[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 17908-17909] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-9878] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [UT-020-03-1430-01; U-72442] Salt Lake District, Temporary Closure of Lands AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Temporary closure of lands to motorized vehicles in Tooele County, Utah. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of 43 CFR 8364.1 the public lands listed below are hereby closed to motorized vehicles for a period not to exceed 5 years from the date this notice is published. This temporary closure affects all public lands within the following description: [[Page 17909]] Salt Lake Meridian T. 2 S., R. 3 W., Sections 5, 7, 8, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28-34 inclusive; T. 2 S., R. 4 W., Section 1, E\1/2\SE\1/4\; Section 12, E\1/2\E\1/2\; Tract 37; T. 3 S., R. 3 W., Sections 4-9 inclusive. T. 3 S., R. 4 W., Section 1; Section 11, 12. Containing 15,553 acres more or less. T. 2 S., R. 6 W., Sections 19, 20, 21, 29, 30; T. 2 S., R. 7 W., Sections 24, 25, 26. Containing 1,235 acres more or less. T. 9 S., R. 3 W., Sections 5, 8, 9. Containing 987 acres more or less. This closure order does not restrict use by the Bureau of Land Management and their grazing permittees or maintenance crews from the following organizations: Utah Power and Light Company Lincoln Water Users Association The Bureau of Land Management has recently acquired the above described lands through land exchange with private parties. Detailed land use planning for these lands are not covered under the existing Pony Express Resource Management Plan of 1990. The lands contain important wildlife habitat, watershed, and safety hazards relating to historic mining activity. The closure is necessary to protect the public and the resources that exist on these lands until the BLM Salt Lake District has developed and implemented land use planning for these areas and has mitigated the safety concerns that exist. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Nelson, BLM Salt Lake District Office, (801) 977-4300. Dated: April 10, 1996. Joseph L. Jewkes, Acting Salt Lake District Manager. [FR Doc. 96-9878 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-M