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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
36 CFR Part 2
[Docket ID: NPS–2018–0003; NPS–WASO–
25595; PPWOVPADU0/PPMPRLE1Y.Y00000]
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Transporting Bows and Crossbows
Across National Park System Units
National Park Service, Interior.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
allows individuals to carry or possess an
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unloaded bow or crossbow within the
National Park System when accessing
otherwise inaccessible lands or waters
contiguous to a park area when other
means of access are otherwise
impracticable or impossible.
This rule is effective on October
18, 2018.
DATES:
The comments received on
the proposed rule and an economic
analysis are available on
www.regulations.gov in Docket ID: NPS–
2018–0003.
ADDRESSES:
Jay
Calhoun, NPS Regulations Program,
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240. Phone: (202) 513–7112. Email:
waso_regulations@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
National Park Service (NPS)
regulations at 36 CFR 2.4(b)(3) allow
bows and crossbows that are not ready
for immediate use to be possessed by
individuals in NPS-administered areas
within a mechanical mode of
conveyance. This provides regulatory
relief for transient individuals passing
through park areas in vehicles and other
forms of mechanical transport. This rule
extends this relief to individuals
transporting unloaded bows and
crossbows on foot or horseback when
accessing otherwise inaccessible lands
or waters contiguous to a park area
when other means of access are
otherwise impracticable or impossible.
Possessing bows and crossbows in this
manner is subject to applicable state
laws and is not allowed if the individual
is otherwise prohibited by law from
possessing a bow or crossbow.
This rule recognizes and addresses
the difficulties faced by some
individuals attempting to access private
property or other lands and waters
adjacent to NPS-administered areas. In
some cases, the use of mechanical
transport to access these adjacent lands
and waters is impracticable. As a result,
individuals must traverse NPS areas on
foot or horseback to reach these lands
and waters but under existing
regulations cannot do so with bows and
crossbows without first obtaining a
permit from the park Superintendent.
This rule removes the permit
requirement in order to carry or possess
bows or crossbows for this purpose.
This rule does not change the
regulations in 36 CFR part 2 governing
the use of a bow or crossbow in park
areas.
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Summary of and Responses to Public
Comments on the Proposed Rule
The NPS published the proposed rule
on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 8959), with
request for public comment through the
Federal eRulemaking portal at
www.regulations.gov, or by mail or hand
delivery. The 60-day comment period
ended on May 1, 2018. The NPS
received 40 comments, 34 of which
supported the proposed rule and did not
request any changes. Other comments
were not in favor of the proposed rule
or were in favor but suggested changes.
A summary of these comments and NPS
responses is provided below. After
taking the public comments into
consideration, the NPS has not made
any changes in the final rule.
1. Comment. Several commenters
expressed concern that the rule will
cause individuals to use bows and
crossbows illegally, either within the
National Park System or on adjacent
lands where hunting is not allowed.
These commenters are concerned that
this illegal activity will adversely
impact threatened or endangered
wildlife.
NPS Response: This rule does not
change NPS regulations governing the
use of weapons, including bows and
crossbows, within the National Park
System. Illegal hunting will remain
illegal in the same manner that it was
before this rule. Unfortunately illegal
hunting and trapping does occur. NPS
law enforcement staff work alone and
with state and local partners to identify
illegal activity and prosecute offenders
according to the law. The NPS does not
believe that individuals who are willing
to hunt and trap illegally will be
emboldened by this rule. These
individuals are unlikely to have
requested a permit from the NPS prior
to bringing bows and crossbows into
NPS areas in order to hunt or trap
illegally. Existing NPS regulations allow
individuals to travel through NPS lands
with bows and crossbows in a motor
vehicle. The NPS does not believe that
a person who is willing to engage in
illegal hunting would be deterred from
doing so by existing regulation, which
requires motorized transport of his or
her bow or crossbow, especially when
NPS regulations allow individuals to
carry firearms within the National Park
System outside of a motor vehicle
without needing to obtain a permit.
2. Comment. Several commenters
were concerned that this rule would
result in individuals leaving bows,
crossbows, and related equipment, such
as arrows and quivers, behind on NPS
lands.
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NPS Response: The NPS has no
reason to believe that individuals would
intentionally leave this type of
equipment behind in NPS areas. NPS
regulations at 36 CFR 2.22 prohibit
abandoning property.
