2013-06492. North Slope Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY:

Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting (teleconference).

SUMMARY:

This notice informs the public that the North Slope Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Council) will hold a public meeting by teleconference on April 16, 2013. The public is invited to participate and to provide oral testimony. The purpose of the Council is to provide recommendations and information to the Federal Subsistence Board, to review policies and management plans, and to provide a public forum for subsistence issues.

DATES:

The teleconference will take place on April 16, 2013, at 9 a.m. For how to participate, please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, by U.S. mail c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Kathleen M. O'Reilly-Doyle, Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503; by telephone at [phone]; or via email at [e-mail]. For questions specific to National Forest System lands, please contact Steve Kessler, Subsistence Program Leader, by U.S. mail at USDA, Forest Service, 161 East 1st Avenue, Door 8, Anchorage, AK 99503; by telephone at [phone]; or via email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., the North Slope Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet to review the draft Tribal Consultation Implementation Guidelines, the rural determination process, and customary and traditional use determinations, and to form other recommendations on fish and wildlife issues.

This meeting is a follow-up to the Council's February 26, 2013, meeting, which made recommendations on changes to the regulations for the subsistence taking of wildlife to the Federal Subsistence Board and to address subsistence issues concerning the region. To participate, call toll free 1-866-560-5984. When prompted, enter the following passcode: 12960066.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.

Dated: March 13, 2013.

Kathleen M. O'Reilly-Doyle,

Acting, Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.

Dated: March 15, 2013.

Steve Kessler,

Subsistence Program Leader, USDA—Forest Service.