# Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2024-25 and 2025-26 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2024-19025 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Rule - **Published:** August 29, 2024 - **Citation:** 89 FR 70348 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 36 CFR Part 242 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105; FXFR13350700640-245-FF07J00000] RIN 1018-BG72 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska—2024-25 and 2025-26 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) completes the biennial process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations in odd-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 rule also revises the customary and traditional use determinations for wildlife, the general regulations, and a deferred proposal from the last fish cycle. DATES: This rule is effective August 29, 2024. Information Collection Requirements: If you wish to comment on the information collection requirements in this rule, please note that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information contained in this rule between 30 and 60 days after the date of publication of this rule in the Federal Register . Therefore, comments should be submitted to OMB by September 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: The comments received on the proposed rule as well as the Board meeting transcripts are available at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105. Board meeting transcripts are also available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503, or on the Office of Subsistence Management website ( https://www.doi.gov/subsistence ). Information Collection Requirements: Written comments and suggestions on the information collection requirements should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this document to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or Info_Coll@fws.gov (email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1018-0075 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Crystal Lionetti, Director, Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888 or subsistence@ios.doi.gov. For questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Gregory Risdahl, Regional Subsistence Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region; (907) 302-7354 or gregory.risdahl@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background 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. The Program provides a preference for take of fish and wildlife resources for subsistence uses on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska. The term “subsistence uses” means the customary and traditional uses by rural Alaska residents of wild, renewable resources for direct personal or family consumption as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools, or transportation or for other specified purposes. The Secretaries published temporary regulations to carry out the Program in the Federal Register on June 29, 1990 (55 FR 27114), and published final regulations in the Federal Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The Program managers have subsequently amended these regulations many 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 242.1-242.28 and 50 CFR 100.1-100.28, respectively. Consequently, to indicate that identical changes affect regulations in both titles 36 and 50, in this document we present references to specific sections of the CFR as shown in the following example: § __.24. The Program 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. Consistent with subpart B of these regulations, the Secretaries established a Federal Subsistence Board to administer the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The Board comprises: • A Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; • The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); • The Alaska Regional Director, National Park Service (NPS); • The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management (BLM); • The Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); • The Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service (USDA-FS); and • Two public members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture. Through the Board, these agencies participate in the development of regulations for subparts C and D, which, among other things, set forth program eligibility, including determinations of which areas or communities in Alaska are nonrural, and specific harvest seasons and limits. The Board receives analytical and administrative assistance from the Interagency Staff Committee, which comprises senior technical experts from FWS, NPS, BLM, BIA, and USDA-FS (per § __.10(d)(7)). In administering the Program, the Secretaries divided Alaska into 10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (RAC). The RACs provide a forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of local conditions and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in the subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands in Alaska. The RAC members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user interests within each region. The Board conducts rulemaking for the Program on a biennial schedule with the process of revising the fish and shellfish regulations and the process for revising the wildlife regulations occurring during opposite years. The Board addresses “customary and traditional use” determinations during the applicable biennial cycle. The regulations at § __.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 establishment of the Program regulations in 1992, the Board has made a number of customary and traditional use determinations at the request of affected subsistence users. These determinations have resulted in revisions to the regulations at § __.24. Those modifications, along with some administrative corrections, were published in the Federal Register as follows: Table 1—Modifications to § __.24, Customary and Traditional Use Determinations 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. 66 FR 10142 February 13, 2001 Fish/Shellfish. 67 FR 5890 February 7, 2002 Fish/Shellfish. 68 FR 7276 February 12, 2003 Fish/Shellfish. 69 FR 5018 February 3, 2004 Fish/Shellfish. 70 FR 13377 March 21, 2005 Fish/Shellfish. 71 FR 15569 March 29, 2006 Fish/Shellfish. 72 FR 12676 March 16, 2007 Fish/Shellfish. 72 FR 73426 December 27, 2007 Wildlife/Fish. 74 FR 14049 March 30, 2009 Fish/Shellfish. 76 FR 12564 March 8, 2011 Fish/Shellfish. 77 FR 35482 June 13, 2012 Wildlife. 79 FR 35232 June 19, 2014 Wildlife. 81 FR 52528 August 8, 2016 Wildlife. 83 FR 3079 January 23, 2018 Fish. 83 FR 50758 October 9, 2018 Wildlife. 84 FR 39744 August 12, 2019 Fish. 85 FR 74796 November 23, 2020 Wildlife. 87 FR 44846 July 26, 2022 Wildlife. 89 FR 14746 February 29, 2024 Fish. Current Rulemaking Action The Departments published a proposed rule, Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska—2024-25 and 2025-26 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations, on February 27, 2023 (88 FR 12285), to amend the regulations in subparts C and D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100 for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses. The proposed rule opened a comment period, which closed on April 12, 2023. The Departments advertised the proposed rule on the Program's web page and by mail, email, social media, radio, and newspaper. During that period, the RACs met and, in addition to other business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. The Board received a total of 40 proposals. Two of those proposals were withdrawn by the proponent. An additional two proposals were classified as invalid because they were administrative, as opposed to regulatory, in nature. The Board received 38 proposals for changes to the subparts C (for revisions to customary and traditional use determinations) and D regulations (which are specific provisions regarding the take of fish and wildlife). In addition, 18 wildlife closure reviews were presented for comment as required by Board policy, which specifies a review of each closure at least every 4 years. No closure reviews or proposals were deferred from previous fish or wildlife regulatory cycles. The public submitted 38 comments, which are available for review at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105. We reviewed and considered all public comments received on the proposed rule. Most of the comments were proposal submissions in response to the request for proposals outlined in the proposed rule. Most other comments reflected the same concerns or issues that were also included in those proposals that were presented to the Board and were, therefore, considered during Board deliberations on the proposals. The remaining public comments pertained to issues outside the scope of this rulemaking action. After the comment period closed, the Board prepared a booklet describing the proposals and distributed it to the public. The proposals were also published on the Program's website. The public then had more than 30 days, until June 30, 2023, to comment on the proposed regulatory changes. The 10 RACs met again, received public comments, and formulated their recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective regions. Therefore, the public received extensive opportunity to review and comment on all changes. The RACs had a substantial role in reviewing the proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, a RAC Chair, or a designated representative, presented each RAC's recommendations at the Board's public meeting of April 2-5, 2024. Summary of Board Actions on Proposals and Closure Reviews The Board's actions on each wildlife proposal and closure review are listed in table 2 below. When making decisions, the Board may use, but is not limited to, the following guidelines for consideration of whether a proposal: • provides a subsistence priority on public lands; • is supported by substantial scientific and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) evidence; • recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation; • provides opportunity; and • would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural Alaskan subsistence users. Consensus agenda: The consensus agenda is made up of proposals and closure reviews for which there is agreement among the affected RACs, a majority of the Interagency Staff Committee members, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) concerning a proposed regulatory action. Anyone may request that the Board remove a proposal or a closure review from the consensus agenda and place it on the non-consensus agenda. Proposals or closure reviews taken off the consensus agenda follow the Board process for non-consensus items and are deliberated and voted on individually. Of the 36 wildlife proposals and 18 wildlife closure reviews, 32 were on the Board's non-consensus agenda, and 22 were on the consensus agenda. The Board votes en masse on the consensus agenda after deliberation and action on all other proposals. Of the proposals on the consensus agenda, the Board adopted six, adopted one with modification, rejected two, and took no action on one. Of the closure reviews on the consensus agenda, the Board retained the status quo on 10, and rescinded two. Analysis and justification for the action taken on each proposal on the consensus agenda can be found in the Board meeting book and transcripts. Documents are available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management (OSM), 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503; at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105; or on the OSM website ( https://www.doi.gov/subsistence ). Non-consensus agenda: Of the proposals on the non-consensus agenda, the Board adopted five, adopted 15 with modification, rejected one, deferred one and took no action on four. Of the closure reviews on the non-consensus agenda, the Board modified one, and retained the status quo on five. Because all Board actions on non-consensus proposals and closure reviews aligned with recommendations of the affected RAC(s), Board justifications for these actions can be found by reading the RAC recommendation(s) in the respective proposal analysis and reviewing the Board meeting transcripts. Documents are available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503; at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105; or on the OSM website ( https://www.doi.gov/subsistence ). Request for Reconsideration: The Board received a request to reconsider their prior action on fisheries proposal FP21-10, which established a dipnet/rod and reel fishery on a portion of the Lower Copper River in the Prince William Sound Area. After full analysis, the request was rejected because it did not provide information not previously considered by the Board, did not demonstrate that existing information used by the Board was incorrect, and did not demonstrate that the Board's interpretation of information, applicable law, or regulation was in error or contrary to existing law. Table 2—Federal Subsistence Board Actions on Proposed Revisions to the Regulations for the Federal Subsistence Management Program [C&T = customary and traditional use] Proposal No. Species or issue Unit(s) General description Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) action and basis for decision WP24-01 Brown bear Statewide General regulations: Allow for sale of brown bear hides Deferred until 2024 FSB summer work session to gather more information and address options of applicability in areas with a 1-bear harvest limit. WP24-02 Goat 1C Portion of Unit 1C: Extend the season to Jul 24-Dec. 31 Adopt. