Thursday, December 20, 2007
ORV Access Planning
There will be two process running at the same time.
The Federal Advisory Committee will be trying to reach "Consensus".
The NPS will be formulating their own ORV plan which will include public meetings and comments.
PUBLIC MEETINGS & COMMENT PERIOD FOR NPS PLAN (COMMENTS TO BE MADE VIA WORKBOOKS)Concurrent with the development of the Plan/EIS, the National Park Service(NPS) will also be developing an ORV regulation for the Seashore using anegotiated rulemaking process.Informational meetings on preliminary alternative options for the Plan/EISwill be held at four locations as described below. The meetings willfollow an open house format, which includes information stations andopportunities to provide ideas in the alternative options workbook and askquestions of NPS staff. There will also be a scheduled NPS presentation ateach meeting.Buxton, North CarolinaMonday, January 14, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmFessenden Center – Located on Rt. 12, on the right, just inside the Villageof Buxton5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseKill Devil Hills, North CarolinaTuesday, January 15, 2008 – 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmWright Brothers National Memorial First Flight Centennial Pavilion, 8 ½Milepost Hwy. 158, Kill Devil Hills, NC.5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseRaleigh, North CarolinaWednesday, January 16, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmMcKimmon Center (North Carolina State Campus)1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 276955:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseRichmond, VAThursday, January 17, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmComfort Inn Conference Center Midtown3200 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 232305:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseTo facilitate public comment on preliminary alternatives, NPS is preparinga workbook describing a variety of management elements and options. Theworkbook will be posted next week on the NPS PEPC website,www.parkplanning.nps.gov/caha, under the ORV Management Plan/EIS projectand can be downloaded and completed electronically or printed and submittedin hard copy. The workbook alternative options are not intended to be allinclusive, nor necessarily always compatible or mutually exclusive.Multiple compatible elements can be considered in combination later todevelop a diverse range of management alternatives fir evaluation in theDraft EIS.Public participation is vital in assisting with the planning process.There are a number of ways to be involved:Attend a public information meetings and complete a preliminaryalternative options workbook at the meetings;Submit your completed workbook by mail to: Superintendent, RE: Off-RoadVehicle Management Plan/EIS, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1401National Park Drive, Manteo, NC 27954.Email your completed workbook to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Faxed comments and other email comments will not be accepted. Please besure to include your full name, e-mail address or mailing address with yourworkbook so we may add you to our mailing list for information on theplanning process. For your comments to be the most useful in developingthe alternatives to be evaluated in the draft plan/EIS, your workbooksshould be received by January 31, 2007. The NPS practice is to makecomments, including names, home addresses, home phone numbers, and emailaddresses of respondents, available for public review. Individualrespondents may request that we withhold their names and/or home addresses,etc., but if you wish this request to be considered, you must state thisprominently at the beginning of your comments. In addition, your requestmust present a rational for withholding this information. This rationalemust demonstrate that disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarrantedinvasion of privacy. Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. Inthe absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this informationwill be released. The NPS will always make submissions from organizationsor businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves asrepresentatives of, or officials of, organizations or businesses, availablefor public inspection in their entirety.“I greatly appreciate the level of interest in the ORV management issue andencourage the public’s continued involvement as we proceed with developmentof the ORV management plan.†More information about the ORV managementplanning and negotiated rulemaking processes will be available as it isdeveloped and will be posted on the park planning website at:http://parkplanning.nps.gov/caha.
The Federal Advisory Committee will be trying to reach "Consensus".
The NPS will be formulating their own ORV plan which will include public meetings and comments.
PUBLIC MEETINGS & COMMENT PERIOD FOR NPS PLAN (COMMENTS TO BE MADE VIA WORKBOOKS)Concurrent with the development of the Plan/EIS, the National Park Service(NPS) will also be developing an ORV regulation for the Seashore using anegotiated rulemaking process.Informational meetings on preliminary alternative options for the Plan/EISwill be held at four locations as described below. The meetings willfollow an open house format, which includes information stations andopportunities to provide ideas in the alternative options workbook and askquestions of NPS staff. There will also be a scheduled NPS presentation ateach meeting.Buxton, North CarolinaMonday, January 14, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmFessenden Center – Located on Rt. 12, on the right, just inside the Villageof Buxton5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseKill Devil Hills, North CarolinaTuesday, January 15, 2008 – 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmWright Brothers National Memorial First Flight Centennial Pavilion, 8 ½Milepost Hwy. 158, Kill Devil Hills, NC.5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseRaleigh, North CarolinaWednesday, January 16, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmMcKimmon Center (North Carolina State Campus)1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 276955:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseRichmond, VAThursday, January 17, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmComfort Inn Conference Center Midtown3200 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 232305:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open House6:00 pm to 6:20 pm NPS Presentation6:20 pm to 8:00 pm Open HouseTo facilitate public comment on preliminary alternatives, NPS is preparinga workbook describing a variety of management elements and options. Theworkbook will be posted next week on the NPS PEPC website,www.parkplanning.nps.gov/caha, under the ORV Management Plan/EIS projectand can be downloaded and completed electronically or printed and submittedin hard copy. The workbook alternative options are not intended to be allinclusive, nor necessarily always compatible or mutually exclusive.Multiple compatible elements can be considered in combination later todevelop a diverse range of management alternatives fir evaluation in theDraft EIS.Public participation is vital in assisting with the planning process.There are a number of ways to be involved:Attend a public information meetings and complete a preliminaryalternative options workbook at the meetings;Submit your completed workbook by mail to: Superintendent, RE: Off-RoadVehicle Management Plan/EIS, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1401National Park Drive, Manteo, NC 27954.Email your completed workbook to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Faxed comments and other email comments will not be accepted. Please besure to include your full name, e-mail address or mailing address with yourworkbook so we may add you to our mailing list for information on theplanning process. For your comments to be the most useful in developingthe alternatives to be evaluated in the draft plan/EIS, your workbooksshould be received by January 31, 2007. The NPS practice is to makecomments, including names, home addresses, home phone numbers, and emailaddresses of respondents, available for public review. Individualrespondents may request that we withhold their names and/or home addresses,etc., but if you wish this request to be considered, you must state thisprominently at the beginning of your comments. In addition, your requestmust present a rational for withholding this information. This rationalemust demonstrate that disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarrantedinvasion of privacy. Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. Inthe absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this informationwill be released. The NPS will always make submissions from organizationsor businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves asrepresentatives of, or officials of, organizations or businesses, availablefor public inspection in their entirety.“I greatly appreciate the level of interest in the ORV management issue andencourage the public’s continued involvement as we proceed with developmentof the ORV management plan.†More information about the ORV managementplanning and negotiated rulemaking processes will be available as it isdeveloped and will be posted on the park planning website at:http://parkplanning.nps.gov/caha.
