FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION Triploid Grass Carp Permit Application [31 Pa.B. 2755] Under 58 Pa. Code § 71.7, the Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) may issue permits to stock triploid grass carp in Commonwealth waters. Triploid grass carp are sterile fish that may, in appropriate circumstances, help control aquatic vegetation. The Commission has determined consistent with 58 Pa. Code § 71.7(e)(3) to seek public input with respect to any proposed stockings of triploid grass carp in waters having a surface area of more than 5 acres.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments, objections or suggestions about the notice to the Executive Director, Fish and Boat Commission, P. O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000, within 10 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Comments also may be submitted electronically at ''ra-pfbcregs@state.pa.us.'' A subject heading of the proposal and a return name and address must be included in each transmission. In addition, all electronic comments must be contained in the text of the transmission, not in an attachment. If an acknowledgment of electronic comments is not received by the sender within 2 working days, the comments should be retransmitted to ensure receipt.
The following application to stock triploid grass carp in waters having a surface area of more than 5 acres is currently undergoing staff review:
Location of Description Nature of Vegetation Applicant Water Water of Water to be Controlled Mike Kaufman Lake Merriman Muddy Creek Township
Butler County8-acre lake on unnamed tributary to Little Yellow Creek Myriophyllum spp. Typha spp.
Filamentous AlgaePETER A. COLANGELO,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-919. Filed for public inspection May 25, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
