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Federal Register | Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska
[FWS-R7-EA-2007-0025; 70101-1335-0064L6]
RIN 1018-AV72
SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish for subsistence uses during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board completes the biennial process ofrevising subsistence fishing and shellfishing regulations in odd-numbered years and subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in even-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 biennial cycle. This rulemaking replaces the fish taking regulations that expire on March 31, 2009.
DATES: Section ___.24(a)(2) is effective April 1, 2009. Sections ___.27 and ___.28 are effective April 1, 2009, through March 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Board meeting transcripts are available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 121, Anchorage, AK 99503, or on the Office of Subsistence Management website (http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Peter J. Probasco, Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888 orsubsistence@fws.gov. For questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Steve Kessler, Regional Subsistence Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region; (907) 743-9461.
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 grants a preference for subsistence uses of fish and wildlife resources on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska. The Secretaries first published regulations to carry out this program in theFederal Registeron May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The Program has subsequently amended these regulations several 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.
• Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture;
• Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
• Alaska Regional Director, U.S. National Park Service;
• Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of Land Management;
• Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
• Alaska Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service.
The Board addresses customary and traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle. Section ___.24 (customary and traditional use determinations) was originally published in theFederal Registeron May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The regulations at 36 CFR 242.4 and 50 CFR 100.4 define “customary and traditional use” as “a long-established, consistent pattern of use, incorporating beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from generation to generation. . . .” 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 theFederal Registeras follows:
Table 1: Modifications to §___.24. Federal Register citation Date of publication: Rule made changes to the following provisions of ___.24: 59 FR 27462 May 27, 1994 Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish. 59 FR 51855 October 13, 1994 Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish. 60 FR 10317 February 24, 1995 Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish. 61 FR 39698 July 30, 1996 Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish. 62 FR 29016 May 29, 1997 Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish. 63 FR 35332 June 29, 1998 Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish. 63 FR 46148 August 28, 1998 Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish. 64 FR 1276 January 8, 1999 Fish/Shellfish. 64 FR 35776 July 1, 1999 Wildlife. 65 FR 40730 June 30, 2000 Wildlife. 66 FR 10142 February 13, 2001 Fish/Shellfish. 66 FR 33744 June 25, 2001 Wildlife. 67 FR 5890 February 7, 2002 Fish/Shellfish. 67 FR 43710 June 28, 2002 Wildlife. 68 FR 7276 February 12, 2003 Fish/Shellfish. Note: The Board met May 20-22, 2003, but did not make any additional customary and traditional use determinations. 69 FR 5018 February 3, 2004 Fish/Shellfish. 69 FR 40174 July 1, 2004 Wildlife. 70 FR 13377 March 21, 2005 Fish/Shellfish. 70 FR 36268 June 22, 2005 Wildlife. 71 FR 15569 March 29, 2006 Fish/Shellfish. 71 FR 37642 June 30, 2006 Wildlife. 72 FR 12676 March 16, 2007 Fish/Shellfish. Note: The Board met December 11-13, 2007, but did not make any additional customary and traditional use determinations. 72 FR 73426 December 27, 2007 Wildlife/Fish. 73 FR 35726 June 26, 2008 Wildlife. Current Rule
The Board rejected or deferred nine proposals. The rejected proposals were recommended for rejection by at least one of the Regional Councils, except for the one noted in this summary. Detailed information relating to justification for the action on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting materials and transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, or on the Office of Subsistence Management website (http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html).
• The Board rejected one proposal to alter various management components of the Prince of Wales/Kosciusko Islands and the Southeast Alaska Federal subsistence steelhead fisheries as unnecessarily restrictive for subsistence users and not supported by substantial evidence.
• The Board rejected one proposal to stop the issuance of Federal subsistence fishing permits for streams crossed by or adjacent to the Juneau road system as unnecessarily restrictive for subsistence users.
• The Board rejected one proposal to recognize a customary and traditional use determination for residents of Ninilchik for resident fish in the Kenai Peninsula District waters north of and including the Kenai River drainage, contrary to the modified proposal recommendation of the Southcentral Council, based on a lack of substantial evidence.
• The Board rejected one proposal to revise Federal regulatory language to be more consistent with State regulations in the Cook Inlet area concerning the harvest of rainbow/steelhead, Arctic grayling, and burbot as beingunnecessarily restrictive for subsistence users.
• The Board rejected one proposal to allow dipnetting from the banks of the Kenai River at the Moose Range Meadows site, based on conservation concerns.
• The Board deferred one proposal to have “no Federal subsistence priority” for customary and traditional use determination for the Juneau road system area to allow more time to develop a complete analysis of customary and traditional use of fish in Districts 11 and 15.
• The Board deferred one proposal to close Federal public waters in the Makhnati Island area to the harvest of herring and herring spawn except for Federally qualified subsistence users to allow completion and analysis of studies being conducted, for a period not to exceed two years.
• The Board deferred two proposals, one that would restrict gillnet mesh size and one to restrict gillnet depth on the Yukon River not to extend beyond April 2010. The Board based its decisions on the need for additional evidence to support the proposals and a concern for unnecessary restrictions on subsistence users.
All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by at least one of the Regional Councils, although further modifications were made to some during Board deliberations, and were based on harvest practices or on protecting fish populations. Detailed information relating to justification for the action on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting materials and transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, or on the Office of Subsistence Management website (http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html).
• More closely aligned Federal regulations with State subsistence regulations in the Chignik Management Area to allow subsistence salmon fishing in the Clark River and Home Creek tributaries of Chignik Lake.
• Revised language to clarify restrictions and exceptions to the accumulation of harvest limits of fish between Federal subsistence and State fisheries. The Board adopted this recommendation, which was different than the Southeast Alaska Regional Advisory Council recommendation, for conservation purposes.
• Closed the Federal public waters of the Unalakleet River, upstream from the mouth of the Chirosky River to the taking of Chinook salmon from July 1-31.
• Revised and clarified the requirements for the marking of fish and information recorded on permits and better defined the lower boundary of the Kasilof River fishing area.
• Aligned slot size limit for early-run Chinook salmon in the Kenai River with State regulation, and revised daily harvest and possession limits for lake trout in Hidden Lake to be consistent with the current harvest limit scheme resulting from changes to State regulations.
Conformance with Statutory and Regulatory Authorities Administrative Procedure Act Compliance
In the more than 19 years the Program has been operating, no benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying the effective date of the subsistence regulations. A lapse in regulatory control could affect the continued viability of fish or wildlife populations and future subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans, and would generally fail to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule effective upon the date set forth inDATESto ensure continued operation of the subsistence program.
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. 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 regulatory cycle for subsistence regulations. The followingFederal Registerdocuments pertain to this rulemaking:
Table 2: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C: Federal Register Documents Pertaining to the Final Rule Federal Register
Date of publication: Category: Details: 57 FR 22940 May 29, 1992 Final Rule “Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Final Rule” was published in the Federal Register. 64 FR 1276 January 8, 1999 Final Rule Amended the regulations to include subsistence activities occurring on inland navigable waters in which the United States has a reserved water right and to identify specific Federal land units where reserved water rights exist. Extended the Federal Subsistence Board's management to all Federal lands selected under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska Statehood Act and situated within the boundaries of a Conservation System Unit, National Recreation Area, National Conservation Area, or any new national forest or forest addition, until conveyed to the State of Alaska or to an Alaska Native Corporation. Specified and clarified the Secretaries' authority to determine when hunting, fishing, or trapping activities taking place in Alaska off the public lands interfere with the subsistence priority. 66 FR 31533 June 12, 2001 Interim Rule Expanded the authority that the Board may delegate to agency field officials and clarified the procedures for enacting emergency or temporary restrictions, closures, or openings. 67 FR 30559 May 7, 2002 Final Rule Amended the operating regulations in response to comments on the June 12, 2001, interim rule. Also corrected some inadvertent errors and oversights of previous rules. 68 FR 7703 February 18, 2003 Direct Final Rule Clarified how old a person must be to receive certain subsistence use permits and removed the requirement that Regional Councils must have an odd number of members. 68 FR 23035 April 30, 2003 Affirmation of Direct Final Rule Because we received no adverse comments on the direct final rule (67 FR 30559), we adopted the direct final rule. 69 FR 60957 October 14, 2004 Final Rule Clarified the membership qualifications for Regional Advisory Council membership and relocated the definition of “regulatory year” from subpart A to subpart D of the regulations. 70 FR 76400 December 27, 2005 Final Rule Revised jurisdiction in marine waters and clarified jurisdiction relative to military lands. 71 FR 49997 August 24, 2006 Final Rule Revised the jurisdiction of the subsistence program by adding submerged lands and waters in the area of Makhnati Island, near Sitka, AK. This allowed subsistence users to harvest marine resources in this area under seasons, harvest limits, and methods specified in the regulations. 72 FR 25688 May 7, 2007 Final Rule Revised nonrural determinations.
