Today I finally found some discussion of the proposed regulations in what is called the California Regulatory Notice Register. No mention of the new regulations can be found on the DFG website in either the section

In any case, in the on page 25 is the following:

ALAMEDA CREEK SPECIAL REGULATIONS

There are substantive efforts underway to provide fish passage over the 100% migration barriers in the Alameda Creek flood control channel. While working to provide passage for anadromy, members of the Alameda Creek Work Group are, in the meantime, annually relocating anadromous steelhead from below the lower–most barrier in Alameda Creek to locations upstream of this barrier.

As part of early planning efforts to jumpstart the anadromous steelhead run, the Department is currently considering utilizing the land–locked teelhead populations located upstream of San Antonio and Calaveras Reservoirs as a genetic source of steelhead to jumpstart the anadromous run. Genetic tests indicate that these land–locked populations have the genetics of Central California Coast Distinct Population Segment steelhead.

Additionally, trapping efforts have indicated that these populations exhibit the behavioral and morphological characteristics of anadromous steelhead in their migration to and from the Calaveras and San Antonio reservoirs. This proposal will provide protection for the anadromous steelhead that are annually relocated upstream of the barriers in the flood control, as well as increase protection for the possible genetic source of future steelhead enhancements.

Amend subsection 7.50(b)(1.5), Alameda Creek and
Tributaries Special Regulations.

— Add year round closure for all species for areas
downstream of San Antonio, Calaveras and Del Valle
reservoirs.

So, the question is, is there still time for public comment on this issue? The DFG commission is required to take public comment on proposed regulations for 45 days. I am trying to find out if there is still any opportunity to do so. It is difficult to comprehend how the public can have an opportunity to comment when information on what is going on is so tremendously difficult to find.

I have a call in to the commision's main phone number to try and find out. Hopefully will get a call back tomorrow. There is a commission meeting on Feb 3, 2010 (next Wednesday) in Sacramento. If the opportunity is there I plan to go to the meeting. The question is whether the window for comment is still open or not.