[Federal Register: February 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 40)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10730]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
36 CFR Part 7
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Off-Road Vehicle
Management for Cape Hatteras National Seashore
AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of third, fourth, and fifth meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, 5 U.S.C. App 1,
section 10), of the third, fourth, and fifth meetings of the Negotiated
Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Off-Road Vehicle Management at Cape
Hatteras National Seashore. (See DATES section.)
DATES: The Committee will hold its third meeting on March 18-19, 2008,
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 18, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
March 19. The meetings on both days will be held at the Avon Fire Hall,
40159 Harbor Drive, Avon, North Carolina 27915. The Committee will hold
its fourth meeting on May 8-9, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 8,
and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 9. The meetings on both days will be
held at the Comfort Inn Oceanfront South, 8031 Old Oregon Inlet Road,
Nags Head, NC 27959. The Committee will hold its fifth meeting on June
17-18, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 17, and from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. on June 18. The meetings on both days will be held at the Comfort
Inn Oceanfront South, 8031 Old Oregon Inlet Road, Nags Head, NC 27959.
These, and any subsequent meetings, will be held for the following
reason: To work with the National Park Service to assist in potentially
developing special regulations for ORV management at Cape Hatteras
National Seashore.
The proposed agenda for the third, fourth, and fifth meetings of
the Committee may contain the following items: Approval of Meeting
Summary from Last Meeting, Subcommittee and Members' Updates since Last
Meeting, Alternatives Discussions, NEPA Update, and Public Comment.
However, the Committee may modify its agenda during the course of its
work. The meetings are open to the public. Interested persons may
provide brief oral/written comments to the Committee during the public
comment period of the meetings each day before the lunch break or file
written comments with the Park Superintendent.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Murray, Superintendent, Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, 1401 National Park Drive, Manteo, North
Carolina 27954, (252) 473-2111, ext. 148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee's function is to assist
directly in the development of special regulations for management of
off-road vehicles (ORVs) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore).
Executive Order 11644, as amended by Executive Order 11989, requires
certain Federal agencies to publish regulations that provide for
administrative designation of the specific areas and trails on which
ORV use may be permitted. In response, the NPS published a general
regulation at 36 CFR 4.10, which provides that each park that
designates routes and areas for ORV use must do so by promulgating a
special regulation specific to that park. It also provides that the
designation of routes and areas shall comply with Executive Order
11644, and 36 CFR Sec. 1.5 regarding closures. Members of the
Committee will negotiate to reach consensus on concepts and language to
be used as the basis for a proposed special regulation, to be published
by the NPS in the Federal Register, governing ORV use at the Seashore.
The duties of the Committee are solely advisory.
Dated: February 15, 2008.
Michael B. Murray,
Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
[FR Doc. E8-3819 Filed 2-27-08; 8:45 am]
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