Please direct any questions to Kippi Walker at (360) 664-1139 or kwalker@utc.wa.gov.

     Additional rule-making activity not on the agenda may be undertaken to meet conditions not now anticipated.

     Dates that are in "bold" print, indicate that filing has occurred. All other dates are projected. The commission maintains a schedule of rule-making activity that is updated several times per month. See <www.utc.wa.gov>.

TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
		CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
Paperless billing rule making	Roger Kouchi (360) 664-1101	4/7/10 Supplemental CR-101 8/4/10	Filed 11/3/10 (Continued under guidelines 3(e), 5 to Executive Order 10-06)	1/4/11	Consider the need to develop a new rule and/or modify existing rules in chapters 480-90 and 480-100 WAC to address the use of electronic bills, notices of tariff revisions, bill inserts, documents in adjudicative proceedings, and reports required by settlement stipulations.
Inquiry on regulatory treatment for renewable energy resources	Danny Kermode (360) 664-1253	5/19/10	(Continued under guidelines 3(e), 5 to Executive Order 10-06) Report and policy statement to be issued by end of year.		Examine the need to adopt new regulations relating to the acquisition of renewable resources by Washington's investor owned electric utilities.

WAC CHAPTER	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
			CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT (Continued):
"999" sections in various chapters of TITLE 480 WAC	Adoption by reference expedited rule making	Edward Keating (360) 664-1312		(CR-105) 11/3/10 (Continued under Guidelines 3 (a) and (e) to Executive Order 10-06)	N/A	Annual update of the citations to material that's incorporated by reference.
	Fuel surcharge inquiry	Dave Gomez (260) 664-1240	10/15/10 (Continued under Guideline 3(e) to Executive Order 10-06)	To be determined	To be determined	Examine whether the commission should consider adopting rules to address methods for determining the circumstances under which it will permit solid waste, auto transportation and ferry companies to impose a surcharge for fuel costs and the methods of calculating any such fuel surcharge.
PROPOSED:
WAC 480-15 480-30	Fitness standard rule making	Sharon Wallace (360) 664-1143	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider the need to modify existing rules in chapter 480-15 WAC (household goods) and chapter 480-30 WAC (passenger transportation) to define "fitness" for transportation industries regulated by the statutory "fit, willing and able" entry standard.
ON-HOLD (Per Executive Order 10-06):
WAC 480-120	E911 Excise tax clean-up expedited rule making	Sharyn Bate (360) 664-1295		(CR-105) To be determined	N/A	Amend existing rules and statute references in chapter 480-120 WAC in response to SB 6846.
WAC 480-07 480-123	Telecom fee rule making	Ann Rendahl (360) 664-1144	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider the need to establish fees to recover the costs of performing Telecom Act services from telecommunications companies who receive these services.
WAC 480-75 480-93	Pipeline GIS data submission standards	Dave Lykken (360) 664-1219	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider the need to establish rules specifying the geographic and pipeline-related data pipeline operators must report to the commission under RCW 80.88.080.
WITHDRAWN (Per Executive Order 10-06):
WAC 480-70-016(3)	Solid waste -- Definitions rule making	Penny Ingram (360) 664-1242	5/7/08 Withdrawn 12/8/10 WSR 11-01-059			Consider the circumstances under which a hauler of construction and demolition waste is not required to have a solid waste certificate.
WAC 480-04	Public access to information and records	Adam Torem (360) 664-1138	9/22/10 Withdrawn 12/7/10 WSR 11-01-049			Review of rules in chapter 480-04 WAC relating to public access to information and records.

David W. Danner

Executive Director

and Secretary

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