WAC 173-26-060   State master program -- Complete record maintained by department.  The department shall maintain records for all master programs and subsequent amendments thereto. Master program records shall be organized consistent with the state master program register and shall be available for public viewing and inspection during normal business hours at the headquarters of the department.

     The department shall maintain a record of each master program, the action taken by the department on any proposed master program or amendment, and any appeal of the department's action. Such records should be maintained in two groups of files as follows:

     (1) Shoreline master program working files corresponding to each proposed master program or amendment containing, where applicable:

     (a) Initial submittal from local government;

     (b) Record of notice to the public, interested parties, agencies and tribes;

     (c) Staff reports, analysis and recommendations;

     (d) Pertinent correspondence between local government and the department;

     (e) The department's letter denying, approving as submitted or approving alternatives together with findings and conclusions and amended text and/or maps;

     (f) Documents related to any appeal of the department's action on the amendment;

     (g) Supplemental materials including:

     (i) Interested party mailing list;

     (ii) Comment letters and exhibits from federal, state, local, and tribal agencies;

     (iii) Comment letters and exhibits from the general public;

     (iv) Recorded tapes and/or a summary of hearing oral testimony;

     (v) A concise explanatory statement, if adopted by rule.

     (2) State master program files, containing the master program currently in effect, with all text and map amendments incorporated, constituting the official state master program approved document of record.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.58.140(3) and [90.58].200. 96-20-075 (Order 95-17), § 173-26-060, filed 9/30/96, effective 10/31/96.]