[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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36 CFR Part 242

50 CFR Part 100



Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart 
C and Subpart D--2000-2001 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 
Regulations; Final Rule

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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

RIN 1018-AF74; RIN 1018-AG03


Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 
Subpart C and Subpart D--2000-2001 Subsistence Taking of Fish and 
Wildlife Regulations

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest 
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses during the 2000-2001 regulatory year. The rulemaking 
is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review 
cycle. This rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations included in 
the ``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 
Subpart D--1999-2000 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 
Regulations,'' which expire on June 30, 2000. This rule also amends the 
Rural Determinations (Section ____.23 of Subpart C) and Customary and 
Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board 
(Section ____.24 of Subpart C).

DATES: Sections ____.23 and .24(a)(1) are effective July 1, 2000. 
Section ____.25 is effective July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of 
Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888. For questions specific to 
National Forest System lands, contact Ken Thompson, Regional 
Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region (907) 
786-3888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126) requires that the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a 
joint program to grant a preference for subsistence uses of fish and 
wildlife resources on public lands, unless the State of Alaska enacts 
and implements laws of general applicability that are consistent with 
ANILCA and that provide for the subsistence definition, preference, and 
participation specified in Sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA. The 
State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior 
previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December 
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska 
that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the 
Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State 
to delete the rural preference from the subsistence statute and, 
therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the 
effect of the decision until July 1, 1990.
    As a result of the McDowell decision, the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of Agriculture (Departments) assumed, on 
July 1, 1990, responsibility for implementation of Title VIII of ANILCA 
on public lands. On June 29, 1990, the Temporary Subsistence Management 
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska were published in the Federal 
Register (55 FR 27114-27170). Consistent with Subparts A, B, and C of 
these regulations, as revised January 8, 1999, (64 FR 1276), the 
Departments established a Federal Subsistence Board to administer the 
Federal Subsistence Management Program. The Board's composition 
includes 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, 
U.S. National Park Service; the Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management; the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian 
Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through 
the Board, these agencies participated in the development of 
regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D 
regulations.
    All Board members have reviewed this rule and agree with its 
substance. Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an 
agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the 
Interior, identical text would be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and 
50 CFR part 100.

Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C

    Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence 
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 
100.23 and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this 
rule. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 
242.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart.

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

    Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management 
Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the 
Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, 
36 CFR 242.11 (1999) and 50 CFR 100.11 (1999), and for the purposes 
identified therein, we divide Alaska into ten subsistence resource 
regions, each of which is represented by a Federal Subsistence Regional 
Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional 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 Alaska public lands. The Regional 
Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user 
diversity within each region.
    The Regional Councils had a substantial role in reviewing the 
proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, 
the Council Chairs, or their designated representatives, presented 
their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting of May 2-4, 2000.

Summary of Changes

    Section __.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was 
originally published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 
1992. Since that time, the Board has made a number of Customary and 
Traditional Use Determinations at the request of impacted subsistence 
users. Those modifications, along with some administrative corrections, 
were published in the Federal Register (59 FR 27462, published May 27, 
1994; 59 FR 51855, published October 13, 1994; 60 FR 10317, published 
February 24, 1995; 61 FR 39698, published July 30, 1996; 62 FR 29016, 
published May 29, 1997; 63 FR 35332, published June 29, 1998; 63 FR 
46148, published August 28, 1998; and 64 FR 35776, published July 1, 
1999). During its May 2-4, 2000, meeting, the Board made additional 
determinations in addition to various annual season and harvest limit 
changes. The public has had extensive opportunity to review and comment 
on all changes. Additional details on the recent Board modifications 
are contained below in Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board.

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    Subpart D regulations are subject to an annual cycle and require 
development of an entire new rule each year. Customary and traditional 
use determinations are also subject to an annual review process 
providing for modification each year. Proposed Subpart D regulations 
for the 2000-2001 seasons and harvest limits, and methods and means 
were published on September 10, 1999, in the Federal Register (64 FR 
49278-49320). A 60-day comment period providing for public review of 
the proposed rule and calling for proposals was advertised by mail, 
radio, and newspaper. During that period, the Regional Councils met 
and, in addition to other Regional Council business, received 
suggestions for proposals from the public. The Board received a total 
of 61 proposals for changes to Customary and Traditional Use 
Determinations or to Subpart D. Subsequent to the 60-day review period, 
the Board prepared a booklet describing the proposals and distributed 
it to the public. The public had an additional 30 days in which to 
comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations. The ten 
Regional Councils met again, received public comments, and formulated 
their recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective 
regions. Two of the proposals were withdrawn from consideration by 
their originators. A review of the Kenai Peninsula nonrural 
determinations (see 65 FR 8673, February 22, 2000) was also included 
for deliberation at the May 2-4, 2000, Board meeting. These final 
regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council 
recommendations and public comments.

Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board

    The Board rejected 18 proposals and part of 1 other. All but two of 
these rejections were based on recommendations from the respective 
Regional Council and additional factors. In those two cases, adopting 
the proposals would have adversely impacted the local subsistence users 
without biological justification.
    The Board rejected four proposals requesting that customary and 
traditional use determinations be revised for bear, goat, or moose. In 
each case, the cultural information did not substantiate the request.
    Three proposals requested establishing or expanding seasons for 
moose or closing Federal lands to nonsubsistence users. These proposals 
were rejected for conservation reasons or because the moose population 
in the area could support both subsistence and non-subsistence harvest.
    Two proposals requested establishing or expanding hunt areas for 
caribou. These proposals were rejected for conservation reasons or 
because the caribou population in the area could support both 
subsistence and non-subsistence harvest.
    Four proposals requested restricting seasons or harvest limits for 
deer. These proposals were rejected because the deer population in the 
area could support both subsistence and non-subsistence harvest.
    Two proposals requested closing Federal lands to the use of 
motorized vehicles for the taking of deer and black bear. These 
proposals were rejected because the deer and black bear populations in 
the area could support both subsistence and non-subsistence harvest and 
such an access restriction would needlessly restrict subsistence users.
    Two proposals requested redefining the term ``edible meat.'' These 
proposals were rejected for conservation reasons and to retain 
alignment with the State definition.
    The Board deferred action on one proposal in order to allow 
communities or Regional Councils additional time to review the issues 
and provide additional information.

Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board

    The Board adopted 38 proposals and part of 1 other. Some of these 
proposals were adopted as submitted and others were adopted with 
modifications suggested by the respective Regional Council or developed 
during the Board's public deliberations.
    All but one of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption 
by at least one of the Regional Councils and were based on meeting 
customary and traditional uses, harvest practices, or protecting 
wildlife populations. Detailed information relating to justification 
for the action on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting 
transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence 
Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, Alaska or on the 
Office of Subsistence Management website (http://www.r7.fws.gov/asm/home.html). Additional technical clarifications and removal of excess 
materials have been made, which result in a more readable document.

Multiple Regions

    The Board adopted one proposal regarding expansion of the furbearer 
trapping seasons regulations found in Sec. ____.25, which affects 
residents of several Regions.

Southeast Region

    The Board adopted two proposals affecting residents of the 
Southeast Region resulting in the following change to the regulations 
found in Sec. __.25.
    <bullet> Established a brown bear educational permit hunt in Unit 
4.

Southcentral Region

    The Board tabled one proposal because most of the components were 
previously addressed in another proposal and adopted eight proposals 
affecting residents in the Southcentral Region resulting in the 
following changes to the regulations found in Sec. __.24 and 
Sec. __.25.
    <bullet> Revised the hunt area and harvest limit for goat in Unit 
6.
    <bullet> Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for goat in Unit 11.
    <bullet> Established a season and provided for the ceremonial take 
of moose in Unit 6.
    <bullet> Revised the requirement for proof of sex on harvested 
moose in Units 11 and 13 and added the requirement for permits in Unit 
11.
    <bullet> Established a hunting season for beaver in Units 6, 7, 11, 
13, and 14 and revised the seasons for beaver in Units 6, 11, 13, and 
16 and wolves in Unit 13.

Kodiak/Aleutians Region

    The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents in the 
Kodiak/Aleutians Region resulting in the following changes to the 
regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
    <bullet> Deleted the access restrictions for elk in Unit 8.
    <bullet> Established a customary and traditional use determination 
for caribou in parts of Units 9 and 10.
    <bullet> Established a season and harvest limit for caribou in 
parts of Units 9 and 10 and provided for designated hunter permits.

Bristol Bay Region

    The Board adopted seven proposals affecting residents in the 
Bristol Bay Region resulting in the following changes to the 
regulations found in Sec. __.24 and Sec. __.25.
    <bullet> Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for caribou and moose in parts of Unit 17.
    <bullet> Established a designated hunter system for caribou in part 
of Unit 9.
    <bullet> Revised the season for moose in part of Unit 9.
    <bullet> Revised the season for beaver in parts of Units 9 and 17 
and in Unit 18.

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Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region

    The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of the Yukon-
Kuskokwim Delta Region resulting in the following change to the 
regulations found in Sec. ____.25.
    <bullet> Allowed the taking of caribou from a boat in Unit 18.

Western Interior Region

    The Board adopted nine proposals affecting residents of the Western 
Interior Region resulting in the following change to the regulations 
found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
    <bullet> Revised the season and harvest limits for brown bear in 
part of Unit 21.
    <bullet> Revised the customary and traditional use determinations 
for caribou in Unit 24.
    <bullet> Revised the hunt area description and harvest limits for 
caribou in Unit 24.
    <bullet> Revised the seasons and harvest limits for moose in Units 
21 and 24.
    <bullet> Revised the harvest limits for coyote in Units 19, 21, and 
24.

Seward Peninsula Region

    The Board adopted four proposals and part of another affecting 
residents of the Seward Peninsula Region resulting in the following 
change to the regulations found in Sec. ____.25.
    <bullet> Revised the season for brown bear in part of Unit 22.
    <bullet> Revised the permit structure for a muskox hunt in part of 
Unit 22.
    <bullet> Revised the harvest limit for moose in part of Unit 22.
    <bullet> Revised the season for ptarmigan in part of Unit 22.
    The Board, on June 14 acting on a Special Action request, increased 
the number of muskox permits in part of Unit 22 and increased the 
overall harvest quota.

Eastern Interior Region

    The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents of the 
Eastern Interior Region resulting in the following changes to the 
regulations found in Sec. ____.25.
    <bullet> Revised the harvest limit, opening authority, and 
redefined the closed area for caribou in Unit 12.
    <bullet> Revised the permit quota for moose in part of Unit 25.

Kenai Rural/Nonrural Determination Request

    In addition, the Board considered and adopted a request from the 
Kenaitze Indian Tribe to determine the Kenai Peninsula rural for the 
purposes of Title VIII of ANILCA resulting in changes to the 
regulations found in Sec. ____.23.
    The Board received 15 written comments on the Proposed Rule 
regarding revised rural/nonrural determinations for the Kenai Peninsula 
(65 FR 8673, published February 22, 2000.) The Board also received 
testimony during a public hearing held March 1, 2000, in Kenai, Alaska.

Public Comments

    Many of the commentors expressed support either for or against a 
rural or nonrural determination. Some indicated that a rural decision 
should be made to correct an alleged original error in the 
determination in 1990. Most of the testimony and written comments did 
not specifically address the adequacy of the rule or the rural/nonrural 
determination.
    A number of commentors compared the original rural/nonrural 
determination for the Kenai Peninsula communities with the 
determinations made for Kodiak, Sitka, and Saxman. The Board, as they 
received testimony on May 4, 2000, was swayed by the recommendation of 
the Southcentral Regional Advisory Council and testimony that pointed 
out inconsistencies between the determinations for the Kenai Peninsula 
communities with the determinations made for Kodiak, Sitka, and Saxman. 
The Board also took into account the designation of the Kenai Peninsula 
communities as ``rural'' by other Federal agencies for various 
assistance programs. Additionally, the Board found the fact that many 
of the residents of the Kenai Peninsula communities have a subsistence 
lifestyle, a compelling reason to designate those communities as rural.
    Two commentors addressed a concern that, if a community is road-
connected, it should not be designated rural. Title VIII and the 
legislative history did not address this issue. The Board, therefore, 
does not use connection by road as an automatic indicator of the rural 
or nonrural nature of a community. In fact, many, very tiny outlying 
areas on the road system in the State definitely demonstrate 
characteristics of a rural nature.
    One commentor pointed out that, during the normal 10-year review 
after the data has been received from the 2000 Census and the 
determinations are reviewed on a statewide basis, these communities 
could revert to a nonrural status, but because of the language in the 
regulations, would have a five-year adoption period. The commentor felt 
that this six to seven year period of having a rural determination and 
priority for subsistence use of the resources for about 35,000 
additional users would place undue stress on the resource and could 
severely disrupt the economy of the Kenai Peninsula. The Board must, 
and will, only make decisions that provide an opportunity for a 
subsistence priority consistent with the conservation of healthy 
populations of fish and wildlife resources.
    Some commentors indicated a serious need for the development of a 
valid methodology that could be used for aggregating communities and 
for then making a rural/nonrural determination. The Board has initiated 
steps to contract for the development of such methodologies.
    The Board, after hearing a summary of the staff report, including 
oral and written comments on the Proposed Rule, receiving a 
recommendation from the Southcentral Regional Advisory Council, and 
receiving testimony from the State of Alaska, and numerous interested 
citizens, deliberated in open forum and determined that the entire 
Kenai Peninsula should be designated rural. Accordingly, we are 
amending 36 CFR 242.23(a) and 50 CFR 100.23(a) to remove the Kenai 
Peninsula communities (Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling, Nikiski, Salamatof, 
Kalifornsky, Kasilof, Clam Gulch, Anchor Point, Homer, Kachemak City, 
Fritz Creek, Moose Pass, and Seward) from the list of areas determined 
to be nonrural.

Administrative Procedure Act Compliance

    The Board finds that additional public notice under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for this final rule are unnecessary, 
and contrary to the public interest. The Board has provided extensive 
opportunity for public input and involvement over and above standard 
APA requirements, including participation in multiple Regional Council 
meetings, additional public review and comment on all proposals for 
regulatory change, and opportunity for additional public comment during 
the Board meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an 
administrative mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to 
request reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular 
proposal for regulatory change. Over the nine years the Program has 
been operating, no benefit to the public has been demonstrated by 
delaying the effective date of the regulations. A lapse in regulatory 
control could seriously affect the continued viability of wildlife 
populations, adversely impact future subsistence opportunities for 
rural Alaskans, and would generally fail to serve the overall public 
interest. Therefore, the Board finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 
553(d)(3) to make this rule effective July 1, 2000.

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Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance

    A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four 
alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program 
was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document 
described the major issues associated with Federal subsistence 
management as identified through public meetings, written comments, and 
staff analysis and examined the environmental consequences of the four 
alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would 
implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an 
appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations 
presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding 
subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28, 
1992.
    Based on the public comment received, the analysis contained in the 
FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the 
Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, the Secretary of 
the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, decided to 
implement Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS and FEIS (Record of 
Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal Public Lands in Alaska 
(ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the selected alternative in 
the FEIS defined the administrative framework of an annual regulatory 
cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing regulations. The final rule 
for Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 
Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964, published May 29, 1992) 
implemented the Federal Subsistence Management Program and included a 
framework for an annual cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing 
regulations.

Compliance With Section 810 of ANILCA

    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. A Section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS 
process. The final Section 810 analysis determination appeared in the 
April 6, 1992, ROD, which concluded that the Federal Subsistence 
Management Program, under Alternative IV with an annual process for 
setting hunting and fishing regulations, may have some local impacts on 
subsistence uses, but the program is not likely to significantly 
restrict subsistence uses.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    These rules contain information collection requirements subject to 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. They apply to the use of public lands in Alaska. 
The information collection requirements described below were approved 
by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and were assigned clearance number 1018-
0075, which expires May 31, 2003. The information collection 
requirements described below will be submitted to OMB for approval 
beyond that date. We will not conduct or sponsor, and you are not 
required to respond to, a collection of information request unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The collection of information will be achieved through the use of 
the Federal Subsistence Hunt Permit Application. This collection of 
information will establish whether the applicant qualifies to 
participate in a Federal subsistence hunt on public lands in Alaska and 
will provide a report of harvest and location of harvest.
    The likely respondents to this collection of information are rural 
Alaska residents who wish to participate in specific subsistence hunts 
on Federal land. The collected information is necessary to determine 
harvest success and harvest location in order to make management 
decisions relative to the conservation of healthy wildlife populations. 
The annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping is estimated to 
average 0.25 hours per response, including time for reviewing 
instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and 
reviewing the form. The estimated number of likely respondents under 
this rule is less than 5,000, yielding a total annual reporting and 
recordkeeping burden of 1,250 hours or less.
    Direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
form to: Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 222 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240; and the 
Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 
(Subsistence), Washington, DC 20503. Additional information collection 
requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees subject to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under Subpart B.

Other Requirements

    This rule was not subject to OMB review under Executive Order 
12866.
    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 effect on a substantial number of small entities, which 
include small businesses, organizations, or governmental jurisdictions. 
The Departments have determined that this rulemaking will not have a 
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities 
within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities; 
the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result 
from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate 
effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of 
small entities, such as ammunition, snowmachine, and gasoline dealers. 
The number of small entities affected is unknown; but, the fact that 
the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will, in most 
cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands indicates that 
they will not be significant.
    In general, the resources harvested under this rule will be 
consumed by the local harvester and do not result in a dollar benefit 
to the economy. However, we estimate that 2 million pounds of meat are 
harvested by the local subsistence users annually and, if given a 
dollar value of $3.00 per pound, would equate to $6 million Statewide.
    Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a 
subsistence preference on public lands. The scope of this program is 
limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these 
regulations have no potential takings of private property implications 
as defined by Executive Order 12630.
    The Service has determined and certifies 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 no cost is involved to any State or local 
entities or Tribal governments.
    The Service has determined that these final regulations meet the 
applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 
Order 12988.
    In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have 
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federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism 
Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from exercising 
management authority over wildlife resources on Federal lands.
    In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, 
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal 
Governments'' (59 FR 22951) and 512 DM 2, we have evaluated possible 
effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes and have determined that 
there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a participating 
agency in this rulemaking.

Drafting Information

    William Knauer drafted these regulations under the guidance of 
Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska 
Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 
Curt Wilson, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Greg Bos, 
Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Sandy 
Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service; Ida 
Hildebrand, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken 
Thompson, USDA-Forest Service, provided additional guidance.

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.


    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence 
Board amends Title 36, part 242, and Title 50, part 100, of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, as set forth below.

PART ____--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN 
ALASKA

    1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part 
100 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart C--Board Determinations

    2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Sec. ____(a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. ____.23  Rural determinations.

    (a) The Board has determined all communities and areas to be rural 
in accordance with Sec. ____.15 except the following:

    Adak;
    Fairbanks North Star Borough;
    Juneau area--including Juneau, West Juneau and Douglas;
    Ketchikan area--including Ketchikan City, Clover Pass, North 
Tongass Highway, Ketchikan East, Mountain Pass, Herring Cove, Saxman 
East, and parts of Pennock Island;
    Municipality of Anchorage;
    Valdez; and
    Wasilla area--including Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, Big Lake, 
Houston, and Bodenberg Butte.

    (b) You may obtain maps delineating the boundaries of nonrural 
areas from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence 
Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503.

    3. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Sec. ____.24(a)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. ____.24  Customary and traditional use determinations.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Wildlife determinations.

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             Area                    Species           Determination
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 1(C).....................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(C), 1(D), 3, and
                                                    residents of Hoonah,
                                                    Pelican, Point
                                                    Baker, Sitka, and
                                                    Tenakee Springs.
1(A)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(A) except no
                                                    subsistence for
                                                    residents of Hyder.
1(B)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(A), Petersburg,
                                                    and Wrangell, except
                                                    no subsistence for
                                                    residents of Hyder.
1(C)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(C), Haines,
                                                    Hoonah, Kake,
                                                    Klukwan, Skagway,
                                                    and Wrangell, except
                                                    no subsistence for
                                                    residents of
                                                    Gustavus.
1(D)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of 1(D).
1(A)..........................  Deer.............  Residents of 1(A) and
                                                    2.
1(B)..........................  Deer.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(A), residents of
                                                    1(B), 2 and 3.
1(C)..........................  Deer.............  Residents of 1(C) and
                                                    (D), and residents
                                                    of Hoonah, Kake, and
                                                    Petersburg.
1(D)..........................  Deer.............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
1(B)..........................  Goat.............  Residents of Units
                                                    1(B) and 3.
1(C)..........................  Goat.............  Residents of Haines,
                                                    Kake, Klukwan,
                                                    Petersburg, and
                                                    Hoonah.
1(B)..........................  Moose............  Residents of Units 1,
                                                    2, 3, and 4.
1(C) Berner's Bay.............  Moose............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
1(D)..........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(D).
Unit 2........................  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
2.............................  Deer.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(A) and residents
                                                    of Units 2 and 3.
Unit 3........................  Deer.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    1(B) and 3, and
                                                    residents of Port
                                                    Alexander, Port
                                                    Protection, Pt.
                                                    Baker, and Meyer's
                                                    Chuck.
3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    1(B), 2, and 3.
Unit 4........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 4
                                                    and Kake.
4.............................  Deer.............  Residents of Unit 4
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Kake, Gustavus,
                                                    Haines, Petersburg,
                                                    Pt. Baker, Klukwan,
                                                    Port Protection,
                                                    Wrangell, and
                                                    Yakutat.
4.............................  Goat.............  Residents of Sitka,
                                                    Hoonah, Tenakee,
                                                    Pelican, Funter Bay,
                                                    Angoon, Port
                                                    Alexander, and Elfin
                                                    Cove.
Unit 5........................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    5(A).

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5.............................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Yakutat.
5.............................  Deer.............  Residents of Yakutat.
5.............................  Goat.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    5(A)
5.............................  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    5(A).
5.............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    5(A).
Unit 6(A).....................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Yakutat
                                                    and residents of
                                                    6(C) and 6(D),
                                                    except no
                                                    subsistence for
                                                    Whittier.
6, remainder..................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    6(C) and 6(D),
                                                    except no
                                                    subsistence for
                                                    Whittier.
6.............................  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
6(A)..........................  Goat.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    5(A), 6(C), Chenega
                                                    Bay and Tatitlek.
6(C) and (D)..................  Goat.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    6(C) and (D).
6(A)..........................  Moose............  Unit 6(A)--Residents
                                                    of Units 5(A), 6(A),
                                                    6(B) and 6(C).
6(B) and (C)..................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    6(A), 6(B) and 6(C).
6(D)..........................  Moose............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
6(A)..........................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units
                                                    5(A), 6, 9,
                                                    10(Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                    26.
6, remainder..................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 7........................  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
7.............................  Caribou..........  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
7, Brown Mountain hunt area...  Goat.............  Residents of Port
                                                    Graham and English
                                                    Bay.
7, that portion draining into   Moose............  Residents of Chenega
 Kings Bay.                                         Bay and Tatitlek.
7, remainder..................  Moose............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
7.............................  Sheep............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
Unit 8........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Old
                                                    Harbor, Akhiok,
                                                    Larsen Bay, Karluk,
                                                    Ouzinkie, and Port
                                                    Lions.
8.............................  Deer.............  Residents of Unit 8.
8.............................  Elk..............  Residents of Unit 8.
8.............................  Goat.............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
Unit 9(D).....................  Bison............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
9(A) and (B)..................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Units
                                                    9(A) and (B), and
                                                    17(A), (B), and (C).
9(A)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Pedro
                                                    Bay.
9(B)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    9(B).
9(C)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    9(C).
9(D)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Units
                                                    9(D) and 10 (Unimak
                                                    Island).
9(E)..........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Chignik,
                                                    Chignik Lagoon,
                                                    Chignik Lake,
                                                    Egegik, Ivanof Bay,
                                                    Perryville, Pilot
                                                    Point, Ugashik, and
                                                    Port Heiden/Meshik.
9(A) and (B)..................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    9(B), 9(C) and 17.
9(C)..........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    9(B), 9(C), 17 and
                                                    residents of Egegik.
9(D)..........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    9(D), and residents
                                                    of Akutan, False
                                                    Pass.
9(E)..........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    9(B), (C), (E), 17,
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Nelson Lagoon and
                                                    Sand Point.
9(A), (B), (C) and (E)........  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    9(A), (B), (C) and
                                                    (E).
9(D)..........................  Moose............  Residents of Cold
                                                    Bay, False Pass,
                                                    King Cove, Nelson
                                                    Lagoon, and Sand
                                                    Point.
9(B)..........................  Sheep............  Residents of Iliamna,
                                                    Newhalen, Nondalton,
                                                    Pedro Bay, and Port
                                                    Alsworth.
9, remainder..................  Sheep............  No determination.
9.............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
9(A), (B), (C), and (E).......  Beaver...........  Residents of Units
                                                    9(A), (B), (C), (E),
                                                    and 17.
Unit 10 Unimak Island.........  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Units
                                                    9(D) and 10 (Unimak
                                                    Island).
Unit 10 Unimak Island.........  Caribou..........  Residents of Akutan,
                                                    False Pass, King
                                                    Cove, and Sand
                                                    Point.
10, remainder.................  Caribou..........  No determination.
10............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 11.......................  Bison............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
11, north of the Sanford River  Black Bear.......  Residents of
                                                    Chistochina,
                                                    Chitina, Copper
                                                    Center, Gakona,
                                                    Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                    Kenny Lake, Mentasta
                                                    Lake, Tazlina,
                                                    Tonsina, and Units
                                                    11 and 12.
11, remainder.................  Black Bear.......  Residents of
                                                    Chistochina,
                                                    Chitina, Copper
                                                    Center, Gakona,
                                                    Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                    Kenny Lake, Mentasta
                                                    Lake, Tazlina,
                                                    Tonsina, and Unit
                                                    11.
11, north of the Sanford River  Brown Bear.......  Residents of
                                                    Chistochina,
                                                    Chitina, Copper
                                                    Center, Gakona,
                                                    Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                    Kenny Lake, Mentasta
                                                    Lake, Tazlina,
                                                    Tonsina, and Units
                                                    11 and 12.

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11, remainder.................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of
                                                    Chistochina,
                                                    Chitina, Copper
                                                    Center, Gakona,
                                                    Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                    Kenny Lake, Mentasta
                                                    Lake, Tazlina,
                                                    Tonsina, and Unit
                                                    11.
11, north of the Sanford River  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    11, 12, and 13 (A)-
                                                    (D) and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, Healy
                                                    Lake, and Dot Lake.
11, remainder.................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units 11
                                                    and 13 (A)-(D) and
                                                    the residents of
                                                    Chickaloon.
11............................  Goat.............  Residents of Unit 11
                                                    and the residents of
                                                    Chitina,
                                                    Chistochina, Copper
                                                    Center, Gakona,
                                                    Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                    Mentasta Lake,
                                                    Tazlina, Tonsina,
                                                    and Dot Lake.
11, north of the Sanford River  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    11, 12, and 13 (A)-
                                                    (D) and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, Healy
                                                    Lake, and Dot Lake.
11, remainder.................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    11, 13 (A)-(D), and
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon.
11, north of the Sanford River  Sheep............  Residents of Unit 12
                                                    and the communities
                                                    and areas of
                                                    Chistochina,
                                                    Chitina, Copper
                                                    Center, Dot Lake,
                                                    Gakona, Glennallen,
                                                    Gulkana, Healy Lake,
                                                    Kenny Lake, Mentasta
                                                    Lake, Slana,
                                                    McCarthy/South
                                                    Wrangell/ South
                                                    Park, Tazlina and
                                                    Tonsina; residents
                                                    along the Nabesna
                                                    Road--Milepost 0-46
                                                    (Nabesna Road), and
                                                    residents along the
                                                    McCarthy Road--
                                                    Milepost 0-62
                                                    (McCarthy Road).
11, remainder.................  Sheep............  Residents of the
                                                    communities and
                                                    areas of Chisana,
                                                    Chistochina,
                                                    Chitina, Copper
                                                    Center, Gakona,
                                                    Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                    Kenny Lake, Mentasta
                                                    Lake, Slana,
                                                    McCarthy/South
                                                    Wrangell/ South
                                                    Park, Tazlina and
                                                    Tonsina; residents
                                                    along the Tok
                                                    Cutoff--Milepost 79-
                                                    110 (Mentasta Pass),
                                                    residents along the
                                                    Nabesna Road--
                                                    Milepost 0-46
                                                    (Nabesna Road), and
                                                    residents along the
                                                    McCarthy Road--
                                                    Milepost 0-62
                                                    (McCarthy Road).
11............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
11............................  Grouse (Spruce,    Residents of Units
                                 Blue, Ruffed and   11, 12, 13 and the
                                 Sharp-tailed).     residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22 and 23.
11............................  Ptarmigan (Rock,   Residents of Units
                                 Willow and White-  11, 12, 13 and the
                                 tailed).           residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 12.......................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 12
                                                    and Dot Lake,
                                                    Chistochina, Gakona,
                                                    Mentasta Lake, and
                                                    Slana.
12............................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit 12
                                                    and residents of Dot
                                                    Lake, Healy Lake,
                                                    and Mentasta Lake.
12, south of a line from Noyes  Moose............  Residents of Unit 11
 Mountain, southeast of the                         north of 62nd
 confluence of Tatschunda                           parallel (excluding
 Creek to Nabesna River.                            North Slana
                                                    Homestead and South
                                                    Slana Homestead);
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Units 12, 13(A)-(D)
                                                    and the residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, Dot
                                                    Lake, and Healy
                                                    Lake.
12, east of the Nabesna River   Moose............  Residents of Unit 12
 and Nabesna Glacier, south of                      and Healy Lake.
 the Winter Trail from
 Pickerel Lake to the Canadian
 Border.
12, remainder.................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 12
                                                    and residents of Dot
                                                    Lake, Healy Lake,
                                                    and Mentasta Lake.
12............................  Sheep............  Residents of Unit 12
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Chistochina, Dot
                                                    Lake, Healy Lake,
                                                    and Mentasta Lake.
12............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 13.......................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 13.
13(B).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    11, 12 (along the
                                                    Nabesna Road), 13,
                                                    residents of Unit
                                                    20(D) except Fort
                                                    Greely, and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon.
13(C).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    11, 12 (along the
                                                    Nabesna Road), 13,
                                                    and the residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, Dot Lake
                                                    and Healy Lake.
13(A) & (D)...................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    11, 12 (along the
                                                    Nabesna Road), 13,
                                                    and the residents of
                                                    Chickaloon.
13(E).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    11, 12 (along the
                                                    Nabesna Road), 13,
                                                    and the residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, McKinley
                                                    Village, and the
                                                    area along the Parks
                                                    Highway between
                                                    milepost 216 and 239
                                                    (except no
                                                    subsistence for
                                                    residents of Denali
                                                    National Park
                                                    headquarters).
13(D).........................  Goat.............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
13(A) and (D).................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 13
                                                    and the residents of
                                                    Chickaloon.
13(B).........................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    13, 20(D) except
                                                    Fort Greely, and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon.

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13(C).........................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    12, 13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, Healy
                                                    Lake, and Dot Lake.
13(E).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 13
                                                    and the residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and of
                                                    McKinley Village,
                                                    and the area along
                                                    the Parks Highway
                                                    between milepost 216
                                                    and 239 (except no
                                                    subsistence for
                                                    residents of Denali
                                                    National Park
                                                    headquarters).
13(D).........................  Sheep............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
13............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                    26.
13............................  Grouse (Spruce,    Residents of Units
                                 Blue, Ruffed &     11, 13 and the
                                 Sharp-tailed).     residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22 and 23.
13............................  Ptarmigan (Rock,   Residents of Units
                                 Willow and White-  11, 13 and the
                                 tailed).           residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 14(B) and (C)............  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
14............................  Goat.............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
14............................  Moose............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
14(A) and (C).................  Sheep............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
Unit 15(C)....................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Port
                                                    Graham and Nanwalek
                                                    only.
15, remainder.................  Black Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
15............................  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
15(C), Port Graham and English  Goat.............  Residents of Port
 Bay hunt areas.                                    Graham and Nanwalek.
15(C), Seldovia hunt area.....  Goat.............  Residents Seldovia
                                                    area.
15............................  Moose............  Residents of
                                                    Ninilchik, Nanwalek,
                                                    Port Graham, and
                                                    Seldovia.
15............................  Sheep............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
15............................  Ptarmigan (Rock,   Residents of Unit 15.
                                 Willow and White-
                                 tailed).
15............................  Grouse (Spruce)..  Residents of Unit 15.
15............................  Grouse (Ruffed)..  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
Unit 16(B)....................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    16(B).
16............................  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
16(A).........................  Moose............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
16(B).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    16(B).
16............................  Sheep............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
16............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                    26.
16............................  Grouse (Spruce,    Residents of Units
                                 Blue, Ruffed and   11, 13 and the
                                 Sharp-tailed).     residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22 and 23.
16............................  Ptarmigan (Rock,   Residents of Units
                                 Willow and White-  11, 13 and the
                                 tailed).           residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 17(A) and that portion of  Black Bear.......  Residents of Units
 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk                        9(A) and (B), 17,
 Lake and Tikchik Lake.                             and residents of
                                                    Akiak and Akiachak.
17, remainder.................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Units
                                                    9(A) and (B), and
                                                    17.
17(A).........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 17,
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Akiak, Akiachak,
                                                    Goodnews Bay and
                                                    Platinum.
17(A) and (B), those portions   Brown Bear.......  Residents of
 north and west of a line                           Kwethluk.
 beginning from the Unit 18
 boundary at the northwest end
 of Nenevok Lake, to the
 southern point of upper
 Togiak Lake, and northeast to
 the northern point of Nuyakuk
 Lake, northeast to the point
 where the Unit 17 boundary
 intersects the Shotgun Hills.
17(B), that portion draining    Brown Bear.......  Residents of Akiak
 into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik                      and Akiachak.
 Lake.
17(B) and (C).................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 17.
17............................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    9(B), 17 and
                                                    residents of Lime
                                                    Village and Stony
                                                    River.
Unit 17(A, that portion west    Caribou..........  Residents of Goodnews
 of the Izavieknik River,                           Bay, Platinum,
 Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak                          Quinhagak, Eek,
 Lake, and the main course of                       Tuntutuliak, and
 the Togiak River.                                  Napakiak.
Unit 17(A)--That portion north  Caribou..........  Residents of Akiak,
 of Togiak Lake that includes                       Akiachak, and
 Izavieknik River drainages.                        Tuluksak.
17(A) and (B), those portions   Caribou..........  Residents of
 north and west of a line                           Kwethluk.
 beginning from the Unit 18
 boundary at the northwest end
 of Nenevok Lake, to the
 southern point of upper
 Togiak Lake, and northeast to
 the northern point of Nuyakuk
 Lake, northeast to the point
 where the Unit 17 boundary
 intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17(B), that portion of     Caribou..........  Residents of Goodnews
 Togiak National Wildlife                           Bay, Platinum,
 Refuge within Unit 17(B).                          Quinhagak, Eek,
                                                    Akiak, Akiachak and
                                                    Tuluksak,
                                                    Tuntutuliak, and
                                                    Napakiak.

