park-regulation · National Park Service · AK · Published 2020-11-16 · Effective 2020-12-16 · 85 FR 72956
Document
Document number
2020-24899
Federal Register citation
85 FR 72956
CFR reference
36 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
park-regulation
Sub-agency
National Park Service
State
AK
Publication date
2020-11-16
Effective date
2020-12-16
Interior docket
NPS-AKRO-30677
Abstract
This rule revises National Park Service regulations to comply with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Sturgeon v. Frost. In the Sturgeon decision, the Court held that National Park Service regulations apply exclusively to public lands (meaning federally owned lands and waters) within the external boundaries of National Park System units in Alaska. Lands which are not federally owned, including submerged lands under navigable waters, are not part of the units subject to the National Park Service's ordinary regulatory authority.