Comment Period for Environmental Assessment on Climbing Allocation for Mount McKinley Extended

Date: October 13, 2011
Contact: Paula  Homan, [phone]
Contact: Martha Armington, [phone]

In response to requests, the National Park Service is extending the public comment period for the Climbing Allocation for Mount McKinley Environmental Assessment (EA) through Monday, October 31, 2011. The extension will ensure that the public has adequate time to comment on the allocation of climbing permits between commercial guided climbing operators and independent, non-guided climbers on Mount McKinley.

The EA for this issue is entitled "Climbing Allocation for Mount McKinley." It is available at the NPS planning website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov.

Comments may be submitted online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov, faxed to [phone], or mailed to the address below:

Superintendent
Denali National Park and Preserve
ATTN: Climbing Allocation EA
P.O. Box 9
Denali Park, AK 99755

For additional information about the about the EA, or if you need a hard copy, please contact Paula Homan, Project Planning Lead, at [phone] or by email; or Martha Armington, Project Lead, at [phone] or by email.