WSR 98-01-181

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

[Filed December 23, 1997, 1:05 p.m.]

The Department of Ecology in compliance with Executive Order 97-02, hereby gives notice of the opportunity to comment on the following rules:

Chapter 173-314 WAC, Waste tire carrier and storage site licenses, chapter 173-330 WAC, Used oil recycling sign requirements for automobile oil sellers, and chapter 173-331 WAC, Vehicle battery recycling.

Comments should address:

Need: Is the rule necessary to comply with the statute that authorizes it? Is the rule obsolete, duplicative, or ambiguous to a degree that warrants repeal or revision?

Effectiveness and Efficiency: Is the rule achieving results that it was originally designed to achieve in a reasonable manner?

Clarity: Is the rule achieving results that it was originally designed to achieve in a reasonable manner?

Intent and Statutory Authority: Is the rule consistent with the legislative intent of the statutes that authorize it? Is the rule based on sufficient statutory authority?

Coordination: Could additional consultation and coordination with other governmental jurisdictions and state agencies with similar regulatory authority eliminate or reduce duplication and inconsistency?

Cost: Have qualitative and quantitative benefits of the rule been considered in relation to its cost?

Fairness: Does the rule result in equitable treatment of those required to comply with it? Should it be modified to eliminate or minimize any disproportionate impacts on the regulated community?