Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-25500I; and amending WAC 220-56-255.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.

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 allowable catch in Catch Record Card Area 2 has already been taken. The allowable catch in Catch Record Card Area 3 and that portion of Catch Record Card Area 4 west of the Bonilla line is projected to be taken by July 25, 1998. This action is in concert with action to be taken by the National Marine Fisheries Service. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: July 25, 1998, 12:01 a.m.

July 24, 1998

Larry W. Peck

for Bern Shanks

Director

WAC 220-56-25500J  Halibut--Areas and seasons. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-255, effective 12:01 a.m. July 25, 1998, until further notice it is unlawful to fish for halibut in Catch Record Card Areas 2, 3 and that portion of Catch Record Card Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line.

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REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. July 24, 1998:

WAC 220-56-25500I Halibut--Areas and seasons. (98-126)