WSR 14-22-019

EMERGENCY RULES

[Order 14-314—Filed October 24, 2014, 4:28 p.m., effective October 28, 2014]

Effective Date of Rule: October 28, 2014.

Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7 and 7A.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-50100M.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047.

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: The nontreaty share of chum in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7 and 7A is expected to be harvested by the date of this closure. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 24, 2014.

Joe Stohr

for Philip Anderson

Director

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 9, 2014: