Road Closure and Restrictions to Entry and Use Publication: Federal Register Agency: Bureau of Land Management Byline: B. Curtis Smith Date: 27 December 1994 Subject: American Government

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[FR Doc No: 94-31669]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-017-95-4333-00]

 

Road Closure and Restrictions to Entry and Use

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of road closure and restrictions to entry and use.

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SUMMARY: In order to prevent ongoing, unnecessary and undue degradation 
of public lands and resources, and pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, notice is 
hereby given that the following described public lands, in the vicinity 
of East Douglas Creek, near the Rio Blanco/Garfield County line, are 
closed to all forms of vehicular travel, except for specifically 
permitted uses:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 4 S., R. 100 W.,
    Sec. 31, lots 5-13, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 5 S., R. 100 W.,
    Sec. 6, lots 10-14, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 5-7, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 4 S., R. 101 W.,
    Sec. 25, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 26, E\1/2\E\1/2\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, lots 2-4, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, lots 1-4, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\.
T. 5 S., R. 101 W.,
    Sec. 1, lots 5-8;
    Sec. 2, lots 5-7;
    Sec. 3, lot 6;
    Sec. 10, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 13, All;
    Sec. 14, N\1/2\N\1/2\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\, SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 17, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 21, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 23, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
Comprising 9144.05 acres.

    Specifically permitted uses are limited to Bureau of Land 
Management personnel on official duties, law enforcement and other 
emergency personnel in the line of duty, and other individuals with 
prior written permission from the authorized Bureau officer.
    In order to prevent ongoing, unnecessary and undue degradation of 
public lands and resources, prevent hazards to the public health and 
safety, and pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, notice is hereby given that 
public land segments of the trail leaving that road sometimes referred 
to as Rio Blanco County Road 14, at a point lying approximately 4600 
feet east of said road's intersection with Rio Blanco County Road 8, 
and crossing the following described public lands, is hereby closed to 
all forms of vehicular travel, except snowmobiles:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 1 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 25, lot 9;
    Sec. 36, lots 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    This trail enters the White River National Forest at a point 
immediately north of the north 1/16th corner on the section line 
between section 36, T 1 N., R 91 W., and section 31, T. 1 N., R. 90 W. 
That segment of graveled access road crossing the southwestern portion 
of the above-noted NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ of section 36, which provides 
vehicular access to adjacent private property, is not included in this 
closure.
    The above closures are temporary, and are intended to prevent 
further resource damage, and/or adverse impacts to public health and 
safety, pending review under criteria to be developed in the 
forthcoming White River Resource Management Plan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These closures and restrictions shall be effective 
December 27, 1994, and will remain in effect until rescinded or 
modified by the authorized officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vern Rholl, Lead Realty Specialist, or 
William Hill, Acting Area Manager, BLM, White River Resource Area, P.O. 
Box 928, Meeker, Colorado 81641, (303) 878-3601.

    Dated: December 14, 1994.
B. Curtis Smith,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-31669 Filed 12-23-94; 8:45 am]
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