1024-AE38 201810 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1024 National Park Service NPS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves

The 2015 regulations prohibited specific sport hunting and trapping activities currently allowed under Alaska State law. The practices are: Taking any black bear, including cubs and sows with cubs, with artificial light at den sites; harvesting brown bears over bait; taking wolves and coyotes (including pups) during the denning season (between May 1 and August 9); taking swimming caribou; taking caribou from motorboats under power; taking black bears over bait; and using dogs to hunt black bears. By removing the federal prohibitions on these practices, this rule would align federal sport hunting regulations in national preserves with State of Alaska regulations on surrounding non-federal lands. Proposed changes would be consistent with policies announced by the Secretary of the Interior in Secretarial Order 3347. Conservation Stewardship and Outdoor Recreation, and Secretarial Order 3356, Hunting, Fishing, Recreational Shooting, and Wildlife Conservation Opportunities and Coordination with State, Tribes, and Territories.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 36 CFR 13 54 U.S.C. 100751 No NPRM 05/22/2018 83 FR 23621 NPRM Comment Period Extended 07/19/2018 83 FR 34094 NPRM Comment Period End 07/23/2018 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 09/06/2018 Final Action 02/00/2019 No Federal State No No No No Donald Striker Acting Regional Director 1024 National Park Service NPS 907 644-3510 akr_regulations@nps.gov Alaska Regional Office, 240 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage AK 99501