[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE Sandia Ranger District - Road and Recreation Area Closure Order for Road Construction Work - NFSR 333 and La Luz Trailhead Parking Area (Order # 03-03-05-24-15)

[Michael Madden]

FYI

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE Sandia Ranger District - Road and Recreation Area
Closure Order for Road Construction Work - NFSR 333 and La Luz Trailhead
Parking Area (Order # 03-03-05-24-15)
To:


*NEWS RELEASE*

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*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(505) 346-3900

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Road and Recreation Area Closure Order
for Road Construction Work Sandia Ranger District - NFSR 333 and La Luz
Trailhead Parking Area

Order Number 03-03-05-24-15

*Albuquerque, NM, October 16, 2024 –* The Cibola National Forest and
National Grasslands (NF&NGs) has issued a closure order (03-03-05-24-15)
for National Forest System (NFS) lands, and roads in the Sandia Ranger
District, Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands, described below
and shown on the *attached map*.

This Order shall be in effect from October 21, 2024 at 0700 through October
31, 2024 at 1800, unless rescinded.

The purpose of this Order is to protect the public health and safety. Due
to road construction, no detour can be safely made to avoid and traverse
around the road construction zone.

The Described Area includes the La Luz Trailhead Parking Area in its
entirety. The Described Roads include National Forest System Roads 333,
333A, 333B, 333C, 333D, and 333E in their entirety.

NOTE: Parking anywhere along NFSR 333 is also prohibited.

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the
following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, and
roads in the Sandia Ranger District, Cibola National Forest and National
Grasslands, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into
this Order as Exhibit A (“the Described Area and Roads”):

1.  Going into or being upon the described area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.53(e).

2.  Being on the road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).

EXEMPTIONS: Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are
exempt from this Order:

1.  Residential traffic accessing subdivisions.

2.  Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of
Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically
exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest
Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. §
251.50(e)(1) or (2).

3.  Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue
or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.

A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B
misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000
for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or
both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

The official order *03-03-05-24-15 *posted on the Cibola NF & NGs website
<https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/cibola/alerts-notices> under Alerts &
Notices.

For more information on this order contact:
Sandia Ranger District in Tijeras, New Mexico, (505) 281-3304
Cibola NF&NGs Forest Supervisor’s Office - Albuquerque, NM, (575) 346-3900










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