WSR 16-17-049

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed August 11, 2016, 3:06 p.m., effective September 11, 2016]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The goal of this rule making is three-fold. First is to clarify and update the solid fuel burning device program to be more consistent with other local agencies within Washington as adapted for local needs. This includes adding, deleting, or revising certain definitions; clarifying that devices that did not meet the solid fuel burning device requirements in effect at the time of installation must be removed or made permanently inoperable; and clarifying and adding burn ban exemptions that allow certain categories of people to continue using their solid fuel burning devices during burn bans. Second is to update the general definition section in the rule to add a couple of new definitions as a result of the solid fuel burning device program rule change and to clarify a couple of existing definitions. Third is to update the external adoption-by-reference list to ensure that the most recent versions of the referenced regulations are adopted.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending sections 104, 200, and 506 of the Regulation of the northwest clean air agency.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-13-001 on June 1, 2016.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: August 11, 2016.

Mark Buford

Deputy Director