There are no professional skills required of small businesses affected by the general grant provisions of the rule. If agricultural cooperatives and other agribusinesses elect to participate in nutrient management planning activities, their staff will have to be technically capable of preparing nutrient management plans, testing soil and analyzing manure and other organic matter for nutrients.
The requirements and procedural provisions of the proposed rule have minimal impact on small businesses. The rule will help in the state's efforts to improve water quality and prevent soil erosion. The proposed rule impacts small businesses primarily in a beneficial manner by providing more state funds to them to help offset the cost of required activities and to encourage participation in discretionary activities.
Summary of Comments from Legislative Committees:
The rule was referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions on August 14, 1996 and to the Assembly on Agriculture on August 15, 1996. The department received no comments or requests for hearings from either committee.
Chs. NR 200 & 205 - Electronic submission of WPDES permit applications and monitoring data.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The changes proposed by these rule revisions are intended to made data submittal more efficient. These rule revisions do not require electronic data submittal as the only way to provide information; rather these rule revisions are intended to create flexibility in data submission by allowing another option, electronic submittal, for required data.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees:
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Environmental Resources and Urban Affairs Committee. There were no comments.
S. PD 3.039 - Redetermination of indigency during the course of representation.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. PD 2.03 - The procedures for assignment of counsel.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
Ch. RL 128 - Continuing education requirements by registered auctioneers.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The rule draft which was submitted to the Rules Clearinghouse did not contain any flexibility for persons licensed in another licensing jurisdiction. The new draft does provide flexibility by requiring the department to accept education which is acceptable to another jurisdiction in which the person is licensed.
The required education is a one-time 9-hour requirement which is needed to assure that all registered auctioneers understand the laws which pertain to the practice of auctioneers. It is not appropriate to grant exemptions from the education to those who have practiced for many years as an auctioneer or to give credit for real estate courses or appraisal courses. Those practicing as auctioneers in Wisconsin must know and comply with the laws which pertain to auctioneers.
At this time there is insufficient evidence that this education requirement should entail continuing education every 2 years into the distant future.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. SEC 2.01 - Designating alternative accounting guidelines for the preparation of financial statements for certain governmental issuers of securities.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
No final regulatory is required because the rules relate solely to municipal/governmental securities issuers and do not impact small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
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Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
(CR 96-34)
SS. SFC 2.01 & 3.13 - Social Worker training certificates.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
These proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comment were reported.
S. Trans 276.07 (4) - Allowing the operation of double bottoms and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The provisions of this proposed rule adding highway segments to the designated system have no direct adverse effect on small businesses, and may have a favorable effect on those small businesses which are shippers or carriers using the newly-designated routes.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
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