Notice2024-17314
Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meetings for 2025
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Published
August 6, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentForest ServiceInterior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) announces the public meetings of the 10 Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Councils) for the winter and fall cycles of 2025. The Councils each meet approximately twice a year to provide advice and recommendations to the Board about subsistence hunting and fishing issues on Federal public lands in Alaska.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63962-63963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17314]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-SM-2024-N024; FF07J00000-245-FXRS12610700000]
Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meetings for 2025
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; Forest Service,
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) announces the public
meetings of the 10 Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
(Councils) for the winter and fall cycles of 2025. The Councils each
meet approximately twice a year to provide advice and recommendations
to the Board about subsistence hunting and fishing issues on Federal
public lands in Alaska.
DATES:
Winter 2025 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
Councils will meet between February 18, 2025, and April 2, 2025, as
shown in table 1 in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Fall 2025 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
Councils will meet between September 16, 2025, and October 30, 2025, as
shown in table 2 in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Teleconferences will substitute for in-person meetings if public
health or safety restrictions are in effect. For more information about
accessing the meetings, including start times and whether meetings will
be in person or via teleconference, visit <a href="https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions">https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions</a>.
All meetings are open to the public. For more information, see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: Specific information about meeting locations and the final
agendas can be found at <a href="https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions">https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Attention: Amee Howard, Deputy
Assistant Regional Director, Office of Subsistence Management; (907)
786-3888 (phone) or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3c0c6d1c0dac0c7d6ddd0d6f3d5c4c09dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05767067766c7671606b6660456372762b626a73">[email protected]</span></a> (email). For questions specific
to National Forest System lands, contact Gregory Risdahl, Subsistence
Program Leader, (907) 302-7354 (phone) or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a0d180f0d051813441803190e0b02062a1f190e0b440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32554057555d404b1c405b4156535a5e72474156531c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>
(email). Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
Reasonable Accommodations: The Board is committed to providing
access to these meetings for all participants. Please make requests in
advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening
devices, language translation services, or other reasonable
accommodations. We ask that you contact Katerina Wessels, (907) 786-
3885 (phone), <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#543f352031263d3a350b23312727313827143223277a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0cbc1d4c5d2c9cec1ffd7c5d3d3c5ccd3e0c6d7d38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a> (email), at least 7 business
days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior
sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation
requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board announces the 2025 public meeting
schedule for the 10 Councils, in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. ch. 10). Established in 1993, the Councils are
statutory Federal advisory committees that provide a public forum for
their regions and recommendations to the Board about subsistence
hunting, trapping, and fishing issues on Federal public lands in
Alaska, as authorized by section 805 of the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA; 16 U.S.C. 3111-3126).
The Councils are a crucial link between federally qualified
subsistence users and the Board. The Board is a multi-agency body that
includes representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and U.S. Forest Service, as well as a chair and two public
members who are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with the
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Each Council meets approximately two times per calendar year, once
in the winter and once in the fall, to attend to business and develop
proposals and recommendations to the Board.
Winter 2025 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
Councils will meet between February 18, 2025, and April 2, 2025, as
shown in table 1.
Table 1--Winter 2025 Meetings of the Alaska Subsistence Regional
Advisory Councils
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Location (if in
Regional advisory council Dates person)
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Southeast Alaska--Region 1...... March 18-20....... Sitka.
Southcentral Alaska--Region 2... March 12-13....... Cordova.
Kodiak/Aleutians--Region 3...... March 6-7......... Kodiak.
Bristol Bay--Region 4........... February 18-19.... Naknek.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta--Region 5. March 4-5......... Bethel.
Western Interior--Region 6...... February 25-26.... McGrath.
Seward Peninsula--Region 7...... April 1-2......... Nome.
Northwest Arctic--Region 8...... March 27-28....... Kotzebue.
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Eastern Interior--Region 9...... February 19-20.... Fairbanks.
North Slope--Region 10.......... February 24-25.... Utqiagvik.
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Fall 2025 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
Councils will meet between September 16, 2025, and October 30, 2025, as
shown in table 2.
Table 2--Fall 2025 Meetings of the Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
Councils
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Location (if in
Regional advisory council Dates person)
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Southeast Alaska--Region 1...... September 30- TBD.
October 2.
Southcentral Alaska--Region 2... October 14-15..... Anchorage.
Kodiak/Aleutians--Region 3...... September 17-18... Larsen Bay.
Bristol Bay--Region 4........... October 29-30..... Dillingham.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta--Region 5. October 21-23..... Anchorage.
Western Interior--Region 6...... October 7-8....... Fairbanks.
Seward Peninsula--Region 7...... October 14-15..... Nome.
Northwest Arctic--Region 8...... October 27-28..... Kotzebue.
Eastern Interior--Region 9...... October 7-9....... Manley Hot
Springs.
North Slope--Region 10.......... September 16-17... Utqiagvik.
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Meeting Agendas
Winter 2025 Meetings
<bullet> General Council business: Review and adoption of agenda;
election of officers; review and approval of previous meeting minutes;
Council Chair and members reports; public and Tribal comments on non-
agenda items.
<bullet> Develop proposals and accept public comments on potential
changes to regulations for subsistence take of wildlife.
<bullet> Review and approve Annual Report.
<bullet> Review and propose changes to the Council charter.
<bullet> Agency, Tribal governments, State of Alaska, and
nongovernmental organizations reports.
<bullet> Future meeting dates.
Fall 2025 Meetings
<bullet> General Council business: Review and adoption of agenda;
review and approval of previous meeting minutes; Council Chair and
members reports; public and Tribal comments on non-agenda items.
<bullet> Prepare recommendations and accept public comments on
proposals to change subsistence take of wildlife regulations and review
and prepare recommendations on wildlife closures.
<bullet> Define issues for upcoming Annual Report.
<bullet> Agency, Tribal governments, Native organizations, State of
Alaska, and nongovernmental organizations reports.
<bullet> Future meeting dates.
A notice will be published with specific dates, times, and meeting
locations in local and statewide newspapers prior to both series of
meetings; in addition, announcements will be made on local radio
stations and posted on social media and the Federal Subsistence
Management Program website (<a href="https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions">https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions</a>).
Locations and dates may change based on weather or local circumstances.
A teleconference will substitute for an in-person meeting if public
health or safety restrictions are in effect. The final draft agendas,
call-in numbers, instructions on how to participate and provide public
comments, and other related meeting information will be posted on the
Federal Subsistence Management Program website and on social media at
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska/">https://www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska/</a>. Transcripts of the
meetings are maintained by the program and will generally be available
for public inspection within 14 days after each meeting at <a href="https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions">https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions</a>.
Public Submission of Comments
Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to
present oral or written comments. If you are not available to submit
your comments, you may have another party present your comments on your
behalf. Any written comments received will be presented to the Council
members by staff.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should
be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifiable
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
request, in your comment, to withhold your personally identifiable
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
Amee Howard,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Gregory Risdahl,
Subsistence Program Leader, USDA--Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-17314 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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