1797 Triploid grass carp permit applications

FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION

Triploid Grass Cart Permit Applications

[34 Pa.B. 5321]

   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 to [e-mail]. A subject heading of the proposal and a return name and address must be included in each transmission. In addition, 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 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
Robert Merritt	Merritt Pond	Bedford Township, Bedford County	10-acre lake which discharges into Shobers Run	Elodea canadensis Filamentous algae
John K. Wolff	Le Lac du Loup Restocking request	Oregon Township, Wayne County	13-acre lake which discharges into an unnamed tributary to South Branch Calkins Creek	Potamogeton spp.
Deer Lake Improvement Association	Deer Lake	Wharton Township, Fayette County	60-acre lake which discharges into Meadow Run	Myriophyllum sp.

 

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

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1797. Filed for public inspection September 24, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]