Notice2025-04425
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
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Published
March 18, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene two public hearings regarding the trawl catch share program review.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 12528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04425]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE774]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, hearings, and public comment
opportunities.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will
convene two public hearings regarding the trawl catch share program
review.
DATES: The hearings will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time (PT) and Monday, April 28, 2025, from 5:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., PT. Hearing times are an estimate, hearings will end
when business for the day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The first hearing on April 24, 2025, will be held online.
The second hearing on April 28, 2025, will be held in Astoria, OR.
Meeting location and specifics will be posted on the Pacific Council's
website (<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>) when available.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi Waller, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820-2415.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Periodic reviews of catch shares program are
required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. The Pacific Council initiated its second review of the trawl catch
share program in 2022 and is scheduled to receive a preliminary draft
of the review document in September 2025. The two hearings will provide
a general briefing on the state of the catch share program since the
last review completed in 2017 and provide an opportunity for
stakeholder feedback on how the program is performing.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these hearings. Action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the 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#a1cad3c8d28fcacdc4c8cfd2c2c9ccc8c5d5e1d1c2ced4cfc2c8cd8fced3c6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a2bba0bae7a2a5aca0a7baaaa1a4a0adbd89b9aaa6bca7aaa0a5e7a6bbae">[email protected]</span></a>; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior
to the hearing date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-04425 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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