Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2008-09 and 2009-10 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations, 35726-35776 [E8-13585]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Forest Service
• Fish and Wildlife Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35726-35776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13585]



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36 CFR Part 242





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50 CFR Part 100



Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--2008-09 
and 2009-10 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations; Final Rule

Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 122 / Tuesday, June 24, 2008 / Rules 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 242

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 100

[FWS-R7-SM-2008-0020; 70101-1261-0000L6]
RIN 1018-AV69


Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--
2008-09 and 2009-10 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations

AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest 
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 regulatory 
years. These regulations have been subject to an annual public review 
cycle, but starting in 2008 the Federal Subsistence Management Program 
will provide a public review process for subsistence hunting and 
trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and 
shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years. The Program will also 
address customary and traditional use determinations during the 
applicable biennial cycle. This cycle adjustment does not affect the 
public's ability to submit special action requests or requests for 
reconsideration, as outlined in the regulations. This rulemaking 
replaces the subpart D subsistence taking of wildlife taking 
regulations which expire June 30, 2008. This rule also amends the 
customary and traditional use determinations of the Federal Subsistence 
Board.

DATES: Sections ----.24(a)(1) and ----.25 are effective July 1, 2008. 
Section ----.26 is effective July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The Board meeting transcripts are available for review at 
the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 
121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, or on the Office of Subsistence 
Management Web site (https://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Peter J. Probasco, Office of 
Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888. For questions specific to 
National Forest System lands, contact Steve Kessler, Subsistence 
Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, (907) 786-3592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), Congress found that ``the situation 
in Alaska is unique in that, in most cases, no practical alternative 
means are available to replace the food supplies and other items 
gathered from fish and wildlife which supply rural residents dependent 
on subsistence uses. * * *'' and that ``continuation of the opportunity 
for subsistence uses of resources on public and other lands in Alaska 
is threatened. * * *'' As a result, title VIII requires, among other 
things, that the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a joint program to grant a 
preference for subsistence uses of fish and wildlife resources on 
Federal public lands and waters in Alaska, unless the State of Alaska 
enacts and implements laws of general applicability that are consistent 
with ANILCA and that provide for the subsistence definition, 
preference, and participation specified in Sections 803, 804, and 805 
of ANILCA.
    The State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior 
previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December 
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska 
that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the 
Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State 
to delete the rural preference from its subsistence statute and, 
therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the 
effect of the decision until July 1, 1990.
    As a result of the McDowell decision, on July 1, 1990, the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture 
(Departments) assumed responsibility for implementation of title VIII 
of ANILCA on public lands and waters. In anticipation of carrying out 
this responsibility, the Departments published temporary subsistence 
management regulations for public lands in Alaska in the Federal 
Register on June 29, 1990 (55 FR 27114). Because the State was unable 
to create a program in compliance with title VIII, the Departments 
published final subsistence management regulations in the Federal 
Register in 1992 (57 FR 22940, May 29, 1992).
    As a result of this joint process between Interior and Agriculture, 
these regulations can be found 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 242.1-28 and 50 CFR 
100.1-28, respectively. The 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. Throughout this document, a reference to a specific CFR 
section that is preceded by an underscore (e.g., Sec.  ----.24) means 
that that section appears in both 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100.
    Consistent with subparts A, B, and C of these regulations, as 
revised May 7, 2007 (72 FR 25688), the Departments established a 
Federal Subsistence Board to administer the Federal Subsistence 
Management Program. The Board's composition includes:
     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;
     The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. National Park Service;
     The Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of Land Management;
     The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian 
Affairs; and
     The Alaska Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service.
    Through the Board, these agencies participate in the development of 
regulations for subparts A and B, which set forth and guide the 
program, subpart C, which addresses Board determinations, and subpart 
D, which covers subsistence taking of fish and wildlife.

