FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION Consideration of Changes to Special Regulation Designations [31 Pa.B. 3826] The Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) has approved guidelines with regard to encouraging public participation on possible changes to the designation of stream sections or lakes for special regulation programs. Under 58 Pa. Code Chapter 65 (relating to special fishing regulations), the Commission designates certain streams, stream sections and lakes as being subject to special fishing regulations. These designations are effective after Commission approval when they are posted at the site and a notice is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Under the Commission's guidelines, a notice concerning the proposed designation or redesignation of a stream section or lake under special regulations ordinarily will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin before the matter is reviewed by the Commissioners.
At the next Commission meetings on July 27 and 28, 2001, the Commission will consider designating or redesignating the following stream sections and lakes as waters subject to special fishing regulations under 58 Pa. Code Chapter 65, effective January 1, 2002:
58 Pa. Code § 65.5. Catch-and-release areas.
The Commission will consider adding the following stream section to the list of catch-and-release areas designated under 58 Pa. Code § 65.5:
Water on which County located Description Carbon Hickory Run From Sand Spring Run upstream to Saylorsville Dam, a distance of 1.38 miles. This change, if approved, will result in a total of 2.88 miles of Hickory Run being regulated and managed under the catch-and-release program. The revised section will be as follows:
From the outlet of Saylorsville dam downstream to the mouth, a distance of 2.88 miles.
58 Pa. Code § 65.8. Warmwater/coolwater species special conservation waters.
The Commission will consider removing the following lake from the list of conservation waters designated under 58 Pa. Code § 65.8:
County Water Westmoreland Bridgeport Dam 58 Pa. Code § 65.9. Big bass special regulations.
The Commission will consider designating the following lakes as regulated and managed under the big bass special regulations and adding them to the list of waters subject to these regulations, 58 Pa. Code § 65.9:
County Water Berks Carsonia Lake Bucks Towhee Lake Westmoreland Bridgeport Dam 58 Pa. Code § 65.10. Select Trout Stocked Lake Program.
The Commission will consider removing the following lakes from the list of waters regulated and managed under the Select Trout Stocked Lake Program under 58 Pa. Code § 65.10:
County Water Beaver Upper Hereford Manor Lake Berks Angelica Lake Lackawanna Merli-Sarnoski Lake Luzerne Irena Lake Luzerne Lily Lake Sullivan Hunters Lake At this time, the Commission is soliciting public input concerning the previous designations and redesignations. Persons with comments, objections or suggestions concerning the designations and redesignations are invited to submit comments in writing to Executive Director, Fish and Boat Commission, P. O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000, by no later than 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2001. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted.
Comments also may be submitted electronically to 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.
PETER A. COLANGELO,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1284. Filed for public inspection July 13, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
