Public Hearing Announced for Wildlife Special Action Request WSA24-06 Regarding Unit 13 Moose Hunt Closures to Non-Federally Qualified Subsistence Users

Temporary Wildlife Special Action Request WSA24-06, submitted by a resident of Glennallen, AK, requests the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) close Federal public lands in Unit 13 to moose hunting by non-federally qualified subsistence users for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 regulatory years.

The proponent of the request notes that the reasons for their submission are conservation concerns for the Unit 13 moose population, food insecurity and public safety concerns for local subsistence users, threats to the continuation of subsistence uses, and provision of a meaningful Federal subsistence priority. The submitted request can be viewed on the program webpage at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/pending-special-actions.

A public hearing to receive testimony on WSA24-06 is scheduled as follows:
 

July 23, 2024, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.*
Teleconference: 1-833-436-1163 Conference ID: 963 206 042#
MS Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join the meeting

* Public hearings may end early or run late dependent on the level of public participation
The public is encouraged to participate in this hearing via teleconference by calling the toll-free telephone number provided above. When prompted, enter the passcode.

In addition to this public hearing, if your Tribe or ANCSA Corporation is interested in a Government-to-Government consultation on this issue, please contact OSM Native Liaison Orville Lind at 1-800-478-1456 or 1-907-786-3953, or orville_lind@fws.gov.

Comments received during the public hearing will be forwarded to the Board for consideration when it meets at during its August Work Session on August 7-8, 2024. Further information on the upcoming Board meeting will be provided through news releases, the program webpage
(https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/upcoming-federal-subsistence-board-meetings), and social media.

Reasonable Accommodations: The Federal Subsistence Board is committed to providing access to these meetings for all participants. Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations. Please make requests to the Office of Subsistence Management, (907) 786–3880, subsistence@fws.gov, at least 7 business days prior to the meeting you would like to attend to give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.

Additional information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.
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