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

    The Federal subsistence management regulations divide Alaska into 
10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a 
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council) (36 
CFR 242.11 and 50 CFR 100.11). The Regional Councils provide a forum 
for rural residents, who have personal knowledge of local conditions 
and resource requirements, to have a meaningful role in the subsistence 
management of fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands and waters. The 
Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, 
social, and user diversity within each region.
    These regulations have been subject to an annual public review 
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starting in 2008 the Federal Subsistence Management Program will 
provide a public review process for subsistence hunting and trapping 
regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and 
shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years. The Program will also 
address customary and traditional use determinations during the 
applicable biennial cycle. This cycle adjustment does not affect the 
public's ability to submit special action requests or requests for 
reconsideration, as outlined in the regulations. Section ----.24 
(customary and traditional use determinations) was originally published 
in the Federal Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The regulations 
at 36 CFR 242.4 and 50 CFR 100.4 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 that time, the Board has made a number of 
customary and traditional use determinations at the request of impacted 
subsistence users. Those modifications, along with some administrative 
corrections, were published in the Federal Register as follows:

                                        Modifications to Sec.   ----.24.
                          [These regulations appear in both 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100]
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                                                                   Rule made changes to the following provisions
      Federal Register citation:          Date of publication:                      of ----.24:
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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.
64 FR 35776...........................  July 1, 1999............  Wildlife.
65 FR 40730...........................  June 30, 2000...........  Wildlife.
66 FR 10142...........................  February 13, 2001.......  Fish/Shellfish.
66 FR 33744...........................  June 25, 2001...........  Wildlife.
67 FR 5890............................  February 7, 2002........  Fish/Shellfish.
67 FR 43710...........................  June 28, 2002...........  Wildlife.
68 FR 7276............................  February 12, 2003.......  Fish/Shellfish.
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Note: The Board met May 20-22, 2003, but did not make any additional customary and traditional use
 determinations.
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69 FR 5018............................  February 3, 2004........  Fish/Shellfish.
69 FR 40174...........................  July 1, 2004............  Wildlife.
70 FR 13377...........................  March 21, 2005..........  Fish/Shellfish.
70 FR 36268...........................  June 22, 2005...........  Wildlife.
71 FR 15569...........................  March 29, 2006..........  Fish/Shellfish.
71 FR 37642...........................  June 30, 2006...........  Wildlife.
72 FR 12676...........................  March 16, 2007..........  Fish/Shellfish.
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Note: The Board met December 11-13, 2007, but did not make any additional customary and traditional use
 determinations.
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72 FR 73426...........................  December 27, 2007.......  Wildlife/Fish.
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Current Rule

    The Departments published a proposed rule on April 17, 2008 (73 FR 
20884), to amend subparts C and D of 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100. The 
Departments advertised the proposed rule by mail, radio, and newspaper. 
During the comment period, the Regional Councils met and, in addition 
to other Regional Council business, received suggestions for proposals 
from the public. The Board received 41 proposals for changes to 
subparts C and D. In addition, 13 Board-deferred proposals were brought 
forward for a total of 54 proposals. After the proposal period closed, 
the Board prepared a booklet describing the proposals that was 
distributed to the public; this booklet was also available online. Once 
the booklet was distributed, the public had an additional 30 days in 
which to comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations.
    The 10 Regional Councils met a second time to receive public 
comments and formulated their recommendations to the Board on proposals 
affecting their respective regions. The Regional Councils had a 
substantial role in reviewing the proposed rule and making 
recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, a Council Chair, or a 
designated representative, presented each Council's recommendations at 
the Board meeting of April 29-May 1, 2008. These final regulations 
reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council 
recommendations and public comments. The public has had extensive 
opportunity to review and comment on all changes.
    Of the 54 proposals, the Board adopted 23, rejected 25, and 
deferred 6. Of the 23 adopted proposals, 15 were with modifications; of 
the 25 rejected proposals, 1 was based on action that the Board had 
taken on previous related proposals. The Board deferred 6 proposals to 
allow collection of additional information or to allow for working 
groups to meet and provide clarification.
    Detailed information relating to justification for the action on 
each proposal may be found in the Board meeting materials and 
transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence 
Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, Alaska 
99503, or on the Office of Subsistence Management Web site (https://
alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html).

