[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40345-40346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14575]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Closure on Public Lands in Boise County, Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Skinny Dipper Hot Springs, 
which is located on public lands administered by the Four Rivers Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is closed to all uses.

DATES: The Skinny Dipper Hot Springs closure will be in effect on the 
date this notice is published in the Federal Register and will remain 
in effect for five years or until rescinded or modified by the 
authorized officer or designated Federal officer, whichever is earlier.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tate Fischer, Four Rivers Field 
Manager, 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705, email 
[email protected], or phone (208) 384-3300. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr. 
Fischer. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to 
leave a message or question

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with Mr. Fischer. You will receive a reply during normal hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closure affects public lands including 
and surrounding Skinny Dipper Hot Springs, located approximately 4 
miles east of Banks, Idaho. The affected public lands are:

    all public land north of Idaho State Highway 17, also known as 
the Banks-Lowman Highway, in Lot 3; Section 25, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., 
Boise Meridian, Boise County, Idaho, containing approximately 41.58 
acres.

    The closure is necessary to allow the BLM to rehabilitate and 
restore natural conditions damaged by unauthorized use and development 
around the hot springs.
    The BLM will post closure signs at main access points to the closed 
area and the area used for parking located adjacent to the highway. 
This closure order will be posted in the Boise District BLM office. 
Maps of the affected area and other documents associated with this 
closure are available at 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705 
and online at http://www.blm.gov/id.
    Exemptions: The following persons are exempt from this order: 
Federal, State, and local officers and employees in the performance of 
their official duties; members of organized rescue or fire-fighting 
forces in the performance of their official duties; and persons with 
written authorization from the BLM's Four Rivers Field Office.
    Enforcement: Any person who violates this closure may be tried 
before a United States Magistrate and fined in accordance with 18 
U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) 
and 43 CFR 8560.0-7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1-7, State 
or local officials may also impose penalties for violations of Idaho 
law.

    Authority:  43 CFR 8364.1.

Tate Fischer,
BLM Four Rivers Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2016-14575 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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