Temporary Closure of Certain Public Lands in the Carson City District for Management of the 1994 Running of the V.O.R.R.A. ``Fallon 250'' Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Race

Topics:  Fallon 250

Karl L. Kipping
Department of the Interior
24 June 1994

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-15376]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-030-4333-04; Closure Notice No. NV-030-94-05]

 

Temporary Closure of Certain Public Lands in the Carson City 
District for Management of the 1994 Running of the V.O.R.R.A. ``Fallon 
250'' Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Race

agency: Bureau of Land Management, NV.

action: Temporary closure of certain public lands in Churchill County, 
Nevada, on and adjacent to the 1994 ``Fallon 250'' race course on July 
30, 1994. Access will be limited to race officials, entrants, law 
enforcement and emergency personnel, BLM personnel monitoring the 
event, licensed permittee(s) and right-of-way grantees.

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summary: The Carson City District Manager announces the temporary 
closure of selected public lands under his administration. This action 
is being taken to provide for public safety during the official running 
of the 1994 ``Fallon 250'' OHV Race.

effective date: July 30, 1994.

for further information contact: Terry Knight, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, Carson City District Office, 1535 Hot Springs Road, Suite 300, 
Carson City, Nevada 89706-0638. Telephone (702) 885-6100.

supplementary information: Certain public lands in the Carson City 
District, Churchill County, Nevada, will be temporarily closed to 
public access on July 30, 1994, to protect persons, property, and 
public land resources on and adjacent to the 1994 ``Fallon 250'' OHV 
race, permit number NV-03414-4-10. Specific restrictions and closure 
information are as follows:
    1. The public lands to be closed or restricted are those lands 
adjacent to and including roads, trails and washes identified as the 
1994 ``Fallon 250'' OHV race course. These lands are within T.17N., 
R.30E.; T.17N., R.31E.; T.16N., R.30E.; T.16N., R.31E.; T.16N., R.32E.; 
T.15N., R.31\1/2\E.; T.15N., R.32E.; and T.15N., R.33E., M.D.M. A map 
of the race course may be obtained from Terry Knight at the contact 
address. The event permittee is required to mark and monitor the race 
course during this closure period.
    2. From 9 A.M. to 11:59 P.M., Saturday, July 30, 1994, the race 
course and those public lands 300 feet to either side of the course are 
closed to the public, except for designated check points and spectator 
areas.
    3. Areas from which spectators may view the event are confined to 
the start/finish area in NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ Section 9 and NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 
Section 10, T.16N., R.32E., M.D.M., and check points 1, 2, 3 and 4, 
identified on the map of the race course. All public spectator vehicles 
operating within these designated areas shall maintain a maximum speed 
of 10 MPH. Spectators shall remain in safe locations as directed by 
event officials or BLM personnel.
    The above restrictions do not apply to race officials, law 
enforcement and emergency personnel, or BLM personnel monitoring the 
event.
    Authority for closure of public lands is found in 43 CFR 8341, 43 
CFR 8364 and 43 CFR 8372. Any person who fails to comply with this 
closure order may be subject to the penalties provided in 43 CFR 
8360.7.

    Dated: June 14, 1994.
Karl L. Kipping,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-15376 Filed 6-23-94; 8:45 am]
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