Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, C, and D, Redefinition to Include Waters Subject to Subsistence Priority; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 242

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 100

RIN 1018-AD68

Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,

Subparts A, B, C, and D, Redefinition to Include Waters Subject to

Subsistence Priority; Correction

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; and Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects Sections 50 CFR 100.24 and 36 CFR

242.24 of the Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in

Alaska, Subparts A, B, C, and D, Redefinition to Include Waters Subject

to Subsistence Priority that was published in the Federal Register of

January 8, 1999, to include updated material which was inadvertently

omitted. This document also corrects the effective dates for 36 CFR

242.26 and 242.27 and 50 CFR 100.26 and 100.27.

DATES: This correction to 36 CFR 242.24 and 50 CFR 100.24 is effective

October 1, 1999. The effective dates for 36 CFR 242.26 and 242.27 and

50 CFR 100.26 and 100.27 are corrected to be October 1, 1999 through

February 28, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Thomas H. Boyd, (907) 786-3888. For

questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Ken

Thompson, Regional Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service,

Alaska Region, (907) 271-2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 8, 1999, the Secretaries of the

Interior and Agriculture published a Final Rule in the Federal Register

(64 FR 1276) that extended jurisdiction for providing subsistence

priority to rural Alaskans for harvesting fish in waters where there is

a Federal reservedwater right. In that document, an outdated version of

Section ________.24(a)(1) was inadvertently used. The Federal

Subsistence Board, which has been delegated authority to promulgate

regulations in subparts C and D, has also corrected the wording of

Section ________.24(a) introductory text. This document corrects

Sections ________.24(a) introductory text and ________.24(a)(1).

Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an agency or

agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior,

identical text is incorporated into 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part

100.

Conformance with Statutory and Regulatory Authorities

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance

A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four

alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program

was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document

described the major issues associated with Federal subsistence

management as identified through public meetings, written comments and

staff analysis and examined the environmental consequences of the four

alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would

implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an

appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations

presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding

subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,

1992.

Based on the public comment received, the analysis contained in the

FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the

Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, it was the

decision of the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the

Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-

Forest Service, to implement Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS

and FEIS (Record of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal

Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the

selected alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework

of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing

regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for

Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964,

published May 29, 1992) implemented the Federal Subsistence Management

Program and included a framework for an annual cycle for subsistence

hunting and fishing regulations.

An environmental assessment has been prepared on the expansion of

Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available by contacting the

office listed under ``For Further Information Contact.'' The Secretary

of the Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture

has determined that the expansion of Federal jurisdiction does not

constitute a major Federal action, significantly effecting the human

environment and has, therefore, signed a Finding of No Significant

Impact.

Compliance with Section 810 of ANILCA

A 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

which concluded that the Federal Subsistence Management Program, under

Alternative IV with an annual process for setting hunting and fishing

regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but it

does not appear that the program may significantly restrict subsistence

uses.

During the environmental assessment process, an evaluation of the

effects of this rule was also conducted in accordance with Section 810.

This evaluation supports the Secretaries' determination that the Final

Rule will not reach the ``may significantly restrict'' threshold for

notice and hearings under ANILCA Section 810(a) for any subsistence

resources or uses.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule contains information collection requirements subject to

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. It applies to the use of public lands in Alaska.

The information collection requirements are a revision of the

collection requirements already approved by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501

and have been assigned clearance number 1018-0075, which expires 5/31/

2000. This revision was submitted to OMB for approval. A comment period

was open on OMB

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collection requirements and no comments were received.

Currently, information is being collected by the use of a Federal

Subsistence Registration Permit and Designated Hunter Application. The

information collected on these two permits establishes whether an

applicant qualifies to participate in a Federal subsistence hunt on

public land in Alaska and provides a report of harvest and the location

of harvest. The collected information is necessary to determine harvest

success, harvest location, and population health in order to make

management decisions relative to the conservation of healthy wildlife

populations. Additional harvest information is obtained from harvest

reports submitted to the State of Alaska. The recordkeeping burden for

this aspect of the program is negligible (one hour or less). This

information is accessed via computer data base. The current overall

annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping is estimated to average

0.25 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions,

gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.

The estimated number of likely respondents under the existing rule is

less than 5,000, yielding a total annual reporting and recordkeeping

burden of 1,250 hours or less.

