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annual taking limit in subsequent years,
as long as the sustainable harvest level
over a 5-year period is not exceeded.
Therefore, in 2012, based on the
recommendation of the SWG, the
Commission agreed upon a 5-year
sustainable harvest level of 290 polar
bears (i.e., the annual sustainable
harvest level of 58 bears × 5 years), with
no more than one-third being female.
Under this multiyear quota system, the
5-year sustainable harvest level would
be allocated over a 5-year period and
would include the identification of
annual sustainable harvest levels for
consideration by the Commission in
setting annual taking limits. The
Commission, at each of its subsequent
annual meetings held in 2013, 2014, and
2015, was advised by the SWG that new
biological information considered at the
meeting did not suggest the need to
change the sustainable harvest level
established by the Commission. The
Commission, therefore, at each of those
meetings in 2013, 2014, and 2015
adopted the SWG’s recommendation
that no change be made to the existing
sustainable harvest level of up to 58
polar bears per year to be shared equally
between the United States and Russia,
of which no more than one-third will be
female.
At the eighth annual meeting of the
Commission, held November 17–18,
2016, in Anchorage, Alaska, the SWG
recognized that new biological
information considered at the meeting
did not suggest the need to change the
sustainable harvest level established by
the Commission and, therefore, it
recommended no change to the current
annual sustainable harvest level of 58
polar bears per year to be shared equally
between the United States and the
Russian Federation, of which no more
than one-third will be female, or to the
multiyear quota system previously
adopted by the Commission. The
Commission unanimously adopted this
recommendation. Additionally, the U.S.
Commissioners discussed their
collaborative efforts over the past year to
lay the foundation for effective
implementation of the annual taking
limit, and expressed their commitment
to continuing that work together to
achieve the goal of a sustainably
managed polar bear subsistence harvest.
As discussed in the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s (Service) recent
advance notice of proposed rulemaking
(81 FR 78560; November 8, 2016), the
Service is currently working with the
Alaska Native community to identify a
new co-management partner. To allow
time for this co-management partner to
be identified and to establish a program
of locally enforceable ordinances for
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polar bear harvest, it is appropriate to
delay issuance of regulations to
administer the annual taking limit,
which were originally anticipated to be
put into effect on January 1, 2017. The
Service believes additional work in
establishing local, on-the-ground comanagement structures will greatly
improve compliance with the annual
taking limit.
We now anticipate issuing regulations
in 2019, with an anticipated effective
date of January 1, 2020. The Service will
continue conducting consultation with
federally recognized tribes, providing
outreach and education to affected
communities, and evaluating biological
information. During this interim period,
the Service will use its enforcement
discretion with respect to any take that
exceeds the annual taking limit
established by the Commission in 2010.
Currently, the Service’s MMPA
implementing regulations at 50 CFR
18.23(f) require Alaskan natives who
harvest any polar bears for subsistence
purposes or for purposes of selling
authentic Native articles of handicrafts
and clothing to report such take to the
Service and present the skin and skull
to Service personnel or the Service’s
authorized local representative. Under
these regulations, an Alaskan native
may possess the unmarked, untagged,
and unreported polar bear for a period
of time not to exceed 30 days from the
time of taking for the purpose of
transporting the skin and skull to
Service personnel or the Service’s
authorized local representative for
marking, tagging, and reporting. These
regulations remain in effect.
Determination of the Commission
Pursuant to section 507(b) of the
MMPA, we are publishing in the
Federal Register this notice of the U.S.Russia Polar Bear Commission’s
determination concerning the annual
taking limit for the Alaska-Chukotka
polar bear population. As detailed
above, at its 2016 annual meeting, the
Commission agreed to maintain the
limit on the annual harvest of polar
bears from this population to no more
than 58 animals, of which no more than
one-third may be female, to be shared
equally between the United States and
the Russian Federation.
JOINT BOARD FOR THE
ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES
Meeting of the Advisory Committee;
Meeting
Joint Board for the Enrollment
of Actuaries.
AGENCY:
Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
ACTION:
The Joint Board for the
Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of
a closed meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Actuarial Examinations.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
April 28, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
Willis Towers Watson, 2901 North
Central Avenue, Suite 1100, Phoenix,
AZ 85012–2731.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Van Osten, Designated Federal
Officer, Advisory Committee on
Actuarial Examinations, 703–414–2163.
Notice is
hereby given that the Advisory
Committee on Actuarial Examinations
will meet at Willis Towers Watson, 2901
North Central Avenue, Suite 1100,
Phoenix, AZ 85012–2731.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss topics and questions that may
be recommended for inclusion on future
Joint Board examinations in actuarial
mathematics, pension law and
methodology referred to in 29 U.S.C.
1242(a)(1)(B).
A determination has been made as
required by section 10(d) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
that the subject of the meeting falls
within the exception to the open
meeting requirement set forth in Title 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public
interest requires that such meeting be
closed to public participation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 4, 2017.
Chet Andrzejewski,
Chair, Joint Board for the Enrollment of
Actuaries.
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Dated: February 1, 2017.
James W. Kurth,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
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JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES
Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice
of a closed meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial
Examinations.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 28, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Willis Towers Watson, 2901 North
Central Avenue, Suite 1100, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2731.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Van Osten, Designated
Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations, 703-414-
2163.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Advisory
Committee on Actuarial Examinations will meet at Willis Towers Watson,
2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 1100, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2731.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics and questions that
may be recommended for inclusion on future Joint Board examinations in
actuarial mathematics, pension law and methodology referred to in 29
U.S.C. 1242(a)(1)(B).
A determination has been made as required by section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the subject of the
meeting falls within the exception to the open meeting requirement set
forth in Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public interest
requires that such meeting be closed to public participation.
Dated: April 4, 2017.
Chet Andrzejewski,
Chair, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 2017-07203 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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