WSR 17-21-013

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed October 6, 2017, 4:21 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending the agency's public records chapter 208-12 WAC to be consistent with recent amendments to the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW; and making technical changes as needed.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.320.040, 42.56.040, 42.56.100, and 42.56.120.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Chapter 304, Laws of 2017 (EHB 1595) amended the act to require that if an agency uses the act's default copy fee schedule the agency must have a rule declaring it is not calculating the actual copying costs because to do so would be unduly burdensome.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

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 Debbie Montgomery, 150 Israel Road S.W., Tumwater, WA, phone 360-665-7815 [360-725-7815], TTY 360-664-8126, email Debbie.montgomery@dfi.wa.gov, web site www.dfi.wa.gov.

October 6, 2017

Charles Clark

Agency Deputy Director