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SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA Subsistence Regional Advisory Council ©Laura Whitehouse Shoup Glacier near Valdez, Alaska. Meeting Materials October 1–3, 2013 Copper Center What’s Inside Page 1 Agenda 4 Roster 5 Draft Winter 2013 Meeting Minutes 11 Wrangell-St. Elias SRC Report 14 Guidelines on Annual Reports 16 FY2012 Annual Report Reply 19 Briefing on Customary and Traditional Use Determinations 28 Letter from Southeast Council on C&T 31 Maps for GMUs 6-7, 11, 13-16 38 Federal Wildlife Regulatory Proposal Analyses (16 total) 206 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program (FRMP) - Introduction 211 2014 FRMP Southcentral Region Projects 243 Rural Determination Process Review Briefing 259 Rural Determination Process Review - Presentation 265 OSM Briefings 268 Cook Inlet Subsistence Season Summary Report (USFWS) 270 State of Alaska letter to Tim Towarak, Federal Subsistence Board 272 Federal Subsistence Board Predator Management Briefing 281 Meeting Calendars 283 Charter Agenda SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Kluuti Kaah Community Hall Copper Center October 1-3, 2013 8:30 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Public comments are welcome for each agenda item and for regional concerns not included on the agenda. The Council appreciates hearing your concerns and knowledge. Please fill out a comment form to be recognized by the Council chair. Time limits may be set to provide opportunity for all to testify and keep the meeting on schedule. PLEASE NOTE: These are estimated times and the agenda is subject to change. Contact staff for the current schedule. Evening sessions are at the call of the chair. AGENDA *Asterisk identifi es action item. 1. Call to Order (Chair) 2. Invocation 3. Roll Call and Establish Quorum (Secretary) ....................................................................................4 4. Welcome and Introductions (Chair) 5. Review and Adopt Agenda* (Chair) .................................................................................................1 6. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes* (Chair)..............................................................5 7. Reports A. Council member reports B. Wrangell-St. Elias SRC Report (Gloria Stickwan) ...................................................................11 C. Chair’s report D. Council Coordinator – Administrative Items E. Annual Report Reply from Federal Subsistence Board ............................................................16 8. Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 9. Old Business (Chair) A. Customary and Traditional Use Determinations* ....................................................................19 B. Susitna-Watana Hydro Dam Project C. Proposed Changes to Regulatory Cycle – Status Report 10. New Business (Chair) Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 1 Agenda A. Wildlife Regulatory Proposals* Statewide Proposals 1. WP14-01, Furbears. Require trap marking, establish a time limit for trap/snare checks, and require harvest reports. ................................................................................................38 Regional Proposals 2. WP14-06, Goat. Revise harvest quotas in subareas of Unit 6D ......................................48 3. WP14-07, Moose. Revise customary and traditional use determination .........................56 4. WP14-08, Caribou. Revise customary and traditional use determination ........................69 5. WP14-09, Black Bear. Revise baiting restrictions and extend the season in Unit 6 ........80 6. WP14-10, Moose. Include residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek in the customary and traditional use determination for Caribou ..................................................................87 7. WP14-11, Moose. Establish a season for community harvest in the portion of Unit7 draining into Kings Bay ....................................................................................................96 8. WP14-12, Deer. Revise the cultural/educational permit for the annual Old Chenega memorial .........................................................................................................................104 9. WP14-13, Moose. Require antler destruction. ...............................................................113 10. WP14-14, Goat. Revise customary and traditional use determination. ........................123 11. WP14-15/45, Caribou. Revise the list of eligible residents exempt from the closure ....131 12. WP14-16, Moose. Establish a hunt in a newly defined portion of Unit 11. ..................145 13. WP14-17, Moose. Open the Resurrection Creek Closed Area. ......................................162 14. WP14-18, Moose. Revise the issuing of permits and close public lands to non- subsistence users. ............................................................................................................170 15. WP14-19, Moose. Establish a cow-only hunt. ...............................................................178 Crossover Wildlife Regulatory Proposals 16. WP14-49, Caribou. Revise season dates for fall season and establish a winter season. .................................................................................................................194 B. Draft 2014 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Plan* ..................................................................206 C. Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program ............................................................................241 D. Rural Determination Process Review* ...................................................................................243 NOTE: The Council will recess on first day prior to addressing this issue. There will be a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. , at which time the rural determination issue will be briefed to the public, and the public will have the opportunity to provide written and/or oral testimony. The Council will address this issue on second day. E. Presentation of 20-Year Service Award (FSB Member) F. Identify Issues for FY2013 Annual Report 2 Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting Agenda 11. Agency Reports A. OSM .......................................................................................................................................265 1. Budget Update 2. Staffing Update 3. Draft Tribal Consultation Implementation Guidelines (Update) 4. MOU Update (ISC) 5. Chugach National Forest B. USFWS 1. Cook Inlet Subsistence Season Summary ........................................................................268 C. NPS D. BLM 1. Scoping Period on Hunting Guide Capacity Analysis E. ADF&G F. Native Organizations 12. Future Meeting Dates* ...................................................................................................................281 A. Confirm date and location of winter 2014 meeting B. Select date and location of fall 2014 meeting 13. Closing Comments 14. Adjourn (Chair) To teleconference into the meeting, call the toll free number: 1-866-916-7020, then when prompted enter the passcode: 37311548 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is committed to providing access to this meeting for those with a disability who wish to participate. Please direct all requests for accommodation for a disability to the Office of Subsistence Management at least five business days prior to the meeting. If you have any questions regarding this agenda or need additional information, please contact Bristol Bay Council Coordinator Donald Mike at 907-786-3629 or contact the Office of Subsistence Management at 1-800-478-1456 for general inquiries. Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 3 Roster REGION 2—South Central Alaska Regional Advisory Council Yr Apptd Term Seat Expires Member Name & Address 2007 Robert J. Henrichs 1 2013 Cordova 2003 Douglas Floyd Blossom 2 2013 Clam Gulch 2003 Richard Greg Encelewski 3 2013 Ninilchik 2010 Mary Ann Mills 4 2013 Kenai 2010 Lee Ray Adler 5 2013 Glennallen 2003 Gloria Stickwan 6 2014 Tazlina 2011 James R. Showalter 7 2014 Sterling 2011 Michael V. Opheim 8 2014 Seldovia 2011 Andrew T. McLaughlin 9 2014 Chenega Bay 2009 Judith C. Caminer 10 Secretary 2015 Anchorage 1993 Ralph E. Lohse 11 Chair 2015 Copper River 2003 Thomas M. Carpenter 12 Vice-Chair 2015 Cordova 2013 Herman N. Moonin, Jr. 13 2015 Anchor Point 4 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting February 2013 Meeting Minutes D R A F T MINUTES Southcentral Subsistence Regional Advisory Council February 20-21, 2013 Hilton Garden Inn Anchorage, Alaska COUNCIL MEMBERS Ralph Lohse, Chairman, Lee Adler, Doug Blossom, Judy Caminer, Tom Carpenter, Greg Encelewski, Robert Henrichs, Andrew McLaughlin, Mary Ann Mills, Herman Moonin, Michael Ophim, James Showalter, Gloria Stickwan Council Coordinator: Donald Mike, DFO FEDERAL AGENCIES Special Assistant to Secretary of the Interior: Pat Pourchet U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Office of Subsistence Management: Tom Kron, Steve Fried, Kathy O’Reilly-Doyle, Tom Evans, George Pappas Bureau of Indian Affairs: Pat Petrivelli National Park Service: Sandy Rabinowitch U. S. D. A. Forest Service: Ruth D’Amico, Milo Burcham U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME Drew Crawford ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mike Crawford, Kenai NGO and Public Vija Pelekis, Native Village of Eyak; CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order Chairman Lohse. ROLL CALL Chairman Lohse requested the Coordinator call roll. Nine Council members present and four absent. Quorum established. Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 5 February 2013 Meeting Minutes D R A F T INTRODUCTIONS Introduction of Council