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The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq). 

David Ziolkowski, 

Acting BBS Program Manager, Eastern 

Ecological Science Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01078 Filed 1–19–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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Notice of Consultations on Federal 

Subsistence Policy in Alaska 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture; 

Office of the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Tribal and Alaska 

Native corporation consultation 

sessions. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior and the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (Departments) recognize 

that subsistence is vital to the cultures 

and life ways of Alaska Natives and 

Alaska Native communities. Under Title 

VIII of the Alaska National Interest 

Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), the 

Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture jointly 

implement the Federal Subsistence 

Management Program. This program 

provides a preference for take of fish 

and wildlife resources for subsistence 

uses on Federal public lands and waters 

in Alaska. In accordance with The 

White House Tribal Nations Summit 

Progress Report, the Departments will 

jointly conduct consultation sessions 

with federally recognized Tribes and 

with Alaska Native corporations on 

Federal subsistence policy in Alaska. 

DATES: Consultations: The Departments 

will conduct consultations with Tribes, 

Tribal consortia, and Alaska Native 

organizations on Thursday, January 20, 

2022, and Friday, January 21, 2022, 

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AKST, and with 

Alaska Native regional and village 

corporations on Friday, January 28, 

2022, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AKST. 

Written comments: To ensure 

consideration, written comments must 

be submitted via email by Tuesday, 

February 15, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: Consultations: The 

Departments’ Tribal and Alaska Native 

corporation consultations will be held 

via Zoom and telephone. Please see 

Tribal Consultation and Comment 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 

below, for details. 

Written comments: Written comments 

must be submitted via email to 

consultation-ak@ios.doi.gov, with the 

subject line ‘‘Subsistence Consultation.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose 

Petoskey, Senior Counselor to the 

Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, 

telephone: (202) 208–7163, or 800–877– 

8339 (TTY); email: rose.petoskey@

bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Departments will conduct virtual 

consultations with Tribes, Tribal 

consortia, Alaska Native organizations, 

and Alaska Native regional and village 

corporations on Federal subsistence 

policy. The listening session and 

consultations reflect the Departments’ 

commitment to strengthen governmentto-government relationships with 

federally recognized Tribes and meet 

requirements for consultation with 

Alaska Native corporations. The 

Departments’ procedures for outreach, 

notice, and consultation ensure 

involvement of Tribes and Alaska 

Native corporations, to the extent 

practicable and permitted by law, before 

making decisions or implementing 

policies, rules, or programs that affect 

federally recognized Tribal governments 

or Alaska Native corporation interests. 

These consultations are open to official 

representatives of federally recognized 

Tribes and Alaska Native corporations. 

Further detail will be provided in the 

invitation letters. 

Background 

Under Title VIII of the Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation 

Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126), 

the Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) 

jointly implement the Federal 

Subsistence Management Program. This 

program provides a preference for take 

of fish and wildlife resources for 

subsistence uses on Federal public 

lands and waters in Alaska. The 

Secretaries published temporary 

regulations to carry out this program in 

the Federal Register on June 29, 1990 

(55 FR 27114), and published final 

regulations in the Federal Register on 

May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The 

program regulations have subsequently 

been amended a number of times. 

Because this program is a joint effort 

between Interior and Agriculture, these 

regulations are located in two titles of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 

Title 36, ‘‘Parks, Forests, and Public 

Property,’’ and Title 50, ‘‘Wildlife and 

Fisheries,’’ at 36 CFR 242.1–242.28 and 

50 CFR 100.1–100.28, respectively. The 

regulations contain subparts as follows: 

Subpart A, General Provisions; Subpart 

B, Program Structure; Subpart C, Board 

Determinations; and Subpart D, 

Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife. 

Tribal Consultation and Comment 

As expressed in Executive Order 

13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments,’’ the 

Departments are committed to honoring 

the unique government-to-government 

political relationship that exists 

between the Federal Government and 

federally recognized Indian Tribes 

(Tribes) as listed at 86 FR 7554 (January 

29, 2021). 

Consultation with Alaska Native 

corporations is based on Public Law 

108–199, div. H, Sec. 161, Jan. 23, 2004, 

118 Stat. 452, as amended by Public 

Law 108–447, div. H, title V, Sec. 518, 

Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3267, which 

provides that: ‘‘The Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget and 

all Federal agencies shall hereafter 

consult with Alaska Native corporations 

on the same basis as Indian tribes under 

Executive Order No. 13175.’’ 

The ANILCA does not provide 

specific rights to Tribes for the 

subsistence taking of wildlife, fish, and 

shellfish. However, because Tribal 

members are affected by Federal 

subsistence policy, the Secretaries are 

consulting with federally recognized 

Tribes and Alaska Native corporations. 

The Departments are seeking Tribal 

and Alaska Native corporation 

perspectives pertaining to the following 

questions: 

1. How has climate change affected 

subsistence? What changes could be 

made to subsistence policies, 

regulations, or laws to help you adapt to 

those changes? 

2. How can Federal agencies better 

cooperate with Alaska Native Tribes, 

Alaska Native consortia, Alaska Native 

organizations, and Alaska Native 

corporations to promote subsistence 

harvest opportunities and protect 

habitat? 

3. How does the state management 

regime affect implementation of the 

Federal priority for rural residents? 

4. How can the Federal Subsistence 

Board and the Federal Subsistence 

Program be changed to better 

accommodate subsistence needs? 

5. How should the Federal 

Subsistence Board define rural residents 

for purposes of the Federal subsistence 

priority? 

6. What difficulties have you 

experienced in accessing subsistence 

resources? 


