Readopt Emergency Amendment to Section 132.2 of Title 14, CCR - Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps
Summary
SCH Number
2024090484
Public Agency
Fish and Wildlife (Headquarters), Wildlife and Fisheries Division – Sacramento
Document Title
Readopt Emergency Amendment to Section 132.2 of Title 14, CCR - Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/13/2024
Document Description
The proposed project would continue to allow the Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife to authorize permitted Dungeness crab vessels to retrieve an unlimited number of lost or abandoned commercial Dungeness crab traps when implementing management actions pursuant to the Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (Sec. 132.8(f), Title 14, CCR) and clarify activities under the amended subsection are notwithstanding the general prohibitions established by Fish and Game Code §9002.
Contact Information
Name
Chelle Temple-King
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Regulatory Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categories 15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 7 and Class 8 exemptions apply to agency actions to assure the maintenance, restoration, and enhancement of natural resources and the environment, respectively. The Director approved the emergency regulation by relying on the categorical exemptions described in CEQA Guidelines Sections 15307 (Action by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources), the Class 7 Exemption, and 15308 (Action by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), the Class 8 Exemption. These exemptions apply because the increased removal of lost or abandoned commercial Dungeness crab traps will help reduce entanglement risk for endangered marine life.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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