Agenda Date:       March 24, 1999
Item Number: 

Docket:       TG-990161    
   Solid Waste General -- Rulemaking

Review of the Commission's rules in Chapter 480-70 of the   Washington 
Administrative Code concerning Solid Waste and/or Refuse Collection Companies

Staff:  Cathie Anderson, Program Coordinator
   Gene Eckhardt, Assistant Director of Solid Waste and Water
   Mary Tennyson, Senior Assistant Attorney General
   Marjorie Schaer, Review Judge
   Layne Demas, Revenue Requirement Specialist
   Bob Colbo, Transportation Program Consultant
   Nicki Johnson, Revenue Requirement Specialist
   M.  Carlene Hughes, Program Coordinator
   Bonnie Allen, Program Coordinator
   Heather Laughlin, Utilities Rate Research Specialist
   Diana Otto, Consumer Affairs Supervisor
   Penny Hansen, Public Involvement Coordinator  
   Jennifer Watsek, Rules Coordinator
   Tim Sweeney, Public Affairs

Recommendation:

Direct the Secretary to file a preproposal statement of inquiry (CR-101) in 
Docket TG-990161 to initiate a review of the Commission’s rules in Chapter 
480-70 of the Washington Administrative Code concerning Solid Waste and/or 
Refuse Collection Companies.

Discussion:

The objective of  this rulemaking is to review rules governing the Commission’
s  regulation of solid waste and/or refuse collection companies in compliance 
with Executive Order 97-02 to determine whether:

 1.  The rules comply with authorizing statutes;
 2.  The current rules are obsolete, duplicative, or need to be repealed;
 3.  The rules provide the results that they were originally intended to 
achieve; and
 4. The rules are written and organized in a clear and concise manner, in order 
that they may be readily understood by those to whom they apply.

Staff will schedule public meetings and workshops with broad notice to 
interested persons, inviting regulated carriers, their customers, and other 
interested parties to participate in the rulemaking process.  Staff will make 
every attempt to include interested persons for each of the solid waste stream 
elements, including: municipal solid waste; curbside recycling; yardwaste; 
construction, demolition and land clearing debris; specialty wastes (examples: 
leachate and waste oil); and medical/biohazardous waste.

The staff recommends the Secretary be directed to file a preproposal statement 
of inquiry (CR-101) in Docket TG-990161 to initiate a review of the Commission’
s rules in Chapter 480-70 of the Washington Administrative Code concerning 
Solid Waste and/or Refuse Collection Companies.