Federal Subsistence Board News

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Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Fairbanks

02/07/2017

The Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet February 21-22, 2017 at the Westmark Hotel & Conference Center in Fairbanks. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily. 

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Bethel

02/02/2017

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet February 15-16, 2017 at the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Housing Authority Building Conference Room in Bethel.  The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily. 

Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Anchorage

01/31/2017

The Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meetFebruary 13-14, 2017 at the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association in Anchorage. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily. 

Federal Subsistence Board declines to open Federal public lands to caribou hunting

01/27/2017

*Amendment to statement originally released on January 24, 2017The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) has rejected Temporary Wildlife Special Action Request WSA16-03, which would have opened Federal public lands in Unit 23 to the harvest of caribou by non-Federally qualified subsistence users.

Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Fairbanks

01/24/2017

The Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet February 7-8, 2017 at the Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily. 

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold meetings statewide

01/23/2017

Public is welcome and encouraged to participateThe 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet early February through mid-March to develop proposals to change Federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations for the 2018-2020 regulatory years as well as other issues affecting subsistence in their regions. 

Federal Subsistence Board addresses Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Ahtna Inter-Tribal Resource Commission

01/19/2017

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board), met January 13, 2017 at the William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage to discuss the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of the Interior (Department) and the Ahtna Inter-Tribal Resource Commission (AITRC). 

Federal Subsistence Board adopts Policy on Nonrural Determinations

01/18/2017

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board), at its January 10-12, 2017 meeting in Anchorage, adopted a Policy on Nonrural Determinations, which outlines the administrative process by which any individual, organization, or community may submit proposals for future nonrural determinations. The policy describes the internal management of nonrural determinations by the Board and provides transparency to the public regarding the process of making or rescinding nonrural determinations of communities or areas. 

Federal Subsistence Board approves changes to subsistence fishing regulations

01/13/2017

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met January 10-12, 2017 in Anchorage to consider 13 proposed changes to the Federal subsistence fisheries regulations, a request for reconsideration of a past proposal, and one wildlife special action. The Board also conducted Tribal and Alaska Native Corporation consultations. 

Secretary Jewell Appoints Federal Subsistence Board Member

01/09/2017

 WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the appointment of Ms. Rhonda Pitka as a public member of the Federal Subsistence Board.  Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has concurred with the appointment.    

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