[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4869-4870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01913]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB668]


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 (Council) has begun its 
annual preseason management process for the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries 
off the U.S. West Coast. This notice informs the public of 
opportunities to provide comments on the development of 2022 ocean 
salmon management measures.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted 
by the Council at its March 2022 meeting, as described in its Preseason 
Report II, received electronically or in hard copy by 5 p.m. Pacific 
Time, April 5, 2022, will be considered in the Council's final 
recommendation for the 2022 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 Council's 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

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Council, via the Council's e-Portal by visiting https://pfmc.psmfc.org.
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA-NMFS-2022-0001 in the Search box. 
Click on the ``Comment'' tab, complete the required fields, and enter 
or attach your comments. 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 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 Fishery 
Management Council, telephone: 503-820-2280. For information on 
submitting comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking portal, contact 
Shannon Penna, NMFS West Coast Region, telephone: 562-676-2148; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council has announced the schedule of 
reports, public meetings, and hearings for the 2022 ocean salmon 
fisheries on its website (http://www.pcouncil.org) and in the Federal 
Register (86 FR 70114, December 9, 2021). The Council will adopt 
alternatives for 2022 ocean salmon fisheries at its March 8-14, 2022, 
meeting which is tentatively scheduled to occur in person, in San Jose, 
CA. Details of this meeting are available on the Council's website 
(http://www.pcouncil.org). On March 22, 2022, ``Preseason Report II--
Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2022 
Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the 
Council's 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 Council. Written comments received at the 
public hearings and a summary of oral comments at the hearings will be 
provided to the 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 22, 2022, and the public hearing for Oregon salmon fisheries will 
occur on March 23, 2022. A summary of oral comments heard at the 
hearings will be provided to the Council at its April meeting. These 
public hearings are tentatively scheduled to occur in person, in the 
cities of Westport, Washington; Coos Bay, Oregon; and Eureka, 
California. Actual hearing venues or instructions for joining online 
hearings will be posted on the Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org) in advance of the hearing dates.
    Comments on the alternatives the Council adopts at its March 2022 
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 22-23, 2022, or 
at the Council's meeting, April 6-13, 2022, which is tentatively 
scheduled to occur in person, in Seattle, WA. Details of these meetings 
will be available on the Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org) 
and will be published in the Federal Register. Written and 
electronically submitted comments must be received prior to the April 
2022 Council meeting, in order to be included in the briefing book for 
the Council's April meeting, where they will be considered in the 
adoption of the Council's final recommendation for the 2022 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 26, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-01913 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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