Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 308-93 WAC, Vessel registration and certificates of title, to include but not limited to WAC 308-93-030 and 308-93-050.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 88.02.070 and 88.02.100.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Confusion between rule and law. To remove confusion between the rule and the law.

     Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Law enforcement, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Revenue.

     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 by mail Katherine Iyall Vasquez, Rules Manager, Title and Registration Services, Vehicle Services, Mailstop 48001, P.O. Box 2957, Olympia, WA 98507-2957, or by phone (360) 902-3718, fax (360) 664-0831, TTY (360) 664-8885, e-mail kvasquez@dol.wa.gov.

March 11, 2004

Katherine Vasquez

for Steve Boruchowitz, Manager

Policy and Projects Office