PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Redescribing Puget Sound commercial shellfish districts.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 75.08.080.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The shellfish fisheries have been evolving with additional grounds discovered and other co-management needs identified. This has changed management plans with the tribes and created emergency rules to accommodate the new circumstances. This proposal will reduce the scope of emergency rule actions.
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 Morris Barker, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, phone (360) 902-2826, fax (360) 902-2944. Please provide comments by February 28, 2000. Expected filing date is March 1, 2000.
December 21, 1999
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator