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WSR 04-05-122
[ Filed February 18, 2004, 11:45 a.m. ]
Date of Adoption: February 11, 2004.
Purpose: The purpose is to describe the Forest Practices Board, its organization, administration and to clarify how state ethics laws apply to the board.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending 222-08-010, 222-08-020, 222-08-030, and 222-08-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.05.220, 42.17.250, 42.17.260, and 76.09.040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-24-113 on December 3, 2003.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Changes were made to WAC 222-08-130 to reflect the Ethics in Public Service Act and include: Moving definition of recusal from subsection (4) to subsection (1)(f); and amending the language pertaining to gifts to reflect the intent of the state ethics law.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 10, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 10, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 10, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
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AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 263, filed 6/16/76)
WAC 222-08-010 ((Appeals.)) Purpose. ((All appeals from actions regarding forest practices shall be in accordance with RCW 76.09.210, 76.09.220 and 76.09.230.)) The purpose of this chapter is to describe the forest practices board, its organization, administrative procedures, and to provide rules implementing RCW 34.05.220 and 42.17.250 through 42.17.320 and chapter 42.52 RCW for the forest practices board. The purpose of this chapter is also to set out department procedures for administration of the forest practices regulatory program.
[Order 263, § 222-08-010, filed 6/16/76.]
WAC 222-08-020 ((Orientation and training.)) Definitions. ((The department shall be responsible for a continuing program of orientation and training, relating to forest practices and rules thereof, pursuant to RCW 76.09.250. Such program shall include:
(1) Investigation of current developments in and practical applications of forest resources and related technology.
(3) Dissemination of information on current forest practice technology to the public, in a manner determined by the department to be effective.)) (1) "Board" means forest practices board.
(5) "Public record" as defined in RCW 42.17.020(36), means any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.
(6) "Writing" as defined in RCW 42.17.020(42), means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photographing, including, but not limited to, letters, words, pictures, sounds, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, video recordings, diskettes, sound recordings, and other documents including existing data compilations from which information may be obtained or translated.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW, RCW 76.09.040, [76.09.]050, [76.09.]370, 76.13.120(9). 01-12-042, § 222-08-020, filed 5/30/01, effective 7/1/01; Order 263, § 222-08-020, filed 6/16/76.]
WAC 222-08-030 ((Reporting procedures.)) Function, organization, and office. ((The department shall:
(1) Survey and identify all silviculturally related nonpoint sources of pollution and related control programs in the state,
(2) Prepare an analysis of the above activities and programs, and
(3) Report and recommend to the forest practices board and to the governor additional rules, procedures and/or methods necessary for the control of such sources to the extent feasible.)) (1) The forest practices board was created by chapter 76.09 RCW to adopt forest practices rules as described in WAC 222-12-010.
(2) The board's membership as described in RCW 76.09.030(1), consists of twelve members to include: The commissioner of public lands or the commissioner's designee, the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development or the director's designee, the director of the department of agriculture or the director's designee, the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee, the director of the department of fish and wildlife or the director's designee, an elected member of a county legislative authority appointed by the governor so long as that member serves as an elected official, and six members of the general public appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an owner of not more than five hundred acres of forest land, and one of whom shall be an independent logging contractor. The six members from the general public are appointed to four-year terms. The commissioner of public lands or designee shall chair the board.
(3) General public members shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250. Each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(4) Staff support is provided to the board as provided in RCW 76.09.030(6). Staff shall perform the following duties under the general authority and supervision of the board:
(5) The administrative office of the board is located at 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, Washington. The board may sit or hold hearings anywhere in the state. The office hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays and during board meetings. The board may be contacted at:
E-mail: forest.practicesboard@wadnr.gov
(6) Any person may contact the board as indicated in subsection (5) of this section to obtain information on board activities.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW, RCW 76.09.040, [76.09.]050, [76.09.]370, 76.13.120(9). 01-12-042, § 222-08-030, filed 5/30/01, effective 7/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 76.09.040, 76.09.170 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 94-01-134, § 222-08-030, filed 12/20/93, effective 1/1/94; Order 263, § 222-08-030, filed 6/16/76.]
WAC 222-08-040 ((Regular meetings.)) Operations and procedures. ((Regular meetings of the forest practices board shall be held quarterly on the second Wednesday of February, May, August and November, at a location to be designated by the forest practices board. Any person may obtain information as to said location and meeting time by contacting the Department of Natural Resources, Forest Practices Division, Olympia, Washington 98504-7012. A schedule of meetings will be published in the Washington Register in January of each year.)) (1) The board holds quarterly scheduled meetings on the second Wednesday of February, May, August, and November, at such times and places as deemed necessary to conduct board business. At regularly scheduled board meetings, agenda time is allotted for public comment on rule proposals and board activities, unless the board has already set public hearings on the rule proposals. Special and emergency meetings may be called anytime by the chair of the board or by a majority of the board members. Notice of special and emergency meetings will be provided in accordance with RCW 42.30.070 and 42.30.080. All meetings are conducted in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW, and RCW 76.09.030(4). A schedule of meetings shall be published in the Washington State Register in January of each year. Minutes shall be taken at all meetings.