A 1997 environmental assessment dealt with the expansion of Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available at the office listed underFOR 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.
This rule does not contain any new information collection requirements that need Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501et seq.). This rule applies to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information collection requirements described in this rule are already approved by OMB and have been assigned control number 1018-0075, which expires October 31, 2009. We may 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 Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601et 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 2 million pounds of meat are harvested by subsistence users annually and, if given an estimated dollar valueof $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.
Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801et 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.
The Secretaries have determined and certify pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502et 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 there is no cost imposed on any State or local entities or tribal governments.
• Sandy Rabinowitch and Nancy Swanton, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service;
• Drs. Warren Eastland and Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
• Jerry Berg and Carl Jack, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and
• Steve Kessler, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Forest Service.
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:
Subpart C—Board Determinations 2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, §___.24(a)(2) is revised to read as follows:
§ ___.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(2)Fish determinations. The following communities and areas have been found to have a positive customary and traditional use determination in the listed area for the indicated species:
Fish Determinations Area Species Determination KOTZEBUE AREA All fish. Residents of the Kotzebue Area. NORTON SOUND-PORT CLARENCE AREA Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, waters draining into Norton Sound between Point Romanof and Canal Point. All fish. Residents of Stebbins, St. Michael, and Kotlik. Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area, remainder. All fish. Residents of the Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area. YUKON-NORTHERN AREA Yukon River drainage. Salmon, other than fall chum salmon. Residents of the Yukon River drainage and the community of Stebbins.
Yukon River drainage. Fall chum salmon. Residents of the Yukon River drainage and the communities of Stebbins, Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, and Chevak. Yukon River drainage. Freshwater fish (other than salmon). Residents of the Yukon-Northern Area. Remainder of the Yukon-Northern Area. All fish. Residents of the Yukon-Northern Area, excluding the residents of the Yukon River drainage and excluding those domiciled in Unit 26B. Tanana River drainage contained within the Tetlin NWR and the Wrangell-St. Elias NPP. Freshwater fish (other than salmon). Residents of the Yukon-Northern Area and residents of Mentasta Lake, Chistochina, Slana, and all residents living between Mentasta Lake and Chistochina. KUSKOKWIM AREA Salmon. Residents of the Kuskokwim Area, except those persons residing on the United States military installations located on Cape Newenham, Sparrevohn USAFB, and Tatalina USAFB. Rainbow trout. Residents of the communities of Akiachak, Akiak, Aniak, Atmautluak, Bethel, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kasigluk, Kwethluk, Lower Kalskag, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville, Platinum, Quinhagak, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, and Upper Kalskag. Pacific cod. Residents of the communities of Chevak, Newtok, Tununak, Toksook Bay, Nightmute, Chefornak, Kipnuk, Mekoryuk, Kwigillingok, Kongiganak, Eek, and Tuntutuliak. All other fish other than herring. Residents of the Kuskokwim Area, except those persons residing on the United States military installation located on Cape Newenham, Sparrevohn USAFB, and Tatalina USAFB. Waters around Nunivak Island. Herring and herring roe. Residents within 20 miles of the coast between the westernmost tip of the Naskonat Peninsula and the terminus of the Ishowik River and on Nunivak Island. BRISTOL BAY AREA Nushagak District, including drainages flowing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Nushagak District and freshwater drainages flowing into the district. Naknek-Kvichak District—Naknek River drainage. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Naknek and Kvichak River drainages. Naknek-Kvichak District—Kvichak/Iliamna-Lake Clark drainage. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Kvichak/Iliamna-Lake Clark drainage. Togiak District, including drainages flowing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Togiak District, freshwater drainages flowing into the district, and the community of Manokotak. Egegik District, including drainages flowing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of South Naknek, the Egegik District and freshwater drainages flowing into the district. Ugashik District, including drainages flowing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Ugashik District and freshwater drainages flowing into the district. Togiak District. Herring spawn on kelp. Residents of the Togiak District and freshwater drainages flowing into the district. Remainder of the Bristol Bay Area. All fish. Residents of the Bristol Bay Area. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA All fish. Residents of the Aleutian Islands Area and the Pribilof Islands. ALASKA PENINSULA AREA All other fish in the Alaska Peninsula Area. Residents of the Alaska Peninsula Area. CHIGNIK AREA Salmon and fish other than rainbow/steelhead trout. Residents of the Chignik Area. KODIAK AREA Except the Mainland District, all waters along the south side of the Alaska Peninsula bounded by the latitude of Cape Douglas (58°51.10' North latitude) mid-stream Shelikof Strait, north and east of the longitude of the southern entrance of Imuya Bay near Kilokak Rocks (57°10.34' North latitude, 156°20.22' West longitude). Salmon. Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough, except those residing on the Kodiak Coast Guard Base. Kodiak Area. Fish other than rainbow/steelhead trout and salmon. Residents of the Kodiak Area. COOK INLET AREA Kenai Peninsula District—Waters north of and including the Kenai River drainage within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and the Chugach National Forest. All fish. Residents of the communities of Hope and Cooper Landing. Kenai Peninsula District—Waters north of and including the Kenai River drainage within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and the Chugach National Forest. Salmon. Residents of the community of Ninilchik. Waters within the Kasilof River drainage within the Kenai NWR. All fish. Residents of the community of Ninilchik. Waters within Lake Clark National Park draining into and including that portion of Tuxedni Bay within the park. Salmon. Residents of the Tuxedni Bay area. Cook Inlet Area Fish other than salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, char, grayling, and burbot. Residents of the Cook Inlet Area. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA Southwestern District and Green Island. Salmon. Residents of the Southwestern District, which is mainland waters from the outer point on the north shore of Granite Bay to Cape Fairfield, and Knight Island, Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche Island and adjacent islands. North of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point, and south of a line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point. Salmon. Residents of the villages of Tatitlek and Ellamar. Copper River drainage upstream from Haley Creek. Freshwater fish. Residents of Cantwell, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna, Northway, Slana, Tanacross, Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and those individuals that live along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Gulkana National Wild and Scenic River. Freshwater fish. Residents of Cantwell, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna, Northway, Paxson-Sourdough, Slana, Tanacross, Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and those individuals that live along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Waters of the Prince William Sound Area, except for the Copper River drainage upstream of Haley Creek. Freshwater fish (trout, char, whitefish, suckers, grayling, and burbot). Residents of the Prince William Sound Area, except those living in the Copper River drainage upstream of Haley Creek. Chitina Subdistrict of the Upper Copper River District. Salmon. Residents of Cantwell, Chickaloon, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna, Northway, Paxson-Sourdough, Slana, Tanacross, Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and those individuals that live along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Glennallen Subdistrict of the Upper Copper River District. Salmon. Residents of the Prince William Sound Area and residents of Cantwell, Chickaloon, Chisana, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Northway, Tanacross, Tetlin, Tok, and those individuals living along the Alaska Highway from the Alaskan/Canadian border to Dot Lake, along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Waters of the Copper River between National Park Service regulatory markers located near the mouth of Tanada Creek, and in Tanada Creek between National Park Service regulatory markers identifying the open waters of the creek. Salmon. Residents of Mentasta Lake and Dot Lake. Remainder of the Prince William Sound Area. Salmon. Residents of the Prince William Sound Area. Waters of the Bering River area from Point Martin to Cape Suckling. Eulachon. Residents of Cordova. Waters of the Copper River Delta from the Eyak River to Point Martin. Eulachon. Residents of Cordova, Chenega Bay, and Tatitlek. YAKUTAT AREA Fresh water upstream from the terminus of streams and rivers of the Yakutat Area from the Doame River to the Tsiu River. Salmon. Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay, including the islands within Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River drainage, and south of and including Knight Island. Fresh water upstream from the terminus of streams and rivers of the Yakutat Area from the Doame River to Point Manby. Dolly Varden, steelhead trout, and smelt. Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay, including the islands within Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River drainage, and south of and including Knight Island. Remainder of the Yakutat Area. Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of Southeastern Alaska and Yakutat Areas. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA District 1—Section 1E in waters of the Naha River and Roosevelt Lagoon. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City of Saxman. District 1—Section 1F in Boca de Quadra in waters of Sockeye Creek and Hugh Smith Lake within 500 yards of the terminus of Sockeye Creek. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City of Saxman. Districts 2, 3, and 5 and waters draining into those Districts. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents living south of Sumner Strait and west of Clarence Strait and Kashevaroff Passage. District 5—North of a line from Point Barrie to Boulder Point. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor. District 6 and waters draining into that District. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the living south of Sumner Strait and west of Clarence Strait and Kashevaroff Passage; residents of drainages flowing into District 6 north of the latitude of Point Alexander (Mitkof Island); residents of drainages flowing into Districts 7 8, including the communities of Petersburg Wrangell; and residents of the communities of Meyers Chuck and Kake. District 7 and waters draining into that District. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of drainages flowing into District 6 north of the latitude of Point Alexander (Mitkof Island); residents of drainages flowing into Districts 7 8, including the communities of Petersburg Wrangell; and residents of the communities of Meyers Chuck and Kake. District 8 and waters draining into that District. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of drainages flowing into Districts 7 8, residents of drainages flowing into District 6 north of the latitude of Point Alexander (Mitkof Island), and residents of Meyers Chuck. District 9—Section 9A. Salmon, Dolly Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor. District 9—Section 9B north of the latitude of Swain Point. Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor. District 10—West of a line from Pinta Point to False Point Pybus. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor. District 12—South of a line from Fishery Point to south Passage Point and north of the latitude of Point Caution. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City of Angoon and along the western shore of Admiralty Island north of the latitude of Sand Island, south of the latitude of Thayer Creek, and west of 134o30' West longitude, including Killisnoo Island. District 13—Section 13A south of the latitude of Cape Edward. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in drainages that empty into Section 13B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows. District 13—Section 13B north of the latitude of Redfish Cape. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in drainages that empty into Section 13B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows. District 13—Section 13C. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in drainages that empty into Section 13B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows. District 13—Section 13C east of the longitude of Point Elizabeth. Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of the City of Angoon and along the western shore of Admiralty Island north of the latitude of Sand Island, south of the latitude of Thayer Creek, and west of 134o30' West longitude, including Killisnoo Island. District 14. All fish. Residents of drainages flowing into Sections 12A, 13A, and District 14. Remainder of the Southeastern Alaska Area Dolly Varden, trout, smelt, and eulachon. Residents of Southeastern Alaska and Yakutat Areas. Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 3. In subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, §___.27 is added to read as follows:
§ ___.27 Subsistence taking of fish.
(c)Methods, means, and general restrictions.
(2) You must include an escape mechanism on all pots used to take fishor shellfish. The escape mechanisms are as follows:
(16) Unless specified otherwise in this section, you may use a rod and reel totake fish without a subsistence fishing permit. Harvest limits applicable to the use of a rod and reel to take fish for subsistence uses shall be as follows: