[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6166-6167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02169]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD071


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of opportunities to submit public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has 
announced its annual preseason management process for the 2014 ocean 
salmon fisheries. This notice informs

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the public of opportunities to provide comments on the 2014 ocean 
salmon management measures.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted 
by the Pacific Council at its March 2014 meeting, and described in 
Preseason Report II, submitted electronically or in hard copy by 11:59 
p.m. Pacific Time, March 30, 2014 will be considered in the Pacific 
Council's final recommendation for the 2014 management measures.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from 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), and posted on the Pacific Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org. You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-
2014-0005, by any one of the following methods:
     Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0005, click the 
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or 
attach your comments.
     Mail: Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 
97220-1384.
     Fax: 503-820-2299, Attn: Mr. Mike Burner.
     Comments can also be submitted via email at 
[email protected].
    Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other 
address or individual may not be considered by NMFS or the Pacific 
Council. All comments received are a part of the public record and will 
generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without 
change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address, 
etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive 
information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly 
accessible. NMFS and the Pacific Council will accept anonymous comments 
(enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). 
Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, 
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, telephone: 503-820-
2280. For information on submitting comments via the Federal e-
Rulemaking portal, contact Peggy Mundy, telephone: 206-526-4323.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pacific Council has published its annual 
notice of availability of reports; public meetings, and hearings for 
the 2014 ocean salmon fisheries (78 FR 73850, December 9, 2013). The 
Pacific Council will adopt alternatives for 2014 ocean salmon fisheries 
at its meeting, March 7-13, 2014 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in 
Sacramento, California. Details of this meeting are available on the 
Pacific Council's Web site (www.pcouncil.org) and will be published in 
the Federal Register in February 2014. On 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 that have requested to receive these 
documents (see ADDRESSES) and posted on the Pacific Council Web site at 
http://www.pcouncil.org. The report will include a description of the 
salmon management alternatives and a summary of their biological and 
economic impacts.
    Comments on the alternatives the Pacific Council adopts at its 
March 2014 meeting, and described in Preseason Report II, may be 
submitted in writing or electronically as described under Addresses, or 
verbally or in writing at any of the public hearings held on March 24-
25, 2014, or at the Pacific Council's meeting, April 4-10, 2014, at the 
Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington. Details of these meetings are 
available on the Pacific Council's Web site (www.pcouncil.org) and will 
be published in the Federal Register. Written and electronically 
submitted comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific 
Time, March 30, 2014 in order to be included in the briefing book for 
the April Council meeting where they will be considered in the adoption 
of the Pacific Council's final recommendation for the 2014 salmon 
fishery management measures. All comments received accordingly will be 
reviewed and considered by the Pacific Council and NMFS.

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

    Dated: January 29, 2014.
Sean F. Corson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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