[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1186-1187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-551]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 123101B]


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 2002 ocean salmon 
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Council 
documents as well as the dates and locations of Council meetings and 
public hearings comprising the Council's complete schedule of events 
for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to ocean 
salmon fishery 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 salmon management options must be 
received by April 2, 2002, at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from and written comments should 
be sent to Dr. Hans Radtke, Chairman, Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97220, 
facsimile 503-326-6831. For specific meeting and hearing locations, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, telephone 503-326-
6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Schedule For Document Completion and Availability

    March 5, 2002: ``Review of 2001 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and 
``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis for 2002 Ocean Salmon 
Fisheries'' will be available to the public from the Council office.
    March 26, 2002: ``Preseason Report II'' and public hearing schedule 
will be mailed to the public. The report will include a description of 
the adopted salmon management options and a summary of their biological 
and economic impacts.
    April 24, 2002: Newsletter describing adopted ocean salmon fishing 
management measures will be mailed to the public.
    May 1, 2002: Federal regulations will be implemented and 
``Preseason Report III- Analysis of Council-Adopted Ocean Salmon 
Management Measures for 2002 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will be available 
from the Council office.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 22-25, 2002: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review of 2001 
Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation or 
methodology issues pertinent to the 2002 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 19-22, 2002: STT will meet at the Council office in a 
public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance 
Analysis for 2002 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other 
estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2002 ocean salmon 
fisheries.
    March 11-15, 2002: Council and advisory entities will meet at the 
Red Lion Hotel Sacramento, Sacramento, CA to adopt the 2002 salmon 
management options for public review.
    April 1-3, 2002: Public hearings will be held to receive comments 
on the proposed ocean salmon fishery management options adopted by the 
Council. All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. on the dates and at the 
locations specified here.
    April 1, 2002: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 W Hancock, 
Westport, WA 98595, telephone 360-268-9101.
    April 1, 2002: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313 N Bayshore 
Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone 541-267-4141.
    April 2, 2002: Red Lion Hotel Eureka, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth 
Street, Eureka, CA 95501, telephone 707-445-0844.
    April 8-12, 2002: Council and advisory entities meet at the 
DoubleTree Hotel - Columbia River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, 
Portland, OR 97217, to adopt 2001 management measures for 
implementation by NMFS.
    April 9, 2002: Testimony on the management options is taken during 
the Council meeting at the DoubleTree Hotel - Columbia River, Riverview 
Ballroom, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217, telephone 
503-283-2111.
    Although nonemergency 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 notice requiring 
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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at 503-326-6352 (voice), or 
503-326-6831 (fax) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 3, 2002..
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-551 Filed 1-8-02; 8:45 am]
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