WSR 24-20-084

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 24-212—Filed September 27, 2024, 2:52 p.m., effective September 30, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: September 30, 2024.

Purpose: This rule is needed to return Hoh River, including South Fork and all tributaries, to permanent rules.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-02000L.

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: Flows in the Hoh River have increased to levels that are not impeding upstream fish movement. Flows are still of concern, river conditions and salmon abundance and distribution will be monitored, and fishing may be closed again if conditions change.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 27, 2024.

Kelly Susewind

Director

The following section of Washington Administrative Code is repealed, effective September 30, 2024: