Press Release
Public scoping meetings scheduled to consider changes to Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle special regulation.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is holding public scoping meetings to consider changes to the Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) special regulation as it relates to morning opening of beaches, extending the length of fall and spring seasonal ORV routes, and modifying the size and location of vehicle free areas.  Public scoping will help inform the development of alternatives that will be analyzed in an Environmental Assessment (EA).  The EA will be prepared in response to the Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) pertaining to the Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan. 

The five public meetings are scheduled as follows:

Additional information on the Public Scoping and EA process will be provided in advance of the public meetings.  More information can be found on the Seashore’s webpage at: http://www.nps.gov/caha/parkmgmt/2015ndaact.htm.

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