WSR 98-01-080

PERMANENT RULES

ENERGY FACILITY SITE

EVALUATION COUNCIL

[Filed December 12, 1997, 4:34 p.m.]

Date of Adoption: December 8, 1997.

Purpose: The amendment adds a definition of a term which has previously been used without definition.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 463-10-010.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 80.50.040(1).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-19-057 on September 15, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

December 8, 1997

C. Robert Wallis

Acting Chair

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 91-03-090, filed 1/18/91, effective 2/18/91)

WAC 463-10-010 Definitions. Except where otherwise indicated in the following chapters, the following terms have the meaning shown:

(1) "Council" refers to the energy facility site evaluation council created pursuant to chapter 80.50 RCW and, where appropriate, to the staff of the council.

(2) "Applicant" means the person or entity making application for a certification or permit covered by this title.

(3) "Adjudicative proceeding" means a proceeding conducted pursuant to RCW 80.50.090(3) and the state Administrative Procedure Act.

(4) "Certificate holder" means a person or entity who is signatory to a site certification agreement, which has been approved by the council and signed by the governor, and who is bound by the terms therein.