[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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