(1) The department's rules coordinator:

(a) Has knowledge of the subjects of rules being proposed or prepared within the agency for proposal;

(b) Maintains the records of any such action;

(c) Maintains the department's rule-making docket;

(d) Responds to public inquiries about possible, proposed, or adopted rules and the identity of agency personnel working, reviewing, or commenting on them; and

(e) Oversees the department's compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act requirements concerning locating, processing, and making department rule-making files available for public inspection.

(2) The department's rules coordinator can be contacted at:

Agency Rules Coordinator

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Office Location:

Natural Resources Building, 5th Floor

1111 Washington Street S.E.

Olympia, WA 98501-1091

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 43200

Olympia, WA 98504-3200

email address: Rules.Coordinator@dfw.wa.gov

Current contact information is also available at the department's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov.

(3) The department's rules coordinator may designate one or more department staff to carry out the responsibilities set forth in subsection (1) of this section; and other staff may process requests to inspect rule-making files. Therefore, use of the term "department rules coordinator" in this chapter may include the department rules coordinator's designee(s) and/or any other staff assisting in processing requests to inspect rule-making files, where indicated by context.