[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 36, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 36CFR13.1] [Page 191-195] TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 13_NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA--Table of Contents Subpart A_Administrative Provisions Sec. 13.1 Definitions. Subpart A_Administrative Provisions Sec. 13.1 Definitions. 13.2 Applicability and scope. 13.4 Information collection. Subpart B_General Provisions 13.20 Obstruction of airstrips. 13.25 Camping. 13.26 Picnicking. 13.30 Weapons, traps and nets. 13.35 Preservation of natural features. 13.40 Taking of fish and wildlife. 13.45 Unattended or abandoned property. 13.50 Closure procedures. 13.55 Permits. Subpart C_Cabins Administrative Provisions 13.100 Purpose and policy. 13.102 Applicability. 13.104 Definitions. General Provisions 13.108 Permit application procedures. 13.110 Notice and comment on proposed permit. 13.112 Permit revocation. 13.114 Appeal procedures. 13.116 Permittee's interest. 13.118 Cabin site compatibility. 13.120 Access. 13.122 Abandonment. 13.124 Emergency use. 13.126 Authorized use and occupancy. 13.130 New cabins and other structures otherwise authorized. Cabin Use--Leases or Permits in Effect on December 2, 1980 13.136 Use and/or occupancy pursuant to a valid existing lease or permit. 13.138 Renewal. 13.140 Denial of renewal. 13.142 Transfer. Cabin Use--Cabin Not Under Valid Lease or Permit as of December 1, 1978 13.144 Use and occupancy of a cabin prior to December 18, 1973. 13.146 Use and occupancy of a cabin between December 18, 1973 and December 1, 1978. 13.148 Permit application. 13.149 Permit application deadline. Cabin Use for Commercial Fishing Activities 13.150 Use for authorized commercial fishing activities. Cabin Use for Subsistence Purposes 13.160 Use of cabins for subsistence purposes. 13.161 Permit application. 13.162 Permit issuance. 13.164 Permit terms. 13.166 Temporary facilities. 13.168 Shared use. Public Use Cabins 13.170 General public use cabins. 13.172 Management of public use cabins. 13.176 Cabins in wilderness areas. Use of Temporary Facilities Related to Taking Fish and Wildlife 13.182 Temporary facilities. 13.184 Permit application. 13.186 Permit issuance. [[Page 192]] 13.188 Permit terms. Subpart D [Reserved] Subpart E--Special Visitor Services 13.300 Applicability and scope. 13.305 Definitions. 13.310 Historical operators. 13.315 Preferred operators. 13.320 Preference to Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated. 13.325 Most directly affected Native Corporation. 13.330 Appeal procedures. 13.335 Information collection. Subpart F_Subsistence 13.400 Purpose and policy. 13.410 Applicability. 13.420 Definitions. 13.430 Determination of resident zones. 13.440 Subsistence permits for persons whose primary, permanent home is outside a resident zone. 13.450 Prohibition on aircraft use. 13.460 Use of snowmobiles, motorboats, dog teams, and other means of surface transportation traditionally employed by local rural residents engaged in subsistence uses. 13.470 Subsistence fishing. 13.480 Subsistence hunting and trapping. 13.485 Subsistence use of timber and plant material. 13.490 Closure to subsistence uses of fish and wildlife. 13.495 Application procedures for subsistence permits and aircraft exceptions. Subpart G [Reserved] Subpart H_Special Regulations_Alagnak Wild River 13.550 Wildlife distance conditions. Subpart I_Special Regulations_Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve 13.602 Subsistence resident zone. 13.604 Wildlife distance conditions. Subpart J_Special Regulations_Bering Land Bridge National Preserve 13.702 Off-Road Vehicles. Subpart K_Special Regulations_Cape Krusenstern National Monument 13.802 Subsistence resident zone. Subpart L_Special Regulations_Denali National Park and Preserve General Provisions 13.902 Subsistence resident zone. 13.904 Camping. 13.906 Unattended or abandoned property. 13.908 Fishing limit of catch and in possession. 13.910 Mountain climbing. 13.912 Kantishna area summer season firearm safety zone. 13.914 Bicycle use. 13.916 Use of roller skates, skateboards, roller skis, in-line skates, and similar devices. 13.918 Sable Pass Wildlife Viewing Area. 13.920 Wildlife distance conditions. Motor Vehicle Permits 13.930 Do I need a permit to operate a motor vehicle on the Denali Park Road west of the Savage River? 13.932 How many permits will be issued each summer? 13.934 How will the superintendent manage the permit program? 13.936 What is prohibited? Snowmachine (Snowmobile) Operations 13.950 What is the definition of a traditional activity for which section 1110(a) of ANILCA Permits snowmachines to be used in the Former Mt. McKinley National Park (Old Park) portion of Denali National Park and Preserve? 13.952 May a snowmachine be used in that portion of the park formerly known as Mt. McKinley National Park (Old Park)? 13.954 Where can I operate a snowmachine in Denali National Park and Preserve? 13.956 What types of snowmachines are allowed? 13.958 What other regulations apply to snowmachine use? 13.960 Who determines when there is adequate snow cover? 13.962 Does the Superintendent have other regulatory authority? Frontcountry Developed Area (FDA) 13.970 Frontcountry Developed Area Definition. 13.972 Camping from April 15 through September 30. 13.974 Camping from October 1 through April 14. 13.976 Fire. 13.978 Pets. 13.980 Other FDA closures and restrictions. Subpart M_Special Regulations_Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve 13.1002 Subsistence resident zone. 13.1004 Aircraft use. [[Page 193]] 13.1006 Customary trade. 13.1008 Solid waste disposal. Subpart N_Special Regulations_Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Administrative Provisions 13.1102 Definitions. 13.1104 Coordinates. 13.1106 Pets. 13.1108 Alsek Corridor. 13.1109 Off-road vehicle use in Glacier Bay National Preserve. General Provisions 13.1110 Collection of interstadial wood. 13.1112 Collection of rocks and minerals. 13.1114 Collection of goat hair. 13.1116 Camping. 13.1118 Solid waste disposal. Bartlett Cove 13.1120 Bartlett Cove Developed Area closures and restrictions. 13.1122 Bartlett Cove Public Use Dock. 13.1124 Bartlett Cove Campground. 13.1126 Bicycles. 13.1128 Is a permit required to transport passengers between Bartlett Cove and Gustavus? Commercial Fishing 13.1130 Is commercial fishing authorized in the marine waters of Glacier Bay National Park? 13.1132 What types of commercial fishing are authorized in Glacier Bay? 13.1134 Who is eligible for a Glacier Bay commercial fishing lifetime access permit? 13.1136 How can an individual apply for a commercial fishing lifetime access permit? 13.1138 Where should the documentation for a lifetime access permit be sent? 13.1140 Who determines eligibility? 13.1142 Can I appeal denial of my commercial fishing lifetime access permit application? 13.1144 How often will commercial fishing lifetime access permits be renewed? 13.1146 What other closures and restrictions apply to commercial fishermen and commercial fishing vessels? Vessel Permits 13.1150 Is a permit required for a vessel in Glacier Bay? 13.1152 Private vessel permits and conditions. 13.1154 Commercial vessel permits and conditions. 13.1156 Exceptions from vessel permit requirement. 13.1158 Prohibitions. 13.1160 Restrictions on vessel entry. Vessel Operating Restrictions 13.1170 What are the rules for operating vessels? 13.1172 When general operating restrictions do not apply. 13.1174 Whale water restrictions. 13.1176 Speed restrictions. 13.1178 Closed waters, islands, and other areas. 13.1180 Closed waters, motor vessels, and seaplanes. 13.1182 Noise restrictions. 13.1184 Other restrictions on vessels. 13.1186 What are the emission standards for vessels? 13.1188 Where to get charts depicting closed waters. Subpart O_Special Regulations_Katmai National Park and Preserve General Provisions 13.1202 Fishing. 13.1204 Traditional red fish fishery. 13.1206 Wildlife distance conditions. 13.1208 Lake Camp. 13.1210 Firearms. Brooks Camp Developed Area 13.1220 Brooks Camp Developed Area definition. 13.1222 Camping. 13.1224 Visiting hours. 13.1226 Brooks Falls area. 13.1228 Food storage. 13.1230 Campfires. 13.1232 Sanitation. 13.1234 Pets. 13.1236 Bear orientation. 13.1238 Picnicking. 13.1240 Unattended property. 13.1242 BCDA closures and restrictions. Subpart P_Special Regulations_Kenai Fjords National Park General Provisions 13.1302 Subsistence. 13.1304 Ice fall hazard zones. 13.1306 Public use cabins. 13.1308 Harding Icefield Trail. 13.1310 Pets. 13.1312 Climbing and walking on Exit Glacier. 13.1316 Commercial transport of passengers by motor vehicles. Exit Glacier Development Area (EGDA) 13.1318 Location of the EGDA. 13.1320 Camping. 13.1322 Food storage. 13.1324 Bicycles. 13.1326 Snowmachines. [[Page 194]] 13.1328 EGDA closures and restrictions. Subpart Q_Special Regulations_Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park 13.1402 Camping. 13.1404 Preservation of natural, cultural, and archaeological resources. 13.1406 State lands. Subpart R_Special Regulations_Kobuk Valley National Park 13.1502 Subsistence resident zone. 13.1504 Customary trade. Subpart S_Special Regulations_Lake Clark National Park and Preserve 13.1602 Subsistence resident zone. 13.1604 Solid waste disposal. Subpart T--Special Regulations--Noatak National Preserve [Reserved] Subpart U_Special Regulations_Sitka National Historical Park 13.1802 Prohibited activities. Subpart V_Special Regulations_Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve 13.1902 Subsistence. 13.1904 Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark (KNHL). 13.1906 Headquarters/Visitor Center Developed Area (HQCDA). 13.1908 Slana Developed Area (SDA). 13.1910 KNHL and developed area closures and restrictions. 