CR 16-039 Hearing Information

State of Wisconsin

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

NOTICE OF HEARING

Rule Relating to Labeling and Other Requirements for Non-Commercial Seed Sharing

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (“Department”) announces that it will hold a public hearing on a proposed rule relating to Labeling and Other Requirements for Non-Commercial Seed Sharing.

The Department will hold one public hearing at the time and place shown below.

Hearing Date and Location:

July 27, 2016

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Room 211

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

2811 Agriculture Drive

Madison, Wisconsin 53718

The Department invites the public to attend the hearing and comment on the proposed rule. Following the public hearing, the hearing record will remain open until August 10, 2016, for additional written public comments. Comments may be sent to the Division of Agricultural Resource Management at the address below, or to [e-mail].

You can obtain a free copy of this hearing draft rule and related documents including the economic impact analysis by contacting the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Agricultural Resource Management, 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. You can also obtain a copy by calling Greg Helmbrecht at [phone] or by emailing [e-mail]. Copies will also be available at the hearing. To view the hearing draft rule online, go to: http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov.

Comments or concerns relating to small business may also be addressed to the Department’s small business regulatory coordinator Keeley Moll at the address above, or by email to [e-mail], or by telephone at [phone].

Hearing impaired persons may request an interpreter for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by July 6, 2016, by writing to Greg Helmbrecht, Division of Agricultural Resource Management, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8911; or by emailing [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone]. Alternatively, you may contact the Department TDD at [phone]. The hearing facility is handicap accessible.

DATCP Contact:

Greg Helmbrecht

Bureau of Plant Industry

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

P.O. Box 8911

Madison, WI 53708-8911

Telephone: [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail]