Subject of Possible Rule Making: Washington prescribed burn manager certification program (program) requirements and application process.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 76.04.183 Prescribed burn manager certification program—Rule-making authority.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The program has been created as required. Rules are needed to memorialize the certified prescribed burn manager certification, regulations, standards, and processes.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kyle Lapham, P.O. Box 47013, Olympia, WA 98504-7013, phone 360-485-8580, email kyle.lapham@dnr.wa.gov, website https://dnr.wa.gov/forest-resilience-division/prescribed-fire-program/certified-burner-program; or Jeff Dimke, 5552 Industry Way, East Wenatchee, WA 98802, phone 564-669-0946, email jeffrey.dimke@dnr.wa.gov, website https://dnr.wa.gov/forest-resilience-division/prescribed-fire-program.