[Federal Register: October 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 206)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-200-1620-MA]

 
Motor Vehicle Travel; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure order for motor vehicle travel.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that effective October 15, 1999 certain 
public lands in Fremont County are closed to all types of motor vehicle 
travel. The purpose of this closure is to prevent the development of 
unauthorized user-created trails and to prevent resource damage to 
soils and vegetation. Future interdisciplinary planning will determine 
the appropriate travel routes for these areas.

EFFECTIVE DATES: These closures are effective October 15, 1999 and 
shall remain in effect until revised, revoked or amended.

ADDRESSES: Royal Gorge Field Office, 3170 East Main Street, Canon City, 
CO 81212; Telephone (719) 269-8500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi D. Deike, Field Office Manager or 
Diana Kossnar, Outdoor Recreation Planner.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public lands affected by this temporary 
closure are identified as follows:

Fremont County, Colorado, Sixth Principal Meridian

    Current Creek Area, located approximately 22 miles northwest of 
Canon City, Colorado, south and west of State Highway 9.

T.16S., R.72W.--All the part of Sections 6 and 7 lying south and 
west of the right-of-way of state highway 9.
T.16S., R.73W.--All that part of the following described public 
lands lying south and west of the right-of-way of state highway 9:

    Section 1  Lots 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\
    Section 2  Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, S\1/2\
    Section 3  Lots 9, 10, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 10  E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 11  N\1/2\
    Section 12  N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\

    Cooper Mountain Area, located approximately 12 miles north of 
Canon City, Colorado, west of County Road 67.

T.16S., R.69W.
    Section 29  SW\1/4\
T.17S., R.69W.
    Section 5  Lots 2, 3, 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, S\1/2\
    Section 6  SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Section 7  NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\
    Section 8  N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\
    Section 9  Lots 1, 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\

    Ecology Park Area, located approximately 1 mile southwest of 
Canon City, Colorado, \1/2\ mile northwest of County Road 3.

T.19S., R.70W.--The Bureau of Land Management public lands located 
in Section 6 and 7.

    This closure does not apply to emergency, law of enforcement, and 
federal or other government vehicles while being used for official or 
emergency purposes, or to any vehicle whose use is expressly authorized 
or otherwise officially approved by BLM. Violation of this order is 
punishable by fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment for up to one 
year as defined in 18 U.S.C. 3571. Notice of this closure and a 
detailed map will be posted at the Royal Gorge Field Office.
Levi D. Deike,
Royal Gorge Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-27853 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]
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