Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 51.52.020.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: For clarity, the rule is being amended to add communications with the board; this change does not describe a new process but moves the description of the current process to this location.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency initiated.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting David E. Threedy, Executive Secretary, (360) 753-9646, fax (360) 586-5611, Threedy@BIIA.wa.gov.

A forum for those interested will be held on August 12, 1998, at 1:30-3:30, Board Main Conference Room, 2430 Chandler Court S.W., Olympia, WA 98504-42401.

July 20, 1998

David E. Threedy

Executive Secretary