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17(A) and (B), those portions   Moose............  Residents of
 north and west of a line                           Kwethluk.
 beginning from the Unit 18
 boundary at the northwest end
 of Nenevok Lake, to the
 southern point of upper
 Togiak Lake, and northeast to
 the northern point of Nuyakuk
 Lake, northeast to the point
 where the Unit 17 boundary
 intersects the Shotgun Hills.
17(A).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 17
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Goodnews Bay and
                                                    Platinum; however,
                                                    no subsistence for
                                                    residents of
                                                    Akiachak, Akiak and
                                                    Quinhagak.
Unit 17(A)--That portion north  Moose............  Residents of Akiak,
 of Togiak Lake that includes                       Akiachak.
 Izavieknik River drainages.
Unit 17(B)--That portion        Moose............  Residents of Akiak,
 within the Togiak National                         Akiachak.
 Wildlife Refuge.
17(B) and (C).................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 17,
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Nondalton, Levelock,
                                                    Goodnews Bay, and
                                                    Platinum.
17............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                    26.
17............................  Beaver...........  Residents of Units
                                                    9(A), (B), (C), (E),
                                                    and 17.
Unit 18.......................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit 18,
                                                    residents of Unit
                                                    19(A) living
                                                    downstream of the
                                                    Holokuk River, and
                                                    residents of Holy
                                                    Cross, Stebbins, St.
                                                    Michael, Twin Hills,
                                                    and Togiak.
18............................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of
                                                    Akiachak, Akiak,
                                                    Eek, Goodnews Bay,
                                                    Kwethluk, Mt.
                                                    Village, Napaskiak,
                                                    Platinum, Quinhagak,
                                                    St. Mary's, and
                                                    Tuluksak.
18............................  Caribou (Kilbuck   INTERIM DETERMINATION
                                 caribou herd       BY FEDERAL
                                 only).             SUBSISTENCE BOARD
                                                    (12/18/91):
                                                    residents of
                                                    Tuluksak, Akiak,
                                                    Akiachak, Kwethluk,
                                                    Bethel, Oscarville,
                                                    Napaskiak, Napakiak,
                                                    Kasigluk,
                                                    Atmanthluak,
                                                    Nunapitchuk,
                                                    Tuntutuliak, Eek,
                                                    Quinhagak, Goodnews
                                                    Bay, Platinum,
                                                    Togiak, and Twin
                                                    Hills.
18, north of the Yukon River..  Caribou (except    Residents of
                                 Kilbuck caribou    Alakanuk,
                                 herd).             Andreafsky, Chevak,
                                                    Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
                                                    Kotlik, Kwethluk,
                                                    Marshall, Mountain
                                                    Village, Pilot
                                                    Station, Pitka's
                                                    Point, Russian
                                                    Mission, St. Marys,
                                                    St. Michael, Scammon
                                                    Bay, Sheldon Point,
                                                    and Stebbins.
18, remainder.................  Caribou (except    Residents of
                                 Kilbuck caribou    Kwethluk.
                                 herd).
18, that portion of the Yukon   Moose............  Residents of Unit 18
 River drainage upstream of                         and residents of
 Russian Mission and that                           Upper Kalskag, Lower
 portion of the Kuskokwim                           Kalskag, Aniak, and
 River drainage upstream of,                        Chuathbaluk.
 but not including the
 Tuluksak River drainage.
18, remainder.................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 18
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Upper Kalskag and
                                                    Lower Kalskag.
18............................  Muskox...........  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
18............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 19(C),(D)................  Bison............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
19(A) and (B).................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Units 19
                                                    and 18 within the
                                                    Kuskokwim River
                                                    drainage upstream
                                                    from, and including,
                                                    the Johnson River.
19(C).........................  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
19(D).........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Units
                                                    19(A) and (D), and
                                                    residents of Tulusak
                                                    and Lower Kalskag.
19(A) and (B).................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    19(A) and 19(B),
                                                    residents of Unit 18
                                                    within the Kuskokwim
                                                    River drainage
                                                    upstream from, and
                                                    including, the
                                                    Johnson River, and
                                                    residents of St.
                                                    Marys, Marshall,
                                                    Pilot Station,
                                                    Russian Mission.
19(C).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    19(C), and residents
                                                    of Lime Village,
                                                    McGrath, Nikolai,
                                                    and Telida.
19(D).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    19(D), and residents
                                                    of Lime Village,
                                                    Sleetmute, and Stony
                                                    River.
19(A) and (B).................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 18
                                                    within Kuskokwim
                                                    River drainage
                                                    upstream from and
                                                    including the
                                                    Johnson River, and
                                                    Unit 19.
Unit 19(B), west of the         Moose............  Residents of Eek and
 Kogrukluk River.                                   Quinhagak.
19(C).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 19.
19(D).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 19
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Lake Minchumina.
19............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 20(D)....................  Bison............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
20(F).........................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(F) and residents
                                                    of Stevens Village
                                                    and Manley.

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20(E).........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 12
                                                    and Dot Lake.
20(F).........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(F) and residents
                                                    of Stevens Village
                                                    and Manley.
20(A).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of
                                                    Cantwell, Nenana,
                                                    and those domiciled
                                                    between milepost 216
                                                    and 239 of the Parks
                                                    Highway. No
                                                    subsistence priority
                                                    for residents of
                                                    households of the
                                                    Denali National Park
                                                    Headquarters.
20(B).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(B), Nenana, and
                                                    Tanana.
20(C).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(C) living east of
                                                    the Teklanika River,
                                                    residents of
                                                    Cantwell, Lake
                                                    Minchumina, Manley
                                                    Hot Springs, Minto,
                                                    Nenena, Nikolai,
                                                    Tanana, Talida, and
                                                    those domiciled
                                                    between milepost 216
                                                    and 239 of the Parks
                                                    Highway and between
                                                    milepost 300 and
                                                    309. No subsistence
                                                    priority for
                                                    residents of
                                                    households of the
                                                    Denali National Park
                                                    Headquarters.
20(D) and (E).................  Caribou..........  Residents of 20(D),
                                                    20(E), and Unit 12
                                                    north of the
                                                    Wrangell-St. Elias
                                                    National Park and
                                                    Preserve.
20(F).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of 20(F),
                                                    25(D), and Manley.
20(A).........................  Moose............  Residents of
                                                    Cantwell, Minto, and
                                                    Nenana, McKinley
                                                    Village, the area
                                                    along the Parks
                                                    Highway between
                                                    mileposts 216 and
                                                    239, except no
                                                    subsistence for
                                                    residents of
                                                    households of the
                                                    Denali National Park
                                                    Headquarters.
20(B).........................  Moose............  Minto Flats
                                                    Management Area--
                                                    residents of Minto
                                                    and Nenana.
20(B).........................  Moose............  Remainder--residents
                                                    of Unit 20(B), and
                                                    residents of Nenana
                                                    and Tanana.
20(C).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(C) (except that
                                                    portion within
                                                    Denali National Park
                                                    and Preserve and
                                                    that portion east of
                                                    the Teklanika
                                                    River), and
                                                    residents of
                                                    Cantwell, Manley,
                                                    Minto, Nenana, the
                                                    Parks Highway from
                                                    milepost 300-309,
                                                    Nikolai, Tanana,
                                                    Telida, McKinley
                                                    Village, and the
                                                    area along the Parks
                                                    Highway between
                                                    mileposts 216 and
                                                    239. No subsistence
                                                    for residents of
                                                    households of the
                                                    Denali National Park
                                                    Headquarters.
20(D).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(D) and residents
                                                    of Tanacross.
20(F).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(F), Manley,
                                                    Minto, and Stevens
                                                    Village.
20(F).........................  Wolf.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    20(F) and residents
                                                    of Stevens Village
                                                    and Manley.
20, remainder.................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
20(D).........................  Grouse, (Spruce,   Residents of Units
                                 Blue, Ruffed and   11, 13 and the
                                 Sharp-tailed).     residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22, and 23.
20(D).........................  Ptarmigan (Rock,   Residents of Units
                                 Willow and White-  11, 13 and the
                                 tailed).           residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 21.......................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Units 21
                                                    and 23.
21(A).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    21(A), 21(D), 21(E),
                                                    Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
                                                    Crooked Creek,
                                                    McGrath, and
                                                    Takotna.
21(B) and (C).................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    21(B), 21(C), 21(D),
                                                    and Tanana.
21(D).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    21(B), 21(C), 21(D),
                                                    and Huslia.
21(E).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Units
                                                    21(A), 21(E) and
                                                    Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
                                                    Crooked Creek,
                                                    McGrath, and
                                                    Takotna.
21(A).........................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    21(A), (E), Takotna,
                                                    McGrath, Aniak, and
                                                    Crooked Creek.
21(B) and (C).................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    21(B) and (C),
                                                    Tanana, Ruby, and
                                                    Galena.
21(D).........................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    21(D), Huslia, and
                                                    Ruby.
21(E).........................  Moose............  Residents of Unit
                                                    21(E) and residents
                                                    of Russian Mission.
21............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 22(A)....................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    22(A) and Koyuk.
22(B).........................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    22(B).
22(C), (D), and (E)...........  Black Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
22............................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 22.

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22(A).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    21(D) west of the
                                                    Koyukuk and Yukon
                                                    Rivers, and
                                                    residents of Units
                                                    22 (except residents
                                                    of St. Lawrence
                                                    Island), 23, 24, and
                                                    residents of Kotlik,
                                                    Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
                                                    Scammon Bay, Chevak,
                                                    Marshall, Mountain
                                                    Village, Pilot
                                                    Station, Pitka's
                                                    Point, Russian
                                                    Mission, St. Marys,
                                                    Sheldon Point, and
                                                    Alakanuk.
22, remainder.................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    21(D) west of the
                                                    Koyukuk and Yukon
                                                    Rivers, and
                                                    residents of Units
                                                    22 (except residents
                                                    of St. Lawrence
                                                    Island), 23, 24.
22............................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 22.
22(B).........................  Muskox...........  Residents of Unit
                                                    22(B).
22(C).........................  Muskox...........  Residents of Unit
                                                    22(C).
22(D).........................  Muskox...........  Residents of Unit
                                                    22(D) excluding St.
                                                    Lawrence Island.
22(E).........................  Muskox...........  Residents of Unit
                                                    22(E) excluding
                                                    Little Diomede
                                                    Island.
22............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units
                                                    23, 22, 21(D) north
                                                    and west of the
                                                    Yukon River, and
                                                    residents of Kotlik.
22............................  Grouse (Spruce,    Residents of Units
                                 Blue, Ruffed and   11, 13 and the
                                 Sharp-tailed).     residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22, and 23.
22............................  Ptarmigan (Rock,   Residents of Units
                                 Willow and White-  11, 13 and the
                                 tailed).           residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 23.......................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit 23,
                                                    Alatna, Allakaket,
                                                    Bettles, Evansville,
                                                    Galena, Hughes,
                                                    Huslia, and Koyukuk.
23............................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Units 21
                                                    and 23.
23............................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit
                                                    21(D) west of the
                                                    Koyukuk and Yukon
                                                    Rivers, residents of
                                                    Galena, and
                                                    residents of Units
                                                    22, 23, 24 including
                                                    residents of Wiseman
                                                    but not including
                                                    other residents of
                                                    the Dalton Highway
                                                    Corridor Management
                                                    Area, and 26(A).
23............................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 23.
23, south of Kotzebue Sound     Muskox...........  Residents of Unit 23
 and west of and including the                      South of Kotzebue
 Buckland River drainage.                           Sound and west of
                                                    and including the
                                                    Buckland River
                                                    drainage.
23, remainder.................  Muskox...........  Residents of Unit 23
                                                    east and north of
                                                    the Buckland River
                                                    drainage.
23............................  Sheep............  Residents of Point
                                                    Lay and Unit 23
                                                    north of the Arctic
                                                    Circle.
23............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                    26.
23............................  Grouse (Spruce,    Residents of Units
                                 Blue, Ruffed and   11, 13 and the
                                 Sharp-tailed).     residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22, and 23.
23............................  Ptarmigan (Rock,   Residents of Units
                                 Willow and White-  11, 13 and the
                                 tailed).           residents of
                                                    Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                    20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 24, that portion south of  Black Bear.......  Residents of Stevens
 Caribou Mountain, and within                       Village and
 the public lands composing or                      residents of Unit 24
 immediately adjacent to the                        and Wiseman, but not
 Dalton Highway Corridor                            including any other
 Management Area.                                   residents of the
                                                    Dalton Highway
                                                    Corridor Management
                                                    Area.
24, remainder.................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit 24
                                                    and Wiseman, but not
                                                    including any other
                                                    residents of the
                                                    Dalton Highway
                                                    Corridor Management
                                                    Area.
24, that portion south of       Brown Bear.......  Residents of Stevens
 Caribou Mountain, and within                       Village and
 the public lands composing or                      residents of Unit 24
 immediately adjacent to the                        and Wiseman, but not
 Dalton Highway Corridor                            including any other
 Management Area.                                   residents of the
                                                    Dalton Highway
                                                    Corridor Management
                                                    Area.
24, remainder.................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 24
                                                    including Wiseman,
                                                    but not including
                                                    any other residents
                                                    of the Dalton
                                                    Highway Corridor
                                                    Management Area.
24............................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit 24,
                                                    Galena, Kobuk,
                                                    Koyukuk, Stevens
                                                    Village, and Tanana.
24............................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 24,
                                                    Koyukuk, and Galena.
24............................  Sheep............  Residents of Unit 24
                                                    residing north of
                                                    the Arctic Circle
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Allakaket, Alatna,
                                                    Hughes, and Huslia.
24............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 25(D)....................  Black Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    25(D).
25(D).........................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit
                                                    25(D).
25, remainder.................  Brown Bear.......  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.
25(D).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of 20(F),
                                                    25(D), and Manley.
25(A).........................  Moose............  Residents of Units
                                                    25(A) and 25(D).
25(D) West....................  Moose............  Residents of Beaver,
                                                    Birch Creek, and
                                                    Stevens Village.
25(D), remainder..............  Moose............  Residents of
                                                    Remainder of Unit
                                                    25.
25(A).........................  Sheep............  Residents of Arctic
                                                    Village, Chalkytsik,
                                                    Fort Yukon,
                                                    Kaktovik, and
                                                    Venetie.
25(B) and (C).................  Sheep............  No Federal
                                                    subsistence
                                                    priority.

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25(D).........................  Wolf.............  Residents of Unit
                                                    25(D).
25, remainder.................  Wolf.............  Residents of Units 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
Unit 26.......................  Brown Bear.......  Residents of Unit 26
                                                    (except the Prudhoe
                                                    Bay-Deadhorse,
                                                    Industrial Complex)
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass and
                                                    Point Hope.
26(A).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass and
                                                    Point Hope.
26(B).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass and
                                                    Point Hope, and
                                                    Wiseman.
26(C).........................  Caribou..........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass and
                                                    Point Hope.
26............................  Moose............  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                    (except the Prudhoe
                                                    Bay-Deadhorse
                                                    Industrial Complex),
                                                    and residents of
                                                    Point Hope and
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass.
26(a).........................  Muskox...........  Residents of
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass,
                                                    Atqasuk, Barrow,
                                                    Nuiqsut, Point Hope,
                                                    Point Lay, and
                                                    Wainwright.
26(B).........................  Muskox...........  Residents of
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass,
                                                    Nuiqsut, and
                                                    Kaktovik.
26(C).........................  Muskox...........  Residents of
                                                    Kaktovik.
26(A).........................  Sheep............  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass and
                                                    Point Hope.
26(B).........................  Sheep............  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass and
                                                    Point Hope, and
                                                    Wiseman.
26(C).........................  Sheep............  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                    Anaktuvuk Pass,
                                                    Anaktuvik Pass,
                                                    Arctic Village,
                                                    Chalkytsik, Fort
                                                    Yukon, Point Hope,
                                                    and Venetie.
26............................  Wolf.............  Residents of Unit 6,
                                                    9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                    only), 11-13 and the
                                                    residents of
                                                    Chickaloon and 16-
                                                    26.
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Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife

    4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Sec. ____.25 is added effective July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001, to 
read as follows:


Sec. ____.25  Subsistence taking of wildlife.

    (a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all 
regulations contained in this section:
    ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
    Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used 
to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding 
helicopters.
    Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation 
Administration, Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement.
    Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone).
    Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding 
from the head of a caribou, deer, elk, or moose.
    Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one 
visible antler.
    Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose not having 
visible antlers attached to the skull.
    Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.
    Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a 
crossbow, or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds 
arrows at full draw.
    Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more 
steel cutting edges having a minimum cutting diameter of not less than 
seven-eighths inch.
    Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler, 
typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the 
nose.
    Buck means any male deer.
    Bull means any male moose, caribou, elk, or musk oxen.
    Closed season means the time when wildlife may not be taken.
    Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year 
of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its 
first year of life.
    Designated hunter means a Federally qualified, licensed hunter who 
may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified, licensed 
hunter's harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board.
    Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and, 
those parts of caribou, deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and 
Dall sheep that are typically used for human consumption, which are: 
the meat of the ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters as far as the 
distal (bottom) joint of the radius-ulna (knee), hindquarters as far as 
the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula (hock) and that portion 
of the animal between the front and hindquarters; however, edible meat 
of species listed above does not include: meat of the head, meat that 
has been damaged and made inedible by the method of taking, bones, 
sinew, and incidental meat reasonably lost as a result of boning or 
close trimming of the bones, or viscera. For black bear, brown and 
grizzly bear, ``edible meat'' means the meat of the front quarter and 
hindquarters and meat along the backbone (backstrap).
    Federally-qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident 
qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in 
accordance with the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations in this 
part.
    Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread 
of 50 inches or more.
    Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which 
has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer 
surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are 
broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by 
horn growth annuli.
    Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx, 
marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying 
squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf, or wolverine.
    Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, 
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, and sharp-tailed 
grouse.
    Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly 
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.
    Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be 
taken by any one person in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the 
taking occurs.
    Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.

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    Household means that group of people residing in the same 
residence.
    Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting 
seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a 
required hunting license.
    Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in 
Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
    Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air, or water 
conveyance.
    Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or 
trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the 
prescribed season period.
    Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.
    Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are 
issued by registration or other means.
    Poison means any substance that is toxic or poisonous upon contact 
or ingestion.
    Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a 
given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion 
or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or 
persons.
    Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, 
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
    Ram means a male Dall sheep.
    Registration permit means a permit that authorizes hunting and is 
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions. 
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date 
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed 
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order 
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined 
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
    Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested 
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes 
collecting and recording information about the conditions under which 
the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted 
for sealing or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for 
biological information.
    Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the 
tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle, 
described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or 
with both horns broken.
    Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any tanned or untanned external 
covering of an animal's body; excluding bear. The skin, hide, fur, or 
pelt of a bear shall mean the entire external covering with claws 
attached.
    Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on 
either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.
    Take or Taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture, 
collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
    Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length 
of which is greater than its width and is at least one inch.
    Transportation means to ship, convey, carry, or transport by any 
means whatever and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance, 
carriage, or transportation.
    Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping 
seasons and with a required trapping license.
    Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of 
animals not otherwise classified by the definitions in this paragraph 
(a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of 
this section.
    Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer, 
caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen.
    Unit means one of the 26 geographical areas in the State of Alaska 
known as Game Management Units, or GMU, and collectively listed in this 
section as Units.
    Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate, 
bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part, 
product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.
    (b) Hunters may take wildlife for subsistence uses by any method, 
except as prohibited in this section or by other Federal statute. 
Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a 
violation of this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal 
regulation. Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area 
closed by this part is prohibited.
    (1) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (k)(1) 
through (26) of this section, the following methods and means of taking 
wildlife for subsistence uses are prohibited:
    (i) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;
    (ii) Using any poison;
    (iii) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of 
individuals, equipment, or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not 
apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an 
emergency rescue operation in a life-threatening situation;
    (iv) Taking wildlife from a motorized land or air vehicle, when 
that vehicle is in motion or from a motor-driven boat when the boat's 
progress from the motor's power has not ceased;
    (v) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;
    (vi) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a 
shotgun larger than 10 gauge;
    (vii) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle, 
rifle or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of 
ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine, except that--
    (A) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use 
a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine;
    (B) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-
caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated 
slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, elk, moose, musk oxen 
and mountain goat;
    (viii) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial 
light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed 
arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread 
over nine inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11 
inches;
    (ix) Using a snare, except that an individual in possession of a 
valid hunting license may use nets and snares to take unclassified 
wildlife, ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession 
of a valid trapping license may use snares to take furbearers;
    (x) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;
    (xi) Using hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take 
wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
    (xii) Using a crossbow to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine 
in any area restricted to hunting by bow and arrow only;
    (xiii) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow, 
unless the bow is capable of casting a \7/8\ inch wide broadhead-tipped 
arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead 
together weigh at least one ounce (437.5 grains);
    (xiv) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine; 
except, you may use bait to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping 
license, and, you may use bait to take black bears with a hunting 
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs (k)(1) 
through (26) of this section. Baiting of black bears is subject to the 
following restrictions:

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    (A) Before establishing a black bear bait station, you must 
register the site with ADF&G;
    (B) When using bait you must clearly mark the site with a sign 
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays your hunting 
license number and ADF&G assigned number;
    (C) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; you may use 
only the head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and 
wildlife for bait;
    (D) You may not use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly 
maintained road or trail;
    (E) You may not use bait within one mile of a house or other 
permanent dwelling, or within one mile of a developed campground, or 
developed recreational facility;
    (F) When using bait, you must remove litter and equipment from the 
bait station site when done hunting;
    (G) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait 
station, including barter or exchange of goods;
    (H) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait present 
at any one time;
    (xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, wolves or wolverine;
    (xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, 
wolverine, or other furbearers before 3 a.m. following the day in which 
airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly scheduled 
commercial aircraft); however, this restriction does not apply to 
subsistence taking of deer;
    (xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
    (2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a 
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
    (3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for 
subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are 
prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at paragraph (b)(1) 
of this section:
    (i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a 
muskrat pushup or feeding house in the course of trapping;
    (ii) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
    (iii) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare, 
except that you may use firearms in certain Units with established 
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this 
subpart;
    (iv) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less 
than five and seven-eighths inches during any closed mink and marten 
season in the same Unit;
    (v) Using a net, or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
    (vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats Management Area with the use 
of an aircraft for ground transportation, or by landing within one mile 
of a beaver trap or set used by the transported person;
    (vii) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm 
before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel 
occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to 
dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare.
    (c) Possession and transportation of wildlife. (1) Except as 
specified in paragraphs (c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4) of this section, or as 
otherwise provided, you may not take a species of wildlife in any Unit, 
or portion of a Unit, if your total take of that species already 
obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State regulations 
equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that Unit.
    (2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any 
member of a community with an established community harvest limit for 
that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that 
species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to Sec. ____.6(f)(3) or as 
otherwise provided for by this Part, an animal taken as part of a 
community harvest limit counts toward every community member's harvest 
limit for that species taken under Federal or State of Alaska 
regulations.
    (3) Harvest limits. (i) Harvest limits, including those related to 
ceremonial uses, authorized by this section and harvest limits 
established in State regulations may not be accumulated.
    (ii) Wildlife taken by a designated hunter for another person 
pursuant to Sec. ____.6(f)(2), counts toward the individual harvest 
limit of the person for whom the wildlife is taken.
    (4) The harvest limit specified for a trapping season for a species 
and the harvest limit set for a hunting season for the same species are 
separate and distinct. This means that if you have taken a harvest 
limit for a particular species under a trapping season, you may take 
additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a hunting 
season or vice versa.
    (5) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit 
having a harvest limit of one brown/grizzly bear per year counts 
against a one brown/grizzly bear every four regulatory years harvest 
limit in other Units; an individual may not take more than one brown/
grizzly bear in a regulatory year.
    (6) A harvest limit applies to the number of animals that can be 
taken during a regulatory year; however, harvest limits for grouse, 
ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) are regulated by the number that 
may be taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse and ptarmigan are also 
regulated by the number that can be held in possession.
    (7) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives 
wildlife shall furnish, upon a request made by a Federal or State 
agent, a signed statement describing the following: names and addresses 
of persons who gave and received wildlife, the time and place that the 
wildlife was taken, and identification of species transferred. Where a 
qualified subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence 
user to take wildlife on his or her behalf in accordance with 
Sec. ____.6, the permit shall be furnished in place of a signed 
statement.
    (8) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take 
wildlife on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in accordance with 
Sec. ____.6, shall promptly deliver the wildlife to that rural Alaska 
resident.
    (9) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter 
wildlife that was taken in violation of Federal or State statutes or a 
regulation promulgated thereunder.
    (10) Evidence of sex and identity. (i) If subsistence take of Dall 
sheep is restricted to a ram, you may not possess or transport a 
harvested sheep unless both horns accompany the animal.
    (ii) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is 
restricted to one sex in the local area, you may not possess or 
transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient 
portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate 
conclusively the sex of the animal, except in Units 11 and 13 where you 
may possess either sufficient portions of the external sex organs 
(still attached to a portion of the carcass) or the head (with or 
without antlers attached; however, the antler stumps must remain 
attached), to indicate the sex of the harvested moose; however, this 
paragraph (c)(10)(ii) does not apply to the carcass of an ungulate that 
has been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for 
consumption upon arrival at the location where it is to be consumed.
    (iii) If a moose harvest limit includes an antler size or 
configuration restriction, you may not possess or transport the moose 
carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its 
parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than the required 
number of brow tines on one antler, you must leave the antlers 
naturally attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however, this 
paragraph (c)(10)(iii) does not apply to a moose carcass or its parts 
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storage or otherwise prepared for consumption after arrival at the 
place where it is to be stored or consumed.
    (11) You must leave all edible meat from caribou and moose 
harvested in Units 9(B), 17, and 19(B) prior to October 1 on the bones 
of the front quarters and hind quarters until you remove the meat from 
the field or process it for human consumption.
    (d) If you take an animal that has been marked or tagged for 
scientific studies, you must, within a reasonable time, notify the 
ADF&G or the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where 
the animal was taken. You also must retain any ear tag, collar, radio, 
tattoo, or other identification with the hide until it is sealed, if 
sealing is required; in all cases, you must return any identification 
equipment to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
    (e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) Sealing requirements for 
bear shall apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except as specified 
in this paragraph, and black bears of all color phases taken in Units 
1-7, 11-17, and 20.
    (2) You may not possess or transport from Alaska, the untanned skin 
or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by an 
authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State or Federal 
regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear taken under 
a registration permit in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) 
need not be sealed unless removed from the area.
    (3) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a 
representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary premolar tooth 
from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however, this 
provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within the Western 
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) which are not removed from the 
Management Area or Unit.
    (i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you 
may not possess or transport the hide of a bear which does not have the 
penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate 
conclusively the sex of the bear.
    (ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Western Alaska 
Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, you must first 
have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or 
McGrath; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove 
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
    (iii) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in the 
Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear Management Area from the area or present 
it for commercial tanning within the Management Area, you must first 
have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks, Galena, 
Nome, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative 
shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the 
bear.
    (iv) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from 
the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in 
Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove 
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
    (4) You may not falsify any information required on the sealing 
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in 
accordance with State regulations.
    (f) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. 
You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a 
marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13(E), and 14-16 or the untanned skin of 
a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or 
outside the State, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized 
representative of ADF&G in accordance with State regulations. In Unit 
18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only if they are to 
be sold or commercially sold.
    (1) You must seal any wolf taken in Unit 2 on or before the 30th 
day after the date of taking.
    (2) You must leave the radius and ulna of the left foreleg 
naturally attached to the hide of any wolf taken in Units 1-5 until the 
hide is sealed.
    (g) A person who takes a species listed in paragraph (f) of this 
section but who is unable to present the skin in person, must complete 
and sign a temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed 
temporary sealing form and skin are presented to an authorized 
representative of ADF&G for sealing consistent with requirements listed 
in paragraph (f) of this section.
    (h) Utilization of wildlife. (1) You may not use wildlife as food 
for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except for the following:
    (i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or bones of wildlife;
    (ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer;
    (iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse, and ptarmigan; however, 
you may not use the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan as animal food 
or bait;
    (iv) Unclassified wildlife.
    (2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, you must salvage the 
following parts for human use:
    (i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink, 
weasel, or otter;
    (ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide 
of brown bears taken in the Western and Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Areas and Units 5 and 9(B) need not be salvaged;
    (iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;
    (iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares (rabbits), marmots, 
beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.
    (3) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse and 
ptarmigan.
    (4) Failure to salvage the edible meat may not be a violation if 
such failure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of a person, 
including theft of the harvested wildlife, unanticipated weather 
conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal.
    (i) The regulations found in this section do not apply to the 
subsistence taking and use of wildlife regulated pursuant to the Fur 
Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1091, 16 U.S.C. 1187), the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), and 
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703-711), or any 
amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of wildlife, covered by 
these Acts, will conform to the specific provisions contained in these 
Acts, as amended, and any implementing regulations.
    (j) Rural residents, nonrural residents, and nonresidents not 
specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from hunting or trapping 
on public lands in an area, may hunt or trap on public lands in 
accordance with the appropriate State regulations.
    (k) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified 
wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without 
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. You may not take for 
subsistence wildlife outside established Unit seasons, or in excess of 
the established Unit harvest limits, unless otherwise provided for by 
the Board. You may take wildlife under State regulations on public 
lands, except as otherwise restricted at paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) 
of this section. Additional Unit-specific restrictions or allowances 
for subsistence taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (k)(1) 
through (26) of this section.

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    (1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon 
Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line 
of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all 
islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
    (i) Unit 1(A) consists of all drainages south of the latitude of 
Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all 
drainages of Ernest Sound;
    (ii) Unit 1(B) consists of all drainages between the latitude of 
Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all 
drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands 
east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between 
Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding 
Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and Seward Passage;
    (iii) Unit 1(C) consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into 
Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the 
latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all 
mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude 
of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay;
    (iv) Unit 1(D) consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the 
latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of 
Berners Bay;
    (v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all 
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses;
    (B) Unit 1(A)--in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage 
downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage, 
is closed to the taking of bear;
    (C) Unit 1(B)--the Anan Creek drainage within one mile of Anan 
Creek downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within 
a one mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the 
taking of black bear and brown bear;
    (D) Unit 1(C):
    (1) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the 
U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the 
Center's parking area;
    (2) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard 
bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its 
confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek 
north to the Mendenhall Glacier;
    (vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1(C), 
Juneau area, on the following public lands:
    (A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between 
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
    (B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the 
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana 
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall 
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service 
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
    (C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier 
Recreation Area;
    (D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as 
designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail, 
Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail 
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan 
Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts 
Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point 
Bishop Trail;
    (vii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1(A), 1(B), and 1(D) 
between April 15 and June 15;
    (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled;
    (C) You may take wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, if:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contacts the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.

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          Harvest limits                         Open season
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              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than   Sept. 1-June 30.
 one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every four       Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
 regulatory years by State          Mar. 15-May 31.
 registration permit only.
Deer:
    Unit 1(A)--4 antlered deer....  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
    Unit 1(B)--2 antlered deer....  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
    Unit 1(C)--4 deer; however,     Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     antlerless deer may be taken
     only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
Goat:
    Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo        No open season.
     Island only.
    Unit 1(B)--that portion north   Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     of LeConte Bay. 1 goat by
     State registration permit
     only; the taking of kids or
     nannies accompanied by kids
     is prohibited.

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    Unit 1(B)--that portion         Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     between LeConte Bay and the
     North Fork of Bradfield River/
     Canal. 2 goats; a State
     registration permit will be
     required for the taking of
     the first goat and a Federal
     registration permit for the
     taking of a second goat; the
     taking of kids or nannies
     accompanied by kids is
     prohibited.
    Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)--       Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     remainder--2 goats by State
     registration permit only.
    Unit 1(C)--that portion         Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
     draining into Lynn Canal and
     Stephens Passage between
     Antler River and Eagle
     Glacier and River, and all
     drainages of the Chilkat
     Range south of the Endicott
     River--1 goat by State
     registration permit only.
    Unit 1(C)--that portion         No open season.
     draining into Stephens
     Passage and Taku Inlet
     between Eagle Glacier and
     River and Taku Glacier.
    Unit 1(C)--remainder--1 goat    Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
     by State registration permit
     only..
    Unit 1(D)--that portion lying   Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
     north of the Katzehin River
     and northeast of the Haines
     highway--1 goat by State
     registration permit only.
    Unit 1(D)--that portion lying   No open season.
     between Taiya Inlet and River
     and the White Pass and Yukon
     Railroad.
    Unit 1(D)--remainder--1 goat    Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     by State registration permit
     only..
Moose:
    Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull....  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
    Unit 1(B)--1 antlered bull      Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
     with spike-fork or 50-inch
     antlers or 3 or more brow
     tines on either antler, by
     State registration permit
     only.
    Unit 1(C), that portion south   Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
     of Point Hobart including all
     Port Houghton drainages--1
     antlered bull with spike-fork
     or 50-inch antlers or 3 or
     more brow tines on either
     antler, by State registration
     permit only.
    Unit 1(C)--remainder,           Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
     excluding drainages of
     Berners Bay--1 antlered bull
     by State registration permit
     only.
    Unit 1(D).....................  No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 hares per day.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 1-May 15.
 Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)--   Dec. 1-May 15.
 No limit.
Coyote: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit...................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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    (2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all 
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof 
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east 
of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island.
    (i) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled;
    (C) You may take wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, if:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contacts the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.
    (ii) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than   Sept. 1-June 30.
 one may be a blue or glacier bear.

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Deer: 4 deer; however, no more      Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
 than one may be an antlerless
 deer. Antlerless deer may be
 taken only during the period Oct.
 15-Dec. 31 by Federal
 registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 hares per day.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 1-May 15.
 Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit...................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B), 
north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east 
of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, 
Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, 
and Deer Islands.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear, 
wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side 
of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground;
    (B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage 
on Kupreanof Island;
    (C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell 
Narrows and a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, 
from the hunting closure markers at the southernmost portion of Blind 
Island to the hunting closure markers one mile south of the Blind 
Slough bridge.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled;
    (C) You may take wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, if:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than   Sept. 1-June 30.
 one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
    Unit 3--Mitkof Island,          Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
     Woewodski Island, Butterworth
     Islands, and that portion of
     Kupreanof Island which
     includes Lindenburg Peninsula
     east of the Portage Bay/
     Duncan Canal Portage--1
     antlered deer by State
     registration permit only;
     however, the city limits of
     Petersburg and Kupreanof are
     closed to hunting.
    Unit 3--remainder--2 antlered   Aug. 1-Nov. 30
     deer.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
 fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or
 more brow tines on either antler
 by State registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 hares per day.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

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Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 1-May 15.
 Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
 possession.
 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
Beaver:
    Unit 3--Mitkof Island--No       Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
     limit.
    Unit 3--except Mitkof Island--  Dec. 1-May 15.
     No limit.
Coyote: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit...................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of 
Unit 1(C) and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, 
Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) You may not take bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area 
(Admiralty Island) including all drainages into northwestern Seymour 
Canal between Staunch Point and the southernmost tip of the unnamed 
peninsula separating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and 
Windfall Islands;
    (B) You may not take bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty 
Island) including all lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above 
Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay;
    (C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area 
(Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south 
of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock);
    (D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear 
hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) 
consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of 
Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwest point 
of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into 
Port Frederick and Mud Bay;
    (E) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for the taking of 
marten, mink, and weasel on Chichagof Island.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may take ungulates from a boat. You may not use a boat to 
take bear, wolves, or wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled;
    (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time;
    (C) You may take of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, if:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contacts the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur:
    (D) Five Federal registration permits will be issued for the taking 
of brown bear for educational purposes associated with teaching 
customary and traditional subsistence harvest and use practices. Any 
bear taken under an educational permit would count in an individual's 
one bear every four regulatory years limit.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Brown Bear:
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island south  Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
     and west of a line that        Mar. 15-May 31.
     follows the crest of the
     island from Rock Point (58
     deg. N. lat., 136 deg. 21' W.
     long.) to Rodgers Point (57
     deg. 35' N. lat., 135 deg.
     33' W. long.) including
     Yakobi and other adjacent
     islands; Baranof Island south
     and west of a line which
     follows the crest of the
     island from Nismeni Point (57
     deg. 34' N. lat., 135 deg.
     25' W. long.) to the entrance
     of Gut Bay (56 deg. 44' N.
     lat. 134 deg. 38' W. long.)
     including the drainages into
     Gut Bay and including Kruzof
     and other adjacent islands--1
     bear every four regulatory
     years by State registration
     permit only.
    Unit 4--that portion in the     Mar. 15-May 20.
     Northeast Chichagof
     Controlled Use Area--1 bear
     every four regulatory years
     by State registration permit
     only.
    Unit 4--remainder--1 bear       Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
     every four regulatory years    Mar. 15-May 20.
     by State registration permit
     only.
Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless   Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
 deer may be taken only from Sept.
 15-Jan. 31.

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Goat: 1 goat by State registration  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
 permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 hares per day.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 1-May 15.
 Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
 possession.
 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1.-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
Beaver:
    Unit 4--that portion east of    Dec. 1-May 15.
     Chatham Strait--No limit.
    Remainder of Unit 4...........  No open season.
Coyote: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black,   Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island east   Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     of Idaho Inlet and north of
     Trail River and Tenakee Inlet
     and north of a line from the
     headwaters of Trail River to
     the head of Tenakee Inlet.--
     No limit.
    Remainder of Unit 4--No limit.  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     limit.
    Remainder of Unit 4--No limit.  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit...................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and 
islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay, 
including the Guyot Hills:
    (A) Unit 5(A) consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay, 
Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and 
includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays;
    (B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 5.
    (ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands 
within Glacier Bay National Park.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
    (C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration 
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you have obtained a 
Federal registration permit prior to hunting;
    (D) You may take wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, if:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contacts the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer or 
moose on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a 
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated 
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a 
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number 
of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her 
possession at any one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than   Sept. 1-June 30.
 one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal       Sept. 1-May 31.
 registration permit only.
Deer:
    Unit 5(A)--1 buck.............  Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 5(B).....................  No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal             Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
 registration permit only.
Moose:
    Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench--1     Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
     moose by State registration
     permit only. The season will
     be closed when 5 moose have
     been taken from the Nunatak
     Bench.