The collection of information under this Final Rule will be

achieved through the use of a Federal Subsistence Registration Permit

Application, which would be the same form as currently approved and

used for the hunting program. This information will establish whether

the applicant qualifies to participate in a Federal subsistence fishery

on public land in Alaska and will provide a report of harvest and

location of harvest.

The likely respondents to this collection of information are rural

Alaska residents who wish to participate in specific subsistence

fisheries on Federal land. The collected information is necessary to

determine harvest success and harvest location in order to make

management decisions relative to the conservation of healthy fish

populations. The annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping is

estimated to average 0.50 hours per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing

and reviewing the form. The estimated number of likely respondents

under this rule is less than 10,000, yielding a total annual reporting

and recordkeeping burden of 5,000 hours or less.

Direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of this

form to: Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 224 ARLSQ, Washington, D.C. 20240; and

the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project

(Subsistence), Washington, D.C. 20503. Additional information

collection requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees

subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under

Subpart B.

Additional information collection requirements may be imposed if

local advisory committees subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act

are established under subpart B. Such requirements will be submitted to

OMB for approval prior to their implementation.

Clarity of the Rule

Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to write regulations

that are easy to understand. We invite your comments on how to make

this rule easier to understand, including answers to questions such as

the following: (1) Are the requirements in the rule clearly stated? (2)

Does the rule contain technical language or jargon that interferes with

its clarity? (3) Does the format of the rule (grouping and order of

sections, use of headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce its

clarity? (4) Would the rule be easier to understand if it were divided

into more (but shorter) sections? (A ``section'' appears in bold type

and is preceded by the symbol ``Sec. '' and a numbered heading; for

example, Sec. ________.24 Customary and traditional determinations.)

(5) Is the description of the rule in the ``Supplementary Information''

section of the preamble helpful in understanding the rule? What else

could we do to make the rule easier to understand? Send a copy of any

comments that concern how we could make this rule easier to understand

to: USFWS, Office of Subsistence Management, Thomas H. Boyd, 1011 E.

Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503.

Other Requirements

This rule was not subject to OMB review under Executive Order

12866.

This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities;

this Final Rule does not restrict any existing sport or commercial

fishery on the public lands and subsistence fisheries will continue at

essentially the same levels as they presently occur. The exact number

of businesses and the amount of trade that will result from this

Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate effect is an

insignificant positive economic effect on a number of small entities,

such as ammunition, snowmachine, fishing tackle, and gasoline dealers.

The number of small entities affected is unknown; but, the fact that

the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will, in most

cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands indicates that

they will not be significant.

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, it is

estimated that 24 million pounds of fish (including 8.3 million pounds

of salmon) are harvested by subsistence users annually and, if given an

estimated dollar value of $3.00 per pound for salmon and $0.58 per

pound for other fish, would equate to about $34 million in food value

state-wide.

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.

The Departments have determined based on the above figures 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.

The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et

seq.) requires that before a rule can take effect, copies of the rule

and other documents must be sent to the U.S. House and U.S. Senate and

establishes a means for Congress to disapprove the rulemaking. The

Departments have determined that this rulemaking is not a major rule

under the Act, and thus the effective date of the rule is not

additionally delayed unless Congress takes additional action.

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.

The Secretaries have determined and certify pursuant to the

Unfunded Mandates 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.

The Secretaries have determined that these final regulations meet

the

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applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12988.

In accordance with Executive Order 12612, the rule does not have

sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a

Federalism Assessment. 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.

In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994,

``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal

Governments'' (59 FR 22951) and 512 DM 2, we have evaluated possible

effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes and have determined that

there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a participating

agency in this rulemaking.

Drafting information--William Knauer drafted this correction under

the guidance of Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence

Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Anchorage, Alaska. Peggy Fox, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land

Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park

Service; Ida Hildebrand, Alaska Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs;

and Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest Service provided additional guidance.

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.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Departments correct FR

Doc. 99-11 published at 64 FR 1276, January 8, 1999, as set forth

below:

PART SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA

[CORRECTED]

1. On page 1294, beginning in column 2, correct paragraphs (a)

introductory text and (a)(1) of 36 CFR 242.24 and 50 CFR 100.24, to

read as follows:

Sec. __________.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.

(a) 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 Fish and Wildlife 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. When there is a determination for specific

communities or areas of residence in a Unit, all other communities not

listed for that species in that Unit have no Federal subsistence for

that species in that Unit. If no determination has been made for a

species in a Unit, all rural Alaska residents are eligible to harvest

fish or wildlife under this part.

