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.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-02-022, filed 12/23/02, effective 1/23/03)
WAC 246-205-541 Decontamination standards.
The decontamination standards include:
(1) Methamphetamine of less than or equal to ((0.1)) 1.5 micro grams per 100 square centimeters;
(2) Total lead of less than or equal to 20 micro grams per square foot;
(3) Mercury of less than or equal to 50 nano grams per cubic meter in air; and
(4) Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of 1 part per million total hydrocarbons and VOCs in air.
