[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3145-3146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01875]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG681
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 2019 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 2019
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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 p.m. Pacific Time, April 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from the Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR
97220-1384, telephone: (503) 820-2280 (voice) or (503) 820-2299 (fax).
Written comments should be sent electronically to Mr. Phil Anderson,
Chair, Pacific Fishery Management Council, via the Pacific Council's E-
Portal by visiting https://pfmc.psmfc.org. Comments can also be
submitted through the Federal Rulemaking E-Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments,
and include the I.D. number in the subject line of the message. If you
are unable to access either E-Portal, written comments may be mailed to
Mr. Phil Anderson at the Pacific Fishery Management Council office
address stated above. Written comments will then be entered into the
Pacific Council's E-Portal by Council staff. For specific meeting and
hearing locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
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 15, 2019: ``Review of 2018 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 website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
March 1, 2019: ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2019 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council website
at http://www.pcouncil.org.
March 21, 2019: ``Preseason Report II-Proposed Alternatives and
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2019 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations'' and public hearing schedule is scheduled to be posted on
the Pacific Council website 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 23, 2019: ``Preseason Report III--Council-Adopted Management
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2019 Ocean Salmon
Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council
website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
May 1, 2019: Federal regulations for 2019 ocean salmon regulations
are published in the Federal Register and implemented.
Meetings and Hearings
January 22-25, 2019: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at
the Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review of 2018
Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan'' and to
consider any other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the
2019 ocean salmon fisheries. The STT may also discuss and work on
salmon rebuilding plans as time allows.
February 19-22, 2019: The STT will meet at the Council office in a
public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance
Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2019 Ocean Salmon
Fishery Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or
methodology issues pertinent to the 2019 ocean salmon fisheries. The
STT may also discuss and work on salmon rebuilding plans as time
allows.
March 25-26, 2019: 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 heard at the hearings will be provided
to the Pacific Council at its April meeting.
All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. on the dates and locations
specified below:
March 25, 2019: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 West
Hancock, Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101.
March 25, 2019: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313
North Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 267-4141.
March 26, 2019: Hampton Inn, Grand Ballroom, 1160 Airport
Park Blvd., Ukiah, CA 95482, telephone: (707) 462-6555.
Although non-emergency 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 days prior
to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 6, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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