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Summary of Proposals Rejected or Deferred by the Board

    The Board rejected or deferred 31 proposals. The rejected proposals 
were recommended for rejection by one or more of the Regional Councils.
    The Board rejected a statewide proposal to extend wolf hunting and 
trapping seasons, increase the harvest limits, and remove restrictions 
on disturbing or destroying wolf dens because of a concern that the 
proposal violates recognized principles of wildlife conservation.
    The Board deferred a proposal to remove unit-specific regulations 
related to the statewide sale of brown bear handicrafts made of skin, 
hide, pelt or fur and then limit the sale of brown bear handicrafts 
made of claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls to occur only between 
Federally qualified subsistence users. This deferment will allow 
creation of a working group to address the feasibility of marking and 
tracking bear claws.
    The Board deferred a proposal to recognize customary and 
traditional use of moose by rural residents of Units 1C and 1D and 
establish a season and harvest limit for moose in the Berners Bay 
drainages. The deferment will allow additional time to analyze 
customary and traditional use of Unit 1C moose by rural residents of 
Units 1-5.
    The Board rejected a proposal to change the subsistence allocation 
for moose in Unit 6C as unnecessarily restrictive for subsistence 
users.
    The Board rejected two proposals to change the salvage requirements 
for brown bear in Unit 11 because of a lack of substantial evidence for 
customary and traditional practices specific to the proposals.
    The Board rejected two proposals to eliminate the late fall Federal 
moose seasons in Units 15B and 15C because current regulations address 
conservation concerns and this proposal would be unnecessarily 
restrictive for subsistence users.
    The Board rejected three proposals to turn in or destroy the trophy 
value of moose antlers in Unit 15 because of a concern that these 
proposals are unnecessarily restrictive for subsistence users.
    The Board deferred two proposals for moose in Units 9B and 9C; one 
proposal would shorten the Federal subsistence season in Unit 9B, and 
the other would close Federal public lands in Unit 9B and a portion of 
Unit 9C to the taking of moose by non-Federally qualified subsistence 
users. This deferment will allow additional time for stakeholders to 
address alternate solutions to resolve concerns regarding the current 
moose population and harvest levels.
    The Board rejected a proposal to add Unit 11 to the list of units 
that can use brown bear parts for handicrafts for sale. The Board has 
consistently emphasized that regulations for brown bear handicrafts are 
not appropriate as statewide regulations and should be adopted only for 
those regions where it has been a traditional practice. The 
Southcentral Alaska Regional Advisory Council reiterated its opposition 
to the sale of brown bear handicrafts in Unit 11.
    The Board rejected a proposal that would have added Kachemak-Selo, 
Razdolna, and Voznesenka to the customary and traditional use 
determination for moose in Units 15B and 15C. Insufficient information 
was available to evaluate these communities' customary and traditional 
use of moose.
    The Board rejected a proposal to close Federal public land in a 
portion of Unit 18 to non-Federally qualified users to hunt moose. The 
Board found that the proposal was not supported by substantial 
evidence. Because of the current status of the moose population, ANILCA 
section 815.3 does not allow the proposed closure.
    Based on conservation concerns, the Board rejected a proposal to 
establish a moose season in a portion of Unit 19A.
    The Board rejected two proposals requesting customary and 
traditional use determinations for ground squirrel and porcupine in 
Unit 22 by residents of Unit 22. Current Federal subsistence 
regulations list these animals as unclassified wildlife. The Board does 
not make customary and traditional use determinations for unclassified 
wildlife.
    Because of Board action on other proposals, the Board rejected a 
proposal on designated hunters in Unit 22A.
    The Board rejected nine proposals for customary and traditional use 
determinations for residents of Unit 22 for beaver, Arctic fox, red 
fox, hare, lynx, marten, wolverine, grouse, and ptarmigan in Unit 22. 
These proposals were rejected because they would be detrimental to the 
satisfaction of subsistence needs by those residing in surrounding 
units. Rejection of these proposals has no effect on subsistence users 
in Unit 22 or surrounding units.
    The Board deferred two proposals that would have changed the time 
period for aircraft flight restrictions over the Noatak Controlled Use 
Area. These proposals were deferred to allow a working group to present 
alternate courses of actions or recommendations concerning the Noatak 
Controlled Use Area.

Summary of Proposals Adopted by the Board

    The Board adopted 23 proposals. Some of these proposals were 
adopted as submitted. Others were adopted with modifications suggested 
by the respective Regional Council, modifications developed during the 
analysis process, or modifications developed during the Board's public 
deliberations.
    All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by at 
least one of the Regional Councils, although further modifications were 
made to some during Board deliberations, and were based on customary 
and traditional uses or harvest practices, or on protecting wildlife 
populations.

