[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4049-4050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02329]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG623
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
begun its annual preseason management process for the 2019 ocean salmon
fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. This notice informs the public of
opportunities to provide comments on the development of 2019 ocean
salmon management measures.
DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted
by the Pacific Council at its March 2019 meeting, as described in its
Preseason Report II, received electronically or in hard copy by 5 p.m.
Pacific Time, April 1, 2019, will be considered in the Pacific
Council's final recommendation for the 2019 management measures.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from the Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR
97220-1384, and will be posted on the Pacific Council website at http://www.pcouncil.org. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods:
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 to NMFS via the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2018-0128, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. All
comments received via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal 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
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comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
Mail: Mr. Phil Anderson, Chair, Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
Comments submitted by mail will be entered into the Pacific Council's
E-Portal by Pacific Council Staff.
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 announced the
schedule of reports, public meetings, and hearings for the 2019 ocean
salmon fisheries on its website (http://www.pcouncil.org). The Pacific
Council will adopt alternatives for 2019 ocean salmon fisheries at its
March 5-12, 2019, meeting at the Hilton, Vancouver, WA. Details of this
meeting are available on the Pacific Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org). On March 21, 2019, ``Preseason Report II--Proposed
Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2019 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 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.
Comments on the alternatives the Pacific Council adopts at its
March 2019 meeting, and described in its 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 25-
26, 2019, or at the Pacific Council's meeting, April 9-16, 2019, at the
Doubletree by Hilton Sonoma, in Rohnert Park, CA. 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, April 1, 2019, 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 2019 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: February 11, 2019.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-02329 Filed 2-13-19; 8:45 am]
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