10-14-077

WSR 10-14-077

AGENDA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[ Filed July 1, 2010, 11:27 a.m. ]

     Following is the department of agriculture's semi-annual rules development agenda for the period of July 1 through December 31, 2010. This document is being sent to you in compliance with RCW 34.05.314.

     The department may undertake additional rule-making activity as conditions warrant. If you have any questions, please call Teresa Norman at [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

Semi-Annual Rules Agenda

July 1 - December 31, 2010

P.O. Box 42560

Olympia, WA 98504-2560

WAC Number	Rule Title	Agency Contact	Tentative Timeline			Subject of Rule Making
			CR-101	CR-102	CR-103
Administrative Services/Director's Office
16-08	Practice and procedure	Teresa Norman Rules Coordinator Phone [phone]	July	September	November	Updating references to WAC and addressing the use and procedures for brief adjudicative proceedings.
16-740	New WACs -- Food assistance programs	Ken Harden Phone [phone]	June	July CR-105	September	Transferring rules for food assistance programs from the department of commerce to the department of agriculture in accordance with chapter 68, Laws of 2010.
Animal Services Division
16-30	Restricted feed lots and restricted holding facilities	Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	January	June	September	Clarifying requirements for restricted holding facilities.
16-42	Biological products	Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	August	October	TBD	Veterinary biological products.
16-54	Animal importation	Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	December 2009	June	September	Import requirements.
16-86	Cattle and bison diseases in Washington state	Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	April	June	September	Cattle and bison diseases.
16-604	Public livestock markets	Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	December 2009	June	September	Health requirements at public livestock markets.
16-610	Livestock brand inspection	Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	June	August	October	Livestock brand inspection.
Commodity Inspection Division
16-302	Pulse seed quality assurance program	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Establishing a pulse seed quality assurance program.
16-302-685	Small grains standards for seed certification	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	June	August	September	Establishing tolerances for triticale in wheat seed.
16-302-755	Standards for quality timothy seed	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	June	August	September	Detrimental contaminants in timothy seed.
16-302-385	Grass seed standards for certification	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	July	September	October	Amending the seed standards chart.
Food Safety and Consumer Services Division
New WAC chapter	Dairy nutrient management program	Nora Mena Dairy Nutrient Management Program Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Dairy nutrient management program enforcement and penalty matrix.
16-160	Registration of materials for organic food production	Martin Beagle Organic Program Manager Phone [phone]	July	September	October	Procedures for registering materials to be included on the brand name materials list.
Pesticide Management Division
16-231	Use restricted herbicides	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Manager Phone [phone]	May 2009	August	October	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground apparatus.
16-232	Use restricted herbicides in certain counties	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Manager Phone [phone]	May 2009	August	October	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground apparatus.
Plant Protection Division
16-326	Brassica seed production district	Mary Toohey Assistant Director for Plant Protection Phone [phone]	April	July	September	Amending restrictions for District 1 and other recommended provisions.
16-462	Grape planting stock -- Registration and certification	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone [phone]	January	July	September	Amending the rules for the grape planting stock certification program by revising provisions, including field eligibility criteria.
16-470	Quarantine--Agricultural pests	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone [phone]	July	September	November	Initiating a quarantine in response to eastern filbert blight that would place restrictions on the importation of hazelnut plants into Washington state.
16-481	Grape insect pests	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone [phone]	June	July	August	Establishing a quarantine for European grapevine moth.
16-662	Weights and measures -- National handbooks	Kirk Robinson Weights and Measures Program Manager Phone [phone]	June	July	August	Adopting modifications to biodiesel labeling requirements specified in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 130; the 2010 edition of NIST Handbook 44; and the 2010 edition of NIST Handbook 130.

Teresa Norman

Rules Coordinator