WSR 23-11-130

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

WASHINGTON STATE PATROL

[Filed May 23, 2023, 10:30 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 446-65-010 Transportation requirements.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.32.020 and 46.48.170.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: WAC 446-65-010(1) needs to be amended to bring all the Code of Federal Regulations adopted by reference current to October 1, 2023.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Washington Association Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the Washington Trucking Association.

Process for Developing New Rule: The Washington state patrol (WSP) welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, WSP will file a proposed rule making (CR-102) with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kimberly Mathis, Agency Rules Coordinator, 106 11th Avenue S.W., Olympia, WA, phone 360-596-4017, email wsprules@wsp.wa.gov, website wsp.wa.gov/rules-development/.

May 23, 2023

John R. Batiste

Chief