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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Land Management Bureau
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Temporary Road/Area Closures:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Temporary closure of roads/areas within the Piute Fire, Kern County, California.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Temporary Road/Area Closures
DATES: This closure is effective July 3, 2008 and will remain in effect until further notice.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain roads/areas within the Piute Fire perimeter are temporarily closed to motorized vehicles due to a wildland fire. The purpose of this closure is to provide for public and firefighter safety. This action is to decrease the number of private vehicles on the roads/areas within the fire perimeter.
SUMMARY: Piute Fire, Kern County, CA,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This temporary closure is implemented pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1Closures and Restriction Orders. The areas/ roads affected by this closure are specifically identified as follows: Nichols Peak and Bright Star Wilderness Areas, Cortez Canyon, Dry Canyon, Jawbone Canyon and Lynch Canyon, Piute Mountain Road, Saddle Springs Road, Kelso Valley Road, Goat Ranch Road, Erskine Creek Road and Cook's Peak Road. All areas/roads affected are posted with signs at points of public access using standard vehicle closure signs. The roads are narrow and dirt, and only support oneway traffic so coordination between the firefighting forces is crucial.This closure order is issued to provide for firefighters and public safety. Exemptions to this closure include vehicles conducting official government business and firefighting equipment.
Penalties: 43 CFR 8360.07. Violation of any regulations in this
part by a member of the public is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.
Dated: July 3, 2008.
Tim Smith,
Bakersfield Field Office Manager.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Tim Smith, Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, California, (661) 3916005.
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