[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3668-3669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1337]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 011805B]
RIN 0648-AS58


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 2005 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 March 29, 2005, at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from and written comments should 
be sent to Mr. Donald Hansen, Chairman, Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384, 
telephone: 503-820-2280 (voice) or 503-820-2299 (fax). For specific 
meeting and hearing locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, telephone: 503-820-
2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Schedule for Document Completion and Availability

    March 1, 2005: ``Review of 2004 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and 
``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis for 2005 Ocean Salmon 
Fisheries'' will be available to the public from the Council office and 
posted on the Council website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 22, 2005: ``Preseason Report II-Analysis of Proposed 
Regulatory Options for 2005 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and public hearing 
schedule will be mailed to the public and posted on the Council website 
at http://www.pcouncil.org. The report will include a description of 
the adopted salmon management options and a summary of their biological 
and economic impacts.
    April 22, 2005: Council adopted ocean salmon fishing management 
measures will be posted on the Council website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 1, 2005: Federal regulations will be implemented and 
``Preseason Report III-Analysis of Council Adopted Ocean Salmon 
Management Measures for 2005 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will be available 
from the Council office and posted on the Council web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 18-21, 2005: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) met at the 
Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review of 2004 Ocean 
Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation or methodology 
issues pertinent to the 2005 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 8-11, 2005: The STT will meet at the Council office in a 
public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance 
Analysis for 2005 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other 
estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2005 ocean salmon 
fisheries.
    March 6-11, 2005: The Council and advisory entities will meet at 
the Doubletree Hotel Sacramento, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 
95815, Phone: (916) 929-8855, to adopt the 2005 salmon management 
options for public review.
    March 28-30, 2005: 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. at the following 
locations, with sites and dates to be specified at a later time: 
Westport, WA; Coos Bay, OR, and Fort Bragg, CA. Additional hearings may 
be scheduled at a later date.

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    April 3-8, 2005: Council and advisory entities meet at the Sheraton 
Tacoma Hotel, 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402 Phone: (253) 572-
3200, to adopt 2005 management measures for implementation by NMFS.
    April 5, 2005: Testimony on the management options is taken during 
the Council meeting at the Sheraton Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, WA.
    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 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 503-820-2280 (voice), or 
503-820-2299 (fax) at least five days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: January 18, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-1337 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am]
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