Notice2022-26905
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings
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December 12, 2022
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Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2023 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 2023 Pacific Council meetings will be published in subsequent Federal Register documents prior to the actual meetings.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76027-76028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26905]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC601]
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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
specific dates.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available upon request from the 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, telephone: (503) 820-
2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tentative Schedule for Document Completion and Availability
February 14, 2023: ``Review of 2022 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 2, 2023: ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2023 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 20, 2023: ``Preseason Report II--Proposed Alternatives and
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2023 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 18, 2023: ``Preseason Report III--Council-Adopted Management
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2023 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, 2023: Federal regulations for 2023 ocean salmon regulations
are published in the Federal Register and implemented.
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Meetings and Hearings
January 17-20, 2023: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet for
a public work session to draft ``Review of 2022 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 2023 ocean salmon fisheries. The
STT may also discuss additional topics and work as time allows,
including but not limited to the language for southern resident killer
whale management measures in the salmon Fishery Management Plan,
scoping for potential updates to the Sacramento River and Klamath River
fall Chinook conservation objectives, southern Oregon/northern
California Coast coho exploitation rate forecasts, and ecosystem or
administrative matters on the Pacific Council's March and April 2023
meetings. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in-person at
the Pacific Council office located at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite
101, Portland, OR 97220; however, the venue is subject to change and
may be held online. Consult the Pacific Council's website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a> as the meeting date approaches to get the most current
information.
February 21-24, 2023: The STT will meet for a public work session
to draft ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2023 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or methodology
issues pertinent to the 2023 ocean salmon fisheries. The STT may also
discuss additional topics as time allows, including but not limited to
those identified in the description for the January 2023 STT work
session. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in-person at
the Pacific Council office located at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite
101, Portland, OR 97220; however, the venue is subject to change and
may be held online. Consult the Pacific Council's website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a> as the meeting date approaches to get the most current
information.
March 20-21, 2023: Three public hearings will be held to receive
comments on the proposed 2023 ocean salmon fishery management
alternatives adopted by the Pacific Council. Public hearings focusing
on Washington and Oregon salmon fisheries will occur simultaneously on
March 20, and the public hearing for California salmon fisheries will
occur on March 21. Each public hearing will be state-specific and begin
at 7 p.m. These public hearings are tentatively scheduled to be held
in-person and occur in Westport, WA; Coos Bay, OR; and Santa Rosa, CA.
Consult the Pacific Council's website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">http://www.pcouncil.org</a> as the
meeting date approaches to get the most current information, as the
venue is subject to change, and the hearings may be held online. 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 should be submitted through the Pacific
Council's e-portal (<a href="https://pfmc.psmfc.org">https://pfmc.psmfc.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#c0abb2a9b3eeabaca5a9aeb3a3a8ada9a4b480aeafa1a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5239203b217c393e373b3c21313a3f3b3626123c3d33337c353d24">[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#5b302932287530373e323528383336323f2f1b35343a3a753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f647d667c2164636a66617c6c6762666b7b4f61606e6e21686079">[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 7, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-26905 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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