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[Federal Register: July 12, 2010 (Volume 75, Number =
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNV0100000 L10600000.JJ0000 LXSS130F0000 241A; 10-08807;=20
MO4500013593; TAS: 14X1109]

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Notice of Temporary Closures on Public Lands in Northwestern Elko=20
County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Closures.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that temporary closures to public=20
access, use, and occupancy will be in effect for the dates and times=20
specified in this Notice on public lands administered by the Bureau of=20
Land Management (BLM), Tuscarora Field Office, Elko, Nevada within the=20
Owyhee, Rock Creek, and Little Humboldt Wild Horse Herd Management=20
Areas (HMAs) in the northwestern portion of Elko County, Nevada.

DATES: This temporary closure will be in effect on the Owyhee, Rock=20
Creek and Little Humboldt Wild Horse HMAs from 12:01 a.m. PST on=20
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 until Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST,=20
or up to 30 days after the start of the gather operation.

ADDRESSES: Tuscarora Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada=20
89801; Web site: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?fro=
m=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en=
/fo/elko_field_office.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Overcast, Tuscarora Field=20
Manager, 775-753-0320. Persons who use a telecommunications device for=20
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at=20
1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individuals during normal business=20
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to=20
leave a message or question with the above individuals. You will=20
receive a reply during normal hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This temporary closure affects public land=20
in the Owyhee, Rock Creek and Little Humboldt Wild Horse HMAs in Elko=20
County, Nevada. The legal description of the affected public lands is:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 45 N., R. 48 E.,
    secs. 11, 13, and 14,
    sec. 24, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\,=20
S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 25, NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 35, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    sec. 36, E\1/2\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 45 N., R. 49 E.,
    secs. 19, 20, and 29 to 32, inclusive.
T. 44 N., R. 48 E.,
    sec. 2, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 11, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 13;
    sec. 14, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    sec. 24, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\.
T. 44 N., R. 49 E.,
    sec. 19, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\,=20
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 43 N., R. 50 E.,
    sec. 27, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 28;
    sec. 29, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    secs. 30 and 31;
    sec. 32, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    secs. 33 and 34.
T. 42 N., R. 50 E.,
    secs. 3, and 4;
    sec. 5, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 6, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\;
    sec. 19, E\1/2\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/
4\;
    sec. 20, E\1/2\;
    sec. 29, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\,=20
and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 30.
T. 42 N., R. 49 E.,
    sec. 33, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\,=20
and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 41 N., R. 49 E.,
    sec. 4, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    sec. 9, NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 41 N., R. 48 E.,
    secs. 6, 7, and 18.
T. 41 N., R. 47 E.,
    secs. 1, 12, and 13.
T. 40 N., R. 48 E.,
    sec. 27, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    sec. 28, W\1/2\;
    sec. 29, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 32, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The temporary closure areas encompass 26,813 acres, more or=20
less.

    This temporary closure will limit public access to protect persons,=20
property, public lands and public land resources. The closure will=20
ensure the safety and welfare of the public, contractors, and=20
government employees, and provide for the orderly implementation of=20
authorized actions to gather excess wild horses. The temporary closure=20
will prevent public access, use, and occupancy during wild horse=20
capture operations scheduled to occur between July 6, 2010, and July=20
31, 2010.
    Not all subject lands will be temporarily closed during the entire=20
period. Areas temporarily closed to public access will be posted at=20
main entry points with signs, barricades, if appropriate, and copies of=20
this temporary closure notice. The sites identified for temporary=20
closures are historically used gather sites and holding locations. Some=20
of the sites are on public land and some are on privately owned land.=20
The temporary closures will be in effect only on public lands. The=20
public will be authorized to use those areas where capture operations=20
are not in progress. Areas from which the public will be temporarily=20
excluded will be dependent upon the actual area of operation which will=20
vary according to the needs of the contractor. The gather operation=20
includes the authorized use of low-flying aircraft to herd and capture=20
wild horses from various portions of the Owyhee, Rock Creek and Little=20
Humboldt Wild Horse HMAs and adjacent public and private lands outside=20
of the established boundaries of the identified HMAs. In order to=20
operate the aircraft in a safe and effective manner, and based on=20
experience gained from previous gathers, it is necessary to temporarily=20
close the affected areas (gathering and temporary holding facilities)=20
to all public use during actual capture operations. It is anticipated=20
that the gather operation will take approximately 15-20 days, but could=20
last up to 26 days depending on weather, location of herds, success of=20
capture operations, and other variable conditions. Maps of the affected=20
area and other documents associated with this temporary closure are=20
available at the Tuscarora Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko, NV=20
89801 and at the BLM Elko Web site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?fro=
m=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en=
/fo/elko_field_office.html.
    Horses will be held temporarily in holding facilities on public=20
lands within the Owyhee, Rock Creek and Little Humboldt HMAs and on=20
adjacent private lands until July 31, 2010, for day-to-day care,=20
veterinary treatment, and preparation for transport to BLM adoption=20
preparation and holding facilities in Nevada and Utah.
    The temporary closures may be rescinded prior to July 31, 2010, if=20
gather operations are successfully completed before that date. On=20
specifically scheduled and escorted visitation days, the public and=20
media

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will be allowed to view the gather operations as well as the horses=20
being temporarily held prior to release or being transported to BLM=20
adoption preparation and holding facilities.
    Further information may be obtained from the Owyhee, Rock Creek,=20
and Little Humboldt Herd Management Areas Gather Plan and Environmental=20
Assessment, DOI-BLM-NV-N020-2010-0014. The document also is available=20
from the Field Manager, Tuscarora Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street,=20
Elko, NV 89801, and is available on the BLM Elko District Web site at=20
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?fro=
m=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en=
/fo/elko_field_office.html. This Notice=20
will be posted in the local BLM office with jurisdiction over the lands=20
to which the order applies (43 CFR 8364.1(b)(5)).
    Penalties: In accordance with Section 303(a) of the Federal Land=20
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)) and 43 CFR=20
8360.0-7, the BLM will enforce the temporary closures on public lands=20
in Northwestern Elko County, Nevada.
    The following persons are exempt from this temporary closure:=20
Federal, state, and local officers and employees in the performance of=20
their official duties; members of organized rescue or fire-fighting=20
forces in the performance of their official duties; and persons with=20
written authorization from the BLM.
    A person who violates the above order may be tried before a United=20
States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000, imprisoned for no more=20
than 12 months, or both. Such violations may also be subject to the=20
enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.

Kenneth E. Miller,
District Manager, Elko.
[FR Doc. 2010-16911 Filed 7-9-10; 8:45 am]
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