Alaska National Parks News Release For Immediate Release:January 15, 2015 Contact: Rebecca Talbott, rebecca_talbott@nps.
National Park Service compendiums for Alaska will be open for a 30-day public comment period. A compendium –one for each NPS area in Alaska -- is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public's enjoyment, use and protection. Only a handful of changes are proposed in this year's compendiums. These include:
A written copy may be requested directly from the park or the National Park Service, 240 W. 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK99501, Attn:Compendium. Each park's proposed 2015 compendium is available at https://www.nps.gov/akso/ Comments will be accepted by mail or on-line betweenJanuary 15 and February 15, 2015. Comments are welcome at any time in addition to this timeframe, but comments received after February 15will be considered in future compendium revisions. Electronic comments should be submitted by using the link at the website listed above. Email comments will not be accepted. NPS units which are proposing restrictions on sport hunting in national preserves will also hold open houses on a wide range of topics;incorporated into those meetings will be a public hearing where participants can comment on the proposed sport hunting restrictions. The meetings are set at the following locations: Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Denali National Preserve Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Gates of the Arctic National Preserve Lake Clark National Preserve Katmai National Preserve Noatak National Preserve Dial In Teleconference Participants in these public hearings are also invited to comment on proposed permanent National Park Service regulations, which cover some related sport hunting issues as well as procedural changes for future closures. The NPS conducted 17 public hearings on the proposed regulations in fall 2014. In response to several requests, the comment period is being re-opened, concurrent with the comment period on the superintendent compendiums. Information about the proposed regulation, and other ways to comment on it, is available at https://www.nps.gov/akso/
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Last updated: April 14, 2015