WSR 00-15-067

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

RELATIONS COMMISSION

[ Filed July 18, 2000, 2:21 p.m. ]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Proposed changes to WAC 391-08-670 concerning citation of agency cases.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.58.050, 41.59.110, 41.56.090, 28B.52.080.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: In order to conform rule to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, which is utilized by the Washington Supreme Court, case citations in agency decisions should be italicized instead of underlined.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule:

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mark S. Downing, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 40919, Olympia, WA 98504-0919, phone (360) 753-2955, fax (360) 586-7091, e-mail perc@olywa.net.

July 18, 2000

Marvin L. Schurke

Executive Director

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