YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL will hold a public meeting by teleconference at 10am to develop recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) on Fisheries temporary special action requests Temporary Special Action Request FSA18-01, submitted by the USFWS, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), to:

• Close Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage to the harvest of Chinook Salmon except by Federally qualified subsistence users beginning June 12, 2018, and lasting until August 30, 2018, unless the Federal in-season manager re-opens Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage to the harvest of Chinook Salmon by non-Federally qualified users, or when superseded by subsequent special actions, and

• Reduce the pool of eligible harvesters based on the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Section 804 Subsistence User Prioritization that was implemented in 2017.

Also to consider Temporary Special Action Request, submitted by the Akiak Native Community to:

• Close Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage to the harvest of Chinook Salmon except by Federally qualified subsistence users possessing a community harvest permit between May 20, 2018 and July 1, 2018;

• Reduce the pool of eligible harvesters based on the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Section 804 Subsistence User Prioritization that was implemented in 2017, and

• Establish a harvest allocation of Chinook Salmon similar to what was implemented in 2015. The public is invited to attend and participate in this meeting.

**To teleconference into this meeting, dial toll-free (866) 864-5314 (passcode: 3091862). Individuals or agencies planning to present comments on this special action request should contact the Council Coordinator, Eva Patton, at (907) 786-3358 or (800) 478-1456, or email eva_patton@fws.gov, in advance of the teleconference.