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    Unit 5(A), except Nunatak       Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
     Bench--1 antlered bull by
     Federal registration permit
     only. The season will be
     closed when 60 antlered bulls
     have been taken from the
     Unit. The season will be
     closed in that portion west
     of the Dangerous River when
     30 antlered bulls have been
     taken in that area. From Oct.
     8--Oct. 21, public lands will
     be closed to taking of moose,
     except by residents of Unit
     5(A).
    Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by   Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
     State registration permit
     only. The season will be
     closed when 25 antlered bulls
     have been taken from the
     entirety of Unit 5(B).
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 hares per day.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 1-May 15.
 Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince 
William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the 
Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, 
and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper 
River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie 
Juan and Kings River drainages:
    (A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm 
Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
    (B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin 
drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the 
Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;
    (C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages west of the west bank of the 
Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point, 
and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into 
the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;
    (D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
    (ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) You may not take mountain goat in the Goat Mountain goat 
observation area, which consists of that portion of Unit 6(B) bounded 
on the north by Miles Lake and Miles Glacier, on the south and east by 
Pleasant Valley River and Pleasant Glacier, and on the west by the 
Copper River;
    (B) You may not take mountain goat in the Heney Range goat 
observation area, which consists of that portion of Unit 6(C) south of 
the Copper River Highway and west of the Eyak River.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may take coyotes in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of 
artificial lights;
    (C) One permit will be issued to the Native Village of Eyak to take 
one bull moose from Federal lands in Units 6(B) or (C) for their annual 
Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 1 bear................  Sept. 1-June 30.
Deer: 4 deer; however, antlerless   Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
 deer may be taken only from Oct.
 1-Dec. 31.
Goats:
    Unit 6(A), (B)--1 goat by       Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
     State registration permit
     only.
    Unit 6(C).....................  No open season.
    Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242,      Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
     RG243, RG244, RG249, RG266
     and RG252 only)--1 goat by
     Federal registration permit
     only.
    In each of the Unit 6(D)        ....................................
     subareas, goat seasons will
     be closed when harvest limits
     for that subarea are reached.
     Harvest quotas are as
     follows: RG242--2 goats,
     RG243--4 goats, RG244--2
     goats, RG249--4 goats, RG266--
     4 goats, RG252--1 goat.
    Unit 6(D) (subarea RG245)--The  No open season.
     taking of goats is prohibited
     on all public lands.
Moose:
    Unit 6(C)--1 cow by Federal     Aug. 15-Dec. 31.
     registration permit only.
     (Five permits will be
     issued.).
    Unit 6--remainder--No Federal   ....................................
     open season
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in      May 1-Oct. 31.
 possession.
Coyote:
    Unit 6(A) and (D)--2 coyotes..  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
    Unit 6(B)--No limit...........  July 1-June 30.
    Unit 6(C)--south of the Copper  July 1-June 30.
     River Highway and east of the
     Heney Range--No limit.
    Unit 6(C)--remainder--No limit  July 1-June 30.

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    No open season.
 and Silver Phases).
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx..............................  No open season.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 1-May 15.
 Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  Dec. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
    Unit 6(A), (B), and (D)--No     Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
     limit.
    Unit 6(C)--south of the Copper  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
     River Highway and east of the
     Heney Range--No limit.
    Unit 6(C)--remainder--No limit  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
    Fox, Red (including Cross,      Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
     Black and Silver Phases): No
     limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Jan. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between 
Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River 
drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the 
Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west 
of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150 deg. W. 
long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150 deg. W. long., 
from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai 
Fjords National Park;
    (B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, 
which consists of Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward 
Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of 
Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt 
grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September 
1.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15; except in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
    (B) [Reserved].

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: Unit 7--3 bears.......  July 1-June 30.
Moose:
    Unit 7--that portion draining   Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     into Kings Bay--1 bull with
     spike-fork or 50-inch antlers
     or 3 or more brow tines on
     either antler may be taken by
     the community of Chenega Bay
     and also by the community of
     Tatitlek. Public lands are
     closed to the taking of moose
     except by eligible rural
     residents.
    Unit 7--remainder.............  No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in      May 1-Oct. 10.
 possession.
Coyote: No limit..................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Wolf:
    Unit 7--that portion within     Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     the Kenai National Wildlife
     Refuge--2 wolves.
    Unit 7--Remainder--5 wolves...  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: 20 beaver per season......  Nov. 10-Mar.31.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Jan. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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    (8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the 
centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale, 
Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and 
Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other 
adjacent islands.
    (i) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a 
firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
    (ii) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal       Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
 registration permit only. Up to 1  Apr. 1-May 15.
 permit may be issued in Akiok; up
 to 1 permit may be issued in
 Karluk; up to 3 permits may be
 issued in Larsen Bay; up to 2
 permits may be issued in Old
 Harbor; up to 2 permits may be
 issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2
 permits may be issued in Port
 Lions.
Deer:
    Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak  Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
     Island north of a line from
     the head of Settlers Cove to
     Crescent Lake (57 deg. 52' N.
     lat., 152 deg. 58' W. long.),
     and east of a line from the
     outlet of Crescent Lake to
     Mount Ellison Peak and from
     Mount Ellison Peak to Pokati
     Point at Whale Passage, and
     that portion of Kodiak Island
     east of a line from the mouth
     of Saltery Creek to the mouth
     at Elbow Creek, and adjacent
     small islands in Chiniak Bay-
     1 deer; however, antlerless
     deer may be taken only from
     Oct. 25-Oct. 31.
    Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak  Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
     Island and adjacent islands
     south and west of a line from
     the head of Terror Bay to the
     head of the south-western
     most arm of Ugak Bay-5 deer;
     however, antlerless deer may
     be taken only from Oct. 1-
     Jan. 31.
    Unit 8--remainder--5 deer;      Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
     however, antlerless deer may
     be taken only from Oct. 1-
     Jan. 31; no more than 1
     antlerless deer may be taken
     from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Elk: Afognak Island above mean      Sept. 1-Nov. 30.
 high tide--1 elk per household by
 Federal registration permit only;
 only 1 elk in possession for each
 two hunters in a party. The
 season will be closed by
 announcement of the Refuge
 Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife
 Refuge when the combined Federal/
 State harvest reaches 15% of the
 herd.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: 30 beaver per season......  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (9) Unit 9. (i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and 
adjacent islands including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean 
drainages west of and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages 
into the south side of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of 
Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin 
Islands:
    (A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into 
Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16 
(Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and 
Preserve;
    (B) Unit 9(B) consists of the Kvichak River drainage;
    (C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the 
Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National 
Park and Preserve;
    (D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a 
line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American 
Bay including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of 
the Shumagin Islands;
    (E) Unit 9(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 9.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in Katmai 
National Park;
    (B) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or 
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested 
animal parts from Aug. 1-Nov. 30 in the Naknek Controlled Use Area, 
which includes all of Unit 9(C) within the Naknek River drainage 
upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek drainage; however, 
you may use a motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp, 
and Rapids Camp roads and on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen 
surfaces of the Naknek River and Big Creek.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver in Unit 9(B) from April 1-May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 
from April 1-April 30;
    (B) In Unit 9(B), Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, residents 
of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth, may hunt 
brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; 
ten permits will be available with at least one permit issued in each 
community but no more than five permits will be issued in a single 
community; the season will be closed when four females or ten bears 
have been taken, whichever occurs first;
    (C) Residents of Newhalen, Nondalton, Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port 
Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9(B) for 
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit 
from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to individuals only 
at the request of a local organization. This 10 moose limit is not 
cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the State;
    (D) For Units 9(C) and (E) only, a Federally-qualified subsistence 
user (recipient) of Units 9(C) and (E) may designate another Federally-
qualified subsistence user of Units 9(C) and (E) to

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take bull caribou on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member 
of a community operating under a community harvest system. The 
designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must 
return a completed harvest report and turn over all meat to the 
recipient. There is no restriction on the number of possession limits 
the designated hunter may have in his/her possession at any one time;
    (E) For Unit 9(D), a Federally-qualified subsistence user 
(recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user 
to take caribou on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member 
of a community operating under a community harvest system. The 
designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must 
return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for 
any number of recipients but may have no more than four harvest limits 
in his/her possession at any one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 9(B)--Lake Clark National  July 1-June 30.
     Park and Preserve--Rural
     residents of Nondalton,
     Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay,
     and Port Alsworth only--1
     bear by Federal registration
     permit only.
    Unit 9(B), remainder--1 bear    Sept 1-May 31.
     by State registration permit
     only.
    Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal    Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
     registration permit.           May 10-May 25.
Caribou:
    Unit 9(A)--4 caribou; however,  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     no more than 2 caribou may be
     taken Aug. 10-Sept. 30 and no
     more than 1 caribou may be
     taken Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 9(C), that portion within  Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     the Alagnak River drainage--1
     caribou.
    Unit 9(C), remainder--1 bull    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     by Federal registration        Nov. 15-Feb. 28.
     permit or State Tier II
     permit. Federal public lands
     are closed to the taking of
     caribou except by residents
     of Units 9(C) and (E).
    Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however,  Aug 1-Apr. 15.
     no more than 2 bulls may be
     taken from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 9((D)--1 caribou by        Aug. 1-Sept. 25.
     Federal registration permit.   Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
    Unit 9(E)--1 bull by Federal    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     registration permit or State   Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
     Tier II permit. Federal
     public lands are closed to
     the taking of caribou except
     by residents of Units 9(C)
     and (E).
Sheep:
    Unit 9(B)--Residents of         Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
     Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton,
     Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth
     only--I ram with \7/8\ curl
     horn by Federal registration
     permit only.
    Remainder of Unit 9--I ram      Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     with \7/8\ curl horn.
Moose:
    Unit 9(A)--1 bull.............  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
    Unit 9(B)--1 bull.............  Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
    Unit 9(C)--that portion         Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
     draining into the Naknek       Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     River from the north--1 bull.
    Unit 9(C)--that portion         Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
     draining into the Naknek       Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     River from the south--1 bull.
     However, during the period
     Aug. 20-Aug. 31, bull moose
     may be taken by Federal
     registration permit only.
     During the December hunt,
     antlerless moose may be taken
     by Federal registration
     permit only. The antlerless
     season will be closed when 5
     antlerless moose have been
     taken. Public lands are
     closed during December for
     the hunting of moose, except
     by eligible rural Alaska
     residents.
    Unit 9(C)--remainder--1 moose;  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
     however, antlerless moose may  Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     be taken only from Dec. 1-
     Dec. 31.
    Unit 9(E)--1 bull.............  Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
                                    Dec. 1-Jan. 20.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No    Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
 limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver:
    Unit 9(B), (C), and (E)--40     Nov. 10-May 31.
     beaver per season; however,
     no more than 20 may be taken
     between Apr. 1-May 31.
    Unit 9--remainder--40 beaver    Jan 1-Apr. 30.
     per season; however, no more
     than 20 may be taken between
     Apr. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No    Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Feb. 28
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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    (10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak 
Island, and the Pribilof Islands.
    (ii) You may not take any wildlife species for subsistence uses on 
Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands.
    (iii) In Unit 10--Unimak Island only, a Federally-qualified 
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified 
subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf unless the 
recipient is a member of a community operating under a community 
harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter 
permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated 
hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than 
four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Caribou:
    Unit 10--Unimak Island only--2  Aug. 1-Sept. 25.
     caribou by Federal             Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
     registration permit only.
    Unit 10--remainder--No limit..  July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         July 1-June 30.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         July 1-June. 30.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the 
headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area 
drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River 
between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles 
Glacier.
    (i) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistance user to take caribou 
and moose on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a 
designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. 
The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may 
have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one 
time.
    (ii) [Reverved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 11--1 bear.......  Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou: Unit 11..................  No open season.
Sheep:
    1 sheep.......................  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
    1 sheep by Federal              Sept. 21-Oct. 20.
     registration permit only by
     persons 60 years of age or
     older.
Goat: Unit 11--that portion within  Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
 the Wrangell-St. Elias National
 Park and Preserve--1 goat by
 Federal registration permit only.
 Federal public lands will be
 closed to the harvest of goats
 when a total of 45 goats have
 been harvested between Federal
 and State hunts.
Moose: 1 antlered bull by Federal   Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
 registration permit only.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in      June 1-Oct. 10.
 possession.
Coyote: 10 coyotes................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves...................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: 30 beaver per season......  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage 
upstream from the Robertson River, including all drainages into the 
east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in 
Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage.
    (i) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller 
than 3/32 inch diameter to trap wolves in Unit 12 during April and 
October;
    (C) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou 
and moose on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a 
designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. 
The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may 
have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one 
time.
    (ii) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear................  Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
    Unit 12--that portion of the    No open season.
     Nabesna River drainage within
     the Wrangell-St. Elias
     National Park and Preserve
     and all Federal lands south
     of the Winter Trail running
     southeast from Pickerel Lake
     to the Canadian border--The
     taking of caribou is
     prohibited on Federal public
     lands.
    Unit 12--remainder--1 bull....  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
    Unit 12--remainder--1 caribou   Winter season to be announced.
     may be taken by a Federal
     registration permit during a
     winter season to be
     announced. Dates for a winter
     season to occur between Oct.
     1 and Apr. 30 and sex of
     animal to be taken will be
     announced by Tetlin National
     Wildlife Refuge Manager in
     consultation with Wrangell-
     St. Elias National Park and
     Preserve Superintendent,
     Alaska Department of Fish and
     Game area biologists, and
     Chairs of the Eastern
     Interior Regional Advisory
     Council and Upper Tanana/
     Fortymile Fish and Game
     Advisory Committee.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
 or larger.
Moose:
    Unit 12--that portion within    Aug. 15-Aug. 28.
     the Tetlin National Wildlife   Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
     Refuge and those lands within  Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
     the Wrangell-St. Elias
     National Preserve north and
     east of a line formed by the
     Pickerel Lake Winter Trail
     from the Canadian border to
     the southern boundary of the
     Tetlin National Wildlife
     Refuge--1 antlered bull;
     however during the Aug. 15-
     Aug. 28 season only bulls
     with spike/fork antlers may
     be taken. The November season
     is open by Federal
     registration permit only.
    Unit 12--that portion lying     Aug. 15-Aug. 28.
     east of the Nabesna River and  Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     Nabesna Glacier and south of
     the Winter Trail running
     southeast from Pickerel Lake
     to the Canadian border--1
     antlered bull; however during
     the Aug. 15-Aug. 28 season
     only bulls with spike/fork
     antlers may be taken.
    Unit 12--remainder--1 antlered  Aug. 15-Aug. 28.
     bull; however during the Aug.  Sept. 19-Sept. 15.
     15-Aug. 28 season only bulls
     with spike/fork antlers may
     be taken.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 more than 2 coyotes may be taken
 before October 1.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct.1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves...................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: 15 beaver per season......  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote: No limit..................  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Sept. 20-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (13) Unit 13. (i) Unit 13 consists of that area westerly of the 
east bank of the Copper River and drained by all tributaries into the 
west bank of the Copper River from Miles Glacier and including the 
Slana River drainages north of Suslota Creek; the drainages into the 
Delta River upstream from Falls Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the 
drainages into the Nenana River upstream from the southeast corner of 
Denali National Park at Windy; the

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drainage into the Susitna River upstream from its junction with the 
Chulitna River; the drainage into the east bank of the Chulitna River 
upstream to its confluence with Tokositna River; the drainages of the 
Chulitna River (south of Denali National Park) upstream from its 
confluence with the Tokositna River; the drainages into the north bank 
of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier; 
the drainages into the Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the east 
bank of the Susitna River between its confluences with the Talkeetna 
and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into the north bank of the Talkeetna 
River; the drainages into the east bank of the Chickaloon River; the 
drainages of the Matanuska River above its confluence with the 
Chickaloon River:
    (A) Unit 13(A) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a 
line beginning at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile 77.7 on the Glenn 
Highway, then along the Glenn Highway to its junction with the 
Richardson Highway, then south along the Richardson Highway to the foot 
of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then east to the east bank of the Copper 
River, then northerly along the east bank of the Copper River to its 
junction with the Gulkana River, then northerly along the west bank of 
the Gulkana River to its junction with the West Fork of the Gulkana 
River, then westerly along the west bank of the West Fork of the 
Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then across the divide 
into the Tyone River drainage, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone 
River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the 
southern bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina Creek, then 
up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide and down 
Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the boundary 
of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning;
    (B) Unit 13(B) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a 
line beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana 
River, then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River, 
then up the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13, 
then westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier, 
then southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the 
Susitna River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across 
the divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River, 
then down the West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the 
Gulkana River and the Copper River, the point of beginning;
    (C) Unit 13(C) consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the 
Gakona River and Gakona Glacier;
    (D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit 
13(A);
    (E) Unit 13(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 13.
    (ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within 
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (k)(13) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980;
    (B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting 
from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the boundary of 
which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of Miller Creek 
and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench mark Miller, 
then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black Rapids 
Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of McGinnis Creek 
to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a straight line 
across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway, then north 
along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska Highway, 
then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the Johnson 
River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson 
Glacier to the head of the Cantwell Glacier, then west along the north 
bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
    (C) Except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on 
Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Meiers Lake trails, or other trails 
designated by the Board, you may not use motorized vehicles for 
subsistence hunting, is prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled Use 
Area. The Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of 
Unit 13(B) bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of Sourdough 
Creek and the Gulkana River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to 
the Richardson Highway at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along 
the Richardson Highway to the Meiers Creek Trail at approximately Mile 
170, then westerly along the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly 
along the east bank of the Gulkana River to its confluence with 
Sourdough Creek, the point of beginning.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou 
and moose on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a 
designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. 
The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may 
have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one 
time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear. Bears taken     Aug. 10-May 31.
 within Denali National Park must
 be sealed within 5 days of
 harvest. That portion within
 Denali National Park will be
 closed by announcement of the
 Superintendent after 4 bears have
 been harvested.
Caribou: 2 caribou by Federal       Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
 registration permit only. Hunting  Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
 within the Trans-Alaska Oil
 Pipeline right-of-way is
 prohibited. The right-of-way is
 identified as the area occupied
 by the pipeline (buried or above
 ground) and the cleared area 25
 feet on either side of the
 pipeline.
Sheep: Unit 13--excluding Unit      Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
 13(D) and the Tok Management Area
 and Delta Controlled Use Area--1
 ram with 7/8 curl horn.
Moose:
    Unit 13(E)--1 antlered bull     Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
     moose by Federal registration
     permit only; only 1 permit
     will be issued per household.
    Unit 13--remainder--1 antlered  Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
     bull moose by Federal
     registration permit only.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in      June 15-Sept. 10.
 possession.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.

