PROPOSED RULES
COMMISSION
Original Notice.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 480-120-999 Adoption by reference.
Hearing Location(s): Commission Hearing Room 206, Second Floor, Richard Hemstad Building, 1300 South Evergreen Park Drive S.W., Olympia, WA 98504-7250, on March 11, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: March 11, 2010.
Submit Written Comments to: Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, 1300 South Evergreen Park Drive S.W., P.O. Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504-7250, e-mail records@utc.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-1150, by February 22, 2010. Please include: "Docket A-091124" in your comments.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Susan Holman by February 25, 2010, TTY (360) 586-8203 or (360) 664-1243.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This proposal would revise adoption-by-reference dates to reflect the current version of adopted material in WAC 480-120-999.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The commission adopts by reference parts of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations in WAC 480-120-999. The proposal will make commission rules consistent with current published versions of federal rules.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 80.01.040 and 81.04.160.
Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington utilities and transportation commission, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Alan Lundeen, 1300 South Evergreen Park Drive S.W., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1118; Implementation and Enforcement: David W. Danner, 1300 South Evergreen Park Drive S.W., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1208.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rules will not result in or impose more than minor costs. Because there will not be more than [a] minor increase in costs resulting from the proposed rule changes, a small business economic impact statement is not required under RCW 19.85.030(1).
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. The commission is not an agency to which RCW 34.05.328 applies. The proposed rules are not significant legislative rules of the sort referenced in RCW 34.05.328(5).
January 20, 2010
David W. Danner
Executive Director and Secretary
OTS-2911.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Docket A-081419, General Order
R-554, filed 12/23/08, effective 1/23/09)
WAC 480-120-999
Adoption by reference.
In this chapter,
the commission adopts by reference all or portions of
regulations and standards identified below. They are
available for inspection at the commission branch of the
Washington state library. The publications, effective dates,
references within this chapter, and availability of the
resources are as follows:
(1) American National Standards for Telecommunications - "Network Performance Parameters for Dedicated Digital Services for Rates Up To and Including DS3 - Specifications" (ANSI T1.510-1999) is published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
(a) The commission adopts the version in effect on
December 29, 1999, and reaffirmed ((2004)) 2008.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC 480-120-401 (Network performance standards).
(c) The American National Standards for Telecommunications "Network Performance Parameters for Dedicated Digital Services for Rates Up To and Including DS3 - Specifications" is a copyrighted document. Copies are available from ANSI in Washington, D.C. and from various third-party vendors.
(2) The Institute of Electrical And Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Standard Telephone Loop Performance Characteristics (ANSI/IEEE Std 820-1984) is published by the ANSI and the IEEE.
(a) The commission adopts the version in effect as published in 2005.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC 480-120-401 (Network performance standards).
(c) The IEEE Standard Telephone Loop Performance Characteristics is a copyrighted document. Copies are available from ANSI and IEEE in Washington, D.C. and from various third-party vendors.
(3) The National Electrical Safety Code is published by the IEEE.
(a) The commission adopts the version in effect on January 1, 2002.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC 480-120-402 (Safety).
(c) The National Electrical Safety Code is a copyrighted document. Copies are available from IEEE in Washington, D.C. and from various third-party vendors.
(4) Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations, cited as 47
CFR, is published by the United States Government Printing
Office((, except sections 64.2003 through 64.2009.
(a) The commission adopts the version in effect on October 1, 1998.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC 480-120-359 (Accounting requirements for companies not classified as competitive) and WAC 480-120-349 (Retaining and preserving records and reports).
(c) Copies of Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations are available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore, http://bookstore.gpo.gov/, and from various third-party vendors.
(5) Sections 64.2003 through 64.2009 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, cited as 47 CFR §§ 64.2003 through 64.2009, are published by the United States Government Printing Office.
(a) The commission adopts the version in effect on October 1, 2008.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC 480-120-202 (Customer Proprietary Network Information).
(c) Copies of Sections 64.2003 through 64.2009 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations are available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore, http://bookstore.gpo.gov/, and from third-party vendors)).
(a) For this publication as referenced in WAC 480-120-359 (Accounting requirements for companies not classified as competitive) and WAC 480-120-349 (Retaining and preserving records and reports), the commission adopts the version of the relevant sections in effect on October 1, 1998.
(b) For this publication as referenced in WAC 480-120-202 (Customer proprietary network information), the commission adopts the version of the relevant sections in effect on October 1, 2008.
(c) The 1998 version of CFR Title 47 is available on-line in pdf format via GPO Access and the National Archives and Records Administration at www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
(d) The 2008 version of CFR Title 47 is available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore, http://bookstore.gpo.gov/, and from various third-party vendors.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 80.04.160, 81.04.160, and 34.05.353. 09-01-171 (Docket A-081419, General Order R-554), § 480-120-999, filed 12/23/08, effective 1/23/09; 06-17-087 (Docket A-060475, General Order No. R-537), § 480-120-999, filed 8/14/06, effective 9/14/06; 05-21-022 (Docket No. A-050271, General Order No. R-521), § 480-120-999, filed 10/10/05, effective 11/10/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. 05-03-031 (Docket No. UT 040015, General Order No. R-516), § 480-120-999, filed 1/10/05, effective 2/10/05; 03-01-065 (Docket No. UT-990146, General Order No. R-507), § 480-120-999, filed 12/12/02, effective 7/1/03.]