[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63962-63963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.
    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 https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.

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 [email protected] (email). For questions specific 
to National Forest System lands, contact Gregory Risdahl, Subsistence 
Program Leader, (907) 302-7354 (phone) or [email protected] 
(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), [email protected] (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

     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.
     Develop proposals and accept public comments on potential 
changes to regulations for subsistence take of wildlife.
     Review and approve Annual Report.
     Review and propose changes to the Council charter.
     Agency, Tribal governments, State of Alaska, and 
nongovernmental organizations reports.
     Future meeting dates.

Fall 2025 Meetings

     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.
     Prepare recommendations and accept public comments on 
proposals to change subsistence take of wildlife regulations and review 
and prepare recommendations on wildlife closures.
     Define issues for upcoming Annual Report.
     Agency, Tribal governments, Native organizations, State of 
Alaska, and nongovernmental organizations reports.
     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 (https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions). 
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 
https://www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska/. Transcripts of the 
meetings are maintained by the program and will generally be available 
for public inspection within 14 days after each meeting at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.

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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