On May 1, 2007, the Florida Legislature enacted legislation adopting penalties and fees for the blue crab effort management program. An agenda for the June 13-14, 2007, meeting of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was published which included notice to the public that an emergency rule might be necessary to deal with the contingencies surrounding the legislative process. A similar emergency rule was adopted at the June 2006 Commission meeting, after legislation adopting fees and penalties for the blue crab program failed to pass during the 2006 session. Extension of the moratorium on issuance of new blue crab endorsements has occurred a number of times over the years and is not an unusual event for participants in the fishery. This emergency rule was approved at the Commission’s meeting on June 14, 2007, at which meeting appeared participants in the blue crab commercial fishery. Notice of this action was provided by press release to the news media immediately upon conclusion of the meeting. The entire text of this emergency rule, including the findings required by Section 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, is to be published in the Florida Administrative Weekly and distributed to the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee of the Florida Legislature. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hereby finds that the procedures used to promulgate this emergency rule are fair under the circumstances.