Subject of Possible Rule Making: Fire marshal standards.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.20.130, 18.46.110, 70.62.290, and 74.15.050.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Updates to chapter 212-12 WAC are necessary due to the recent passage of ESHB 1968 in the 2013 regular legislative session. Rule-making changes may also include other clean up to existing language.

     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 Assistant State Fire Marshal Anjela St. John, Fire Protection Bureau, 210 11th Avenue S.W., Olympia, WA 98504, Anjela.stjohn@wsp.wa.gov, (360) 596-3903.

May 20, 2013

John R. Batiste

Chief