[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 244 (Thursday, December 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77010-77011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30091]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XM28


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 2009 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 
2009 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 31, 2009, 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 101, Portland, OR 
97220-1384, telephone: (503) 820-2280 (voice) or (503) 820-2299 (fax). 
Comments can also be submitted via e-mail at [email protected]. 
address, or through the internet at the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments, and include the I.D. number in the subject line of the 
message. For specific meeting and hearing locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Schedule for Document Completion and Availability

    February 26, 2009: ``Review of 2008 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and 
``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis for 2009 Ocean Salmon 
Fisheries'' will be mailed to the public and posted on the Council 
website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 22, 2009: ``Preseason Report II-Analysis of Proposed 
Regulatory Options for 2009 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 24, 2009: ``Preseason Report III-Analysis of Council-Adopted 
Ocean

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Salmon Management Measures for 2009 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will be 
mailed to the public and posted on the Council website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 1, 2009: Federal regulations for 2009 ocean salmon regulations 
will be published in the Federal Register and implemented.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 20-23, 2009: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review of 2008 
Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation or 
methodology issues pertinent to the 2009 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 17-20, 2009: The STT will meet at the Council office in a 
public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance 
Analysis for 2009 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other 
estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2009 ocean salmon 
fisheries.
    March 30-31, 2009: 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:
    March 30, 2009: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 W Hancock, 
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101;
    March 30, 2009: Red Lion Hotel, Umpqua Room, 1313 N Bayshore Drive, 
Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 269-4099; and
    March 31, 2009: Red Lion Eureka, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth 
Street, Eureka, CA 95501, telephone: (707) 445-0844.
    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 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: December 15, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-30091 Filed 12-17-08; 8:45 am]
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