Public is welcome and encouraged to participate
The 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet late September through mid-November to discuss 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. Regulatory proposals that will be considered by the Councils at these meetings can be found at: www.doi.gov/subsistence/proposal/current/index.cfm.
The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in these meetings in person or by teleconference. The meeting schedule is as follows:
Sept. 26-27
Kodiak/Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Cold Bay Community Center, Cold Bay, 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Karen Deatherage, (907) 786-3564, karen_deatherage@fws.gov
Oct. 10-11
Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, Fairbanks, 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Zach Stevenson, (907) 786-3674, zachary_stevenson@fws.gov
Oct. 12-13
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, Bethel, 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Eva Patton, (907) 786-3358, eva_patton@fws.gov
Oct. 24-25
Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Mini Convention Center, Nome, 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Karen Deatherage, (907) 786-3564, karen_deatherage@fws.gov
Oct. 25-26
Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly Room, Kotzebue, 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Zach Stevenson, (907) 786-3674, zachary_stevenson@fws.gov
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2
Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, Juneau, 8:30 a.m.
Contact: DeAnna Perry, (907) 586-7918, dlperry@fs.fed.us
Nov. 1-2
Bristol Bay Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Dillingham Middle School Gym, Dillingham, 8:30 a.m.
Contact: Donald Mike, (907) 786-3629, donald_mike@fws.gov
Nov. 6-7
Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Oceans and Islands Visitor Center, Homer, 8:30 a.m.
Contact: Donald Mike, (907) 786-3629, donald_mike@fws.gov
Nov. 8-9
Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Musher’s Hall, Tok, 11:00 a.m.
Contact: Katya Wessels, (907) 786-3885, katerina_wessels@fws.gov
Nov. 15-17
North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Inupiat Heritage Center, Utqiagvik (Barrow), 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Eva Patton, (907) 786-3358, eva_patton@fws.gov
Individual teleconference numbers will be provided on meeting agendas when distributed. Meeting dates and locations are subject to change, based on weather or local circumstances.
All meeting materials are posted approximately two weeks prior to the meeting and may be found here: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions. You may also request to have the documents mailed, faxed or e-mailed to you by contacting the Office of Subsistence Management. The Federal Subsistence Board is committed to providing access to these meetings for all participants. Please direct requests for sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other accommodation needs to the Office of Subsistence Management at (800) 478-1456 / (907) 786-3888 or by e-mail at subsistence@fws.gov at least seven business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend.
Additional information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.
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