1024-AE28 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1024 National Park Service NPS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI National Park System Units in Alaska; Subsistence Collection

The rule allows qualified subsistence users to collect and use non-edible animal parts and plant materials from limited National Park Service (NPS) areas to create, use, barter, or sell handicrafts. Existing NPS regulations do not allow for commercial transactions of handicraft articles that qualify as subsistence users under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The rule also (1) clarifies that collection or possession of living wildlife is generally not allowed in NPS units and (2) limits the types of bait that may be used to take bears for subsistence uses. Broad public support, including from local rural residents, is expected.  

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 36 CFR 13 54 U.S.C. 1000751(a) No NPRM 01/13/2016 81 FR 1592 NPRM Comment Period End 04/12/2016 Final Action 04/00/2017 No No Local State Tribal No No No No Andee Sears Acting Regional Chief Ranger 1024 National Park Service NPS 907 644-3417 akr_regulations@nps.gov 240 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage AK 99501