[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4578-4579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1857]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-AKR-WRST;9924-PYS]


Alaska Region's Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting for the National Park Service (NPS) 
Alaska Region's Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) program.

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SUMMARY: The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC will meet to develop 
and continue work on NPS subsistence program recommendations and other 
related subsistence management issues. The NPS SRC program is 
authorized under Title VIII, Section 808 of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, to operate in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) 
requires that public notice of this meeting to be announced in the 
Federal Register.
    Public Availability of Comments: This meeting is open to the public 
and will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is 
welcome to present written or oral comments to the SRC. This meeting 
will be recorded and meeting minutes will be available upon request 
from the park superintendent for public inspection approximately six 
weeks after the meeting. Before including your address, telephone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    If the meeting date and location are changed, a notice will be 
published in local newspapers and announced on local radio stations 
prior to the meeting date. SRC meeting locations and dates may need to 
be changed based on inclement weather or exceptional circumstances.
    Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC Meeting Date and Location: The 
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC will meet at the Slana Community 
Hall (4 Mile Road, north of the junction with the Nabesna Road), on 
Monday, February 27, 2012. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. and 
conclude at 5 p.m. On February 28, 2012, the commission will reconvene 
and meet from 9 a.m. until business is completed.
    For Further Information On the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC 
Meeting Contact: Rick Obernesser, Superintendent or Barbara Cellarius, 
Subsistence Manager at (907) 822-5234 or Clarence Summers, Subsistence 
Manager, NPS Alaska Regional Office, at (907) 644-3603. If you are 
interested in applying for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC 
membership, contact the Superintendent at P.O. Box 439, Copper Center, 
AK 99573 (907) 822-5234, or visit the park Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/wrst/contacts.htm.

Proposed SRC Meeting Agenda

    The proposed meeting agenda for each meeting includes the 
following:
1. SRC Roll Call and Confirmation of Quorum
2. Introductions
3. Housekeeping Announcements
4. Review and Adopt Agenda
5. Review and Approval of Minutes--October 6-7, 2011 Meeting
6. Community Welcome
7. Superintendent's Welcome & SRC Purpose
8. Membership Status
9. Election of Officers
    a. Chair
    b. Vice Chair
10. Chairman's Report
11. Old Business
    a. Draft Environmental Assessment on the Subsistence Collections 
and Use of Shed or Discarded Animal Parts and Plants From NPS Areas in 
Alaska
    b. Update on Nabesna-Area ORV Management
    1. Trail Improvements and Other Trail-Related Activities Planned 
for Summer 2012
    2. Access to the National Park for Non-Local Family Members of 
Subsistence Users
    c. Update on Firewood Harvest and Portable Motors
    d. Report on Local Hire
    e. Update on NPS and FSB Tribal Consultation Efforts
12. New Business
    a. Call for Proposals to Change Federal Subsistence Fisheries 
Regulations
    b. GAAR SRC Hunting Plan Recommendation Regarding Wildlife 
Management
    c. GAAR SRC Hunting Plan Recommendation Regarding Per Diem Rates
13. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Staff Reports
    a. Resource Division Update
    b. Wildlife Report
    c. Fisheries Report
    d. Subsistence Coordinator's Report
    e. Ranger Division Update
    f. Superintendent's Report
14. Public and Other Agency Comments
15. Work Session (Comment on Issues, Prepare Letters, etc.)
16. Set Tentative Date and Location for Next Meeting
17. Adjourn Meeting

Debora R. Cooper,
Associate Regional Director, Resources and Subsistence, Alaska Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-1857 Filed 1-27-12; 8:45 am]
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