[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2872-2873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1062]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 010401A]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NationalOceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of salmon management options; public 
meetings and hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its 
annual preseason management process for the 2001 ocean salmon 
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Council 
documents as well as the dates and locations of Council meetings and 
public hearings that comprise the 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 
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 March 28, 2001, at noon Pacific Time. For dates and times 
of the public

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meetings and hearings see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Documents containing the salmon management options will be 
available from and written comments should be sent to Jim Lone, 
Chairman, Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, 
Suite 224, Portland, Oregon, 97201; phone: 503-326-6352; fax: 503-326-
6831. For locations of the public meetings and hearings, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Coon at 503-326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dates, Times, and Locations

Schedule For Document Availability

    February 27, 2001: ``Review of 2000 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and 
``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis for 2001 Ocean Salmon 
Fisheries'' will be available to the public from the Council office.
    March 20, 2001: ``Preseason Report II'' and the public hearing 
schedule will be mailed to the public. The report will include a 
description of the adopted salmon management options and a summary of 
their biological and economic impacts.
    April 13, 2001: Newsletter describing adopted ocean salmon fishing 
management measures will be mailed to the public.
    May 1, 2001: Federal regulations will be implemented and 
``Preseason Report III- Analysis of Council-Adopted Ocean Salmon 
Management Measures for 2001 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' will be available 
from the Council office (see ADDRESSES).

Public Hearings

    Public hearings will be held on March 26 to 28, 2001, to receive 
comments on the proposed ocean salmon fishery management options 
adopted by the Council. All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. on the 
dates and at the locations specified here.
    March 26, 2001: Chateau Westport, 710 W Hancock, Westport, WA.
    March 26, 2001: Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, 
OR.
    March 27, 2001: Red Lion Hotel Eureka, 1929 Fourth Street, Eureka, 
CA.
    April 2-6, 2001: Council and advisory entities meet at the Red Lion 
Hotel Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, to adopt 2001 management measures for 
implementation by NMFS.
    April 3, 2001: Testimony on the management options will be taken 
during the Council meeting at the Red Lion Hotel Sacramento, 
Sacramento, CA.

Public Meetings

    January 16-19, 2001: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet at 
the Council office in a public work session to draft ``Review of 2000 
Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other estimation or 
methodology issues pertinent to the 2001 ocean salmon fisheries.
    February 13-16, 2001: The STT will meet at the Council office in a 
public work session to draft ``Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance 
Analysis for 2000 Ocean Salmon Fisheries'' and to consider any other 
estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2001 ocean salmon 
fisheries.
    March 5-9, 2001: Council and advisory entities will meet at the 
Doubletree Hotel - Columbia River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, 
Portland, OR to adopt the 2001 salmon management options for public 
review.
    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 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 STT's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings and hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at503-326-6352 
(voice), or 503-326-6831 (fax) at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

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

    Dated: January 8, 2001.
Clarence Pautzke,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
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