The Washington utilities and transportation commission (UTC) submits its semi-annual rule development agenda report for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314. This report also includes the rule-development agenda for the energy facility site evaluation council.

Please direct any questions to Paige Doyle at 360-664-1140 or paige.doyle@utc.wa.gov.

This report is UTC's semi-annual report rule-development agenda for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314.

Additional rule-making activity not on the agenda may be undertaken to meet conditions not now anticipated.

Dates that are in "bold" print, indicate that filing has occurred. All other dates are projected. The commission maintains a schedule of rule-making activity that is updated several times per month. See www.utc.wa.gov.


WAC CHAPTER	DOCKET	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE & STATUS	DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
				CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
480-07	A-130355	Procedural rules	Greg Kopta 360-664-1355	3/20/13	12/5/16	1/30/17	Examine the need to revise and clarify rules in chapter 480-07 WAC, Procedural rules. This is its second phase.
7/5/18	8/20/18
480-70	TG-131255	Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies	Danny Kermode 360-664-1253	7/17/13	To be determined	To be determined	Consider whether to adopt rules governing the methodology for establishing the rate of return for solid waste collection companies (Lurito-Gallagher).
480-90-238 480-100-238 480-107	UE-161024	IRP Rule making	Brad Cebulko 360-664-1309 Kathi Scanlan 360-664-1267 Jennifer Snyder 360-664-1311	9/21/16	To be determined	To be determined	Consider modifying current electric IRP rules to reflect statutory changes adopted in 2013 in EHB 1826. Further consider modifying gas IRP rules to match electric IRP rules.
480-XX (to be determined)	UE-171033	Community solar rule making	Greg Kopta 360-664-1355	10/18/17	To be determined	To be determined	Consider a new chapter to implement ESSB 5939.
480-04	A-180513	Requests for public records	Greg Kopta 360-664-1355	6/8/18	8/1/18	9/10/18	Consider revising process of requests for public records.
480-XX (to be determined)	TP-180402	Board of pilotage	Jason Lewis 360-664-1206	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider a new rule to implement SSB 6519 which transferred pilotage tariff rate-setting authority for pilotage services provided under chapter 88.16 RCW to the commission.
480-90 480-100	U-180525	Advanced metering infrastructure	Amy Andrews 360-664-1304 Rayne Pearson 360-664-1136	7/2/18	3/26/19	5/23/19	Consider how investor-owned utility deployment of AMI technologies require modification of existing rules relating to consumer protection.
480-90-XXX 480-100-XXX	UE-170002 and UG-170003	Cost-of-service rule making	Jason Ball 360-664-1279	7/15/18	8/31/2019	To be determined	Consider new rules governing cost of service.

WAC

CHAPTER

DOCKET

TITLE

AGENCY

CONTACT

PROPOSED TIMELINE & STATUS

DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES

CR-101

CR-102 or CR-105

CR-103 HEARING

CURRENT:

480-07

A-130355

Procedural rules

Greg Kopta

360-664-1355

3/20/13

12/5/16

1/30/17

Examine the need to revise and clarify rules in chapter 480-07 WAC, Procedural rules. This is its second phase.

7/5/18

8/20/18

480-70

TG-131255

Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies

Danny Kermode

360-664-1253

7/17/13

To be determined

Consider whether to adopt rules governing the methodology for establishing the rate of return for solid waste collection companies (Lurito-Gallagher).

480-90-238

480-100-238

480-107

UE-161024

IRP Rule making

Brad Cebulko

360-664-1309

Kathi Scanlan

360-664-1267

Jennifer Snyder 360-664-1311

9/21/16

To be determined

Consider modifying current electric IRP rules to reflect statutory changes adopted in 2013 in EHB 1826. Further consider modifying gas IRP rules to match electric IRP rules.

480-XX

(to be determined)

UE-171033

Community solar rule making

Greg Kopta

360-664-1355

10/18/17

To be determined

Consider a new chapter to implement ESSB 5939.

480-04

A-180513

Requests for public records

Greg Kopta

360-664-1355

6/8/18

8/1/18

9/10/18

Consider revising process of requests for public records.

