Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 196-09 WAC, Board practices and procedures.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 18.43 RCW.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Clarify the board procedures on investigations.

     Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

     Process for Developing New Rule: Internal review and consultation with stakeholders.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting George A. Twiss, Executive Director, Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, P.O. Box 9025, Olympia, WA 98507-9025, phone (360) 664-1565, fax (360) 664-2551, e-mail engineers@dol.wa.gov. Comments may be submitted through regular mail, fax or e-mail. Draft language of rule amendments will be distributed to the board's list of interested persons (listserv).

September 26, 2012

George A. Twiss

Executive Director