81 FR 95568 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)

Page Range		95568-95569
FR Document		2016-31326

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2017 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 2017 Pacific Council meetings will be published in subsequent Federal Register documents prior to the actual meetings.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF112


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 2017 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 2017 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 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, March 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from, and written comments 
should be sent to Mr. Herb Pollard, 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). Comments can 
also be submitted via email at [email protected] 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

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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 17, 2017: ``Review of 2016 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 Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 3, 2017: ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and 
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2017 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council Web site 
at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 22, 2017: ``Preseason Report II--Proposed Alternatives and 
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2017 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' and public hearing schedule is scheduled to be posted on 
the Pacific 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 21, 2017: ``Preseason Report III--Council-Adopted Management 
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2017 Ocean Salmon 
Fishery Regulations'' scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council Web 
site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 1, 2016: Federal regulations for 2017 ocean salmon regulations 
will be published in the Federal Register and implemented.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 17-20, 2017: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Pacific Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review 
of 2016 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation 
or methodology issues pertinent to the 2017 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 21-24, 2017: 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 2017 Ocean 
Salmon Fishery Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or 
methodology issues pertinent to the 2017 ocean salmon fisheries.
    March 27-28, 2017: 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 27, 2017: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 West Hancock, 
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101.
    March 27, 2017: Red Lion Hotel, South Umpqua Room, 1313 North 
Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 267-4141.
    March 28, 2017: City of Fort Bragg. Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street, 
Fort Bragg, CA 95437, telephone: (707) 961-2823.
    Although nonemergency 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

    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 Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 
(503) 820-2280 (voice), or (503) 820-2299 (fax) at least 10 business 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 22, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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duties.16 applicable to the PRC producer/exporter 19. Value Added Tax
For entries that were not reported in combination that supplied that non-PRC 20. Normal Value
the U.S. sales data submitted by Keri exporter. These deposit requirements, 21. Factor Valuations
Wood or Simite Wooden (if applicable), 22. Currency Conversion
when imposed, shall remain in effect 23. Section 777A(f) of the Act
the Department intends to instruct CBP until further notice. 24. Recommendation
to liquidate such entries at the rate for
the PRC-wide entity.17 The final results Notification to Importers [FR Doc. 2016–31354 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am]
of this review shall be the basis for the This notice also serves as a reminder BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

