WSR 98-17-076
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
(Washington State Ferries)
[Filed August 18, 1998, 9:30 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 468-300-700 Preferential loading.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 47.56.030, 47.60.140, 47.60.326.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Current preferential loading WAC needed to be streamlined, updated, and made current with changing state policies and enabling legislation.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Washington State Department of Transportation; Washington State Patrol; Prof. Scott Rutherford, University of Washington/Transportation Engineer; Lt. Gary Trunkey, Washington State Patrol; Sgt. Tim Braniff, Washington State Patrol; Lt. Steve Boyer, Washington State Patrol; Sgt. Ken Boad, Washington State Patrol; John Shaddof, Washington State Department of Transportation/Urban Mobility TDM Administrator; Bob Caldwell, Washington State Department of Transportation/Northwest Region TDM Manager; Gordon Kirkemo, Washington State Department of Transportation/Mobility Planning Administrator; Mike Dornfeld, Washington State Department of Transportation Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator; Jack Pour, Senior Services of Island County; Michael Nortness, Washington State Volunteer Chore Services Director; Bill Tracy, Volunteer Chore Services; Tom Hingson, Superintendent of Public Instruction/Region Transportation Coordinator; Bonnie Allen, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; John Foster, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; and Peggy Shapiro, Washington State Hospital Association/Medical Preparedness.
Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making; and agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ed Johnson, Transportation Planning Specialist, Washington State Ferries, 801 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104, (206) 515-3495, fax (206) 515-3499, e-mail JohnsonE@wsdot.wa.gov.
August 17, 1998
Paul Green
Director/CEO