NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES RULE: DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE; VEHICLE USE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- National Park Service has issued a rule called: Denali National Park and Preserve; Vehicle Use.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 16 by Kevin J. Lilly, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

Summary: The National Park Service (NPS) amends special regulations for Denali National Park and Preserve to conform the regulations regarding the number of vehicles that can travel on the restricted section of the Denali Park Road (miles 15-90) to a Vehicle Management Plan that the NPS has been implementing since 2012. This rule implements the plan's limit that no more than 160 vehicles may travel on the restricted section of the road per 24-hour period during the visitor season (also referred...