[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 9128-9129] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-4598] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 021099A] 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; notice of public meetings and hearings.
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Summary
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 1999 ocean salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Council documents and the dates and locations of Council meetings and public hearings. These actions comprise the complete schedule of events the Council will follow for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to ocean salmon management measures.
Dates
Written comments on the season options must be received by March 31, 1999, at Noon, Pacific Time.
Addresses
Written comments should be sent to and Council documents are available from Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, Oregon 97201; telephone: (503) 326-6352. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times, and locations of public meetings and hearings.
For Further Information Contact
John Coon, Salmon Management Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.
Supplementary Information
March 1, 1999: Council reports that summarize the 1998 salmon season and project the expected salmon stock abundance for 1999 are available to the public from the Council office. March 8-12, 1999: Council and advisory entities meet at the Doubletree Hotel - Columbia River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, Portland, Oregon, to adopt 1999 regulatory options for public review. March 24, 1999: Report with proposed management options and public hearing schedule is mailed to the public. (The report includes options, rationale, and summary of biological and economic impacts.) March 29-April 6, 1999: Public hearings are held to receive comments on the proposed ocean salmon fishery regulatory options adopted by the Council. All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. on the dates and at the locations specified here. March 29, 1999: Westport High School Commons, 2850 S. Montesano Street, Westport, Washington. March 29, 1999: Pony Village Motor Lodge, Ballroom, Virginia Avenue, North Bend, Oregon. March 30, 1999: Red Lion Inn, Chinook Room, 400 Industry, Astoria, Oregon. March 30, 1999: Doubletree Hotel, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth Street, Eureka, California. April 6, 1999: (During the Council meeting) Red Lion's Sacramento Inn, Martinique Room, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California. April 5-9, 1999: Council and its advisory entities meet at the Red Lion's Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California, to adopt final 1999 regulatory measures. April 16, 1999: Newsletter describing adopted ocean salmon fishing management measures is mailed to the public. April 10-14, 1999: Salmon Technical Team completes ``Preseason Report III Analysis of Council Adopted Regulatory Measures for 1999 Ocean Salmon Fisheries.'' May 1, 1999: Federal regulations implemented and Preseason Report III available for distribution to the public.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. John Rhoton at (503) 326-6352 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 18, 1999. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-4598 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F