Southeast Alaska

    The Board adopted a proposal associated with deer harvest in Units 
1B and 3. The modified proposal allows the Petersburg District Ranger 
to announce a December season in Unit 3, remainder and to close the 
seasons in Units 1B and 3 based on conservation concerns.

Southcentral Alaska

    The Board adopted two proposals extending the Unit 11 wolverine 
trapping season and modified it to align that season with the lynx 
trapping season.
    The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to lengthen the 
goat season in a portion of Unit 11 that is bounded by the Chitina and 
Nizina rivers on the south, the Kennicott River and glacier on the 
southeast, and the Root Glacier on the east.
    The Board adopted a proposal with a modification to establish a 
muskrat hunting season in Unit 11.
    The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to allow for the 
harvest of 5 deer in Unit 6D by the Native Village of Chenega for an 
annual memorial event.
    The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to allow for the 
harvest of 5 deer in Unit 6D by the Tatitlek IRA Council for their 
annual cultural heritage week.
    The Board adopted a proposal with a modification to allow a 
designated hunter to harvest a goat in Unit 6D on behalf of a Federally 
qualified user who is either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 
70% disabled, or temporarily disabled.
    The Board adopted a proposal to expand the beaver trapping season 
in Unit 11 and change the harvest limit to ``no limit''.
    The Board adopted a proposal to re-establish a Federal registration 
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for moose in that portion of Denali National Preserve in Unit 16B 
remainder.
    The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to recognize a 
customary and traditional use determination for moose by residents of 
Cooper Landing in Units 7 and 15A and 15B and establish a season and 
harvest limit in Unit 7.

Bristol Bay

    The Board adopted a proposal with modification to recognize a 
customary and traditional use determination for brown bear for 
residents of Igiugig, Kakhonak, and Levelock in Unit 9C and establish a 
season and harvest limit by Federal registration permit.
    The Board adopted a proposal with modification to more clearly 
define who is eligible to participate in the resident zone subsistence 
brown bear hunt in Unit 9B.
    The Board adopted a proposal to include residents of Units 9A, 9B, 
9C, 9E, and 17 in the general provisions allowing designated hunter 
provisions for deer, moose, and caribou.
    The Board adopted a proposal for Unit 9 to require that all edible 
meat of moose and caribou remain on the bone until the meat is removed 
from the field or is processed for human consumption.

Kodiak Aleutians

    The Board adopted two proposals focused on caribou in Units 9D and 
10. In Unit 9D the Federal season was closed due to a low caribou 
population, and in Unit 10, the harvest limit was reduced because of a 
caribou population decline.

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

    The Board adopted a proposal with modification to establish a moose 
season in Unit 18 in the Goodnews River drainage, and south to the unit 
boundary.

Seward Peninsula

    The Board adopted two proposals with modifications to remove a 
closure to moose hunting in Unit 22A only for residents of Unalakleet, 
and to establish a season for those residents.

Northwest Arctic

    The Board adopted a proposal to add Unit 23 to the list of areas 
from which the skin, hide, pelt or fur, including claws of brown bears 
can be used to make handicrafts for sale.

North Slope

    The Board adopted a proposal with modification to add Unit 26 and a 
portion of Unit 24B to the list of areas from which the skin, hide, 
pelt or fur, including claws of brown bears can be used to make 
handicrafts for sale.
    The Board adopted a proposal with modification for moose in Unit 
26C and portions of Unit 26B to adjust the harvest requirement from 
bulls to antlered bulls. Other proposed changes violated principles of 
wildlife conservation.
    These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of 
Regional Council recommendations and public comments. All Board members 
have reviewed this rule and agree with its substance. Because this rule 
concerns public lands managed by an agency or agencies 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 participation in multiple Regional Council 
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. Therefore, we believe that sufficient 
public notice has been given to affected persons about the Board 
decisions.
    In the more than 18 years 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 (DEIS) 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 analyses and examined the 
environmental consequences of 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 a 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 comments 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, the 
Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, 
implemented 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 a 
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, implemented the Federal Subsistence 
Management Program and included a framework for a regulatory cycle for 
the subsistence taking of wildlife and fish. The following Federal 
Register documents pertain to this rulemaking:

