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§ 891.650 Conditions for receipt of 

vacancy payments for assisted units. 

* * * * * 

(b) Vacancies during rent-up. For each 

unit that is not leased as of the effective 

date of the HAP contract, the owner is 

entitled to vacancy payments in the 

amount of 80 percent of the contract 

rent for the first 30 days of a vacancy, 

if the owner: 

* * * * * 

(c) Vacancies after rent-up. If an 

eligible family vacates a unit, the owner 

is entitled to vacancy payments in the 

amount of 80 percent of the contract 

rent for the first 30 days of a vacancy, 

if the owner: 

* * * * * 

(d) Debt-service vacancy payments. If 

a unit continues to be vacant after the 

vacancy period specified in paragraph 

(b) or (c) of this section, the owner may 

apply to receive additional vacancy 

payments in an amount equal to the 

principal and interest payments 

required to amortize that portion of the 

debt service attributable to the vacant 

unit for up to 12 additional months for 

the unit if: 

* * * * * 

■ 25. In § 891.655, revise the definition 

of ‘‘Vacancy payment’’ to read as 

follows: 

§ 891.655 Definitions applicable to 202/162 

projects. 

* * * * * 

Vacancy payment means the housing 

assistance payment made to the owner 

by HUD for a vacant assisted unit if 

certain conditions are fulfilled. 

* * * * * 

■ 26. In § 891.705, remove the word 

‘‘Borrower’’ and add in its place the 

word ‘‘Owner’’ wherever it appears, and 

revise paragraph (c)(2) to read as 

follows: 

§ 891.705 Project assistance contract. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) Payments to the owner for vacant 

assisted units (vacancy payments). The 

amount of and conditions for vacancy 

payments are described in § 891.790. 

HUD makes the project assistance 

payments monthly upon proper 

requisition by the owner, except 

payments for vacancies under 

§ 891.790(d), which HUD makes 

semiannually upon requisition by the 

owner. 

* * * * * 

■ 27. In § 891.790, remove the word 

‘‘Borrower’’ and add in its place the 

word ‘‘Owner’’ wherever it appears, and 

revise the introductory text of 

paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as 

follows: 

§ 891.790 Conditions for receipt of 

vacancy payments for assisted units. 

* * * * * 

(b) Vacancies during rent-up. For each 

unit (or residential space in a group 

home) that is not leased as of the 

effective date of the PAC, the owner is 

entitled to vacancy payments in the 

amount of 80 percent of the contract 

rent (or pro rata share of the contract 

rent for a group home) for the first 30 

days of a vacancy, if the owner: 

* * * * * 

(c) Vacancies after rent-up. If an 

eligible family vacates an assisted unit 

(or residential space in a group home) 

the owner is entitled to vacancy 

payments in the amount of 80 percent 

of the contract rent (or pro rata share of 

the contract rent for a group home) for 

the first 30 days of a vacancy, if the 

owner: 

* * * * * 

(d) Debt-service vacancy payments. If 

an assisted unit (or residential space in 

a group home) continues to be vacant 

after the vacancy period specified in 

paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, the 

owner may apply to receive additional 

vacancy payments in an amount equal 

to the principal and interest payments 

required to amortize that portion of the 

debt service attributable to the vacant 

unit (or, in the case of group homes, the 

residential space) for up to 12 additional 

months for the unit, if: 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 11, 2014. 

Biniam Gebre, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing— 

Federal Housing Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00357 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

36 CFR Part 242 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. FWS–R7–SM–2014–0062; 

FXFR13350700640–156–FF07J00000; 

FBMS#4500074738] 

RIN 1018–BA39 

Subsistence Management Regulations 

for Public Lands in Alaska—2016–17 

and 2017–18 Subsistence Taking of 

Wildlife Regulations 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would 

establish regulations for hunting and 

trapping seasons, harvest limits, and 

methods and means related to taking of 

wildlife for subsistence uses during the 

2016–17 and 2017–18 regulatory years. 

The Federal Subsistence Board is on a 

schedule of completing the process of 

revising subsistence taking of wildlife 

regulations in even-numbered years and 

subsistence taking of fish and shellfish 

regulations in odd-numbered years; 

public proposal and review processes 

take place during the preceding year. 

The Board also addresses customary and 

traditional use determinations during 

the applicable cycle. When final, the 

resulting rulemaking will replace the 

existing subsistence wildlife taking 

regulations. This rule would also amend 

the general regulations on subsistence 

taking of fish and wildlife. 

