[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 55729] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-27213] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [OR-056-96-1630-00; GPO-0013] Klamath County, OR; Visitor Restrictions AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior (DOI), Prineville District. ACTION: Notice is hereby given the BLM administered lands located in Klamath County, Oregon within Township 23 South, Range 10 East, Sections 8, 9, 15, 17, 21, 25, 26, 27, 34 and 35, and Township 24 South, Range 10 East, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 are temporarily closed to all visitor use. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The aforementioned lands located in Klamath County, Oregon, and near the Town of LaPine, Oregon are closed to all visitor use for a period of 120 days, or until a subsequent order can be initiated through the Federal Register. These dates are subject to change as more specific data pertaining to the progress of proposed and actual timber sale activity has been initiated data pertaining to the progress of proposed and actual timber sale activity has been initiated or completed, and all other public safety concerns are addressed. Closure notices will be posted at the Prineville District Office, the U.S. Post Office in LaPine, Oregon, and on the major recognized roads which generally access the area. The purpose of this closure is to protect the timber resources in the areas described from theft or depredation, as recent law enforcement investigations indicate have occurred in at least two of the aforementioned sections. The BLM is preparing to offer timber sales in all but four (4) of the aforementioned sections, and BLM has an obligation to protect the resource until it's legitimate removal. Another purpose of this closure is related to concerns for public and employee safety on the aforementioned lands administered by BLM. This closure is in part precipitated by actions and declarations relating to the ownership of public lands in the area, and the unauthorized occupancy of at least one section of BLM land. Exemptions to this closure will apply to administrative and law enforcement personnel of the BLM, and personnel performing law enforcement, fire fighting, or other emergency duties. This order also exempts all commonly used roadways crossing BLM land, these shall remain open to the public. Land owners, hunters with State of Oregon license and tags (for elk, day use only), and other commercial entities needing to cross, or access, BLM properties covered by this closure in order to carry out their official duties, such as persons working for District Office. The authority for this closure comes from 43 CFR 9268.3(d)(1)(i) and CFR 8364.1(a) and any person who knowingly and willfully violates any closure order issued under the preceding cities of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than 12 months, or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. A more specific location of public lands under this closure can be obtained at the BLM Prineville District Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Shrader, Law Enforcement Ranger, BLM Prineville District, P.O. Box 550, Prineville, Oregon 97754, telephone number (503) 447-8769. Dated: October 20, 1995. James G. Kenna, Acting District Manager, Prineville District Office. [FR Doc. 95-27213 Filed 11-1-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-M