NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF EMERGENCY REGULATION BY THE ALASKA BOARD OF GAME ON INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT FOR THE MULCHATNA CARIBOU HERD

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF EMERGENCY REGULATION BY THE ALASKA BOARD OF GAME ON INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT FOR THE MULCHATNA CARIBOU HERDOn March 27, 2025, the Board of Game adopted, as an emergency regulation, changes in 5AAC 92 of the Alaska Administrative Code dealing with intensive management for the Mulchatna caribou herd, including the following: 5 AAC 92.111 is changed as follows: To reinstate 5 AAC 92.111(c), the Mulchatna Caribou Herd Predation Management Area plan, to aid in achieving the Mulchatna caribou herd intensive management objectives.The emergency regulation took effect April 4, 2025 and will expire August 1, 2025. The Board of Game does not intend to make the emergency regulation permanent.A copy of the emergency regulation is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System, at https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=219118, and by contacting ADF&G Boards Support Section at 465-4110.Statutory authority: AS 16.05Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 16.05.255; AS 16.05.270; and AS 16.05.783.Fiscal information: The regulations are not expected to require an increased appropriation.The ADF&G, Boards Support Section keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in receiving emails for regulatory changes and board activities. Those on the list will automatically be emailed a copy of all of the board’s notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to the list, visit the website at https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=process.emailsubscription or contact ADF&G Boards Support Section at (907) 465-4110. 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 here: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx,Date: April 8, 2025 /s/ Kristy Tibbles, Executive Director Alaska Board of Game (907) 465-4110ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION(AS 44.62.190(g))1. Adopting agency: Board of Game 2. General subject of regulation: Intensive Management for Mulchatna Caribou Herd3. Citation of regulation (may be grouped): 5 AAC 92.1114. Department of Law file number, if any:5. Reason for the proposed action:( ) Compliance with federal law( ) Compliance with new or changed state statute( ) Compliance with court order( ) Development of program standards( X ) Other (identify): Petition by the Department of Fish and Game for Intensive Management of the Mulchatna Caribou herd.6. Appropriation/Allocation: Natural Resources and all RDUs; OMB component Number 2048.7. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): It is not possible to estimate costs. However, this action is not expected to require an increased appropriation.8. The name of the contact person for the regulation:Name: Kristy TibblesTitle: Executive Director Address: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, PO Box 115526, Juneau Alaska 99811 Telephone: 907-465-4110 E-mail address: Kristy.tibbles@alaska.gov9. The origin of the proposed action:_____ Staff of state agency_____ Federal government_____ General public__X_ Petition for regulation change_____ Other (identify) 10. Date: April 8, 2025 Prepared by: /s/ Name: Kristy TibblesTitle: Executive Director Telephone: (907)465-4110