DATES: Public meetings: The Federal 

Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils 

will hold public meetings to receive 

comments and make proposals to 

change this proposed rule on several 

dates between February 10 and March 

19, 2015, and then hold another round 

of public meetings to discuss and 

receive comments on the proposals, and 

make recommendations on the 

proposals to the Federal Subsistence 

Board, on several dates between August 

17 and November 4, 2015. The Board 

will discuss and evaluate proposed 

regulatory changes during a public 

meeting in Anchorage, AK, in April 

2016. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for specific information on dates and 

locations of the public meetings. 

Public comments: Comments and 

proposals to change this proposed rule 

must be received or postmarked by 

March 25, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Public meetings: The 

Federal Subsistence Board and the 

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory 

Councils’ public meetings will be held 

at various locations in Alaska. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

information on dates and locations of 

the public meetings. 

Public comments: You may submit 

comments by one of the following 

methods: 

• Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

FWS–R7–SM–2014–0062, which is the 

docket number for this rulemaking. 

• By hard copy: U.S. mail or handdelivery to: USFWS, Office of 

Subsistence Management, 1011 East 

Tudor Road, MS 121, Attn: Theo 

Matuskowitz, Anchorage, AK 99503– 

6199, or hand delivery to the Designated 


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Federal Official attending any of the 

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory 

Council public meetings. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

additional information on locations of 

the public meetings. 

We will post all comments on http://

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see the 

Public Review Process section below for 

more information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Attention: Eugene R. Peltola, Jr., Office 

of Subsistence Management; (907) 786– 

3888 or subsistence@fws.gov. For 

questions specific to National Forest 

System lands, contact Thomas Whitford, 

Regional Subsistence Program Leader, 

USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region; 

(907) 743–9461 or twhitford@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under Title VIII of the Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation 

Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126), 

the Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) 

jointly implement the Federal 

Subsistence Management Program. This 

program provides a rural 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 final regulations 

were published in the Federal Register 

on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The 

Program has subsequently amended 

these regulations 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 242.1–28 and 50 

CFR 100.1–28, 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. 

Consistent with subpart B of these 

regulations, the Secretaries established a 

Federal Subsistence Board to administer 

the Federal Subsistence Management 

Program. The Board comprises: 

• A Chair appointed by the Secretary 

of the Interior with concurrence of the 

Secretary of Agriculture; 

• The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service; 

• The Alaska Regional Director, 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; 

• The Alaska Regional Forester, U.S. 

Forest Service; and 

• Two public members appointed by 

the Secretary of the Interior with 

concurrence of the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

Through the Board, these agencies 

and public members participate in the 

development of regulations for subparts 

C and D, which, among other things, set 

forth program eligibility and specific 

harvest seasons and limits. 

In administering the program, the 

Secretaries divided Alaska into 10 

subsistence resource regions, each of 

which is represented by a Regional 

Advisory Council. The Regional 

Advisory Councils provide a forum for 

rural residents with personal knowledge 

of local conditions and resource 

requirements to have a meaningful role 

in the subsistence management of fish 

and wildlife on Federal public lands in 

Alaska. The Regional Advisory Council 

members represent varied geographical, 

cultural, and user interests within each 

region. 

Public Review Process—Comments, 

Proposals, and Public Meetings 

The Federal Subsistence Regional 

Advisory Councils have a substantial 

role in reviewing this proposed rule and 

making recommendations for the final 

rule. The Federal Subsistence Board, 

through the Federal Subsistence 

Regional Advisory Councils, will hold 

public meetings on this proposed rule at 

the following locations in Alaska, on the 

following dates: 

Region 1—Southeast Regional Council, 

Yakutat, March 17, 2015 

Region 2—Southcentral Regional 

Council, Anchorage, February 18, 

2015 

Region 3—Kodiak/Aleutians Regional 

Council, Kodiak, February 10, 2015 

Region 4—Bristol Bay Regional Council, 

Naknek, February 24, 2015 

Region 5—Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta 

Regional Council, Bethel, February 

25, 2015 

Region 6—Western Interior Regional 

Council, Fairbanks, March 3, 2015 

Region 7—Seward Peninsula Regional 

Council, Nome, February 18, 2015 

Region 8—Northwest Arctic Regional 

Council, Kotzebue, March 9, 2015 

Region 9—Eastern Interior Regional 

Council, Fairbanks, March 4, 2015 

Region 10—North Slope Regional 

Council, Barrow, March 17, 2015 

During April 2015, the written 

proposals to change the subpart D, take 

of wildlife regulations, and subpart C, 

customary and traditional use 

determinations, will be compiled and 

distributed for public review. During the 

45-day public comment period, which is 

presently scheduled to end on May 15, 

2015, written public comments will be 

accepted on the distributed proposals. 

