WSR 98-03-074

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

LOTTERY COMMISSION

[Filed January 21, 1998, 9:50 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: General lottery rules.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 67.70.040(1).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The lottery is considering amending WAC 315-06-123 to increase the time period required for serving a certified copy of a judicial order on the director when an annuity winner is voluntarily assigning his/her prize. The lottery is also considering including additional specifications regarding the methods for payment of processing fees for these assignments.

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

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mary Jane Ferguson, Rules Coordinator, at (360) 753-1947, FAX (360) 586-6586, P.O. Box 43025, Olympia, WA 98504-3025, with any comments or questions regarding this statement of intent.

January 20, 1998

Mary Jane Ferguson