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The Departments’ Tribal and Alaska 

Native corporation consultations will be 

held via Zoom and telephone as follows: 

• On Thursday, January 20, 2022, 

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AKST. The 

consultation is open to Tribes and 

Tribal consortia. Please register in 

advance using following Zoom link: 

https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/ 

register/vJItc-ivpjgrEplmxYnru

1AOR773ePbx65U. You may also join 

by telephone by using the following 

dial-in information: 1 (669) 254–5252, 

Meeting ID: 1604178318, Passcode: 

598591; or 1 (646) 828–7666, Meeting 

ID: 1604178318, Passcode: 598591. 

• On Friday, January 21, 2022, from 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AKST. The 

consultation is open to Tribes, Tribal 

consortia, and Alaska Native 

organizations. Please register in advance 

using following Zoom link: https://

www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ 

vJItdOGgqTgsHRk7c4Rxe4bu3OyF_

aEw_F8. You may also join by telephone 

by using the following dial-in 

information: 1 (669) 254–5252, Meeting 

ID: 1603887367, Passcode: 905674; or 1 

(646) 828–7666, Meeting ID: 

1603887367, Passcode: 905674. 

• On Friday, January 28, 2022, from 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AKST. The 

consultation is open to Alaska Native 

regional and village corporations. Please 

register in advance using following 

Zoom link: https://www.zoomgov.com/ 

meeting/register/vJItceivrz0tH97YP3lOio

App4DvFTrniW0. You may also join by 

telephone by using the following dial-in 

information: 1 (669) 254–2525, Meeting 

ID: 1606171675, Passcode: 956167; or 1 

(646) 828–7666, Meeting ID: 

1606171675, Passcode: 956167. 

Reasonable Accommodations 

The Departments are committed to 

providing access to these meetings for 

all participants. Please direct all 

requests for sign language interpreting 

services, closed captioning, or other 

accommodation needs to Rose Petoskey, 

telephone: (202) 208–7163, or 800–877– 

8339 (TTY); email: rose.petoskey@

bia.gov. 

Heather Dawn Thompson, 

Director, Office of Tribal Relations, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

Raina Thiele, 

Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Alaska 

Affairs & Strategic Priorities, U.S. Department 

of the Interior. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, U.S. 

Department of the Interior. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Postponement of Public Meeting of the 

Western Oregon Resource Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) announces the 

postponement of the Western Oregon 

Resource Advisory Council’s (RAC) 

January 2022 meeting field tour. 

DATES: The Western Oregon RAC’s 

January 10 to 11 meeting is postponed 

to March 30 to 31, 2022, and the field 

tour is postponed to April 1, 2022. Each 

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn 

at approximately 3 p.m. The field tour 

will commence at 9 a.m. and conclude 

around 4 p.m. The field tour and 

meetings are open to the public. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

virtually over the Zoom platform. Those 

wishing to participate in the Zoom 

meetings must register at least 2 weeks 

in advance of the meetings. The link to 

register for the March RAC Zoom 

meetings is: https://blm.zoomgov.com/ 

webinar/register/WN_

pLpbh88OQmq55ry73zC-CA. 

The RAC will take a field tour of the 

Edson Campground and Sixes River 

Campground on Friday, April 1. The 

RAC will meet at 9 a.m. at the BLM 

Coos Bay District Office, 1300 Airport 

Lane, North Bend, Oregon, and arrive at 

the Edson Campground at 10:45 a.m., 

returning to the BLM Coos Bay District 

Office at around 4 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Sullivan, Public Affairs Specialist, 

Medford District, 3040 Biddle Road, 

Medford, OR 97504; phone: (541) 618– 

2340; email: ksullivan@blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at (800) 877–8339 to 

contact Mr. Sullivan during normal 

business hours. The FRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Western Oregon RAC advises 

the Secretary of the Interior, through the 

BLM, on a variety of public-land issues 

across public lands in Western Oregon, 

including the Coos Bay, Medford, 

Northwest Oregon, and Roseburg 

Districts and part of the Lakeview 

District. At the March meeting, the RAC 

will review the Secure Rural School 

Title II funding and recreation fee 

proposal process and focus on review of 

Secure Rural School Title II funding 

projects. Title II funds support 

restoration projects that may not 

otherwise have been completed, such as 

the improved maintenance of existing 

infrastructure, enhancement of forest 

ecosystems, and restoration of land 

health and water quality. In turn, these 

projects create additional employment 

opportunities in western Oregon 

communities and foster collaborative 

relationships between those who use 

public lands and those who manage 

them. 

On April 1, the RAC will visit the 

Edson Campground and Sixes River 

Campground to prepare for review of 

potential recreation fee proposals. 

The public is welcome to attend the 

field tour and must provide their own 

transportation and meals. Individuals 

who plan to attend must RSVP to the 

BLM Medford District Office at least 2 

weeks in advance of the field tour (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Please indicate whether you need 

special assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation and other reasonable 

accommodations. The field tour will 

follow current Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention COVID–19 

guidance regarding social distancing 

and mask wearing. 

The meetings are open to the public, 

and public comment periods will be 

held on March 30 and 31, 2022, at 2:30 

p.m. each day. Depending on the 

number of persons wishing to comment 

and the time available, time allotted for 

individual oral comments may be 

limited. The public may submit written 

comments to the RAC by emailing the 

RAC coordinator at ksullivan@blm.gov. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Previous minutes, membership 

information, and upcoming agendas are 

available at: https://www.blm.gov/getinvolved/resource-advisory-council/ 

near-you/oregon-washington. Detailed 

minutes for the RAC meetings are also 

maintained in the Medford District 


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