(1) Wildlife determinations.

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Area Species Determination

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Unit 1(C)..................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit

1(C), 1(D), 3, and

residents of Hoonah,

Pelican, Point

Baker, Sitka, and

Tenakee Springs.

1(A).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit

1(A) except no

subsistence for

residents of Hyder.

1(B).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit

1(A), Petersburg,

and Wrangell, except

no subsistence for

residents of Hyder.

1(C).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit

1(C), Haines,

Hoonah, Kake,

Klukwan, Skagway,

and Wrangell, except

no subsistence for

residents of

Gustavus.

1(D).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of 1(D).

1(A).......................... Deer............. Residents of 1(A) and

2.

1(B).......................... Deer............. Residents of Unit

1(A), residents of

1(B), 2 and 3.

1(C).......................... Deer............. Residents of 1(C) and

(D), and residents

of Hoonah, Kake, and

Petersburg.

1(D).......................... Deer............. No Federal

subsistence

priority.

1(B).......................... Goat............. Residents of Units

1(B) and 3.

1(C).......................... Goat............. Residents of Haines,

Kake, Klukwan,

Petersburg, and

Hoonah.

1(B).......................... Moose............ Residents of Units 1,

2, 3, and 4.

1(C) Berner's Bay............. Moose............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

1(D).......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit

1(D).

Unit 2........................ Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

2............................. Deer............. Residents of Unit

1(A) and residents

of Units 2 and 3.

Unit 3........................ Deer............. Residents of Unit

1(B) and 3, and

residents of Port

Alexander, Port

Protection, Pt.

Baker, and Meyer's

Chuck.

3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands Moose............ Residents of Units

1(B), 2, and 3.

Unit 4........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 4

and Kake.

4............................. Deer............. Residents of Unit 4

and residents of

Kake, Gustavus,

Haines, Petersburg,

Pt. Baker, Klukwan,

Port Protection,

Wrangell, and

Yakutat.

4............................. Goat............. Residents of Sitka,

Hoonah, Tenakee,

Pelican, Funter Bay,

Angoon, Port

Alexander, and Elfin

Cove.

Unit 5........................ Black Bear....... Residents of Unit

5(A).

5............................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Yakutat.

5............................. Deer............. Residents of Yakutat.

5............................. Goat............. Residents of Unit

5(A)

5............................. Moose............ Residents of Unit

5(A).

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5............................. Wolf............. Residents of Unit

5(A).

Unit 6(A)..................... Black Bear....... Residents of Yakutat

and residents of

6(C) and 6(D),

except no

subsistence for

Whittier.

6, remainder.................. Black Bear....... Residents of Unit

6(C) and 6(D),

except no

subsistence for

Whittier.

6............................. Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

6(A).......................... Goat............. Residents of Unit

5(A), 6(C), Chenega

Bay and Tatitlek.

6(C) and (D).................. Goat............. Residents of Unit

6(C) and (D).

6(A).......................... Moose............ Unit 6(A)--Residents

of Units 5(A), 6(A),

6(B) and 6(C).

6(B) and (C).................. Moose............ Residents of Units

6(A), 6(B) and 6(C).

6(D).......................... Moose............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

6(A).......................... Wolf............. Residents of Units

5(A), 6, 9, 10

(Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon, and 16-

26.

6, remainder.................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

Unit 7........................ Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

7............................. Caribou.......... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

7, Brown Mountain hunt area... Goat............. Residents of Port

Graham and English

Bay.

7, that portion draining into Moose............ Residents of Chenega

Kings Bay. Bay and Tatitlek.

7, remainder.................. Moose............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

7............................. Sheep............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

Unit 8........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Old

Harbor, Akhiok,

Larsen Bay, Karluk,

Ouzinkie, and Port

Lions.

8............................. Deer............. Residents of Unit 8.

8............................. Elk.............. Residents of Unit 8.

8............................. Goat............. No Federal

subsistence

priority.

Unit 9(D)..................... Bison............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

9(A) and (B).................. Black Bear....... Residents of Units

9(A) and (B), and

17(A), (B), and (C).

9(A).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Pedro

Bay.

9(B).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit

9(B).

9(C).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit

9(C).

9(D).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units

9(D) and 10 (Unimak

Island).

9(E).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Chignik,

Chignik Lagoon,

Chignik Lake,

Egegik, Ivanof Bay,

Perryville, Pilot

Point, Ugashik, and

Port Heiden/Meshik.

9(A) and (B).................. Caribou.......... Residents of Units

9(B), 9(C) and 17.

9(C).......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

9(B), 9(C), 17 and

residents of Egegik.

9(D).......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

9(D), and residents

of False Pass.

9(E).......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

9(B), (C), (E), 17,

and residents of

Nelson Lagoon and

Sand Point.

9(A), (B), (C) and (E)........ Moose............ Residents of Unit

9(A), (B), (C) and

(E).

9(D).......................... Moose............ Residents of Cold

Bay, False Pass,

King Cove, Nelson

Lagoon, and Sand

Point.

9(B).......................... Sheep............ Residents of Iliamna,

Newhalen, Nondalton,

Pedro Bay, and Port

Alsworth.

9, remainder.................. Sheep............ No determination.

9............................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

9(A), (B), (C), & (E)......... Beaver........... Residents of Units

9(A), (B), (C), (E),

and 17.

Unit 10 Unimak Island......... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units

9(D) and 10 (Unimak

Island).

Unit 10 Unimak Island......... Caribou.......... Residents of False

Pass, King Cove, and

Sand Point.

10, remainder................. Caribou.......... No determination.

10............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

Unit 11....................... Bison............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

11, north of the Sanford River Black Bear....... Residents of

Chistochina,

Chitina, Copper

Center, Gakona,

Glennallen, Gulkana,

Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Tazlina,

Tonsina, and Units

11 and 12.

11, remainder................. Black Bear....... Residents of

Chistochina,

Chitina, Copper

Center, Gakona,

Glennallen, Gulkana,

Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Tazlina,

Tonsina, and Unit

11.

11, north of the Sanford River Brown Bear....... Residents of

Chistochina,

Chitina, Copper

Center, Gakona,

Glennallen, Gulkana,

Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Tazlina,

Tonsina, and Units

11 and 12.

11, remainder................. Brown Bear....... Residents of

Chistochina,

Chitina, Copper

Center, Gakona,

Glennallen, Gulkana,

Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Tazlina,

Tonsina, and Unit

11.

11, north of the Sanford River Caribou.......... Residents of Units

11, 12, and 13 (A)--

(D) and the

residents of

Chickaloon, Healy

Lake, and Dot Lake.

11, remainder................. Caribou.......... Residents of Units 11

and 13 (A)--(D) and

the residents of

Chickaloon.

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11............................ Goat............. Residents of Unit 11

and the residents of

Chitina,

Chistochina, Copper

Center, Gakona,

Glennallen, Gulkana,

Mentasta Lake,

Tazlina, Tonsina,

and Dot Lake.

11, north of the Sanford River Moose............ Residents of Units

11, 12, and 13 (A)-

(D) and the

residents of

Chickaloon, Healy

Lake, and Dot Lake.

11, remainder................. Moose............ Residents of Units

11, 13 (A)-(D), and

residents of

Chickaloon.

11, north of the Sanford River Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12

and the communities

and areas of

Chistochina,

Chitina, Copper

Center, Dot Lake,

Gakona, Glennallen,

Gulkana, Healy Lake,

Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Slana,

McCarthy/South

Wrangell/ South

Park, Tazlina and

Tonsina; residents

along the Nabesna

Road--Milepost 0-46

(Nabesna Road), and

residents along the

McCarthy Road--

Milepost 0-62

(McCarthy Road).

11, remainder................. Sheep............ Residents of the

communities and

areas of Chisana,

Chistochina,

Chitina, Copper

Center, Gakona,

Glennallen, Gulkana,

Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Slana,

McCarthy/South

Wrangell/ South

Park, Tazlina and

Tonsina; residents

along the Tok

Cutoff--Milepost 79-

110 (Mentasta Pass),

residents along the

Nabesna Road--

Milepost 0-46

(Nabesna Road), and

residents along the

McCarthy Road--

Milepost 0-62

(McCarthy Road).

11............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

11............................ Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units

Blue, Ruffed and 11, 12, 13 and the

Sharp-tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22 and 23.

11............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units

Willow and White- 11, 12, 13 and the

tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22 and 23.

Unit 12....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 12

and Dot Lake,

Chistochina, Gakona,

Mentasta Lake, and

Slana.

12............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 12

and residents of Dot

Lake, Healy Lake,

and Mentasta Lake.

12, south of a line from Noyes Moose............ Residents of Unit 11

Mountain, southeast of the north of 62nd

confluence of Tatschunda parallel (excluding

Creek to Nabesna River. North Slana

Homestead and South

Slana Homestead);

and residents of

Unit 12, 13(A)-(D)

and the residents of

Chickaloon, Dot

Lake, and Healy

Lake.

12, east of the Nabesna River Moose............ Residents of Unit 12

and Nabesna Glacier, south of and Healy Lake.

the Winter Trail from

Pickerel Lake to the Canadian

Border.

12, remainder................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 12

and residents of Dot

Lake, Healy Lake,

and Mentasta Lake.

12............................ Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12

and residents of

Chistochina, Dot

Lake, Healy Lake,

and Mentasta Lake.

12............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

Unit 13....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 13.

13(B)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

11, 12 (along the

Nabesna Road), 13,

residents of Unit

20(D) except Fort

Greely, and the

residents of

Chickaloon.

13(C)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

11, 12 (along the

Nabesna Road), 13,

and the residents of

Chickaloon, Dot Lake

and Healy Lake.

13(A) & (D)................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

11, 12 (along the

Nabesna Road), 13,

and the residents of

Chickaloon.

13(E)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

11, 12 (along the

Nabesna Road), 13,

and the residents of

Chickaloon, McKinley

Village, and the

area along the Parks

Highway between

milepost 216 and 239

(except no

subsistence for

residents of Denali

National Park

headquarters).

13(D)......................... Goat............. No Federal

subsistence

priority.

13(A) & (D)................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13

and the residents of

Chickaloon.

13(B)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units

13, 20(D) except

Fort Greely, and the

residents of

Chickaloon.

13(C)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units

12, 13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon, Healy

Lake, and Dot Lake.

13(E)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13

and the residents of

Chickaloon and of

McKinley Village,

and the area along

the Parks Highway

between milepost 216

and 239 (except no

subsistence for

residents of Denali

National Park

headquarters).

13(D)......................... Sheep............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

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13............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon, and 16-

26.

13............................ Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units

Blue, Ruffed & 11, 13 and the

Sharp tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22 & 23.

13............................ Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Units

Willow and White- 11, 13 and the

tailed. residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22 & 23.

Unit 14(B) and (C)............ Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

14............................ Goat............. No Federal

subsistence

priority.

14............................ Moose............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

14(A) and (C)................. Sheep............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

Unit 15(C).................... Black Bear....... Resident of Port

Graham and Namwalek

only.

15, remainder................. Black Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

15............................ Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

15(C), Port Graham and English Goat............. Residents of Port

Bay hunt areas.. Graham and Nanwale,

15(C), Seldovia hunt area..... Goat............. Residents Seldovia

area.

15............................ Moose............ Residents of

Ninilchik, Nanwalek,

Port Graham, and

Seldovia.

15............................ Sheep............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

15............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Unit 15.

Willow and White-

tailed).

15............................ Grouse (Spruce).. Residents of Unit 15.

15............................ Grouse (Ruffed).. No Federal

subsistence

priority.

16(B)......................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit

16(B).

16............................ Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

16(A)......................... Moose............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

16(B)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit

16(B).

16............................ Sheep............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

16............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon, and 16-

26.

16............................ Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units

Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the

Sharp-tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22 and 23.

16............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units

Willow and White- 11, 13 and the

tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22 and 23.

Unit 17(A) and that portion of Black Bear....... Residents of Units

17(B) draining into Nuyakuk 9(A) and (B), 17,

Lake and Tikchik Lake. and resident of

Akaik and Akiachak.

17, remainder................. Black Bear....... Residents of Units

9(A) and (B), and

17.

17(A)......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17,

and residents of

Akiak, Akiachak,

Goodnews Bay and

Platinum.

17(A) and (B), those portions Brown Bear....... Residents of

north and west of a line Kwethluk.

beginning from the Unit 18

boundary at the northwest 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.

17(B), that portion draining Brown Bear....... Residents of Akaik

into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik and Akiachak.

Lake.

17(B) and (C)................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17.

17............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Units

9(B), 17 and

residents of Lime

Village and Stony

River.

Unit 17(A), that portion west Caribou.......... Residents of Goodnews

of the Izaveieknik River, Bay, Platinum,

Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Quinhagak, Eek,

Lake, and the main course of Tuntutuliak, and

the Togiak River. Napakiak.

