Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Notice.
This order restricts all public use on a year-round basis on 20 acres of public lands in the Saginaw Hill area administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tucson Field Office, Arizona. Existing management designations established in the
The areas described contain 20 acres.
The use restriction shall be effective immediately on April 11, 2005, and shall remain in effect until rescinded or modified by the Authorized Officer.
Acting Field Manager at the Tucson Field Office, 12661 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85748–7208; telephone (520) 258–7200.
Current regulations and management designations allow public use of BLM-administered ands in the Saginaw Hill area. The affected lands contain physical conditions and substances that compromise public health and safety, including open vertical mine shafts as well as waste piles containing hazardous levels of both arsenic and lead. Public use in the affected areas occurs for a variety of recreational activities, exposing visitors to the physical hazards and hazardous substances associated with potentially harmful effects. Public health and safety hazards will continue in these areas unless immediate management action is taken. The restriction prohibiting public entry and use within the affected areas will help mitigate public health and safety threats.
The Saginaw Hill area described herein will be subject to the following use restrictions:
1. Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall enter or remain in the restricted area.
2. Persons who are exempt from the restriction include:
(a) Any Federal, State, or local officers engaged in fire, emergency or law enforcement activities;
(b) BLM employees engaged in official duties; and
(c) Persons specifically authorized by the BLM to enter the restricted area.
The area affected by this order will be posted with appropriate regulatory signs and/or physical barriers. Additional information is available in the Tucson Field Office at the address given below.