[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 197 (Thursday, October 9, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59585-59586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23779]


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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 Meeting Location Change and Additional Public Comment 
Time for Eighth and Ninth Meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 86 Stat. 770, 5 U.S.C. App 1, 
section 10), that the meeting location has been changed and an 
additional public comment time added for the eighth and ninth meeting 
of the Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Off-Road Vehicle 
(ORV) Management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. These meetings 
were noticed on July 8, 2008 at 73 FR 38954. (See DATES section.)

DATES: 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 meeting on both days will be held at the 
Wright Brothers National Memorial Pavilion, 1000 Croatan Highway 
(Milepost 7.6), Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina 25948. 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,

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and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 12. The meeting on both days 
will be held at the Wright Brothers National Memorial Pavilion, 1000 
Croatan Highway (Milepost 7.6), Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina 25948.
    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 these 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, National Environmental Policy Act 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 
and at 5 p.m. on the first day of each meeting 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, extension 148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee's function is to assist 
directly in the development of special regulations for management of 
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 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: September 26, 2008.
Michael B. Murray,
Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
[FR Doc. E8-23779 Filed 10-8-08; 8:45 am]
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