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24-03 Goat 1C Portion of Unit 1C: Extend the season to Aug. 1-Nov. 30; close the Aug. 1-31 season, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Take no action. Based on action taken on WP24-02. WP24-04 Deer 4 Close a portion of Admiralty Island Nov. 1-15, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Adopt with Southeast RAC (SERAC) modification to reduce the closure area and the closure duration to Nov. 1-10. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24-05 Deer 4 Close the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area Nov. 1-15, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Adopt with SERAC modification to reduce the closure area by removing Wildlife Analysis areas 4222 and 3526 and reduce closure duration to Nov. 1-10. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24-06 Deer 4 Close a portion of Chichagof Island Nov. 1-15, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Adopt with SERAC modification to reduce the closure duration to Nov. 1-10. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24-07 Furbearers 7, 14C Clarify Federal trapping regulations Reject. Unnecessary regulations: municipality of Anchorage ordinances do not apply to Federal subsistence users. WP24-08 All 7, 15 Establish hunting and trapping setbacks from wildlife crossing structures along the Sterling Highway Adopt. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WP24-09 Caribou 13A, 13B Modify harvest limit; delegate authority to manage the hunt Adopt. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WCR24-03 Moose 7 That portion of Unit 7 draining into Kings Bay: Closed, except by residents of Chenega and Tatitlek Maintain status quo. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-41 Moose 6 Unit 6C: Closed Nov. 1-Dec. 31, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Rescind the closure. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. Would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural Alaskan subsistence users. WP24-10 Brown bear 8 Eliminate State locking tag requirement Adopt. Would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural Alaska subsistence users. WP24-11 Deer 8 Remove antlerless restriction Adopt with Kodiak Aleutians RAC modification to retain the antlerless restriction and increase the harvest limit to four deer. Provides opportunity. WCR24-04 Caribou 9C Unit 9C, remainder: Closed, except by residents of Unit 9C and Egegik Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-06 Caribou 9E Unit 9E: Closed, except by residents of Unit 9C, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WP24-12 Moose 9B Extend fall season by 5 days to Sept. 25 Adopt with modification to also extend the season by 5 days at the beginning. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24-13 Moose 9B Extend fall season by 5 days to Sept. 25 Take no action. Based on action taken on WP24-12. WP24-14 Moose 9B Extend fall season by 5 days to Sept. 25 Take no action. Based on action taken on WP24-12. WP24-15 Caribou 9C Establish hunt in Katmai National Preserve; close Federal public lands except by residents of Igiugig Adopt with OSM modification to establish a may-be-announced season, close Katmai National Preserve except to residents of Igiugig and Kokhanok, and delegate authority to the Katmai National Park and Preserve Superintendent to announce the annual harvest quota, announce and open/close a season, determine the number of permits issued annually, set sex restrictions, and set permit conditions via delegation of authority letter only. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24—(no number assigned) Moose, deer 6 Rescind the delegation of authority letter (DAL) Invalid. WP24-16 Caribou 9E Add residents of Unit 9C to the communities eligible to harvest (ANILCA section 804 restriction) Adopt. Provides opportunity. WP24-17 Caribou 9E Add King Salmon, Naknek, and South Naknek to the communities eligible to harvest (ANILCA section 804 restriction) Take no action. Based on action taken on WP24-16. WP24-18 Caribou 17A, 17C Expand hunt area for the Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd Adopt with modification to further expand the hunt area and modify the DAL to reflect the new hunt area boundary and delegate additional authority to “set harvest areas.” Provides opportunity. WP24—(no number assigned) Caribou 17 Modify the DAL for the Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd Invalid. WP24-19 Moose 18 Extend season in a portion of Unit 18 by 15 days to Oct. 15 Adopt with OSM modification to modify the hunt area descriptor. Provides opportunity. WP24-20 Moose 18 Modify the harvest limit, permit requirements, and DAL for the winter season in a portion of Unit 18 Adopt. Provides opportunity. WP24-21 Moose 18 Add Konigiganak, Kwigillingok, and Quinhagak to the communities eligible to harvest in a portion of Unit 18 (ANILCA section 804 restriction) Adopt with Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta RAC modification to also add Kipnuk to the communities eligible to harvest in a portion of Unit 18 (ANILCA section 804 restriction). Provides opportunity. WP24-22 Musk ox 18 Recognize C&T by residents of Unit 18 Adopt. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WP24-23 Musk ox 18 Establish hunt on the mainland portion of Unit 18 Reject. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WCR24-38 Moose 18 A portion of Unit 18: Closed except by residents of Tuntutuliak, Eek, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Kasigluk, Nunapitchuk, Atmaulauk, Oscarville, Bethel, Kwethluk, Akiakchak, Akiak, Tuluksak Lower Kalskag, and Kalskag Maintain status quo. Provides opportunity. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WP24-24 n/a 19A Divide into two subunits Adopt with OSM modification to clarify regulatory language. Would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural Alaskan subsistence users. WP24-25 Sheep 24A, 24B Reduce harvest limit within Gates of the Arctic National Park Adopt. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WP24-26 Sheep 24A, 26B Unit 24A and portion of Unit 26B: Closed to all users for 2 years Adopt. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WCR24-20 Moose 24 Kanuti Controlled Use Area: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Modify the closure as recommended by OSM to eliminate the closure during the winter season (Dec. 15-Apr. 15) and clarify regulatory language. Maintain meaningful subsistence priority. Would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural Alaskan subsistence users. WCR24-43 Moose 19 Unit 19A, remainder: Closed, except by residents of Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, and Crooked Creek Maintain status quo. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WP24-27 Musk ox 22, 23 Change permit system to Federal drawing permits; standardize DALs Adopt. Would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural Alaskan subsistence users. WCR24-10 Musk ox 22B Unit 22B: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-15 Moose 22D Unit 22D, remainder: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-28 Musk ox 22D Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek: Closed, except by residents of Nome and Teller Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-29 Musk ox 22D Unit 22D, remainder: Closed, except by residents of Elim, White Mountain, Nome, Teller, and Brevig Mission Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-30 Musk ox 22E Unit 22E: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-44 Musk ox 22D Unit 22D within the Kuzitrin River drainage: Closed, except by residents of Council, Golovin, White Mountain, Nome, Teller, and Brevig Mission Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WP24-28 Caribou 21D, 22, 23, 24, 26A Reduce harvest limit to four caribou/year; only one may be a cow Adopt with Western Interior RAC (WIRAC, Seward Peninsula RAC (SPRAC), Northwest Arctic RAC (NWARAC), and North Slope RAC (NSRAC) modification to exclude the eastern portion of Unit 26A and reduce the harvest limit to 15 caribou/year, only 1 may be a cow. Provides opportunity. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WP24-29 Caribou 23 Reduce harvest limit to four caribou/year; only one may be a cow Adopt with WIRAC, SPRAC, NWARAC, and NSRAC modification to exclude the eastern portion of Unit 26A and reduce the harvest limit to 15 caribou/year, only 1 may be a cow. Provides opportunity. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WP24-30 Caribou 23 Close Federal public lands Aug. 1-Oct. 31, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Adopt with OSM modification to include a population threshold removing the closure when the Western Arctic caribou herd population exceeds 200,000 caribou. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WP24-31 Caribou 23 Close Federal public lands Aug. 1-Oct. 31, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Adopt with OSM modification to include a population threshold removing the closure when the Western Arctic caribou herd population exceeds 200,000 caribou. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-19 Musk ox 23 Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Rescind the closure. Provides opportunity. Would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural Alaskan subsistence users. WP24-32 Marten 12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 Extend trapping season by 15 days to Mar. 15 Adopt with Eastern Interior RAC modification to extend the season only in Units 20E and 25B. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24-33 Moose 25B, 25C, 25D remainder Extend season closing date to Oct. 15 Adopt. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WP24-34 Moose 25D West Withdrawn N/A (withdrawn). WP24-35 Moose 25D West Withdrawn N/A (withdrawn). WP24-36 Sheep 25A Rescind C&T for Kaktovik Reject. Provides opportunity. WCR24-21 Sheep 25 Arctic Village Sheep Management Area: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-35 Caribou 12 Southeastern portion of Unit 12: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users Maintain status quo. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. WCR24-42 Caribou 12 Southwestern portion of Unit 12: Closed to all users Maintain status quo. Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation. WP24-37 Musk ox 26C Change season to “may be announced” Nov. 1-Mar. 31; delegate authority to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) manager to manage the hunt; and remove regulatory language Take no action. Based on action taken on WP24-38. WP24-38 Musk ox 26C Change season to “may be announced”; liberalize the harvest limit; delegate authority to the Arctic NWR manager to manage the hunt; and remove regulatory language Adopt with OSM modification to delegate additional authority to the Arctic NWR manager to set sex restriction via a DAL only. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. Provides opportunity. WCR24-31 Moose 26B, 26C Units 26B, remainder, and 26C: Closed, except by residents of Kaktovik Maintain status quo. Provides a subsistence priority on public lands. RFR22-01 Salmon Prince William Sound Area Reconsideration of FP21-10 establishing a dipnet and rod and reel fishery Oppose. Provides a subsistence priority in public waters. The final regulations in this document reflect Board review and consideration of RAC recommendations, Tribal and Alaska Native corporation consultations, and public and ADF&G comments. The proposals indicated above in table 2 as “adopted” are reflected in the rule portion of this document as revisions to the Program regulations. Minor edits and spelling corrections have also been made to these final regulations. Because this rule concerns public lands managed by a bureau or bureaus in both the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100. Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities Administrative Procedure Act Compliance The Board has provided extensive opportunity for public input and involvement in compliance with Administrative Procedure Act requirements, including publishing a proposed rule in the Federal Register , participation in multiple RAC meetings, additional public review and comment on all proposals for regulatory change, and opportunity for additional public comment during the Board meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an administrative mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to request reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular proposal for regulatory change (36 CFR 242.20 and 50 CFR 100.20). Therefore, the Board believes that sufficient public notice and opportunity for involvement have been given to affected persons regarding Board decisions. In the more than 30 years that 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 in DATES to ensure continued operation of the subsistence program. National Environmental Policy Act Compliance A draft environmental impact statement 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. A 1997 environmental assessment dealt with the expansion of Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available at the office listed under FOR 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. Section 810 of ANILCA An ANILCA section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS process on the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over the taking of fish and wildlife on such lands for other purposes, unless restriction is necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife populations. The final section 810 analysis determination appeared in the April 6, 1992, ROD and concluded that the Program, under Alternative IV with an annual process for setting subsistence regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but will not likely restrict subsistence uses significantly. During the subsequent environmental assessment process for extending fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of the effects of this rule was conducted in accordance with section 810. That evaluation also supported the Secretaries' determination that the rule will not reach the “may significantly restrict” threshold that would require notice and hearings under ANILCA section 810(a). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) This rule contains existing and new information collections. All information collections require approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ). We may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB has reviewed and approved the information collection requirements associated with subsistence management regulations on public lands in Alaska and assigned the OMB Control Number 1018-0075. In accordance with the PRA and its implementing regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on our proposal to renew, with revisions, OMB Control Number 1018-0075. This input will help us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden, and it will help the public understand these requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. We request OMB approval to renew the existing reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements identified below: (1) Form 3-2326, “Federal Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit, and Report” —Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who want to harvest wildlife. • Applicants provide information on the permit to identify: (1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user; (2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest allocations; and (3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number. • Question 1 identifies whether the applicant hunted or used a designated hunter. • Questions 2a through 2e identify success rates by time, location, and take of animal. • Question 3 identifies date of take and biological data of animal. (2) Form 3-2327, “Designated Hunter Application, Permit, and Report” —Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who want to harvest wildlife for other federally qualified subsistence users. • Applicants provide information on the permit to identify: (1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user; (2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest allocations; and (3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number. • Applicants provide a list of names of other persons they hunted for, their harvest ticket/registration permit, and their community to ensure they are federally qualified subsistence users. • Remaining information provides harvest data such as unit, drainage or specific location, and number, by sex, of animals taken. (3) Form 3-2328, “Federal Subsistence Fishing Application, Permit, and Report” —Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who want to harvest fish. • Applicants provide information on the permit to identify: (1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user; (2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest allocations; and (3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number. • Remaining information identifies dates, locations, types of gear, fish species, and number of fish harvested for biological and anthropological analysis. • Depending on in-season management requirements, a condition may be included for certain fisheries that requires a time-specific reporting requirement. This management tool is used only when conservation concerns exist that may require the emergency closure of the fishery to prevent overharvest. • Must be completed and returned by date designated on permit. (4) Form 3-2378, “Designated Fishing Application, Permit, and Report” —Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who want to harvest fish for other federally qualified subsistence users. Federally qualified subsistence users may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take fish on their behalf. The designated subsistence user must obtain a designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest fish and must return a completed harvest report. The designated subsistence user may fish for any number of beneficiaries but may have no more than two harvest limits in their possession at any one time. Subsistence users may not designate more than one person to take or attempt to take fish on their behalf at one time. Subsistence users may not personally take or attempt to take fish at the same time that their designated subsistence user is taking or attempting to take fish on their behalf. • Applicants provide information on the permit to identify: (1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user; (2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest allocations; and (3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number. • Applicants identify both for whom they fished and their subsistence permit number. The permit number verifies they are federally qualified users and tracks usage by communities. • Remaining information tracks species taken, number retained, and gear for biological and anthropological analysis. (5) Form 3-2379, “Federal Subsistence Customary Trade Recordkeeping Form” —Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who want to take part in customary trade. Staff anthropologists use the information to make customary and traditional use determinations and to write an analysis based on the provisions in section 804 of ANILCA. These analyses further reduce the pool of eligible subsistence users and may allocate harvests by community, in part, based on documented uses of the resource. • Applicants provide information on the permit to identify: (1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user; (2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest allocations; and (3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number. • Remaining information tracks date of sales, buyers, and buyers' addresses, total dollar amount, species taken, and fish parts. (6) Petition to Repeal Subsistence Rules and Regulations (Nonform Requirement) —If the State of Alaska enacts and implements laws that are consistent with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA, the State may submit a petition to the Secretary of the Interior for repeal of Federal subsistence rules. The State's petition shall: (1) Be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) Include the entire text of applicable State legislation indicating compliance with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA; and (3) Set forth all data and arguments available to the State in support of legislative compliance with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA. If the Secretaries find that the State's petition contains adequate justification, a rulemaking proceeding for repeal of the regulations in this part will be initiated. If the Secretaries find that the State's petition does not contain adequate justification, the petition will be denied by letter or other notice, with a statement of the grounds for denial. (7) Propose Changes to Federal Subsistence Regulations —The Board will accept proposals for changes to the Federal subsistence regulations in subparts C or D of 356 CFR part 242 or 50 CFR part 100 according to a published schedule, except for proposals for emergency and temporary special actions, which the Board will accept according to procedures set forth in § __.19. Members of the public may propose changes to the subsistence regulations by providing: • Contact information (name, organization, address, phone number, fax number, email address). • Type of change (harvest season, harvest limit, method and means of harvest, customary and traditional use determination). • Regulation to be changed. • Language for proposed regulation. • Why the change should be made. • Impact on populations. • How the change will affect subsistence uses. • How the change will affect other uses. • Communities that have used the resource. • Where the resource has been harvested. • Months in which the resource has been harvested. (8) Proposals for Emergency or Temporary Special Actions —A special action is an out-of-cycle change in a season, harvest limit, or method of harvest. The Federal Subsistence Board may take a special action to restrict, close, open, or reopen the taking of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands: (1) to ensure the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population; (2) to ensure continued