10-20-005

WSR 10-20-005

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 10-254 -- Filed September 22, 2010, 3:01 p.m. , effective October 1, 2010 ]

     Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2010.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-25500A.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.

     Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.

     Reasons for this Finding: Federal regulations allow the northern nearshore halibut fishery to remain open until the quota is taken or until September 30, 2010, whichever occurs first. There is sufficient quota to allow the northern nearshore area to remain open through September. There is insufficient time to adopt permanent rules.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: September 22, 2010.

Philip Anderson

Director

REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 1, 2010:

WAC 220-56-25500A

Halibut -- Seasons -- Daily and possession limits. (10-192)