Special Actions

A Special Action Request is an out-of-cycle change in a season, harvest limit, or method of harvest. Special Actions are taken when unusual situations arise, such as a significant change in resource abundance that could not reasonably have been anticipated. The Federal Subsistence Board may take a Special Action to restrict, close, open, or reopen the taking of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands and waters. Such actions are taken to ensure the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population, to ensure continued subsistence use, or for reasons of public safety. These guidelines and requirements can be found in 36 CFR 242.19 and 43 CFR 51.19.

View informational flyer on submitting a Special Action Request.

Written public comments on temporary special action requests will be accepted until the conclusion of the public hearing. These comments will be summarized and included in the special action analysis. Written comments submitted after the public hearing will be forwarded to the Federal Subsistence Board (Board). Written comments from National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commissions and State Fish and Game Advisory Committees can be submitted at any time and will be forwarded to the Board. If they are received before the public hearing has concluded, they will be incorporated into the analysis. Tribal resolutions regarding temporary special action requests can be submitted any time and will be forwarded to the Board. If they are received before the public hearing has concluded, they will be incorporated into the analysis. Oral testimony from the public, advisory groups, or Tribes on temporary special action requests during Board meetings is at the Chair’s discretion.

All written comments and Tribal resolutions can be submitted to subsistence@ios.doi.gov.

 

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