[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5143-5144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01082]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA784]


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 2021 ocean salmon 
fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. This notice informs the public of 
opportunities to provide comments on the development of 2021 ocean 
salmon management measures.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted 
by the Pacific Council at its March 2021 meeting, as described in its 
Preseason Report II, received electronically or in hard copy by 5 p.m. 
Pacific Time, April 5, 2021, will be considered in the Pacific 
Council's final recommendation for the 2021 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. Marc 
Gorelnik, 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://

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www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2021-0001, 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 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 announced the 
schedule of reports, public meetings, and hearings for the 2021 ocean 
salmon fisheries on its website (http://www.pcouncil.org) and in the 
Federal Register (85 FR 83896, December 23, 2020). The Pacific Council 
will adopt alternatives for 2021 ocean salmon fisheries at its March 2-
11, 2021, meeting which will be conducted via webinar. Details of this 
meeting are available on the Pacific Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org). On March 22, 2021, ``Preseason Report II--Proposed 
Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2021 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. Public hearings focusing on 
Washington and California salmon fisheries will occur simultaneously on 
March 23, 2021, and the public hearing for Oregon salmon fisheries will 
occur on March 24, 2021. A summary of oral comments heard at the 
hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting. 
Specific meeting information, including instructions on how to join the 
meeting and system requirements will be provided in meeting 
announcements on the Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org).
    Comments on the alternatives the Pacific Council adopts at its 
March 2021 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 23-
24, 2021, or at the Pacific Council's meeting, April 6-15, 2021, which 
will be conducted via webinar. 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 5, 2021, in order to be included in the briefing 
book for the Pacific Council's April meeting, where they will be 
considered in the adoption of the Pacific Council's final 
recommendation for the 2021 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 13, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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