The Board, through the Regional 

Advisory Councils, will hold a second 

series of public meetings in August 

through October 2015, to receive 

comments on specific proposals and to 

develop recommendations to the Board 

at the following locations in Alaska, on 

the following dates: 

Region 1—Southeast Regional Council, 

Petersburg, October 13, 2015 

Region 2—Southcentral Regional 

Council, Seldovia, October 20, 2015 

Region 3—Kodiak/Aleutians Regional 

Council, Adak, September 25, 2015 

Region 4—Bristol Bay Regional Council, 

Dillingham, October 27, 2015 

Region 5—Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta 

Regional Council, TBD, October 7, 

2015 

Region 6—Western Interior Regional 

Council, Kaltag, November 3, 2015 

Region 7—Seward Peninsula Regional 

Council, Nome, October 14, 2015 

Region 8—Northwest Arctic Regional 

Council, Buckland, October 6, 2015 

Region 9—Eastern Interior Regional 

Council, Fairbanks, October 29, 2015 

Region 10—North Slope Regional 

Council, Kaktovik, November 3, 2015 

A notice will be published of specific 

dates, times, and meeting locations in 

local and statewide newspapers prior to 

both series of meetings. Locations and 

dates may change based on weather or 

local circumstances. The amount of 

work on each Regional Advisory 

Council’s agenda determines the length 

of each Regional Advisory Council 

meeting. 

The Board will discuss and evaluate 

proposed changes to the subsistence 

management regulations during a public 

meeting scheduled to be held in 

Anchorage, Alaska, in April 2016. The 

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory 

Council Chairs, or their designated 

representatives, will present their 

respective Councils’ recommendations 

at the Board meeting. Additional oral 

testimony may be provided on specific 

proposals before the Board at that time. 

At that public meeting, the Board will 

deliberate and take final action on 

proposals received that request changes 

to this proposed rule. 

Proposals to the Board to modify the 

general fish and wildlife regulations, 

wildlife harvest regulations, and 


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customary and traditional use 

determinations must include the 

following information: 

a. Name, address, and telephone 

number of the requestor; 

b. Each section and/or paragraph 

designation in this proposed rule for 

which changes are suggested, if 

applicable; 

c. A description of the regulatory 

change(s) desired; 

d. A statement explaining why each 

change is necessary; 

e. Proposed wording changes; and 

f. Any additional information that you 

believe will help the Board in 

evaluating the proposed change. 

The Board immediately rejects 

proposals that fail to include the above 

information, or proposals that are 

beyond the scope of authorities in 

§ ll.24, subpart C (the regulations 

governing customary and traditional use 

determinations), and §§ ll.25 and 

ll0;.26, subpart D (the general and 

specific regulations governing the 

subsistence take of wildlife). If a 

proposal needs clarification, prior to 

being distributed for public review, the 

proponent may be contacted, and the 

proposal could be revised based on their 

input. Once distributed for public 

review, no additional changes may be 

made as part of the original submission. 

During the April 2016 meeting, the 

Board may defer review and action on 

some proposals to allow time for 

cooperative planning efforts, or to 

acquire additional needed information. 

The Board may elect to defer taking 

action on any given proposal if the 

workload of staff, Regional Advisory 

Councils, or the Board becomes 

excessive. These deferrals may be based 

on recommendations by the affected 

Regional Advisory Council(s) or staff 

members, or on the basis of the Board’s 

intention to do least harm to the 

subsistence user and the resource 

involved. A proponent of a proposal 

may withdraw the proposal provided it 

has not been considered, and a 

recommendation has not been made, by 

a Regional Advisory Council. The Board 

may consider and act on alternatives 

that address the intent of a proposal 

while differing in approach. 

You may submit written comments 

and materials concerning this proposed 

rule by one of the methods listed in 

ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment via 

http://www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the Web site. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, you 

may request at the top of your document 

that we withhold this information from 

public review. However, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

We will post all hardcopy comments on 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing this proposed rule, 

will be available for public inspection 

on http://www.regulations.gov, or by 

appointment, between 8 a.m. and 3 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays, at: USFWS, Office of 

Subsistence Management, 1011 East 

Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503. 

