Temporary Closure of Certain Public Lands in the Carson City District for Management of the 1994 Running of the V.O.R.R.A. ``Yerington to Fallon and Back'' Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Race Publication: Federal Register Agency: Bureau of Land Management Byline: Karl L. Kipping Date: 15 August 1994 Subject: American Government • Off-Road Racing Topic: Yerington to Fallon

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-030-4333-04; Closure Notice No. NV-030-94-08]

 

Temporary Closure of Certain Public Lands in the Carson City 
District for Management of the 1994 Running of the V.O.R.R.A. 
``Yerington to Fallon and Back'' Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Race

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure of certain public lands in Churchill County 
and Lyon County, Nevada, on and adjacent to the 1994 ``Yerington to 
Fallon and Back'' race course on September 4, 1994. Access will be 
limited to race officials, entrants, law enforcement and emergency 
personnel, BLM personnel monitoring the event, licensed permittee(s) 
and right-of-way grantees.

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SUMMARY: The Carson City District Manager announces the temporary 
closure of selected public lands under his administration. This action 
is being taken to provide for public safety during the official running 
of the 1994 ``Yerington to Fallon and Back'' OHV Race.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 4, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fran Hull or Terry Knight, Outdoor Recreation Planners, Carson City 
District Office, 1535 Hot Springs Road, Suite 300, Carson City, Nevada 
89706-0638. Telephone (702) 885-6100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain public lands in the Carson City 
District, Churchill County and Lyon County, Nevada, will be temporarily 
closed to public access on September 4, 1994, to protect persons, 
property, and public land resources on and adjacent to the 1994 
``Yerington to Fallon and Back'' OHV race, permit number NV-03414-4-11. 
Specific restrictions and closure information are as follows:
    1. The public lands to be closed or restricted are those lands 
adjacent to and including roads, trails and washes identified as the 
1994 ``Yerington to Fallon and Back'' OHV race course. These lands are 
within T.13N., R.25E.; T.13N., R.24E.; T.14N., R.24E.; T.15N., R.24E.; 
T.16N., R.24E.; T.16N., R.25E.; T.16N., R.26E.; T.16N., R.27E.; T.16N., 
R.28E.; T.16N., R29E.; T.16N., R.30E.; T.17N., 26E.; T.17N., R.30E.; 
and T.18N., R.30E. M.D.M. A map of the race course may be obtained from 
Fran Hull or Terry Knight at the contact address. The event permittee 
is required to mark and monitor the race course during this closure 
period.
    2. From 6:00 A.M. to 11:59 P.M., Sunday, September 4, 1994, the 
race course and those public lands 300 feet to either side of the 
course are closed to the public, except for designated check points and 
spectator areas.
    3. Areas from which spectators may view the event are confined to 
the start/finish area in Section 21, T.13N., R.25E., the restart area 
in Section 32, T.18N., R.30E. M.D.M. and check points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 
6, identified on the map of the race course. All public spectator 
vehicles operating within these designated areas shall maintain a 
maximum speed of 10 MPH. Spectators shall remain in safe locations as 
directed by event officials or BLM personnel.
    The above restrictions do not apply to race officials, law 
enforcement and emergency personnel, or BLM personnel monitoring the 
event.
    Authority for closure of public lands is found in 43 CFR 8341, 43 
CFR 8364 and 43 CFR 8372. Any person who fails to comply with this 
closure order may be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 
8360.7.

    Dated: August 4, 1994.
Karl L. Kipping,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-19841 Filed 8-12-94; 8:45 am]
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