Date of Adoption: May 28, 2002.

     Purpose: General fee increase to the Board of Boiler Rules - substantive (chapter 296-104 WAC).

     The Board of Boiler Rules is adopting a 2.79% (rounded down to the nearest tenth of a dollar) general fee increase. The 2.79% rate is the Office of Financial Management's maximum allowable fiscal growth rate factor for fiscal year 2002. The general fee increase is necessary to help offset inflation and to maintain the financial health and operational effectiveness of the program.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 296-104-055, 296-104-060, and 296-104-700.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.79.030, 70.79.040, 70.79.150, 70.79.290, 70.79.330, and 70.79.350.

     Other Authority: Chapter 70.79 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-09-094 on April 17, 2002.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

May 28, 2002

Craig Hopkins, Chair

Board of Boiler Rules

OTS-5583.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-12-034, filed 5/29/01, effective 6/29/01)

WAC 296-104-055   Administration--What are the examination fees?   A fee of $((61.70)) 63.40 will be charged for each applicant sitting for an inspection examination(s). If an applicant fails to pass the examination this fee shall be good for one year during which a reexamination may be taken. Checks for examination fees shall be made payable to the state treasurer.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030, 70.79.040, 70.79.150, 70.79.290, 70.79.330, 70.79.350, and chapter 70.79 RCW. 01-12-034, § 296-104-055, filed 5/29/01, effective 6/29/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030 and 70.79.040. 99-22-026, § 296-104-055, filed 10/26/99, effective 11/26/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.040. 93-12-014, § 296-104-055, filed 5/21/93, effective 6/21/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030 and 70.79.330. 82-24-025 (Order 82-36), § 296-104-055, filed 11/23/82, effective 1/1/83; Order 74-37, § 296-104-055, filed 11/8/74; Part II, § 8, filed 3/23/60.]

     The fee for the special inspector commission is ((twenty-five dollars)) $25.60. The special inspector commission shall be held at the home office of the employing company and shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually at the request of the employing company for a fee of ((ten dollars)) $10.20. The deputy inspector commission shall be held by the chief inspector. The deputy inspector commission shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually at the request of the chief inspector. Inspectors shall carry identifying commission cards while they are inspecting. The state or employing company shall return the commission and the identifying commission card at once to the chief inspector when the inspector to whom the commission was issued is no longer in its employ, or at the request of the chief inspector.

     The chief inspector may suspend or revoke a certificate of competency and commission issued to an inspector upon written notice to the inspector and to the inspector's employer for:

•	Incompetency or untrustworthiness;
•	Willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the application, or in the report of any inspection; or
•	For other sufficient reason.

     The holder of a certificate of competency is entitled to a hearing before the board prior to the revocation or suspension of the certificate of competency. A person whose commission has been suspended, except for untrustworthiness, may apply to the board for reinstatement. A person whose commission has been revoked, except for untrustworthiness, may apply to the board to take a new examination for a commission after ninety days from the date of the revocation.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030, 70.79.040, 70.79.150, 70.79.290, 70.79.330, 70.79.350, and chapter 70.79 RCW. 01-24-061, § 296-104-060, filed 11/30/01, effective 12/31/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030 and 70.79.040. 99-22-026, § 296-104-060, filed 10/26/99, effective 11/26/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.040. 94-21-002, § 296-104-060, filed 10/5/94, effective 11/5/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030 and 70.79.330. 82-24-025 (Order 82-36), § 296-104-060, filed 11/23/82, effective 1/1/83; Order 74-37, § 296-104-060, filed 11/8/74; Part II, § 9, filed 3/23/60.]

