[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17778]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Part 7

RIN 1024-AD73


Special Regulations; Areas of the National Park System

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the reopening of the 
comment period on the proposed rules to manage winter visitation and 
recreational use in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National 
Park, and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway. The proposed 
rule was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2008.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on November 
5, 2008 (73 FR 65784), is reopened. Comments must be received by 
September 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by Regulatory 
Information Number 1024-AD73 (RIN), by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Yellowstone National Park, Winter Use Proposed Rule, 
P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone NP, WY 82190
    All submissions received must include the agency name and RIN. For 
additional information see ``Public Comments'' under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Sacklin, Management Assistant's 
Office, Headquarters Building, Yellowstone National Park, 307-344-2019 
or at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was originally published 
with a 15-day comment period. The NPS has now determined that there is 
sufficient time to provide for an additional 45-day comment period to 
ensure that the public has had an opportunity for review and comment.
    The NPS intends for final rules to be published on or before 
November 15, 2009, and to be in effect for the winter season commencing 
on December 15, 2009. Under the proposed rule, up to 318 snowmobiles 
would be allowed in Yellowstone each day.
    The proposed regulatory provisions regarding the duration of this 
rule remain as published last year. The NPS intends that this rule 
would be in effect in Yellowstone National Park for the winter seasons 
ending with the 2010-2011 winter season. During the period this rule is 
in effect, the NPS will work with all interested parties to complete a 
new environmental impact statement using the best information 
available, a new long-term plan, and permanent regulations governing 
winter use in Yellowstone National Park. The proposed rules for Grand 
Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, 
if adopted, will be permanent for these two units.
    If you have already commented on the rule, you do not have to 
resend your comment. We will consider it in preparing the final rule. 
We will also consider any comments that may have been received between 
the close of the comment period on November 20, 2008 and the re-opening 
of this comment period.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: July 21, 2009.
Will Shafroth,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and 
Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. E9-17778 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]
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