The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) proposes to adopt regulation changes in 5 AAC 95.011 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with waters important for the spawning, rearing, or migration of anadromous fish, including the following:
5 AAC 95.011 is proposed to be changed as follows: updating the Atlas to the Catalog of Waters Important for the Spawning, Rearing, or Migration of Anadromous Fishes and Catalog of Waters Important for the Spawning, Rearing, or Migration of Anadromous Fishes (atlas and catalog), to adopt by reference the June 2024 revised edition.
The 2024 edition of the atlas and catalog provides updates to the list of rivers, lakes, and streams, including additions, deletions, and changes to legal descriptions. Minor revisions are made to the introduction of the catalog. Additionally, species-specific information is used in place of undifferentiated species information wherever possible.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Scott Graziano, Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Habitat Section, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK 99518. Additionally, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 267-2499 and by electronic mail at dfg.hab.anadromous@alaska.gov. The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 18, 2024.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Scott Graziano, Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Habitat Section, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK 99518. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and at the agency’s website at http://awc.adfg.alaska.gov.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Scott Graziano at scott.graziano@alaska.gov or (907) 267-2143 not later than April 10, 2024, to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Scott Graziano at scott.graziano@alaska.gov or (907) 267-2143.
A copy of material proposed for adoption by reference for all six regions of Alaska (Arctic, Interior, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, and Western) are available for inspection and copying at the following locations: the Anchorage ADF&G office at 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99518; the Alaska Resource Library at 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508; the Fairbanks ADF&G office at 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701; and in Juneau at the Alaska State Library at 395 Whittier Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801. The ADF&G offices located in Craig at Westwind Plaza – Suite 302, Craig, Alaska 99921; Delta Junction at 266.8 Richardson Hwy, Delta Junction, Alaska 99737; Douglas at 802 3rd Street, Douglas, Alaska 99824; Homer at 3298 Douglas Place, Homer, Alaska 99603; Ketchikan at 2030 Sealevel Drive – Suite 205, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901; Nome at 103 E. Front Street, Nome, Alaska 99762; and Soldotna at 43961 Kalifornsky Beach Road – Suite B, Soldotna, Alaska 99669; each have copies of the proposed changes and draft atlas maps only for the region that corresponds to that office.
After the public comment period ends, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.
Statutory authority: AS 16.05.020; AS 16.05.871
Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 16.05.871
Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
The ADF&G Habitat Section keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the ADF&G Habitat Section notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to the ADF&G Habitat Section at dfg.hab.anadromous@alaska.gov, giving your name, and either your e-mail address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.
Individuals can also signup to receive automated notifications of all State of Alaska notices, including public notice for regulation changes, by subscribing to the Alaska Online Public Notices System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx.
Date: 03/12/2024 Signed: Ben Mulligan, Deputy Commissioner - ADF&G