at 4:00 p.m. 1300 Clairemont Avenue
Eau Claire
August 29, 2000 DNR Office
Tuesday Basement Conf. Room
at 9:00 a.m. 810 W. Maple
Spooner
August 29, 2000 Conference Room
Tuesday DNR Office
at 3:00 p.m. 107 Sutliff Avenue
Rhinelander
September 1, 2000 Room 717
Friday GEF #2
at 10:00 a.m. 101 South Webster St.
Madison
Notice is hereby further given that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request, Please call Tim Lawhern at (608) 266-1317 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Contact Information
Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to Mr. Tim Lawhern, Bureau of Law Enforcement, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than September 15, 2000. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule [LE-32-00] and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Lawhern.
Fiscal Estimate
Annually there are approximately 30, 000 graduates of the hunter education program, 8,000 in the snowmobile and 2,000 in the ATV program. If 50% of the student fees collected are returned to the department based on a $10.00 per student fee, this would come to a total of $200,000 annually. This figure is a minimum. If the course expenses do not reach 50% of the student fee then the remainder must also be returned to the Department.
This provides no net increase in funding to the safety programs, but does represent an increase in the proportion of expenses funded by student fees.
Spending authority in the enforcement accounts was reduced by an equal amount under 1999 Wis. Act 9 so that there is no net increase in expenditure authority.
Notice of Hearings
Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection-
Investigation & Remediation
of Environmental Contamination
Chs. NR 700-)
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 227.11(2)(a) and 280.11, Stats., interpreting chs. 160, 280, 281 and 292, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on revisions to chs. NR 716, 726, 749, 811 and 812, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to implementation of a geographic information system registry of closed remediation sites for properties with groundwater contamination exceeding ch. NR 140 enforcement standards at the time of case closure. The proposed rule is needed to replace the current requirement for groundwater use restrictions on deeds when a remediated site is being closed with exceedances of ch. NR 140 groundwater enforcement standards. These changes will make more site specific information more easily available to well drillers, developers, bankers and property buyers. The rule changes include investigation and reporting requirements, closure submittal requirements, a revised fee to cover the costs of maintaining a Geographic Information System (GIS) to allow web based access to data for individual sites, requirements for well drillers to check the GIS database before constructing a well to determine if special well construction features are necessary and a setback distance for community water supply systems from sites with groundwater enforcement standard exceedances.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Notice is hereby further given that pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have an economic impact on small businesses.
Environmental Assessment
Notice is hereby further given that the Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch. NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
Hearing Information
August 15, 2000 Room 152A
Tuesday Green Bay State Office Bldg.
at 1:00 p.m. 200 N. Jefferson St.
Green Bay
August 16, 2000
Tuesday Public Library
at 1:00 p.m. 300 N. 1st Street
Wausau
August 21, 2000 Room 2560
Monday Eau Claire County Courthouse
at 1:00 p.m. 721 Oxford Ave
Eau Claire
August 23, 2000 Room 027
Wednesday GEF #2
at 1:00 p.m. 101 South Webster St.
Madison
Notice is hereby further given that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request, Please call Jane Lemcke at (608) 267-0554 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Contact Information
Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to Ms. Jane Lemcke, Bureau of Remediation and Redevelopment, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than September 15, 2000. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Ms. Lemcke.
Fiscal Estimate
These rule revisions will implement the geographic information system authorized in the last budget bill, Wis. Act 9. The Department was provided $100,000 for system development. Development is nearly complete. Wis. Act 9 also authorized the Department to charge fees for use and maintenance of the system. Section 292.57, Stats., provides the statutory authority to promulgate rules. These rule revisions replace the existing requirement for groundwater use restrictions on a deed for closure with groundwater contamination above ch. NR 140 enforcement standards with use of a geographic information system (GIS) database. Well drillers will need to look at this database, and information on the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System (BRRTS) before drilling or reconstructing a well, to determine the need for special casing/construction features. A setback distance for a new community well is also included, for open remediation sites, as well as sites closed with groundwater contamination above ch. NR 140 enforcement standards. The information requirements for the closure request are included, as is a revised closure fee to cover costs of database system maintenance.
Costs of the database system maintenance are to be covered by a revised closure fee for sites submitted for closure to the Department, and a separate, but equal fee for inclusion on the database for sites submitted for closure to other agencies. The proposed fee for these activities is $250. Activities needed for database system maintenance include review of the information submitted for inclusion on the database, verification of site location, digitizing the intonation packet onto the database, and revision of information as updates or corrections are provided. It is estimated that these activities will take approximately 1 FTE (based on 1820 hours per year for workplanning purposes). Since most of the time will be spent on data review and verification, the classification for staff conducting these activities was assumed to be a hydrogeologist. The number of sites submitted for closure which will be included on this database is estimated to continue to be approximately 300 per year.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Ch. Comm 90 - Relating to the design and installation of public swimming pools.
Chs. Comm 81, 82 and 84 - Relating to the Wisconsin Uniform Plumbing Code.
SS. PI 11.35 and 11.36 - Relating to eligibility criteria for children with disabilities.
S. Trans 134.06 (1) (d) - Relating to authorized special groups.
S. Trans 276.07 (11) - Relating to allowing the operation of “double bottoms" and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways.
Administrative Rules Filed With The
Revisor Of Statutes Bureau
The following administrative rules have been filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and are in the process of being published. The date assigned to each rule is the projected effective date. It is possible that the publication of these rules could be delayed. Contact the Revisor of Statutes Bureau at (608) 266-7275 for updated information on the effective dates for the listed rules.
An order affecting chs. Comm 2, 3, 20, 50 to 64, 66, 70, 75 and 90, relating to one- and two-family dwellings, commercial buildings and multifamily dwellings.
Effective 10-01-00.
