[Federal Register: August 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 150)]
[Notices]
[Page 44310-44311]
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-420-06-1640-BH-AZZG; 8364]
Modification of Closure of Selected Public Lands in Pima County,
AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This order restricts all public use on a year-round basis on
approximately 289 acres of public lands in the Saginaw Hill area
administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tucson Field
Office, Arizona. Existing management designations established in the
Phoenix Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact
Statement, dated September 1989, remain unchanged. This order modifies
the restriction order published in the Federal Register, Vol. 70, No.
68, Monday, April 11, 2005, page 18420. This order is issued under the
authority of 43 CFR 8364.1 and affects the following public lands:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 15 S., R. 12 E.,
[[Page 44311]]
Sec. 11, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, portion of SE\1/4\ north of the pipeline
right-of-way;
Sec. 12, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, portion of W\1/2\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\.
The area described contains approximately 289 acres.
DATES: Effective Dates: The use restriction is effective immediately on
date of this publication in the Federal Register, and shall remain in
effect until rescinded or modified by the Authorized Officer. Due to
necessity, fencing and signage in the area has been put in place prior
to this publication.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current regulations and management
designations allow public use of BLM-administered lands in the Saginaw
Hill area. The affected lands contain substances that may compromise
public health and safety, such as waste piles containing high levels of
arsenic and lead that result from historic mining operations, and are
naturally occurring. The public uses the affected area for a variety of
recreational activities, exposing these visitors to hazardous
substances that may potentially have harmful effects. The restriction
prohibiting public entry and use within the affected areas will help
mitigate public health and safety threats. This order expands the area
restricted under the April 11, 2005, notice. Expansion of the
restricted area is necessary to secure several sites more recently
identified that contain high levels of arsenic and lead, and provide a
safety zone while testing and remediation of the area takes place. The
Saginaw Hill area described herein will be subject to the following use
restrictions:
1. Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall enter or remain in
the restricted area.
2. Persons who are exempt from the restriction include:
(a) Any Federal, State, or local officers engaged in fire,
emergency or law enforcement activities;
(b) BLM employees engaged in official duties; and
(c) Persons specifically authorized by the BLM to enter the
restricted area.
The area affected by this order will be posted with appropriate
regulatory signs and/or physical barriers. Additional information is
available in the Tucson Field Office at the address given below.
Penalties: On all public lands, under section 303(a) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 43 CFR
8360.0-7 and 43 CFR 9212.4, any person who violates any of these
supplementary rules, closures or restrictions on public lands within
the boundaries established in the rules may be tried before a United
States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000.00 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 (not to exceed
$100,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Field Office Manager at the Tucson
Field Office, 12661 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85748-
7208; telephone (520) 258-7200.
Dated: July 10, 2006.
Patrick Madigan,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E6-12609 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]
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