[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE Sandia Ranger District - Area Closure for Thinning Work at the Cedro 4 Project Area - North of Forest Road 462 on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (Order # 03-03-05-24-13)

Sat Sep 28 08:48:25 MDT 2024

FYI, a seven month closure.

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE Sandia Ranger District - Area Closure for Thinning
Work at the Cedro 4 Project Area - North of Forest Road 462 on the Cibola
National Forest & National Grasslands (Order # 03-03-05-24-13)
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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Area Closure for Thinning Work at the Cedro 4 Project Area - North of
Forest Road 462 Sandia Ranger District

*Order Number 03-03-05-24-13*

*Albuquerque, NM, September 27, 2024 –* The Cibola National Forest and
National Grasslands (NF&NGs) has issued an area closure order (Order
03-03-05-24-13) for the Cedro 4 Project Area north of Forest Road 462 on
the Sandia Ranger District of the Cibola NF&NGs, described below and shown
on the *attached map*.

This Order shall be in effect from October 7, 2024, at 0600 through May 3,
2025 at 0600, unless rescinded.

The purpose of this Order is for the protection of public health and safety
during mechanized thinning work in the Cedro 4 project area north of Forest
Road 462 as shown on attached map.

Trails included within this closure order are as follows:

•    *05619 Coyote* from its intersection with Road Noise (western end of
the closure) to its intersection with Forest Road 462 (southern end of the
closure).

•    *05851 Coyote Split* from its intersection with Coyote (western end of
the closure) and its intersection with Forest Road 462 (southern end of the
closure).

•    *05185 More Cowbell* from its intersection with Coyote Split (southern
end of the closure) to its intersection with Coyote.

PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. §§ 261.50(a) and (b), the
following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the
Sandia Ranger District, Cibola National Forest, described below and shown
on the attached map incorporated into this order:

   1. Going into or being upon the Described Area which is closed for
   public health and safety. 36 C.F.R. § 261.53(e).
   2. Being on a road or trail within the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. §
   261.54(e); 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).

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

1.       Person with a Forest Service permit, contract or agreement
specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.

   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 *03-03-05-24-13 *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 Office – Tijeras, NM (505) 281-3304

Cibola NF&NGs Forest Supervisor’s Office - Albuquerque, NM, (575) 346-3900

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