3. Comment. One commenter
supported removing the permit
requirement, but suggested that the NPS
also remove the requirement that an
individual must be accessing otherwise
‘‘inaccessible’’ lands or waters. This
commenter also suggested that the NPS
change the requirement that ‘‘other
means of access are otherwise
impracticable or impossible’’ to
‘‘impracticable or less convenient.’’
NPS Response: The language limiting
possession to situations when
individuals are ‘‘accessing otherwise
inaccessible lands or waters contiguous
to a park area when other means of
access are otherwise impracticable or
impossible’’ has been part of NPS
regulations concerning permits to carry
weapons since 1983 (48 FR 30282, June
30, 1983). This language helps ensure
that individuals transport bows and
crossbows through NPS lands for
legitimate purposes, such as accessing
private property or other public lands
that cannot be accessed another way—
either through the National Park System
in a motor vehicle or through a non-NPS
area.
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Compliance With Other Laws,
Executive Orders and Department
Policy
Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
Executive Order 12866 provides that
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs in the Office of Management and
Budget will review all significant rules.
The Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has determined that
this rule is not significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the
principles of Executive Order 12866
while calling for improvements in the
nation’s regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty,
and to use the best, most innovative,
and least burdensome tools for
achieving regulatory ends. The
executive order directs agencies to
consider regulatory approaches that
reduce burdens and maintain flexibility
and freedom of choice for the public
where these approaches are relevant,
feasible, and consistent with regulatory
objectives. Executive Order 13563
emphasizes further that regulations
must be based on the best available
science and that the rulemaking process
must allow for public participation and
an open exchange of ideas. The NPS has
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developed this rule in a manner
consistent with these requirements.
Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs (Executive Order
13771)
This rule is an E.O. 13771
deregulatory action because it imposes
less than zero costs by removing a
regulatory permit requirement that
imposes unnecessary costs upon
individuals seeking to safely access
remote lands and waters. The costs
associated with the requirement to
obtain a permit before transporting a
bow or crossbow across NPS lands or
waters outside of a mechanical
conveyance are eliminated.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule will not have a significant
economic effect on a substantial number
of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
This certification is based on
information contained in the economic
analyses found in the report entitled
‘‘Benefit-Cost and Regulatory Flexibility
Analyses: Cost-Benefit and Regulatory
Flexibility Analyses: Transporting Bows
and Crossbows Across National Park
System Units’’ that is available to the
public on regulations.gov in Docket ID:
NPS–2018–0003.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
This rule is not a major rule under 5
U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.
This rule:
(a) Does not have an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more.
(b) Will not cause a major increase in
costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, Federal, State, or
local government agencies, or
geographic regions.
(c) Does not have significant adverse
effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
This rule does not impose an
unfunded mandate on State, local, or
tribal governments or the private sector
of more than $100 million per year. The
rule does not have a significant or
unique effect on State, local or tribal
governments or the private sector. It
addresses public use of national park
lands, and imposes no requirements on
other agencies or governments. A
statement containing the information
required by the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act is not required.
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Takings (Executive Order 12630)
This rule does not effect a taking of
private property or otherwise have
takings implications under Executive
Order 12630. A takings implication
assessment is not required.
Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
Under the criteria in section 1 of
Executive Order 13132, the rule does
not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant the preparation
of a Federalism summary impact
statement. This rule only affects use of
federally-administered lands and
waters. It has no outside effects on other
areas. A Federalism summary impact
statement is not required.
Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order
12988)
This rule complies with the
requirements of Executive Order 12988.
This rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a)
requiring that all regulations be
reviewed to eliminate errors and
ambiguity and be written to minimize
litigation; and
(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2)
requiring that all regulations be written
in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
Consultation With Indian Tribes
(Executive Order 13175 and Department
Policy)
The Department of the Interior strives
to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian
Tribes through a commitment to
consultation with Indian Tribes and
recognition of their right to selfgovernance and tribal sovereignty. The
NPS has evaluated this rule under the
criteria in Executive Order 13175 and
under the Department’s tribal
consultation policy and has determined
that tribal consultation is not required
because the rule will have no
substantial direct effect on federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain
information collection requirements,
and a submission to the Office of
Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act is not
required. The NPS may not conduct or
sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
National Environmental Policy Act
This rule does not constitute a major
Federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment. A
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detailed statement under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) is not required because the NPS
intends to categorically exclude this
rule under 516 DM 12.5(A)(10). This
rule modifies existing NPS regulations
in a manner that does not increase
public use or introduce non-compatible
uses to the extent of compromising the
nature and character of the National
Park System or causing physical damage
to it. The rule does not conflict with
adjacent ownerships or lands uses, or
cause a nuisance to adjacent owners or
occupants. We have also determined
that the rule does not involve any of the
extraordinary circumstances listed in 43
CFR 46.215 that would require further
analysis under NEPA.
