[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4547-4548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01570]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD696


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 2015 ocean 
salmon fisheries. This notice informs the public of opportunities to 
provide comments on the 2015 ocean salmon management measures.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted 
by the Pacific Council at its March 2015 meeting, and described in 
Preseason Report II, submitted electronically or in hard copy by 11:59 
p.m. Pacific Time, April 2, 2015, will be considered in the Pacific 
Council's final recommendation for the 2015 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-
2015-0001, 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-2015-0001, 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 2015 ocean salmon fisheries (79 FR 78805, December 31, 2014). The 
Pacific Council will adopt alternatives for 2015 ocean salmon fisheries 
at its meeting, March 6-12, 2015, at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, WA. 
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 2015. On March 20, 2015, ``Preseason Report II-Proposed 
Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2015 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 2015 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 30-
31, 2015, or at the Pacific Council's meeting, April 10-16, 2015, at 
the DoubleTree by Hilton Sonoma in Rohnert Park, CA. Details of these 
meetings are available on the Pacific Council's Web site 
(www.pcouncil.org) and will be published in the Federal

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Register. Written and electronically submitted comments must be 
received no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, April 2, 2015, 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 2015 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 23, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-01570 Filed 1-27-15; 8:45 am]
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