Date of Adoption: August 3, 1999.

Purpose: WAC 296-50, Safety standards for manufacture of explosives.

Topic: There are currently no explosive manufacturers in the state of Washington with which to regulate. The necessary requirements to ensure the safety, health and welfare of explosive manufacturing are located within chapters 296-24, 296-52, and 296-67 WAC. There is no equivalent federal (OSHA) regulation to WAC 296-50. In addition, no public comments have been received opposing the repeal of this rule. As a result, the rule is repealed in its entirety.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing [see repealer section below].

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 99-12-090 on June 1, 1999.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 23.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 23.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 23. Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 1999.

August 3, 1999

Gary Moore

Director

OTS-2973.1

REPEALER
     The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 296-50-010	Foreword.
WAC 296-50-020	Introductory.
WAC 296-50-030	Management's responsibility.
WAC 296-50-040	Employee's responsibility.
WAC 296-50-050	Minimum requirements for first aid.
WAC 296-50-060	First-aid kit.
WAC 296-50-070	First-aid room.
WAC 296-50-080	General regulations.
WAC 296-50-090	Dope house.
WAC 296-50-100	Dynamite mixing house.
WAC 296-50-110	Dynamite pack machine house.
WAC 296-50-120	Gelatin mixing house.
WAC 296-50-130	Gelatin cartridge machine house.
WAC 296-50-140	Handpack house.
WAC 296-50-150	Waste opening house.
WAC 296-50-160	Box packing house.
WAC 296-50-170	Powder repair shop.
WAC 296-50-180	Batch nitrator.
WAC 296-50-190	Separator and prewash operation.
WAC 296-50-200	N.G. neutralizing house and store house.
WAC 296-50-210	Acid operations.
WAC 296-50-220	Spare parts houses.
WAC 296-50-230	Nitrocotton screening and drying houses.