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032911P.pdf   08/25/2004  Voyageurs Natl. Park  v.  Gale Norton
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  03-2911
   District of Minnesota   
   Civil Case- National Environmental Policy Act. Summary judgment 
   challenging National Park Service's decision to open eleven bays in 
   Voyageurs National Park to recreational snowmobile use is affirmed. 
   Full-blown NEPA review is not required by Park Service every year 
   before his annual decision to open or close bays for snowmobiling, as 
   decision to open bays does not implicate formal rulemaking; decision was 
   not arbitrary or capricious. The procedural violation by not consulting 
   with Fish and Wildlife Service was cured. District court did not abuse its 
   discretion in denying additional discovery. [PUBLISHED] [Smith, 
   Author, with Chief Judge Loken, Circuit Judge and Dorr, District Judge]