WSR 16-12-109

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed June 1, 2016, 10:44 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending chapter 326-02 WAC, General provisions.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 39.19.030.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The agency is amending chapter 326-02 WAC to reflect current practices to meet the agency mission and goals. Parts of the rules of this chapter have not been updated since 1992. Overall changes in organization and language are needed to enforce state law.

Process for Developing New Rule: The office of minority and women's business enterprises (OMWBE) welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, OWMBE [OMWBE] will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mark Kifowit, Public Records Manager/Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 41160, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 664-9750, fax (360) 407-0955, e-mail markk@omwbe.wa.gov.

June 1, 2016

Mark Kifowit

Assistant Director of Policy