[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9128-9129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4598]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021099A]
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; notice of public meetings
and hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its
annual preseason management process for the 1999 ocean salmon
fisheries. This document announces the availability of Council
documents and the dates and locations of Council meetings and public
hearings. These actions comprise the complete schedule of events the
Council will follow for determining the annual proposed and final
modifications to ocean salmon management measures.
DATES: Written comments on the season options must be received by March
31, 1999, at Noon, Pacific Time.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to and Council documents are
available from Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, Oregon
97201; telephone: (503) 326-6352. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
dates, times, and locations of public meetings and hearings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Coon, Salmon Management
Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326-6352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
March 1, 1999: Council reports that summarize the 1998 salmon
season and project the expected salmon stock abundance for 1999 are
available to the public from the Council office.
March 8-12, 1999: Council and advisory entities meet at the
Doubletree Hotel - Columbia River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive,
Portland, Oregon, to adopt 1999 regulatory options for public review.
March 24, 1999: Report with proposed management options and public
hearing schedule is mailed to the public. (The report includes options,
rationale, and summary of biological and economic impacts.)
March 29-April 6, 1999: Public hearings are held to receive
comments on the proposed ocean salmon fishery regulatory options
adopted by the Council. All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. on the
dates and at the locations specified here.
March 29, 1999: Westport High School Commons, 2850 S. Montesano
Street, Westport, Washington.
March 29, 1999: Pony Village Motor Lodge, Ballroom, Virginia
Avenue, North Bend, Oregon.
March 30, 1999: Red Lion Inn, Chinook Room, 400 Industry, Astoria,
Oregon.
March 30, 1999: Doubletree Hotel, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth
Street, Eureka, California.
April 6, 1999: (During the Council meeting) Red Lion's Sacramento
Inn, Martinique Room, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California.
April 5-9, 1999: Council and its advisory entities meet at the Red
Lion's Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California, to adopt
final 1999 regulatory measures.
April 16, 1999: Newsletter describing adopted ocean salmon fishing
management measures is mailed to the public.
April 10-14, 1999: Salmon Technical Team completes ``Preseason
Report III Analysis of Council Adopted Regulatory Measures for 1999
Ocean Salmon Fisheries.''
May 1, 1999: Federal regulations implemented and Preseason Report
III available for distribution to the public.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. John Rhoton at (503) 326-6352
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
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Dated: February 18, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-4598 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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