13.1912 Solid waste disposal. Subpart W--Special Regulations--Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve [Reserved] Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1, 3, 462(k), 3101, et seq.; Subpart N also issued under 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(h), 20, 1361, 1531, 3197; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-259, October 21, 1998; Pub. L. 106-31, 113 Stat. 72, May 21, 1999; Sec. 13.1204 also issued under Sec. 1035, Pub. L. 104-333, 110 Stat. 4240. Source: 71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted. The following definitions shall apply to all regulations contained in this part: Aircraft means a machine or device that is used or intended to be used to carry persons or objects in flight through the air, including, but not limited to airplanes, helicopters and gliders. Airstrip means visible, marked, or known aircraft landing areas in park areas. Airstrips may be marked with cones, lights, flagging, or windsocks, or be unmarked but recognizable because they have been cleared of vegetation or other obstructions. ANILCA means the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (94 Stat. 2371; Pub. L. 96-487 (December 2, 1980)). Carry means to wear, bear or carry on or about the person and additionally, in the case of firearms, within or upon a device or animal used for transportation. Downed aircraft means an aircraft that as a result of mechanical failure or accident cannot take off. Facility means buildings, structures, park roads as defined by Sec. 1.4, parking lots, campgrounds, picnic areas, paved trails, and maintenance support yards. Firearm means any loaded or unloaded pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun or other weapon which will or is designated to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of expanded gases, except that it does not include a pistol or rifle powered by compressed gas. The term ``firearm'' also includes irritant gas devices. Fish and wildlife means any member of the animal kingdom, including without limitation any mammal, fish, bird (including any migratory, nonmigratory or endangered bird for which protection is also afforded by treaty or other international agreement), amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate, and includes any part, produce, egg, or offspring thereof, or the dead body or part thereof. Fossil means any remains, impression, or trace of any animal or plant of past geological ages that has been preserved, by natural processes, in the earth's crust. Gemstone means a silica or igneous mineral including, but not limited to: (1) Geodes; (2) Petrified wood; and [[Page 195]] (3) Jade, agate, opal, garnet, or other mineral that when cut and polished is customarily used as jewelry or other ornament. Motorboat refers to a motorized vessel other than a personal watercraft. National Preserve shall include the following areas of the National Park System: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Preserve, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Denali National Preserve, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Glacier Bay National Preserve, Katmai National Preserve, Lake Clark National Preserve, Noatak National Preserve, Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Net means a seine, weir, net wire, fish trap, or other implement designed to entrap fish, except a landing net. Off-road vehicle means any motor vehicle designed for or capable of crosscountry travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, wetland or other natural terrain, except snowmachines or snowmobiles as defined in this chapter. Park areas means lands and waters administered by the National Park Service within the State of Alaska. Person means any individual, firm, corporation, society, association, partnership, or any private or public body. Possession means exercising dominion or control, with or without ownership, over weapons, traps, nets or other property. Public lands means lands situated in Alaska which are federally owned lands, except-- (1) Land selections of the State of Alaska which have been tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska Statehood Act (72 Stat. 339) and lands which have been confirmed to, validly selected by, or granted to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other provision of Federal law; (2) Land selections of a Native Corporation made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) which have not been conveyed to a Native Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be invalid or is relinquished; and (3) Lands referred to in section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Snowmachine or snowmobile means a self-propelled vehicle intended for off-road travel primarily on snow having a curb weight of not more than 1,000 pounds (450 kg), driven by a track or tracks in contact with the snow and steered by a ski or skis on contact with the snow. Take or taking as used with respect to fish and wildlife, means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture, collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct. Temporary means a continuous period of time not to exceed 12 months, except as specifically provided otherwise. Trap means a snare, trap, mesh, or other implement designed to entrap animals other than fish. Unload means there is no unexpended shell or cartridge in the chamber or magazine of a firearm; bows, crossbows and spearguns are stored in such a manner as to prevent their ready use; muzzle-loading weapons do not contain a powder charge; and any other implement capable of discharging a missile into the air or under the water does not contain a missile or similar device within the loading or discharging mechanism. Weapon means a firearm, compressed gas or spring powered pistol or rifle, bow and arrow, crossbow, blow gun, speargun, hand thrown spear, slingshot, explosive device, or any other implement designed to discharge missiles into the air or under the water. [71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 3185, Jan. 17, 2008]