Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Beach access meeting update

Here's the latest info. I've received regarding the negotiated rulemaking committee work currently in process to develop a plan for off road vehicle management in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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National Park Service News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE: November 5, 2008
CONTACT: 252-473-2111 ext. 148
Information Available on NPS ORV Management Alternatives

Superintendent Mike Murray announces that information about off-road vehicle (ORV) management alternatives being considered by the National Park Service (NPS) for Cape Hatteras National Seashore has been provided to the Seashore’s ORV management negotiated rulemaking advisory committee. The information is also available to the public and has been uploaded to the PEPC website, under ORV Management Plan project, entitled 2008 11Nov 05 – ORV EIS Alternatives:
parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=358&projectId=10641&documentID=25051

“For clarification, NPS is not seeking or considering public comment on these materials at this time. We are sharing this information with the negotiated rulemaking advisory committee now solely for members' use in negotiating a consensus alternative for recommendation to the NPS,” said Superintendent Mike Murray. “NPS highly values public input in the planning process and will actively seek public comment on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) when it is released for public review in the early fall of 2009.”
If you have further questions, call 252-473-2111 ext. 148.

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The next meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 14-15. The public comment time is still at noon and 5:30 pm on Friday and noon on Saturday.

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