Emergency Closure of Public Lands to Firewood Gathering and Cutting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27999]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-015-98-1610-00: GP9-004)


Emergency Closure of Public Lands to Firewood Gathering and 
Cutting

AGENCY: Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure of public lands to firewood gathering and 
cutting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that effective immediately all public 
lands in the Lost Forest/Sand Dunes Area of Critical Environmental 
Concern (ACEC), Lake County, Oregon, as legally described below are 
closed to all firewood gathering and cutting:

T. 25 S., R. 19 E., W. M., Oregon
    Sec. 25: (South of BLM Road 6141-1-00); Sec. 26, SE\1/4\; Sec. 
34: All, Except the N\1/2\ N\1/2\, Sec. 35: All, Except SW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\ E\1/2\ SW\1/4\; Sec. 36: NE\1/4\, and the NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\.
T. 25 S., R. 20 E., W. M., Oregon
    Sec. 20: S\1/2\ SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\; Sec. 21: S\1/2\; Sec. 
22: S\1/2\, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\; Sec. 23: All; Sec. 24: (South 
and West of BLM Road 6121-0-00); Secs. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30: All; 
Sec. 31: All, Except Lot 4; Secs. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36: All.
T. 25 S., R. 21 E., W. M., Oregon
    Sec. 19, 30, and 31: (South and West of BLM Road 6121-0-00).
T. 26 S., R. 19 E., W. M., Oregon
    Sec. 1: All, Except Lots 4 and 5; Sec. 2: All; Sec. 3: Lots 1, 
2, and 3, SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, S\1/2\ SE\1/4\; Sec. 7: 
S\1/2\ SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\; Sec. 8: All, Except the N\1/2\ N\1/
2\; Sec. 9: All, Except the NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, N\1/2\ NW\1/4\; Secs. 
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17: All; Sec. 18: E1/3; Secs. 21, 22, 
23, and 24: All.
T. 26 S., R. 20 E., W. M., Oregon
    Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: All; Sec. 6: All, Except Lots 4 and 5; 
Secs. 7, 8, 9, 16, 17 and 18: All; Sec. 19: All, Except E\1/2\ SE\1/
4\.
T. 26 S., R. 21 E., W. M., Oregon
    Sec. 6: (West of BLM Road 6121-0-00).

    The purpose of this closure is to protect a designated ACEC. The 
authority for this closure is 43 CFR 1610.7-2 and 8364.1

DATES: This closure will take effect immediately and remain in effect 
until a Supplemental Rule has been implemented by the Lakeview Resource 
Area.

PENALTIES: Violation of this closure is punishable by a fine not to 
exceed $100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months. Authority 
for this penalty is found in 43 CFR 8360.0-7

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott R. Florence, Manager, Lakeview 
Resource Area, PO Box 151, Lakeview, OR 97639, or telephone (541) 947-
2177.

    Dated: October 7, 1998.
Scott R. Florence,
Area Manager, Lakeview Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 98-27999 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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