[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76027-76028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26905]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC601]


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 2023 ocean salmon 
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council 
documents, as well as the anticipated dates and locations of upcoming 
Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific 
Council. These documents and events comprise the Pacific Council's 
complete schedule for determining the annual proposed and final 
modifications to ocean salmon fishery management measures. The agendas 
for the March and April 2023 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 
submitted through the Pacific Council's e-portal (https://pfmc.psmfc.org) and received by the public comment deadline prior to 
the April 2023 Council meeting. Information will be available on the 
Pacific Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org) as the date for the 
April Council meeting approaches. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
specific dates.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available upon request 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).
    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 14, 2023: ``Review of 2022 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 2, 2023: ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and 
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2023 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council website 
at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 20, 2023: ``Preseason Report II--Proposed Alternatives and 
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2023 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations.'' The report will include a description of the adopted 
salmon management alternatives and a summary of their biological and 
economic impacts. The public hearings schedule will also be included on 
the inside cover of the report and will be posted on the Pacific 
Council website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    April 18, 2023: ``Preseason Report III--Council-Adopted Management 
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2023 Ocean Salmon 
Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council 
website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 16, 2023: Federal regulations for 2023 ocean salmon regulations 
are published in the Federal Register and implemented.

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Meetings and Hearings

    January 17-20, 2023: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet for 
a public work session to draft ``Review of 2022 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 2023 ocean salmon fisheries. The 
STT may also discuss additional topics and work as time allows, 
including but not limited to the language for southern resident killer 
whale management measures in the salmon Fishery Management Plan, 
scoping for potential updates to the Sacramento River and Klamath River 
fall Chinook conservation objectives, southern Oregon/northern 
California Coast coho exploitation rate forecasts, and ecosystem or 
administrative matters on the Pacific Council's March and April 2023 
meetings. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in-person at 
the Pacific Council office located at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220; however, the venue is subject to change and 
may be held online. Consult the Pacific Council's website at http://www.pcouncil.org as the meeting date approaches to get the most current 
information.
    February 21-24, 2023: The STT will meet for a public work session 
to draft ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and 
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2023 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or methodology 
issues pertinent to the 2023 ocean salmon fisheries. The STT may also 
discuss additional topics as time allows, including but not limited to 
those identified in the description for the January 2023 STT work 
session. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in-person at 
the Pacific Council office located at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220; however, the venue is subject to change and 
may be held online. Consult the Pacific Council's website at http://www.pcouncil.org as the meeting date approaches to get the most current 
information.
    March 20-21, 2023: Three public hearings will be held to receive 
comments on the proposed 2023 ocean salmon fishery management 
alternatives adopted by the Pacific Council. Public hearings focusing 
on Washington and Oregon salmon fisheries will occur simultaneously on 
March 20, and the public hearing for California salmon fisheries will 
occur on March 21. Each public hearing will be state-specific and begin 
at 7 p.m. These public hearings are tentatively scheduled to be held 
in-person and occur in Westport, WA; Coos Bay, OR; and Santa Rosa, CA. 
Consult the Pacific Council's website at http://www.pcouncil.org as the 
meeting date approaches to get the most current information, as the 
venue is subject to change, and the hearings may be held online. A 
summary of oral comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the 
Pacific Council at its April meeting. Written comments on the salmon 
management alternatives should be submitted through the Pacific 
Council's e-portal (https://pfmc.psmfc.org).
    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). 
You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected]) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for 
technical assistance.
    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

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected]; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to 
the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 7, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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