WSR 97-19-056

EXPEDITED ADOPTION

ENERGY FACILITY SITE

EVALUATION COUNCIL

[Filed September 15, 1997, 3:30 p.m.]

Title of Rule: Chapter 463-06 WAC, General--Organization--Public records.

Purpose: The proposed amendment updates the location of the council's office and the source of the council's administrative support (including staff).

Other Identifying Information: WAC 463-06-020 (2) - (3) and 463-06-030.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 80.50.040(1).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 34.05.220(b).

Summary: The proposed changes are ministerial updates, related to the fact that the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council is now "housed" within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) rather than the Washington State Energy Office.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Under RCW 80.50.030 (2)(b), CTED now provides the administrative and staff support for the council.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Jason Zeller, Mailstop 43172, Olympia, Washington 98504, (360) 956-2047.

Name of Proponent: Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The proposed amendment updates the location of the council's office and the source of the council's administrative support (including staff).

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See Summary and Reasons Supporting Proposal above.

THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED USING AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS RULE BEING ADOPTED USING THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Jason Zeller, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, Mailstop 43172, Olympia, Washington 98504-3172, AND RECEIVED BY November 14, 1997.

September 15, 1997

Jason Zeller

Manager

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 92-09-013, filed 4/2/92, effective 5/3/92)

WAC 463-06-020 Description of organization. (1) The voting membership of the council consists of the authorized representatives of the member agencies listed in RCW 80.50.030. In addition, a voting county representative, a voting city representative, and a nonvoting port district representative may sit with the council under the circumstances described in RCW 80.50.030.

(2) The chair of the council is the person appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate to a term coextensive with that of the governor pursuant to RCW 80.50.030. The ((chairman)) chair has a vote on all matters before the council and has an office at the ((Washington state energy office)) Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.

(3) The ((Washington state energy office)) Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development provides administrative services and staff to the council.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.50.040(1). 92-09-013, 463-06-020, filed 4/2/92, effective 5/3/92; 78-09-077 (Order 78-4), 463-06-020, filed 8/28/78; Order 103, 463-06-020, filed 11/4/76.]

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 92-09-013, filed 4/2/92, effective 5/3/92)

WAC 463-06-030 Council office--Business hours. The council office is located at the ((Washington State Energy Office, 809 Legion Way S.E.,)) Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development, 925 Plum Street, S.E., Olympia, Washington. It is open each day for the transaction of business from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excepted. Notices, applications, business correspondence, or other communication should be sent to the council office.