Please direct any questions to Kippi Walker at (360) 664-1139 or kwalker@utc.wa.gov.

     Additional rule-making activity not on the agenda may be undertaken to meet conditions not now anticipated.

     Dates that are in "bold" print, indicate that filing has occurred. All other dates are projected. The commission maintains a schedule of rule-making activity that is updated several times per month. See <www.utc.wa.gov>.

WAC CHAPTER	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
			CR-101	CR-102 OR CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
WAC 480-07 480-120 480-123	Telecom regulatory fee rule making.	Tim Zawislak (360) 664-1294	10/5/11	To be determined	To be determined	As authorized in the 2011-2013 state biennial budget, consider the need to establish fees to recover the costs of performing Telecom Act services from telecommunications companies who receive these services.
WAC 480-108	Interconnection with electric generators.	Ann Rendahl (360) 664-1144	12/21/11	10/24/12	12/13/12	Consider amending existing rules in chapter 480-108 WAC to address issues raised by stakeholders in Docket UE-110667, and identified in UTC report to the legislature in that docket.
New WAC chapter	Wastewater companies.	Chris Rose (360) 664-1303	6/22/11 (This rule making is on hold until stakeholders fund the rule making)	To be determined	To be determined	Consider new rules requiring wastewater companies to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity prior to owning or developing a "system of sewerage" that provides service to one hundred or more customers for compensation to implement SSB 5034.
WAC 480-75-200 480-93-200	Pipeline damage reporting rule making.	Dave Lykken (360) 664-1219	3/21/12	10/24/12	12/13/12	Consider new rules requiring intrastate pipeline companies to report damage to their pipelines. These rules are necessary to implement E2SHB 1634.
	Investigation into the need to enhance the safety of natural gas distribution systems.	Mark Vasconi (360) 664-1308	5/18/12	To be determined	To be determined	Consider the need to enhance the safety of natural gas distribution systems and develop appropriate requirements or incentives to accomplish that goal.
WAC 480-110-205 480-110-255	Water threshold rule making.	Penny Ingram (360) 664-1242	N/A - In accordance with RCW 34.05.330 (1) (b)	5/23/12	7/27/12	Consider amending WAC 480-110-205 Application of rules and 480-110-255 Jurisdiction, to increase the maximum average annual revenue per customer used to determine commission jurisdiction over water companies.
WAC 480-120-251	White pages directory rule making.	John Cupp (360) 664-1113	4/18/12	To be determined	To be determined	Consider modification to, or elimination of, the requirement that local exchange companies provide each customer a copy of a telephone directory for the customer's exchange area.
PROPOSED:
WAC 480-14 480-15	Motor carriers and household goods carriers.	Dave Pratt (360) 664-1100	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider updating insurance rules to be consistent with insurance requirements in other transportation industries and clarify that the commission may deny a permit application or cancel a permit if the carrier is put out of service.
WAC 480-90 480-100	Correcting gas and electric meter and billing problems.	Roger Kouchi (360) 664-1101	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider the need to modify existing rules in chapter 480-90 WAC (gas) and chapter 480-100 WAC (electric) to establish standard time frames in which energy companies must correct meter and billing problems.
"999" sections in various chapters of TITLE 480 WAC	Adoption by reference expedited rule making.	Mark Vasconi (360) 664-1308		(CR-105) To be determined	N/A	Annual update of the citations to material that's incorporated by reference.
ON-HOLD (Per Executive Orders 10-06 and 11-03):
WAC 480-120	E911 excise tax clean-up expedited rule making.	William Weinman (360) 664-1109		(CR-105) To be determined	N/A	Amend existing rules and statute references in chapter 480-120 WAC in response to SB 6846.
WAC 480-75 480-93	Pipeline GIS data submission standards.	Dave Lykken (360) 664-1219	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider the need to establish rules specifying the geographic and pipeline-related data pipeline operators must report to the commission under RCW 80.88.080.
WITHDRAWN (Per Executive Orders 10-06 and 11-03):
WAC 480-70-016(3)	Solid waste--Definitions rule making.	Penny Ingram (360) 664-1242	5/7/08 Withdrawn 12/8/10 WSR 11-01-059			Consider the circumstances under which a hauler of construction and demolition waste is not required to have a solid waste certificate.
WAC 480-04	Public access to information and records.	Adam Torem (360) 664-1138	9/22/10 Withdrawn 12/7/10 WSR 11-01-049			Review of rules in chapter 480-04 WAC relating to public access to information and records.

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