[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-529]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 122799B]


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; public meetings and 
hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its 
annual preseason management process for the 2000 ocean salmon 
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Council 
documents as well as the dates and locations of Council meetings and 
public hearings that comprise the Council's complete schedule of events 
for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to ocean 
salmon management measures. The agendas for the March and April Council 
meetings will be published in subsequent Federal Register documents 
prior to the actual meetings.

DATES: Written comments on the season options will be accepted until 
March 29, 2000, at 12:00 noon Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from and comments should be sent 
to Jim Lone, Chairman, Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW 
Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, Oregon, 97201; phone: 503-326-6831 
or fax: 503-326-6831. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-
mail or Internet. For specific meeting and hearing locations, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Coon, Salmon Management 
Coordinator, at 503-326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Schedule For Document Completion and Availability

    February 29, 2000: ``Review of 1999 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and 
Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis for 2000 Ocean Salmon 
Fisheries'' will be available to the public from the Council office.
    March 21, 2000: ``Preseason Report II'' and public hearing schedule 
will be mailed to the public. The report will include options, 
rationale, and summary of biological and economic impacts.
    April 14, 2000: Newsletter describing adopted ocean salmon fishing 
management measures will be mailed to the public.
    April 14, 2000: Salmon Technical Team (STT) will complete 
``Preseason Report III-Analysis of Council Adopted Regulatory Measures 
for 2000 Ocean Salmon Fisheries.''
    Dates, Times, and Location for Meetings and Hearings
    January 18-21, 2000: STT will meet at the Council office in a 
public work session to draft ``Review of 1999 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' 
and to consider any other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to 
the 2000 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 15-18, 2000: STT will meet at the Council office in a 
public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance 
Analysis for 2000 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other 
estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2000 ocean salmon 
fisheries.
    March 6-10, 2000: Council and advisory entities will meet at the 
Red Lion Hotel Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, to adopt 2000 management 
options for public review.
    March 27-28, 2000: Public hearings will be held to receive comments 
on the proposed ocean salmon fishery management options adopted by the 
Council. All public hearings will begin at 7:00 p.m. on the dates and 
at the locations specified here.
    March 27, 2000: Chateau Westport, 710 W Hancock, Westport, WA.
    March 27, 2000: Pony Village Motor Lodge, Virginia Avenue, North 
Bend, OR.
    March 27, 2000: Flamingo Resort Hotel and Conference Center, 2777 
4th Street, Santa Rosa, CA.
    March 28, 2000: Shilo Inn, 2535 N. Main, Tillamook, OR.
    March 28, 2000: Red Lion Hotel Eureka, 1929 Fourth Street, Eureka, 
CA.
    April 3-7, 2000: Council and advisory entities will meet at the 
Doubletree Hotel - Columbia River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, 
Portland, OR, to adopt 2000 management options for public review.
    April 4, 2000: Testimony on the management options will be taken 
during the Council meeting at the Doubletree Hotel - Columbia River, 
1401 North Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR.
    May 1, 2000: Federal regulations will be implemented and 
``Preseason Report III'' will be available for distribution to the 
public.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the STT meeting 
agendas may come before the STT for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subject of formal STT action during these meetings. STT action will 
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and 
to any issues arising after publication of this document that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified 
of the STT's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. John Rhoton at 503-326-352 (voice), or 503-
326-6831 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. et seq.

    Dated: January 5, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-529 Filed 1-7-00; 8:45 am]
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