Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 51-04 WAC, Policies and procedures for consideration of state-wide and local amendments to the State Building Code.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 19.27.031, 19.27.035, and 19.27.074.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The council has determined that there is a need to update requirements for the procedures of reviewing local government amendments to the State Building Code and the council's policy for code opinions.

     Process for Developing New Rule:      Agency study.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Tim Nogler, Managing Director, Washington State Building Code Council, P.O. Box 42525, Olympia, WA 98504-2525, phone (360) 725-2966, fax (360) 586-9383, e-mail sbcc@cted.wa.gov, www.sbcc.wa.gov.

January 5, 2007

Tim Nogler

for John Neff

Council Chair

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