NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES RULE: ALASKA; WILDLIFE, HARVEST, AND ACCESS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- National Park Service has issued a rule called: Alaska; Wildlife, Harvest, and Access.

The 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) amends its regulations for hunting, fishing, trapping, and other harvest-related activities in Alaska and the procedures used to restrict public use and access in Alaska park areas, including for subsistence. This rule restores the regulatory framework adopted to implement the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA) in 1981 that guided management for more than three decades, with targeted updates to that framework in response to public co...