[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 152 (Monday, August 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52406-52407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18692]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE780


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has 
begun the five-year review of its groundfish trawl catch share program, 
as required by the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation 
Act. It will also begin a concurrent review of its groundfish inter-
sector allocations. This document announces the dates and locations of 
Pacific Council public hearings that will inform Council decisions on 
the content and focus for the review (review plan).

DATES: The hearings will begin on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, and end 
on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Written comments must be received by 5 
p.m. on October 18, 2016. For specific hearing dates and times, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Mr. Herb Pollard, 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]. For specific 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. Jim Seger, telephone: 503-820-
2416.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    Information on the review process is available from the Council Web 
site (www.pcouncil.org) on the five-year review Web page (http://tinyurl.com/hjkmvw6). Comment from the hearings will be summarized and 
provided to the Council at its November 2016 meeting, at which time the 
Council will finalize its review plan. Written comments may also be 
submitted and should be received by 5 p.m. on October 18, 2016, in 
order to be considered at the November Council meeting. Results of the 
catch share program review are expected to be published in the 
following year.

Thursday, August 31, 2016, Through Thursday, September 29, 2016

    Public hearings will be held to receive comments on the content and 
focus for the review. 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 November 2016 meeting.
    All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. at the following locations:
    1. August 31, 2016: Marriott Courtyard, San Luis Obispo Room, 1605 
Calle Joaquin Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405, telephone 805-786-4200.
    2. September 1, 2016: Half Moon Bay Lodge, Club Room, 2400 Cabrillo 
Hwy. South, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, telephone 650-726-9000.
    3. September 6, 2016: City of Fort Bragg. Town Hall, 363 N. Main 
Street, Fort Bragg CA 95437, telephone 707-961-2823.
    4. September 7, 2016: Red Lion Eureka, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth 
Street, Eureka, CA 95501, telephone 707-445-0844.
    5. September 8, 2016: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313 North 
Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone 541-267-4141.
    6. September 12, 2016: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 West 
Hancock, Westport, WA 98595, telephone 360-268-9101.
    7. September 13, 2016: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Diamond Room, 1400 
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, telephone 206-621-9000.

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    8. September 28, 2016: Comfort Inn and Suites, Meeting Room (no 
name), 3420 Leif Erickson Drive, Astoria, OR 97103, telephone 503-325-
2000.
    9. September 29, 2016: Agate Beach Inn, Jasper Room, 3019 N. Coast 
Hwy., Newport, OR 97365, telephone 541-265-9411.
    No actions will be taken at the hearings.

Special Accommodations

    These public 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 five days prior to the 
meeting date.

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

    Dated: August 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-18692 Filed 8-5-16; 8:45 am]
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