The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is sharing important information on the Department of the Interior’s Tribal/ANC Consultation on Scoping/Review, being held tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10. This is the Department of the Interior’s first of two Tribal and ANC Consultations on the subsistence scoping/review, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. You can attend in-person or remotely. Please see the location and login details below. 

DOI Tribal/ANC Consultation on Scoping/Review
March 10, 2026, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Gordon Watson Conference Room at 1011 E Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska

REMOTE DIAL IN OPTION: 
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2176346303473?p=HRLecggwFm11wp5S0e
Meeting ID: 217 634 630 347 3
Passcode: xG9uZ7t7

Comment Period Extended – Protect the Federal Subsistence Board

AFN has strongly advocated for extending the comment period for the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture’s review of the regulations governing the Federal Subsistence Board, which is now set to close on March 30, 2026.

AFN also expresses appreciation to the Alaska Congressional Delegation for their efforts in securing this extension, as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior. For more information, please visit www.nativefederation.org/subsistence-updates.

Tribal and Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) consultation meetings are scheduled for tomorrow, March 10, and Tuesday, March 17. You can view the public inspection notice here.

Currently, the docket has received a total of 430 comments, the majority of which, along with oral comments presented at the Secretaries’ open house meeting on February 3, were opposed to the Safari Club’s petition and expressed support for the Federal Subsistence Board. You can view these comments on the docket here.