PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: To establish the amount of the filing fee to be submitted by a licensed motorcycle dealer when initiating a protest against the manufacturer for violations of chapter 46.94 RCW.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Section 3(1), chapter 354, Laws of 2003.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Establishes the amount of the filing fee to be submitted by a licensed motorcycle dealer when initiating a protest against the manufacturer for violations of chapter 46.94 RCW.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Office of Administrative Hearings conducts the arbitration hearings between the motorcycle dealer and the motorcycle manufacturer.
Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Gail Saul, Dealer Services, P.O. Box 9039, Olympia, WA 98507, fax (360) 586-6703.
August 11, 2003
Mykel D. Gable
Administrator