PROPOSED RULES
COMMISSION
Supplemental Notice to WSR 01-02-084.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-08-052.
Title of Rule: WAC 480-90-121 Responsibility for delinquent accounts.
Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is to repeal WAC 480-90-121 Responsibility for delinquent accounts. A new rule WAC 480-90-123, proposed under WSR 01-11-148, will replace WAC 480-90-121.
Other Identifying Information: Commission Docket No. UG-990294.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 80.01.160 General, 80.04.160 Rules and regulations.
Summary: See Explanation of Rule below.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The proposed repeal of WAC 480-90-121 would remove this rule because it will be replaced by a new rule, WAC 480-90-123.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Jim Russell, Policy Research Specialist, 1300 South Evergreen Park Drive S.W., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1318; Implementation and Enforcement: Carole J. Washburn, Secretary, 1300 South Evergreen Park Drive S.W., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1174.
Name of Proponent: Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 480-90-121 Responsibility for delinquent accounts would be repealed, and replaced with WAC 480-90-123 Refusal of service. As proposed in WSR 01-11-148, WAC 480-90-123 would address circumstances under which a utility may refuse to provide service and rules concerning responsibility for delinquent accounts. WAC 480-90-123 is intended to meet current and foreseeable conditions that affect utilities, customers, and the broader public interest.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See Explanation of Rule above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The small business economic impact statement was previously filed with the original CR-102, WSR 01-02-084 on January 2, 2001. This is an administrative procedure, repealing a WAC that was inadvertently omitted from the proposal in WSR 01-11-148. A small business economic impact statement questionnaire was prepared under the proposal in WSR 01-11-148. According to the responses to the questionnaire, there will be no incremental costs that will result from WAC 480-90-123, which will replace the repealer, WAC 480-90-121.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. The commission is not an agency to which RCW 34.005.328 [34.05.328] applies.
Hearing Location: Commission Hearing Room, Second Floor, Chandler Plaza, 1300 South Evergreen Park Drive S.W., Olympia, WA 98504-7250, on August 22, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Mary DeYoung by August 20, 2001, TDD (360) 586-8203, or (360) 664-1133.
Submit Written Comments to: Secretary, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, P.O. Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504-7250, fax (360) 586-1150, by August 10, 2001.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 22, 2001.
July 18, 2001
Carole J. Washburn
Secretary
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 480-90-121 | Responsibility for delinquent accounts |