Eastern Interior Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: December 16 - 18, 2025, @ 9:00 a.m. On December 17, 2025 EIRAC and WIRAC will hold a joint meeting
WHERE: Wedgewood Resort, Gazebo Room, Fairbanks

Call in number: 1-833-436-1163; conference ID: 945 65 79#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting

Agenda (updated as of 12/9/25)

AGENDA SUMMARY
(See detailed agenda below)

Day 1 - December 16 - EIRAC Only

Begin recommendations on federal wildlife proposals and closure reviews

Day 2 - December 17 – Joint EIRAC/WIRAC Meeting

Provide comments regarding Secretarial Review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program
Provide comments on North Pacific Chum Salmon Bycatch Management EIS and Alaska Board of Fisheries proposals

Day 3 - December 18 – EIRAC Only

Continue recommendations on federal wildlife proposals and closure reviews
Identify topics for FY-2025 Annual Report
Comment on draft Fortymile Caribou Harvest Management Plan
Comment on Lower Tanana Wood Bison Management Plan

Day 1 - December 16 - EIRAC Only Meeting Materials

AGENDA ITEM NO.	TOPIC	PAGE NO.
1.	Invocation
2.	Call to Order
3.	Roll Call and Establish Quorum	5
4.	Meeting Announcements
5.	Welcome and Introductions
6.	Review and Adopt Agenda
7.	Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes	7
8.	Council Member Reports
9.	Council Member Service Awards
10.	Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items
11.	Action Items
	Regional Proposals and Closure Reviews
11.i.	WP26-71 - Unit 12 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears	87
11.ii.	WP26-72a - Unit 20E brown bear; recognize customary and traditional use for Unit 20E residents	93
11.iii.	WP26-72b - Unit 20E brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears	101
11.iv.	WP26-73 - Unit 25B brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears	107
11.v.	WP26-76 - Units 20E and 25C sheep; extend closure to all users for 2 years	113
11.vi.	WP26-74 - Unit 12 sheep; recognize customary and traditional use for Chitina and Kenny Lake	133
	Southcentral Crossover Proposals
11.vii.	WP26-24 - Unit 11 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears	187
11.viii.	WP26-25/26 - Unit 13 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears (comment only; no C&T for Eastern Interior)	195
11.ix.	WP26-27 - Unit 13 remainder Nelchina caribou; change from 2 bulls to up to 2 caribou	205
11.x.	WP26-28a - Unit 11 moose; extend season to Sept. 30	227
11.xi.	WP26-28b/29/30 - Unit 13 moose; extend or shift season dates	Tab 1
11.xii.	WP26-31 - Unit 13 moose; close BLM lands to non-federally qualified users	Tab 2

Day 2 - December 17 – Joint EIRAC/WIRAC Meeting Materials

AGENDA ITEM NO.	TOPIC	PAGE NO.
1.	Invocation
2.	Call to Order
3.	Roll Call and Establish Quorum	5
4.	Meeting Announcements
5.	Welcome and Introductions
6.	Review and Adopt Joint Meeting Agenda
7.	Action Items
7.a.	North Pacific Fishery Management Council Chum Salmon Bycatch DEIS	Tab 3
7.b.	Alaska Board of Fisheries Proposal Comments Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Meeting Alaska Peninsula Meeting Statewide Meeting	329
7.c.	Secretarial Review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program FSMP Program Review Information
8.	Other Items
8.a.	Bureau of Land Management Update on PLOs, Public Lands Rule, D-1 Lands
8.b.	Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program and Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program Yukon Region overview Kuskokwim Region Overview	333
9.	Joint Council Open Discussion and Closing Comments
10.	Recess

Day 3 - December 18 – EIRAC Only Meeting Materials

AGENDA ITEM NO.	TOPIC	PAGE NO.
1.	Invocation
2.	Call to Order
3.	Roll Call and Establish Quorum
4.	Meeting Announcements
5.	Welcome and Introductions for any new attendees
6.	Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items
7.	Action Items
7.a.	Fortymile Caribou Herd Management Updates Draft 2025-2030 Harvest Management Plan
7.b.	Wood Bison Restoration Project Updates Lower Tanana Wood Bison Management Plan	267
7.c.	Continue developing recommendations on Wildlife Proposals and Wildlife Closures
	Statewide
7.c.i.	WP26-01, Move authority delegated in letters to unit specific regulations EIRAC specific information	29 40
	Eastern Interior
7.c.ii.	WP26-77 - Units 12, 20, and 25 wood bison; recognize customary and traditional use	163
7.c.iii.	WCR26-22 - Unit 25D west closed to moose hunting except by 25D west residents	43
7.c.iv.	WP26-70 - Units 20E, 25A, and 25B black bear; allow sale of handicrafts using any nonedible part except gallbladders	65
7.c.v.	WP26-75 - Unit 25D moose; close to non-federally qualified users in Unit 25D remainder	145
7.c.vi.	WP26-78 - Units 25C and 25D; modify subunit boundaries to align with state	181
7.d.	Annual Report
7.d.i.	Federal Subsistence Board FY2024 Annual Report Replies – summary	257
7.d.ii.	Identify Issues for FY2025 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board	255
7.e.	Future Meeting Dates
7.e.i.	Confirm winter 2026 meeting date and location	331
7.e.ii.	Confirm fall 2026 meeting date and location	332
8.	Other Business
8.a.	805(c) Report - Summary	377
8.b.	Council Correspondence Update	381
9.	Closing Comments
10.	Adjourn