Notice2024-00315
Evaluation and Authorization Procedures for Fixed Anchors and Fixed Equipment in National Park Service Wilderness Areas-Extension of Public Comment Period
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Published
January 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The National Park Service extends the public comment period for a draft Wilderness Stewardship Reference Manual 41 guidance governing the management of climbing activities in wilderness areas in the National Park System. Extending the comment period will allow more time for the public to review the proposal and submit comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 1600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00315]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Evaluation and Authorization Procedures for Fixed Anchors and
Fixed Equipment in National Park Service Wilderness Areas--Extension of
Public Comment Period
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service extends the public comment period
for a draft Wilderness Stewardship Reference Manual 41 guidance
governing the management of climbing activities in wilderness areas in
the National Park System. Extending the comment period will allow more
time for the public to review the proposal and submit comments.
DATES: The public comment period for the draft Wilderness Stewardship
Reference Manual 41 guidance that published on November 17, 2023 (88 FR
80333), is extended. We will accept comments received or postmarked on
or before 11:59 p.m. MT on January 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Document Availability: The draft guidance is available online at:
<a href="https://parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_anchors">https://parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_anchors</a>.
Comment Submission: You may submit written comments by one of the
following methods:
<bullet> Electronically: <a href="https://parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_anchors">https://parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_anchors</a>.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Deliver to: Fixed Anchors, National Park
Service, 1849 C Street NW, MS-2457, Washington, DC 20240.
Instructions: Comments will not be accepted by fax, email, or in
any way other than those specified above. Comments delivered on
external electronic storage devices (flash drives, compact discs, etc.)
will not be accepted. Bulk comments in any format (hard copy or
electronic) submitted on behalf of others will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Semler, Wilderness Stewardship
Division Manager, National Park Service, (202-430-7615),
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ceae5f4e9e8d3ede2efe4e3feffcce2fcffa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e7877667b7a417f707d76716c6d5e706e6d30797168">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 17, 2023, the National Park
Service (NPS) published in the Federal Register (88 FR 80333) a notice
of availability of a draft Wilderness Stewardship Reference Manual 41
guidance governing the management of climbing activities in wilderness
areas in the National Park System. The public comment period for this
proposal is scheduled to close on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. In order
to give the public additional time to review and comment on the
proposal, the NPS is extending the public comment period until Tuesday,
January 30, 2024. Comments previously submitted on the draft guidance
need not be resubmitted.
Michael P. Michener,
Deputy Associate Director, Visitor and Resource Protection, National
Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-00315 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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