Reasonable Accommodations 

The Federal Subsistence Board is 

committed to providing access to these 

meetings for all participants. Please 

direct all requests for sign language 

interpreting services, closed captioning, 

or other accommodation needs to 

Deborah Coble, 907–786–3880, 

subsistence@fws.gov, or 800–877–8339 

(TTY), seven business days prior to the 

meeting you would like to attend. 

Tribal Consultation and Comment 

As expressed in Executive Order 

13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments,’’ the 

Federal officials that have been 

delegated authority by the Secretaries 

are committed to honoring the unique 

government-to-government political 

relationship that exists between the 

Federal Government and Federally 

Recognized Indian Tribes (Tribes) as 

listed in 79 FR 4748 (January 29, 2014). 

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.’’ 

ANILCA does not provide specific 

rights to Tribes for the subsistence 

taking of wildlife, fish, and shellfish. 

However, because tribal members are 

affected by subsistence fishing, hunting, 

and trapping regulations, the 

Secretaries, through the Board, will 

provide Federally recognized Tribes and 

Alaska Native corporations an 

opportunity to consult on this rule. 

The Board will engage in outreach 

efforts for this rule, including a 

notification letter, to ensure that Tribes 

and Alaska Native corporations are 

advised of the mechanisms by which 

they can participate. The Board 

provides a variety of opportunities for 

consultation: proposing changes to the 

existing rule; commenting on proposed 

changes to the existing rule; engaging in 

dialogue at the Regional Council 

meetings; engaging in dialogue at the 

Board’s meetings; and providing input 

in person, by mail, email, or phone at 

any time during the rulemaking process. 

The Board commits to efficiently and 

adequately providing an opportunity to 

Tribes and Alaska Native corporations 

for consultation in regard to subsistence 

rulemaking. 

The Board will consider Tribes’ and 

Alaska Native corporations’ 

information, input, and 

recommendations, and address their 

concerns as much as practicable. 

Developing the 2016–17 and 2017–18 

Wildlife Seasons and Harvest Limit 

Regulations 

Subpart C and D regulations are 

subject to periodic review and revision. 

The Federal Subsistence Board 

currently completes the process of 

revising subsistence take of wildlife 

regulations in even-numbered years and 

fish and shellfish regulations in oddnumbered years; public proposal and 

review processes take place during the 

preceding year. The Board also 

addresses customary and traditional use 

determinations during the applicable 

cycle. 

Applicable portions of the regulations 

in the final rules that published June 13, 

2012 (77 FR 35482), and June 19, 2014 

(79 FR 35232), for the 2012–2014 and 

2014–16 subparts C and D regulations 

constitute the text of the regulations in 

this proposed rule. The June 2012 rule 

sets forth the proposed text for § __.25, 

and the June 2014 rule sets for the 

proposed text for §§ __.24 and __.26. 

These regulations will remain in effect 

until subsequent Board action changes 

elements as a result of the public review 

process outlined above in this 

document. 

Compliance With Statutory and 

Regulatory Authorities 

National Environmental Policy Act 

A Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement that described four 

alternatives for developing a Federal 

Subsistence Management Program was 

distributed for public comment on 

October 7, 1991. The Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

was published on February 28, 1992. 

The Record of Decision (ROD) on 

Subsistence Management for Federal 

Public Lands in Alaska was signed April 

6, 1992. The selected alternative in the 

FEIS (Alternative IV) defined the 

administrative framework of an annual 


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regulatory cycle for subsistence 

regulations. 

A 1997 environmental assessment 

dealt with the expansion of Federal 

jurisdiction over fisheries and is 

available at the office listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The 

Secretary of the Interior, with 

concurrence of the Secretary of 

Agriculture, determined that expansion 

of Federal jurisdiction does not 

constitute a major Federal action 

significantly affecting the human 

environment and, therefore, signed a 

Finding of No Significant Impact. 

Section 810 of ANILCA 

An ANILCA § 810 analysis was 

completed as part of the FEIS process on 

the Federal Subsistence Management 

Program. The intent of all Federal 

subsistence regulations is to accord 

subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on 

public lands a priority over the taking 

of fish and wildlife on such lands for 

other purposes, unless restriction is 

necessary to conserve healthy fish and 

wildlife populations. The final § 810 

analysis determination appeared in the 

April 6, 1992, ROD and concluded that 

the Federal Subsistence Management 

Program, under Alternative IV with an 

annual process for setting subsistence 

regulations, may have some local 

impacts on subsistence uses, but will 

not likely restrict subsistence uses 

significantly. 

During the subsequent environmental 

assessment process for extending 

fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of 

the effects of this rule was conducted in 

accordance with § 810. That evaluation 

also supported the Secretaries’ 

determination that the rule will not 

reach the ‘‘may significantly restrict’’ 

threshold that would require notice and 

hearings under ANILCA § 810(a). 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and you are not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. This proposed 

rule does not contain any new 

collections of information that require 

OMB approval. OMB has reviewed and 

approved the collections of information 

associated with the subsistence 

regulations at 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 

100, and assigned OMB Control Number 

1018–0075, which expires February 29, 

2016. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) 

Executive Order 12866 provides that 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of 

Management and Budget will review all 

significant rules. OIRA has reviewed 

this rule and has determined that this 

rule is not significant. 

Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the 

principles of E.O. 12866 while calling 

for improvements in the nation’s 

regulatory system to promote 

predictability, to reduce uncertainty, 

and to use the best, most innovative, 

and least burdensome tools for 

achieving regulatory ends. The 

executive order directs agencies to 

consider regulatory approaches that 

reduce burdens and maintain flexibility 

and freedom of choice for the public 

where these approaches are relevant, 

feasible, and consistent with regulatory 

objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes 

further that regulations must be based 

on the best available science and that 

the rulemaking process must allow for 

public participation and an open 

exchange of ideas. We have developed 

this rule in a manner consistent with 

these requirements. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires 

preparation of flexibility analyses for 

rules that will have a significant effect 

on a substantial number of small 

entities, which include small 

businesses, organizations, or 

governmental jurisdictions. In general, 

the resources to be harvested under this 

rule are already being harvested and 

consumed by the local harvester and do 

not result in an additional dollar benefit 

to the economy. However, we estimate 

that two million pounds of meat are 

harvested by subsistence users annually 

and, if given an estimated dollar value 

of $3.00 per pound, this amount would 

equate to about $6 million in food value 

statewide. Based upon the amounts and 

values cited above, the Departments 

certify that this rulemaking will not 

have a significant economic effect on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

Under the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq.), this rule is not a major rule. It 

does not have an effect on the economy 

of $100 million or more, will not cause 

a major increase in costs or prices for 

consumers, and does not have 

significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or the ability 

of U.S.-based enterprises to compete 

with foreign-based enterprises. 

Executive Order 12630 

Title VIII of ANILCA requires the 

Secretaries to administer a subsistence 

priority on public lands. The scope of 

this program is limited by definition to 

certain public lands. Likewise, these 

regulations have no potential takings of 

private property implications as defined 

by Executive Order 12630. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Secretaries have determined and 

certify pursuant to the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et 

seq., that this rulemaking will not 

impose a cost of $100 million or more 

in any given year on local or State 

governments or private entities. The 

implementation of this rule is by 

Federal agencies, and no cost will be 

imposed on any State or local entities or 

tribal governments. 

Executive Order 12988 

The Secretaries have determined that 

these regulations meet the applicable 

standards provided in §§ 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 

of Executive Order 12988, regarding 

civil justice reform. 

Executive Order 13132 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13132, the proposed rule does not have 

sufficient Federalism implications to 

warrant the preparation of a Federalism 

Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA 

precludes the State from exercising 

subsistence management authority over 

fish and wildlife resources on Federal 

lands unless it meets certain 

requirements. 

Executive Order 13175 

The Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act, Title VIII, does not 

provide specific rights to tribes for the 

subsistence taking of wildlife, fish, and 

shellfish. However, the Board will 

provide Federally recognized Tribes and 

Alaska Native corporations an 

opportunity to consult on this rule. 

Consultation with Alaska Native 

corporations are based on Public Law 

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

118 Stat. 452, as amended by Public 

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

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

provides that: ‘‘The Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget and 

all Federal agencies shall hereafter 

consult with Alaska Native corporations 

on the same basis as Indian tribes under 

Executive Order No. 13175.’’ 

The Secretaries, through the Board, 

will provide a variety of opportunities 

for consultation: commenting on 

proposed changes to the existing rule; 

engaging in dialogue at the Regional 

Council meetings; engaging in dialogue 


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at the Board’s meetings; and providing 

input in person, by mail, email, or 

phone at any time during the 

rulemaking process. 

Executive Order 13211 

This Executive Order requires 

agencies to prepare Statements of 

Energy Effects when undertaking certain 

actions. However, this proposed rule is 

not a significant regulatory action under 

E.O. 13211, affecting energy supply, 

distribution, or use, and no Statement of 

Energy Effects is required. 

