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Pilot Project Process

Participant Selection Criteria

Ecology is seeking representatives of manufactures of children's products subject to the reporting requirements established in Chapter 70.240 RCW. Ideally, Ecology is looking for volunteers representing large, medium and small manufactures will participate. Ecology welcomes all participants and will not screen out any volunteer who is willing to participate in the pilot project. It is hoped that manufactures from a wide range of children's products including toys, clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, and baby products will participate in this pilot project.

Pilot Project Rule Coordinator

The pilot rule coordinator for this effort is John R. Williams. Please contact John at:

John R. Williams c/o
Department of Ecology
SWFAP HQ
PO Box 47775
Olympia WA 98540-7775

Email jowi461@ecy.wa.gov
Phone 360-407-6940

Guidelines for Participants

The pilot project participants agree to:

1. Make a good faith effort to implement and comply with the pilot rule.
2. Report on their efforts to comply with and implement the pilot rule.
3. Provide details about difficulties encountered in implementing the pilot rule.
4. Provide constructive recommendations on how the agency could improve the pilot rule.

Participants will not be required to:

1. Fully comply with the pilot rule during the pilot rule project, the agency does not expect to recieve any actual reports on the presence of chemicals during the pilot phase.
   NOTE: The agency cannot take enforcement actions based on the pilot rule.

The agency will:

1. Provide technical assistance, upon request, in order to implement and comply with the pilot rule
2. Target duration for the pilot rule project is four months, This period can be revised at any time during the pilot rule project with the agreement of participants -- e.g., to field test a revised version of the pilot rule developed as a result of the pilot project.

Post-Pilot Project Activities

At the completion of the pilot test period:

1. All participants will have one month to submit written comments on the pilot rule including suggestions on how to make the rule more achievable and practical
2. Ecology will have one month to prepare a report on the pilot project. At a minimum, this report will include the information required by chapter 34.05.313 RCW

Public Information on Pilot Project

Ecology will send information to interested parties and post information on its web site. Interested parties’ can sign up for an email list serve or visit the rule making web site for updates on the rule and CSPA implementation. If participants of the pilot-project have other meetings, they will be open to the public. Ecology will write a final report containing all the information required under RCW 30.05.313.

Upon Completion of the Pilot-Process

Once the pilot-project is complete, Ecology will either immediately proceed with rule making. The agency may also seek legislative fixes for issues which cannot be addressed by a rule.