[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78904-78905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32420]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA878
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 2012 ocean salmon
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council
documents as well as the dates and locations of Pacific Council
meetings and public hearings comprising the Pacific Council's complete
schedule of events for determining the annual proposed and final
modifications to ocean salmon fishery management measures. The agendas
for the March and April 2012 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
received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, March 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from, and written comments
should be sent to, Mr. Dan Wolford, Chairman, Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR
97220-1384, telephone: (503) 820-2280 (voice) or (503) 820-2299 (fax).
Comments can also be submitted via email at [email protected]
address, or through the internet at the Federal Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments, and include the I.D. number in the subject line of the
message. For specific meeting and hearing locations, see supplementary
information.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, telephone: (503) 820-
2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Schedule for Document Completion and Availability
February 16, 2012: ``Review of 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will
be mailed to the public and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
March 1, 2012: ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations'' will be mailed to the public and posted on the Council
Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
March 22, 2012: ``Preseason Report II-Proposed Alternatives and
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations'' and public hearing schedule will be mailed to the public
and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org. The
report will include a description of the adopted salmon management
alternatives and a summary of their biological and economic impacts.
April 20, 2012: ``Preseason Report III-Analysis of Council-Adopted
Ocean Salmon Management Measures for 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will
be mailed to the public and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
May 1, 2012: Federal regulations for 2012 ocean salmon regulations
will be published in the Federal Register and implemented.
Meetings and Hearings
January 17-20, 2012: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at
the Pacific Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review
of 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation
or methodology issues pertinent to the 2012 ocean salmon fisheries.
February 21-24, 2012: The STT will meet at the Pacific Council
office in a public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock
Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2012 Ocean
Salmon Fishery Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or
methodology issues pertinent to the 2012 ocean salmon fisheries.
March 26-27, 2012: Public hearings will be held to receive comments
on the proposed ocean salmon fishery management options 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
Council at its April meeting.
All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. at the following locations:
March 26, 2012: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 W Hancock,
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101.
March 26, 2012: Red Lion Hotel, Umpqua Room, 1313 N Bayshore Drive,
Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 267-4141.
March 27, 2012: Red Lion Eureka, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth
Street, Eureka, CA 95501, telephone: (707) 445-0844.
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.
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Special Accommodations
These public meetings and hearings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503)
820-2280 (voice), or (503) 820-2299 (fax) at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 14, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32420 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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