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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99841-99842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29116]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE499]

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 2025 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 2025 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 (https://pfmc.psmfc.org) and received by the public comment deadline prior to 
the April 2025 Council meeting. Information will be available on the 
Pacific Council's website (http://www.pcouncil.org) as the date for the 
April Council meeting approaches.

ADDRESSES: Written 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. Angela Forristall, telephone: 
(503) 820-2419.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tentative Schedule for Document Completion and Availability

    Mid-February 2025: ``Review of 2024 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 https://www.pcouncil.org.
    Early March 2025: ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis 
and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2025 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council website 
at https://www.pcouncil.org.
    Late March 2025: ``Preseason Report II--Proposed Alternatives and 
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2025 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 https://www.pcouncil.org.
    April 24, 2025: ``Preseason Report III--Council-Adopted Management 
Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2025 Ocean Salmon 
Fishery Regulations'' is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council 
website at https://www.pcouncil.org.
    May 16, 2025: Federal regulations for 2025 ocean salmon regulations 
are published in the Federal Register and implemented.

Meetings and Hearings

    January 21-24, 2025: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet for 
a public work session to draft ``Review of 2024 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 2025 ocean salmon fisheries. The 
STT may also discuss additional topics and work as time allows, 
including but not limited to salmon essential fish habitat review, 
salmon risk tables, or administrative matters on the Pacific Council's 
March and April 2025 meetings. The meeting is scheduled to be held in-
person at the Pacific Council office located at 7700 NE Ambassador 
Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220, however an online option to allow 
for the STT to be briefed on ancillary items may be added to support 
those particular discussions. Consult the Pacific Council's website at 
https://www.pcouncil.org as the meeting date approaches to get the most 
current information.
    February 18-21, 2025: The STT will meet for a public work session 
to draft ``Preseason Report I--Stock Abundance Analysis and 
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2025 Ocean Salmon Fishery 
Regulations'' and to consider any other estimation or methodology 
issues pertinent to the 2025 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 2025 STT work 
session. The meeting is scheduled to be held in-person at the Pacific 
Council office located at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, 
Portland, OR 97220. Consult the Pacific Council's website at https://www.pcouncil.org as the meeting date approaches to get the most current 
information.
    March 24-25, 2025: Three public hearings will be held to receive 
comments on the proposed 2025 ocean salmon fishery management 
alternatives adopted by the Pacific Council. Public hearings focusing 
on Washington and Oregon salmon fisheries are tentatively scheduled to 
occur simultaneously on March 24, and the public hearing for California 
salmon fisheries is tentatively scheduled for March 25. Each public 
hearing will be state-specific and begin at 7 p.m. The Washington and 
California public hearings are tentatively scheduled to be held in-
person and occur in Westport, Washington and Santa Rosa, CA. The Oregon 
public hearing is scheduled to be held on-line. Consult the Pacific 
Council's website at https://www.pcouncil.org as the meeting date 
approaches to get the most current information. 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 must be 
submitted through the Pacific Council's e-portal (https://pfmc.psmfc.org) and received by the public comment deadline which is 
tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m. April 7, 2025, and prior to the start 
of the April 2025 Council meeting. Verbal comments on the salmon 
management alternatives are accepted during the Council meeting 
consistent with the Council's April 2025 agenda dates for salmon 
topics. Information

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will be available on the Pacific Council's website (https://www.pcouncil.org) as the date for the April Council meeting approaches.
    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 www.pcouncil.org). 
You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected]) 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 
([email protected]; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to 
the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 6, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-29116 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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