assessment of antidumping duties on to importers of their responsibility
entries of merchandise covered by the under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
final results of this review and for future certificate regarding the reimbursement DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
cash deposits of estimated antidumping of antidumping duties prior to National Oceanic and Atmospheric
duties, where applicable. liquidation of the relevant entries Administration
Cash Deposit Requirements during the POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the RIN 0648–XF112
Effective upon publication of the final Department’s presumption that
rescission of Simite Wooden’s NSR, the reimbursement of antidumping duties Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Department will instruct CBP to occurred and the subsequent assessment Public Meetings and Hearings
discontinue the option of posting a bond of double antidumping duties. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
or security in lieu of a cash deposit for
Notification Regarding Administrative Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
entries of subject merchandise by Simite
Protective Orders Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Wooden. If the Department proceeds to
Commerce.
a final rescission of Simite Wooden’s This notice serves as a reminder to
new shipper review, the cash deposit ACTION: Notice of availability of reports;
parties subject to an administrative
rate will continue to be the PRC-wide public meetings, and hearings.
protective order (APO) of their
rate because the Department will not responsibility concerning the SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
have determined individual dumping disposition of proprietary information Management Council (Pacific Council)
margins of for Simite Wooden. If the disclosed under APO in accordance has begun its annual preseason
Department issues final results for with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely management process for the 2017 ocean
Simite Wooden’s NSR, the Department written notification of the return or salmon fisheries. This document
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash destruction of APO materials, or announces the availability of Pacific
deposits, effective upon the publication conversion to judicial protective order, Council documents as well as the dates
of the final results, at the rates is hereby requested. Failure to comply and locations of Pacific Council
established therein. with the regulations and the terms of an meetings and public hearings
However, for Keri Wood, the APO is a violation subject to sanction.
following cash deposit requirements comprising the Pacific Council’s
will be effective upon publication of the Notification to Interested Parties complete schedule of events for
final results of the new shipper reviews determining the annual proposed and
These preliminary results are issued final modifications to ocean salmon
for shipments of the subject and published in accordance with
merchandise from the PRC entered, or fishery management measures. The
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the agendas for the March and April 2017
withdrawn from warehouse, for Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and
consumption on or after the publication Pacific Council meetings will be
351.221(b)(4). published in subsequent Federal
date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C)
of the Act: (1) For subject merchandise Dated: December 20, 2016. Register documents prior to the actual
produced and exported by Keri Wood,, Paul Piquado, meetings.
the cash deposit rate will be that rate Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and DATES: Written comments on the salmon
established in the final results of this Compliance. management alternatives must be
new shipper review (except, if the rate Appendix I received by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time,
is zero or de minimis, then a zero cash March 31, 2017.
deposit will be required); (2) for List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary ADDRESSES: Documents will be available
previously investigated or reviewed PRC Decision Memorandum
from, and written comments should be
and non-PRC exporters not listed above 1. Summary sent to Mr. Herb Pollard, Chair, Pacific
that received a separate rate in a prior 2. Background Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
segment of this proceeding, the cash 3. Scope of the Order
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
4. Discussion of the Methodology
deposit rate will continue to be the OR 97220–1384, telephone: (503) 820–
5. Bona Fide Sale Analysis
existing exporter-specific combination 6. Non-Market Economy Country Status 2280 (voice) or (503) 820–2299 (fax).
rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject 7. Separate Rates Comments can also be submitted via
merchandise that have not been found 8. Absence of De Jure Control email at PFMC.comments@noaa.gov or
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash 9. Absence of De Facto Control through the internet at the Federal
deposit rate will be that for the PRC- 10. Surrogate Country Rulemaking Portal: http://
wide entity; and (4) for all non-PRC 11. Economic Comparability
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the
exporters of subject merchandise which 12. Significant Producer of Comparable instructions for submitting comments,
have not received their own rate, the Merchandise
and include the I.D. number in the
13. Data Availability
14. Date of Sale subject line of the message. For specific
16 See19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
17 For 15. Determination of the Comparison Method meeting and hearing locations, see
a full discussion of this practice, see Non-
16. Results of the Differential Pricing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 Analysis Council address: Pacific Fishery
(October 24, 2011). 17. Fair Value Comparisons Management Council, 7700 NE

