WSR 16-20-017

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed September 26, 2016, 9:19 a.m., effective October 27, 2016]

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

Purpose: Adoption of the federal air regulations allows Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) to directly enforce these regulations. It will also allow ORCAA to seek delegation from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce the federal air regulations on behalf of EPA which lessens the reporting burden on businesses within our jurisdiction.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing ORCAA Regulations Rule 8.16; and amending ORCAA Regulations Rule 6.1, Rule 6.1.1, Rule 8.14, Rule 8.15.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-15-085 on July 19, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 14, 2016.

Francea L. McNair

Executive Director