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DOI/NPS RIN: 1024-AE06 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Service Animals in National Parks  
Abstract:

This rule will define and differentiate service animals from pets, and will describe the circumstances under which service animals would be allowed in a park area.  The rule will ensure NPS compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and better align NPS regulations with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Department of Justice Service Animal regulations.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 2   
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101    54 U.S.C. 100301    54 U.S.C. 100302    54 U.S.C. 100751    54 U.S.C. 100752    54 U.S.C. 100753    54 U.S.C. 102101    54 U.S.C. 320102    28 U.S.C. 509   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/18/2014  79 FR 21876   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/17/2014 
Final Action  03/00/2017 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Russ Wilson
Chief, Regulations and Special Park Uses
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:202 208-4206
Email: russ_wilson@nps.gov