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Wolf: 10 wolves...................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
              TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  Oct. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
    Unit 13(A-D)--No limit........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
    Unit 13--remainder--No limit..  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the north side 
of Turnagain Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage, 
drainages into Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and 
Matanuska Rivers in Unit 13, drainages into the north side of Cook 
Inlet east of the Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the 
Susitna River downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into 
the south bank of the Talkeetna River:
    (A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west 
by the Susitna River, on the north by Willow Creek, Peters Creek, and 
by a line from the head of Peters Creek to the head of the Chickaloon 
River, on the east by the eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the south 
by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of the Knik River from its 
mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across the face of Knik 
Glacier and along the north side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6 
boundary;
    (B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit 
14(A);
    (C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit 
14(A).
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Fort 
Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management Areas, consisting of 
the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military Reservation;
    (B) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Anchorage 
Management Area, consisting of all drainages south of Elmendorf and 
Fort Richardson military reservations and north of and including 
Rainbow Creek.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: Unit 14(C)--1 bear....  July 1-June 30.
Beaver: Unit 14(C)--1 beaver per    May 15-Oct. 31.
 day, 1 in possession.
Coyote: Unit 14(C)--2 coyotes.....  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)--2
 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): Unit    Sept. 8-Apr. 30.
 14(C)--5 hares per day.
Lynx: Unit 14(C)--2 lynx..........  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf: Unit 14(C)--5 wolves........  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)--1 wolverine  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
 Sharp-tailed): Unit 14(C)--5 per
 day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
 tailed): Unit 14(C)--10 per day,
 20 in possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: Unit 14(C)--that portion    Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
 within the drainages of Glacier
 Creek, Kern Creek, Peterson
 Creek, the Twentymile River and
 the drainages of Knik River
 outside Chugach State Park--20
 beaver per season.
Coyote: Unit 14(C)--No limit......  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)--1
 fox.
Lynx: Unit 14(C)--No limit........  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Marten: Unit 14(C)--No limit......  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14(C)--No     Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
 limit.
Muskrat: Unit 14(C)--No limit.....  Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 14(C)--No limit.......  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 14(C)--No limit........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)--No limit...  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (15) Unit 15. (i) Unit 15 consists of that portion of the Kenai 
Peninsula and adjacent islands draining into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook 
Inlet, and Turnagain Arm from Gore Point to the point where longitude 
line 150 deg.00'W. crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in Turnagain 
Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line 150 deg.00'W. to 
the mouth of the Russian River, then southerly along the Chugach 
National Forest boundary to the upper end of Upper Russian Lake; and 
including the drainages into Upper Russian Lake west

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of the Chugach National Forest boundary:
    (A) Unit 15(A) consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the 
Kenai River and Skilak Lake;
    (B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the 
Kenai River and Skilak Lake, and north of the Kasilof River, Tustumena 
Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;
    (C) Unit 15(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 15.
    (ii) You may not take wildlife, except for grouse, ptarmigan, and 
hares that may be taken only from October 1-March 1 by bow and arrow 
only, in the Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that 
portion of Unit 15(A) bounded by a line beginning at the eastern most 
junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost 76.3), 
then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly 
along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak 
Lake, then westerly along the north shore of Skilak Lake to Lower 
Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake 
Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its western most junction 
with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to 
the point of beginning.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence in the Skilak Loop 
Wildlife Management Area;
    (C) You may not trap marten in that portion of Unit 15(B) east of 
the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier;
    (D) You may not take red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a 
steel trap or snare;
    (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take moose on 
his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated 
hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The 
designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no 
more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
Black Bear:
    Unit 15(C)--3 bears...........  July 1-June 30.
    Unit 15--remainder............  No open season.
Moose:
    Unit 15(A)--excluding the       Aug. 18-Sept. 20.
     Skilak Loop Wildlife
     Management Area.--1 antlered
     bull with spike-fork or 50-
     inch antlers or with 3 or
     more brow tines on either
     antler, by Federal
     registration permit only.
    Unit 15(A)--Skilak Loop         No open season.
     Wildlife Management Area.
    Unit 15(B) and (C)--1 antlered  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     bull with spike-fork or 50-
     inch antlers or with 3 or
     more brow tines on either
     antler, by Federal
     registration permit only.
Coyote: No limit..................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Wolf:
    Unit 15--that portion within    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     the Kenai National Wildlife
     Refuge--2 Wolves.
    Unit 15--remainder--5 wolves..  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 Wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 possession.
Grouse (Ruffed)...................  No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
 tailed):
    Unit 15(A) and (B)--20 per      Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     day, 40 in possession.
    Unit 15(C)--20 per day, 40 in   Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
     possession.
    Unit 15(C)--5 per day, 10 in    Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
     possession.
 
              TRAPPING
 
Beaver: 20 Beaver per season......  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): 1 Fox.
Lynx: No limit....................  Jan. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
    Unit 15(B)--that portion east   No open season.
     of the Kenai River, Skilak
     Lake, Skilak River, and
     Skilak Glacier.
    Remainder of Unit 15--No limit  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 15--No limit..........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: Unit 15(B) and (C)--No   Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 limit.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (16) Unit 16. (i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet 
between Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek 
drainage, Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the west side of the 
Susitna River (including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence 
with the Chulitna River; the drainages into the west side of the 
Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna 
River, and drainages into the south side of the Tokositna River 
upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage 
of the Kahiltna Glacier:
    (A) Unit 16(A) consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east 
bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River, 
east of the east bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna 
Glacier;
    (B) Unit 16(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 16.
    (ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Mount 
McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (k)(16) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:

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    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Caribou: 1 caribou................  Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
Moose:
    Unit 16(B)--Redoubt Bay         Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
     Drainages south and west of,
     and including the Kustatan
     River drainage--1 antlered
     bull.
    Unit 16(B)--remainder--1        Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     moose; however, antlerless     Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
     moose may be taken only from
     Sept. 25-Sept. 30 and from
     Dec. 1-Feb. 28 by Federal
     registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  Oct. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay 
and the Bering Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all 
islands between these points including Hagemeister Island and the 
Walrus Islands:
    (A) Unit 17(A) consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and 
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
    (B) Unit 17(B) consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream 
from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage, and the Wood River 
drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley;
    (C) Unit 17(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 17.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legal hunting camps, you 
may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting ungulates, bears, wolves, 
and wolverine, including transportation of hunters and parts of 
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Controlled 
Use Area consisting of Unit 17(B), from Aug. 1-Nov. 1;
    (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which 
consists of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk 
Lake and Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, if you have 
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
Black Bear: 2 bears...............  Aug. 1-May 31.
Brown Bear: Unit 17--1 bear by      Sept. 1-May 31.
 State registration permit only.
Caribou:
    Unit 17(A) and (C)--that        Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     portion of 17(A) and (C)       Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
     consisting of the Nushagak
     Peninsula south of the
     Igushik River, Tuklung River
     and Tuklung Hills, west to
     Tvativak Bay--2 caribou by
     Federal registration permit.
     Public lands are closed to
     the taking of caribou except
     by the residents of Togiak,
     Twin Hills, Manokotak,
     Aleknagik, Dillingham,
     Clark's Point, and Ekuk
     during seasons identified
     above.
    Unit 17(B) and (C)--that        Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
     portion of 17(C) east of the
     Wood River and Wood River
     Lakes--5 caribou; however, no
     more than 2 bulls may be
     taken from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 17(A)--remainder and       Season to occur between Aug. 1-Mar.
     17(C)--remainder--selected      31, harvest limit, and hunt area to
     drainages; a harvest limit of   be announced by the Togiak National
     up to 5 caribou will be         Wildlife Refuge Manager.
     determined at the time the
     season is announced.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
 or larger..
Moose:                              ....................................

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    Unit 17(A)....................  No open season.
    Unit 17(B)--that portion that
     includes all the Mulchatna
     River drainage upstream from
     and including the Chilchitna
     River drainage--1 bull by
     State registration permit
     only during the period Aug.
     20-Aug. 31. During the period
     Sept. 1-Sept. 15 only a spike/
     fork bull or a bull with 50-
     inch antlers or with 3 or
     more brow tines on one side
     may be taken with a State
     harvest ticket.
    Unit 17(C)--that portion that   Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
     includes the Iowithla
     drainage and Sunshine Valley
     and all lands west of Wood
     River and south of Aleknagik
     Lake--1 bull by State
     registration permit only
     during the period Aug. 20-
     Aug. 31. During the period
     Sept. 1-Sept. 15 only a spike/
     fork bull or a bull with 50-
     inch antlers or with 3 or
     more brow tines on one side
     may be taken with a State
     harvest ticket.
    Unit 17(B)--remainder and       Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
     17(C)--remainder--1 bull by    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     State registration permit
     only during the periods Aug.
     20-Aug. 31 and Dec. 1-Dec.
     31. During the period Sept. 1-
     Sept. 15 only a spike/fork
     bull or a bull with 50-inch
     antlers or with 3 or more
     brow tines on one side may be
     taken with a State harvest
     ticket.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: Unit 17-40 beaver per       Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 season.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: 2 muskrats...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the 
Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a straight line drawn 
between Lower Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages flowing into the 
Bering Sea from Cape Newenham on the south to and including the 
Pastolik River drainage on the north; Nunivak, St. Matthew, and 
adjacent islands between Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) In the Kalskag Controlled Use Area which consists of that 
portion of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the 
Kuskokwim River, northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River, 
then east along the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of 
Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag, you may not use aircraft for 
hunting any ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including the 
transportation of any hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine 
part; however, this does not apply to transportation of a hunter or 
ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part by aircraft between publicly 
owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned 
airport within the Area and points outside the Area;
    (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which 
consists of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk 
Lake and Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, if you have 
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver in Unit 18 from Apr.-Jun. 10;
    (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou 
south of the Yukon River on his or her behalf. The designated hunter 
must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed 
harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of 
recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her 
possession at any one time;
    (C) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 18.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by State         Sept. 1-May 31.
 registration permit only.
Caribou:
    Unit 18--that portion south of  Season to occur between Aug. 25 and
     the Yukon River--A harvest      Mar. 31 to be announced by the
     limit of up to 5 caribou will   Yukon Delta National Wildlife
     be determined at the time the   Refuge Manager.
     season is announced and will
     be based on the management
     objectives in the
     ``Qavilnguut (Kilbuck)
     Caribou Herd Cooperative
     Management Plan'' The season
     will be closed when the total
     harvest reaches guidelines as
     described in the approved
     ``Qavilnguut (Kilbuck)
     Caribou Herd Cooperative
     Management Plan''.

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    Unit 18--that portion north of  Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     the Yukon River--5 caribou
     per day.
Moose:
    Unit 18--that portion north     Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
     and west of a line from Cape
     Romanzof to Kuzilvak
     Mountain, and then to
     Mountain Village, and west
     of, but not including, the
     Andreafsky River drainage--1
     antlered bull.
    Unit 18--south of and           No open season.
     including the Kanektok River
     drainages.
    Unit 18--Kuskokwim River        Aug. 25-Sept. 25. Winter season to
     drainage--1 antlered bull. A    be announced.
     10-day hunt to occur between
     Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 (1 bull,
     evidence of sex required)
     will be opened by
     announcement.
    Unit 18--remainder--1 antlered  Sept. 1--Sept. 30. Winter season to
     bull. A 10-day hunt to occur    be announced.
     between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 (1
     bull, evidence of sex
     required) will be opened by
     announcement.
    Public lands in Unit 18 are     ....................................
     closed to the hunting of
     moose, except by Federally-
     qualified rural Alaska
     residents during seasons
     identified above.
Beaver: No limit..................  July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 Phase): 2 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-May 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage 
upstream from a straight line drawn between Lower Kalskag and Piamiut:
    (A) Unit 19(A) consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream 
from and including the Moose Creek drainage on the north bank and 
downstream from and including the Stony River drainage on the south 
bank, excluding Unit 19(B);
    (B) Unit 19(B) consists of the Aniak River drainage upstream from 
and including the Salmon River drainage, the Holitna River drainage 
upstream from and including the Bakbuk Creek drainage, that area south 
of a line from the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar dome at 
Sparrevohn Air Force Base, including the Hoholitna River drainage 
upstream from that line, and the Stony River drainage upstream from and 
including the Can Creek drainage;
    (C) Unit 19(C) consists of that portion of Unit 19 south and east 
of a line from Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.26 miles south of the 
northwest corner of the original Mt. McKinley National Park boundary) 
to the peak of Lone Mountain, then due west to Big River, including the 
Big River drainage upstream from that line, and including the Swift 
River drainage upstream from and including the North Fork drainage;
    (D) Unit 19(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 19.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within 
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (k)(19) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980;
    (B) In the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of 
that portion of Unit 19(D) upstream from the mouth of Big River 
including the drainages of the Big River, Middle Fork, South Fork, East 
Fork, and Tonzona River, and bounded by a line following the west bank 
of the Swift Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim River to 152 deg. 
50' W. long., then north to the boundary of Denali National Preserve, 
then following the western boundary of Denali National Preserve north 
to its intersection with the Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then west 
to the crest of Telida Mountain, then north along the crest of Munsatli 
Ridge to elevation 1,610, then northwest to Dyckman Mountain and 
following the crest of the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the 
Nowitna drainage, and the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the 
Nixon Fork River to Loaf benchmark on Halfway Mountain, then south to 
the west side of Big River drainage, the point of beginning, you may 
not use of aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any 
moose hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to 
transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between 
publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area, or between a 
publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area;
    (C) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which 
consists of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk 
Lake and Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage,

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if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 19(A) and (B)--those       Sept. 1-May 31.
     portions which are downstream
     of and including the Aniak
     River drainage--1 bear by
     State registration permit.
    Unit 19(A)--remainder, 19(B)--  Sept. 10-May 25.
     remainder, and Unit 19(D)--1
     bear every four regulatory
     years.
Caribou:
    Unit 19(A)--north of Kuskokwim  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     River--1 caribou.              Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
    Unit 19(A)--south of the        Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
     Kuskokwim River and Unit
     19(B) (excluding rural Alaska
     residents of Lime Village)--5
     caribou.
    Unit 19(C)--1 caribou.........  Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
    Unit 19(D)--south and east of   Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     the Kuskokwim River and North  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
     Fork of the Kuskokwim River--
     1 caribou.
    Unit 19(D)--remainder--1        Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     caribou.
    Unit 19--rural Alaska           July 1-June 30.
     residents domiciled in Lime
     Village only--no individual
     harvest limit but a village
     harvest quota of 200 caribou;
     cows and calves may not be
     taken from Apr. 1-Aug. 9.
     Reporting will be by a
     community reporting system.
Sheep: 1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn   Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
 or larger.
Moose:
    Unit 19--Rural Alaska           July 1-June 30.
     residents of Lime Village
     only--no individual harvest
     limit, but a village harvest
     quota of 40 moose (including
     those taken under the State
     Tier II system); either sex.
     Reporting will be by a
     community reporting system.
    Unit 19(A)--that portion north  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
     of the Kuskokwim River         Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
     upstream from, but not         Jan. 1-Jan. 10.
     including the Kolmakof River   Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
     drainage and south of the
     Kuskokwim River upstream
     from, but not including the
     Holokuk River drainage--1
     moose; however, antlerless
     moose may be taken only
     during the Feb. 1-Feb. 10
     season.
    Unit 19(A)--remainder--1 bull.  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
                                    Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
                                    Jan. 1-Jan. 10.
                                    Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
    Unit 19(B)--1 antlered bull...  Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
    Unit 19(C)--1 antlered bull...  Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
    Unit 19(C)--1 bull by State     Jan. 15-Feb. 15.
     registration permit.
    Unit 19(D)--that portion of     Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     the Upper Kuskokwim
     Controlled Use Area within
     the North Fork drainage
     upstream from the confluence
     of the South Fork to the
     mouth of the Swift Fork--1
     antlered bull.
    Unit 19(D)--remainder of the    Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     Upper Kuskokwim Controlled     Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
     Use Area--1 bull.
    Unit 19(D)--remainder--1        Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     antlered bull.                 Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 more than 2 coyotes may be taken
 before October 1.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Jun. 10.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (20) Unit 20. (i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage 
upstream from and including the Tozitna River drainage to and including 
the Hamlin Creek drainage, drainages into the south bank of the Yukon 
River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, the Ladue 
River and Fortymile River drainages, and the Tanana River drainage 
north of Unit 13 and downstream from the east bank of the Robertson 
River:
    (A) Unit 20(A) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the 
south by the Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east

