PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Rules relating to onion white rot quarantine in chapter 16-470 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 17.24 RCW.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The existing sections of rule pertaining to onion white rot were last modified in 1985. Changed industry and program conditions make evaluation of the provisions desirable. The rule may be updated to reflect current conditions. It may also be modified to clear and readable format.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: No other agencies deal with onion white rot quarantine.
Process for Developing New Rule: Washington State Department of Agriculture representatives discuss proposals for rule changes with 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, e-mail mtoohey@agr.wa.gov; or Tom Wessels, Plant Services Program Manager, Washington State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, phone (360) 902-1984, fax (360) 902-2094, e-mail twessels@agr.wa.gov.
July 26, 2000
Mary A. Martin Toohey
Assistant Director