PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Commercial fishing rules.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.12.047.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: A limited participation fishery on the Columbia River will provide fishing and sampling opportunity, while reducing potential impacts that could be caused by overharvest with full fleet participation.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: This fishery will be coordinated with Oregon through the Columbia River compact.
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 Lew Atkins, Fish Program, Assistant Director, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, phone (360) 902-2651. Contact by October 16. Expected proposal filing October 17.
August 28, 2003
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator