Federal Subsistence Board News

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Regional Advisory Council membership application deadline extended through March 7, 2023

02/10/2023

For Immediate Release:

February 10, 2023

The deadline for submission of applications to fill seats on the 10 Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils has been extended. Applications must be received via email or fax by close of business on Friday, March 7, 2023, or be postmarked by that date. The extension will provide additional time for prospective applicants to submit their applications.

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Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold public meetings Public is welcome and encouraged to participate

02/08/2023

For Immediate Release:

February 3, 2023


Previous announcement stated an incorrect meeting place for the Eastern Interior Alaska and Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council. The changes are highlighted in yellow.

The Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will hold public meetings between February and April 2023 to develop proposals to change Federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations for the 2024-2026 regulatory years and discuss other issues affecting subsistence in their regions.

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Federal Subsistence Board Acts on Subsistence Fish and Shellfish Regulations, Fishery Closure Reviews, Deferred Wildlife Proposals, Delegation of Authority Letters, Threshold Analysis for Request for Reconsideration RFR22-01, and Threshold Assessment for

02/07/2023

For Immediate Release:

February 7, 2023

 

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met January 31 to February 3, 2023, at the Egan Center in Anchorage, to consider proposed changes to Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations and fishery closure reviews.  In addition, the Board acted on deferred Wildlife Proposals WP22-40, WP22-07, WP22-08, and WP22-10, a threshold analysis for RFR22-01, a Nonrural Determination Proposal threshold assessment, and other items. 

 

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Secretary of the Interior Appoints Members to Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

01/27/2023

For Immediate Release:

January 27, 2023

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, with the concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, has made appointments to the 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils. The Councils advise the Federal Subsistence Board on subsistence management regulations and policies and serve as a forum for public involvement in Federal subsistence management in Alaska. With these appointments (shown in bold), the current membership of the Councils are:

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Notice of Regional Advisory Councils public meetings published in Federal Register

01/11/2023

On January 11, 2023, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) published a notice in the Federal Register of the 2023 public meetings for the Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Councils). The ten Councils will meet in person throughout Alaska between February 22, 2023, and April 6, 2023, to discuss and propose changes on the take of wildlife regulations on Federal public lands.

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