2020-00197. National Park Service Alaska Region Subsistence Resource Commission Program; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Meeting notice.

SUMMARY:

The National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Aniakchak National Monument Subsistence Resource Commission, Denali National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC), the Cape Krusenstern National Monument SRC, the Lake Clark National Park SRC, the Kobuk Valley National Park SRC, the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC, and the Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC will meet as indicated below.

DATES:

The Aniakchak National Monument SRC will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or until business is completed on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Should inclement weather prevent travel throughout the week, the meeting will be held by teleconference on Friday, March 13, 2020. Teleconference participants must call the King Salmon, AK at [phone] or [phone], by Monday, March 9, 2020, prior to the meeting to receive teleconference passcode information. For more detailed information regarding this meeting, or if you are interested in applying for SRC membership, contact Mark Sturm, Designated Federal Official and Superintendent, at [phone], or email at [e-mail] or Linda Chisholm, Subsistence Coordinator, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Joshua T. Ream, Regional Subsistence Manager, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

The Denali National Park SRC will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business is completed on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Teleconference participants must call the NPS office at [phone] prior to the meeting to receive teleconference passcode information. For more detailed information regarding these meetings, or if you are interested in applying for SRC membership, contact Designated Federal Official Denice Swanke, Acting Superintendent, at [phone], or via email at [e-mail] or Amy Craver, Subsistence Coordinator, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Joshua Ream, Federal Advisory Committee Group Federal Officer, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

The Cape Krusenstern National Monument SRC will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business is completed on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. The alternate meeting dates are Tuesday, February 11, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, February 12, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the same location. Teleconference participants must call the NPS office at [phone] prior to the meeting to receive teleconference passcode information. For more detailed information regarding this meeting or if you are interested in applying for SRC membership, contact Designated Federal Official Maija Lukin, Superintendent, at [phone], or via email at [e-mail] or Hannah Atkinson, Cultural Resource Specialist, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Joshua Ream, Federal Advisory Committee Group Federal Officer, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

The Lake Clark National Park SRC will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. or until business is completed on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The alternate meeting date is Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at the same time and location. Teleconference participants must call the NPS office at [phone] prior to the meeting to receive teleconference passcode information. For more detailed information regarding this meeting or if you are interested in applying for SRC membership, contact Designated Federal Official Susanne Green, Superintendent, at [phone], or via email at [e-mail] or Liza Rupp, Subsistence Manager, at [phone] or via at email [e-mail] or Joshua Ream, Federal Advisory Committee Group Federal Officer, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

The Kobuk Valley National Park SRC will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business is completed on Thursday, February 6, 2020, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020. The alternate meeting dates are Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, February 14, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the same location. Teleconference participants must call the NPS office at [phone] prior to the meeting to receive teleconference passcode information. For more detailed information regarding this meeting or if you are interested in applying for SRC membership, contact Designated Federal Official Maija Lukin, Superintendent, at [phone], or via email at [e-mail] or Hannah Atkinson, Cultural Resource Specialist, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Joshua Ream, Federal Advisory Committee Group Federal Officer, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2020, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business is completed on Friday, February 14, 2020. If business is completed on February 13, 2020, the meeting will adjourn, and no meeting will take place on February 14, 2020. The alternate meeting dates are Tuesday, February 25, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, February 26, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business is completed at the same location. Teleconference access to the meeting may be requested by calling the NPS office at [phone] no later than Wednesday, February 12, 2020. For more detailed information regarding these meetings, or if you are interested in applying for SRC membership, contact Designated Federal Official Ben Bobowski, Superintendent, [phone], or via email at [e-mail] or Barbara Cellarius, Subsistence Coordinator, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Joshua Ream, Federal Advisory Committee Group Federal Officer, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

The Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business is complete on both Wednesday, April 8, 2020, and Thursday, April 9, 2020. The alternate meeting dates are Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, April 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business is completed at the same location. Teleconference participants must call the NPS office at [phone] prior to the meeting to receive teleconference passcode information. For more detailed information regarding this meeting or if you are interested in applying for SRC membership, contact Designated Federal Official Greg Dudgeon, Superintendent, at [phone], or via email at [e-mail] or Marcy Okada, Subsistence Coordinator, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Joshua Ream, Federal Advisory Committee Group Federal Officer, at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

ADDRESSES:

The Aniakchak National Monument SRC will meet at Katmai National Park, 1000 Silver Street, Bldg. 603, King Salmon, Alaska 99613. The Denali National Park SRC will meet at the MTNT Limited Tribal Village Corporation Office, 123 Takotna Avenue, McGrath, AK 99627. The alternate meeting location for the Denali National Park SRC will be at Pike's Waterfront Lodge, 1850 Hoselton Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99709. The Cape Krusenstern National Monument SRC will meet in the conference room at the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, 171 3rd Avenue, Kotzebue, AK 99752. The Lake Clark National Park SRC will meet at the Newhalen School, 900 School Road, Newhalen, AK 99606. The Kobuk Valley National Park SRC will meet in the conference room at the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, 171 3rd Avenue, Kotzebue, AK 99752. The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC will meet at the NPS office in the Copper Center Visitor Center Complex, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway, Copper Center, AK 99573. The Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC will meet at the Shungnak School, 6 West River Road, Shungnak, AK 99773.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NPS is holding meetings pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16). The NPS SRC program is authorized under title VIII, section 808 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3118).

SRC meetings are 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. SRC meetings will be recorded and meeting minutes will be available upon request from the Superintendent for public inspection approximately six weeks after the meeting.

Purpose of the Meeting: The agenda may change to accommodate SRC business. The proposed meeting agenda for each meeting includes the following:

1. Call to Order—Confirm Quorum

2. Welcome and Introduction

3. Review and Adoption of Agenda

4. Approval of Minutes

5. Superintendent's Welcome and Review of the SRC Purpose

6. SRC Membership Status

7. SRC Chair and Members' Reports

8. Superintendent's Report

9. Old Business

10. New Business

11. Federal Subsistence Board Update

12. Alaska Boards of Fish and Game Update

13. National Park Service Staff Reports

a. Superintendent/Ranger Reports

b. Resource Manager's Report

c. Subsistence Manager's Report

14. Public and Other Agency Comments

15. Work Session

16. Set Tentative Date and Location for Next SRC Meeting

17. Adjourn Meeting.

SRC meeting location and date may change based on inclement weather or exceptional circumstances. If the meeting date and location are changed, the Superintendent will issue a press release and use local newspapers and radio stations to announce the rescheduled meeting.

Public Disclosure of Comments: 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 2.

Alma Ripps,

Chief, Office of Policy.