17(A) and (B), those portions Caribou.......... Residents of

north and west of a line Kwethluk.

beginning from the Unit 18

boundary at the northwest 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.

Unit 17(B), that portion of Caribou.......... Residents of Bethel,

Togiak National Wildlife Goodnews Bay,

Refuge within Unit 17(B). Platinum, Quinhagak,

Eek, Tuntutuliak,

and Napakiak.

17(A) and (B), those portions Moose............ Residents of

north and west of a line Kwethluk.

beginning from the Unit 18

boundary at the northwest 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.

17(A)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 17

and residents of

Goodnews Bay and

Platinum; however,

no subsistence for

residents of

Akiachak, Akiak and

Quinhagak.

17(B) and (C)................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,

and residents of

Nondalton, Levelock,

Goodnews Bay, and

Platinum.

17............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon, and 16-

26.

17............................ Beaver........... Residents of Units

9(A), (B), (C), (E),

and 17.

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Unit 18....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 18,

residents of Unit

19(A) living

downstream of the

Holokuk River, and

residents of Holy

Cross, Stebbins, St.

Michael, Twin Hills,

and Togiak.

18............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of

Akiachak, Akiak,

Eek, Goodnews Bay,

Kwethluk, Mt.

Village, Napaskiak,

Platinum, Quinhagak,

St. Mary's, and

Tuluksak.

18............................ Craibou (Kilbuck INTERIM DETERMINATION

caribou herd BY FEDERAL

only). SUBSISTENCE BOARD

(12/18/91):

residents of

Tuluksak, Akiak,

Akiachak, Kwethluk,

Bethel, Oscarville,

Napaskiak, Napakiak,

Kasigluk,

Atmanthluak,

Nunapitchuk,

Tuntutliak, Eek,

Quinhagak, Goodnews

Bay, Platinum,

Togiak, and Twin

Hills.

18, north of the Yukon River.. Caribou (except Residents of

Kilbuch caribou Alakanuk,

herd). Andreafsky, Chevak,

Emmonak, Hooper Bay,

Kotlik, Kwethluk,

Marshall, Mountain

Village, Pilot

Station, Pitka's

Point, Russian

Mission, St. Marys,

St. Michael, Scammon

Bay, Sheldon Point,

and Stebbins.

18, remainder................. Caribou (except Residents of

Kilbuch caribou Kwethluk.

herd).

18, that portion fo the Yukon Moose............ Residents of Unit 18

River drainage upstream of and residents of

Russian Mission and that Upper Kalskag, Lower

portion of the Kuskokwim Kalskag, Aniak, and

River drainage upstream of, Chuathbaluk.

but not including the

Tuluksak River drainage.

18, remainder................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 18

and residents of

Upper Kalskag and

Lower Kalskag.

18............................ Muskox........... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

18............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

Unit 19(C), (D)............... Bison............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

19(A) and (B)................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 19

and 18 within the

Kuskokwim River

drainage upstream

from, and including,

the Johnson River.

19(C)......................... Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

19(D)......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units

19(A) and (D), and

residents of Tulusak

and Lower Kalskag.

19(A) and (B)................. Caribou.......... Residents of Units

19(A) and 19(B),

residents of Unit 18

within the Kuskokwim

River drainage

upstream from, and

including, the

Johnson River, and

residents of St.

Marys, Marshall,

Pilot Station,

Russian Mission.

19(C)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

19(C), and residents

of Lime Village,

McGrath, Nikolai,

and Telida.

19(D)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

19(D), and residents

of Lime Village,

Sleetmute, and Stony

River.

19(A) and (B)................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 18

within Kuskokwim

River drainage

upstream from and

including the

Johnson River, and

Unit 19.

Unit 19(B), west of the Moose............ Residents of Eek and

Kogrukluk River. Quinhagak.

19(C)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19.

19(D)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19

and residents of

Lake Minchumina.

19............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

Unit 20(D).................... Bison............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

20(F)......................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit

20(F) and residents

of Stevens Village

and Manley.

20(E)......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 12

and Dot Lake.

20(F)......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit

20(F) and residents

of Stevens Village

and Manley.

20(A)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of

Cantwell, Nenana,

and those domiciled

between milepost 216

and 239 of the Parks

Highway. No

subsistence priority

for residents of

households of the

Denali National Park

Headquarters.

