[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7775-7776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4597]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 022296C]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of reports; notice of public meetings 
and hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its 
annual preseason management process for the 1996 ocean salmon 
fisheries. This notice announces the availability of Council documents 
and the dates and locations of Council meetings and public hearings. 
These actions comprise the complete schedule of events followed by the 
Council for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to 
ocean salmon management measures.

DATES: Written comments on the season options must be received by April 
3, 1996. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times, and locations 
of public meetings and hearings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Lawrence D. Six, 
Executive Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth 
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Coon, Salmon Management 
Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    March 1, 1996: Council reports that summarize the 1995 salmon 
season and project the expected salmon stock abundance for 1996 are 
available to the public from the Council office.
    March 11-15, 1996: Council and advisory entities meet at the Red 
Lion Hotel Columbia River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, Portland, 
OR, to 

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adopt 1996 regulatory options for public review.
    March 25, 1996: Report with proposed management options and public 
hearing schedule is mailed to the public. (The report includes options, 
rationale, and summary of biological and economic impacts.)
    April 1-2, 1996: Public hearings are held to receive comments on 
the proposed ocean salmon fishery regulatory options adopted by the 
Council. All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. on the dates and at the 
locations specified below.
    April 1, 1996: Westport High School Commons, 2850 S. Montesano 
Street, Westport, WA.
    April 1, 1996: Pony Village Motor Inn, Ballroom, Virginia Avenue, 
North Bend, OR.
    April 2, 1996: Red Lion Inn, Chinook Room, 400 Industry, Astoria, 
OR.
    April 2, 1996: Red Lion Inn, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth Street, 
Eureka, CA.
    April 8-12, 1996: Council and its advisory entities meet at the 
Holiday Inn San Francisco International Airport North, South San 
Francisco, CA, to adopt final 1996 regulatory measures.
    April 18, 1996: Newsletter describing adopted ocean salmon fishing 
management measures is mailed to the public.
    April 12-23, 1996: Salmon Technical Team completes ``Preseason 
Report III Analysis of Council Adopted Regulatory Measures for 1996 
Ocean Salmon Fisheries.''
    May 1, 1996: Federal regulations implemented and preseason report 
III available for distribution to the public.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Eric Greene at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 23, 1996.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director of Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-4597 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am]
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