Effects on the Energy Supply (Executive
Order 13211)
This rule is not a significant energy
action under the definition in Executive
Order 13211. A Statement of Energy
Effects in not required.
List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 2
National parks, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
In consideration of the foregoing, the
National Park Service amends 36 CFR
part 2 as set forth below:
PART 2—RESOURCE PROTECTION,
PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION
1. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751,
320102.
2. Amend § 2.4 as follows:
a. Redesignate paragraph (b)(3) as
paragraph (b)(3)(i).
■ b. Add a new paragraph (b)(3)(ii).
■ c. Revise paragraph (e) introductory
text.
The addition and revision read as
follows:
■
■
§ 2.4
Weapons, traps and nets.
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(ii) An individual may carry or
possess an unloaded bow or crossbow
when accessing otherwise inaccessible
lands or waters contiguous to a park
area when other means of access are
otherwise impracticable or impossible
if:
(A) The individual is not otherwise
prohibited by law from possessing the
bow or crossbow; and
(B) The possession of the bow or
crossbow is in compliance with the law
of the State in which the park area is
located.
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(e) The superintendent may issue a
permit to carry or possess a weapon that
is not otherwise authorized, a trap, or a
net under the following circumstances:
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Andrea Travnicek,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Water
and Science, Exercising the Authority of the
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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BILLING CODE 4310–EJ–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R10–OAR–2018–0505; FRL–9983–
95—Region 10]
Air Plan Approval; Oregon; Interstate
Transport Requirements for the 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Clean Air Act (CAA)
requires each State Implementation Plan
(SIP) to contain adequate provisions
prohibiting emissions that will have
certain adverse air quality effects in
other states. On October 20, 2015, the
State of Oregon made a submission to
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to address these requirements.
The EPA is approving the submission as
meeting the requirement that each SIP
contain adequate provisions to prohibit
emissions that will contribute
significantly to nonattainment or
interfere with maintenance of the 2012
annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
national ambient air quality standard
(NAAQS) in any other state.
DATES: This final rule is effective
October 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R10–OAR–2018–0505. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information
the disclosure of which is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and is publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available
at https://www.regulations.gov, or
please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability
information.
SUMMARY:
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Jeff
Hunt at (206) 553–0256, or hunt.jeff@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document wherever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, it is
intended to refer to the EPA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background Information
On July 19, 2018, the EPA proposed
to approve Oregon as meeting the
requirement that each SIP contain
adequate provisions to prohibit
emissions that will contribute
significantly to nonattainment or
interfere with maintenance of the 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS in any other state (83 FR
34094). An explanation of the Clean Air
Act requirements, a detailed analysis of
the submittal, and the EPA’s reasons for
proposing approval were provided in
the notice of proposed rulemaking, and
will not be restated here. The public
comment period for the proposal ended
August 20, 2018.
II. Response to Comments
We received one comment in support
of the proposed rulemaking and several
anonymous comments unrelated to
Oregon’s submission. After reviewing
the anonymous comments, we have
determined that the comments are
outside the scope of our proposed action
and fail to identify any material issue
necessitating a response. For more
information, please see our
memorandum included in the docket for
this action.
III. Final Action
The EPA is approving Oregon’s
October 20, 2015, submission certifying
that the SIP is sufficient to meet the
interstate transport requirements of
Clean Air Act section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I),
specifically prongs one and two, as set
forth in the proposed rulemaking for
this action.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Clean Air Act and
applicable federal regulations. 42 U.S.C.
7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA’s
role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as
meeting federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
36 CFR Part 2
[Docket ID: NPS-2018-0003; NPS-WASO-25595; PPWOVPADU0/PPMPRLE1Y.Y00000]
RIN 1024-AE44
Transporting Bows and Crossbows Across National Park System Units
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service allows individuals to carry or
possess an unloaded bow or crossbow within the National Park System
when accessing otherwise inaccessible lands or waters contiguous to a
park area when other means of access are otherwise impracticable or
impossible.
