November 27, 2000
OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON PROPOSED RULE
(December 11, 2000)
and
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION HEARING
(December 27, 2000) 
RE: Docket No. TG-990161           Solid Waste Rulemaking: 480-70 WAC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
This letter is to inform you of the progress made toward rulemaking for Solid 
Waste, to provide notice of an opportunity to file written comments on the 
proposed rule, and to invite you to participate in the formal proposed rule 
adoption hearing. 
On October 25, 2000, the Commission authorized the filing of a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (CR-102) with the Code Reviser. This action begins the 
final part of the rulemaking process, which includes a written comment period, 
a public adoption hearing, and a decision by the Commission. A copy of the rule 
as filed with the Code Revisor is included with this notice.
NOTICE is hereby given of the opportunity to submit written comments on the 
proposed rule not later than 5:00 PM, Monday, December 11, 2000. 
Electronic copies. The Commission also requests, but does not require, that 
comments be provided in electronic format to facilitate quotations from the 
comments, to enhance public access, and to reduce the need for additional paper 
copies. Please help us by sending an electronic copy with your paper filing on 
a 3-1/2 inch, IBM-formatted, high density disk, in .pdf Adobe Acrobat format, 
reflecting the pagination of your original. Please also send us the text in 
your choice of .doc (Word 97 or later) or .wpd (Wordperfect 6.0 or later). 
Please include all of the following information on the label of the diskette:
        *          The docket number of this proceeding (TG-990161)
        *         The commenting party's name 
        *          The title and date of the comment or comments; and
        *         The type of software used 
Please use the three-letter extension noted above for all electronic files. You 
may also send your comments by electronic mail to the Commission's Records 
Center at <records@wutc.wa.gov>; if you choose this means of submitting 
comments, please include all of the information requested above for the 
diskette label. The Commission will post on the Commission's web site all 
comments that are provided in electronic format. The web site is located at 
<http://www.wutc.wa.gov>.
NOTICE is also hereby given of the opportunity to attend the public hearing and 
make oral comments about the proposal for the adoption of the proposed rule at 
9:30 AM, Wednesday, December 27, 2000. This public hearing will be held in the 
Commission's Hearing Room, Second Floor, Chandler Plaza, 1300 S. Evergreen park 
Drive, S.W., Olympia, Washington.
Questions: If you have questions about this Notice or about the rulemaking 
process, or this rulemaking in particular, you may contact Cathie Anderson. She 
may be reached by mail at the address on this Notice, or by e-mail at 
canderso@wutc.wa.gov, or by calling 360-664-1254.
Sincerely,
CAROLE J. WASHBURN 
Secretary 
Enclosures