[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4580-4581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-AKR-KOVA; 9924-PYS]


Alaska Region's Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting for the National Park Service (NPS) 
Alaska Region's Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) program.

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SUMMARY: The November 15, 2011, meeting of the Kobuk Valley National

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Park SRC, previously announced in the Federal Register Volume 76, 
Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2011), was canceled due to a lack of 
quorum caused by inclement Arctic weather conditions. The NPS has 
rescheduled this meeting to occur on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, in 
Kotzebue, Alaska. The Kobuk Valley National Park SRC will meet to 
develop and continue work on NPS subsistence program recommendations 
and other related subsistence management issues. The NPS SRC program is 
authorized under Title VIII, Section 808 of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, to operate in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat .770) 
requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal 
Register.
    Public Availability of Comments: This meeting is open to the public 
and will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is 
welcome to present written or oral comments to the SRC. This meeting 
will be recorded and meeting minutes will be available upon request 
from the park superintendent for public inspection approximately six 
weeks after the meeting. Before including your address, telephone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    If the meeting date and location are changed, a notice will be 
published in local newspapers and announced on local radio stations 
prior to the meeting date. SRC meeting locations and dates may need to 
be changed based on inclement weather or exceptional circumstances.
    Kobuk Valley National Park SRC Meeting Date and Location: The Kobuk 
Valley National Park SRC will meet at the National Park Service 
Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, 171 Third Avenue in Kotzebue, Alaska, 
(907) 442-3890, on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The meeting will start 
at 9 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. or until business is completed.
    For Further Information On the Kobuk Valley National Park SRC 
Meeting Contact: Frank Hays, Superintendent, or Willie Goodwin, 
Subsistence Community Liaison, at (907) 442-3890 or Ken Adkisson, 
Subsistence Manager, at (907) 443-2522 or Clarence Summers, Subsistence 
Manager, NPS Alaska Regional Office, at (907) 644-3603. If you are 
interested in applying for Kobuk Valley National Park SRC membership, 
contact the Superintendent at P.O. Box 1029, Kotzebue, AK 99752, (907) 
442-3890, or visit the park Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/kova/contacts.htm.

Proposed SRC Meeting Agenda

    The proposed meeting agenda for each meeting includes the 
following:

1. Call to Order
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Administrative Announcements
4. Approve Agenda
5. Approval of Minutes
    a. SRC Purpose
    b. SRC Membership
6. SRC Member Reports/Comments
7. National Park Service Reports
    a. Superintendent Updates
    1. Unit 23 User Issues
    2. Local Hire/Internship
    3. Cross Cultural Education
    4. Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
    5. Protection of Archaeological Resources & Consultation 
Requirements
    6. Climate Change Research
    b. Subsistence Manager Updates
    c. Resource Management Updates
    d. Ranger Updates (Education, Resources and Visitor Protection)
8. Federal Subsistence Board Updates
9. Alaska Board of Game Updates
10. Old Business
    a. Subsistence Collections and Uses of Shed or Discarded Animal & 
Plants Environmental Assessment Update
    b. Gates of the Arctic Hunting Plan Recommendations Update
11. New Business
12. Public and Other Agency Comments
13. SRC Work Session
14. Select Time and Location for Next Meeting
15. Adjourn Meeting

Debora R. Cooper,
Associate Regional Director, Resources and Subsistence, Alaska Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-1872 Filed 1-27-12; 8:45 am]
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