subsistence use; and (3) for reasons of public safety or administration. Members of the public may request a special action by providing: • Contact information (name, organization, address, telephone number, fax number, email address). • Description of the requested action. • Any unusual or significant changes in resource abundance or unusual conditions affecting harvest opportunities that could not reasonably have been anticipated and that potentially could have significant adverse effects on the health of fish and wildlife populations or subsistence users. • The necessity of the requested action if required for reasons of public safety or administration. • Extenuating circumstances that necessitate a regulatory change before the next regulatory review. (9) Requests for Reconsideration —Any person adversely affected by a new regulation may request that the Federal Subsistence Board reconsider its decision by filing a written request within 60 days after a regulation takes effect or is published in the Federal Register , whichever comes first. Requests for reconsideration must provide the Board with sufficient narrative evidence and argument to show why the action by the Board should be reconsidered. The Board will accept a request for reconsideration only if it is based upon information not previously considered by the Board, demonstrates that the existing information used by the Board is incorrect, or demonstrates that the Board's interpretation of information, applicable law, or regulation is in error or contrary to existing law. Requests for reconsideration must include: • Contact information (name, organization, address, telephone number, fax number, email address). • Regulation and the date of Federal Register publication. • Statement of how the person is adversely affected by the action. • Statement of the issues raised by the action, with specific reference to: (1) information not previously considered by the Board; (2) information used by the Board that is incorrect; and (3) how the Board's interpretation of information, applicable law, or regulation is in error or contrary to existing law. (10) Other Permits and Reports a. Traditional/Cultural/Educational Permits —Organizations desiring to harvest fish or wildlife for traditional, cultural, or educational reasons must provide a letter stating that the requesting program has instructors, enrolled students, minimum attendance requirements, and standards for successful completion. Harvest must be reported, and any animals harvested will count against any established Federal harvest quota for the area in which it is harvested. b. Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under Ice Permits —Persons who want to set up and operate fishwheels and fyke nets, or use a net under the ice must provide: (1) Name and contact information and other household member who will use the equipment. Fishwheels must be marked with registration permit number; organization's name and address (if applicable), and primary contact person name and telephone number; under ice nets must be marked with the permittee's name and address. (2) Species of fish taken, number of fish taken, and dates of use. The new reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements identified below require approval by OMB: (1) Reports and Recommendations —Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils are required to send an annual report to the Federal Subsistence Board informing them of regional concerns or problems pertaining to subsistence on Federal public lands. In turn, the Board is required to respond to each of the Councils' annual reports and address their concerns and possible courses of actions or solutions. (2) Customary Trade Sales —The Board manages each region differently regarding customary trade, based primarily on cultural beliefs and traditional practices. As needed, decisions also include conservation concerns. This requirement is in place to monitor customary trade and ensure that subsistence resources are for subsistence users and not commercial trade. (3) Transfer of Subsistence-Caught Fish, Wildlife, or Shellfish —This reporting requirement safeguards the harvester and individual who receives the harvested animal. It protects both parties to show that an illegal commercial enterprise is not ongoing or that the animal was not poached. (4) Meeting Request —The Board shall meet at least twice per year and at such other times as deemed necessary. Meetings shall occur at the call of the Chair, but any member may request a meeting. There is no specified format to request a meeting. Usually, the Service recommends to the Board that they have a meeting on a special topic, such as pending litigation. This is not a common occurrence. (5) Cooperative Agreements —The Board may enter into cooperative agreements or otherwise cooperate with Federal agencies, the State, Native organizations, local governmental entities, and other persons and organizations, including international entities to effectuate the purposes and policies of the Federal subsistence management program or to coordinate respective management responsibilities. Currently, cooperative agreements are not generally used, and we are reporting a placeholder burden of one response. (6) Alternative Permitting Processes —Developing alternative permitting processes relating to the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife ensures continued opportunities for subsistence. Currently, this requirement is not generally used, and we are reporting a placeholder burden of one response in our burden estimate. (7) Request for Individual Customary and Traditional Use Determinations —The Federal Subsistence Board has determined that rural Alaska residents of the listed communities, areas, and individuals have customary and traditional use of the specified species on Federal public land in the specified areas. Persons granted individual customary and traditional use determinations will be notified in writing by the Board. The Service and the local NPS Superintendent will maintain the list of individuals having customary and traditional use on National Parks and Monuments. A copy of the list is available upon request. Currently, this requirement is not generally used, and we are reporting a placeholder burden of one response in our burden estimate. (8) Management Plans —Management plans are not routinely used. When created by the State or Alaska Native communities for overall management of a specific area, the plans are submitted to the appropriate Federal agencies for review/comment. Currently, this requirement is not generally used, and we are reporting a placeholder burden of one response in our burden estimate. (9) Labeling/Marking Requirements— • Bear baiting —The requirement to mark bear baiting stations and provide contact information is for public safety since attempting to draw bears into a certain area could cause a significant hazard for the public not involved in hunting activities. Requirements to register a bait station with the State is to provide a single location for the public to find information of possible hazards prior to using public lands. • Evidence of sex and identity —In certain areas and with certain species of both wildlife and fish, evidence of sex and identity are required for biological purposes and the data is used for future management decisions. This information is critical to assist in assessing the health of a population, the male/female ratios, ages of harvested animals, identifying different genetic populations, and other important factors needed for sound management decisions. • Marking of fish gear —The marking of various fishing gear types (fishwheels, crab pots, certain types of nets or their supporting buoys, stakes, etc.) with contact information is based on the fact that these gear types are generally unattended while catching fish. This information is used to differentiate between users harvesting under Federal or State regulations and also to protect the owners of the gear should it be damaged or carried away. The contact information can be used to return the often-expensive gear to the proper owner. Requirements as to the location of the contact information on the gear types is to ease the task of field managers so they can, if needed, identify gear from a boat and not have to land to search for the contact information. In marine waters, the information is used by the U.S. Coast Guard for safety in navigation concerns. The above reasons also hold true regarding registering a fishwheel with the State or the Federal program. • Marking of subsistence-caught fish —Requirements in certain areas to mark subsistence-caught fish by removal of the tips of the tail or dorsal fin is used to identify fish harvested under Federal regulations and not under State sport or commercial regulations. This is needed as Federal subsistence harvest limits are often larger than sport fishing bag limits and protects the user from possible citations from State law enforcement. • Sealing requirements —Sealing requirements for animals, primarily bears and wolves, differ in parts of the State. This requirement not only allows biologists to gather important data to evaluate the health of the various populations but is also integral in preventing the illegal harvest and trafficking of animals and their parts. reporting a placeholder burden of one response in our burden estimate. (10) 3rd Party Notifications (Tags, Marks, or Collar Notification and Return) —Users must present the tags, markings, or collars to ADF&G, or the agency conducting the research. Much of this equipment may be used again, and the information regarding the take of the animal is important to management decisions. Copies of the forms used with this information collection are available to the public by submitting a request to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer using one of the methods identified in ADDRESSES . Title of Collection: Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms, 50 CFR part 100 and 36 CFR part 242. OMB Control Number: 1018-0075. Form Numbers: Forms 3-2300, 3-2321 through 3-2323, 3-2326 through 3-2328, 3-2378, and 3-2379. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and State, local, and Tribal governments. Most respondents are individuals who are federally defined rural residents in Alaska. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 15,426. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 15,426. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 40 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,947. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or on occasion for reports, recordkeeping, and labeling/marking requirements. Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None. On February 27, 2023, we published proposed regulations (RIN 1018-BG72; 88 FR 12285) to announce our intention to request OMB approval of the revisions to this collection explained in question 2 and the simultaneous renewal of OMB Control No. 1018-0075. In that proposed rule, we solicited comments for 60 days on the information collections in this submission, ending on April 28, 2023. We did not receive any comments in response to the information collections contained in the proposed rule. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, and in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response. Comments that you submit in response to this rulemaking are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Send your written comments and suggestions on this information collection by the date indicated in DATES to OMB, with a copy to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/PERMA (JAO), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1018-0075 in the subject line of your comments. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094) Executive Order 14094 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 and E.O. 13563 and states that regulatory analysis should facilitate agency efforts to develop regulations that serve the public interest, advance statutory objectives, and are consistent with E.O. 12866 and E.O. 13563. Regulatory analysis, as practicable and appropriate, shall recognize distributive impacts and equity, to the extent permitted by law. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further that regulations must be based on the best available science and that the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open exchange of ideas. We have developed this rule in a manner consistent with these requirements. E.O. 12866, as reaffirmed by E.O. 13563 and E.O. 14094, provides that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in OMB will review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that this rule is not significant. Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et 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 two million pounds of meat are harvested by subsistence users annually and, if given an estimated dollar value of $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. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et 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. Executive Order 12630 Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a subsistence priority on public lands. The scope of this Program is limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these regulations have no potential takings of private property implications as defined by Executive Order 12630. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act The Secretaries have determined and certify pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et 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. Executive Order 12988 The Secretaries have determined that these regulations meet the applicable standards provided in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, regarding civil justice reform. Executive Order 13132 In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from exercising subsistence management authority over fish and wildlife resources on Federal lands unless it meets certain requirements. Executive Order 13175 Title VIII of ANILCA does not provide specific rights to Tribes for the subsistence taking of wildlife, fish, and shellfish. However, the Board provided federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native corporations opportunities to consult on this rule. Consultation with Alaska Native corporations are based on Public Law 108-199, div. H, Sec. 161, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as amended by Public Law 108-447, div. H, title V, Sec. 518, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3267, which provides that: “The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and all Federal agencies shall hereafter consult with Alaska Native corporations on the same basis as Indian tribes under Executive Order No. 13175.” The Secretaries, through the Board, provided a variety of opportunities for consultation: commenting on proposed changes to the existing rule; engaging in dialogue at the Regional Council meetings; engaging in dialogue at the Board's meetings; and providing input in person, by mail, email, or phone at any time during the rulemaking process. On April 2, 2024, the Board provided federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations a specific opportunity to consult on this rule prior to the start of its public regulatory meeting. Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations were notified by mail and telephone and were given the opportunity to attend via teleconference. Executive Order 13211 This Executive order requires agencies to prepare statements of energy effects when undertaking certain actions. However, this rule is not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 13211, affecting energy supply, distribution, or use, and no statement of energy effects is required. Drafting Information Theo Matuskowitz drafted these regulations under the guidance of Amee Howard of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional assistance was provided by: • Chris McKee, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management; • Kim Jochum, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service; • Dr. Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; • Jill Klein, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and • Gregory Risdahl, Alaska Regional Office, USDA Forest Service. List of Subjects 36 CFR Part 242 Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 50 CFR Part 100 Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. Regulation Promulgation 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: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733. Subpart C—Board Determinations 2. Amend __.24 by revising table 1 to paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows: § __.24 Customary and traditional use determinations. (a) * * * (1) * * * Table 1 to Paragraph ( a )(1) Area Species Determination Unit 1 Black bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 1 Brown bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 1 Deer Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 1 Goat Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 1 Moose Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 2 Black bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 2 Deer Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 3 Black bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 3 Brown bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 3 Deer Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 3 Elk Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 3 Moose Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 4 Brown bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 4 Deer Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 4 Goat Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 5 Black bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 5 Brown bear Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 5 Deer Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 5 Goat Residents of Units 1-5. Unit 5 Moose Residents of Unit 5A. Unit 5 Wolf Residents of Unit 5A. Unit 6A Black bear Residents of Yakutat and Units 6C and 6D, excluding residents of Whittier. Unit 6, remainder Black bear Residents of Units 6C and 6D, excluding residents of Whittier. Unit 6 Brown bear No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 6A Goat Residents of Units 5A, 6C, Chenega Bay, and Tatitlek. Unit 6C and Unit 6D Goat Residents of Units 6C and 6D. Unit 6A Moose Residents of Units 5A, 6A, 6B, and 6C. Unit 6B and Unit 6C Moose Residents of Units 6A, 6B, and 6C. Unit 6D Moose Residents of Unit 6D. Unit 6A Wolf Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 6, remainder Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 7 Brown bear No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 7 Caribou Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Moose Pass. Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt area Goat Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek. Unit 7, remainder Goat Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, Seldovia, and Tatilek. Unit 7 Moose Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, and Tatitlek. Unit 7 Sheep Residents of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass. Unit 7 Ruffed grouse No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 8 Brown bear Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions. Unit 8 Deer Residents of Unit 8. Unit 8 Elk Residents of Unit 8. Unit 8 Goat No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 9D Bison No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 9A and Unit 9B Black bear Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 17A, 17B, and 17C. Unit 9A Brown bear Residents of Pedro Bay. Unit 9B Brown bear Residents of Unit 9B. Unit 9C Brown bear Residents of Unit 9C, Igiugig, Kakhonak, and Levelock. Unit 9D Brown bear Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island). Unit 9E Brown bear Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point, Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik. Unit 9A and Unit 9B Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 9C, and 17. Unit 9C Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 17, and Egegik. Unit 9D Caribou Residents of Unit 9D, Akutan, and False Pass. Unit 9E Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E Moose Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E. Unit 9D Moose Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. Unit 9D Ptarmigan Residents of Unit 9D. Unit 9B Sheep Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve within Unit 9B. Unit 9 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E Beaver Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17. Unit 10 Unimak Island Brown bear Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island). Unit 10 Unimak Island Caribou Residents of Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. Unit 10, remainder Caribou No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 10 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 11 Bison No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 11, north of the Sanford River Black bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. Unit 11, remainder Black bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts 25-46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79-110), Tonsina, and Unit 11. Unit 11, north of the Sanford River Brown bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. Unit 11, remainder Brown bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts 25-46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79-110), Tonsina, and Unit 11. Unit 11, north of the Sanford River Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. Unit 11, remainder Caribou Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon. Unit 11 Goat Residents of Unit 11, Chitina, Chistochina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot Lake, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79-110 Mentasta Pass), and Nabesna Road (mileposts 25-46). Unit 11, north of the Sanford River Moose Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. Unit 11, remainder Moose Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon. Unit 11, north of the Sanford River Sheep Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina, Tonsina, residents along the Nabesna Road—mileposts 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—mileposts 0-62 (McCarthy Road). Unit 11, remainder Sheep Residents of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina, Tonsina, residents along the Tok Cutoff—mileposts 79-110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road—mileposts 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—mileposts 0-62 (McCarthy Road). Unit 11 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 11 Grouse (spruce, blue, ruffed, and sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, and Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 11 Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 12 Brown bear Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Chistochina, Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana. Unit 12 Caribou Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake Moose Residents of Units 12 and 13C, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border Moose Residents of Units 12 and 13C and Healy Lake. Unit 12, remainder Moose Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel, Units 12 and 13A-D, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. Unit 12 Sheep Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Mentasta Lake, and Slana. Unit 12 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 13 Brown bear Residents of Unit 13 and Slana. Unit 13B Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79-110), 13, 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely), and Chickaloon. Unit 13C Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79-110), 13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. Unit 13A and Unit 