WSR 97-21-141

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

[Filed October 22, 1997, 10:02 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 296-150C WAC, Commercial coaches; chapter 296-150F WAC, Factory-built housing and commercial structures; chapter 296-150M WAC, Manufactured homes; chapter 296-150P WAC, Recreational park trailers; and chapter 296-150R WAC, Recreational vehicles.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 43.22 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: In the spirit of regulatory reform and the Governor's Executive Order 97-02, the department has reviewed its FAS rules and policies and will be proposing rule amendments which will incorporate some policies into the rules, update some rule content, clarify the language and intent of some rule sections, and make corrective housekeeping changes where appropriate.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The department will be in communication with the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) and the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (DCTED). Both groups will be invited to attend stakeholder meetings and will be provided copies of any proposed rules for their review and comment.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department will utilize input from department staff, stakeholder groups, individual stakeholders and the FAS Advisory Board to formulate rule language and will solicit public comments through 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 Dan Wolfenbarger, Chief Factory Assembled Structures Inspector, Department of Labor and Industries, Specialty Compliance Services Division, P.O. Box 44440, Olympia, WA 98504-4440, phone (360) 902-5225, FAX (360) 902-5292.

October 15, 1997

Gary Moore