PROPOSED RULES
POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 70.94.141(1).
Title of Rule: SCAPCA Regulation I, Section 10.11, Oxygenated Gasoline.
Purpose: Establishes fees for blenders of oxygenated gasoline for sale in the Spokane County control area.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 70.94.141.
Summary: The annual fees for oxygenated gasoline blenders are being adjusted.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The annual fees are being lowered to more accurately match program costs.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Kelle R. Vigeland, 1101 West College, #403, Spokane, WA 99201, (509) 477-4727, ext. 106.
Name of Proponent: Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority (SCAPCA), governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: This rule authorizes SCAPCA to assess annual fees for blenders of oxygenated gasoline that is to be sold within the Spokane County control area. The money collected through the fees funds the compliance program which helps ensure the oxygenated gasoline requirements in chapter 173-492 WAC and SCAPCA Regulation I, Section 6.16 are met.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The proposed change lowers oxygenated gasoline blenders fees to more accurately match program costs.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. SCAPCA is not subject to the small business economic impact provision of the Administrative Procedure Act.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Pursuant to RCW 70.94.141(1), RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Hearing Room Lower Level, Spokane County Public Works, 1026 West Broadway, Spokane, WA 99201, on July 1, 1999, at 8:30 a.m.
Submit Written Comments to: Kelle R. Vigeland, Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority, 1101 West College, #403, Spokane, WA 99201, fax (509) 477-6828, by June 29, 1999.
Date of Intended Adoption: July 1, 1999.
May 14, 1999
Kelle R. Vigeland
Environmental Engineer
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 93-19-043, filed 9/8/93)SCAPCA Regulation I, Section 10.11 Oxygenated gasoline Pursuant to Chapter 173-492 WAC, the following annual fees shall be paid by blenders of oxygenated gasoline for sale in the Spokane Control Area.
| Small Volume | (<100,000 Gallons/Month) | (( |
| Medium Volume | (100,000 to <1,000,000 Gallons/Month) | (( |
| Large Volume | (1,000,000 to <15,000,000 Gallons/Month) | (( |
| Very Large Volume | ( | (( |
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.