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National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service was established in the Department of the Interior on August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1).
There are close to 400 units in the National Park System, including national parks, monuments and memorials, scenic parkways, preserves, reserves, trails, riverways, wild and scenic rivers, seashores, lakeshores, recreation areas, battlefields and battlefield parks and sites, national military parks, international historic sites, and historic sites associated with important movements, events, and personalities of the American past.
The National Park Service is dedicated to conserving unimpaired the Natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
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Commercial Visitor Services: Concession Contracts
Editorial Note: The National Park Service withdrew this document while it was on public inspection. It will remain on public inspection until the close of business on January 22, 2021. A copy of the withdrawal request is available at the Office of the Federal Register.
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Visitor Experience Improvements Authority Contracts
Editorial Note: The National Park Service withdrew this document while it was on public inspection. It will remain on public inspection until the close of business on January 22, 2021. A copy of the withdrawal request is available at the Office of the Federal Register.
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General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights
We are updating our service-wide regulations governing the exercise of non-federal oil and gas rights, to improve our ability to protect park resources, values, and visitors from potential impacts associated with nonfederal oil and gas operations located within National Park Service units outside Alaska. The rule also makes the regulations...
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Gathering of Certain Plants or Plant Parts by Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Traditional Purposes
The National Park Service is establishing a management framework to allow the gathering and removal of plants or plant parts by enrolled members of federally recognized Indian tribes for traditional purposes. The rule authorizes agreements between the National Park Service and federally recognized tribes that will facilitate the continuation of...
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General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights
We are proposing to update our service-wide regulations governing the exercise of non-federal oil and gas rights, to improve our ability to protect park resources, values, and visitors from potential impacts associated with non-federal oil and gas operations located within National Park Service units. The proposed rule would also make the...
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Gathering of Certain Plants or Plant Parts by Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Traditional Purposes-Reopening of Public Comment Period
The National Park Service is reopening the public comment period for the proposed rule to amend its regulations to authorize agreements between the National Park Service and federally recognized Indian tribes to allow the gathering and removal of plants or plant parts by designated tribal members for traditional purposes. Reopening the comment...
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Gathering of Certain Plants or Plant Parts by Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Traditional Purposes
The National Park Service proposes to authorize agreements between the National Park Service and federally recognized Indian tribes to allow the gathering and removal of plants or plant parts by designated tribal members for traditional purposes. The agreements would facilitate continuation of tribal cultural traditions on traditionally...
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Museum of Riverside, Riverside, CA
The Museum of Riverside, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to...
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National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before January 9, 2021, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS; Correction
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and...
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), in consultation with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations listed in this notice, has determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the definition of sacred object and object of cultural patrimony. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian...
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Pu`ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Kamuela, HI
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Pu`ukohol[amacr] Heiau National Historic Site has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects...
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Written Determination: Bicycle Use on Visitor Center Connector Trail at Arches National Park
The National Park Service determines that allowing bicycles on the newly constructed Visitor Center Connector Trail at Arches National Park is consistent with the protection of the Park's natural, scenic and aesthetic values, safety considerations and management objectives and will not disturb wildlife or Park resources.
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National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before January 2, 2021, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Minor Boundary Revision at Congaree National Park
The boundary of Congaree National Park is modified to include approximately 216.13 acres of land located in Richland County, South Carolina, immediately adjacent to the boundary of Congaree National Park. Subsequent to the boundary revision, the National Park Service will acquire the land by donation from The Friends of Congaree, a nonprofit...
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Education Reservation Request Form
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing a new information collection.
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles
The National Park Service amends its special regulations for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to manage the use of motor vehicles on and off park roads. The rule requires a permit to operate a motor vehicle off roads in selected locations, designates routes and areas where motor vehicles may be used off roads, and allows the superintendent...