WSR 18-11-045

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 9, 2018, 12:58 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending current land boundary survey standards, adding new definitions and the use of relative accuracy.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 58.24 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Updates to the existing standards are necessary in order to accommodate changes in professional practice.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors will assist in reviewing the draft amendments.

Process for Developing New Rule: Full rule-making process including public hearing.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Patrick Beehler, PLS, CFedS, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504-7030, phone 360-902-1181, fax 360-902-1178, email pat.beehler@dnr.wa.gov, web site https://www.dnr.wa.gov/.

May 8, 2018

Duane Emmons

Acting Deputy Supervisor