DATES: This rule is effective on October 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The comments received on the proposed rule and an economic
analysis are available on www.regulations.gov in Docket ID: NPS-2018-
0003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Calhoun, NPS Regulations Program,
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Phone: (202) 513-7112. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
National Park Service (NPS) regulations at 36 CFR 2.4(b)(3) allow
bows and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use to be possessed
by individuals in NPS-administered areas within a mechanical mode of
conveyance. This provides regulatory relief for transient individuals
passing through park areas in vehicles and other forms of mechanical
transport. This rule extends this relief to individuals transporting
unloaded bows and crossbows on foot or horseback when accessing
otherwise inaccessible lands or waters contiguous to a park area when
other means of access are otherwise impracticable or impossible.
Possessing bows and crossbows in this manner is subject to applicable
state laws and is not allowed if the individual is otherwise prohibited
by law from possessing a bow or crossbow.
This rule recognizes and addresses the difficulties faced by some
individuals attempting to access private property or other lands and
waters adjacent to NPS-administered areas. In some cases, the use of
mechanical transport to access these adjacent lands and waters is
impracticable. As a result, individuals must traverse NPS areas on foot
or horseback to reach these lands and waters but under existing
regulations cannot do so with bows and crossbows without first
obtaining a permit from the park Superintendent. This rule removes the
permit requirement in order to carry or possess bows or crossbows for
this purpose. This rule does not change the regulations in 36 CFR part
2 governing the use of a bow or crossbow in park areas.
Summary of and Responses to Public Comments on the Proposed Rule
The NPS published the proposed rule on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 8959),
with request for public comment through the Federal eRulemaking portal
at www.regulations.gov, or by mail or hand delivery. The 60-day comment
period ended on May 1, 2018. The NPS received 40 comments, 34 of which
supported the proposed rule and did not request any changes. Other
comments were not in favor of the proposed rule or were in favor but
suggested changes. A summary of these comments and NPS responses is
provided below. After taking the public comments into consideration,
the NPS has not made any changes in the final rule.
1. Comment. Several commenters expressed concern that the rule will
cause individuals to use bows and crossbows illegally, either within
the National Park System or on adjacent lands where hunting is not
allowed. These commenters are concerned that this illegal activity will
adversely impact threatened or endangered wildlife.
NPS Response: This rule does not change NPS regulations governing
the use of weapons, including bows and crossbows, within the National
Park System. Illegal hunting will remain illegal in the same manner
that it was before this rule. Unfortunately illegal hunting and
trapping does occur. NPS law enforcement staff work alone and with
state and local partners to identify illegal activity and prosecute
offenders according to the law. The NPS does not believe that
individuals who are willing to hunt and trap illegally will be
emboldened by this rule. These individuals are unlikely to have
requested a permit from the NPS prior to bringing bows and crossbows
into NPS areas in order to hunt or trap illegally. Existing NPS
regulations allow individuals to travel through NPS lands with bows and
crossbows in a motor vehicle. The NPS does not believe that a person
who is willing to engage in illegal hunting would be deterred from
doing so by existing regulation, which requires motorized transport of
his or her bow or crossbow, especially when NPS regulations allow
individuals to carry firearms within the National Park System outside
of a motor vehicle without needing to obtain a permit.
2. Comment. Several commenters were concerned that this rule would
result in individuals leaving bows, crossbows, and related equipment,
such as arrows and quivers, behind on NPS lands.
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NPS Response: The NPS has no reason to believe that individuals
would intentionally leave this type of equipment behind in NPS areas.
NPS regulations at 36 CFR 2.22 prohibit abandoning property.
3. Comment. One commenter supported removing the permit
requirement, but suggested that the NPS also remove the requirement
that an individual must be accessing otherwise ``inaccessible'' lands
or waters. This commenter also suggested that the NPS change the
requirement that ``other means of access are otherwise impracticable or
impossible'' to ``impracticable or less convenient.''
NPS Response: The language limiting possession to situations when
individuals are ``accessing otherwise inaccessible lands or waters
contiguous to a park area when other means of access are otherwise
impracticable or impossible'' has been part of NPS regulations
concerning permits to carry weapons since 1983 (48 FR 30282, June 30,
1983). This language helps ensure that individuals transport bows and
crossbows through NPS lands for legitimate purposes, such as accessing
private property or other public lands that cannot be accessed another
way--either through the National Park System in a motor vehicle or
through a non-NPS area.
