

not have an effect of $100 million or 

more on the economy. They will not 

adversely affect, in a material way, the 

economy, productivity, competition, 

jobs, the environment, public health or 

safety, or State, local, or Tribal 

governments, or communities. These 

proposed supplementary rules will not 

create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency. The 

proposed supplementary rules do not 

alter the budgetary effects of 

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 

programs or the right or obligations of 

their recipients, nor do they raise novel 

legal or policy issues. They merely 

impose rules regarding the use of 

certified noxious-weed-free forage and 

straw on BLM-administered public 

lands in Idaho. 

Clarity of the Supplementary Rules 

Executive Order 12866 requires each 

agency to write regulations that are 

simple and easy to understand. We 

invite your comments on how to make 

these proposed supplementary rules 

easier to understand, including answers 

to questions such as the following: (1) 

Are the requirements in the proposed 

supplementary rules clearly stated? (2) 

Do the proposed supplementary rules 

contain technical language or jargon that 

interferes with their clarity? (3) Does the 

format of the proposed supplementary 

rules (grouping and order of sections, 

use of headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid 

or reduce their clarity? (4) Would the 

supplementary rules be easier to 

understand if they were divided into 

more (but shorter) sections? (5) Is the 

description of the proposed 

supplementary rules helpful to your 

understanding of the supplementary 

rules? How could this description be 

more helpful in making the 

supplementary rules easier to 

understand? Please send any comments 

you have on the clarity of the proposed 

supplementary rules to Roger 

Rosentreter, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, 

Boise, ID 83709, or email comments to 

Roger_Rosentreter@blm.gov. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The BLM has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) titled 

‘‘Implementation of Requirements for 

Certified Noxious-Weed-Free Forage 

and Straw On Bureau of Land 

Management Lands in Idaho’’ and has 

found that the proposed supplementary 

rules would not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment 

under Section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C). A detailed 

environmental impact statement under 

NEPA is not required. The BLM has 

placed the EA and the Finding of No 

Significant Impact on file in the BLM 

Administrative Record at the address 

specified in the ADDRESSES section. The 

BLM invites the public to review these 

documents. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Congress enacted the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 601–612, (RFA) to ensure that 

Government regulations do not 

unnecessarily or disproportionately 

burden small entities. The RFA requires 

a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule 

would have a significant economic 

impact, either detrimental or beneficial, 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. The proposed supplementary 

rules do not pertain specifically to 

commercial or governmental entities of 

any size but contain rules to protect the 

natural resources and the environment 

on public lands. Therefore, the BLM has 

determined under the RFA that these 

proposed supplementary rules would 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

These proposed supplementary rules 

do not constitute a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). They would 

not result in an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more, in an 

increase in costs or prices, or in 

significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or on the 

ability of United States-based 

enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises in domestic and 

export markets. They would merely 

impose rules regarding the use of 

certified noxious-weed-free forage and 

straw on BLM-administered public 

lands in Idaho. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

These proposed supplementary rules 

do not impose an unfunded mandate on 

State, local, or Tribal governments or 

the private sector of more than $100 

million per year, nor do these proposed 

supplementary rules have a significant 

or unique effect on State, local, or Tribal 

governments or the private sector. The 

proposed supplementary rules do not 

require anything of State, local, or Tribal 

governments. Therefore, the BLM is not 

required to prepare a statement 

containing the information required by 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference With 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights (Takings) 

The proposed supplementary rules do 

not represent a government action 

capable of interfering with 

constitutionally protected property 

rights. The proposed supplementary 

rules do not address property rights in 

any form and do not cause the 

impairment of anyone’s property rights. 

Therefore, the Department of the 

Interior has determined that the 

proposed supplementary rules would 

not cause a taking of private property or 

require further discussion of takings 

implications under this Executive 

Order. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The proposed supplementary rules 

will not have a substantial direct effect 

on the states, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the states, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. The 

proposed supplementary rules apply in 

only one State, Idaho, and do not 

address jurisdictional issues involving 

the Idaho State Government. Therefore, 


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in accordance with Executive Order 

13132, the BLM has determined that 

these proposed supplementary rules do 

not have sufficient Federalism 

implications to warrant preparation of a 

Federalism Assessment. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform 

Under Executive Order 12988, the 

BLM Idaho State Office has determined 

that these proposed supplementary 

rules would not unduly burden the 

judicial system and that they meet the 

requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 

of the Order. 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13175, we have found that these 

proposed supplementary rules do not 

include policies that have tribal 

implications. Since the proposed rules 

do not change BLM policy as it pertains 

to Tribes and do not involve Indian 

reservation lands, resources, or property 

rights, the BLM has determined that the 

government-to-government 

relationships should remain unaffected. 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

These proposed supplementary rules 

do not comprise a significant energy 

action. The rules will not have an 

adverse effect on energy supplies, 

production, or consumption. They only 

address the use of certified noxiousweed-free forage and straw on public 

lands and have no connection with 

energy policy. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

These proposed supplementary rules 

do not contain information collection 

requirements that the Office of 

Management and Budget must approve 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Author 

The principal author of these 

proposed supplementary rules is Roger 

Rosentreter, Botanist, Idaho BLM State 

Office. 

Supplementary Rules To Require the 

Use of Certified Noxious-Weed-Free 

Forage and Straw on Bureau of Land 

Management-Administered Public 

Lands in Idaho 

(1) To prevent the spread of noxious 

weeds on BLM-administered public 

lands in Idaho, it is a prohibited act to 

feed or store forage or straw on BLMadministered land that has not been 

certified as noxious-weed-free. 

Restoration, rehabilitation, and 

stabilization projects also are required to 

use weed-free straw bales and mulch for 

project work. 

Once this rule becomes effective, 

there will be a 60-day grace period for 

enforcement of this rule. 

(2) The certification program 

currently includes 57 weeds that have 

been designated as noxious in Idaho 

under the Idaho State noxious-weed-free 

standards, or certified to be free from 

those weeds designated in the North 

American Weed Free Forage Program 

list, which was developed by the North 

American Weed Management 

Association (NAWMA). This NAWMA 

list currently includes the 57 weeds 

designated noxious in Idaho and also 

includes an additional 15 invasive 

weeds. BLM Idaho allows forage that 

meets Idaho, NAWMA, or other states’ 

standards for certification as noxiousweed-free. Although weeds may be 

added or removed from these various 

lists, the BLM recognizes this forage as 

certified noxious-weed-free as long as it 

has been marked indicating that it meets 

the standards for certification. 

(3) Certified noxious-weed-free hay 

must be identified by one of the 

following: 

(a) State certification tag attached to 

the bale string; 

(b) At least one strand of purple and 

yellow (intertwined) bale twine 

encircling the bale; 

(c) Blue and orange (intertwined) bale 

twine encircling the bale; or 

(d) Other colored twine encircling the 

bale that is used to designate certified 

forage. 

(4) Certified noxious-weed-free 

compressed forage bales are identified 

by yellow binding (strapping) material 

with the statement ‘‘ISDA NWFFS’’ and 

the manufacturer’s name printed in 

purple. 

(5) Certified noxious-weed-free forage 

in bags is identified by a stamp, sticker, 

or printing on the bag identifying it as 

certified forage. 

(6) The following persons/activities 

are exempt from this order: 

(a) Any person with a permit or letter 

signed by a BLM authorized officer 

specifically authorizing the prohibited 

act, such as an authorized livestock 

permittee during an emergency situation 

in which livestock must be fed 

uncertified forage or hay for a short 

period of time until they can be moved 

to safety; and 

(b) Any person transporting hay or 

forage across public lands from private 

property to private property. 

(7) Any person who knowingly or 

willfully violates the provisions of these 

supplementary rules may be required to 

appear before a designated United States 

Magistrate and may be subject to a fine 

of not more than $1,000 or 

imprisonment of not more than 12 

months, or both, as defined in 43 U.S.C. 

1733(a). Such violations may also be 

subject to enhanced fines provided for 

by 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Peter J. Ditton, 

Acting Idaho State Director, Bureau of Land 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMTL06000.L12200000.DD0000.252X] 

Notice of Temporary Closure of Public 

Lands in Fergus County, MT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary area 

closure. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

temporary closure of public land to 

motorized vehicles, hiking, or other 

recreational uses is in effect on 660 

acres of public lands administered by 

the Lewistown Field Office, Bureau of 

Land Management, within the Limekiln 

Canyon/Ruby Gulch area. This notice 

also applies to a BLM-held easement 

over 80 acres of private land. 

DATES: This temporary closure will be in 

effect for 2 years from the date this 

notice is published in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Willy Frank, Field Manager, 920 NE 

Main St., Lewistown, Montana 59457; 

(406) 538–1918. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

temporary closure is in response to a 

severe wind event that heavily damaged 

most of the timber within this 660-acre 

block of BLM-managed lands in the 

Judith Mountains Recreation 

Management Area in Fergus County, 

Montana. The downed timber is 

blocking a portion of a popular loop 

hiking trail and, if left in place, will also 


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