PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendment of chapter 51-11 WAC, Washington State Energy Code.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 19.27A.025, 19.27A.045.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The state building code council is considering amendments to the Washington State Energy Code pertaining to unvented attics and residential duct sealing and testing.
Process for Developing New Rule: Technical advisory group (TAG) review.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. To receive information on meetings of the TAGs, contact Tim Nogler, Managing Director, Washington State Building Code Council, P.O. Box 42525, Olympia, WA 98504-2525, (360) 725-2967, fax (360) 586-9383, e-mail sbcc@cted.wa.gov.
June 23, 2008
John P. Neff
Council Chair