WSR 21-01-060

PERMANENT RULES

SECRETARY OF STATE

[Filed December 9, 2020, 11:01 a.m., effective January 9, 2021]

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

Purpose: Permanent adoption of WAC changes related to repeal of chapter 434-626 WAC related to powers and duties of the state agency records officer.

The repealed rules language is nearly verbatim to the underlying statute RCW 40.14.040, adds nothing of substance to guide agency staff, and in one part is in conflict with current law.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 434-626-010 and 434-626-020.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 40.14.020.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-19-086 on September 15, 2020.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: December 9, 2020.

Mark Neary

Assistant Secretary of State

OTS-2605.1

The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: