[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 3133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01098]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF944


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 2018 ocean 
salmon fisheries. This notice informs the public of opportunities to 
provide comments on the 2018 ocean salmon management measures.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted 
by the Pacific Council at its March 2018 meeting, and described in 
Preseason Report II, received electronically or in hard copy by 5 p.m. 
Pacific Time, March 30, 2018, will be considered in the Pacific 
Council's final recommendation for the 2018 management measures.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from Mr. Phil Anderson, Chair, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384, and posted on the Pacific Council website 
at http://www.pcouncil.org. You may submit comments, identified by 
NOAA-NMFS-2017-0113, 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-2017-0113, click the 
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or 
attach your comments.
     Mail: Mr. Phil Anderson, Chair, Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
     Fax: 503-820-2299, Attn: Ms. Robin Ehlke.
     Comments can also be submitted via email to 
[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 http://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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council, 
telephone: 503-820-2280. For information on submitting comments via the 
Federal e-Rulemaking portal, contact Peggy Mundy, NMFS West Coast 
Region, telephone: 206-526-4323; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pacific Council has published its annual 
notice of availability of reports, public meetings, and hearings for 
the 2018 ocean salmon fisheries (82 FR 61268, December 27, 2017). The 
Pacific Council will adopt alternatives for 2018 ocean salmon fisheries 
at its March 8-14, 2018, meeting at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sonoma, 
Rohnert Park, CA. Details of this meeting are available on the Pacific 
Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org) and will be published in 
the Federal Register in February 2018. On March 22, 2018, ``Preseason 
Report II--Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 
for 2018 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted 
on the Pacific Council website 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. 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 26, 2018: Chateau Westport, Fremont Room, 710 West 
Hancock, Westport, WA 98595, telephone 360-268-9101.
     March 26, 2018: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313 
North Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone 541-267-4141.
     March 27, 2018: Laurel Inn & Conference Center, 801 West 
Laurel Drive, Salinas, CA 93906, telephone: 831-449-2474.
    Comments on the alternatives the Pacific Council adopts at its 
March 2018 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 26-
27, 2018, or at the Pacific Council's meeting, April 5-11, 2018, at the 
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, in Portland, OR. Details of these 
meetings will be available on the Pacific Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org) and will be published in the Federal Register. 
Written and electronically submitted comments must be received no later 
than 5 p.m. Pacific Time, March 30, 2018, 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 2018 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 17, 2018.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01098 Filed 1-22-18; 8:45 am]
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