Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
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AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA, Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of meetings.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) announces the public meetings of the 10 Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Councils) for the winter and fall cycles of 2023. The Councils each meet approximately twice a year to provide advice and recommendations to the Board about subsistence hunting and fishing issues on Federal public lands in Alaska.
DATES:
Winter 2023 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet between February 22, 2023, and April 6, 2023, as shown in table 1. A teleconference will substitute for an in-person meeting if public health or safety restrictions are in effect. For more information about accessing the meetings, including start times and whether the meetings will be in person or via teleconference, visit the Federal Subsistence Management Program website, at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.
| Regional Advisory Council | Dates | Location (if in person) |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Alaska—Region 1 | February 28-March 2 | Juneau. |
| Southcentral Alaska—Region 2 | March 15-16 | Anchorage. |
| Kodiak/Aleutians—Region 3 | March 29-30 | Kodiak. |
| Bristol Bay—Region 4 | March 8-9 | Naknek. |
| Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta—Region 5 | April 4-6 | St. Mary's. |
| Western Interior—Region 6 | April 4-5 | Aniak. |
| Seward Peninsula—Region 7 | March 22-23 | Nome. |
| Northwest Arctic—Region 8 | March 6-7 | Kotzebue. |
| Eastern Interior—Region 9 | March 1-2 | Arctic Village. |
| North Slope—Region 10 | February 22-23 | Kaktovik. |
Fall 2023 Meetings: The Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet between September 19, 2023, and November 2, 2023, as shown in table 2. A teleconference will substitute for an in-person meeting if public health or safety restrictions are in effect. For more information about accessing the meetings, including start times and whether meetings will be in person or via teleconference, visit https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.
| Regional Advisory Council | Dates | Location (if in person) |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Alaska—Region 1 | October 24-26 | Sitka. |
| Southcentral Alaska—Region 2 | October 2-3 | Kenai. |
| Kodiak/Aleutians—Region 3 | September 19-20 | King Cove. |
| Bristol Bay—Region 4 | October 24-25 | Dillingham. |
| Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta—Region 5 | October 10-12 | Anchorage. |
| Western Interior—Region 6 | October 11-12 | Fairbanks. |
| Seward Peninsula—Region 7 | November 1-2 | Nome. |
| Northwest Arctic—Region 8 | October 16-17 | Kotzebue. |
| Eastern Interior—Region 9 | October 4-5 | Tok. |
| North Slope—Region 10 | November 1-2 | Utqiagvik. |
All meetings are open to the public. For more information, see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , below.
ADDRESSES:
Specific information about meeting locations and the final agendas can be found at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Attention: Sue Detwiler, Assistant Regional Director, Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888 (phone) or subsistence@fws.gov (email). For questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Gregory Risdahl, Subsistence Program Leader, (907) 302-7354 (phone) or gregory.risdahl@usda.gov (email). Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
Reasonable Accommodations: The Federal Subsistence Board is committed to providing access to these meetings for all participants. Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations. Please make requests to Katerina Wessels, (907) 786-3885 (phone), katerina_wessels@fws.gov (email), at least 7 business days prior to the meeting you would like to attend to give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.