Subject of Possible Rule Making: Review the current fees that exist in the rules for electrical (chapters 296-46A and 296-401B WAC), plumber certification (chapter 296-400A WAC), contractor registration (chapter 296-200A WAC), elevator (chapter 296-96 WAC) and factory assembled structures (chapters 296-150C, 296-150F, 296-150M, 296-150P, 296-150R, and 296-150V WAC) for possible increases.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapters 18.27, 18.106, 19.28, 43.22 and 70.87 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: A 2.87% fee increase, which is the Office of Financial Management's maximum allowable fiscal growth rate factor for fiscal year 2001, may be necessary to maintain the operational effectiveness of the contractor registration, factory assembled structures, plumber certification, electrical and elevator programs.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The department is the sole agency charged with setting plumbing, contractor registration, elevator, electrical and most FAS fees. However, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will review any proposed increase in manufactured home fees.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department will solicit input from the director's FAS Advisory Board, the Elevator Advisory Committee and the Electrical Board. Other interested parties and the public may also participate by providing written comments or giving oral testimony during the public hearing process.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Josh Swanson, Department of Labor and Industries, Specialty Compliance Services Division, P.O. Box 44400, Olympia, WA 98504-4400, phone (360) 902-6411, fax (360) 902-5292, e-mail swaj235@lni.wa.gov.

February 21, 2001

Gary Moore

Director

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