480-XX

(to be determined)

TP-180402

Board of pilotage

Jason Lewis

360-664-1206

To be determined

Consider a new rule to implement SSB 6519 which transferred pilotage tariff rate-setting authority for pilotage services provided under chapter 88.16 RCW to the commission.

480-90

480-100

U-180525

Advanced metering infrastructure

Amy Andrews 360-664-1304

Rayne Pearson

360-664-1136

7/2/18

3/26/19

5/23/19

Consider how investor-owned utility deployment of AMI technologies require modification of existing rules relating to consumer protection.

480-90-XXX

480-100-XXX

UE-170002 and

UG-170003

Cost-of-service rule making

Jason Ball

360-664-1279

7/15/18

8/31/2019

To be determined

Consider new rules governing cost of service.


WAC CHAPTER	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS	DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
			CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
463-76	NPDES compliance	Jim La Spina (360) 664-1362	7/26/17	To be determined	To be determined	Adopt ecology water quality rules and additional revisions to ensure consistency with EFSEC statutory authorities, ecology rules, and federal regulations to support EPA's renewal of EFSEC's NPDES delegation.
PROPOSED:
Title 463	Administrative updates	Stephen Posner 360-664-1903		(CR-105) To be determined	N/A	Amend multiple chapters of Title 463 WAC to reflect EFSEC's administrative incorporation into UTC, such as EFSEC's street address, and other changes specifically dictated by statutory revisions.
Title 463	Process updates	Stephen Posner 360-664-1903	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Inquiry to examine whether EFSEC should adopt new or modify existing rules to address process changes related to siting and compliance monitoring.
463-78	Air quality permitting	Jim La Spina 360-664-1362	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Amend existing rule: 1. In response to EPA rule revisions in 40 C.F.R. Parts 51, 52, including startup, shutdown and malfunction, as necessary. 2. To be consistent with department of ecology rule revisions addressing new source review and additional prevention of significant deterioration issues in chapters 173-400 and 173-401 WAC including applicable provisions of the governor's proposed clean air rule, as necessary. 3. To support submittal of EFSEC's state implementation plan (SIP) update to United States EPA.
463-76	Enforcement and appeals	Stephen Posner 360-664-1903	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Creates a new chapter of rules and amends multiple chapters of Title 463 WAC to incorporate statutory changes made in 2015 (SB 5310), and to clarify EFSEC's enforcement and appeals process.

WAC CHAPTER

TITLE

AGENCY CONTACT

PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS

DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES

CR-101

CR-102 or CR-105

CR-103 HEARING

CURRENT:

463-76

NPDES compliance

Jim La Spina

(360) 664-1362

7/26/17

To be determined

Adopt ecology water quality rules and additional revisions to ensure consistency with EFSEC statutory authorities, ecology rules, and federal regulations to support EPA's renewal of EFSEC's NPDES delegation.

PROPOSED:

Title 463

Administrative updates

Stephen Posner

360-664-1903

(CR-105)

To be determined

N/A

Amend multiple chapters of Title 463 WAC to reflect EFSEC's administrative incorporation into UTC, such as EFSEC's street address, and other changes specifically dictated by statutory revisions.

Title 463

Process updates

Stephen Posner

360-664-1903

To be determined

Inquiry to examine whether EFSEC should adopt new or modify existing rules to address process changes related to siting and compliance monitoring.

463-78

Air quality permitting

Jim La Spina

360-664-1362

To be determined

Amend existing rule:

1. In response to EPA rule revisions in 40 C.F.R. Parts 51, 52, including startup, shutdown and malfunction, as necessary.

2. To be consistent with department of ecology rule revisions addressing new source review and additional prevention of significant deterioration issues in chapters 173-400 and 173-401 WAC including applicable provisions of the governor's proposed clean air rule, as necessary.

3. To support submittal of EFSEC's state implementation plan (SIP) update to United States EPA.

463-76

Enforcement and appeals

Stephen Posner

360-664-1903

To be determined

Creates a new chapter of rules and amends multiple chapters of Title 463 WAC to incorporate statutory changes made in 2015 (SB 5310), and to clarify EFSEC's enforcement and appeals process.