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federal agencies, the Joint Land Use Commission, and the state, at a time when TLMP revision 

 planning had already begun. We can find nothing in ANTLCA that would support these basic policy 

 change*, were they to be applied on the Tongass or elsewhere in Alaska. On the contrary, this 

 emerging policy direction appears to us to be contrary to the intent of Congress, and to the public 

 interest We do not think that anyone will gain from the protracted litigation that could result. 



In dosing, we urge you to reconsider these ill-advised decisions in regard to the use of subsistence 

 information in the TLMP revision. I am sure I need hardly mention that we would find it very difficult 

 to support the revision process as it as presently developing. This would put us far from the 

 cooperative relationship we assumed two years ago when we began our joint subsistence studies. 



Sincerely 



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Steve Behnke 

 Director 



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RobBosworth 

 Frank Rut 

 Lew Pamptin 

 Rick Reed 

 Dave Anderson 

 Lana Shea 



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