Program Review---Subsistence Management for Public Lands in Alaska

The Igiugig Village Council, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, supports the current structure of the Federal Subsistence Board and the Office of Subsistence Management. They urge the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to maintain existing tribal and public seats on the board and to uphold the protections for rural subsistence rights established by ANILCA.

The commenter, identifying as a rural Alaskan and a citizen of the Craig Tribal Association, urges the federal government to preserve the current Federal Subsistence Management Program. They argue against any changes that would undermine rural subsistence priorities, tribal representation, or the current organizational structure of the Office of Subsistence Management.

The commenter, a citizen of the Craig Tribal Association and a rural Alaskan, urges the federal government to preserve the current Federal Subsistence Management Program. They argue against any changes that would undermine rural subsistence priorities, tribal seats on the Federal Subsistence Board, or the current location of the Office of Subsistence Management.

The United Tribes of Bristol Bay, representing several Alaska Native Tribes and Village Councils, supports the current structure of the Federal Subsistence Management Program. They urge the Secretaries to maintain the current location of the Office of Subsistence Management, preserve public seats on the Federal Subsistence Board, and avoid any changes that would undermine the rural subsistence priority or the Board's emergency authority.

NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., a regional Alaska Native corporation, supports the current structure of the Federal Subsistence Management Program. They specifically advocate for maintaining existing Regional Advisory Council membership criteria, preserving public seats on the Federal Subsistence Board, and retaining the Board's authority to implement special actions and rural determinations without deference to the State of Alaska.

Celeste Weller, representing the City of Pelican City Council, submitted a resolution opposing proposed changes to the Federal Subsistence Management Program (FSMP). The council argues that the proposed changes could harm Alaska Natives and other subsistence users by causing food insecurity and removing local voices from management.

Celeste Weller, a rural subsistence user and local official, supports the proposed action of adding more Native voices to the Subsistence Board. She opposes transferring more responsibility to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), arguing that the agency is already overwhelmed.

Deanna Kosbruk, an Ahtna-Kohtaene individual, opposes the scoping review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program. She argues that the review was triggered by a single interest group (Safari Club International) and that the current management program already provides necessary rural priorities for tribal citizens.

Nathan Newcomer of the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council opposes a petition by Safari Club International regarding subsistence management. He urges the Federal Government to maintain the current structure of the Federal Subsistence Board and ANILCA laws while prioritizing the voices of rural and Native communities.