WSR 14-24-002

EMERGENCY RULES

[Order 14-326—Filed November 19, 2014, 3:26 p.m., effective November 19, 2014, 6:01 p.m.]

Effective Date of Rule: November 19, 2014, 6:01 p.m.

Purpose: Amend commercial fishing for Puget Sound salmon.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.

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: There are not enough harvestable quotas remaining in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 10 and 11 to provide for a commercial purse seine fishery. Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 8D is closing due to concerns about not reaching egg-take goals at the Tulalip Hatchery. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 19, 2014.

James B. Scott, Jr.

for Philip Anderson

Director