[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 26432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12289]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG278


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold a series of meetings to initiate 
the development of salmon rebuilding plans for Klamath River fall 
Chinook, Sacramento River fall Chinook, Strait of Juan de Fuca natural 
coho, Queets River natural coho, and Snohomish River natural coho. 
These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held June 20, 2018 through June 28, 2018. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The STT meetings for Klamath River fall Chinook and 
Sacramento River fall Chinook will be held in the Siskiyou Room at the 
Red Lion Hotel, 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA 96002; telephone: (530) 
221-8700.
    The STT meeting for Strait of Juan de Fuca natural coho will be 
held in Room 261 at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
West Coast Region Office, 510 Desmond Drive SE, Lacy, WA 98503; 
telephone: (360) 753-9530. Please check-in at the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife's reception desk for security clearance.
    The STT meetings for Queets River natural coho and Snohomish River 
natural coho will be held in the large conference room at the Northwest 
Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 Martin Way East, Olympia, WA 98516; 
telephone: (360) 438-1180.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The STT meeting for Klamath River fall Chinook will be held 
Wednesday, June 20, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or until business for 
the day has been completed.
    The STT meeting for Sacramento River fall Chinook will be held 
Thursday, June 21, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or until business for 
the day has been completed.
    The STT meeting for Strait of Juan de Fuca natural coho will be 
held Tuesday, June 26, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or until business 
for the day has been completed.
    The STT meeting for Queets River natural coho will be held 
Wednesday, June 27, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or until business for 
the day has been completed.
    The STT meeting for Snohomish River natural coho will be held 
Thursday, June 28, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or until business for 
the day has been completed.
    Three natural coho stocks (Queets coho, Strait of Juan de Fuca 
coho, and Snohomish coho) and two Chinook stocks (Sacramento River fall 
Chinook and Klamath River fall Chinook) were found to meet the criteria 
for being classified as overfished in the PFMC Review of 2017 Ocean 
Salmon Fisheries. Under the tenets of the Salmon Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP), the STT is required to develop a salmon rebuilding plan for 
each of these stocks and propose them to the Council within one year.
    The STT will meet with tribal, state, and other management entities 
who will work with the STT to provide data and expertise on pertinent 
topics to be included in each rebuilding plan, consistent with the FMP. 
Discussions may include, but are not limited to, work flow, document 
structure, and timeline. One meeting will occur for each of the five 
stocks; additional meetings will be scheduled as needed. These work 
sessions are open to the public.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 
[email protected] or (503) 820-2411 at least 10 days prior to 
the meeting date.

    Dated: June 4, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-12289 Filed 6-6-18; 8:45 am]
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