[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10899-10903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03407]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077; FXRS12610700000 FF07J00000 201]
RIN 1018-BF10
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--
2022-23 and 2023-24 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish regulations for hunting and
trapping seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2022-2023 and 2023-
2024 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) is on a
schedule of completing the process of revising subsistence taking of
wildlife regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence taking of
fish and shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years; public proposal
and review processes take place during the preceding year. The Board
also addresses customary and traditional use determinations during the
applicable cycle. When final, the resulting rulemaking will replace the
existing subsistence wildlife taking regulations. This proposed rule
could also amend the general regulations on subsistence taking of fish
and wildlife.
DATES: Public meetings: The Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory
Councils (Councils) will hold public meetings to receive comments and
make proposals to change this proposed rule February 9 through March
18, 2021, and will hold another round of public meetings to discuss and
receive comments on the proposals, and make recommendations on the
proposals to the Federal Subsistence Board, on several dates between
September 27 and November 4, 2021. The Board will discuss and evaluate
proposed regulatory changes during a public meeting in Anchorage, AK,
in April 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific information
on dates and locations of the public meetings.
Public comments: Comments and proposals to change this proposed
rule must be received or postmarked by May 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Public meetings: The Federal Subsistence Board and the
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils' public meetings are
held at various locations in Alaska. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
specific information on dates and locations of the public meetings.
Public comments: You may submit comments by one of the following
methods:
Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov and search for FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077, which is
the docket number for this rulemaking.
By hard copy: U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: USFWS, Office
of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 121, Attn: Theo
Matuskowitz, Anchorage, AK 99503-6199, or hand delivery to the
Designated Federal Official attending any of the Federal Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council public meetings. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional information on locations of the public
meetings.
We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide
us (see the Public Review Process section below for more information).
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 Management; (907) 786-3888 or
subsistence@fws.gov. For questions specific to National Forest System
lands, contact Wayne Owen, Director Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology,
Watershed, & Subsistence, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest
Service, Alaska Region; (907) 586-7916 or wayne.owen@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to as ``the
Secretaries'') jointly
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implement the Federal Subsistence Management Program (hereafter
referred to as ``the Program''). The Program provides a preference for
take of fish and wildlife resources for subsistence uses on Federal
public lands and waters in Alaska. Only Alaska residents of areas
identified as rural are eligible to participate in the Program. The
Secretaries published temporary regulations to carry out the Program in
the Federal Register on June 29, 1990 (55 FR 27114), and final
regulations on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). Program officials have
subsequently amended these regulations a number of times.
Because the Program is a joint effort between the Departments of
the Interior and Agriculture, these regulations are located in two
titles of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): The Agriculture
regulations are at title 36, ``Parks, Forests, and Public Property,''
and the Interior regulations are at title 50, ``Wildlife and
Fisheries,'' at 36 CFR 242.1 through 242.28 and 50 CFR 100.1 through
100.28, respectively. Consequently, to indicate that identical changes
are proposed for regulations in both titles 36 and 50, in this document
we will present references to specific sections of the CFR as shown in
the following example: Sec. _.24.
The Program regulations contain subparts as follows: Subpart A,
General Provisions; Subpart B, Program Structure; Subpart C, Board
Determinations; and Subpart D, Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife.
Consistent with subpart B of these regulations, the Secretaries
established a Federal Subsistence Board to administer the Program. The
Board comprises:
A Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture;
The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service;
The Alaska Regional Director, National Park Service;
The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management;
The Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
The Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service; and
Two public members appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Through the Board, these agencies and public members participate in
the development of regulations for subparts C and D. Subpart C sets
forth important Board determinations regarding program eligibility,
i.e., which areas of Alaska are considered rural and which species are
harvested in those areas as part of a ``customary and traditional use''
for subsistence purposes. Subpart D sets forth specific harvest seasons
and limits.
In administering the Program, the Secretaries divided Alaska into
10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council. The Councils provide a
forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of local conditions
and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in the subsistence
management of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands in Alaska. The
Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user
interests within each region.
Public Review Process--Comments, Proposals, and Public Meetings
The Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will have a
substantial role in reviewing this proposed rule and making
recommendations for the final rule. The Federal Subsistence Board,
through the Councils, will hold public meetings on this proposed rule
at the following locations in Alaska, on the following dates:
Region 1--Southeast Regional Juneau.................................. March 16, 2021.
Council.
Region 2--Southcentral Regional Cordova................................. February 24, 2021.
Council.
Region 3--Kodiak/Aleutians Kodiak.................................. March 3, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 4--Bristol Bay Regional Naknek.................................. February 9, 2021.
Council.
Region 5--Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Bethel.................................. March 3, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 6--Western Interior Fairbanks............................... February 17, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 7--Seward Peninsula Nome.................................... March 11, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 8--Northwest Arctic Kotzebure............................... February 18, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 9--Eastern Interior Fairbanks............................... March 4, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 10--North Slope Regional Utqiagvik............................... February 22, 2021.
Council.
During April 2021, the written proposals to change the regulations
at subpart D, take of wildlife, and subpart C, customary and
traditional use determinations, will be compiled and distributed for
public review. Written public comments will be accepted on the
distributed proposals during a second 30-day public comment period. The
Board, through the Councils, will hold a second series of public
meetings in August through November 2021, to receive comments on
specific proposals and to develop recommendations to the Board at the
following locations in Alaska, on the following dates:
Region 1--Southeast Regional Craig................................... October 19, 2021.
Council.
Region 2--Southcentral Regional Anchorage............................... October 13, 2021.
Council.
Region 3--Kodiak/Aleutians Unalaska................................ September 27, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 4--Bristol Bay Regional Dillingham.............................. October 27, 2021.
Council.
Region 5--Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Bethel.................................. October 6, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 6--Western Interior Anchorage............................... October 13, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 7--Seward Peninsula Nome.................................... October 26, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 8--Northwest Arctic Kotzebue................................ November 1, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 9--Eastern Interior Fairbanks............................... October 7, 2021.
Regional Council.
Region 10--North Slope Regional Utqiagvik............................... November 3, 2021.
Council.
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, this information will be shared on local radio
and television announcements and postings to social media and the
program website at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions. Locations
and dates may change based on weather or local circumstances. The
amount of work on each Council's agenda determines the length of each
Council meeting, but typically the meetings are scheduled to last 2
days. Occasionally a Council will lack information necessary during a
scheduled meeting to make a recommendation to the Board or to
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provide comments on other matters affecting subsistence in the region.
If this situation occurs, the Council may announce on the record a
later teleconference to address the specific issue when the requested
information or data is available; please note that any follow-up
teleconference would be an exception and must be approved, in advance,
by the Assistant Regional Director for the Office of Subsistence
Management. These teleconferences are open to the public, along with
opportunities for public comment; the date and time will be announced
during the scheduled meeting, and that same information will be
announced through news releases and local radio, television, and social
media ads.
The Board will discuss and evaluate proposed changes to the
subsistence management regulations during a public meeting scheduled to
be held in Anchorage, Alaska, in April 2022. The Federal Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council Chairs, or their designated representatives,
will present their respective Councils' recommendations at the Board
meeting. Additional oral testimony may be provided on specific
proposals before the Board at that time. At that public meeting, the
Board will deliberate and take final action on proposals received that
request changes to this proposed rule.
Proposals to the Board to modify the general fish and wildlife
regulations, wildlife harvest regulations, and customary and
traditional use determinations must include the following information:
a. Name, address, and telephone number of the requestor;
b. Each section and/or paragraph designation in this proposed rule
for which changes are suggested, if applicable;
c. A description of the regulatory change(s) desired;
d. A statement explaining why each change is necessary;
e. Proposed wording changes; and
f. Any additional information that you believe will help the Board
in evaluating the proposed change.
The Board immediately rejects proposals that fail to include the
above information, or proposals that are beyond the scope of
authorities in Sec. _.24, subpart C (the regulations governing
customary and traditional use determinations), and Sec. Sec. _.25 and
_.26 of subpart D (the general and specific regulations governing the
subsistence take of wildlife). If a proposal needs clarification, prior
to being distributed for public review, the proponent may be contacted,
and the proposal could be revised based on their input. Once a proposal
is distributed for public review, no additional changes may be made as
part of the original submission. During the April 2022 meeting, the
Board may defer review and action on some proposals to allow time for
cooperative planning efforts, or to acquire additional needed
information. The Board may elect to defer taking action on any given
proposal if the workload of staff, Councils, or the Board becomes
excessive. These deferrals may be based on recommendations by the
affected Council(s) or staff members, or on the basis of the Board's
intention to do least harm to the subsistence user and the resource
involved. A proponent of a proposal may withdraw the proposal provided
it has not been considered, and a recommendation has not been made, by
a Council. The Board may consider and act on alternatives that address
the intent of a proposal while differing in approach.
You may submit written comments and materials concerning this
proposed rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. If you submit
a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment,
including any personal identifying information, will be posted on the
website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal
identifying information, you may request at the top of your document
that we withhold this information from public review. However, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all
hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing this proposed rule, will be
available for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket
No. FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077, or by appointment, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, at: USFWS, Office of
Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503.
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, subsistence@fws.gov,
or 800-877-8339 (TTY), seven business days prior to the meeting you
would like to attend.
Tribal Consultation and Comment
As expressed in Executive Order 13175, ``Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,'' the Federal officials
that have been delegated authority by the Secretaries are committed to
honoring the unique government-to-government political relationship
that exists between the Federal Government and federally recognized
Indian Tribes (Tribes) as listed in 82 FR 4915 (January 17, 2017).
Consultation with Alaska Native corporations is based on Public Law
108-199, div. H, Sec. 161, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as amended by
Public Law 108-447, div. H, title V, Sec. 518, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat.
3267, which provides that: ``The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget and all Federal agencies shall hereafter consult with Alaska
Native corporations on the same basis as Indian tribes under Executive
Order No. 13175.''
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act does not
provide specific rights to Tribes for the subsistence taking of
wildlife, fish, and shellfish. However, because Tribal members are
affected by subsistence fishing, hunting, and trapping regulations, the
Secretaries, through the Board, will provide federally recognized
Tribes and Alaska Native corporations an opportunity to consult on this
proposed rule.
The Board will engage in outreach efforts for this proposed rule,
including a notification letter, to ensure that Tribes and Alaska
Native corporations are advised of the mechanisms by which they can
participate. The Board provides a variety of opportunities for
consultation: proposing changes to the existing rule; commenting on
proposed changes to the existing rule; engaging in dialogue at the
Regional Council meetings; engaging in dialogue at the Board's
meetings; and providing input in person, by mail, email, or phone at
any time during the rulemaking process. The Board will commit to
efficiently and adequately providing an opportunity to Tribes and
Alaska Native corporations for consultation in regard to subsistence
rulemaking.
The Board will consider Tribes' and Alaska Native corporations'
information, input, and recommendations, and address their concerns as
much as practicable.
Developing the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Wildlife Seasons and Harvest Limit
Proposed Regulations
In titles 36 and 50 of the CFR, the subparts C and D regulations
are subject to periodic review and revision. The Board currently
completes the process of revising subsistence take of wildlife
regulations in even-numbered years and fish and shellfish regulations
in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place
during the
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preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and traditional use
determinations during the applicable cycle.
The current subsistence program regulations form the starting point
for consideration during each new rulemaking cycle. Consequently, in
this rulemaking action pertaining to wildlife, the Board will consider
proposals to revise the regulations in any of the following sections of
titles 36 and 50 of the CFR:
Sec. _.24: customary and traditional use determinations;
Sec. _.25: general provisions governing the subsistence
take of wildlife, fish, and shellfish; and
Sec. _.26: specific provisions governing the subsistence
take of wildlife.
As such, the text of the proposed 2022-24 subparts C and D
subsistence regulations in titles 36 and 50 is the combined text of
previously issued rules that revised these sections of the regulations.
The following Federal Register citations show when these CFR sections
were last revised. Therefore, the regulations established by these two
final rules constitute the text of this proposed rule:
The text of the proposed amendments to 36 CFR 242.24 and 242.26 and
50 CFR 100.24 and 100.26 is the final rule for the 2020-2022 regulatory
period for wildlife (85 FR 74796; November 23, 2020).
The text of the proposed amendments to 36 CFR 242.25 and 50 CFR
100.25 is the final rule for the 2018-20 regulatory period for wildlife
(83 FR 50758; October 9, 2018).
These regulations will remain in effect until subsequent Board
action changes elements as a result of the public review process
outlined above in this document and a final rule is published.
Compliance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
National Environmental Policy Act
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement that described four
alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program
was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. The Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,
1992. The Record of Decision (ROD) on Subsistence Management for
Federal Public Lands in Alaska was signed April 6, 1992. The selected
alternative in the FEIS (Alternative IV) defined the administrative
framework of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence regulations.
A 1997 environmental assessment dealt with the expansion of Federal
jurisdiction over fisheries and is available at the office listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Secretary of the Interior, with
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, determined that expansion
of Federal jurisdiction does not constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the human environment and, therefore, signed a
Finding of No Significant Impact.
Section 810 of ANILCA
An ANILCA section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS
process on the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The intent of
all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord subsistence uses of
fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over the taking of fish
and wildlife on such lands for other purposes, unless restriction is
necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife populations. The final
section 810 analysis determination appeared in the April 6, 1992, ROD
and concluded that the Federal Subsistence Management Program, under
Alternative IV with an annual process for setting subsistence
regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but will
not likely restrict subsistence uses significantly.
During the subsequent environmental assessment process for
extending fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of the effects of the
subsistence program regulations was conducted in accordance with
section 810. That evaluation also supported the Secretaries'
determination that the regulations will not reach the ``may
significantly restrict'' threshold that would require notice and
hearings under ANILCA section 810(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This proposed rule does not contain any new collections of
information that require Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). OMB has reviewed and approved
the collections of information associated with the subsistence
regulations at 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, and assigned OMB
Control Number 1018-0075 (expires January 31, 2021, and, in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10, the Service may continue to sponsor the collection
while the renewal is pending at OMB). We may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Order 12866)
Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget will
review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that this proposed
rule is not significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while
calling for improvements in the nation's regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most
innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends.
The executive order directs agencies to consider regulatory approaches
that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for
the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible, and
consistent with regulatory objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further
that regulations must be based on the best available science and that
the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open
exchange of ideas. We have developed this proposed rule in a manner
consistent with these requirements.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities,
which include small businesses, organizations, or governmental
jurisdictions. In general, the resources to be harvested under this
proposed rule are already being harvested and consumed by the local
harvester and do not result in an additional dollar benefit to the
economy. However, we estimate that two million pounds of meat are
harvested by subsistence users annually and, if given an estimated
dollar value of $3.00 per pound, this amount would equate to about $6
million in food value statewide. Based upon the amounts and values
cited above, the Departments certify that this rulemaking will not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Executive Order 13771
This proposed rule is not an Executive Order (E.O.) 13771
(``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs'') (82 FR 9339,
February 3, 2017) regulatory action because this proposed rule is not
significant under E.O. 12866.
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Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5
U.S.C. 801 et seq.), this proposed rule is not a major rule. It will
not have an effect on the economy of $100 million or more, will not
cause a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, and will not
have significant adverse effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based
enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Executive Order 12630
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a
subsistence priority on public lands. The scope of this program is
limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these proposed
regulations have no potential takings of private property implications
as defined by Executive Order 12630.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Secretaries have determined and certify pursuant to the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this
rulemaking will not impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given
year on local or State governments or private entities. The
implementation of this rule is by Federal agencies and there is no cost
imposed on any State or local entities or tribal governments.
Executive Order 12988
The Secretaries have determined that these regulations meet the
applicable standards provided in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive
Order 12988, regarding civil justice reform.
Executive Order 13132
In accordance with Executive Order 13132, this proposed rule does
not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation
of a Federalism Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State
from exercising subsistence management authority over fish and wildlife
resources on Federal lands unless it meets certain requirements.
Executive Order 13175
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Title VIII,
does not provide specific rights to tribes for the subsistence taking
of wildlife, fish, and shellfish. However, the Secretaries, through the
Board, will provide federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native
corporations an opportunity to consult on this proposed rule.
Consultations with Alaska Native corporations are based on Public Law
108-199, div. H, Sec. 161, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as amended by
Public Law 108-447, div. H, title V, Sec. 518, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat.
3267, which provides that: ``The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget and all Federal agencies shall hereafter consult with Alaska
Native corporations on the same basis as Indian tribes under Executive
Order No. 13175.''
The Secretaries, through the Board, will provide a variety of
opportunities for consultation: commenting on proposed changes to the
existing rule; engaging in dialogue at the Regional Council meetings;
engaging in dialogue at the Board's meetings; and providing input in
person, by mail, email, or phone at any time during the rulemaking
process.
Executive Order 13211
This Executive order requires agencies to prepare Statements of
Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. However, this proposed
rule is not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 13211, affecting
energy supply, distribution, or use, and no Statement of Energy Effects
is required.
Drafting Information
Theo Matuskowitz drafted this proposed rule under the guidance of
Sue Detwiler of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional
assistance was provided by:
Chris McKee, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land
Management;
Joshua Ream, Alaska Regional Office, National Park
Service;
Dr. Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian
Affairs;
Carol Damberg, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; and
Deyna Kuntzsch, Alaska Regional Office, USDA--Forest
Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 100
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
Proposed Regulation Promulgation
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence
Board proposes to amend 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100 for the
2022-23 and 2023-24 regulatory years:
The text of the proposed amendments to 36 CFR 242.24 and 242.26 and
50 CFR 100.24 and 100.26 is the final rule for the 2020-2022 regulatory
period for wildlife (85 FR 74796; November 23, 2020).
The text of the proposed amendments to 36 CFR 242.25 and 50 CFR
100.25 is the final rule for the 2018-20 regulatory period for wildlife
(83 FR 50758; October 9, 2018).
Sue Detwiler,
Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wayne Owen,
Director, Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology, Watershed, & Subsistence,
Alaska Region, USDA--Forest Service.
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