Proposed Rule2023-00323
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings
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Published
January 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its annual preseason process to develop regulations to manage the 2023 ocean salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. This document informs the public of opportunities to provide oral and written comments on the development of 2023 ocean salmon regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00323]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
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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 provide public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its
annual preseason process to develop regulations to manage the 2023
ocean salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. This document informs
the public of opportunities to provide oral and written comments on the
development of 2023 ocean salmon regulations.
DATES: Comments on the salmon management alternatives that will be
adopted by the Council at its March 2023 meeting and will be described
in its Preseason Report II, received orally, electronically, or in hard
copy by 5 p.m. Pacific Time, March 31, 2023, will be considered in the
Council's final recommendation for the 2023 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="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>. You may submit written comments by any one of the
following methods:
<bullet> Council e-Portal: Written comments must be submitted
electronically to Mr. Marc Gorelnik, Chair, Pacific Fishery Management
Council, via the Council's e-Portal by visiting <a href="https://pfmc.psmfc.org">https://pfmc.psmfc.org</a>.
<bullet> Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 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-2023-0001 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; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea9885888384c48f8286818faa84858b8bc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcaeb3beb5b2f2b9b4b0b7b99cb2b3bdbdf2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>. For information on submitting comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking portal, contact Shannon Penna, NMFS West Coast
Region, telephone: 562-980-4239; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83f0ebe2ededecedadf3e6edede2c3edece2e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5a6bdb4bbbbbabbfba5b0bbbbb495bbbab4b4fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council has announced the schedule of
reports, public meetings, and hearings for the 2023 ocean salmon
fisheries on its website (<a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>) and in the Federal
Register (87 FR 76027, December 12, 2022). The Council will adopt
alternatives for the management cycle that begins on May 16, 2023 and
continues through May 15, 2024, at its March 4-10, 2023, meeting which
is scheduled to occur in person, in Seattle, Washington. Details of
this meeting are available on the Council's website (<a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>). On March 20, 2023, ``Preseason Report II--Proposed
Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2023 Ocean Salmon
Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Council's
website at <a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://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 oral comments on the
proposed ocean salmon fishery management alternatives adopted by the
Council. All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. Public hearings focusing
on Washington and Oregon salmon fisheries will occur simultaneously on
March 20, 2023, and the public hearing for California salmon fisheries
will occur on March 21, 2023. 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 Santa Rosa,
California. Actual hearing venues or instructions for joining online
hearings will be posted on the Council's website (<a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>) in advance of the hearing dates.
Comments on the alternatives the Council adopts at its March 2023
meeting, and described in its Preseason Report II, may be submitted in
writing or electronically as described under ADDRESSES, orally (in-
person) at a public hearing, orally (online or in-person) or in writing
at the Council meeting held on March 4-10, 2023, or orally (online or
in-person) at the Council meeting, April 1-7, 2023, which is scheduled
to occur in person, in Foster City, California. Details of these
meetings will be available on the Council's website (<a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>) and will be published in the Federal Register.
Written and electronically submitted comments must be received prior to
the April 2023 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 2023 salmon
fishery regulations. 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 5, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-00323 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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