[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 69591-69592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27451]


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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 tenth, eleventh, and twelfth 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 tenth, eleventh, and twelfth 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 tenth meeting on January 6-7, 2009, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 6, and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
on January 7. The Committee will hold its eleventh meeting on January 
21-22, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 21, and from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. on January 22. The Committee will hold its twelfth 
meeting on February 3, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All meetings 
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

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regulations for off-road vehicle (ORV) management at Cape Hatteras 
National Seashore (Seashore).
    The proposed agenda for the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth 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, and 
also from 5-5:30 p.m. on January 6 and January 21, or may file written 
comments with the Park Superintendent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael B. 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 ORVs 
at the 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: October 30, 2008.
Michael B. Murray,
Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
[FR Doc. E8-27451 Filed 11-18-08; 8:45 am]
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