Notice2023-00048
Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands in Taos County, NM
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Published
January 6, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that a closure to all public use and entry is in effect on certain public lands administered by the Taos Field Office to provide for public health and safety during the construction of the John Dunn Bridge and the Rio Hondo Bridge.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1090-1091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00048]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNMF02300 L12200000.NU0000 223L1109AF]
Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands in Taos County, NM
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a closure to all public use and
entry is in effect on certain public lands administered by the Taos
Field Office to provide for public health and safety during the
construction of the John Dunn Bridge and the Rio Hondo Bridge.
DATES: The John Dunn Bridge area will be closed until the completion of
construction, or until February 28, 2023, whichever occurs first.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Culver, Assistant Field Manager,
telephone (575) 751-4703; address 1024 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM
87571; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066c65736a70637446646a6b28616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="543e372138223126143638397a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
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offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The temporary closure facilitates the
Federal Highway Administration and Taos County, New Mexico project to
address the rehabilitation of the John Dunn Bridge, and demolition and
construction of a new Rio Hondo Bridge. In coordination with Taos
County, the BLM will close Taos County Road B-007 to public use and
travel, preventing access to the area to protect public safety and
ensure the Federal Lands Access Program project can be completed
without delay. The order will be in place through February 28, 2023.
The temporary closure affects BLM-managed public lands within the
R[iacute]o Grande del Norte National Monument and Taos Field Office.
The area will remain closed to all entry, including the portions of the
R[iacute]o Grande and Rio Hondo within the closure, Blackrock Hot
Springs, Manby Hot Springs, all trails and roads within the John Dunn
Bridge area, and adjacent BLM-managed lands within the area. The BLM
will post temporary closure notices online at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/new-mexico-advisories-and-closures">https://www.blm.gov/new-mexico-advisories-and-closures</a>. The public lands affected by this
closure are described as follows:
New Mexico Principal Meridian, Taos County, New Mexico
Township 27 North, Range 12 East
Section 31, all.
Exceptions: Temporary closure restrictions do not apply to 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; persons, agencies,
municipalities, or companies with a written permit that specifically
authorizes the otherwise prohibited act; and persons with written
authorization from the BLM. An exemption does not absolve an individual
or organization from liability or responsibility for any fire started
by an exempted activity.
Penalties: Any person who violates this temporary closure or these
restrictions 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 8360.07, or both. In accordance with
43 CFR 8365.1-7, State or local officials may also impose penalties for
violations of New Mexico law.
Effect of Closure: The entire area encompassed by the legal
description as described in this notice and in the time period as
described in this notice are temporarily closed to all public use,
including pedestrians and vehicles, unless specifically excepted as
described above.
(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1, and 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
Melanie Barnes,
BLM New Mexico State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-00048 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-23-P
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