Beach Access Issues
November 5, 2008
Park Service releases draft ORV management alternatives

Mike Murray, superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has announced 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. 

These alternatives will be included in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that is being developed under the National Environmental Policy Act process.

At the same time that a DEIS is being developed, a committee of 29 stakeholders is meeting to negotiate an ORV rule.

The information is also available to the public and has been uploaded to the Park Planning Web site, under ORV Management Plan project, in a document dated Nov. 5, 2008 – ORV EIS Alternatives.

“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.”

Click here for Park Service's ORV alternatives


For more information about the negotiated rulemaking process, go to the editor’s column, Shooting the Breeze, at the top of the front page and also check for articles on the Beach Access Issues Page.


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