Common Forms Associated with
Federal Subsistence Regulations, 43 CFR 51 and 36 CFR 242
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Emergency
08/31/2025
07/21/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
4,918
0
1,231
0
0
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The Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA) mandates that rural residents of Alaska
receive priority for subsistence uses of fish and wildlife. In
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that ANILCA's rural priority
violated the Alaska Constitution. As a result, the Federal
Government manages subsistence uses on Federal public lands and
waters in Alaska--about 230 million acres or 60 percent of the land
within the State. Title VIII of ANILCA (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126)
designates the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture as the
key agencies responsible for implementing the subsistence priority
on Federal public lands. To help carry out subsistence management
responsibilities, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture
established the Federal Subsistence Management Program. Regulations
implementing the Federal Subsistence Management Program on Federal
public lands within Alaska are in the Code of Federal Regulations
(50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR 242). The Federal Subsistence Management
Program is a multi-agency effort to provide the opportunity for a
subsistence way of life by rural Alaskans on Federal public lands
and waters while maintaining healthy populations of fish and
wildlife. Subsistence fishing and hunting provide a large share of
the food consumed in rural Alaska. The State's rural residents
harvest about 22,000 tons of wild foods each year--an average of
375 pounds per person. Fish make up about 60 percent of this
harvest Statewide.
See attached
"Justification for Emergency Clearance" uploaded as a supplemental
document.
Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916
madonna_baucum@nps.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.