WSR 24-23-010
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 24-18—Filed November 8, 2024, 10:02 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending current notice requirements for testing commercial fishing gear in chapter 220-353 WAC.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Washington department of fish and wildlife (department) seeks to clarify the requirements for notifying department law enforcement officers about testing commercial fishing gear for commercial fishing boat owners and operators.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Scott Bird, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200, phone 855-925-2801, project code 7510, email testingcommercialfishinggear@publicinput.com, website http://publicinput.com/testingcommercialfishinggear; or Lieutenant Erik Olsen, Region 4, 16018 Mill Creek Boulevard, Mill Creek, WA 98012-1541, phone 425-775-1311.
Additional comments: Assistance for language translation, alternate format, or reasonable accommodation: Contact Title VI/ADA compliance coordinator, phone 360-902-2349, TTY 1-800-833-6388 or 711, email Title6@dfw.wa.gov. For more information, see https://wdfw.wa.gov/accessibility/requests-accommodation.
November 8, 2024
Scott Bird
Rules Coordinator