Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 12/12/1996

Notice of Partial Closure and Restriction on Public Land

Notice is hereby given that, effective December 15, 1996 and until further notice, Antelope Springs Cave will be closed, by means of a locked gate, to all public use from April 1, to September 30 each year. At all other times of the year, use will be by permit only. Permits will be available, at no charge, from the Bureau of Land Management, House Range Resource Area. Persons that are exempt from the closure include any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty, or any person authorized by the Bureau. The purpose of the closure is to protect the cave resources including, habitat for a colony of Townsend's big eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii). The authority for this closure is the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 43 Subpart 8364.1.