[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1253]



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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


Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meetings; 
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meetings.

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DATES AND LOCATIONS: The Federal Subsistence Board announces the 
forthcoming public meetings of the Federal Subsistence Regional 
Advisory Councils. Future Federal shutdowns may require rescheduling 
these meetings. The Regional Council meetings may last two-three days 
and will be held in the following Alaska locations, and begin on the 
specified dates:

Region 1 (Southeast)--Wrangell--Feb. 8, 1996
Region 2 (Southcentral)--Cordova--Mar. 4, 1996
Region 3 (Kodiak/Aleutians)--Kodiak--Feb. 26, 1996
Region 4 (Bristol Bay)--Naknek--Mar. 18, 1996
Region 5 (Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta)--Nunapitchuk--Feb. 21, 1996
Region 6 (Western Interior)--Holy Cross--Feb. 22, 1996
Region 7 (Seward Peninsula)--Anchorage--Feb. 15, 1996
Region 8 (Northwest Arctic)--Kotzebue--Feb. 23, 1996
Region 9 (Eastern Interior)--Fort Yukon--Mar. 5, 1996
Region 10 (North Slope)--Barrow--Feb. 8, 1996

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the Regional Council 
meetings identified above. The public is invited to attend and observe 
meeting proceedings. In addition, the public is invited to provide oral 
testimony before the Councils on proposals to change Subsistence 
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska for the 1996-97 
regulatory year as set forth in a proposed rule on August 15, 1995 (60 
FR 42085-42130). A booklet of proposed regulation changes was 
distributed to the public by mail on December 5, 1995.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The following agenda items will be discussed 
at each Regional Council meeting:

(1) Introduction of Regional Council members and guests
(2) Old business
(3) New business
    a. Charter review
    b. Member recruitment
    c. Review, and development of recommendations on proposals to 
change Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 
Thomas H. Boyd, Office of Subsistence Management, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; 
telephone (907) 786-3864. For questions related to subsistence 
management issues on National Forest Service lands, inquiries may also 
be directed to Ken Thompson, Regional Subsistence Program Manager, 
USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, Alaska 
99802-1628; telephone (907) 586-7921.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regional Councils have been established 
in accordance with Section 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act, Pub. L. 96-487, and Subsistence Management 
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 
100, subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964). The Regional Councils 
advise the Federal Government on all matters related to the subsistence 
taking of fish and wildlife on public lands in Alaska and operate in 
accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    The identified Regional Council meetings will be open to the 
public. The public is invited to attend these meetings, observe the 
proceedings, and provide comments to the Regional Councils.

    Dated: January 12, 1996.
Richard S. Pospahala,
Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
[FR Doc. 96-1253 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
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