WSR 22-01-018
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
BOARD OF REGISTRATION
FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
AND LAND SURVEYORS
[Filed December 3, 2021, 8:02 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 196-09 WAC, Board practices and procedures. New section regarding records indexes.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.43.035, 42.56.070, and 34.05.220.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Public Records Act (RCW 42.56.070) requires state agencies to create, maintain, and make available to the public indexes of certain records and enact a rule describing the indexing system.
Process for Developing New Rule: Notice will be made to stakeholders and active licensees via the board's listserv; and will be posted on our website and distributed through the board and board staff. Interested parties may contact the individual listed below and the public may also participate by commenting after amendments are proposed 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 Shanan Gillespie, P.O. Box 9025, Olympia, WA 98507-9025, phone 360-664-1570, TTY 711, email shanan.gillespie@brpels.wa.gov, website https://brpels.wa.gov/about-us/laws-and-rules/rulemaking-activity.
December 1, 2021
Ken Fuller
Director