WSR 99-21-014

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING


[ Filed October 11, 1999, 2:14 p.m. ]


REPORT ON THE PROGRESS MADE ON REGULATORY

REVIEW


DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING (DOL)

OCTOBER, 1999



1. A summary of the number of rule sections reviewed, amended, and repealed and the number of pages eliminated in the Washington Administrative Code since the effective date of the Executive Order:


Rules Reviewed 974
Rules Amended 311
Rules Repealed 239
WAC Pages Eliminated 36
Percent Rules Reviewed 68

2. A summary of DOL's actions in response to petitions under RCW 34.05.330: The agency has received no petitions.

3. A summary of the results of DOL's review of policy and interpretive statements and similar documents:


Policy Statements Reviewed 42
Policy Statements Amended 14
Policy Statements Deleted 27
4. A summary of DOL's review of reporting requirements imposed on businesses: None of the rules and policy statements reviewed contained reporting requirements.

5. Recommendations for statutory or administrative changes resulting from the regulatory reviews: The department will have administrative rule changes in the areas of Driver License and Identicard Applications, Driving Records, Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Occupational Driver's Licenses, Commercial Driver's Licenses and Third-Party Testers.

6. Accomplishments resulting from DOL's regulatory review and improvement program: The question and answer format has been adopted for rule writing in vehicle services to facilitate clarity and usefulness of rules.

DOL has expanded access to agency forms through the homepage.

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