WSR 26-19-118 — Department of Transportation: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WSR 26-19-118 — Department of Transportation: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WSR 26-19-118 (26-19) WSR 26-19-118 EXPEDITED RULES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Filed September 22, 2026, 10:16 a.m.] Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 468-10-430 Application for adjudicative proceeding, and 468-10-530 Brief adjudicative proceedings. Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This proposal would update the address to use for applications for adjudicative proceedings and for petitions for review of an initial order. This would provide current, accurate information to the public. Reasons Supporting Proposal: The address shown is no longer correct. Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 34.05 RCW and RCW 47.01.101 (5). Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision. Name of Proponent: Washington state department of transportation, governmental. Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: Sam Wilson, Lacey, Washington, 360-704-6366. This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules: Corrects typographical errors, makes address or name changes, or clarifies language of a rule without changing its effect. Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-Making Process is Appropriate: This revision updates the address shown in these WAC sections and makes minor stylistic changes that do not change the effect of the rule. NOTICE THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Steve Larsen, Washington State Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 47418, Olympia, WA 98504-7418, phone 360-705-7738, email wac@wsdot.wa.gov , BEGINNING September 23, 2026, at noon, AND RECEIVED BY November 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. September 21, 2026 Sam Wilson, Director Business Support Services RDS-7414.2 AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 94-14-101, filed 7/6/94, effective 8/6/94) WAC 468-10-430 Application for adjudicative proceeding. (1) An application for an adjudicative proceeding must be filed in writing within (( thirty )) 30 days of the action that is the subject of the appeal. (2) An application for an adjudicative proceeding shall specify the issue or issues to be adjudicated in the proceeding and must be signed by the applicant or the applicant's representative. The signature of an applicant or the applicant's representative constitutes a certificate by the applicant or applicant's representative that the applicant or applicant's representative has read the application; that to the best of the applicant's or applicant's representative's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of adjudication. If an application is not signed, it shall be stricken unless it is signed promptly after the omission is called to the attention of the applicant or applicant's representative. If an application is signed in violation of this rule, the presiding officer, upon motion or upon its own initiative, may impose upon the person who signed it, a representative party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may include dismissal of the case. (3) An application for an adjudicative proceeding shall be served (( by certified mail, registered mail, or personal service )) on the Office of the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation(( , 3D25 Transportation Building, )) by certified mail or regis Matter furnished by the Washington Office of the Code Reviser (Washington State Register). Notice Nearby did not write this notice. Source: Washington State Register Published: 2026-09-22 Original: https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/19/26-19-118.htm This listing was added to the Notice Nearby public register from a public government source. It is not a Notice Nearby paid publication, affidavit, or placement certificate.