An order affecting ch. RL 4, relating to examination fees, refunds and fees for test reviews.
Effective 08-01-96.
An order affecting ss. Tour 1.02, 1.03 and 1.05, relating to the joint effort marketing program.
Effective 08-01-96.
Public Notices
Public Notice
Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection)
Section 144.025 (2) (b) 2. a., Stats., published November 9, 1987, requires the Department of Natural Resources to “At least annually publish and provide public notice of water quality criteria to be adopted, revised or reviewed in the following year.” Pursuant to this section, the Department hereby provides notice that it intends to adopt or revise water quality criteria for the following substances:
Metals and Inorganics
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Asbestos
Beryllium
Cadmium
Chromium (+6)
Chromium (+3)
Copper
Cyanides
Fluoride
Iron
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Zinc
Ammonia
Chloride
Chlorine
Phosphorus
Halogenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
Chloronaphthalenes Chlorinated Naphthalenes
Chlorinated Dioxins
Chlorinated Furans
Chlorinated Xanthanes
Octochlorostyrene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Pesticides
Acrolein
Alachlor
Aldrin
Atrazine
Butylate
Chlordane
Chlordane
Chlorpyrifos
DDT & metabolites
Dieldrin
Dimethoate
Endosulfan
alpha-Endosulfan
beta-Endosulfan
Endosulfan sulfate
Endrin
Endrin aldehyde
Heptachlor
Heptachlor expoxide
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane,
all isomers)
Isophorone
Malathion
Metolachlor
Mirex
Parathion
Photomirex
Toxaphene
Trifluralin
Halogenated Aliphatics
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethene
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichloropropane
1,2-Trans-dichloroethene
Bromodichloromethane
Bromomethane
Chloroethane
Chloroethene (vinyl chloride)
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
Halomethanes
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Hexachloroethane
Tetrachloroethene
Tribromomethane
Trichloroethene (carbon tetrachloride)
Trichloromethane (methylene chloride)
Ethers
2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
4-Chlorophenyl phenyl ether
Bis(2-chlorethoxy) methane
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
Bis(2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Monocyclic Aromatics
1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichlorobenzene
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
2,6-Dinitrotoluene
Benzene
Chlorobenzene
Ethylbenzene
Hexachlorobenzene
Nitrobenzene
Pentachlorobenzene
Toluene
Phenols and Cresols
2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
2,3-Dichlorophenol
2,4-Dimethylphenol
2,5-Dichlorophenol
2,6-Dichlorophenol
2,4-Dichlorophenol
2-Chlorophenol
2-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol
2-Nitrophenol
3,4-Dichlorophenol
3-Chlorophenol
3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol
3-Methyl-6-Chlorophenol
4-Nitrophenol
4,6-Dinitro-P-cresol
4-Chlorophenol
Alkyl Phenols
Dinitrophenols
2-isopropylphenol
3-isopropylphenol
4-isopropylphenol
2,4-diisopropylphenol
2,5-diisopropylphenol
2,6-diisopropylphenol
3,5-diisopropylphenol
2-methyl-5-isopropylphenol
2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol
Pentachlorophenol
Phenol
P-Chloro-m-cresol
Thiophenol
Thiocresol
Phthalate Esters
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Butyl benzyl phthalate
Diethyl phthalate
Dimethyl phthalate
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Di-n-octylphthalate
Polycyclic Aromatics
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Anthracene
Benzo(a) pyrene
Benzo(a) anthracene
Benzo(b) fluoranthene
Benzo(ghi) perylene
Benzo(k) fluoranthene
Chrysene
Dibenzo(a,h) anthracene
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene
Naphthalene
Phenanthrene
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Pyrene
Nitrosamines and Miscellaneous Compounds
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
Acrylonitrile
Benzidine
Dimethyl nitrosamine
Diphenyl nitrosamine
Di-n-propyl nitrosamine
The Department also intends to review water quality criteria for the following:
Fecal coliform or other indicator bacteria;
Dissolved oxygen;
pH; and
Temperature.
Public Notice
Securities, Commissioner of
Order Exempting Certain Offers of Securities Made on the Internet from Securities Registration
Whereas the Wisconsin Commissioner of Securities (“Commissioner”) is charged with the administration of chapter 551, Wis. Stats., the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law (the “Law”) and s. SEC 1.01 et seq. of the rules of the Commissioner of Securities promulgated under the law;
Whereas section 551.63 (1) of the Law provides, in part, that “[t]he Commissioner may from time to time make, amend and rescind such ... orders as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter ....”;
Whereas section 551.23 (1) (intro) of the Law states that: “The following transactions are exempt from registration under s. 551.21 (1): ...,” and s. 551.23 (18) thereunder states: “Any other transaction as to which the Commissioner by rule or order finds that registration is not necessary or appropriate for the protection of investors.”
Whereas the Commissioner acknowledges that an attempt or offer to dispose of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a security or an interest in a security for value, that is made on or through the Internet, the World Wide Web or a similar proprietary or common carrier electronic system (such systems hereinafter being referred to collectively as the “Internet”
), would constitute an “offer” for purposes of section 551.02 (11) (b) of the Law and would otherwise trigger the securities registration and the sales literature filing requirements in sections 551.21 (1) and 551.53 of the Law;
Whereas the Commissioner also acknowledges that use of the Internet may be a legitimate means of raising capital, and that a communication made on the Internet may be directed not only to particular recipients but also to anyone with access to the Internet;
Whereas the Commissioner finds that the issuance of this Order is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors and is consistent with the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the Law;
Whereas the Commissioner further finds that the registration of, and the filing of advertising materials relating to, certain Internet offers is not necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors;
The Commissioner therefore orders that:
1) Pursuant to section 551.23 (18) of the Law, offers of securities made by, or on behalf of, issuers on or through the Internet shall be exempt from the securities registration requirement in section 551.21 (1) and exempt from the advertising filing requirement in section 551.53 (1) (b) of the Law if the following conditions are met:
(A) The Internet offer indicates, directly or indirectly, that the securities are not being offered to residents of Wisconsin.
(B) The Internet offer is not specifically directed to any person in Wisconsin by, or on behalf of, the issuer of the securities; and
(C) No sales of the issuer's securities are made in Wisconsin as a result of the Internet offering until such time as the securities being offered have been registered under sections 551.25 or 551.26 of the Law and a final prospectus or Form U-7 is delivered to Wisconsin investors prior to such sales.
2) Nothing in this order shall preclude an issuer, or a person acting on behalf of an issuer, which offers securities on the Internet or effects sales to Wisconsin residents following such an offering from relying upon any other applicable exemption pursuant to section 551.22 or 551.23 of the Law, nor shall this order relieve such persons from liability under section 551.41 of the Law.
3) This order shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Commissioner.
The Commissioner of Securities Office will propose an administrative rule concerning this issue to be included as part of the Office's annual rule revision process for 1996.
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