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 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C: Federal Register Documents
                                          Pertaining to the Final Rule
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                                     Date of
  Federal Register  citation       publication          Category                        Details
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57 FR 22940...................  May 29, 1992.....  Final Rule.......  ``Subsistence Management Regulations for
                                                                       Public Lands in Alaska; Final Rule'' was
                                                                       published in the Federal Register.
64 FR 1276....................  January 8, 1999..  Final Rule.......  Amended the regulations to include
                                                                       subsistence activities occurring on
                                                                       inland navigable waters in which the
                                                                       United States has a reserved water right
                                                                       and to identify specific Federal land
                                                                       units where reserved water rights exist.
                                                                       Extended the Federal Subsistence Board's
                                                                       management to all Federal lands selected
                                                                       under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
                                                                       Act and the Alaska Statehood Act and
                                                                       situated within the boundaries of a
                                                                       Conservation System Unit, National
                                                                       Recreation Area, National Conservation
                                                                       Area, or any new national forest or
                                                                       forest addition, until conveyed to the
                                                                       State of Alaska or to an Alaska Native
                                                                       Corporation. Specified and clarified the
                                                                       Secretaries' authority to determine when
                                                                       hunting, fishing, or trapping activities
                                                                       taking place in Alaska off the public
                                                                       lands interfere with the subsistence
                                                                       priority.
66 FR 31533...................  June 12, 2001....  Interim Rule.....  Expanded the authority that the Board may
                                                                       delegate to agency field officials and
                                                                       clarified the procedures for enacting
                                                                       emergency or temporary restrictions,
                                                                       closures, or openings.
67 FR 30559...................  May 7, 2002......  Final Rule.......  Amended the operating regulations in
                                                                       response to comments on the June 12,
                                                                       2001, interim rule. Also corrected some
                                                                       inadvertent errors and oversights of
                                                                       previous rules.
68 FR 7703....................  February 18, 2003  Direct Final Rule  Clarified how old a person must be to
                                                                       receive certain subsistence use permits
                                                                       and removed the requirement that Regional
                                                                       Councils must have an odd number of
                                                                       members.
68 FR 23035...................  April 30, 2003...  Affirmation of     Because no adverse comments were received
                                                    Direct Final       on the direct final rule (67 FR 30559),
                                                    Rule.              the direct final rule was adopted.
69 FR 60957...................  October 14, 2004.  Final Rule.......  Clarified the membership qualifications
                                                                       for Regional Advisory Council membership
                                                                       and relocated the definition of
                                                                       ``regulatory year'' from subpart A to
                                                                       subpart D of the regulations.
70 FR 76400...................  December 27, 2005  Final Rule.......  Revised jurisdiction in marine waters and
                                                                       clarified jurisdiction relative to
                                                                       military lands.
71 FR 49997...................  August 24, 2006..  Final Rule.......  Revised the jurisdiction of the
                                                                       subsistence program by adding submerged
                                                                       lands and waters in the area of Makhnati
                                                                       Island, near Sitka, AK. This allowed
                                                                       subsistence users to harvest marine
                                                                       resources in this area under seasons,
                                                                       harvest limits, and methods specified in
                                                                       the regulations.
72 FR 25688...................  May 7, 2007......  Final Rule.......  Revised nonrural determinations.
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    An environmental assessment was prepared in 1997 on the expansion 
of Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available from the office 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Secretary of the 
Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture 
determined that the expansion of Federal jurisdiction did not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the human 
environment and, therefore, signed a Finding of No Significant Impact.

Compliance With Section 810 of ANILCA

    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. A Section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS 
process. The final Section 810 analysis determination appeared in the 
April 6, 1992, ROD, which concluded that the Federal Subsistence 
Management Program may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but 
the program is not likely to significantly restrict subsistence uses.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not contain any new information collection 
requirements that need Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
This rule applies to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information 
collection requirements described in this rule are already approved by 
OMB and have been assigned control number 1018-0075, which expires 
October 31, 2009. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information request unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Other Requirements

