PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: TITLE 308 WAC, Department of licensing (DOL), to include but not limited to WAC 308-96A-077 (new WAC) Volunteer firefighter special vehicle license plate series.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.01.110.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Chapter 225, Laws of 2011 (SHB 1136) requiring DOL to issue volunteer firefighter license plates to eligible applicants.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: DOL welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DOL will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to anyone who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Debra K. Then, Research Analyst, Program and System Support, Mailstop 48205, P.O. Box 9037, Olympia, WA 98507-9037, or by phone (360) 902-4094, fax (360) 902-7821, TTY (360) 664-8885, e-mail dthen@dol.wa.gov.
August 22, 2011
Ben T. Shomshor
Rules Coordinator