[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73850-73851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD014


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 2014 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 2014 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 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from, and written comments 
should be sent to, Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair, 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]. 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. Mike Burner, telephone: (503) 820-
2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tentative Schedule for Document Completion and Availability

    February 18, 2014: ``Review of 2013 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon 
Fishery Management Plan'' will be mailed to the public and posted on 
the Pacific Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    February 28, 2014: ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis 
and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2014 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' will be mailed to the public and posted on the Pacific 
Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 21, 2014: ``Preseason Report II-Proposed Alternatives and 
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2014 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' and public hearing schedule will be mailed to the public 
and posted on the Pacific 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 21, 2014: ``Preseason Report III- Council-Adopted Management 
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2014 Ocean Salmon 
Fishery Regulations'' will be mailed to the public and posted on the 
Pacific Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 1, 2014: Federal regulations for 2014 ocean salmon regulations 
will be published in the Federal Register and implemented.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 21-24, 2014: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Pacific Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review 
of 2013 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation 
or methodology issues pertinent to the 2014 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 18-21, 2014: 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 2014 Ocean 
Salmon Fishery Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or 
methodology issues pertinent to the 2014 ocean salmon fisheries.
    March 24-25, 2014: Public hearings will be held to receive comments 
on the

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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 Pacific 
Council at its April meeting.
    All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. at the following locations:
    March 24, 2014: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 W Hancock, 
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101.
    March 24, 2014: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313 N Bayshore 
Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 267-4141.
    March 25, 2014: Hilton Sonoma Wine Country, Golden Gate CD Room, 
3555 Round Barn Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403, telephone: (707) 523-7555.
    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

    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 Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 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 4, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-29279 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
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