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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-033-03-1232-EA-NV04; NV05]
Temporary Closure of Public Lands--Recreation Special
Events:
Nevada, Carson City Field Office
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Temporary closure of affected public lands in
Lyon, Storey, Churchill, Carson, Douglas, Mineral,
Washoe, Nye, Esmeralda and Lincoln
Counties.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City
Field Office (BLM),
announces the temporary closure of selected public
lands under its
administration in Lyon, Storey, Churchill, Carson,
Douglas, Mineral,
Washoe and Nye Counties. By agreement with Ely Field
Office and Tonopah
Field Station, those lands affected by the Vegas to
Reno OHV Race in
Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda Counties are included in
this closure. This
action is taken to provide for public and participant
safety and to
protect adjacent natural and cultural resources during
the conduct of
permitted special recreation events.
SUMMARY: The Manager, Carson City Field Office,
announces the temporary
closure of selected public lands under BLM
administration. This action
is taken to provide for public and participant safety
and to protect
adjacent natural and cultural resources during the
conduct of permitted
special recreation events.
EFFECTIVE DATES: March through November 2003. Events
may be canceled or
rescheduled at short notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fran Hull, Outdoor
Recreation Planner,
Carson City Field Office, Bureau of Land Management,
5665 Morgan Mill
Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701, Telephone: (775)
885-6161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice applies to
closures on and
adjacent to permitted special events such as:
Motorized Off Highway
Vehicle, Mountain Bike, Horse Endurance competitive
event sites and
routes. Competitive events (races) are conducted along
dirt roads,
trails, washes, and areas approved for such use
through the Special
Recreation Permit application process. Events occur
from March through
November, 2003. Closure period is from 6 a.m. race day
until race
finish or until the event has cleared between affected
Check Point
locations; approximately 2 to 24 hour periods. The
general public will
be advised of each event and closure specifics via
local newspapers and
mailed public letters within seven (7) to thirty (30)
days prior to the
running of an event. Event maps and information will
be posted at the
Carson City Field Office.
Locations most commonly used for permitted events
include, but are
not limited to:
1. Lemmon Valley MX Area--Washoe Co., T21N R19E
S8.
2. Hungry Valley Off Highway Vehicle Area--Washoe
Co., T21-23N
R20E.
3. Pine Nut Mountains--Carson, Douglas & Lyon
Counties: T11-16N
R20-24E.
4. Virginia City/Jumbo Areas--Washoe & Storey
Counties: T16-17N
R20-21E.
5. Yerington/Weeks Areas--Lyon Co.: T12-16N
R23-27E.
6. Fallon Area (Including Sand Mtn.)--Churchill
Co.: T14-18N R27-
32E.
7. Hawthorne Area--Mineral County: T5-14N
R31\1/2\-36E.
8. Vegas to Reno OHV Race Route: Nye, Esmeralda,
Lincoln, Mineral,
Churchill, and Lyon Counties: From Alamo to Dayton,
Nevada: appx 500
miles.
Marking and effect of closure. BLM lands to be
temporarily closed
to public use include the width and length of those
roads and trails
identified as the race route by colorful flagging,
chalk arrows in the
dirt and directional arrows attached to wooden stakes.
The authorized
applicants or their representatives are required to
post warning signs,
control access to, and clearly mark the event routes
during closure
periods.
Public uses generally affected by a Temporary
Closure include: road
and trail uses, camping, shooting of any kind of
weapon including paint
ball, and public land exploration.
Spectator and support vehicles may be driven on
open roads only.
Spectators may observe the races from specified
locations as directed
by event and agency officials.
You may obtain a map and schedule of each closure
area at the
contact address.
Exceptions. Closure restrictions do not apply to
race officials,
medical/rescue, law enforcement, and BLM personnel
monitoring the
event.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 43 CFR part 2930.
Penalty. Any person failing to comply with the
closure orders may
be subject to imprisonment for not more than 12
months, or a fine in
accordance with the applicable provisions of 18 U.S.C.
3571, or both.
Dated: January 23, 2003.