Compliance With Other Laws, Executive Orders and Department Policy
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget will review
all significant rules. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
has determined that this rule is not significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of Executive Order
12866 while calling for improvements in the nation's regulatory system
to promote predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best,
most innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory
ends. The executive order directs agencies to consider regulatory
approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of
choice for the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible,
and consistent with regulatory objectives. Executive Order 13563
emphasizes further that regulations must be based on the best available
science and that the rulemaking process must allow for public
participation and an open exchange of ideas. The NPS has developed this
rule in a manner consistent with these requirements.
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (Executive Order
13771)
This rule is an E.O. 13771 deregulatory action because it imposes
less than zero costs by removing a regulatory permit requirement that
imposes unnecessary costs upon individuals seeking to safely access
remote lands and waters. The costs associated with the requirement to
obtain a permit before transporting a bow or crossbow across NPS lands
or waters outside of a mechanical conveyance are eliminated.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule will not have a significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). This certification is based on information
contained in the economic analyses found in the report entitled
``Benefit-Cost and Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: Cost-Benefit and
Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: Transporting Bows and Crossbows Across
National Park System Units'' that is available to the public on
regulations.gov in Docket ID: NPS-2018-0003.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule:
(a) Does not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million
or more.
(b) Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions.
(c) Does not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
This rule does not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or
tribal governments or the private sector of more than $100 million per
year. The rule does not have a significant or unique effect on State,
local or tribal governments or the private sector. It addresses public
use of national park lands, and imposes no requirements on other
agencies or governments. A statement containing the information
required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act is not required.
Takings (Executive Order 12630)
This rule does not effect a taking of private property or otherwise
have takings implications under Executive Order 12630. A takings
implication assessment is not required.
Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
Under the criteria in section 1 of Executive Order 13132, the rule
does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism summary impact statement. This rule only
affects use of federally-administered lands and waters. It has no
outside effects on other areas. A Federalism summary impact statement
is not required.
Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)
This rule complies with the requirements of Executive Order 12988.
This rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) requiring that all
regulations be reviewed to eliminate errors and ambiguity and be
written to minimize litigation; and
(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) requiring that all
regulations be written in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
Consultation With Indian Tribes (Executive Order 13175 and Department
Policy)
The Department of the Interior strives to strengthen its
government-to-government relationship with Indian Tribes through a
commitment to consultation with Indian Tribes and recognition of their
right to self-governance and tribal sovereignty. The NPS has evaluated
this rule under the criteria in Executive Order 13175 and under the
Department's tribal consultation policy and has determined that tribal
consultation is not required because the rule will have no substantial
direct effect on federally recognized Indian tribes.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain information collection requirements, and
a submission to the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act is not required. The NPS may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
National Environmental Policy Act
This rule does not constitute a major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human environment. A
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detailed statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) is not required because the NPS intends to categorically exclude
this rule under 516 DM 12.5(A)(10). This rule modifies existing NPS
regulations in a manner that does not increase public use or introduce
non-compatible uses to the extent of compromising the nature and
character of the National Park System or causing physical damage to it.
The rule does not conflict with adjacent ownerships or lands uses, or
cause a nuisance to adjacent owners or occupants. We have also
determined that the rule does not involve any of the extraordinary
circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215 that would require further
analysis under NEPA.
Effects on the Energy Supply (Executive Order 13211)
This rule is not a significant energy action under the definition
in Executive Order 13211. A Statement of Energy Effects in not
required.
List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 2
National parks, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
In consideration of the foregoing, the National Park Service amends
36 CFR part 2 as set forth below:
PART 2--RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION
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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102.
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2. Amend Sec. 2.4 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (b)(3) as paragraph (b)(3)(i).
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b. Add a new paragraph (b)(3)(ii).
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c. Revise paragraph (e) introductory text.
The addition and revision read as follows:
Sec. 2.4 Weapons, traps and nets.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) An individual may carry or possess an unloaded bow or crossbow
when accessing otherwise inaccessible lands or waters contiguous to a
park area when other means of access are otherwise impracticable or
impossible if:
(A) The individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from
possessing the bow or crossbow; and
(B) The possession of the bow or crossbow is in compliance with the
law of the State in which the park area is located.
* * * * *
(e) The superintendent may issue a permit to carry or possess a
weapon that is not otherwise authorized, a trap, or a net under the
following circumstances:
* * * * *
Andrea Travnicek,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Water and Science, Exercising the
Authority of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2018-20093 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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