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by the west bank of the Delta River, bounded on the north by the north 
bank of the Tanana River from its confluence with the Delta River 
downstream to its confluence with the Nenana River, and bounded on the 
west by the east bank of the Nenana River;
    (B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages into the north bank of the 
Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and 
including the Banner Creek drainage;
    (C) Unit 20(C) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the 
east by the east bank of the Nenana River and on the north by the north 
bank of the Tanana River downstream from the Nenana River;
    (D) Unit 20(D) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the 
east by the east bank of the Robertson River and on the west by the 
west bank of the Delta River, and drainages into the north bank of the 
Tanana River from its confluence with the Robertson River downstream 
to, but excluding the Banner Creek drainage;
    (E) Unit 20(E) consists of drainages into the south bank of the 
Yukon River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, and 
the Ladue River drainage;
    (F) Unit 20(F) consists of the remainder of Unit 20.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within 
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (k)(20) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980;
    (B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting 
from Aug. 5--Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the boundary of 
which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of Miller Creek 
and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench mark Miller, 
then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black Rapids 
Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of McGinnis Creek 
to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a straight line 
across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway, then north 
along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska Highway, 
then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the Johnson 
River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson 
Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the north 
bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
    (C) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, 
and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and firearms except as 
provided below in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which 
consists of those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five 
miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to 
milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway. The use of snowmobiles is 
authorized only for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents 
living within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. You may use 
licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads within the Dalton 
Highway Corridor Management Area. Only the residents of Alatna, 
Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and 
residents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the 
Corridor;
    (D) You may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting from August 
5--September 20 in the Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which 
consists of that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a line beginning at 
Mile 140 of the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle, 
then west along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from 
Crooked Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its 
headwaters on North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters 
of Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of 
Independence Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the 
Fortymile River, then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork 
of the Fortymile River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then 
across the North Fork of the Fortymile River to the south bank of 
Champion Creek and easterly along the south bank of Champion Creek to 
its confluence with Little Champion Creek, then northeast along the 
east bank of Little Champion Creek to its headwaters, then 
northeasterly in a direct line to Mile 140 on the Taylor Highway; 
however, this does not prohibit motorized access via, or transportation 
of harvested wildlife on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;
    (E) You may by permit only hunt moose on the Minto Flats Management 
Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot 
Highway beginning at Mile 118, then northeasterly to Mile 96, then east 
to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, then east to the Winter Cat Trail, 
then along the Cat Trail south to the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, 
then westerly along the trail to a point where it joins the Tanana 
River three miles above Old Minto, then along the north bank of the 
Tanana River (including all channels and sloughs except Swan Neck 
Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana Rivers and then 
northerly to the point of beginning;
    (F) You may hunt moose by bow and arrow only in the Fairbanks 
Management Area, which consists of the Goldstream subdivision (SE 1/4 
SE 1/4, Section 28 and Section 33, Township 2 North, Range 1 West, 
Fairbanks Meridian) and that portion of Unit 20(B) bounded by a line 
from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana River, northerly 
along Rosie Creek to the divide between Rosie Creek and Cripple Creek, 
then down Cripple Creek to its confluence with Ester Creek, then up 
Ester Creek to its confluence with Ready Bullion Creek, then up Ready 
Bullion Creek to the summit of Ester Dome, then down Sheep Creek to its 
confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly along Goldstream Creek 
to its confluence with First Chance Creek, then up First Chance Creek 
to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek to its intersection 
with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, then southerly along the pipeline 
right-of-way to the Chena River, then along the north bank of the Chena 
River to the Moose Creek dike, then southerly along Moose Creek dike to 
its intersection with the Tanana River, and then westerly along the 
north bank of the Tanana River to the point of beginning.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller 
than 3/32 inch diameter to trap wolves in Unit 20(E) during April and 
October;
    (C) Residents of Unit 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per 
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, 
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be 
issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of 
Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by 
the State.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 20(E)--1 bear............  Aug. 10-June 30.
    Unit 20--remainder--1 bear      Sept. 1-May 31.
     every four regulatory years.
Caribou:
    Unit 20(E)--1 bull by joint     Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     State/Federal registration     Nov. 15-Feb. 28.
     permit only. The fall season
     will close when a combined
     State/Federal harvest of 55
     bulls has been reached. The
     winter season will close when
     the combined fall and winter
     State/Federal harvest quota
     of 150 bulls for the
     Fortymile herd has been
     reached. The season closures
     will be announced by the
     Northern Field Office
     Manager, Bureau of Land
     Management after consultation
     with the National Park
     Service and Alaska Department
     of Fish and Game.
    Unit 20(F)--Tozitna River       Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     drainage--1 caribou; however,  Nov. 26-Dec. 10.
     only bull caribou may be       Mar. 1-Mar. 15.
     taken Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
    Unit 20(F)--south of the Yukon  Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     River--1 caribou.
    Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1      Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     bull.
Moose:
    Unit 20(A)--1 antlered bull...  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
    Unit 20(B)--that portion        Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
     within the Minto Flats         Jan. 10-Feb. 28.
     Management Area--1 bull by
     Federal registration permit
     only.
    Unit 20(B)--remainder--1        Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
     antlered bull.
    Unit 20(C)--that portion        Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     within Denali National Park    Nov. 15-Dec. 15.
     and Preserve west of the
     Toklat River, excluding lands
     within Mount McKinley
     National Park as it existed
     prior to December 2, 1980--1
     antlered bull; however, white-
     phased or partial albino
     (more than 50 percent white)
     moose may not be taken.
    Unit 20(C)--remainder--1        Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     antlered bull; however, white-
     phased or partial albino
     (more than 50 percent white)
     moose may not be taken.
    Unit 20(E)--that portion        Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
     within Yukon Charley National
     Preserve--1 bull.
    Unit 20(E)--that portion        Aug. 20-Aug. 28.
     drained by the Forty-mile      Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
     River (all forks) from Mile
     9\1/2\ to Mile 145 Taylor
     Highway, including the
     Boundary Cutoff Road--1
     antlered bull; however during
     the period Aug. 20-Aug. 28
     only a bull with Spike/fork
     antlers may be taken.
    Unit 20(F)--that portion        Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
     within the Dalton Highway
     Corridor Management Area--1
     antlered bull by Federal
     registration permit only.
    Unit 20(F)--remainder--1        Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
     antlered bull.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx:
    Unit 20(E)--2 lynx............  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
    Unit 20--remainder--2 lynx....  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 10 wolves...................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and
 Sharp-tailed):
    Unit 20(D)--that portion south  Aug. 25-Mar. 31.
     of the Tanana River and west
     of the Johnson River--15 per
     day, 30 in possession,
     provided that not more than 5
     per day and 10 in possession
     are sharp-tailed grouse.
    Unit 20--remainder--15 per      Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
 tailed):
    Unit 20--those portions within  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     five miles of Alaska Route 5
     (Taylor Highway, both to
     Eagle and the Alaska-Canada
     boundary) and that portion of
     Alaska Route 4 (Richardson
     Highway) south of Delta
     Junction--20 per day, 40 in
     possession.
    Unit 20--remainder--20 per      Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     day, 40 in possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver:
    Units 20(A), 20(B), Unit        Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
     20(C), and 20(F)--No limit.
    Units 20(D) and (E)--25 beaver  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
    Unit 20(E)--No limit..........  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
    Remainder Unit 20--No limit...  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx:
    Unit 20(A), (B), (D), (E), and  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
     (C) east of the Teklanika
     River--No limit.
    Unit 20(F) and the remainder    Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
     of 20(C)--No limit.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
    Unit 20(E)--No limit..........  Sept. 20-June 10.
    Unit 20--remainder--No limit..  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
    Unit 20(A, B, C, & F)--No       Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
     limit.
    Unit 20(D)--No limit..........  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
    Unit 20(E)--No limit..........  Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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    (21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon 
River upstream from Paimiut to, but not including the Tozitna River 
drainage on the north bank, and to, but not including the Tanana River 
drainage on the south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River drainage 
upstream from the Dulbi River drainage:
    (A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from 
and including the Iditarod River drainage, and the Nowitna River 
drainage upstream from the Little Mud River;
    (B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from 
Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding 
the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and excluding the Nowitna 
River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River, and excluding the 
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;
    (C) Unit 21(C) consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream 
from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and 
including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;
    (D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon River drainage from and 
including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the 
area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River 
drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding the 
Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;
    (E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut 
upstream to, but not including the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the 
Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those 
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of 
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the 
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of 
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg.57' N. lat., 156 deg.41' 
W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then east 
to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly to the 
crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of 
Cottonwood Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along the 
north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point 
of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use of 
aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose 
hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of 
a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned 
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport 
within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk 
River passing the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15 
miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to 
stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station;
    (B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that 
portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line beginning at the old village of 
Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise, 
then northwest to the mouth of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila River, 
then northeast to the mouth of the Anvik River, then along the west 
bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island (approximately 
45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River, 
then down the east bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with 
Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of Paimiut Slough to its 
mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose 
hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including 
transportation of any moose hunter or part of moose; however, this does 
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by 
aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or 
between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the 
area.
    (iii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu 
of a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 21(D), Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of 
Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 
24, and Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State registration permit 
prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the Northwest Alaska 
Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown bear hunting under 
the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including 
transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does 
not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly 
scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally 
provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to 
transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports.
    (iv) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver in Unit 21(E) from Apr. 1-June 1;
    (C) The residents of Unit 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per 
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, 
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be 
issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of 
Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by 
the State;
    (D) The residents of Unit 21 may take up to three moose per 
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Kaltag/Nulato 
Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits 
will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village 
of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not cumulative with that 
permitted by the State.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 21(D)--1 bear by State     Sept. 1-June 15.
     registration permit only.
    Unit 21--remainder--1 bear      Sept. 1-May 31.
     every four regulatory years.
Caribou:
    Unit 21(A)--1 caribou.........  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
                                    Dec. 10-Dec. 20.
    Unit 21(B), (C), and (E)--1     Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     caribou.
    Unit 21(D)--north of the Yukon  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     River and east of the Koyukuk.
    River 1 caribou; however, 2
     additional caribou may be
     taken during a winter season
     to be announced.
    Winter season to be announced.
    Unit 21(D)--remainder--5        July 1-June 30.
     caribou per day; however, cow
     caribou may not be taken May
     16-June 30..

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Moose:
    Unit 21(A)-1 bull.............  Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
                                    Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 21(B) and (C)--1 antlered  Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
     bull.
    Unit 21(D)--Koyukuk Controlled  Aug. 27-Sept. 20.
     Use Area-1 moose; however,     Winter season to be announced.
     antlerless moose may be taken
     only during Aug. 27-31 and
     the February season. During
     the Aug. 27-Sept. 20 season a
     State registration permit is
     required. Moose may not be
     taken within one-half mile of
     the mainstem Yukon River
     during the February season. A
     10-day winter hunt to occur
     between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28
     will be opened by
     announcement of the Koyukuk/
     Nowitna National Wildlife
     Refuge Manager after
     consultation with the ADF&G
     area biologist and the Chairs
     of the Western Interior
     Regional Advisory Council and
     Middle Yukon Fish and Game
     Advisory Committee.
    Unit 21(D)--remainder--1        Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
     moose; however, antlerless     Winter season to be announced.
     moose may be taken only
     during Sept. 21-25 and the
     February season. Moose may
     not be taken within one-half
     mile of the mainstem Yukon
     River during the February
     season. A 10-day winter hunt
     to occur between Feb. 1 and
     Feb. 28 will be opened by
     announcement of the Koyukuk/
     Nowitna National Wildlife
     Refuge Manager after
     consultation with the ADF&G
     area biologist and the Chairs
     of the Western Interior
     Regional Advisory Council and
     Middle Yukon Fish and Game
     Advisory Committee.
    Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however,   Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
     only bulls may be taken from   Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
     Aug. 20-Sept. 25; moose may
     not be taken within one-half
     mile of the Innoko or Yukon
     River during the February
     season.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 more than 2 coyotes may be taken
 before October 1.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No Limit..................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound, 
Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but 
not including, the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound, 
and all adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the 
Goodhope and Pastolik Rivers:
    (A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik 
River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;
    (B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok 
Creek drainage;
    (C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages 
from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the 
Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;
    (D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into 
the Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and 
including Cape York, and St. Lawrence Island;
    (E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, 
and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the 
Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and 
Fairway Rock.
    (ii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu 
of a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to 
hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area in any manner for brown bear hunting under the 
authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including 
transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does 
not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly 
scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally 
provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to 
transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver in Unit 22 during the established seasons;
    (B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended for 
red fox or wolf, may be used for subsistence purposes;
    (C) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select 
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot 
from a moving snowmachine.

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          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear 3 bears................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 22(A)--1 bear by State     Sept. 1-May 31.
     registration permit by
     residents of Unit 22(A) only.
    Unit 22(B)--1 bear by State     Sept. 1-May 31.
     registration permit by
     residents of Unit 22(B) only.
    Unit 22(C)....................  No open season.
    Unit 22(E)--1 bear by State     Aug. 1-May 31.
     registration permit only.
    Unit 22--remainder--1 bear by   Sept. 1-May 31.
     State registration permit.
Caribou: Unit 22(A) and (B)--5      July 1-June 30.
 caribou per day; however, cow
 caribou may not be taken May 16-
 June 30.
Moose:
    Unit 22(A)--1 bull; however,    Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     the period of Dec. 1-Jan. 31   Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
     is closed to hunting except
     by residents of Unit 22(A)
     only.
    Unit 22(B)--1 bull............  Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
    Unit 22(C)--1 antlered bull...  Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
    Unit 22(D)--that portion        Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
     within the Kuzitrin River
     drainage--1 antlered bull.
    Unit 22(D)--remainder--1        Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
     moose; however, antlerless
     moose may be taken only from
     Dec. 1-Dec. 31; no person may
     take a cow accompanied by a
     calf.
    Unit 22(E)--1 moose; no person  Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     may take a cow accompanied by
     a calf.
Muskox:
    Unit 22(D)--1 bull by Federal   Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
     registration permit or State
     Tier II permit. Federal
     public lands are closed to
     the taking of muskox except
     by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users. Six
     Federal permits may be issued
     in conjunction with the State
     Tier II hunt; the combined
     total of Federal and State
     permits will not exceed 39
     permits.
    Unit 22(E)--1 bull by Federal   Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
     registration permit or State
     Tier II permit. Federal
     public lands are closed to
     the taking of muskox except
     by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users. Eleven
     Federal permits may be issued
     in conjunction with the State
     Tier II hunt; the combined
     total of Federal and State
     permits will not exceed 23
     permits.
    Unit 22--remainder............  No open season.
Beaver:
    Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and(E)--  Nov. 1-June 10.
     50 beaver.
    Unit 22--remainder............  No open season.
Coyote: Federal public lands are    No open season.
 closed to the taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 Phase): 2 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      Sept. 1-Apr. 15.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
    Unit 22(A) 22(B)--No limit....  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
    Unit 22--remainder............  No open season.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolverine: 3 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
 tailed):
    Unit 22(A) and 22(B) east of    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     and including the Niukluk
     River drainage--40 per day,
     80 in possession.
    Unit 22(E)--20 per day, 40 in   July 15-May 15.
     possession.
    Unit 22 Remainder--20 per day,  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     40 in possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver:
    Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)-- Nov. 1-June 10.
     50 beaver.
    Unit 22(C)....................  No open season.
Coyote: Federal public lands are    No open season.
 closed to the taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, 
and Arctic Ocean drainages from and including the Goodhope River 
drainage to Cape Lisburne.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) You may not use aircraft in any manner either for hunting of 
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for transportation of hunters 
or harvested species in the Noatak Controlled Use Area, which consists 
of that portion of Unit 23 in a corridor extending five miles on either 
side of the Noatak River beginning at the mouth of the Noatak River, 
and extending upstream to the mouth of Sapun Creek, is closed for the 
period August 25-September 15. This does not apply to the 
transportation of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine by regularly scheduled flights to communities by

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carriers that normally provide scheduled air service;
    (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A); if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to 
hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area in any manner for brown bear hunting under the 
authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including 
transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears; however, this does 
not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly 
scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally 
provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to 
transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 23;
    (B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in 
this Sec. ____.25, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm 
using rimfire cartridges;
    (C) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a 
firearm in all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1-Jun. 10;
    (D) For the Baird and DeLong Mountain sheep hunts--A Federally-
qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-
qualified subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf unless 
the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community 
harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter 
permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated 
hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than 
two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time;
    (E) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select 
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot 
from a moving snowmachine.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 23--except the Baldwin     Sept. 1-May 31.
     Peninsula north of the Arctic
     Circle--1 bear by State
     registration permit.
    Unit 23--remainder--1 bear      Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
     every four regulatory years.   Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou: 15 caribou per day;        July 1-June 30.
 however, cow caribou may not be
 taken May 16-June 30.
Sheep:
    Unit 23--south of Rabbit        Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     Creek, Kyak Creek and the      The season will be closed when half
     Noatak River, and west of the   of the quota has been harvested.
     Cutler and Redstone Rivers
     (Baird Mountains)--1 ram with
     full curl or larger horns by
     Federal registration permit.
     The Superintendent of the
     Western Arctic National
     Parklands may issue permits
     for the harvest of up to 20
     full curl rams, based on a
     quota to be announced locally
     after the annual sheep
     population survey is
     completed. Federal public
     lands are closed to the
     taking of sheep except by
     Federally-qualified
     subsistence users.
    Unit 23--south of Rabbit        Oct. 1-Apr. 1.
     Creek, Kyak Creek and the      The season will be closed when the
     Noatak River, and west of the   total quota of sheep has been
     Cutler and Redstone Rivers      harvested including those harvested
     (Baird Mountains)--1 ram with   during the Aug. 1-Sept. 30 season.
     full curl or larger horns by
     Federal registration permit.
     The Superintendent of the
     Western Arctic National
     Parklands may issue permits
     for the harvest of up to 20
     full curl rams, based on a
     quota to be announced locally
     after the annual sheep
     population survey is
     completed. Federal public
     lands are closed to the
     taking of sheep except by
     Federally-qualified
     subsistence users.
    Unit 23--north of Rabbit        Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     Creek, Kyak Creek and the      The season will be closed when half
     Noatak River, and west of the   of the quota has been harvested in
     Aniuk River (DeLong             the DeLong Mountains.
     Mountains)--1 ram with full
     curl or larger horns by
     Federal registration permit.
     The Superintendent of the
     Western Arctic National
     Parklands may issue permits
     for the harvest of up to 10
     full curl rams in the DeLong
     Mountains, Units 23 and
     26(A), based on a quota to be
     announced locally after the
     annual sheep population
     survey is completed.
    Unit 23--north of Rabbit        Oct. 1-Apr. 1.
     Creek, Kyak Creek and the      The season will be closed when the
     Noatak River, and west of the   total quota of sheep has been
     Aniuk River (DeLong             harvested in the DeLong Mountains
     Mountains)--1 ram with full     including those harvested during
     curl or larger horns by         the Aug. 1-Sept. 30 season.
     Federal registration permit.
     The Superintendent of the
     Western Arctic National
     Parklands may issue permits
     for the harvest of up to 10
     full curl rams in the DeLong
     Mountains, Units 23 and
     26(A), based on a quota to be
     announced locally after the
     annual sheep population
     survey is completed.
    Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     Mountains)--1 ram with 7/8
     curl horn or larger.
    Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka    Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
     Mountains)--1 sheep.
    Moose.........................
    Unit 23--that portion north     July 1-Mar. 31.
     and west of and including the
     Singoalik River drainage, and
     all lands draining into the
     Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers--1
     moose; no person may take a
     cow accompanied by a calf.
    Unit 23--that portion lying     Aug. 1-Sept. 15.
     within the Noatak River        Oct. 1-Mar. 31.
     drainage--1 moose; however,
     antlerless moose may be taken
     only from Nov. 1-Mar. 31; no
     person may take a cow
     accompanied by a calf.
    Unit 23--remainder--1 moose;    Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     no person may take a cow
     accompanied by a calf.
Muskox:
    Unit 23--south of Kotzebue      Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
     Sound and west of and
     including the Buckland River
     drainage--1 bull by Federal
     registration permit or State
     Tier II permit. Federal
     public lands are closed to
     the taking of muskox except
     by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users. Eight
     Federal permits may be issued
     in conjunction with the State
     Tier II hunt; the combined
     total of Federal and State
     permits will not exceed 12
     permits.
    Unit 23--remainder............  No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 Phase): 2 foxes.

