Subject of Possible Rule Making: Revise chapter 16-213 WAC to retain only buckwheat and broken corn standards with appropriate housekeeping changes to facilitate access.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 22.09 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The portion of the rule proposed for deletion is obsolete and does not reflect current industry needs.

Process for Developing New Rule: Survey of services provided for affected stakeholders determined the validity of the standards targeted for repeal. Safflower seed standards, WAC 16-213-010 through 16-213-130; inspection and certification of shiplots and combined lots of Washington buckwheat, WAC 16-213-220; Washington stowage examinations, WAC 16-213-230; and rapeseed inspection, WAC 16-213-240 through 16-213-250 are not used. Safflower, rapeseed, and stowage examination inspection services are provided under USDA inspection criteria. No shiplot or combined lot inspections of Washington buckwheat have been performed since the establishment of this service in 1984. Potential repeal supported by Canola/Rapeseed Commission and Grain Inspection Advisory Committee.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Randall R. Deike, Grain Inspection Program Manager, Commodity Inspection Division, Washington State Department of Agriculture, 1111 Washington Street S.E., P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, phone (360) 902-1921, fax (360) 902-2085, TDD (360) 902-1996.

December 22, 1999

Robert W. Gore

Assistant Director

Commodity Inspection Division

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