WSR 14-02-066

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed December 27, 2013, 10:49 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 308-93-087 Disclosure of names and addresses of individual vessel owners, 308-93-088 Disclosure violations, penalties, and 308-93-089 Lists of registered and legal owners of vessels—Furnished for certain purposes—Penalty for unauthorized use.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.01.110.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: We are proposing the repeal of these rules for improved administrative efficiency while enhancing access to public records of vessel ownership.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

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 Ben Shomshor, Department of Licensing, Central Operations and Resources Division, P.O. Box 2957, Olympia, WA 98507-2957, e-mail (preferred) bshomshor@dol.wa.gov, phone (360) 902-3928.

December 27, 2013

Damon Monroe

Rules Coordinator