Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 43.330 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This rule is needed to eliminate obsolete references contained in the current WAC section.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, Attn: Tim Nogler, 906 Columbia Street S.W., P.O. Box 48300, Olympia, WA 98506-8300.

April 22, 1998

Tim Douglas

Director