1. 2008 Preseason Run Forecasts
2. Stakeholder Process Status, Review, Discussion
3. Lower River HSRG Recommendations and Response
4. Mitchell Act Funding

1. California Sea Lions – Endangered Species Act, Sec. 120 Petition
2. Caspian Terns and Cormorant Deterrence

1. Coastal Crab LE 200
2. Sardines
3. Blue Mountain Elk Management
4. Other

January 10, 2008 6:00 p.m.
Red Lion Inn at the Quay
Centennial Room
100 Columbia Street
Vancouver, Washington 98660

Field Reports

Staff: Craig Ely, Chip Dale, Chris Wheaton, Steve Denney,
Tony Nigro, Walt Markee, Holly Michael, Roger Fuhrman

Landowner Preference Briefing

Staff: Craig Ely, Northeast Region Manager

Adopt Temporary Rules

Staff: Roy Elicker, Director

Expenditure Report
         
           Staff:  Laurie Byerly, Deputy Director for Administration

Note: This part of the agenda is for comments on topics not scheduled elsewhere on the agenda. Please contact the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of the Director at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to be included in the public forum. If you bring written summaries or other materials to the meeting please provide the Commission Assistant with 20 copies prior to your testimony. The Commission is unable to take action on items brought to their attention in this forum.

Approve December 2007 Commission minutes
Action:  Approval

• Draft December 2007 Minutes (pdf)

Staff will request the Commission approve the annual update of OAR 635-006-0232, Schedule of Damages for Commercial Fishing Violations.

Staff: Christine Broniak, Economist
Public Testimony
Action: Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing (pdf)
• Statement of Need and Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (pdf)
• Draft Administrative Rules (pdf)
• Oregon Revised Statute 506.720 (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)

Staff will summarize 2007 Developmental Fishery Program activities and update Developmental Fishery Program administrative rules to reflect 2007 legislative actions consistent with Senate Bill 241 and set the 2008 Developmental Fisheries List per Legislative mandate.

Staff: Brett Wiedoff, Nearshore & Developmental Project Leader
Public Testimony
Action: Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item summary (pdf)
• Annual Review of the Developmental Fisheries (pdf)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing (pdf)
• Statement of Need and Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (pdf)
• Draft Administrative Rules (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)

Staff will present proposed rules for amending the limited entry sardine permit renewal date and update administrative rules to reflect 2007 legislative actions consistent with Senate Bill 241.

Staff: Brett Wiedoff, Nearshore and Developmental Fishery Project Leader
Public Testimony
Action: Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item summary (pdf)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing (pdf)
• Statement of Need and Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (pdf)
• Limited Entry Fisheries Permit Deadline Table (pdf)
• Senate Bill 241 (pdf)
• Draft Administrative Rules (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)

Staff will request Commission review and approval of Restoration and Enhancement Projects recommended by the Restoration and Enhancement Board at their November 12, 2007 meeting.

Staff: Laura Tesler, Restoration and Enhancement Program Coordinator
Public Testimony
Action: Approval

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Summary of Projects Recommended for Approval (pdf)
• Summary of Projects Recommended by the R&E Board (pdf)
• Summary Budget Information (pdf)
• Public Comment (pdf)

Staff will request Commission adopt administrative rules for appointing agents for bear and cougar work.

Staff: Don Whittaker, Bear and Cougar Program Coordinator, Tom Thornton, Game Program Manager
Public Testimony
Action: Rulemaking

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary(pdf)
• Hearing Notice, Statement of Need and Ecomomic Impact Statement (pdf)
• Staff Proposal (pdf)
• Oregon Administrative Rules (pdf)
• Public Correspondence (pdf)

Staff will brief the Commission on the draft Wildlife Area Plans for Klamath Wildlife Area and Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area.

Staff: Nancy Breuner, Habitat Biologis, Lanny Fujishin, Klamath Wildlife Area Manager, Dave Larson, Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Manager
Public Testimony
Action: Informational

• Cover (pdf)
• Agenda Item Summary (pdf)
• Staff Summary (pdf)
• Draft Klamath Wildlife Area Management Plan (pdf)
• Draft Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Mangement Plan (pdf)
• Correspondence (pdf)

February 7 - 8, 2008 – ODFW HQ, Salem

• Policy Planning Meeting, February 7, 2008
• American Peregrine Falcon and Arctic Peregrine Falcon for the sport of Falconry
• Upland Artwork Selection
• Columbia River Spring Chinook Allocation
• Pikeminnow Rules
• 2008 Columbia River Fishing Regulations

March 21, 2008 – North Bend Community Center, North Bend

• Diamond Lake Briefing
• PFMC Preliminary Options for Ocean Salmon Regulations
• Incidental Take Permits
• Access and Habitat Projects

April 18, 2008 – ODFW HQ, Salem

• Final drafts 2008 Klamath, Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Management Plans
• Cervid Rules
• Columbia River Commercial Fishing Update
• PFMC Final Options for Ocean Salmon Regulations

May 9, 2008 – La Grande, OR

• Workshop and Field Tour associated with wind power
• PFMC Preliminary Options for Groundfish Management

June 6, 2008, ODFW HQ, Salem

• 2008 Big Game Regulations
• Raffle/Auction Tags
• Access and Habitat Projects
• Angling Regulations Process Update
• Spring Chinook Season Wrap-up Report

July 17 – 18, 2008 – Prineville

• Sturgeon Update
• STEP Annual Report
• Wildlife Area Planning Update – EE Wilson, Sauvie Island and Columbia Basin Wildlife Areas
• 2008-2010 Oregon Furbearer Trapping and Hunting Regulations

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 https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/.

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. 

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 receive 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.

PUBLIC FORUM

If you wish to give testimony on any item not scheduled elsewhere on the agenda, please contact the Director's Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 503-947-6044, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. You will be called to testify by the Commission Chair immediately following the Commissioner Items portion of the agenda. Please provide 20 sets of written summaries or other materials to the Commission Assistant prior to your testimony. The Commission is unable to take action on items brought to thier attention in this forum.

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.