# National Park Service — the long-form archive Everything National Park Service has published while this archive has been running: 75 documents across 11 days, oldest first. Coverage begins on 2026-08-12, which is when this archive started holding Federal Register issues — not when the agency started publishing. Anything earlier is absent from this page and its absence is not evidence. [HTML](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/national-park-service/archive.html) · [the last five days](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/national-park-service/index.md) ## 12 August 2026 — 1 document > The National Park Service finalized a rule establishing management guidelines for powered micromobility devices in national park units. - **Rule** [Powered Micromobility Devices](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16388/powered-micromobility-devices) · `2026-16388` ## 13 August 2026 — 22 documents > The National Park Service published 22 notices on August 13, 2026, regarding Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act inventories and repatriations. - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16498/notice-of-inventory-completion-texas-parks-and-wildlife-department-austin-tx) · `2026-16498` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16497/notice-of-intended-repatriation-autry-museum-of-the-american-west-los-angeles-ca) · `2026-16497` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16496/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-cape-cod-national) · `2026-16496` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16495/notice-of-inventory-completion-sonoma-state-university-rohnert-park-ca) · `2026-16495` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16494/notice-of-inventory-completion-autry-museum-of-the-american-west-los-angeles-ca) · `2026-16494` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Bruce Museum Greenwich, CT](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16493/notice-of-inventory-completion-bruce-museum-greenwich-ct) · `2026-16493` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16492/notice-of-inventory-completion-university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-birmingham-al) · `2026-16492` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, VA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16491/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-petersburg) · `2026-16491` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, VA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16490/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-petersburg) · `2026-16490` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16489/notice-of-intended-repatriation-diablo-valley-college-pleasant-hill-ca) · `2026-16489` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cumberland Island National Seashore, St. Marys, GA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16488/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-cumberland-island) · `2026-16488` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: History Colorado, Denver, CO](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16487/notice-of-intended-repatriation-history-colorado-denver-co) · `2026-16487` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park, CO](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16486/notice-of-intended-repatriation-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-mesa-verde) · `2026-16486` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16485/notice-of-intended-repatriation-ohio-history-connection-columbus-oh) · `2026-16485` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16484/notice-of-intended-repatriation-university-of-california-davis-davis-ca) · `2026-16484` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, Sacramento, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16483/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-land-management-california) · `2026-16483` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, Sacramento, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16482/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-land-management-california) · `2026-16482` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16481/notice-of-intended-repatriation-university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-mi) · `2026-16481` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and the Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, Knoxville, TN](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16480/notice-of-inventory-completion-the-university-of-tennessee-department-of-anthropology-knoxville-tn) · `2026-16480` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest, Cleveland, TN](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16479/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-agriculture-forest-service-cherokee-national-forest) · `2026-16479` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16478/notice-of-intended-repatriation-beloit-college-logan-museum-of-anthropology-beloit-wi) · `2026-16478` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16477/notice-of-inventory-completion-university-of-wisconsin-oshkosh-oshkosh-wi) · `2026-16477` ## 14 August 2026 — 2 documents > The National Park Service published notices soliciting comments on properties nominated for National Register of Historic Places listing, with comments closing August 31, 2026. - **Notice** [National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16574/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions) · `2026-16574` - **Notice** [National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16568/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions) · `2026-16568` ## 20 August 2026 — 1 document > The National Park Service solicited comments on properties nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, with comments closing September 4, 2026. - **Notice** [National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16972/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions) · `2026-16972` ## 21 August 2026 — 2 documents > The National Park Service published a notice of inventory completion for human remains at California State University, Chico and a notice of a proposed plan of operations for mining access at Joshua Tree National Park. - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Chico, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17167/notice-of-inventory-completion-california-state-university-chico-ca) · `2026-17167` - **Notice** [Proposed Plan of Operations; Joshua Tree National Park, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17052/proposed-plan-of-operations-joshua-tree-national-park-ca) · `2026-17052` ## 24 August 2026 — 21 documents > The National Park Service published a rule revising personal watercraft regulations at Gulf Islands National Seashore, effective September 23, 2026. - **Rule** [Gulf Islands National Seashore; Personal Watercraft](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17198/gulf-islands-national-seashore-personal-watercraft) · `2026-17198` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17186/notice-of-intended-repatriation-american-museum-of-natural-history-new-york-ny) · `2026-17186` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17185/notice-of-inventory-completion-beloit-college-logan-museum-of-anthropology-beloit-wi) · `2026-17185` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17184/notice-of-intended-repatriation-princeton-university-art-museum-princeton-nj) · `2026-17184` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Glen Cove, NY](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17182/notice-of-inventory-completion-nassau-county-department-of-parks-recreation-and-museums-garvies) · `2026-17182` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, and State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17181/notice-of-inventory-completion-university-of-north-dakota-grand-forks-nd-and-state-historical) · `2026-17181` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Boston Children's