WSR 98-04-049
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS COMMISSION
[Filed January 30, 1998, 2:39 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Filing and service of papers, interpreter, petition for review, subpoena, declaratory order, and housekeeping changes to chapter 391-08 WAC. Conforming changes to chapters 391-25, 391-35, 391-45, 391-55, and 391-95 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.58.050, 41.59.110, 41.56.090, 28B.52.080.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Proposed changes pursuant to Executive Order 97-02 will address problem of clientele errors related to filing and service of papers, conform interpreter rule to current statutes, standardize procedure for appeals, consolidate procedural requirements for subpoenas, and establish procedure for declaratory order petitions. Housekeeping items will correct typographical errors, delete repealed WAC chapter, and make proper usage of terms such as "furnished" and "shall."
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mark S. Downing, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 40919, Olympia, WA 98504-0919, phone (360) 753-2955, FAX (360) 586-7091.
January 30, 1998
Marvin L. Schurke
Executive Director