Public hearing time extended for request to close caribou, moose hunts
April 22nd 4:59 pm |
Temporary Special Action Request asks to close federal lands in units 23 and 26A
A telephonic public hearing scheduled for April 23 to receive public testimony on a temporary special action request submitted to the Federal Subsistence Board (Board), will be extended by two hours. The hearing, originally scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., will instead begin at 3 p.m. and will last until 7 p.m., or until the end of public participation.
Temporary Special Action Request WSA21-01, submitted by the Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, asks to close Federal public lands in Units 23 and 26A to harvest of caribou and moose by non-federally qualified users from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30. This request would add the following language to the current federal regulations for caribou and moose in Units 23 and 26A: