Field Reports
Field Reports will be submitted in written form for this meeting only.

Expenditure Report
Debbie Colbert, Deputy Director for Administration

Top Hunter Education Awards
James Reed, State Hunter Education Program Coordinator

Adopt Temporary Rules
Roy Elicker, Director

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 the July 16, August 6, and September 2, 2010 Commission minutes.

Approval

Attachments: (pdf's)

• July 16, 2010 Commission meeting minutes
• August 6, 2010 Commission meeting minutes
• September 2, 2010 Commission meeting minutes

Approve the July 16, August 6, and September 2, 2010 Commission minutes.

Tom Thornton, Game Program Manager
Don Whittaker, Ungulate Species Coordinator
Public Testimony
Rulemaking

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Agenda Item Summary
• Hearing Notice, Statement of Need, Economic Impact Statement
• Staff Proposals
• Re-introduction and Monitoring Plan
• Oregon Administrative Rules
• Public Correspondence
• Supplemental Public Correspondence as of 09/27/2010

The Commission will be asked to review and adopt the administrative rules relating to Hunter Orange safety clothing.

Chris Willard, Education Services Manager
Public Testimony
Rulemaking

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Agenda Item Summary
• Hearing Notice; Fiscal Impact Statement
• June 4, 2010 Hunter Orange Report to the Commission (Options 1,2 and 3 only)
• Draft Administrative Rules
• Public Correspondence
• Supplemental Public Correspondence as of 09/28/2010

The Commission will be given an informational briefing on the upcoming revisions to the Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy for Oregon.

Dr. Christian Hagen, Sage Grouse Conservation Coordinator
Public Testimony
Informational

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Agenda Item Summary
• Staff Summary of Policy Issues
• DRAFT Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy for Oregon
• Public Correspondence - Part 1
• Public Correspondence - Part 2
• Public Correspondence - Part 3
• Supplemental Public Correspondence as of 092710

The Commission will be asked to review and adopt the amended rules relating to the updated Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.

Craig Ely, Northeast Region Manager
Russ Morgan, Wolf Coordinator
Public Testimony
Rulemaking

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Agenda Item Summary
• Hearing Notice, Statement of Need, Economic Impact Statement
• Staff Summary
• Draft Updated Oregon Wolf Management Plan
• Draft Plan Revised Chapter XI - Oregon Wolf Management Plan
• Draft Amended Oregon Administrative Rules
• Public Correspondence
• Supplemental Public Correspondence as of 092710

2011 Commission Meeting Dates

The Commission will hold an executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2) (i), and solely for the purpose of evaluating Director Roy Elicker.

November – No meeting scheduled

December 3, 2010 – Portland Area (Dist. 3)

• 2011 Groundfish Fisheries Regulations; 2009 Nearshore Logbook Report
• Bycatch Reduction Devices for Pink Shrimp Fishery
• Surplus Eggs and Fish in ODFW Hatchery Programs
• Restoration and Enhancement Board Member Approvals
• Restoration and Enhancement Program Projects
• Access and Habitat Projects
• Wildlife Taxonomy and Wildlife Integrity Rules
• Dog Training Rules
• Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy for Oregon Rulemaking
• Wildlife Area Parking Permit
• Mule Deer Initiative Briefing

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.