20(B)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

20(B), Nenana, and

Tanana.

20(C)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

20(C) living east of

the Teklanika River,

residents of

Cantwell, Lake

Minchumina, Manley

Hot Springs, Minto,

Nenena, Nikolai,

Tanana, Talida, and

those domiciled

between milepost 216

and 239 of the Parks

Highway and between

milepost 300 and

309. No subsistence

priority for

residents of

households of the

Denali National Park

Headquarters.

20(D) and (E)................. Caribou.......... Residents of 20(D),

20(E), and Unit 12

north of the

Wrangell-St. Elias

National Park and

Preserve.

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20(F)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of 20(F),

25(D), and Manley.

20(A)........................ Moose............ Residents of

Cantwell, Minto, and

Nenana, McKinley

Village, the area

along the Parks

Highway between

mileposts 216 and

239, except no

subsistence for

residents of

households of the

Denali National Park

Headquarters.

20(B)......................... Moose............ Minto Flats

Management Area--

residents of Minto

and Nenana.

20(B)......................... Moose............ Remainder--residents

of Unit 20(B), and

residents of Nenana

and Tanana.

20(C)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit

20(C) (except that

portion within

Denali National Park

and Preserve and

that portion east of

the Teklanika

River), and

residents of

Cantwell, Manley,

Minto, Nenana, the

Parks Highway from

milepost 300-309,

Nikolai, Tanana,

Telida, McKinley

Village, and the

area along the Parks

Highway between

mileposts 216 and

239. No subsistence

for residents of

households of the

Denali National Park

Headquarters.

20(D)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit

20(D) and residents

of Tanacross.

20(F)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit

20(F), Manley,

Minto, and Stevens

Village.

20(F)......................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit

20(F) and residents

of Stevens Village

and Manley.

20, remainder................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

20(D)......................... Grouse, (Spruce, Residents of Units

Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the

Sharp-tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22, and 23.

20(D)......................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units

Willow and White- 11, 13 and the

tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22, and 23.

Unit 21....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 21

and 23.

21(A)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

21(A), 21(D), 21(E),

Aniak, Chuathbaluk,

Crooked Creek,

McGrath, and

Takotna.

21(B) & (C)................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

21(B), 21(C), 21(D),

and Tanana.

21(D)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

21(B), 21(C), 21(D),

and Huslia.

21(E)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units

21(A), 21(E) and

Aniak, Chuathbaluk,

Crooked Creek,

McGrath, and

Takotna.

21(A)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units

21(A), (E), Takotna,

McGrath, Aniak, and

Crooked Creek.

21(B) and (C)................. Moose............ Residents of Units

21(B) and (C),

Tanana, Ruby, and

Galena.

21(D)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units

21(D), Huslia, and

Ruby.

21(E)......................... Moose............ Residents of Unit

21(E) and residents

of Russian Mission.

21............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon, and 16-

26.

Unit 22(A).................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit

22(A) and Koyuk.

22(B)......................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit

22(B).

22(C), (D), and (E)........... Black Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

22............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 22

22(A)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

21(D) west of the

Koyukuk and Yukon

Rivers, and

residents of Units

22 (except residents

of St. Lawrence

Island), 23, 24, and

residents of Kotlik,

Emmonak, Hooper Bay,

Scammon Bay, Chevak,

Marshall, Mountain

Village, Pilot

Station, Pitka's

Point, Russian

Mission, St. Marys,

Sheldon Point, and

Alakanuk.

22, remainder................. Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

21(D) west of the

Koyukuk and Yukon

Rivers, and

residents of Units

22 (except residents

of St. Lawrence

Island), 23, 24.

22............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 22.

22(B)......................... Muskox........... Residents of Unit

22(B).

22(C)......................... Muskox........... Residents of Unit

22(C).

22(D)......................... Muskox........... Residents of Unit

22(D) excluding St.

Lawrence Island.

22(E)......................... Muskox........... Residents of Unit

22(E) excluding

Little Diomede

Island.

22............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units

23, 22, 21(D) north

and west of the

Yukon River, and

residents of Kotlik.

22............................ Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units

Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the

Sharp-tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22, and 23.

22............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units

Willow and White- 11, 13 and the

tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22, and 23.

Unit 23....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 23,

Alatna, Allakaket,

Bettles, Evansville,

Galena, Hughes,

Huslia, and Koyukuk.

