[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6166-6167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02169]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD071
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
announced its annual preseason management process for the 2014 ocean
salmon fisheries. This notice informs
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the public of opportunities to provide comments on the 2014 ocean
salmon management measures.
DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted
by the Pacific Council at its March 2014 meeting, and described in
Preseason Report II, submitted electronically or in hard copy by 11:59
p.m. Pacific Time, March 30, 2014 will be considered in the Pacific
Council's final recommendation for the 2014 management measures.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair,
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384, telephone: 503-820-2280 (voice) or 503-
820-2299 (fax), and posted on the Pacific Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org. You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-
2014-0005, by any one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0005, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair, Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR
97220-1384.
Fax: 503-820-2299, Attn: Mr. Mike Burner.
Comments can also be submitted via email at
[email protected].
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual may not be considered by NMFS or the Pacific
Council. All comments received are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted for public viewing on 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).
Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word,
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, telephone: 503-820-
2280. For information on submitting comments via the Federal e-
Rulemaking portal, contact Peggy Mundy, telephone: 206-526-4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pacific Council has published its annual
notice of availability of reports; public meetings, and hearings for
the 2014 ocean salmon fisheries (78 FR 73850, December 9, 2013). The
Pacific Council will adopt alternatives for 2014 ocean salmon fisheries
at its meeting, March 7-13, 2014 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in
Sacramento, California. Details of this meeting are available on the
Pacific Council's Web site (www.pcouncil.org) and will be published in
the Federal Register in February 2014. On March 21, 2014, ``Preseason
Report II--Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2
for 2014 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations'' and public hearing schedule
will be mailed to the public that have requested to receive these
documents (see ADDRESSES) and posted on the Pacific Council Web site 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.
Comments on the alternatives the Pacific Council adopts at its
March 2014 meeting, and described in 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 24-
25, 2014, or at the Pacific Council's meeting, April 4-10, 2014, at the
Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington. Details of these meetings are
available on the Pacific Council's Web site (www.pcouncil.org) and will
be published in the Federal Register. Written and electronically
submitted comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific
Time, March 30, 2014 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 2014 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 29, 2014.
Sean F. Corson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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