Notice2024-05201
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings
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Published
March 12, 2024
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 2024 ocean salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. This notice informs the public of opportunities to provide oral and written comments on the development of the regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 17834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05201]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD649]
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 2024
ocean salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. This notice informs the
public of opportunities to provide oral and written comments on the
development of the regulations.
DATES: Comments received orally, electronically, or in hard copy by 5
p.m. Pacific Time, March 31, 2024, will be considered in the Council's
final recommendation for the 2024 regulations. Dates when comments may
be made at public hearings are provided under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
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#91e3fef3f8ffbff4f9fdfaf4d1fffef0f0bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2d0cdc0cbcc8cc7cacec9c7e2cccdc3c38cc5cdd4">[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#7f0c171e11111011510f1a11111e3f11101e1e51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f0c171e11111011510f1a11111e3f11101e1e51181009">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 13, 2024, the Council announced
the schedule of reports, public meetings, and hearings for the
development of annual regulations for the ocean salmon fisheries that
start May 16, 2024 and continue through May 15, 2025, which we refer to
as the 2024 management measures (89 FR 10042; <a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>)). The Council will adopt alternatives for 2024 ocean
salmon fisheries management at its meetings to be held in person March
5-11, 2024 in Fresno, CA. Details of this meeting, including
opportunities to provide public testimony in-person or virtually are
available on the Council's website (<a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>). On March
22, 2024, ``Preseason Report II--Proposed Alternatives and
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2024 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 to be considered 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. Standard Time. Public
hearings focusing on Washington and California salmon fisheries will
occur simultaneously in-person on March 25, 2024. The public hearing
for Oregon will occur virtually on March 26, 2024. 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 and 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. A summary of oral comments received at
the hearings will be provided to the Council at its April meeting.
Comments on the alternatives the Council adopts at its March 2024
meeting, and described in its Preseason Report II, may be submitted (1)
in writing or electronically as described under ADDRESSES, (2) orally
(in-person) at a public hearing, (3) orally (online or in-person) or in
writing at the Council meeting held on March 5-11, 2024, or orally
(online or in-person) at the Council meeting held on April 6-11, 2024,
which is scheduled to occur in person, in Seattle, Washington. 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 2024 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 2024 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: March 6, 2024.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05201 Filed 3-11-24; 8:45 am]
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