70 FR 139 pgs. 42090-42091 - Notice of Extension of Emergency Closure of Public Lands to Recreational Shooting on Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, CA

Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 139Pages: 42090 - 42091
Docket number: [CA-660-05-1220]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-14315 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Land Management Bureau
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-660-05-1220]

Notice of Extension of Emergency Closure of Public Lands to Recreational Shooting on Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, CA

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office is extending an emergency closure order which closes portions of public lands to recreational shooting in the South Coast Planning Area, in San Diego County, California [69 FR 65448, November 12, 2004]. The extension of the emergency closure is needed to continue providing public safety from the stray and ricocheting bullets produced by recreational shooting in this area.

DATES:

This extended emergency closure will be in effect immediately and remain in effect through March 31, 2006.

ADDRESSES:

Copies of the extended closure notice and a map of the closed area can be obtained at the BLM, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 690 West Garnet Avenue, North Palm Springs, CA 92258, telephone (760) 251-4800/ BLM, California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1834, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 978-4600. BLM will also announce the extension of the closure through local media outlets, and by posting a notice with a map of the closed area at the primary access points into the closure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janaye Byergo, Bureau of Land Management, phone (858) 451-1767 or by e-mail at Janaye_Byergo@ca.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This order effects public lands in San Diego County, California, thus described:

San Bernardino Meridian

T. 9 S., R. 1 E.

Section 2, NW 14 NW 14 , SW 14 NW 14 , NW 14 SW 14 , NE 14 SW 14 , SE 14 SW 14

T. 9 S., R. 1 E.

Section 11, NE 14

T. 9 S., R. 1 E.

Section 12, W 12 NW 14

Authority:

This closure notice is issued under the authority of the 43 CFR 8364.1.

Violations of this closure are punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

Persons who are administratively exempt from the closure contained in this notice include: Any Federal, State or local officer or employee acting within the scope of their duties, members of any organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty, and any person holding written authorization from the BLM.

Gail Acheson,

Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office.

[FR Doc. 05-14315 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]

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