PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 458-20-165 Laundries, dry cleaners, and self-service laundries and dry cleaners.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 82.32.300.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Department of Revenue has received requests to amend WAC 458-20-165. These requests object to Rule 165's characterization that persons providing a laundry or linen supply service are providing a laundering service. The petitioners suggest that a laundry or linen supply service is more accurately characterized as a rental of tangible personal property.
The department has agreed to initiate rule making in response to these requests. A preproposal public meeting to solicit comments regarding possible changes to the rule has been scheduled.
Process for Developing New Rule: Modified negotiated rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Written comments may be submitted by mail, fax, e-mail, or at the public meeting. Oral comments will be accepted at the public meeting. A preliminary discussion draft of potential changes to the rule will be available upon request after January 14, 2000. Written comments on and/or requests for copies of the rule may be directed to Alan R. Lynn, Legislation and Policy, P.O. Box 47467, Olympia, WA 98504-7467, phone (360) 586-9040, fax (360) 664-0693, e-mail alanl@dor.wa.gov.
Location and Date of Public Meeting: Evergreen Plaza Building, 711 Capitol Way South, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Olympia, WA, at 1:30 p.m. on January 26, 2000.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Ginny Dale no later than ten days before the hearing date, TDD 1-800-451-7985, or (360) 586-0721.
December 17, 1999
Claire Hesselholt
Rules Manager
Legislation and Policy Division