993 Triploid grass carp permit application

FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION

Triploid Grass Carp Permit Application

[37 Pa.B. 2565]
[Saturday, June 2, 2007]

   Under 58 Pa. Code § 71.7 (relating to triploid grass carp), 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 by completing the form at www.state.pa.us/Fish/regcomments. 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 applications to stock triploid grass carp in waters having a surface area of greater than 5 acres are currently undergoing staff review:

Applicant	Water	Location of Water	Description of Water	Nature of Vegetation to be Controlled
Omega Engineering	Lake Russell	Greene Township Pike County	50 acre lake which discharges into Freeling Run	Elodea canadensis
Fish and Boat Commission	Harris Pond	Ross Township Luzerne County	30 acre lake which discharges into Roaring Brook	Myriophyllum sp. Elodea canadensis Ceratophyllum sp.

DOUGLAS J. AUSTEN, Ph.D.,   
Executive Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-993. Filed for public inspection June 1, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]