| January 11
-12, 2007 (meeting start
time:
8:00am) |
| DIRECTORS REPORT |
Field Reports
Staff:
Bruce
Eddy, Chip Dale, Chris
Wheaton, Steve Denney, Tony
Nigro, Walt Markee
Adopt Temporary Rules
Staff:
Virgil
Moore, Director
Wolf
Update
Staff:
Russ Morgan, Wolf Program Coordinator |
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| COMISSIONER ITEMS |
Expenditure Report
Staff: Laurie
Byerly, Deputy Director
for Administration
Action: Approval |
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| Exhibit A: COMMISSION MINUTES |
Approve
November 2006 Commission
minutes
Action: Approval |
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| Exhibit
B: SCHEDULE OF DAMAGES
FOR COMMERCIAL FISH VIOLATIONS |
Staff
will request the Commission
approve the annual update
of
OAR
635-006-0232, Schedule of
Damages for Commercial Fishing
Violations.
Staff: Tom
Ruddiman, ASD Administrator
Public
Testimony
Action: Adopt
Rule |
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| Exhibit
C: 2007 GROUNDFISH FISHERY
HARVEST LEVELS AND MANAGEMENT
MEASURES – 2007
PACIFIC HALIBUT MANAGEMENT
MEASURES |
Staff
will request the Commission
adopt harvest levels and
management
measures
for the 2007 recreational
and commercial groundfish
fisheries.
adoption
of the 2007 Pacific Halibut
Catch Sharing Plan as adopted
by
The
Pacific Fishery Management
Council in November 2006
or more
restrictive
measures.
Staff: Patty
Burke, Marine Resources
Program Manager
Public
Testimony
Action: Adopt
Rule
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| Exhibit
D: FISH PASSAGE PRIORITY
ENFORCEMENT LIST |
Staff
will request Commission
approve a list of the highest
priority artificial obstructions
in the state for providing
native migratory fish passage.
Staff: Tom
Stahl, Fish Passage Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Approval |
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| Exhibit
E: COASTAL COHO CONSERVATION
PLAN BRIEFING |
Staff
will present a briefing
on the Oregon Coast Coho
Conservation Plan, its
development
and public reaction
Staff: Kevin
Goodson, Conservation Coordinator
Jay
Nicholas,
Conservation
Program
Donna
Silverberg,
Facilitator
Public
Testimony
Action: Informational |
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| Exhibit
F: FISH RESTORATION AND
ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT
APPROVAL |
Staff
will request Commission
review and approve R&E
Projects recommended
By
the R&E
Board at their November
17, 2006 meeting.
Staff: Laura
Tesler, R&E
Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Approval |
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Exhibit G:
CONSIDERATION
OF RULE AMENDMENT AND
AN ORDER TO WAIVE MINIMUM
LANDING REQUIREMENTS
FOR RENEWAL OF SARDINE
FISHERY PERMITS FOR
2007 |
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Staff
will request Commission
amend the sardine limited
entry rule and consider
the
Pacific sardine industry’s
request for an industry
wide waiver of the minimum
landing
requirements for renewal
of limited entry permits
for 2007.
Staff: Patty
Burke, Marine Resources
Program Manager
Brett
Wiedoff,
Nearshore
and
Developing
Fisheries
Project
Leader
Public
Testimony
Action: Adopt
Rule,
Grant
Waiver
by
Order |
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| Exhibit
H: CRAB POT HARDSHIP RULE
PETITION |
The
Commission will take public
testimony and consider
whether to begin
rulemaking
to consider amending rules
for crab pot limit appeals.
Staff: Patty
Burke, Marine Resources
Program Manager
Public
Testimony
Action: Consider
Beginning
Rulemaking |
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| Exhibit
I: ACCESS & HABITAT EMERGENCY
SEEDING |
Staff
will request Commission
adopt rules to allow a
special fast-track review
and
approval process available
to the Board for emergency
seeding projects
that
address recent wildfire-caused
impacts to lands providing
wildlife habitat
Staff: Nick
Myatt, A&H
Program Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Rulemaking |
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| Attachments: |
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| Exhibit
J: A&H
PROJECT APPROVAL |
Staff
will review and request
Commission approval of
the Access & Habitat
Board’s
October
2006
recommendations
for
project
funding.
Staff: Nick
Myatt,
A&H
Program
Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Approval |
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| Exhibit
K: PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE
RULES |
Staff
will request Commission
adopt rule to expand the
types of marking that
are
acceptable for birds held
by private hunting preserves.
Current rule
identifies
only two types of marking;
the amendment adds and defines
a new
type
of marking.
Staff: Dave
Budeau, Upland Game Bird
Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Rulemaking |
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| Attachments: |
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| Exhibit
L: WILDLIFE AREA PLANNING
UPDATE |
Staff
will review Fern Ridge,
Jewell Meadows and Wenaha
Wildlife Area
Wildlife
Area draft plans.
