Notice of Intent To Temporarily Close Public Lands: Pershing County and Washoe County, NV

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that certain lands will be temporarily closed or restricted, and certain activities will be temporarily prohibited, in and around the Burning Man event site, Pershing and Washoe Counties, Nevada, for camping, vehicle use, fire use, and aircraft landing from 0600 hours, August 25, 2004, to 2200 hours, September 6, 2004. Certain lands will be temporarily closed or restricted, and certain activities will be temporarily prohibited, in the Winnemucca District in Pershing and Washoe Counties, Nevada, for fireworks use and firearms use from 0600 hours, August 16, 2004, to 2200 hours, September 20, 2004. A closure to all public uses will be in effect inside the perimeter fence surrounding the event from August 27, 2004 to September 6, 2004. These closures, restrictions and prohibitions are being made in the interest of public safety at and around the public lands location of an event known as the Burning Man Festival. This event is expected to attract approximately 30,000 participants this year. The lands involved are located in northwestern Nevada partially within the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area.