[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 1600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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    Document Availability: The draft guidance is available online at: 
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_anchors.
    Comment Submission: You may submit written comments by one of the 
following methods:
     Electronically: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_anchors.
     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), 
[email protected].

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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