13D Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, and Chickaloon. Unit 13E Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding residents of Denali National Park headquarters). Unit 13D Goat No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 13A and Unit 13D Moose Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, and Slana. Unit 13B Moose Residents of Units 13 and 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely) and Chickaloon and Slana. Unit 13C Moose Residents of Units 12 and 13, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, Dot Lake, and Slana. Unit 13E Moose Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, Slana, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding residents of Denali National Park headquarters). Unit 13D Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 13 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 13 Grouse (spruce, blue, ruffed, and sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 13 Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 14C Brown bear No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 14 Goat No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 14 Moose No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 14A and Unit 14C Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 15A and Unit 15B Black bear Residents of Ninilchik. Unit 15C Black bear Residents of Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Nanwalek. Unit 15 Brown bear Residents of Ninilchik. Unit 15B Caribou Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Moose Pass, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15C Caribou Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15A and Unit 15B Goat Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15C Goat Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15A and Unit 15B Moose Residents of Cooper Landing, Ninilchik, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15C Moose Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15A and Unit 15B Sheep Residents of Cooper Landing and Ninilchik. Unit 15C Sheep Residents of Ninilchik. Unit 15 Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed) Residents of Unit 15. Unit 15 Grouse (spruce) Residents of Unit 15. Unit 15 Grouse (ruffed) No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16B Black bear Residents of Unit 16B. Unit 16 Brown bear No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16A Moose No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16B Moose Residents of Unit 16B. Unit 16 Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 16 Grouse (spruce and ruffed) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 16 Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 17 Beaver Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17. Unit 17A and that portion of 17B draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake Black bear Residents of Units 9A and B, 17, Akiak, and Akiachak. Unit 17, remainder Black bear Residents of Units 9A and B, and 17. Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the Unit 17A boundary Brown bear Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, and Platinum. Unit 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary, those portions north and west of a line running from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, and northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills Brown bear Residents of Unit 17 and Kwethluk. Unit 17A, remainder Brown bear Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. Unit 17B, that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake Brown bear Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, and Akiachak. Unit 17B, remainder, and Unit 17C Brown bear Residents of Unit 17. Unit 17A, that portion west of the Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and the main course of the Togiak River Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 17, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Lime Village, Napakiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, Stony River, and Tuntutuliak. Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Lime Village, Stony River, and Tuluksak. Units 17A and 17B, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 17, Kwethluk, Lime Village, and Stony River. Unit 17B, that portion of Togiak National Wildlife Refuge within Unit 17B Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiachak, Akiak, Bethel, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Lime Village, Napakiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, Stony River, Tuluksak, and Tuntutuliak. Unit 17, remainder Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Lime Village, and Stony River. Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and to the Unit 17A boundary to the northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake and northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the Unit 17A boundary Moose Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, and Platinum. Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages Moose Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. Unit 17A, remainder Moose Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. Units 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary, those portions north and west of a line running from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, and northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills Moose Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum. Unit 17B, that portion within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Moose Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Baym, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum. Unit 17B, remainder and Unit 17C Moose Residents of Unit 17, Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. Unit 17 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 18 Black bear Residents of Unit 18, Unit 19A living downstream of the Holokuk River, Holy Cross, Stebbins, St. Michael, Twin Hills, and Togiak. Unit 18 Brown bear Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mountain Village, Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Marys, and Tuluksak. Unit 18 Caribou Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, Manokotak, Stebbins, St. Michael, Togiak, Twin Hills, and Upper Kalskag. Unit 18, that portion of the Yukon River drainage upstream of Russian Mission and that portion of the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream of, but not including, the Tuluksak River drainage Moose Residents of Unit 18, Upper Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk. Unit 18, that portion north of a line from Cape Romanzof to Kusilvak Mountain to Mountain Village, and all drainages north of the Yukon River downstream from Marshall Moose Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, St. Michael, Stebbins, and Upper Kalskag. Unit 18, remainder Moose Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, and Upper Kalskag. Unit 18, Nelson Island and Nunivak Island Musk ox No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 18, remainder Musk ox Rural residents of Unit 18. Unit 18 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 19C and Unit 19D Bison No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 19A, Unit 19B, and Unit 19E Brown bear Residents of Units 18 and 19 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River. Unit 19C Brown bear No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 19D Brown bear Residents of Units 19A, 19D, and 19E Tuluksak, and Lower Kalskag. Unit 19A, Unit 19B, and Unit 19E Caribou Residents of Units 19A, 19B, and 19E, and Unit 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River, and residents of St. Marys, Marshall, Pilot Station, and Russian Mission. Unit 19C Caribou Residents of Unit 19C, Lime Village, McGrath, Nikolai, and Telida. Unit 19D Caribou Residents of Unit 19D, Lime Village, Sleetmute, and Stony River. Unit 19A, Unit 19B, Unit 19E Moose Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from and including the Johnson River, and residents of Unit 19. Unit 19B, west of the Kogrukluk River Moose Residents of Eek and Quinhagak. Unit 19C Moose Residents of Unit 19. Unit 19D Moose Residents of Unit 19 and Lake Minchumina. Unit 19 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 20D Bison No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 20F Black bear Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20E Brown bear Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake. Unit 20F Brown bear Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20A Caribou Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. Unit 20B Caribou Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana. Unit 20C Caribou Residents of Unit 20C living east of the Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway and between mileposts 300 and 309, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. Unit 20D and Unit 20E Caribou Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 20F, 25, 12 (north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve), Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto. Unit 20F Caribou Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20A Moose Residents of Cantwell, Minto, Nenana, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. Unit 20B, Minto Flats Management Area Moose Residents of Minto and Nenana. Unit 20B, remainder Moose Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana. Unit 20C Moose Residents of Unit 20C (except that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve and that portion east of the Teklanika River), Cantwell, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, those domiciled between mileposts 300 and 309 of the Parks Highway, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. Unit 20D Moose Residents of Unit 20D and Tanacross. Unit 20E Moose Residents of Unit 20E, Unit 12 north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Circle, Central, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. Unit 20F Moose Residents of Unit 20F, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, and Stevens Village. Unit 20E Sheep Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, and Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Northway, Tanacross, Tetlin, and Tok. Unit 20F Wolf Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20, remainder Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 20D Grouse, (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 20D Ptarmigan (rock and willow) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 21 Brown bear Residents of Units 21 and 23. Unit 21A Caribou Residents of Units 21A, 21D, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. Unit 21B and Unit 21C Caribou Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Tanana. Unit 21D Caribou Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Huslia. Unit 21E Caribou Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. Unit 21A Moose Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Takotna, McGrath, Aniak, and Crooked Creek. Unit 21B and Unit 21C Moose Residents of Units 21B, 21C, Tanana, Ruby, and Galena. Unit 21D Moose Residents of Units 21D, Huslia, and Ruby. Unit 21E, south of a line beginning at the western boundary of Unit 21E near the mouth of Paimiut Slough, extending easterly along the south bank of Paimiut Slough to Upper High Bank, and southeasterly in the direction of Molybdenum Mountain to the juncture of Units 19A, 21A, and 21E Moose Residents of Unit 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, and Russian Mission. Unit 21E remainder Moose Residents of Unit 21E and Russian Mission. Unit 21 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 22A Black bear Residents of Unit 22A and Koyuk. Unit 22B Black bear Residents of Unit 22B. Unit 22C, Unit 22D, and Unit 22E Black bear No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 22 Brown bear Residents of Unit 22. Unit 22A Caribou Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, 22 (except residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24, Kotlik, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Chevak, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point, Russian Mission, St. Marys, Nunam Iqua, and Alakanuk. Unit 22, remainder Caribou Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, 22 (excluding residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, and 24. Unit 22 Moose Residents of Unit 22. Unit 22A Musk ox All rural residents. Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains Musk ox Residents of Units 22B and 22C. Unit 22B, remainder Musk ox Residents of Unit 22B. Unit 22C Musk ox Residents of Unit 22C. Unit 22D Musk ox Residents of Units 22B, 22C, 22D, and 22E (excluding St. Lawrence Island). Unit 22E Musk ox Residents of Unit 22E (excluding Little Diomede Island). Unit 22 Wolf Residents of Units 23, 22, 21D north and west of the Yukon River, and Kotlik. Unit 22 Grouse (spruce) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 22 Ptarmigan (rock and willow) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 23 Black bear Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and Koyukuk. Unit 23 Brown bear Residents of Units 21 and 23. Unit 23 Caribou Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, Galena, 22, 23, 24, including residents of Wiseman but not including other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, and 26A. Unit 23 Moose Residents of Unit 23. Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage Musk ox Residents of Unit 23 south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage. Unit 23, remainder Musk ox Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the Buckland River drainage. Unit 23 Sheep Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the Arctic Circle. Unit 23 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 23 Grouse (spruce and ruffed) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 23 Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Black bear Residents of Stevens Village, Unit 24, and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. Unit 24, remainder Black bear Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Brown bear Residents of Stevens Village and Unit 24. Unit 24, remainder Brown bear Residents of Unit 24. Unit 24 Caribou Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and Tanana. Unit 24 Moose Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena. Unit 24 Sheep Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic Circle, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia. Unit 24 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 25D Black bear Residents of Unit 25D. Unit 25D Brown bear Residents of Unit 25D. Unit 25, remainder Brown bear Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle. Unit 25A Caribou Residents of Units 24A and 25. Unit 25B and Unit 25C Caribou Residents of Units 12 (north of Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve), 20D, 20E, 20F, and 25, and Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto. Unit 25D Caribou Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 25A Moose Residents of Units 25A and 25D. Unit 25B and Unit 25C Moose Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, Tok and Livengood. Unit 25D, west Moose Residents of Unit 25D West and Birch Creek. Unit 25D, remainder Moose Residents of remainder of Unit 25. Unit 25A Sheep Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie. Unit 25B and Unit 25C Sheep Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, and 25D. Unit 25D Wolf Residents of Unit 25D. Unit 25, remainder Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 26 Brown bear Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. Unit 26A and C Caribou Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. Unit 26B Caribou Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Unit 24 within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. Unit 26 Moose Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Point Hope, and Anaktuvuk Pass. Unit 26A Musk ox Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright. Unit 26B Musk ox Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and Kaktovik. Unit 26C Musk ox Residents of Kaktovik. Unit 26A Sheep Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. Unit 26B Sheep Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman. Unit 26C Sheep Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and Venetie. Unit 26 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26. Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 3. Amend § __.26 by revising paragraph (n) to read as follows: § 100.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife. (n) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Unit-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section. (1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet: (i) Unit 1A consists of all drainages south of the latitude of Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all drainages of Ernest Sound. (ii) Unit 1B consists of all drainages between the latitude of Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and Seward Passage. (iii) Unit 1C consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay. (iv) Unit 1D consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of Berners Bay. (v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all taking of wildlife for subsistence uses. (B) Unit 1A—in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage, is closed to the taking of bear. (C) Unit 1B—the Anan Creek drainage within 1 mile of Anan Creek downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a 1-mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the taking of bear. (D) Unit 1C: ( 1 ) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's parking area; and ( 2 ) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier. (vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1C, Juneau area, on the following public lands: (A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove; (B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center; (C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area; and (D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail (including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point Bishop Trail. (vii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1A, 1B, and 1D between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands. Table 1 to Paragraph ( n )(1) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sep. 1-June 30. Bear, brown: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only Sep. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 31. Deer: Unit 1A—4 antlered deer Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1B—2 antlered deer Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1C—4 deer; however, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15-Dec. 31 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit July 1-June 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth Goat: Unit 1A, Revillagigedo Island only No open season. Unit 1B, that portion north of LeConte Bay—1 goat by State registration permit only; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1A and Unit 1B, that portion on the Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide between Yes Bay and Santa Anna Inlet No open season. Unit 1A and Unit 1B, remainder—2 goats; a State registration permit will be required for the taking of the first goat and a Federal registration permit for the taking of a second goat. The taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1C, drainages of the Chilkat Range south of the south bank of the Endicott River—1 goat by State registration permit only July 24-Dec. 31. Unit 1C, that portion draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Glacier and River—1 goat by State registration permit only Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 1C, that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier No open season. Unit 1C, remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 1D, that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway—1 goat by State registration permit only Sep. 15-Nov. 30. Unit 1D, that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad No open season. Unit 1D, remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Moose: Unit 1A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit Sep. 5-Oct. 15. Unit 1B—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only Sep. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1C, that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only Sep. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1C, remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 bull by State registration permit only Sep. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1C, Berners Bay—1 bull by drawing permit Sep.15-Oct. 15 (will be announced). Only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for Berners Bay drainages moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the USDA Forest Service, Juneau office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 25% (rounded up to the next whole number) of bull moose permits Unit 1D No open season. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: Units 1A and 1B, south of Bradfield Canal and the east fork of the Bradfield River—5 wolves Aug. 1-May 31. Units 1B, remainder, 1C, and 1D—5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Trapping Beaver: Unit 1—No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 1. (2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east of the longitude of the westernmost point on Warren Island. (i) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands. (ii) [Reserved] Table 2 to Paragraph ( n )(2) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sep. 1-June 30. Deer: 5 deer; however, no more than one may be a female deer. Female deer may be taken only during the period Oct. 15-Jan. 31. Harvest ticket number five must be used when recording the harvest of a female deer but may be used for recording the harvest of a male deer. Harvest tickets must be used in order except when recording a female deer on tag number five July 24-Jan. 31. The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales Island, excluding the southeastern portion (lands south of the West Arm of Cholmondeley Sound draining into Cholmondeley Sound or draining eastward into Clarence Strait), are closed to hunting of deer Aug. 1-15, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations Non-federally qualified users may only harvest up to 2 male deer on Federal public lands in Unit 2 Coyote: 2 coyotes Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit Jul 1-Jun 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location recorded by the hunter for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take Sep. 1-Mar. 31. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Trapping Beaver: No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location recorded by the trapper for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take Nov. 15-Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 1. (3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1B, north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevaroff, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground. (B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island. (C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-fourth-mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting closure markers 1 mile south of the Blind Slough bridge. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands. Table 3 to Paragraph ( n )(3) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sep. 1-June 30. Deer: Unit 3, Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Islands and that portion of Kupreanof Island on the Lindenberg Peninsula east of the Portage Bay-Duncan Canal Portage—1 buck Oct. 1-Nov. 7. Unit 3, remainder—2 bucks Aug. 1-Nov. 30. Dec. 1-31, season to be announced. Elk: Unit 3, Etolin Island Area, Zarembo, Bushy, Shrubby, and Kashevarof Islands No open season. Unit 3 remainder—1 elk by Federal registration permit July 1-June 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides by State registration permit only Sep. 1-Oct. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-May 31. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Trapping Beaver: Unit 3, Mitkof Island—No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Unit 3, except Mitkof Island—No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit (except on Kuiu Island) Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Kuiu Island portion of Unit 3. No limit Dec. 1-31. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 1. (4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of Unit 1C and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take brown bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the southernmost tip of the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall Islands. (B) You may not take brown bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay. (C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock). (D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwestern point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and Mud Bay. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued by the Sitka or Hoonah District Ranger for the taking of brown bear for educational purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional subsistence harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit does not count in an individual's one bear every 4 regulatory years limit. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands. Table 4 to Paragraph ( n )(4) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Bear, brown: Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N lat., 136° 21′ W long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35′ N lat., 135° 33′ W long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34′ N lat., 135° 25′ W long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44′ N lat. 134° 38′ W long.) including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only Sep. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 31. Unit 4, remainder—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only Sep. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 20. Deer: 6 deer; however, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15-Jan. 31 Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Federal public lands on Admiralty Island and islands in the interior bays of Admiralty Island draining into Chatham Strait south of the Thayer Creek drainage and north of Woody Point but excluding the Hasselborg Lake and Hasselborg Creek drainages are closed to deer hunting Nov. 1-10, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations Federal public lands on Chichagof Island draining into Icy Strait east of Chicken Creek drainage, including Port Frederick drainages; and Chatham Strait drainages south of Point Augusta and north of East Point, including Freshwater Bay drainages are closed to deer hunting Nov. 1-10, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations Federal public lands within drainages flowing into Lisianski Inlet, Lisianski Strait, and Stag Bay south of a line connecting Soapstone and Column points and north of a line connecting Point Theodore and Point Urey are closed to deer hunting Nov. 1-10, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit July 1-June 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Trapping Beaver: No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 1. (5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay, including the Guyot Hills: (A) Unit 5A consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay, Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays; In Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench is defined as that area east of the Hubbard Glacier, north of Nunatak fiord, and north and east of the East Nunatak Glacier to the Canadian border. (B) Unit 5B consists of the remainder of Unit 5. (ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands within Glacier Bay National Park. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag if you have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting. (D) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (E) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands. Table 5 to Paragraph (n)(5) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sep. 1-June 30. Bear, brown: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only Sep. 1-May 31. Deer: Unit 5A—1 buck Nov. 1-30. Unit 5B No open season. Goat: Unit 5A—that area between the Hubbard Glacier and the West Nunatak Glacier on the north and east sides of Nunatak Fjord No open season. Unit 5A, remainder—1 goat by Federal registration permit only Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Unit 5B—1 goat by Federal registration permit only Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Moose: Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench—1 moose by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 5 moose have been taken from the Nunatak Bench Nov. 15-Feb. 15. Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, west of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. From Oct. 8-21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations Oct. 8-Nov. 15. Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, east of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. From Sep. 16-30, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations Sep. 16-Nov. 15. Unit 5B—1 bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 bulls have been taken from the entirety of Unit 5B Sep. 1-Dec. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, red (including cross, black and silver phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Trapping Beaver: No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Coyote: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Fox, red (including cross, black and silver phases): No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 1. (6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages: (A) Unit 6A consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands. (B) Unit 6B consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point. (C) Unit 6C consists of drainages west of the west bank of the Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point, and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet. (D) Unit 6D consists of the remainder of Unit 6. (ii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. In addition, you may use bait in Unit 6D between June 16 and June 30. The harvest quota in Unit 6D is 20 bears taken with bait between June 16 and June 30. (B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B and 6C with the aid of artificial lights. (C) One permit will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of Eyak to take one moose from Federal lands in Unit 6B or 6C for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch. (D) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 70 percent disabled, or temporarily disabled may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear, and beaver on his or her behalf in Unit 6 and goat in Unit 6D. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than one harvest limit in his or her possession at any one time. (E) A hunter younger than 10 years old at the start of the hunt may not be issued a Federal subsistence permit to harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine. (F) A hunter younger than 10 years old may harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine under the direct, immediate supervision of a licensed adult, at least 18 years old. The animal taken is counted against the adult's harvest limit. The adult is responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met. (G) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of Chenega annually to harvest up to five deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Old Chenega Memorial and other traditional memorial potlatch ceremonies. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30. (H) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Tatitlek IRA Council annually to harvest up to five deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Cultural Heritage Week. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30. Table 6 to Paragraph (n)(6) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Bear, black: 1 bear. In Unit 6D, a State registration permit is required Sep. 1-June 30. Deer: 5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-Jan. 31. Only 1 of the 5-deer harvest limit may be taken between Jan. 1-31 Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Goat: Unit 6A and B—1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 20-Jan. 31. Unit 6C No open season. Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG245, RG249, RG266, and RG252 only)—1 goat by Federal registration permit only. In each of the Unit 6D subareas, goat seasons will be closed by the Cordova District Ranger when harvest limits for that subarea are reached. Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242—2 goats, RG243—4 goats, RG244 and RG245 combined—2 goats, RG249—4 goats, RG266—4 goats, RG252—1 goat Aug. 20-Feb. 28. Moose: Unit 6C—1 antlerless moose by Federal drawing permit only Sep. 1-Oct. 31. Permits for the portion of the antlerless moose quota not harvested in the Sep. 1-Oct. 31 hunt may be available for redistribution for a Nov. 1-Dec. 31 hunt Unit 6C—1 bull by Federal drawing permit only Sep. 1-Dec. 31. In Unit 6C, only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for Unit 6C moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the U.S. Forest Service, Cordova Office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 100% of the antlerless moose permits and 75% of the bull permits Unit 6, remainder No open season. Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession. May 1-Oct. 31. Coyote: Unit 6A and D—2 coyotes Sep. 1-Apr. 30. Unit 6B and 6C—No limit July 1-June 30. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No open season. Hare, snowshoe: No limit July 1-June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Nov. 10-Jan. 31. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Sep. 1-Mar. 31. Grouse (spruce): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Trapping Beaver: No limit Dec. 1-Apr. 30. Coyote: Unit 6C, south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Units 6A, 6B, 6C, remainder, and 6D—No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 28. Marten: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit Nov. 10-Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit Nov. 10-June 10. Otter: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31 Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 28. (7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150° W long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150° W long., from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords National Park. (B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September 1. (C) You may not hunt, trap, or take wildlife within a quarter mile of wildlife crossing structures along the Sterling Highway. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15, except in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries. (B) [Reserved] Table 7 to Paragraph (n)(7) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Bear, black: 3 bears July 1-June 30. Caribou: Unit 7, north of the Sterling Highway and west of the Seward Highway—1 caribou by Federal registration permit only. The Seward District Ranger will close the Federal season when 5 caribou are harvested by Federal registration permit Aug. 10-Dec. 31. Unit 7, remainder No open season. Goat: 1 goat by Federal drawing permit. Nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken Aug. 10-Nov 14. Moose: Unit 7, that portion draining into Kings Bay—Federal public l [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. 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