NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO DAY USE PERMIT FEES
FOR THE STAN PRICE (PACK CREEK) STATE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game proposes to increase fees for
day use permits for Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary (Pack Creek), to $30
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with day use permit fees for Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary (Pack Creek), including the following:
5 AAC 93.037(a) is proposed to be changed as follows:
for a day use permit for the period from April 1 through September 30, [PERIODS FROM JUNE 1 THOUGH JULY 4 AND FROM AUGUST 26 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10,] the fee is $30 [$10] per person per day;
The intended effect of this amendment is to implement a single day use permit fee for all uses during April 1 through September 30.
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 Chad Rice at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 110024, Juneau, AK 99811-0024. Additionally, the Department of Fish and Game will accept comments by facsimile at 907-465-4272 and by electronic mail at chad.rice@alaska.gov . The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 24, 2025.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Chad Rice by email at chad.rice@alaska.gov or by mail at P.O. Box 110024, Juneau, AK 99811-0024. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The 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.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Chad Rice by email at chad.rice@alaska.gov or by phone at 907-465-4354 not later than 5:00 p.m. on January 14, 2025, 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 Chad Rice by email at chad.rice@alaska.gov or by phone at 907-465-4354.
After the public comment period ends, the 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 16.05.050
Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 16.05.020; AS 16.05.050
Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
Individuals can also sign up 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: Tuesday, December 17, 2025
/s/
Natalie Weber, Regulations Program Coordinator
ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Alaska Department of Fish and Game
2. General subject of regulation: Day use permit fees for the Stan Price (Pack Creek) State Wildlife Sanctuary.
3. Citation of regulation (may be grouped): 5 AAC 93.037
4. Department of Law file number, if any: 2024200479
5. Reason for the proposed action:
(X) Compliance with federal law or action (identify):2025 United States Forest Service increase in access fees to the dual managed Pack Creek Viewing area on Admiralty Island, in Tongass National Forest.
( ) Compliance with new or changed state statute
( ) Compliance with federal or state court decision (identify):
( ) Development of program standards
( ) Other (identify):
6. Appropriation/Allocation:
7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: $30/day
Another state agency:
A municipality:
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
Initial Year Subsequent
FY 2025 Years
Operating Cost $ 0 $ 0
Capital Cost $ 0 $ 0
1002 Federal receipts $ 0 $ 0
1003 General fund match $ 0 $ 0
1004 General fund $ 0 $ 0
1005 General fund/
program $ 0 $ 0
Other (identify) $ 0 $ 0
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Name: Chad Rice
Title: Pack Creek Viewing Area Manager
Address: ADF&G PO Box 110024, Juneau, AK 99811-0024
Telephone: 907-465-4354
E-mail address: chad.rice@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action:
__ Staff of state agency
_X___ Federal government
_____ General public
_____ Petition for regulation change
_____ Other (identify):
11. Date: December 17, 2024_ Prepared by: /s/
(signature)
Name: Natalie Weber
Title: Regulations Program Coordinator
Telephone:907-861-2107