[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15418]


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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 Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth 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 sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth 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 sixth meeting on September 8-9, 
2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 8, and from 8:30 a.m. to 
4 p.m. on September 9. 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 seventh meeting on October 22-23, 2008, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 22, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
October 23. The meetings on both days will be held at the Hatteras 
Village Civic Center, 56658 Highway 12, Hatteras, NC 27943. The 
Committee will hold its eighth meeting on November 14-15, 2008, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 14, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
November 15. The meetings on both days will be held at the Clarion 
Hotel, 1601 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948. The 
Committee will hold its ninth meeting on December 11-12, 2008, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 11, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
December 12. The meetings on both days will be held at the Avon Fire 
Hall, 40159 Harbor Drive, Avon, North Carolina 27915.
    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 sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth 
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: June 9, 2008.
Michael B. Murray,
Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
[FR Doc. E8-15418 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
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