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Alaska; Wildlife, Harvest, and Access
The National Park Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 19, 2026. It takes effect on November 18, 2026.
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What the agency says
The National Park Service (NPS) amends its regulations for hunting, fishing, trapping, and other harvest-related activities in Alaska and the procedures used to restrict public use and access in Alaska park areas, including for subsistence. This rule restores the regulatory framework adopted to implement the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA) in 1981 that guided management for more than three decades, with targeted updates to that framework in response to public comments and further agency review. The restored framework recognizes the complementary and distinct roles of the State of Alaska, the Federal Subsistence Management Program, and the NPS in managing public uses and resources in Alaska park areas. The rule removes regulatory changes made in 2015, 2017, and 2024 that departed from that framework. These amendments are consistent with Executive Orders 14153 and 14192 and Secretary of the Interior's Orders 3422 and 3447.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21299
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Interior Department; National Park Service
- Published
- October 19, 2026
- Takes effect
- November 18, 2026
- Dates
- This rule is effective November 18, 2026.
- Docket
- NPS-AKRO-NPS0043368; PPAKAKROD0-PPMPSAS1Y.Y00000-PX.XAKRO27C8.00.1
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1024-AE96
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 36 CFR 13
- Topics
- Alaska; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 16
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