NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE; USE OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES FOR SUBSISTENCE PURPOSES BY RESIDENTS OF ANAKTUVUK PASS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- National Park Service has issued a proposed rule called: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve; Use of Off-Road Vehicles for Subsistence Purposes by Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 19 by Kevin J. Lilly, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

Summary: The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to amend special regulations for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Gates) to establish a process by which the Superintendent can establish reasonable mitigation measures on the use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) for subsistence purposes by local rural residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, but only when such use is causing or likely to cause an a...