WSR 99-03-093
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed January 20, 1999, 10:18 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: To amend chapter 16-322 WAC, Mint rootstocks--Certification.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 15.14 RCW.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Changes in industry practices, program needs, environmental conditions, and legislative mandates (for instance, the regulatory reform statutes) have made modifications necessary.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Certification programs are entirely state regulatory matters. Agriculture departments in other states with mint certification programs will be consulted.
Process for Developing New Rule: Washington State Department of Agriculture representatives discuss proposed rule change with the Washington Mint Commission and other affected stakeholders and then publish the rule proposal.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mary A. Martin Toohey, Assistant Director, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Laboratory Services Division, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, phone (360) 902-1907, fax (360) 902-2094; or Thomas Wessels, Plant Services Program Manager, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Laboratory Services Division, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, phone (360) 902-1984, fax (360) 902-2094.
January 20, 1999
Mary A. Martin Toohey
Assistant Director