Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 236-56 WAC, Public records.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.17.250.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The purpose of this rule making is to delete obsolete references to units and functions no longer located in the department. Following Executive Order 97-02, the rules will be reviewed for readability and ease of use. No substantive policy changes are contemplated.

     Process for Developing New Rule:      Agency study.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Written comments on the formulation of the proposed rule may be submitted no later than October 18, 2002, to Steve Valandra, Public Records Officer, General Administration, P.O. Box 41000, Olympia, WA 98504-1000.

September 6, 2002

Martin D. Casey

Rules Coordinator

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