[Federal Register: December 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-070-03-1232-EA, AZ-SRP-070-04-01 and AZ-SRP-070-04-02]
Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in La Paz County,
Arizona, During the Operation of the Parker 250 and Parker 425 Desert
Races for 2004
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu Field Office
announces the temporary closure of selected public lands under its
administration in La Paz County, Arizona. This action is being taken to
help ensure public safety and prevent unnecessary environmental
degradation during the officially permitted running of the 2004 KTM
Parker 250, and the 2004 Blue Water Resort and Casino Parker 425 Desert
Races. Areas subject to this temporary closure include all public lands
including county maintained roads and highways located on public lands,
that are located within two miles of the designated racecourse. The
racecourse and closure areas are described in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice, and maps of the designated
racecourse are maintained in the Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu
Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406.
Event Dates: KTM Parker 250 on January 10, 2004, and Blue Water Resort
and Casino Parker 425 on February 7, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Pittman, Field Staff Law
Enforcement Ranger, BLM Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater
Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406, (928) 505-1200.
Dated: November 7, 2003.
Donald Ellsworth,
Field Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Race Course Closed Area
Beginning at the eastern boundary of the Colorado River Indian
Tribe (CRIT) Reservation, the race course runs east along Shea Road,
then east along the Parker-Swansea Road to the Central Arizona Project
Canal, then north, on the west side of the CAP Canal, crossing the
canal on the maintained county road, running northeast into Mineral
Wash Canyon, then southeast staying on the maintained county road,
through the 4-corners intersection to Midway, then east on Transmission
Pass Road through State Trust lands located in Butler Valley, turning
north into Cunningham Wash to North Tank. Back south to the
Transmission Pass Road and east (reentering public land) within two
miles of Alamo Dam Road. The race course turns south and west onto the
wooden power line road, onto the State Trust lands in Butler Valley,
turning southwest into Cunningham Wash to the Graham Well, intersecting
Butler Valley Road, then north and west onto public lands proceeding
west to the ``Bouse Y'' intersection, located two miles north of Bouse,
Arizona. The route then proceeds north, paralleling the Bouse-Midway
Road to Midway. From Midway, it goes west on the north boundary road of
the East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area to the Parker-Swansea Road. The
route then goes west in Osborne Wash, south of the Parker-Swansea Road
to the CAP Canal, along the north boundary of the Cactus Plain
Wilderness Study Area, staying in Osborne Wash, and then proceeds west
in Osborne Wash to the CRIT Reservation boundary.
Times of the Temporary Land Closure
The KTM Parker 250 Desert Race closure is in effect from 2 p.m.
(m.s.t.) on Friday, January 9, 2004, through 5 p.m. (m.s.t.) on
Saturday, January 10, 2004. The Blue Water Resort and Casino Parker 425
Desert Race closure is in effect from 2 p.m. (m.s.t.) on Friday,
February 6, 2004, through 11:59 p.m. (m.s.t.) on Saturday, February 7,
2004.
Prohibited Acts
The following acts are prohibited during the temporary land
closure:
1. Being present on, or driving on, the designated racecourse. This
does not apply to race participants, race officials and emergency
vehicles.
2. Vehicle parking or stopping in areas affected by the closure,
except where such is specifically allowed (designated spectator areas).
3. Camping in any area, except in the designated spectator areas.
4. Discharge of firearms.
5. Possession or use of any fireworks.
6. Cutting or collecting firewood of any kind, including dead and
down wood or other vegetative material.
7. Operate any vehicle (except registered race vehicles), including
off-highway vehicles, not registered and equipped for street and
highway operation.
8. Operate any vehicle in the area of the closure at a speed of
more than 35 mph. This does not apply to registered race vehicles
during the race, while on the designated racecourse.
9. Park any vehicle in violation of posted restrictions.
10. Park any vehicle in a manner that obstructs or impedes normal
traffic movement.
11. Drive any vehicle around or past any ``road closed'' sign or
traffic control barrier.
12. Fail to obey any person authorized to direct traffic, including
law enforcement officers and designated race officials.
13. Fail to observe Spectator Area quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
14. Fail to keep campsite or race viewing site free of trash and
litter.
15. Allow any pet or other animal to be unrestrained by a leash of
not more than 6 feet in length.
The above restrictions do not apply to emergency vehicles and
vehicles owned by the United States, the State of Arizona, or La Paz
County. Authority for closure of public lands is found in section
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1733(a)) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7. Any person who violates this restriction
may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than
$1,000, or imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Such
violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18
U.S.C. 3571.
[FR Doc. 03-32237 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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