Heating boilers:	Internal	External
Cast iron -- All sizes	((27.80)) 28.50	((22.20)) 22.80
All other boilers less than 500 sq. ft.	((33.40)) 34.30	((22.20)) 22.80
500 sq. ft. to 2500 sq. ft.	((55.70)) 57.20	((27.80)) 28.50
Each additional 2500 sq. ft.      of total heating surface,      or any portion thereof	((22.20)) 22.80	((11.10)) 11.40
Power boilers:	Internal	External
Less than 100 sq. ft.	((27.80)) 28.50	((22.20)) 22.80
100 sq. ft. to less than           500 sq. ft.	((33.40)) 34.30	((22.20)) 22.80
500 sq. ft. to 2500 sq. ft.	((55.70)) 57.20	((27.80)) 28.50
Each additional 2500 sq. ft. of total heating surface, or any portion thereof	((22.20)) 22.80	((11.10)) 11.40
Pressure vessels:
Automatic utility hot water supply heaters per RCW 70.79.090	((5.50)) 5.60
All other pressure vessels:
Square feet shall be determined by multiplying the length of the shell by its diameter.
	Internal	External
Less than 15 sq. ft.	((22.20)) 22.80	((16.70)) 17.10
15 sq. ft. to less than 50 sq. ft.	((33.40)) 34.30	((16.70)) 17.10
50 sq. ft. to 100 sq. ft.	((38.90)) 39.90	((22.20)) 22.80
For each additional 100 sq. ft. or any portion thereof	((38.90)) 39.90	((11.10)) 11.40
Certificate of inspection fees: For objects inspected, the certificate of inspection fee is $((16.70)) 17.10 per object.
Boiler and pressure vessel installation/reinstallation permit (excludes inspection)		$50.00
Nonnuclear shop inspections, field construction inspections, and special inspection services:
For each hour or part of an hour up to 8 hours	((33.40)) 34.30
For each hour or part of an hour in excess of 8 hours	((50.10)) 51.40
Nuclear shop inspections, nuclear field construction inspections, and nuclear triennial shop survey and audit:
For each hour or part of an hour up to 8 hours	((50.10)) 51.40
For each hour or part of an hour in excess of 8 hours	((77.90)) 80.00
Nonnuclear triennial shop survey and audit:
When state is authorized inspection agency:
For each hour or part of an hour up to 8 hours	((33.40)) 34.30
For each hour or part of an hour in excess of 8 hours	((50.10)) 51.40
When insurance company is authorized inspection agency:
For each hour or part of an hour up to 8 hours	((50.10)) 51.40
For each hour or part of an hour in excess of 8 hours	((77.90)) 80.00

Expenses shall include:

     Travel time and mileage: The department shall charge for its inspectors' travel time from their offices to the inspection sites and return. The travel time shall be charged for at the same rate as that for the inspection, audit, or survey. The department shall also charge the current Washington office of financial management accepted mileage cost fees or the actual cost of purchased transportation. Hotel and meals: Actual cost not to exceed the office of financial management approved rate.

Reinspection fee: Same as the fee for the previous inspection during which discrepancies were reported. The fee will be charged only if the discrepancies are not corrected before the reinspection. The fee shall not exceed $((26.70)) 27.40. Washington state specials: For each vessel to be considered by the board for a Washington state special certificate, a fee of $((308.60)) 317.20 must be paid to the department before the board meets to consider the vessel. The board may, at its discretion, prorate the fee when a number of vessels that are essentially the same are to be considered.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030, 70.79.040, 70.79.150, 70.79.290, 70.79.330, 70.79.350, and chapter 70.79 RCW. 01-24-061, § 296-104-700, filed 11/30/01, effective 12/31/01; 01-12-034, § 296-104-700, filed 5/29/01, effective 6/29/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030, 70.79.040 and chapter 70.79 RCW. 00-21-024, § 296-104-700, filed 10/10/00, effective 11/13/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030 and 70.79.040. 99-08-049, § 296-104-700, filed 4/1/99, effective 5/2/99; 98-09-064, § 296-104-700, filed 4/20/98, effective 5/21/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.040. 93-12-014, § 296-104-700, filed 5/21/93, effective 6/21/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.79.030 and 70.79.330. 84-21-012 (Order 84-20), § 296-104-700, filed 10/5/84; 84-11-016 (Order 84-09), § 296-104-700, filed 5/10/84; 82-24-025 (Order 82-36), § 296-104-700, filed 11/23/82, effective 1/1/83; Order 77-23, § 296-104-700, filed 11/8/77; Emergency Order 77-22, § 296-104-700, filed 11/8/77.]

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