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Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, management alternatives adopted by the ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
OR 97220. Pacific Council. Written comments
received at the public hearings and a SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
summary of oral comments at the Management Council (Council) is
Robin Ehlke, telephone: (503) 820–2280.
hearings will be provided to the Pacific scheduling a public meeting of its
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Groundfish Advisory Panel to consider
Council at its April meeting.
Tentative Schedule for Document All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. at actions affecting New England fisheries
Completion and Availability the following locations: in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
March 27, 2017: Chateau Westport, Recommendations from this group will
February 17, 2017: ‘‘Review of 2016 be brought to the full Council for formal
Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock Beach Room, 710 West Hancock,
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) consideration and action, if appropriate.
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
268–9101. DATES: This meeting will be held on
Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon
Fishery Management Plan’’ is scheduled March 27, 2017: Red Lion Hotel, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 8:30
to be posted on the Pacific Council Web South Umpqua Room, 1313 North a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
site at http://www.pcouncil.org. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
March 3, 2017: ‘‘Preseason Report telephone: (541) 267–4141. the Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park Street,
I—Stock Abundance Analysis and March 28, 2017: City of Fort Bragg. Freeport, ME 04032; telephone: (207)
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street, Fort 865–1433.
2017 Ocean Salmon Fishery Bragg, CA 95437, telephone: (707) 961– Council address: New England
Regulations’’ is scheduled to be posted 2823. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
on the Pacific Council Web site at Although nonemergency issues not Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
http://www.pcouncil.org. contained in the STT meeting agendas FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
March 22, 2017: ‘‘Preseason Report may come before the STT for Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
II—Proposed Alternatives and discussion, those issues may not be the New England Fishery Management
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for subject of formal STT action during Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
2017 Ocean Salmon Fishery these meetings. STT action will be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations’’ and public hearing restricted to those issues specifically
schedule is scheduled to be posted on listed in this document and to any Agenda
the Pacific Council Web site at http:// issues arising after publication of this The Advisory Panel will discuss
www.pcouncil.org. The report will document requiring emergency action Framework Adjustment 56 pertaining to
include a description of the adopted under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson- witch flounder specifications only. They
salmon management alternatives and a Stevens Fishery Conservation and will receive an overview of the recent
summary of their biological and Management Act, provided the public benchmark assessment, Plan
economic impacts. has been notified of the STT’s intent to Development Team analysis, and
April 21, 2017: ‘‘Preseason Report take final action to address the Scientific and Statistical Committee
III—Council-Adopted Management emergency. recommendations for witch flounder.
Measures and Environmental Special Accommodations They will make recommendations to the
Assessment Part 3 for 2017 Ocean Groundfish Committee on witch
These public meetings and hearings
Salmon Fishery Regulations’’ scheduled flounder specifications for Fishing Years
are physically accessible to people with
to be posted on the Pacific Council Web (FY) 2017–FY 2019. The Panel also
disabilities. Requests for sign language
site at http://www.pcouncil.org. plans to receive an overview and
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
May 1, 2016: Federal regulations for discuss the Council’s 2017 Groundfish
should be directed to Mr. Kris
2017 ocean salmon regulations will be Priorities and make recommendations to
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 (voice),
published in the Federal Register and the Groundfish Committee, as
or (503) 820–2299 (fax) at least 10
implemented. appropriate. Other business will be
business days prior to the meeting date.
discussed as necessary.
Meetings and Hearings Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Although non-emergency issues not
January 17–20, 2017: The Salmon Dated: December 22, 2016. contained in this agenda may come
Technical Team (STT) will meet at the Tracey L. Thompson, before this group for discussion, those
Pacific Council office in a public work Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable issues may not be the subject of formal
session to draft ‘‘Review of 2016 Ocean Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. action during this meeting. Action will
Salmon Fisheries’’ and to consider any [FR Doc. 2016–31326 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am] be restricted to those issues specifically
other estimation or methodology issues listed in this notice and any issues
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pertinent to the 2017 ocean salmon arising after publication of this notice
fisheries. that require emergency action under
February 21–24, 2017: The STT will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
meet at the Pacific Council office in a Act, provided the public has been
public work session to draft ‘‘Preseason National Oceanic and Atmospheric notified of the Council’s intent to take
Report I—Stock Abundance Analysis Administration final action to address the emergency.
and Environmental Assessment Part 1
for 2017 Ocean Salmon Fishery RIN 0648–XF113 Special Accommodations
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Regulations’’ and to consider any other New England Fishery Management This meeting is physically accessible
estimation or methodology issues Council; Public Meeting to people with disabilities. Requests for
pertinent to the 2017 ocean salmon sign language interpretation or other
fisheries. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries auxiliary aids should be directed to
March 27–28, 2017: Public hearings Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
will be held to receive comments on the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
proposed ocean salmon fishery Commerce. the meeting date.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability of reports; public meetings, and hearings.
Dates		Written comments on the salmon management alternatives must be received by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, March 31, 2017.
Contact		Ms. Robin Ehlke, telephone: (503) 820- 2280.
FR Citation		81 FR 95568
RIN Number		0648-XF11

81 FR 95568 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings

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