John O. Singlaub,
Manager, Carson City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 03-5837 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-033-03-1232-EA-NV04; NV05]
Temporary Closure of Public Lands--Recreation Special
Events:
Nevada, Carson City Field Office
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Temporary closure of affected public lands in
Lyon, Storey, Churchill, Carson, Douglas, Mineral,
Washoe, Nye, Esmeralda and Lincoln
Counties.
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[[Page 11874]]
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City
Field Office (BLM),
announces the temporary closure of selected public
lands under its
administration in Lyon, Storey, Churchill, Carson,
Douglas, Mineral,
Washoe and Nye Counties. By agreement with Ely Field
Office and Tonopah
Field Station, those lands affected by the Vegas to
Reno OHV Race in
Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda Counties are included in
this closure. This
action is taken to provide for public and participant
safety and to
protect adjacent natural and cultural resources during
the conduct of
permitted special recreation events.
SUMMARY: The Manager, Carson City Field Office,
announces the temporary
closure of selected public lands under BLM
administration. This action
is taken to provide for public and participant safety
and to protect
adjacent natural and cultural resources during the
conduct of permitted
special recreation events.
EFFECTIVE DATES: March through November 2003. Events
may be canceled or
rescheduled at short notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fran Hull, Outdoor
Recreation Planner,
Carson City Field Office, Bureau of Land Management,
5665 Morgan Mill
Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701, Telephone: (775)
885-6161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice applies to
closures on and
adjacent to permitted special events such as:
Motorized Off Highway
Vehicle, Mountain Bike, Horse Endurance competitive
event sites and
routes. Competitive events (races) are conducted along
dirt roads,
trails, washes, and areas approved for such use
through the Special
Recreation Permit application process. Events occur
from March through
November, 2003. Closure period is from 6 a.m. race day
until race
finish or until the event has cleared between affected
Check Point
locations; approximately 2 to 24 hour periods. The
general public will
be advised of each event and closure specifics via
local newspapers and
mailed public letters within seven (7) to thirty (30)
days prior to the
running of an event. Event maps and information will
be posted at the
Carson City Field Office.
Locations most commonly used for permitted events
include, but are
not limited to:
1. Lemmon Valley MX Area--Washoe Co., T21N R19E
S8.
2. Hungry Valley Off Highway Vehicle Area--Washoe
Co., T21-23N
R20E.
3. Pine Nut Mountains--Carson, Douglas & Lyon
Counties: T11-16N
R20-24E.
4. Virginia City/Jumbo Areas--Washoe & Storey
Counties: T16-17N
R20-21E.
5. Yerington/Weeks Areas--Lyon Co.: T12-16N
R23-27E.
6. Fallon Area (Including Sand Mtn.)--Churchill
Co.: T14-18N R27-
32E.
7. Hawthorne Area--Mineral County: T5-14N
R31\1/2\-36E.
8. Vegas to Reno OHV Race Route: Nye, Esmeralda,
Lincoln, Mineral,
Churchill, and Lyon Counties: From Alamo to Dayton,
Nevada: appx 500
miles.
Marking and effect of closure. BLM lands to be
temporarily closed
to public use include the width and length of those
roads and trails
identified as the race route by colorful flagging,
chalk arrows in the
dirt and directional arrows attached to wooden stakes.
The authorized
applicants or their representatives are required to
post warning signs,
control access to, and clearly mark the event routes
during closure
periods.
Public uses generally affected by a Temporary
Closure include: road
and trail uses, camping, shooting of any kind of
weapon including paint
ball, and public land exploration.
Spectator and support vehicles may be driven on
open roads only.
Spectators may observe the races from specified
locations as directed
by event and agency officials.
You may obtain a map and schedule of each closure
area at the
contact address.
Exceptions. Closure restrictions do not apply to
race officials,
medical/rescue, law enforcement, and BLM personnel
monitoring the
event.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 43 CFR part 2930.
Penalty. Any person failing to comply with the
closure orders may
be subject to imprisonment for not more than 12
months, or a fine in
accordance with the applicable provisions of 18 U.S.C.
3571, or both.
Dated: January 23, 2003.
John O. Singlaub,
Manager, Carson City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 03-5837 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
