WSR 15-01-041

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed December 9, 2014, 9:06 a.m., effective January 9, 2015]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: WAC 246-205-541 Decontamination standards, the purpose of this rule revision is to establish a health-based methamphetamine decontamination standard of 1.5 micrograms per 100 square centimeters.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-205-541 Decontamination standards.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 69.44.070.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-19-110 on September 17, 2014.

A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Vicki M. Bouvier, P.O. Box 47822, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 236-3011, fax (360) 236-2250, e-mail vicki.bouvier@doh.wa.gov.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: December 9, 2014.

Dennis E. Worsham

Deputy Secretary

for John Wiesman, DrPh, MPH

Secretary