Big Cypress National Preserve; Off-Road Motor Vehicles

Open for public comment until Dec. 1, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

What it does

The National Park Service proposes to amend special regulations for Big Cypress National Preserve that regulate the use of motorized vehicles off roads. The current regulations refer to a map that identifies areas within the National Preserve where motorized vehicles can be used unless closed by the Superintendent. This map is outdated and does not depict the current boundary of the National Preserve, which was expanded in 1988 by approximately 147,000 acres. This rule would replace references to the outdated map with references to a map showing the current boundary of the National Preserve, with the effect of expanding the areas within the National Preserve where motorized vehicle use could occur, subject to the discretion of the Superintendent.

The National Park Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

36 CFR 7

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1024-AE54 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT on December 1, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket NPS-2026-0199 on Regulations.gov
• Title 36 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register