[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]
[Page 64665-64666]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-330-08-1232-EA, AZ-SRP-330-07-01 and AZ-SRP-330-07-02]
Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in La Paz County, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.
ACTION: Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in La Paz County,
Arizona, during the operation of the 2008 Parker 250 and Parker 425
Desert Races.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 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 permitted running of the Best in the Desert 2008
Parker 250, and 2008 Blue Water Resort and Casino Parker 425 Desert
Races. Areas subject to this closure include all public land; including
county maintained roads and highways located on public lands that are
located within two miles of the designated course. The race course and
closure areas are described in the Supplementary Information section of
this notice and maps of the designated race course are maintained in
the Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater
Avenue, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406.
Event Dates: The Parker 250 on January 5, 2008, and the Parker 425 on
February 2, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Dodson, Field Staff Ranger,
BLM Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona 86406, (928) 505-1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Race Course Closed Area: Beginning at the eastern
boundary of the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT) Reservation, the
race course closed area runs east along Shea Road, then east into
Osborne Wash on to the Parker-Swansea Road to the Central Arizona
Project Canal (CAP), then north on the west side of the CAP Canal,
crossing the canal on the county-maintained road, running northeast
into Mineral Wash Canyon, then southeast on the county-maintained road,
through the four-corners intersection to the Midway (Pit) intersection,
then east on Transmission Pass Road, through State Trust Land located
in Butler Valley, turning north into Cunningham Wash to North Tank;
continuing back south to Transmission Pass Road and east (reentering
public land) within two miles of Alamo Dam Road. The course turns south
and west onto the wooden power line road, onto the State Trust Land in
Butler Valley, turning southwest into Cunningham Wash to the Graham
Well, intersecting Butler Valley Road, then north and west on the
county-maintained road to the ``Bouse Y'' intersection, two miles north
of Bouse, Arizona. The course proceeds north, paralleling the Bouse-
Swansea Road to the Midway (Pit) intersection, then west along the
north boundary (powerline) road of the East Cactus Plain Wilderness
Area to Parker-Swansea Road. The course turns west into Osborne Wash
crossing the CAP Canal, along the north boundary of the Cactus Plain
Wilderness Study Area; it continues west staying in Osborne Wash and
crossing Shea Road along the southern boundary of Gibraltar Wilderness,
rejoining Osborne Wash to the CRIT Reservation boundary.
Times of the Temporary Land Closure: The Parker 250 Desert Race
closure is in effect from 2 p.m. (MST) on Friday, January 4, 2008,
through 6 p.m. (MST) on Saturday, January 5, 2008. The Blue Water
Resort and Casino Parker 425 Desert Race closure is in effect from 2
p.m. (MST) on Friday,
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February 1, 2008, through 11:59 p.m. (MST) on Saturday, February 2,
2008.
Prohibited Acts: The following acts are prohibited during the
temporary land closure:
1. Being present on, or driving on, the designated race course.
Spectators may not be within 200 feet of the designated race course.
This does not apply to race participants, race officials nor emergency
vehicles authorized by or operated by local, State or Federal
Government agencies. Emergency medical response shall only be conducted
by personnel and vehicles operating under the guidance of La Paz County
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Fire, or the Arizona Department of
Public Safety (DPS), or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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. Operating any vehicle (except registered race vehicles),
including off-highway vehicles, not registered and equipped for street
and highway operation.
8. Operating 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 race course.
9. Failure to obey any official sign posted by the Bureau of Land
Management, La Paz County, or the race promoter.
10. Parking any vehicle in a manner that obstructs or impedes
normal traffic movement.
11. Failure to obey any person authorized to direct traffic,
including law enforcement officers, BLM officials and designated race
officials.
12. Failure to observe Spectator Area quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 6
a.m.
13. Failure to keep campsite or race viewing site free of trash and
litter.
14. Allowing 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 owned by
the United States, the State of Arizona, or La Paz County. Authority
for closure of public lands is found in 43 CFR 8340, Subpart 8341; 43
CFR 8360, Subpart 8364.1; and 43 CFR 2930. Persons who violate this
closure order are subject to arrest, and upon conviction may be fined
not more than $100,000 and/or imprisoned for not more than 12 months.
Steven Politsch,
Field Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office.
[FR Doc. E7-22390 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]