California Suction Dredging Law Review Period 2014

[mn90403]

To ALL miners:

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is trying to make permanent an emergency definition of suction dredging. The definition is set to return to the old definition in June of 2014. In order for the Department to make this definition which greatly restricts suction dredging to become permanent is to have a public review period.

They failed to do it properly earlier this year and they stated:

With the emergency definition set to expire in June 2014, on February 14, 2014, CDFW provided public notice and initiated action under the APA to adopt the existing emergency definition through regular noticed rulemaking. (See generally Gov. Code, § 11346 et seq.; Cal. Reg. Notice Register 2014, No. 7-Z, pp. 285-288; OAL Notice File No. Z-2014-0204-05.) Due to a notice oversight, however, CDFW has decided to renotice the action, beginning anew the APA effort to adopt the emergency definition of suction dredging through regular noticed rulemaking. That renoticed effort and a related 45-day public comment period began April 25, 2014. (Cal. Reg. Notice Register 2014, No. 17-Z, pp. 724-728; OAL Notice File No. Z-2014-0415-23.)

Documents prepared by CDFW as part of the April and February 2014 regular noticed rulemaking, along with documents prepared by CDFW for the June 2013 emergency action and two related readoptions in December 2013 and March 2014, respectively, follow below.

See the link above to read more details.

This is what is going on:

TITLE 14. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Notice published April 25, 2014]

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW or

Department) proposes to adopt the regulations described below after considering all

comments, objections, and recommendations regarding the proposed action. The

Department invites interested persons to present statements or arguments with respect

to alternatives to the regulations at the scheduled hearing or during the written comment

period.

PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing has not been scheduled at this time. The Department will hold a public

hearing if it receives a written request for a hearing no later than 15 days prior to the

close of the written comment period. Hearing requests should be directed to Ms. Helen

Birss at the address below. At the public hearing, any person may present statements

or arguments orally or in writing relevant to the proposed action described in the

Informative Digest. The Department requests, but does not require, that the persons

who make oral comments at the hearing also submit a written copy of their testimony at

the hearing.

WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD

Any interested person, or his or her authorized representative, may submit written

comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action to the Department. All written

comments must be received by the Department at the office below not later than 5:00

p.m. on June 9, 2014. All written comments must include the true name and mailing

address of the commenter. When submitting comments, please indicate whether you

agree to accept subsequent notices for this rulemaking electronically.

Written comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail as follows:

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Helen Birss, Branch Chief

Habitat Conservation Planning Branch

1416 9th

Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814

Fax: (916) 653-2588

E-mail: suctiondredge@wildlife.ca.gov

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=81142&inline=1

Comments, objections, hearings and action is needed by all interested mining parties.

Earlier today a hearing was held in San Bernardino County and the judge did not make a ruling. Someone of legal mind and mining regulation knowledge should organize us to respond to the CDFW.

Please let everyone know.

Mitchel

[Hoser John]

This am it will be done as the slime tries to wiggle out from under. If I posted my true thoughts on this fn mess I'd get 100,000 bad boy points here and be banned for life. Hmmm think I'll resubmit my 169 page comment again hahahaha they loved that one-John

[Hoser John]

sent 2 emails and both kicked back as non existant addy

[Hoser John]

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: John Oates <massx55@att.net>
ToHelen Birss-Habitat Conservation Chief>Habitat Conservation Branch
Sent; Friday,May 2,2014
Subject: info on last comment

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=43758&inline=1

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=43740&inline=1

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=43741&inline=1

Dear Fish and Wildlife,Helen Birss- It is absolutely mandatory and needed to hold a open meeting to throw out this heineous act against the people of the state of California. I am requesting this meeting asap- Respectfully John Oates---HAHAHAH 4TH TIME WAS THE CHARM

[skunked]

They will do what ever they want, irregardless of all of us complaining. They simply steam roll this stuff into law. Sure, they will "listen" to you, but it'll go in one ear and out the other, and they will move on with their mission anyhow. Sorry state of affairs, but the only way they will not do what they want, is when a judge tells them too, not anyone else.

[Chris Coffee]

Skunked....I agree with you 100%. The laws only state they have to hold the comment period. It doesn't say they have to side with our views and beliefs.

[Hoser John]

YAAAAAAAAAAA so we just throw in the towels and turn them dredge boxes into petunia planters hahahaha. Grow a pair and fight for what ya believe in for gods sake. Stop dredgn'???yes when dead-John