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23............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 21

and 23.

23............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit

21(D) west of the

Koyukuk and Yukon

Rivers, residents of

Galena, and

residents of Units

22, 23, 24 including

residents of Wiseman

but not including

other residents of

the Dalton Highway

Corridor Management

Area, and 26(A).

23............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 23.

23, south of Kotzebue Sound Muskox........... Residents of Unit 23

and west of and including the south of Kotzebue

Buckland River drainage. Sound and west of

and including the

Buckland River

drainage.

23, remainder................. Muskox........... Residents of Unit 23

east and north of

the Buckland River

drainage.

23............................ Sheep............ Residents of Point

Lay and Unit 23

north of the Arctic

Circle.

23............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon, and 16-

26.

23............................ Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units

Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the

Sharp-tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22, and 23.

23............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units

Willow and White- 11, 13 and the

tailed). residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16,

20(D), 22, and 23.

Unit 24, that portion south of Black Bear....... Residents of Stevens

Caribou Mountain, and within Village and

the public lands composing or residents of United

immediately adjacent to the 24 and Wiseman, but

Dalton Highway Corridor not including any

Management Area. other residents of

the Dalton Highway

Corridor Management

Area.

24, remainder................. Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 24

and Wiseman, but not

including any other

residents of the

Dalton Highway

Corridor Management

Area

24, that portion south of Brown Bear....... Residents of Stevens

Caribou Mountain, and within Village and

the public lands composing or residents of Unit 24

immediately adjacent to the and Wiseman, but not

Dalton Highway Corridor including any other

Management Area.. residents of the

Dalton Highway

Corridor Management

Area.

24, remainder................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 24

including Wiseman,

but not including

any other residents

of the Dalton

Highway Corridor

Management Area.

24............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 24

including Wiseman,

but not including

any other residents

of the Dalton

Highway Corridor

Management Area;

residents of Galena,

Kobuk, Koyukuk,

Stevens Village, and

Tanana.

24............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 24,

Koyukuk, and Galena.

24............................ Sheep............ Residents of Unit 24

residing north of

the Arctic Circle

and residents of

Allakaket, Alatna,

Hughes, and Huslia.

24............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

Unit 25(D).................... Black Bear....... Residents of 25(D).

25(D)......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit

25(D).

25, remainder................. Brown Bear....... No Federal

subsistence

priority.

25(D)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of 20(F),

25(D), and Manley.

25(A)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units

25(A) and 25(D).

25(D) West.................... Moose............ Residents of Beaver,

Birch Creek, and

Stevens Village.

25(D), remainder.............. Moose............ Residents of

Remainder of Unit

25.

25(A)......................... Sheep............ Residents of Arctic

Village, Chalkytsik,

Fort Yukon,

Kaktovik, and

Venetie.

25(B) and (C)................. Sheep............ No Federal

subsistence

priority.

25(D)......................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit

25(D).

25, remainder................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

Unit 26....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 26

(except the Prudhoe

Bay-Deadhorse

Industrial Complex)

and residents of

Anaktuvuk Pass and

Point Hope.

26(A)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,

Anaktuvuk Pass and

Point Hope.

26(B)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Point Hope, and

Wiseman.

26(C)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,

Anaktuvuk Pass and

Point Hope.

26............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 26,

(except the Prudhoe

Bay-Deadhorse

Industrial Complex),

and residents of

Point Hope and

Anaktuvuk Pass.

26(A)......................... Muskox........... Residents of

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Atqasuk, Barrow,

Nuiqsut, Point Hope,

Point Lay, and

Wainwright.

26(B)......................... Muskox........... Residents of

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Nuiqsut, and

Kaktovik.

26(C)......................... Muskox........... Residents of

Kaktovik.

26(A)......................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,

Anaktuvuk Pass, and

Point Hope.

26(B)......................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Point Hope, and

Wiseman.

26(C)......................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Arctic Village,

Chalkytsik, Fort

Yukon, Point Hope,

and Venetie.

[[Page 35830]]

26............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,

9, 10 (Unimak Island

only), 11-13 and the

residents of

Chickaloon and 16-

26.

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* * * * *

Dated: June 9, 1999.

James A. Caplan,

Acting Regional Forester, UDSA-Forest Service.

Dated: June 7, 1999.

Thomas H. Boyd,

Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.

[FR Doc. 99-16410 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410-11-P; 4310-55-P