Drafting Information 

Theo Matuskowitz drafted these 

regulations under the guidance of 

Eugene R. Peltola, Jr. of the Office of 

Subsistence Management, Alaska 

Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional 

assistance was provided by: 

• Daniel Sharp, Alaska State Office, 

Bureau of Land Management; 

• Mary McBurney, Alaska Regional 

Office, National Park Service; 

• Dr. Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional 

Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

• Trevor T. Fox, Alaska Regional 

Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 

and 

• Steve Kessler and Thomas 

Whitford, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. 

Forest Service. 

List of Subjects 

36 CFR Part 242 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Alaska, Fish, National 

forests, Public lands, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 

50 CFR Part 100 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Alaska, Fish, National 

forests, Public lands, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 

Proposed Regulation Promulgation 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Federal Subsistence 

Board proposes to amend 36 CFR part 

242 and 50 CFR part 100 for the 2016– 

17 and 2017–18 regulatory years. The 

text of the proposed amendments to 36 

CFR 242.24 and 242.26 and 50 CFR 

100.24 and 100.26 is the final rule for 

the 2014–16 regulatory period (79 FR 

35232; June 19, 2014). The text of the 

proposed amendments to 36 CFR 242.25 

and 50 CFR 100.25 is the final rule for 

the 2012–2014 regulatory period (77 FR 

35482; June 13, 2012). 

Dated: December 12, 2014. 

Eugene R. Peltola, Jr., 

Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Acting Chair, Federal 

Subsistence Board. 

Dated: December. 15, 2014. 

Steve Kessler, 

Subsistence Program Leader, USDA–Forest 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00425 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P; 4310–55–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Clarification of Content Eligibility for 

Standard Mail Marketing Parcels 

AGENCY: Postal Service.TM

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes 

to clarify Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM®) to reaffirm basic 

eligibility standards for Standard Mail 

Marketing Parcels. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written 

comments to the Manager, Product 

Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 4446, 

Washington, DC 20260–5015. You may 

inspect and photocopy all written 

comments at USPS Headquarters 

Library, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 11th 

Floor North, Washington, DC, by 

appointment only, between 9 a.m. and 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday by 

calling 202–268–2906 in advance. Email 

comments, containing the name and 

address of the commenter, may be sent 

to: ProductClassification@usps.gov, 

with a subject line of ‘‘Marketing 

Parcels.’’ Faxed comments are not 

accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lizbeth Dobbins at 202–268–3789, John 

F. Rosato at 202–268–8597, or Suzanne 

Newman at 202–695–0550. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To ensure 

consistency and clarity about the 

content eligibility of Standard Mail 

Marketing Parcels, the Postal Service 

recently published an article in Postal 

Bulletin 22406 (January 8, 2015) to 

remind customers about the basic 

eligibility and address format standards 

for this classification of mail. 

Background 

Standard Mail Marketing Parcels were 

specifically designed for mailers to send 

items or samples to potential customers. 

Our original intent was to build a low 

cost prospecting vehicle and we built in 

a few factors to minimize handling 

costs. One of those factors, the 

alternative addressing format, was 

required so that the current resident 

became the recipient of the mailpiece if 

the named addressee had moved. This 

avoided extra delivery and forwarding 

handling costs. Another was that these 

pieces needed to be similar in shape and 

weight if mailed in a single mailing. 

Other types of size restrictions were also 

a requirement. 

Building upon our original intent, and 

to keep this product a viable 

promotional and cost-effective vehicle, 

we are adding stronger language about 

content eligibility and address format. 

All Standard Marketing parcels (regular 

and nonprofit) must bear an alternate 

addressing format and cannot be used 

for ‘‘fulfillment purposes’’ (i.e. the 

sending of items specifically purchased 

or requested by the customer of a 

mailer). The one exception will be if a 

customer selects samples as a result of 

an ordering mechanism and the samples 

are sent in a separate package and not 

inside the same package as the 

fulfillment item. Moreover, the alternate 

address format must be on the same line 

as the addressee’s name, or on the 

address line directly above or below the 

addressee’s name. 

We look forward to feedback from the 

mailing community to help maintain 

Standard Mail Marketing Parcels as a 

viable, cost-effective product. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

Although we are exempt from the 

notice and comment requirements of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

553(b), (c)) regarding proposed 

rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), we 

invite public comments on the 

following proposed revisions to Mailing 

Standards of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

incorporated by reference in the Code of 

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1. 

Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 111—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

part 111 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 

307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 

3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM), as follows: 


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