WSR 98-01-113

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

[Filed December 18, 1997, 11:39 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: December 19 [18], 1997.

Purpose: The rule is redundant, unnecessary, and can be repealed.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 236-48-004 Procedure followed in the solicitation of bids.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.19.180 - [43.19.]1932.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 97-21-002 on October 1, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

December 18, 1997

Marygrace Jennings