PFBC Notice - Special Regulation

The Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) has approved guidelines with regard to encouraging public participation on possible changes to the designation of streams, 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 re-designation of a stream, 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 meeting on July 17 and 18, 2006, the Commission will consider designating or re-designating the following stream sections as waters subject to special fishing regulations under 58 Pa. Code Chapter 65, effective January 1, 2007:

58 Pa. Code §65.6. Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only (DHALO) Areas

The Commission will consider designating the following stream section as a DHALO area:

County	Water on which located	Description
Lycoming	Pine Creek	From the mouth of Slate Run downstream to the vicinity of the confluence of Naval Run, a distance of 1.3 miles

The Commission will consider revising the limits of the following stream section currently regulated and managed as a DHALO area:

County	Water on which located	Description
Monroe	McMichaels Creek	Extend the limits of the DHALO Area 0.54 mile further downstream to the Glenbrook Road (SR 2004 ) Bridge. The current limits are from a point 0.71 mile downstream of the bridge on Turkey Hill Road (T-416) downstream to the upstream boundary of Glen Brook Golf Course, a distance of 1.12 miles. The revised limits will read "From a point 0.71 mile downstream of the bridge on Turkey Hill Road (T-416) to Glenbrook Road (SR 2004) Bridge, a distance of 1.66 miles."

58 Pa. Code §65.15. Catch and Release All-Tackle Areas

The Commission will consider revising the limits of the following stream section currently regulated and managed as a catch and release all-tackle area:

County	Water on which located	Description
Elk	Clarion River	Extend the limits for approximately 100 meters further downstream to the Main Street Bridge in Ridgway. The current limits are from the confluence of the East and West Branches downstream to the confluence with Elk Creek, a distance of 8.5 miles. The revised limits will read "From the confluence of the East and West Branches downstream to the Main Street Bridge in Ridgway, a distance of 8.6 miles."

At this time, the Commission is soliciting public input concerning the above designations and re-designations. Persons with comments, objections or suggestions concerning the designations or re-designations are invited to submit comments in writing to Executive Director, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000, within 30 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 http://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. Electronic comments submitted in any other manner will not be accepted.

FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION:

Douglas J. Austen, Ph.D.

Executive Director