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occupancy, or fail to remove all

personal equipment, trash, and litter

upon departure.

j. Violate quiet hours by causing an

unreasonable noise as determined by

the authorized officer between the hours

of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Mountain

Standard Time.

k. Allow any pet or other animal in

their care to be unrestrained at any time.

Signs and maps directing the public

to the designated spectator areas will be

provided by the Bureau of Land

Management or the event sponsor. The

above restrictions do not apply to

emergency vehicles and vehicles owned

by the United States, the State of

Arizona, or La Paz County. Vehicles

under permit for operation by event

participants must follow the race permit

stipulations. Authority for closure of

public lands is found in 43 CFR 8340,

Subpart 8341; 43 CFR 8360, Subpart

8364.1; and 43 CFR 8372. Persons who

violate this closure order are subject to

arrest and, upon conviction, may be

fined not more than $100,000 and/or

imprisoned for not more than 12

months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan Pittman, District Law

Enforcement Ranger, or Myron McCoy,

Outdoor Recreation Planner, BLM Lake

Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

86406, (928) 505–1200.

Dated: November 30, 2001.

Donald Ellsworth,

Field Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office.

[FR Doc. 01–31756 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–350–1220–AA]

Emergency Closure Order

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure of trails, Fort

Sage Off Highway Vehicles Area.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

effective immediately, certain roads and

trails in the Fort Sage Off Highway

Vehicle Area are closed to all vehicle

use. The affected routes are (1) A 4WD

vehicle trail located in Sections 1 and 2,

T. 25 N., R. 17 E., M.D.M, traversing

easterly-westerly; (2) a 4WD vehicle trail

located in Sections 2 and 11, T. 25 N.,

R. 17 E., M.D.M, traversing easterlywesterly; (3) a motorcycle trail located

in Sections 2 and 11, T. 25 N., R. 17 E.,

and Section 34, T. 26 N., R. 17 E.,

M.D.M, traversing northerly-southerly;

(4) All vehicle trails in Sections 7, 18,

19, and 30 T. 25 N., R. 18 E., M.D.M

except the road to Willow Springs. The

authorized officer reserves the right to

allow administrative access when it is

determined to be in the interest of the

government (i.e. emergency-search and

rescue, fire suppression).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this closure is to allow for

recovery of lands burned by wildfire in

August, 2001. Vehicular use of the area

has the potential for causing adverse

impacts to soil, vegetation, wildlife,

wildlife habitat, scenic, and recreation

resources until stabilization of the area

has occurred. The closure will remain in

effect until vegetation recovery is

sufficient to delimit the trails and routes

and adjacent soil, vegetation, wildlife,

wildlife habitat, scenic, and recreation

resources are not at risk of adverse

impact from trail use of motorized

vehicles. The authority for this closure

is 43 CFR 834.12.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: James

Sippel, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

BLM Eagle Lake Field Office (530) 257–

0456.

Linda D. Hansen,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–31753 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–020–02–1610–DU]

Correction to Notice of Availability and

Protest Period of the Proposed

Planning Analysis for Arkansas and

Louisiana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Correction to notice of

availability and protest period.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) published a notice

in the Federal Register on November 30,

2001, regarding the availability of the

Proposed Planning Analysis and

Environmental Assessment (PA/EA) for

public domain lands in Arkansas and

Louisiana. The notice contains

information that is incorrect. The PA/

EA became available and the 30-day

protest period began on December 14,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy

Pace, Bureau of Land Management, 411

Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, MS

39206; telephone (601) 977–5403.

Correction: In the Federal Register of

November 30, 2001 (Volume 66,

Number 231), in DOCID: fd30no01–11

on page 59811, under the DATES caption,

change the protest ending date to

January 13, 2002.

Dated: December 5, 2001.

Bruce Dawson,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–31747 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–120–5101 ER–H019, 2–0044]

Notice of Availability for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability for the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) on a proposed natural gas pipeline

right-of-way.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Coos Bay District,

directed the preparation of a Draft EIS

by Biological Information Specialists,

Inc., a third party contractor on the

impacts of a proposed natural gas

pipeline from near Roseburg in Douglas

County, Oregon, to Coos Bay in Coos

County, Oregon. BLM received a rightof-way application under Section 501 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of October 21, 1976,

(43 U.S.C. 1737) on May 17, 2000. The

proposed pipeline will cross

approximately 60 miles of public and

private lands in Coos and Douglas

Counties, Oregon. This notice initiates

the public review process on the draft

EIS. The public is invited to review and

comment on the range and adequacy of

the draft alternatives and associated

environmental effects.

DATES: The comment period will end 60

days after publication of the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

Notice of Availability of this draft

environmental impact statement in the

Federal Register. Comments on the draft

EIS should be received on or before the

end of the comment period at the

address listed below.

Public Participation: Public meetings

will be held during the comment period.

To ensure local community

participation and input, public meetings

will be held in Coos Bay, Oregon and at

other locations if requested. Early

participation by all those interested is