81 FR 5101 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 20 (February 1, 2016)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has announced its annual preseason management process for the 2016 ocean salmon fisheries. This notice informs the public of opportunities to provide comments on the 2016 ocean salmon management measures.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5101-5102]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01761]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE369


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 2016 ocean 
salmon fisheries. This notice informs the public of opportunities to 
provide comments on the 2016 ocean salmon management measures.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted 
by the Pacific Council at its March 2016 meeting, and described in 
Preseason Report II, received electronically or in hard copy by 11:59 
p.m. Pacific Time, April 3, 2016, will be considered in the Pacific 
Council's final recommendation for the 2016 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, and posted on the Pacific Council Web 
site at http://www.pcouncil.org. You may submit comments, identified by 
NOAA-NMFS-2016-0007, 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-2016-0007, 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 to 
[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 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: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Council, 
telephone: 503-820-2414. For information on submitting comments via the 
Federal e-Rulemaking portal, contact Peggy Mundy, NMFS, telephone: 206-
526-4323.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pacific Council has published its annual 
notice of availability of reports, public meetings, and hearings for 
the 2016 ocean salmon fisheries (80 FR 81806, December 31, 2015). The 
Pacific Council will adopt alternatives for 2016 ocean salmon fisheries 
at its meeting, March 8-14, 2016, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in 
Sacramento, CA. Details of this meeting are available on the Pacific 
Council's Web site (http://www.pcouncil.org) and will be published in 
the Federal Register in February 2016. On March 23, 2016, ``Preseason 
Report II--Proposed Alternatives and Environmental

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Assessment Part 2 for 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations'' is 
scheduled to be 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. 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. at the following locations:
     March 28, 2016: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 West 
Hancock, Westport, WA 98595, telephone 360-268-9101.
     March 28, 2016: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313 
North Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone 541-267-4141.
     March 29, 2016: Motel 6, Convention Room, 400 South Main 
St, Fort Bragg, CA 95437, telephone 707-964-4761.
    Comments on the alternatives the Pacific Council adopts at its 
March 2016 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 28-
29, 2016, or at the Pacific Council's meeting, April 9-14, 2016, at the 
Hilton in Vancouver, WA. Details of these meetings will be available on 
the Pacific Council's Web site (http://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, April 
3, 2016, 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 2016 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 27, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-01761 Filed 1-29-16; 8:45 am]
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