[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 12709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5933]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Announcement of Subsistence Resource Commission Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: Notice is here by given in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Subsistence Resource 
Commission for Cape Krusenstern National Monument will be held at 
Kotzebue, Alaska. The purpose of the meeting will be to review Federal 
Subsistence Board wildlife proposals and continue work on National Park 
Service subsistence hunting program recommendations including other 
related subsistence management issues. The meeting will be open to the 
public. Any person may file with the Commission a written statement 
concerning the matters to be discussed.
    The Subsistence Resource Commissions are authorized under Title 
VIII, section 808, of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act, Public Law 96-487, and operates in accordance with the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday 
April 1, 2004, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conference room in 
Kotzebue, Alaska.
    GSA regulations (41 CFR 102-3.150) governing advisory committee 
meetings allow us, in exceptional circumstances, to give less than 15 
days advance notice prior to an advisory committee meeting. It is 
necessary for us to publish this notice less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting so that the work of the committee can be made available for 
consideration at subsequent meetings of the regional subsistence 
advisory council and the Federal Subsistence Board. We were not aware 
sufficiently in advance of the need to more closely coordinate the 
scheduling of the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Julie Hopkins and 
Willie Goodwin at (907) 442-3890, Ken Adkisson at (800) 471-2352, or 
(907) 443-2522.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting will be published in 
local newspapers and announced on local radio stations prior to the 
meeting dates. Locations and dates may need to be changed based on 
weather or local circumstances.
    The following agenda items will be discussed:

    Welcome--Introduction of commission members and guests.
    1. Review and approve agenda.
    2. Review and approve minutes from last meeting.
    3. Review Commission purpose and status of membership.
    4. Superintendent's Report--Status of Hunting Plan 
Recommendations.
    5. Update--Review Federal Subsistence Board--Wildlife Issues.
    6. Update--Review Federal Subsistence Board--Fisheries Issues.
    7 .Public and agency comments.
    8. SRC work session develop recommendations on issues.
    9. Identify agenda topics, set time and place of next SRC 
meeting.
    10. Adjournment.

    Draft minutes will be available for public inspection approximately 
six weeks after the meeting from: Superintendent Western Arctic 
National Parklands, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 1029, Kotzebue, AK 99752.

    Dated: March 3, 2004.
Marcia Blaszak,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 04-5933 Filed 3-16-04; 8:45 am]
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