[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81218-81219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27568]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

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Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meetings for 2021

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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 
(hereafter, Councils or RACs) for the winter and fall cycles of 2021. 
The 10 Councils each meet approximately twice a year to provide advice 
and recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board about subsistence 
hunting and fishing issues on Federal public lands in Alaska.

DATES: 
    Winter 2021 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence RACs will meet between 
February 9, 2021, and March 18, 2021, as shown in Table 1. All meetings 
will commence at 9:00 a.m. A teleconference may substitute for an in-
person meeting if public health or safety restrictions are in effect.

      Table 1--Winter 2021 Meetings of the Alaska Subsistence RACs
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    Regional Advisory Council            Dates             Location
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Southeast AK--Region 1..........  March 16-18.......  Juneau.
Southcentral AK--Region 2.......  February 24-25....  Cordova.
Kodiak/Aleutians--Region 3......  March 9-10........  Kodiak.
Bristol Bay--Region 4...........  February 9-10.....  Naknek.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta--Region 5.  March 3-4.........  Bethel.
Western Interior--Region 6......  February 17-18....  Fairbanks.
Seward Peninsula--Region 7......  March 11-12.......  Nome.
Northwest Arctic--Region 8......  February 18-19....  Kotzebue.
Eastern Interior--Region 9......  March 4-5.........  Fairbanks.
North Slope--Region 10..........  February 22-23....  Utqiagvik.
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    Fall 2021 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence RACs will meet between 
September 27, 2021, and November 4, 2021, as shown in Table 2. All 
meetings will commence at 9:00 a.m.

       Table 2--Fall 2021 Meetings of the Alaska Subsistence RACs
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    Regional Advisory Council            Dates             Location
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Southeast AK--Region 1..........  October 19-21.....  Craig.
Southcentral AK--Region 2.......  October 13-14.....  Anchorage.
Kodiak/Aleutians--Region 3......  September 27-28...  Unalaska.
Bristol Bay--Region 4...........  October 27-28.....  Dillingham.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta--Region 5.  October 6-7.......  Bethel.
Western Interior--Region 6......  October 13-14.....  Anchorage.
Seward Peninsula--Region 7......  October 26-27.....  Nome.
Northwest Arctic--Region 8......  November 1-2......  Kotzebue.
Eastern Interior--Region 9......  October 7-8.......  Fairbanks.
North Slope--Region 10..........  November 3-4......  Utqiagvik.
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    The meetings are open to the public. For more information see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, below.

ADDRESSES: See DATES above. Specific information about meeting 
locations and the final agendas can be found on the Federal Subsistence 
Program website at: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Sue Detwiler, Assistant 
Regional Director, Office of Subsistence

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Management; (907) 786-3888 or [email protected]. For questions 
specific to National Forest System lands, contact Wayne Owen, Director 
of Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology, Watershed, & Subsistence, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Alaska Region; (907) 
586-7916 or [email protected].
    Reasonable Accommodations: The Federal Subsistence Board is 
committed to providing access to these meetings for all participants. 
Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, 
closed captioning, or other accommodation needs to Caron McKee, (907) 
786-3880, [email protected], or 800-877-8339 (TTY), 7 business days 
prior to the meeting you would like to attend.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Subsistence Board announces the 
2021 public meeting schedule for the 10 Alaska Subsistence Regional 
Advisory Councils, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). Established in 1993, the Councils are 
statutory Federal advisory committees that provide advice and 
recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board about subsistence 
hunting 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 with 
representation from a Chair and two public members appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, 
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the USDA 
Forest Service.
    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.

Meeting Agendas

Winter Meetings

     General Council business: Review and adoption of agenda; 
election of officers; review and approval of previous meeting minutes; 
Chair and Council member reports; public and Tribal comments on non-
agenda items.
     Develop proposals and accept public comment to change 
subsistence hunting and trapping regulations.
     Review and approval of Annual Report.
     Agency reports.
     Future meeting dates.

Fall Meetings

     General Council business: Review and adoption of agenda; 
review and approval of previous meeting minutes; Chair and Council 
member reports; public and Tribal comments on non-agenda items.
     Prepare recommendations and accept public comments on 
proposals to change subsistence hunting and trapping regulations.
     Define issues for upcoming Annual Report.
     Agency reports.
     Future meeting dates.
    A notice will be published of 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 program website. Locations 
and dates may change based on weather or local circumstances. The final 
agendas and other related meeting information will be posted on the 
Federal Subsistence Program website at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions. Detailed minutes of the meetings are maintained by the 
Designated Federal Officers and will be available for public inspection 
within 90 days after each meeting at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Time will be allowed for any 
individual or organization wishing to make extemporaneous and/or formal 
oral comments. Any written comments received will be provided to the 
Council members.
    Before including your address, phone 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.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix.

Sue Detwiler,
Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

    Dated: 10 December 2020.
Wayne Owen,
Director, Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology, Watershed, & Subsistence, 
Alaska Region, USDA--Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-27568 Filed 12-14-20; 8:45 am]
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