WSR 98-13-102
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Filed June 17, 1998, 9:41 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Establish a system safety program standard for municipal rail fixed guideway systems that are not regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.06.120.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Comply with mandatory federal regulations and ensure safe operation of municipal rail fixed guideway systems.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Supply annual reports to the Federal Transit Administration.
Process for Developing New Rule: Informal municipal review of preliminary drafts of the rule.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Pam Hughley, Public Transportation and Rail Division, P.O. Box 47387, Olympia, WA 98504-7387, phone (360) 705-7913, FAX (360) 705-6820. There will be at least one meeting, probably in Seattle, to exchange ideas about how to comply with the federal requirements within this proposed rule.
June 16, 1998
Gerald E. Smith
Deputy Secretary, Operations