Chapter 173-340 WAC

Ecology plans to amend the administrative and procedural requirements for site cleanups under Chapter 173-340 WAC, Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) Cleanup regulation (the Cleanup Rule). In this rulemaking we will not change the technical standards for site cleanups in Parts 7 and 9 of the rule, but we plan to:

Update the title of this chapter.
Modify the initial investigation, site hazard assessment and ranking, and public notice process in Parts 1 and 3 of the rule.
Update other administrative and procedural requirements of the cleanup program in Parts 1–6 and Part 8 of the rule.
Make changes in Parts 1–6 and Part 8 to streamline rule requirements, as well as minor corrections to improve rule clarity and consistency with other laws and rules.
Make changes in Parts 7 and 9 to clarify language and make corrections without changing the effect of the rule.
Incorporate changes to the cleanup program specified in Chapter 70.105D RCW, Hazardous Waste Cleanup – Model Toxics Control Act, and Chapter 64.70 RCW, Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.

For more information about the long-range plan to update the rule, visit our Cleanup Rule exploratory rulemaking page.

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Rulemaking timeline

Timeline

Date (subject to change)	Activity
December 20, 2018	Announce (file CR-101).
Winter – Summer 2019	Internal rule development.
Summer 2019	Organize and recruit Stakeholder & Tribal Advisory Group (STAG).
Fall 2019 – Spring 2020	Stakeholder process. Stakeholder & Tribal Advisory Group (STAG) meetings. Public webinars. eComments.
September 25, 2019	STAG meeting no. 1 (kickoff meeting) in Bellevue, WA (Wednesday)
November 21, 2019	STAG meeting no. 2 in Bellevue, WA (Thursday)
January 30, 2020	STAG meeting no. 3 in Bellevue, WA (Thursday)
March 5, 2020	STAG meeting no. 4 in Bellevue, WA (Thursday)
Spring 2020	STAG meeting no. 5 in Bellevue, WA (TBA)
September 23, 2020 (anticipated)	Propose (file CR-102). Proposed rule available for public comment.
Fall 2020	Hold public hearings. Receive and review public comments. Prepare adoption packet.
February 24, 2021(anticipated)	Adopt (file CR-103).
March 27, 2021(anticipated)	Soonest effective date of first Cleanup Rulemaking AO#18-09 (usually 31 days after filing).

Announcement phase (CR-101)

Filing date:
Dec. 20, 2018

Announcement documents

Announcement Notice – CR-101 form

Rule development phase

Dec. 20, 2018 - Spring 2020

Public input & involvement

Submit your nominations for Stakeholder & Tribal Advisory Group by July 28, 2019. (July 2019)
Read Notice No. 1: Invitation to submit nominations (July 2019)
Find out about the advisory group meetings and attend as an observer (September 2019–March 2020)

Rule proposal phase (CR-102)

Filing date:

To be determined

Rule proposal documents:

Comment period

No public comments are scheduled at this time

No public hearings are scheduled at this time

Rule adoption phase (CR-103)

Adoption date:

This rule has not yet been adopted

Rule effective date:

This rule has not yet been adopted

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Español (Spanish)

El Departamento de Ecología está empezando el proceso de reglamentación para enmendar Capitulo 173-340 WAC Ley Modelo para el Control de Sustancias Tóxicas—Limpieza (MTCA Cleanup Rule). La reglamentación de limpieza regula la limpieza de sitios contaminados en el estado de Washington.

Para más información, por favor llame a Clint Stanovsky al (360) 407-7193 y pida un intérprete.

中文 (Chinese) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Bộ Môi Sinh đang bắt đầu quy trình làm luật để sửa đổi Chương 173-340 WAC Mô hình Kiểm Soát Chất Độc – Làm Sạch (MTCA Cleanup Rule). Luật Làm Sạch quy định công tác làm sạch các địa điểm bị ô nhiễm trong bang Washington.

Để biết thêm thông tin và cần thông dịch viên, xin vui lòng gọi cho Clint Stanovsky theo số 360-407-7193.

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Contact information

Clint Stanovsky
Rulemaking Lead
MTCARule@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-7193

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