    Economic Effects--The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has 
determined that this rule is not significant under Executive Order 
12866 (E.O. 12866). OMB bases its determination upon the following four 
criteria:
    (a) Whether the rule will have an annual effect of $100 million or 
more on the economy or adversely affect an economic sector, 
productivity, jobs, the environment, or other units of the government.
    (b) Whether the rule will create inconsistencies with other Federal 
agencies' actions.
    (c) Whether the rule will materially affect entitlements, grants, 
user fees, loan programs, or the rights and obligations of their 
recipients.
    (d) Whether the rule raises novel legal or policy issues.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) 
requires preparation of regulatory flexibility analyses for rules that 
will have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of 
small entities, which include small businesses, organizations, or 
governmental jurisdictions. The Departments have determined that this 
rulemaking will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial 
number of small entities

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within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities; 
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 sporting goods, ammunition, and gasoline 
dealers. The number of small entities affected is unknown; however, 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 the effects will not be significant.
    This rule benefits those participants who engage in the subsistence 
harvest of fish and wildlife in Alaska in two identifiable ways: First, 
participants get the consumptive value of the food harvested, and 
second, participants get the cultural benefit associated with the 
maintenance of a subsistence lifestyle. We can estimate the consumptive 
value for fish and wildlife harvested under this rule but can place no 
dollar value on the maintenance of a subsistence lifestyle. However, we 
estimate that 8.7 million pounds of wildlife are harvested by the local 
subsistence users annually and, if based on a replacement value of 
$5.00 per pound, would equate to $43.5 million in food value Statewide. 
The cultural benefits of maintaining a subsistence lifestyle can also 
be of considerable value to the participants.

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 implications for takings of private 
property as defined by Executive Order 12630.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Service has determined and certifies 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 no cost is involved to any State or local 
entities or Tribal governments.

Executive Order 12988

    The Service has determined that these regulations meet the 
applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 
Order 12988 on 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 Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from 
exercising subsistence management authority over fish and wildlife 
resources on Federal lands unless the State's program is compliant with 
the requirements of that title.

Relations With Native American Tribal Governments

    In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, 
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal 
Governments'' (59 FR 22951), 512 DM 2, and E.O. 13175, we have 
evaluated possible effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes and 
have determined that there are no significant direct effects. The 
Bureau of Indian Affairs is a participating agency in this rulemaking.

Executive Order 13211

    On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211 on 
regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or 
use. This Executive Order requires agencies to prepare Statements of 
Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. As this rule is not a 
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 13211, affecting 
energy supply, distribution, or use, no Statement of Energy Effects is 
required.
    Drafting Information--Theo Matuskowitz drafted these regulations 
under the guidance of Peter J. Probasco of the Office of Subsistence 
Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Anchorage, Alaska. Additional assistance was provided by
     Elijah Waters, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land 
Management;
     Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park 
Service;
     Dr. Warren Eastland, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs;
     Jerry Berg and Carl Jack, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service; and
     Steve Kessler, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. 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

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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

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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

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2. In subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Sec. --.24(a)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. --.24  Customary and traditional use determinations.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Wildlife determinations. The rural Alaska residents of the 
listed communities and areas have a customary and traditional use of 
the specified species on Federal public lands within the listed areas:

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                 Area                          Species                            Determination
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Unit 1C..............................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 1C, 1D, 3, Hoonah, Pelican,
                                                                 Point Baker, Sitka, and Tenakee Springs.
Unit 1A..............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 1A, except no subsistence for
                                                                 residents of Hyder.
Unit 1B..............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 1A, Petersburg, and Wrangell,
                                                                 except no subsistence for residents of Hyder.
Unit 1C..............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 1C, Haines, Hoonah, Kake,
                                                                 Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no
                                                                 subsistence for residents of Gustavus.
Unit 1D..............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of 1D.

