[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80041-80042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31954]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA099


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 2011 ocean salmon 
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council 
documents as well as the dates and locations of Pacific Council 
meetings and public hearings comprising the Pacific Council's complete 
schedule of events for determining the annual proposed and final 
modifications to ocean salmon fishery management measures. The agendas 
for the March and April 2011 Pacific Council meetings will be published 
in subsequent Federal Register documents prior to the actual meetings.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon management options must be 
received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, April 3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available from, and written comments 
should be sent to, Mr. Mark Cedergreen, Chairman, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 
97220-1384, telephone: (503) 820-2280 (voice) or (503) 820-2299 (fax). 
Comments can also be submitted via e-mail at [email protected]. 
address, or through the internet at the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments, and include the I.D. number in the subject line of the 
message. For specific

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meeting and hearing locations, see supplementary information.
    Council Address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, telephone: (503) 820-
2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Schedule for Document Completion and Availability

    February 17, 2011: ``Review of 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will 
be mailed to the public and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 3, 2011: ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis for 
2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will be mailed to the public and posted 
on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    March 22, 2011: ``Preseason Report II-Analysis of Proposed 
Regulatory Alternatives for 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and public 
hearing schedule will be mailed to the public and posted on the Council 
Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org. The report will include a 
description of the adopted salmon management alternatives and a summary 
of their biological and economic impacts.
    April 22, 2011: ``Preseason Report III-Analysis of Council-Adopted 
Ocean Salmon Management Measures for 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will 
be mailed to the public and posted on the Council Web site at http://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 1, 2011: Federal regulations for 2011 ocean salmon regulations 
will be published in the Federal Register and implemented.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 18-21, 2011: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Pacific Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review 
of 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation 
or methodology issues pertinent to the 2011 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 22-25, 2011: The STT will meet at the Pacific Council 
office in a public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock 
Abundance Analysis for 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider 
any other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2011 ocean 
salmon fisheries.
    March 28-29, 2011: Public hearings will be held to receive comments 
on the proposed ocean salmon fishery management options adopted by the 
Pacific 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. at the following locations:
    March 28, 2011: Chateau Westport, Beach Room, 710 W Hancock, 
Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) 268-9101.
    March 28, 2011: Red Lion Hotel, Umpqua Room, 1313 N Bayshore Drive, 
Coos Bay, OR 97420, telephone: (541) 267-4141.
    March 29, 2011: Red Lion Eureka, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth 
Street, Eureka, CA 95501, telephone: (707) 445-0844.
    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

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 (voice), or 
(503) 820-2299 (fax) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 16, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-31954 Filed 12-20-10; 8:45 am]
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