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare: (Snowshoe and Tundra) No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver:
    Unit 23--the Kobuk and Selawik  July 1-June 30.
     River drainages--50 beaver.
    Unit 23--remainder--30 beaver.  July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: 3 lynx......................  Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the Koyukuk River drainage 
upstream from but not including the Dulbi River drainage.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, 
and licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and firearms in the Dalton 
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of 
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from each side of the 
Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton 
Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway 
Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence 
taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on 
designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 
The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, 
Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor 
may use firearms within the Corridor is authorized only for subsistence 
taking of wildlife;
    (B) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including 
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Kanuti 
Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 24 bounded 
by a line from the Bettles Field VOR to the east side of Fish Creek 
Lake, to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end of Lake Todatonten (including 
all waters of these lakes), to the northernmost headwaters of Siruk 
Creek, to the highest peak of Double Point Mountain, then back to the 
Bettles Field VOR; however, this does not apply to transportation of a 
moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports 
in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within 
the area and points outside the area;
    (C) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including 
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Koyukuk 
Controlled Use Area, which consists of those portions of Units 21 and 
24 bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at Koyukuk, 
then northerly to the confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, 
then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and the 
Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg. 41' W. long.), then 
easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then east to Hughes, then 
south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly to the crest of 
Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood 
Creek, then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along the north 
bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point of 
beginning; however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose 
hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the 
controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within the area 
and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk River passing 
the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15 miles upstream 
from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to stop and report to 
ADF&G personnel at the check station;
    (D) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to 
hunting. You may not use aircraft in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area in any manner for brown bear hunting under the 
authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including 
transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears. However, this does 
not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly 
scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally 
provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to 
transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended 
for red fox, may be used for subsistence purposes.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.

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Brown Bear: Unit 24--1 bear by      Sept. 1-May 31.
 State registration permit.
Caribou:
    Unit 24--that portion south of  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     the south bank of the Kanuti
     River, upstream from and
     including that portion of the
     Kanuti-Kilolitna River
     drainage, bounded by the
     southeast bank of the Kodosin-
     Nolitna Creek, then
     downstream along the east
     bank of the Kanuti-Kilolitna
     River to its confluence with
     the Kanuti River--1 caribou.
    Remainder of Unit 24--5         July 1-June 30.
     caribou per day; however, cow
     caribou may not be taken May
     16-June 30.
Sheep:
    Unit 24--(Anaktuvuk Pass        July 15-Dec. 31.
     residents only)--that portion
     within the Gates of the
     Arctic National Park--
     community harvest quota of 60
     sheep, no more than 10 of
     which may be ewes and a daily
     possession limit of 3 sheep
     per person no more than 1 of
     which may be a ewe.
    Unit 24--(excluding Anaktuvuk   Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
     Pass residents)--that portion
     within the Gates of the
     Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
    Unit 24--that portion within    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     the Dalton Highway Corridor
     Management Area; except,
     Gates of the Arctic National
     Park--1 ram with 7/8 curl
     horn or larger by Federal
     registration permit only.
    Unit 24--remainder--1 ram with  Aug. 10--Sept. 20.
     7/8 curl horn or larger.
Moose:
    Unit 24--that portion within    Aug. 27-Sept. 20.
     the Koyukuk Controlled Use     Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
     Area--1 moose; however,        Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
     antlerless moose may only be
     taken during the periods of
     Aug. 27-31, Dec. 1-Dec. 10,
     and Mar. 1-Mar. 10. During
     Aug. 27-Sept. 20, a State
     registration permit is
     required.
    Unit 24--that portion that      Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     includes the John River
     drainage within the Gates of
     the Arctic National Park--1
     moose.
    Unit 24--the Alatna River       Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
     drainage within the Gates of   Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
     the Arctic National Park--1
     moose; however, antlerless
     moose may be taken only from
     Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and Mar. 1-
     Mar. 10.
    Unit 24--all drainages to the   Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     north of the Koyukuk River     Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
     upstream from and including
     the Alatna River to and
     including the North Fork of
     the Koyukuk River, except
     those portions of the John
     River and the Alatna River
     drainages within the Gates of
     the Arctic National Park--1
     moose; however, antlerless
     moose may be taken only from
     Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and Mar. 1-
     Mar. 10.
    Unit 24--that portion within    Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     the Dalton Highway Corridor
     Management Area; except,
     Gates of the Arctic National
     Park--1 antlered bull by
     Federal registration permit
     only.
    Unit 24--remainder--1 antlered  Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     bull. Public lands in the
     Kanuti Controlled Use Area
     are closed to taking of
     moose, except by eligible
     rural Alaska residents.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 more than 2 coyotes may be taken
 before October 1.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves....................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver: No limit..................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (25) Unit 25. (i) Unit 25 consists of the Yukon River drainage 
upstream from but not including the Hamlin Creek drainage, and 
excluding drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream 
from the Charley River:
    (A) Unit 25(A) consists of the Hodzana River drainage upstream from 
the Narrows, the Chandalar River drainage upstream from and including 
the East Fork drainage, the Christian River drainage upstream from 
Christian, the Sheenjek River drainage upstream from and including the 
Thluichohnjik Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and the Old Crow River 
drainage;
    (B) Unit 25(B) consists of the Little Black River drainage upstream 
from but not including the Big Creek drainage, the Black River drainage 
upstream from and including the Salmon Fork drainage, the Porcupine 
River drainage upstream from the confluence of the Coleen and Porcupine 
Rivers, and drainages into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream 
from Circle, including the islands in the Yukon River;
    (C) Unit 25(C) consists of drainages into the south bank of the 
Yukon River upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20(E) boundary, the 
Birch Creek drainage upstream from the Steese Highway bridge (milepost 
147), the Preacher Creek drainage upstream from and including the Rock 
Creek drainage, and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream from and 
including the Moose Creek drainage;
    (D) Unit 25(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 25.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) You may not use of motorized vehicles, except aircraft and 
boats, and licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and firearms in the 
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those 
portions of

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Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from each side of the 
Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton 
Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway 
Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence 
taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on 
designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 
Residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, 
Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use 
firearms within the Corridor;
    (B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area consists of that 
portion of Unit 25(A) north and west of Arctic Village, which is 
bounded on the east by the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the 
confluence of Red Sheep Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream 
past Arctic Village to the confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing 
up Crow Nest Creek, through Portage Lake, to its confluence with the 
Junjik River; then down the Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger 
tributary, to a major, unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for 
approximately 6 miles where the stream forks into 2 roughly equal 
drainages; the boundary follows the easternmost fork, proceeding almost 
due north to the headwaters and intersects the Continental Divide; the 
boundary then follows the Continental Divide easterly, through Carter 
Pass, then easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the 
divide to the head waters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep 
Creek then follows southerly along the divide designating the eastern 
extreme of the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the confluence of Red 
Sheep Creek and the East Fork Chandalar River.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) You may take caribou and moose from a boat moving under power 
in Unit 25;
    (C) The taking of bull moose outside the seasons provided in this 
part for food in memorial potlatches and traditional cultural events is 
authorized in Unit 25(D) west provided that:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony or cultural event 
contact the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge prior 
to taking or attempting to take bull moose and provide to the Refuge 
Manager the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony or 
cultural event, number to be taken, the general area in which the 
taking will occur;
    (2) Each person who takes a bull moose under this section must 
submit a written report to the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National 
Wildlife Refuge not more than 15 days after the harvest specifying the 
harvester's name and address, and the date(s) and location(s) of the 
taking(s);
    (3) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in Unit 25(D) west;
    (4) Any moose taken under this provision counts against the annual 
quota of 60 bulls.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
 
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 25(D)--1 bear....  July 1--June 30.
Caribou:
    Unit 25(C)--that portion south  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     and east of the Steese         Nov. 15-Feb. 28.
     Highway--1 bull by joint
     State/Federal registration
     permit only. The fall season
     will close when a combined
     State/Federal harvest of 30
     bulls has been reached. The
     winter season will close when
     the combined fall and winter
     State/Federal harvest quota
     of 150 bulls for the
     Fortymile herd has been
     reached. The season closures
     will be announced by the
     Northern Field Office
     Manager, Bureau of Land
     Management after consultation
     with the National Park
     Service and Alaska Department
     of Fish and Game.
    25(C)--that portion north and   Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     west of the Steese Highway--1  Feb. 1-Mar. 31.
     caribou; however, only bull
     caribou may be taken during
     the Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season.
     During the winter season,
     caribou may be taken only
     with a Federal registration
     permit. The winter season
     will be closed by
     announcement of the Northern
     Field Office, BLM, when the
     quota of 30 caribou has been
     taken.
    Unit 25 (D)--that portion of    Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     Unit 25(D) drained by the      Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     west fork of the Dall River
     west of 150'' W. long.--1
     bull.
    Unit 25(A), (B), and the        July 1-Apr. 30.
     remainder of Unit 25(D)--10
     caribou.
Sheep:
    Unit 25(A)--that portion        No open season.
     within the Dalton Highway
     Corridor Management Area.
    Units 25(A)--Arctic Village     Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     Sheep Management Area--2 rams
     by Federal registration
     permit only. Public lands are
     closed to the taking of sheep
     except by rural Alaska
     residents of Arctic Village,
     Venetie, Fort Yukon,
     Kaktovik, and Chalkytsik
     during seasons identified
     above.
    Unit 25(A)--remainder--3 sheep  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     by Federal registration
     permit only.
Moose:
    Unit 25(A)--1 antlered bull...  Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
                                    Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
    Unit 25(B)--that portion        Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
     within Yukon Charley National
     Preserve--1 bull.
    Unit 25(B)--that portion        Aug. 25-Sept. 30.
     within the Porcupine River     Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
     drainage upstream from, but
     excluding the Coleen River
     drainage--1 antlered bull.
    Unit 25(B)--that portion,       Sept. 5-Sept. 30.
     other than Yukon Charley       Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
     National Preserve, draining
     into the north bank of the
     Yukon River upstream from and
     including the Kandik River
     drainage, including the
     islands in the Yukon River--1
     antlered bull.
    Unit 25(B)--remainder--1        Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     antlered bull.                 Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
    Unit 25(C)--1 antlered bull...  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

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    Unit 25(D)(West)--that portion  Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
     lying west of a line
     extending from the Unit 25(D)
     boundary on Preacher Creek,
     then downstream along
     Preacher Creek, Birch Creek
     and Lower Mouth Birch Creek
     to the Yukon River, then
     downstream along the north
     bank of the Yukon River
     (including islands) to the
     confluence of the Hadweenzik
     River, then upstream along
     the west bank of the
     Hadweenzik River to the
     confluence of Forty and One-
     Half Mile Creek, then
     upstream along Forty and One-
     Half Mile Creek to Nelson
     Mountain on the Unit 25(D)
     boundary--1 bull by a Federal
     registration permit.
     Alternate permits allowing
     for designated hunters are
     available to qualified
     applicants who reside in
     Beaver, Birch Creek, or
     Stevens Village. A total of
     60 permits will be issued (25
     to Stevens Village residents,
     25 to Beaver residents, and
     10 to Birch Creek residents.)
     Moose hunting on public land
     in this portion of Unit
     25(D)(West) is closed at all
     times except for residents of
     Beaver, Birch Creek, and
     Stevens Village during
     seasons identified above. The
     moose season will be closed
     when 60 moose have been
     harvested in the entirety
     (from Federal and non-Federal
     lands) of Unit 25(D)(West).
    Unit 25(D)--remainder--1        Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     antlered moose.                Dec. 1-Dec. 20.
Beaver:
    Unit 25, excluding Unit 25(C)-- Apr. 16-Oct. 31.
     1 beaver per day; 1 in
     possession.
    Unit 25(C)....................  No Federal open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 and Silver Phases): 10 foxes;
 however, no more than 2 foxes may
 be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx:
    Unit 25(C)--2 lynx............  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
    Unit 25--remainder--2 lynx....  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
    Unit 25(A)--No limit..........  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
    Remainder of Unit 25--10        Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     wolves.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and
 Sharp-tailed):
    Unit 25(C)--15 per day, 30 in   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     possession.
    Unit 25--remainder--15 per      Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- ....................................
 tailed):.
    Unit 25(C)--those portions      Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     within 5 miles of Route 6
     (Steese Highway)--20 per day,
     40 in possession.
    Unit 25--remainder--20 per      Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     day, 40 in possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Beaver:
    Unit 25(C)--No limit..........  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
    Unit 25--remainder--50 beaver.  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    Unit 25(C)--No limit..........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
    Unit 25--remainder--No limit..  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (26) Unit 26. (i) Unit 26 consists of Arctic Ocean drainages 
between Cape Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border including the Firth 
River drainage within Alaska:
    (A) Unit 26(A) consists of that portion of Unit 26 lying west of 
the Itkillik River drainage and west of the east bank of the Colville 
River between the mouth of the Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean;
    (B) Unit 26(B) consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit 
26(A), west of the west bank of the Canning River and west of the west 
bank of the Marsh Fork of the Canning River;
    (C) Unit 26(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 26.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) You may not use of aircraft in any manner for moose hunting, 
including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose from Aug. 
1-Aug. 31 and from Jan. 1-Mar. 31 in Unit 26(A). No hunter may take or 
transport a moose, or part of a moose in Unit 26(A) after having been 
transported by aircraft into the unit. However, this does not apply to 
transportation of moose hunters or moose parts by regularly scheduled 
flights to and between villages by carriers that normally provide 
scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation by 
aircraft to or between publicly owned airports;
    (B) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, 
and licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and firearms in the Dalton 
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of 
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from each side of the 
Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton 
Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway 
Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence 
taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on 
designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 
The residents of Alatna, Allakaket,

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Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents 
living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor;
    (C) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to 
hunting. You may not use aircraft in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area in any manner for brown bear hunting under the 
authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including 
transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears. However, this does 
not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly 
scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally 
provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to 
transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 26;
    (B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in 
this ____.25, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm using 
rimfire cartridges;
    (C) In Kaktovik, a Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) 
may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take 
sheep on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a 
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated 
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a 
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number 
of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her 
possession at any one time;
    (D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep hunts--A Federally-qualified 
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified 
subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf unless the 
recipient is a member of a community operating under a community 
harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter 
permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated 
hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than 
two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Harvest limits                         Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              HUNTING
Black Bear: 3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 26(A)--1 bear by State     Sept. 1-May 31.
     registration permit.
    Unit 26(B) and (C)--1 bear....  Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
    Unit 26(A)--10 caribou per      July 1-June 30
     day; however, cow caribou may
     not be taken May 16-June 30.
     Federal lands south of the
     Colville River and east of
     the Killik River are closed
     to the taking of caribou by
     non-Federally qualified
     subsistence users from Aug. 1-
     Sept. 30.
    Unit 26(B)--10 caribou per      July 1-June 30.
     day; however, cow caribou may
     be taken only from Oct. 1-
     Apr. 30.
    Unit 26(C)--10 caribou per day  July 1-Apr. 30
    You may not transport more      ....................................
     than 5 caribou per regulatory
     year from Unit 26 except to
     the community of Anaktuvuk
     Pass.
Sheep:
    Unit 26(A) and (B)--(Anaktuvuk  July 15-Dec. 31.
     Pass residents only)--that
     portion within the Gates of
     the Arctic National Park--
     community harvest quota of 60
     sheep, no more than 10 of
     which may be ewes and a daily
     possession limit of 3 sheep
     per person no more than 1 of
     which may be a ewe.
    Unit 26(A)--(excluding          Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
     Anaktuvuk Pass residents)--
     those portions within the
     Gates of the Arctic National
     Park--3 sheep.
    Unit 26(A)--that portion west   Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     of Howard Pass and the         The season will be closed when half
     Etivluk River (DeLong           of the quota has been harvested in
     Mountains)--1 ram with full     the DeLong Mountains.
     curl or larger horns by
     Federal registration permit.
     The Superintendent of the
     Western Arctic National
     Parklands may issue permits
     for the harvest of up to 10
     full curl rams in the DeLong
     Mountains, Units 23 and
     26(A), based on a quota to be
     announced locally after the
     annual sheep population
     survey is completed.
    Unit 26(A)--that portion west   Oct. 1-Apr. 1.
     of Howard Pass and the         The season will be closed when the
     Etivluk River (DeLong           total quota of sheep has been
     Mountains)--1 ram with full     harvested in the DeLong Mountains
     curl or larger horns by         including those harvested during
     Federal registration permit.    the Aug. 1-Sept. 30 season.
     The Superintendent of the
     Western Arctic National
     Parklands may issue permits
     for the harvest of up to 10
     full curl rams in the DeLong
     Mountains, Units 23 and
     26(A), based on a quota to be
     announced locally after the
     annual sheep population
     survey is completed.
    Unit 26(B)--that portion        Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     within the Dalton Highway
     Corridor Management Area--1
     ram with 7/8 curl horn or
     larger by Federal
     registration permit only.
    Unit 26(A)--remainder and       Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     26(B)--remainder--including
     the Gates of the Arctic
     National Preserve--1 ram with
     7/8 curl horn or larger.
    Unit 26(C)--3 sheep per         Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     regulatory year; the Aug. 10-  Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
     Sept. 20 season is restricted
     to 1 ram with 7/8 curl horn
     or larger. A Federal
     registration permit is
     required for the Oct. 1-Apr.
     30 season.
Moose:
    Unit 26(A)--that portion of     Aug. 1-31.
     the Colville River drainage
     downstream from the mouth of
     the Anaktuvuk River--1 bull.
     Federal public lands are
     closed to the taking of moose
     by non-Federally qualified
     subsistence users.
    Unit 26--remainder............  No open season.
Muskox:
    Unit 26(C)--1 muskox by         Sept. 15-Mar. 31.
     Federal registration permit
     only; 12 permits for bulls
     and 3 permits for cows may be
     issued to rural Alaska
     residents of the village of
     Kaktovik only. Public lands
     are closed to the taking of
     muskox, except by rural
     Alaska residents of the
     village of Kaktovik during
     open seasons.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

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Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 Phase): 2 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black
 and Silver Phases):.
    Unit 26(A) and (B)--10 foxes;   Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
     however, no more than 2 foxes
     may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
    Unit 26(C)--10 foxes..........  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No      July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Lynx: 2 lynx......................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: 15 wolves...................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 5 wolverine............  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
 possession.
 
             TRAPPING
 
Coyote: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White         Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 Phase): No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black    Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit..................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.........  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit...................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit....................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit...............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: June 2, 2000.
Kenneth E. Thompson,
Acting Regional Forester, USDA--Forest Service.

      
Thomas H. Boyd,
Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
[FR Doc. 00-16039 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11; 4310-55-P