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Unit 1A..............................  Deer...................  Residents of Units 1A and 2.
Unit 1B..............................  Deer...................  Residents of Units 1A, 1B, 2, and 3.
Unit 1C..............................  Deer...................  Residents of 1C, 1D, Hoonah, Kake, and
                                                                 Petersburg.
Unit 1D..............................  Deer...................  No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 1B..............................  Goat...................  Residents of Units 1B and 3.
Unit 1C..............................  Goat...................  Residents of Haines, Kake, Klukwan, Petersburg,
                                                                 and Hoonah.
Unit 1B..............................  Moose..................  Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Unit 1C Berners Bay..................  Moose..................  No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 1D..............................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 1D.
Unit 2...............................  Deer...................  Residents of Unit 1A, 2, and 3.
Unit 3...............................  Deer...................  Residents of Unit 1B, 3, Port Alexander, Port
                                                                 Protection, Pt. Baker, and Meyer's Chuck.
Unit 3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands..  Moose..................  Residents of Units 1B, 2, and 3.
Unit 4...............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 4 and Kake.
Unit 4...............................  Deer...................  Residents of Unit 4, Kake, Gustavus, Haines,
                                                                 Petersburg, Pt. Baker, Klukwan, Port
                                                                 Protection, Wrangell, and Yakutat.
Unit 4...............................  Goat...................  Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Pelican,
                                                                 Funter Bay, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Elfin
                                                                 Cove.
Unit 5...............................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5...............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Yakutat.
Unit 5...............................  Deer...................  Residents of Yakutat.
Unit 5...............................  Goat...................  Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5...............................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5...............................  Wolf...................  Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 6A..............................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Yakutat and Unit 6C and 6D, except
                                                                 no subsistence for Whittier.
Unit 6, remainder....................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 6C and 6D, except no
                                                                 subsistence for Whittier.
Unit 6...............................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 6A..............................  Goat...................  Residents of Unit 5A, 6C, Chenega Bay, and
                                                                 Tatitlek.
Unit 6C and Unit 6D..................  Goat...................  Residents of Unit 6C and D.
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..................  No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 6A..............................  Wolf...................  Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                                 only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
                                                                 and 16-26.
Unit 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.
Unit 7...............................  Caribou................  No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt area.....  Goat...................  Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek.
Unit 7, that portion draining into     Moose..................  Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, and
 Kings Bay.                                                      Tatitlek.
Unit 7, remainder....................  Moose..................  Residents of Cooper Landing.
Unit 7...............................  Sheep..................  No Federal subsistence priority.
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 Unit 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 Unit 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
Unit 9D..............................  Moose..................  Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove,
                                                                 Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Unit 9B..............................  Sheep..................  Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro
                                                                 Bay, Port Alsworth, and residents of Lake Clark
                                                                 National Park and Preserve within Unit 9B.
Unit 9, remainder....................  Sheep..................  No determination.
Unit 9...............................  Wolf...................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                                 only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
                                                                 and 16-26.
Unit 9A, Unit B, Unit C, & Unit E....  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, False Pass, King Cove, and
                                                                 Sand Point.
Unit 10, remainder...................  Caribou................  No determination.

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Unit 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.
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, Slana, Tazlina, 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, Slana, Tazlina, 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,
                                                                 Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot
                                                                 Lake.
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--Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and
                                                                 residents along the McCarthy Road--Milepost 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--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).
Unit 11..............................  Wolf...................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                                 only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
                                                                 and 16-26.
Unit 11..............................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,    Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents
                                        Ruffed and Sharp-        of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
                                        tailed).
Unit 11..............................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents
                                        and White-tailed).       of 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, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and
                                                                 Mentasta Lake.
Unit 12, that portion within the       Moose..................  Residents of Unit 12, 13C, Dot Lake, and Healy
 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and                             Lake.
 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.
Unit 12, that portion east of the      Moose..................  Residents of Unit 12, 13C, and Healy Lake.
 Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier,
 and south of the Winter Trail
 running southeast from Pickerel Lake
 to the Canadian border.
Unit 12, remainder...................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel,
                                                                 Unit 12, 13A-D and the residents of Chickaloon,
                                                                 Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.
Unit 12..............................  Sheep..................  Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake,
                                                                 Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
Unit 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 and Slana.
Unit 13B.............................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
                                                                 Road), 13, residents of Unit 20D except Fort
                                                                 Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon.
Unit 13C.............................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
                                                                 Road), 13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake and Healy Lake.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
                                                                 Road), 13, and the residents of 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 (except no subsistence
                                                                 for 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, 20D except Fort Greely,
                                                                 and the residents of Chickaloon and Slana.

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Unit 13C.............................  Moose..................  Residents of Units 12, 13, and the residents of
                                                                 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 (except
                                                                 no subsistence for 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 and the residents of Chickaloon,
                                                                 and 16-26.
Unit 13..............................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,    Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
                                        Ruffed & Sharp-tailed).  Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 & 23.
Unit 13..............................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
                                        and White-tailed).       Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 & 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................  Bl