(3) Rules marked with an asterisk (*) are adopted or amended with agreement from the department of ecology because they pertain to water quality. See WAC 222-12-010.
(4) The chair or majority of board members shall set the meeting agenda. Public requests for topics to be included in the board's quarterly public meeting agenda must include the name of the requester, and be received at the office at least fourteen days before the scheduled meeting. Topics requested may be added to the meeting agenda at the chair's discretion or by a majority vote of the board members.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 76.09.040 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 93-12-001, § 222-08-040, filed 5/19/93, effective 6/19/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 76.09.040. 87-23-036 (Order 535), § 222-08-040, filed 11/16/87, effective 1/1/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120, 76.09.040 and 42.30.075. 84-18-021 (Order 429, Resolution No. 8-8-84), § 222-08-040, filed 8/29/84, effective 10/1/84.]
WAC 222-08-050 Public records -- Availability. The board's public records are available for inspection and copying except as otherwise exempted under RCW 42.17.310, any other law, and this chapter.
WAC 222-08-060 Public records officer. The public records officer or designee for the board shall be the board's rules coordinator. The public records officer shall be responsible for responses to requests for public records. All requests for public records shall be directed to: Public Records Officer, Forest Practices Board, c/o Department of Natural Resources, Forest Practices Division, P.O. Box 47012, Olympia, WA 98504-7012.
WAC 222-08-070 Public records index. The board's rules coordinator maintains the board files, including in part, meeting minutes, correspondence, rule-making documents, contracts, and other board business. A filing system is utilized at the board's office that consists of rule-making dockets, board meeting files, contracts, and petitions for rule making. These files are indexed by subject and date. Correspondence files are indexed by date. All files are available for inspection by contacting the board's rules coordinator in the administrative office of the board.
WAC 222-08-080 Protection of public records. (1) No person shall knowingly alter, deface, or destroy public records of the board, except as allowed by law.
WAC 222-08-090 Disclosure of public records. Public records may be inspected or copies of such records obtained, upon compliance with the following procedure:
(2) Within five business days of receiving a public records request, as required by RCW 42.17.320, the office shall respond by:
(4) The public records officer may, if it deems the request is unclear, ask the requester to clarify the information the requester is seeking. If the requester fails to clarify the request, the office need not respond to it.
(6) No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. For printed, typed and written public records of a maximum size of 8 1/2" by 14", the board shall charge twenty-five cents per page to reimburse the board for the actual costs of providing the copies and the use of copying equipment. Copies of maps, photos, films, recordings, and other nonstandard public records shall be furnished at the board's actual costs. The board shall charge the current rate for tax and shipping on all disclosure copying requests. The public records officer may waive the fees when the expense of processing the payment exceeds the cost of providing the copies. The public records officer may require that all charges be paid in advance of release of the copies.
(7) The public records officer may determine that all or a portion of a public record is exempt under the provisions of chapter 42.17 RCW. Pursuant to RCW 42.17.260(1) and 42.17.310(2), the public records officer may delete portions of public records. The public records officer will explain the reasons for such deletion in writing, including the exemption that applies.
WAC 222-08-100 Petitions for adoption, repeal or amendment of a rule. (1) Any person may submit a petition to the board requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule pursuant to RCW 34.05.330 and the process set forth in chapter 82-05 WAC as further supplemented by these rules. The petition should be clearly identified as such and contain sufficient information so the board and public can understand the proposal.
WAC 222-08-120 Inapplicability of model rules adopted by the chief administrative law judge. The board does not have adjudicative authority nor does the board enter declaratory orders. Therefore, the model rules adopted by the chief administrative law judge under RCW 34.05.250 and found in chapter 10-08 WAC do not apply to the board.
WAC 222-08-130 Ethics standards. This rule implementing the Ethics in Public Service Act, chapter 42.52 RCW, applies to the board.
(b) Notwithstanding the exceptions specified in RCW 42.52.150 (2) and (5), a board member may receive only the items specifically listed in RCW 42.52.150 (4) from a person regulated by the board or from a person who seeks to provide goods or services to the board.
222-08-020 222-08-140
222-08-030 222-08-150
222-08-035 222-08-160