WSR 17-06-049
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Filed February 28, 2017, 8:44 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Public records, chapter 130-10 WAC and Title 365 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapters 42.56 and 43.330 RCW.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This rule making is needed to update commerce's WAC implementing the Public Records Act to reflect changes to the statute, court decisions, and commerce's organizational structure and record disclosure procedures.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Commerce's public records officer will develop the rule updates in consultation with the attorney general and code reviser's offices.
Process for Developing New Rule: Commerce's public records office will coordinate rule development with relevant state agencies.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jaime Rossman, Rules Coordinator, at (360) 725-2717 or jaime.rossman@commerce.wa.gov. Interested parties may also view updates on this and other commerce rule makings, and sign up to receive information and participate in the formulation of proposed rules, at http://www.commerce.wa.gov/about-us/rulemaking/.
February 23, 2017
Jaime Rossman
Rules Coordinator