WSR 16-09-062
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS AND RESERVE OFFICERS
[Filed April 15, 2016, 4:10 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: To amend chapter 491-04 WAC to remove conflicting sections and more accurately reflect board processes.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW
41.24.290(2).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These changes are necessary to make updates to conflicting sections of the WAC and accurately reflect board policy and procedures.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: There are no other state or federal agencies that regulate this subject.
Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Brigette K. Smith, Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 114, Olympia, WA 98507, (877) 753-7318, e-mail brigettes@bvff.wa.gov. Board meeting notifications are posted on our web site at http://www.bvff.wa.gov. A comment period is built into the beginning and the end of all our board meetings, the dates of which are published both with the code reviser's office and at our web site listed above.
April 15, 2016
Brigette K. Smith
Executive Secretary