Museum, Boston, MA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17180/notice-of-intended-repatriation-boston-childrens-museum-boston-ma) · `2026-17180` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17179/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-cape-cod-national) · `2026-17179` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17178/notice-of-inventory-completion-field-museum-chicago-il) · `2026-17178` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17177/notice-of-inventory-completion-iliff-school-of-theology-denver-co) · `2026-17177` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17176/notice-of-intended-repatriation-yager-museum-of-art-and-culture-hartwick-college-oneonta-ny) · `2026-17176` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Texas at Austin, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, Austin, TX](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17175/notice-of-inventory-completion-university-of-texas-at-austin-texas-archeological-research-laboratory) · `2026-17175` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17174/notice-of-intended-repatriation-new-york-state-office-of-parks-recreation-and-historic-preservation) · `2026-17174` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17173/notice-of-inventory-completion-office-of-the-state-archaeologist-university-of-iowa-iowa-city-ia) · `2026-17173` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17172/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-great-smoky) · `2026-17172` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17171/notice-of-intended-repatriation-mississippi-department-of-archives-and-history-jackson-ms) · `2026-17171` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17170/notice-of-intended-repatriation-university-of-north-dakota-grand-forks-nd) · `2026-17170` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17169/notice-of-intended-repatriation-nasher-museum-of-art-at-duke-university-durham-nc) · `2026-17169` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17168/notice-of-intended-repatriation-sonoma-state-university-rohnert-park-ca) · `2026-17168` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17166/notice-of-intended-repatriation-california-department-of-parks-and-recreation-sacramento-ca) · `2026-17166` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17165/notice-of-inventory-completion-robert-s-peabody-institute-of-archaeology-andover-ma) · `2026-17165` ## 26 August 2026 — 1 document > The National Park Service published a notice on August 26, 2026, proposing to reinstate a previously approved information collection for applications for National Recreation Trail or National Water Trail designation. - **Notice** [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application for Designation as National Recreation Trail or National Water Trail](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/26/2026-17379/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for) · `2026-17379` ## 28 August 2026 — 1 document > The National Park Service published a notice proposing to renew an information collection for Research Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports. - **Notice** [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Research Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17546/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for) · `2026-17546` ## 31 August 2026 — 21 documents > The National Park Service published twenty-one notices on August 31, 2026, primarily regarding Native American repatriation inventories and intended repatriations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. - **Notice** [Notice of Public Meetings for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17751/notice-of-public-meetings-for-the-acadia-national-park-advisory-commission) · `2026-17751` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17714/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17714` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17713/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17713` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17712/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17712` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17711/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17711` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17710/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17710` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Norfolk, VA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17709/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-army-corps-of-engineers-norfolk-district-norfolk-va) · `2026-17709` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17708/notice-of-intended-repatriation-birmingham-museum-of-art-birmingham-al) · `2026-17708` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Atchison County Historical Society; Atchison, KS](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17707/notice-of-inventory-completion-atchison-county-historical-society-atchison-ks) · `2026-17707` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17706/notice-of-inventory-completion-field-museum-chicago-il) · `2026-17706` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17705/notice-of-inventory-completion-mississippi-department-of-archives-and-history-jackson-ms) · `2026-17705` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17704/notice-of-intended-repatriation-university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-champaign-il) · `2026-17704` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17703/notice-of-intended-repatriation-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-indian-affairs-washington-dc) · `2026-17703` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17702/notice-of-inventory-completion-california-state-university-fullerton-fullerton-ca) · `2026-17702` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17701/notice-of-inventory-completion-california-state-university-fullerton-fullerton-ca) · `2026-17701` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17700/notice-of-intended-repatriation-california-state-university-fullerton-fullerton-ca) · `2026-17700` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, Austin, TX, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17699/notice-of-inventory-completion-the-university-of-texas-at-austin-texas-archeological-research) · `2026-17699` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Ball State University, Muncie, IN](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17698/notice-of-intended-repatriation-ball-state-university-muncie-in) · `2026-17698` - **Notice** [Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17697/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17697` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17696/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17696` - **Notice** [Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17695/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) · `2026-17695` ## 1 September 2026 — 1 document > The National Park Service proposed modifying procedural requirements for designating roads and trails for bicycle use in park areas. - **Proposed Rule** [Bicycle Use in Park Areas](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17902/bicycle-use-in-park-areas) · `2026-17902` ## 2 September 2026 — 2 documents > The National Park Service published notices requesting extension of an information collection and soliciting comments on historic properties nominated for National Register listing. - **Notice** [Agency Information Collection Activities; Office of Public Health Disease Reporting and Surveillance Forms](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17956/agency-information-collection-activities-office-of-public-health-disease-reporting-and-surveillance) · `2026-17956` - **Notice** [National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17937/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions) · `2026-17937` ## Ask an assistant instead Everything on this page is also a tool call. 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