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[FR Doc No: 94-23000]
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[Federal Register: September 16, 1994]
VOL. 59, NO. 179
Friday, September 16, 1994
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Forest Service
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Subsistence Management Program in Alaska Meetings
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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TIMES, DATES AND LOCATIONS: The Federal Subsistence Board announces the
forthcoming Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council)
and Federal Subsistence Board (Board) meetings:
Regional Council Meetings:
Western Interior & Yukon-Kuskokwim--Sept. 28-29, 1994
Delta Regional Councils (Joint) Aniak Lodge, Aniak, AK
Kodiak/Aleutians Regional Council--Oct. 4-5, 1994
Regal Alaskan Hotel, Anchorage, AK
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Council--Oct. 4-5, 1994
Location to be announced, Bethel, AK
North Slope Regional Council--Oct. 4-5, 1994
Location to be announced, Barrow, AK
Southeast Regional Council--Oct. 5-7, 1994
Location to be announced, Juneau, AK
Southcentral Regional Council--Oct. 6-7, 1994
Borough Assembly, Soldotna, AK
Bristol Bay Regional Council--Oct. 18-19, 1994
City Office, Newhalen, AK
Northwest Arctic Regional Council--Oct. 19-20, 1994
Technical Center, Kotzebue, AK
Eastern Interior Regional Council--Oct. 19-21, 1994
Tok Lodge, Tok, AK
Seward Peninsula Regional Council--Oct. 24-25, 1994
Location to be announced, Unalakleet, AK
Western Interior Regional Council--Oct. 27-29, 1994
Takusko House, McGrath, AK
Federal Subsistence Board--Nov. 14, 1994
Location to be announced, Anchorage, AK
Specific times and locations will be published in local and
Statewide newspapers as soon as available. All meetings are subject to
change due to adverse weather restricting travel.
SUMMARY: The public is invited to participate in these upcoming Board
and Regional Council meetings. After the public testimony, individuals
will be able to listen to the Regional Council's or the Board's
deliberation on the agenda items.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Regional Councils will be electing
officers and discussing the issues of designated hunters, the annual
report, customary and traditional use eligibility determination
schedules, and proposals for annual seasons and harvest limits. The
Board will be reviewing Requests for Reconsideration regarding king
crab size limits in the Kodiak District and moose and caribou hunter
restrictions on the Severson Peninsula. The Board will also be
considering a Special Action requested by the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game to adjust lynx trapping seasons in various Units.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o Richard Pospahala, Office of
Subsistence Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor
Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; telephone (907)-786-3447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regional Councils have been established
in accordance with Section 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act, Pub. L. 96-487, and Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, subparts A, B, and C (57 FR
22940-22964). They advise the Federal Government on all matters related
to the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife on public lands in
Alaska and operate in accordance with provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The public is invited to participate in the
Regional Council meetings.
The Federal Subsistence Board was established in accordance with
Section 814 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act,
Pub. L. 96-487, and Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands
in Alaska, subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964). The Secretary of
the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture delegated responsibility for
administering the subsistence taking and use of fish and wildlife on
public lands to this body. Their meeting are open and the public is
invited to participate.
Dated: September 7, 1994.
William L. Hensley,
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
[FR Doc. 94-23000 Filed 9-15-94; 8:45 am]
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