WSR 98-04-061

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

[Order 97-37--Filed February 2, 1998, 10:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: January 30, 1998.

Purpose: This action deletes an outdated and duplicative rule governing perchloroethylene dry cleaning systems.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 173-490-203.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.98 RCW.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 97-20-046 on September 24, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

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

January 30, 1998

Tom Fitszimmons