WSR 97-22-037

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD

[Filed October 31, 1997, 8:14 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Credit card use by state agency vendors.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 66.16.041 Credit card purchases.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To clarify the procedures and conditions under which state agency vendors may accept bank credit cards and debit cards for liquor purchases.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Public hearing to solicit input from interested parties.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Nathan S. Ford, Jr., Chairman, P.O. Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504-3080, phone (360) 753-6268, FAX (360) 664-9689.

October 24, 1997

Nathan S. Ford, Jr.