[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 68813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27932]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAD07000 L12200000 PA0000]
Notice of Closure of Airport Mesa/Carizzo Creek Shooting Area in
Eastern San Diego County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has closed approximately
210 acres of public land described as the Airport Mesa/Carrizo Creek
shooting area located in eastern San Diego County, California. The
closure order prohibits recreational shooting and target practice. The
use of firearms will continue to be allowed for hunting consistent with
California Department of Fish and Game regulations and seasons. This
closure order is necessary in order to protect U.S. Border Patrol
agents as they perform their duties along the top of Airport Mesa.
DATES: The closure order is effective as of June 19, 2012, until June
19, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Steward, BLM El Centro Field
Office, 1661 S. 4th St., El Centro, CA 92243, telephone 760-337-4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM recognizes that recreational target
shooting is a valid use of public lands, and seeks to balance this with
the need to provide for public safety. The BLM El Centro Field Office
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for this temporary closure
(DOI-BLM-CA-D070-2012-0058-EA). This 2-year temporary closure will
allow the BLM to proceed through a land use plan amendment process and
utilize public input to consider a permanent closure of the area and
options for alternative shooting areas.
The purpose of this closure order is to protect persons, property,
and public land and resources, and the protection of U.S. Border Patrol
agents as they perform their duties along the top of Airport Mesa.
The closure order is in accordance with provisions of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-579, 90 stat. 2743,
43 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7.
The order closes the following public lands in eastern San Diego
County to recreational shooting and target practice:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian,
T. 18 S., R. 8 E.,
Sec. 3, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, lot 9, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, lot 12 and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 230.20 acres, according to the
official plats of the surveys of the said lands, on file in the
Bureau of Land Management.
The following persons are exempt from the identified restrictions:
(1) Federal, State, or local law enforcement officers, while
engaged in the execution of their official duties;
(2) BLM personnel or their representatives while engaged in the
execution of their official duties;
(3) Any member of an organized rescue, firefighting force, or
emergency medical services organization while in the performance of
their official duties;
(4) Any person in receipt of a written authorization of exemption
obtained from the authorized officer; and
(5) Any person with a legal California hunting license in their
possession and in the legal act of hunting.
This Notice and maps of the restricted area will be clearly posted
at main entry points to the Airport Mesa shooting area and will also be
available at the BLM El Centro Field Office.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1; 43 CFR 8360.0-7.
Margaret L. Goodro,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2012-27932 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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