Notice2022-01913
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings
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Published
January 31, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. This notice informs the public of opportunities to provide comments on the development of 2022 ocean salmon management measures.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4869-4870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01913]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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 (Council) has begun its
annual preseason management process for the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries
off the U.S. West Coast. This notice informs the public of
opportunities to provide comments on the development of 2022 ocean
salmon management measures.
DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives adopted
by the Council at its March 2022 meeting, as described in its Preseason
Report II, received electronically or in hard copy by 5 p.m. Pacific
Time, April 5, 2022, will be considered in the Council's final
recommendation for the 2022 management measures.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from the Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR
97220-1384, and will be posted on the Council's website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods:
<bullet> Written comments should be sent electronically to Mr. Marc
Gorelnik, Chair, Pacific Fishery Management
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Council, via the Council's e-Portal by visiting <a href="https://pfmc.psmfc.org">https://pfmc.psmfc.org</a>.
<bullet> Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter NOAA-NMFS-2022-0001 in the Search box.
Click on the ``Comment'' tab, complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. 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 Council will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Ehlke, Pacific Fishery
Management Council, telephone: 503-820-2280. For information on
submitting comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking portal, contact
Shannon Penna, NMFS West Coast Region, telephone: 562-676-2148; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8dbc0c9c6c6c7c686d8cdc6c6c9e8c6c7c9c986cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22514a434c4c4d4c0c52474c4c43624c4d43430c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council has announced the schedule of
reports, public meetings, and hearings for the 2022 ocean salmon
fisheries on its website (<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>) and in the Federal
Register (86 FR 70114, December 9, 2021). The Council will adopt
alternatives for 2022 ocean salmon fisheries at its March 8-14, 2022,
meeting which is tentatively scheduled to occur in person, in San Jose,
CA. Details of this meeting are available on the Council's website
(<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>). On March 22, 2022, ``Preseason Report II--
Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2022
Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the
Council's website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>. 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 Council. Written comments received at the
public hearings and a summary of oral comments at the hearings will be
provided to the Council at its April meeting.
All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. Public hearings focusing on
Washington and California salmon fisheries will occur simultaneously on
March 22, 2022, and the public hearing for Oregon salmon fisheries will
occur on March 23, 2022. A summary of oral comments heard at the
hearings will be provided to the Council at its April meeting. These
public hearings are tentatively scheduled to occur in person, in the
cities of Westport, Washington; Coos Bay, Oregon; and Eureka,
California. Actual hearing venues or instructions for joining online
hearings will be posted on the Council's website (<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>) in advance of the hearing dates.
Comments on the alternatives the Council adopts at its March 2022
meeting, and described in its 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 22-23, 2022, or
at the Council's meeting, April 6-13, 2022, which is tentatively
scheduled to occur in person, in Seattle, WA. Details of these meetings
will be available on the Council's website (<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a>)
and will be published in the Federal Register. Written and
electronically submitted comments must be received prior to the April
2022 Council meeting, in order to be included in the briefing book for
the Council's April meeting, where they will be considered in the
adoption of the Council's final recommendation for the 2022 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 26, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-01913 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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