WSR 15-16-027

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 27, 2015, 9:45 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending the department's adjudicative proceedings rules, chapter 208-08 WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.320.040, proposed in compliance with OFM Guidance 3e, dated October 12, 2011.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The rules are being amended to provide guidance to the industry. Some technical amendments are made as well.

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 Sara Rietcheck, Division of Consumer Services, P.O. Box 41200, Olympia, WA 98504-1200, phone (360) 902-8793, e-mail sara.rietcheck@dfi.wa.gov. Sign up for the GovDelivery e-mail subscription from the department of financial institutions (DFI) web site (www.dfi.wa.gov). Access the rule-making page on the DFI web site.

July 27, 2015

Charles Clark, Director

Division of Consumer Services