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Show BiAl is Studying Request For Cross-Country Race An application to hold a cross-country motorcycle race has been received from the Green River Squad of the Emery County Sheriffs Posse," according to Sam Rowley, Area Manager for the Bureau of Land Management's San Rafael Resource Area. The proposed race would be held southwest of Green River, Utah, on October 10. The event would start at a point about 14 miles south of Green River. The race course would run west to the San Rafael River, turn southwest to run about 4 or 5 miles east of Utah State Highway 24, cross the highway just north of the Hanksville airport, then turn north along the base of the San Rafael Reef, and turn east to end where it began. The Sheriffs Posse expects up to 175 entrants in the proposed event which would be sanctioned sanc-tioned by District 26 of the American Motorcycle Association. Associ-ation. Mr. ' Rowley stated that a team has been appointed to prepare the required environmental environ-mental analysis. During the month of August, the team will be studying the impacts that the event would have on the environment and on other resource uses in the area. A decision on the application will be made by the Bureau based on the report. Mr. Rowley, stressing the importance of public participation participa-tion in this study and decision process, urged anyone who has information that might be useful or who would like to comment on the proposed race to contact the Bureau of Land Management in Price |
