[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78904-78905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32420]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA878


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 (Pacific Council) has 
begun its annual preseason management process for the 2012 ocean salmon 
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council 
documents as well as the dates and locations of Pacific Council 
meetings and public hearings comprising the Pacific 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 2012 Pacific Council meetings will be published 
in subsequent Federal Register documents prior to the actual meetings.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives must be 
received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, March 26, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from, and written comments 
should be sent to, Mr. Dan Wolford, 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 email at [email protected] 
address, or through the internet at the Federal Rulemaking 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 16, 2012: ``Review of 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will 
be mailed to the public and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 1, 2012: ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis and 
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' will be mailed to the public and posted on the Council 
Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 22, 2012: ``Preseason Report II-Proposed Alternatives and 
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' and public hearing schedule will be mailed to the public 
and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org. The 
report will include a description of the adopted salmon management 
alternatives and a summary of their biological and economic impacts.
    April 20, 2012: ``Preseason Report III-Analysis of Council-Adopted 
Ocean Salmon Management Measures for 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will 
be mailed to the public and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 1, 2012: Federal regulations for 2012 ocean salmon regulations 
will be published in the Federal Register and implemented.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 17-20, 2012: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Pacific Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review 
of 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation 
or methodology issues pertinent to the 2012 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 21-24, 2012: The STT will meet at the Pacific Council 
office in a public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock 
Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2012 Ocean 
Salmon Fishery Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or 
methodology issues pertinent to the 2012 ocean salmon fisheries.
    March 26-27, 2012: Public hearings will be held to receive comments 
on the proposed ocean salmon fishery management options adopted by the 
Pacific Council. Written comments received at the public hearings, and 
a summary of oral comments at the hearings will be provided to the 
Council at its April meeting.
    All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. at the following locations:
    March 26, 2012: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 W Hancock, 
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101.
    March 26, 2012: Red Lion Hotel, Umpqua Room, 1313 N Bayshore Drive, 
Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 267-4141.
    March 27, 2012: 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.

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Special Accommodations

    These public meetings and hearings 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 14, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32420 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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