WSR 98-19-015
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-186--Filed September 5, 1998, 9:18 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: September 5, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-57-16000N, 220-57-31500F, 220-57-32100A, 220-57-50500B, and 232-28-61900W.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040.
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Reasons for this Finding: The closure of the scheduled fisheries is repealed because the National Marine Fisheries Service has determined that the fisheries would not produce a jeopardy impact under Section 7(b) of the Endangered Species Act. In the absence of a jeopardy impact, the emergency closure is not necessary, and the scheduled fisheries may continue. The states of Washington and Oregon concur in the determination.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 5.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: Immediately.
September 5, 1998
Evan Jacoby
for Bern Shanks
Director
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 220-57-16000N Columbia River (98-182)
WAC 220-57-31500F Klickitat River (98-182)
WAC 220-57-32100A Little White Salmon River (Drano Lake) (98-182)
WAC 220-57-50500B White Salmon River (98-182)
WAC 232-28-61900W Exceptions to statewide rules (98-182)