The meeting will be held in Anchorage at the Egan Convention Center, Lower Level, Space 3, beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day or until all business is completed. The public is invited to attend and comment on the proposed changes.
The focus of the meeting will be decisions on 63 proposals for change to seasons and bag limits in federal subsistence regulations for the 1993-94 season. The proposals were submitted by individuals, groups, organizations, and public agencies. Federal agency staff have reviewed and researched each proposal and will make recommendations to the Board.
The Federal Subsistence Board is chaired by an Alaska representative of the Secretary of the Interior. Other members are the Alaska directors of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Board has management responsibilities for subsistence activities on federal public lands in Alaska.
A booklet which included the proposals to be considered was distributed to the public in December. A schedule and copies of the proposals with supplementary information will be available at the meeting.
Information on specific proposals is available by calling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management, at 800-478-1456 or in Anchorage 271-2326 (hearing impaired may call 786-3487). An agenda is attached.
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