WAC 137-10-025   Consideration and disposition.  (1) Within thirty days after its receipt, a petition filed pursuant to this chapter will be considered by a member(s) of the department's staff appointed by the secretary for that purpose. Such staff member(s) may conduct a hearing on the petition, in which event the petitioning party will be given twenty days notice of the date, time, and place for such hearing. Upon completion of its consideration, the department staff will submit its recommendation with respect to the petition to the secretary.

     (2) Within thirty days after receipt of the staff's recommendations the secretary will consider the petition and the recommendations and decide either to deny the petition or, as the case may be, to direct rule-making proceedings consistent with the petition be commenced; or decide that a declaratory ruling be issued.

     (3) The petitioning party will be notified of the secretary's decision in writing. If the petition is denied, the reason for such denial will be set forth in the notice. If a declaratory ruling is issued, a copy will be mailed to the petitioning party.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 34.04.060 and 34.04.080. 86-02-051 (Order 85-11), § 137-10-025, filed 12/31/85.]