Notice2021-26687
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Public Hearings
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Published
December 9, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council documents, as well as the anticipated dates and locations of upcoming Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific Council. These documents and events comprise the Pacific Council's complete schedule for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to ocean salmon fishery management measures. The agendas for the March and April 2022 Pacific Council meetings will be published in subsequent Federal Register documents prior to the actual meetings.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 234 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70114-70115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26687]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB624]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Public
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 2022 ocean salmon
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council
documents, as well as the anticipated dates and locations of upcoming
Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific
Council. These documents and events comprise the Pacific Council's
complete schedule for determining the annual proposed and final
modifications to
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ocean salmon fishery management measures. The agendas for the March and
April 2022 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
submitted through the Pacific Council's e-portal (<a href="https://pfmc.psmfc.org">https://pfmc.psmfc.org</a>) and received by the public comment deadline prior to
the April 2022 Council meeting. Information will be available on the
Pacific Council's website (<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>) as the date for the
April Council meeting approaches.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384, telephone: (503)
820-2280 (voice) or (503) 820-2299 (fax).
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Ehlke, Staff Officer,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
February 15, 2022: ``Review of 2021 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 website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>.
March 4, 2022: ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2022 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council website
at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>.
March 22, 2022: ``Preseason Report II--Proposed Alternatives and
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2022 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations.'' The report will include a description of the adopted
salmon management alternatives and a summary of their biological and
economic impacts. The public hearings schedule will also be included on
the inside cover of the report and will be posted on the Pacific
Council website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>.
April 22, 2022: ``Preseason Report III--Council-Adopted Management
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2022 Ocean Salmon
Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council
website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>.
May 16, 2022: Federal regulations for 2022 ocean salmon regulations
are published in the Federal Register and implemented.
Meetings and Hearings
January 18-21, 2022: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet
online in a public work session to draft ``Review of 2021 Ocean Salmon
Fisheries, Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for the
Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan'' and to consider any
other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2022 ocean
salmon fisheries. The STT may also discuss additional topics as time
allows, including but not limited to a harvest control rule for
southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, potential
impacts to fishery management due to COVID-19 in 2021, ecosystem or
administrative matters on the Pacific Council's March and April 2022
meetings, and various salmon related topics of pertinence.
February 22-25, 2022: The STT will meet online in a public work
session to draft ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2022 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or methodology
issues pertinent to the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries. The STT may also
discuss additional topics as time allows, including but not limited to
a harvest control rule for southern Oregon/Northern California Coast
coho salmon, potential impacts to fishery management due to COVID-19 in
2021, ecosystem or administrative matters on the Pacific Council's
March and April 2022 meetings, and various salmon related topics of
pertinence.
March 22-23, 2022: Three public hearings will be held to receive
comments on the proposed 2022 ocean salmon fishery management
alternatives adopted by the Pacific Council. Each public hearing will
be state-specific and begin at 7 p.m. Public hearings focusing on
Washington and California salmon fisheries will occur simultaneously on
March 22, and the public hearing for Oregon salmon fisheries will occur
on March 23. These public hearings are tentatively scheduled to occur
in person, in the cities of Westport, Washington; Coos Bay, Oregon; and
Eureka, California; however, the status of the COVID-19 pandemic may
require the meetings to be held online due to public health and safety
concerns. Actual hearing venues or instructions for joining online
hearings will be posted on the Pacific Council's website (<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>) in advance of the hearing dates.
A summary of oral comments heard at the hearings will be provided
to the Pacific Council at its April meeting. Written comments on the
salmon management alternatives must be submitted through the Pacific
Council's e-portal (<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>).
Specific meeting information, including instructions on how to join
the meeting and system requirements will be provided in meeting
announcements on the Pacific Council's website (see <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#375c455e44195c5b525e5944545f5a5e5343775958565619505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="315a4358421f5a5d54585f4252595c585545715f5e50501f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for
technical assistance.
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.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc4ddc6dc81c4c3cac6c1dcccc7c2c6cbdbefc1c0cece81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbd0c9d2c895d0d7ded2d5c8d8d3d6d2dfcffbd5d4dada95dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 6, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-26687 Filed 12-8-21; 8:45 am]
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