Subsistence News-1/6/95

To   Subsistence 2

From:      Larry Roberts:R10F02A

Postmark:  Jan 05,95  1:44 PM          Delivered: Jan 06,95 10:01 AM

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Subject: Subsistence News-1/6/95

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Alaska Subsistence Retrospective

*On July 1,1990, the Federal Government assumed management for the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife on federal public lands in Alaska.

*The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980 requires that subsistence users have a priority over other users in the taking of fish and wildlife on federal public lands where a recognized consistent and traditional pattern of use exists. When it is necessary to restrict the taking of fish and wildlife on these lands, subsistence uses are given preference over other consumptive uses.

*The Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) oversees the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The directors of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (lead agency), National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and USDA Forest Service, along with the Secretary of Interior, make up the Board. Ten Federal Regional Advisory Councils and the State of Alaska representatives play an active role in Board deliberations.

*The complete Federal Subsistence Management Program regulations were published in the Federal Register on May 29, 1992.