Staff: Nancy
Breuner, Habitat Biologist
Public
Testimony
Action: Informational |
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| Exhibit
M: DELIST THE AMERICAN AND
ARCTIC PEREGRINE FALCONS
FROM STATE LIST OF THREATENED
AND ENDANGERED SPECIES |
Staff
will request the Commission
approve the removal of both
the American
peregrine
falcon and Arctic peregrine
falcon from the State List
of Threatened
and
Endangered Species.
Staff: Charlie
Bruce, Threatened and Endangered
Species Program Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Rulemaking |
| PLEASE
NOTE: The
original hearing notice
had this agenda item, Exhibit
M, scheduled for January
12, 2007. It
has since been rescheduled
for April 13, 2007, at the
request of the Portland
Audubon Society. |
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| Exhibit
N: CERVID RANCHING RULE
PETITION |
The
Commission will take public
testimony and consider whether
to begin
rulemaking
to
consider
either
of
the
rule
amendment
packages
proposed
by
petitioners.
Staff: Pete
Test,
Deer
and
Elk
Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Consider
Beginning
Rulemaking |
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| Attachments: |
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The
Commission will take public
testimony and consider whether
to begin
rulemaking
to consider either of the
rule amendment packages
proposed
by
petitioners.
Staff: Pete
Test,
Deer
and
Elk
Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Consider
Beginning
Rulemaking
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| EXECUTIVE
SESSION: |
The
Commission will hold an
executive session for
consultation with counsel
concerning legal rights
and duties, as authorized
by ORS 192.660(2)(h) to
consider attorney-client
privileged legal advice. |
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| FUTURE
PROPOSED COMMISSION MEETINGS
& TOPICS |
FEBRUARY
9, 2007
- Seaside
- Sturgeon
and Spring Chinook Regulations
- Crab
Pots, Sardines, Razor
Clams
- Fish
and Wildlife Steward
Award Presentation
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MARCH
16, 2007 – Salem
- Coastal
Coho Conservation Plan
- 2007
Salmon Regulations for
Ocean, Nearshore Waters
and Columbia River Areas
- A&H
Projects
- A&H
Board Member Appointment
- Elkhorn
Wildlife Area Damage Plan
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AGENDA
The
Commission meeting will
begin at 8:00 AM, and proceed
chronologically through the
agenda. If
you wish to receive written
materials prepared for
any of the agenda items,
please contact the Director’s
Office in Salem at 503.947.6044
to request a packet for
those items which interest
you or see the agency’s
website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/Comm/schedule.htm.
A
recess will be taken
at 12:00 Noon, when the
Commission will have
lunch and may discuss
matters of general interest. The
public is welcome to
attend, and an announcement
will be made of the location
of the lunch. At
1:00 PM, members of the
public may bring unscheduled
items before the Commission.
The Commission will take
this testimony for approximately
30 minutes. A
time period of five (5)
minutes will be allowed
for each individual. Please
notify the Director’s
Office at 503.947.6044
if you wish to testify.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
If
you wish to give testimony
on any item scheduled on
this agenda, please sign
up on the sheets provided
the day of the meeting. You
will be called to testify
by the Commission Chair. The
Commission places great
value on information received
from the public, and wants
to avoid arbitrary limits
on the time or attention
allocated to each witness. Therefore,
persons desiring to testify
or otherwise present information
to the Commission are
encouraged to:
(1) Provide
written
summaries
of
information
to
the
Commission
twenty
(20
sets);
(2) Limit
testimony
to
five
(5)
minutes,
recognizing
that
substance,
not
length,
determines
the
value
of
testimony
or
written
information;
(3) Endorse
rather
than
repeat
testimony
of
other
witnesses;
and
(4) Groups
or
organizations
wishing
to
testify
should
designate
one
spokesperson
whenever
possible.
PARKING
Parking
is available to anyone who attends
the Commission meeting.
Thank
you for taking the time to present
your views.
Materials
delivered
to
the
Director’s
Office
sufficiently
in
advance
of
the
meeting
can
be
copied
and
distributed
to
the
Commission. If
you
bring
written
materials
to
the
hearing,
please
provide
twenty
(20)
copies. If
you
have
questions
regarding
this
Agenda,
please
contact
the
Director’s
Office,
Oregon
Department
of
Fish
and
Wildlife,
3406
Cherry
Avenue,
NE,
Salem,
OR
97303,
503.947.6044.
Parking is available to anyone who attends the Commission meeting.
REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION OF DISABILITIES
Reasonable
accommodation,
such
as
assistive
hearing
devices,
sign
language
interpreters,
and
materials
in
large
print
or
audiotape,
will
be
provided
as
needed. In
order
to
ensure
availability,
please
contact
the
Director’s
Office
at
503.947.6044
at
least
72
hours
prior
to
the
meeting
to
make
your
request. TTY
users
can
reach
ODFW
by
using
the
Oregon
Telecommunications
Relay
Service. Please
dial
711
and
ask
to
be
connected
to
503-947-6044. |
