[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95568-95569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31326]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF112


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 2017 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 2017 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 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, March 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from, and 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] 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

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Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Ehlke, telephone: (503) 820-
2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tentative Schedule for Document Completion and Availability

    February 17, 2017: ``Review of 2016 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon 
Fishery Management Plan'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific 
Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 3, 2017: ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and 
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2017 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council Web site 
at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 22, 2017: ``Preseason Report II--Proposed Alternatives and 
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2017 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' and public hearing schedule is scheduled to be 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, 2017: ``Preseason Report III--Council-Adopted Management 
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2017 Ocean Salmon 
Fishery Regulations'' scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council Web 
site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 1, 2016: Federal regulations for 2017 ocean salmon regulations 
will be published in the Federal Register and implemented.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 17-20, 2017: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Pacific Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review 
of 2016 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation 
or methodology issues pertinent to the 2017 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 21-24, 2017: 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 2017 Ocean 
Salmon Fishery Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or 
methodology issues pertinent to the 2017 ocean salmon fisheries.
    March 27-28, 2017: Public hearings will be held to receive comments 
on the proposed ocean salmon fishery management alternatives 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 27, 2017: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 West Hancock, 
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101.
    March 27, 2017: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313 North 
Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 267-4141.
    March 28, 2017: City of Fort Bragg. Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street, 
Fort Bragg, CA 95437, telephone: (707) 961-2823.
    Although nonemergency 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 10 business 
days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: December 22, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-31326 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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