The federal MACT emission standard for chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks does affect small businesses and the proposed rule provides the general monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for these standards. However, since the proposed rule simply mirrors the federal requirements, it will not further impact small businesses except that, upon delegation, small businesses would work with the Department rather than U.S. EPA.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees:
The rule was reviewed by the Assembly Environment Committee and the Senate Agriculture and Environmental Resources Committee. There were no comments.
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Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board
(CR 97-42)
NHA Code - Licensure of nursing home administrators.
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 comments were reported.
Opt Code - Applications, examinations and continuing education requirements and to standards of professional conduct of optometrists.
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 comments were reported.
Ch. PSC 114 - Revisions of the state electrical code, volume 1, concerning electric safety.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This proposed rule will have no adverse impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
RL Code - Amateur and professional boxing.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules will have a minor economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. Proposed rules were reviewed by the department's Small Business Review Advisory Committee and the committee only made on suggestion. It pertained to fouls, as described above.
The authority granted to the department to assess professional clubs for the reasonable costs incurred by the department in providing a ringside physician and a referee for a professional show could increase some professional clubs' costs of putting on a show by a couple hundred dollars. Promoters now directly pay these boxing officials; however, the amount is left to the discretion of the promoter. Since the new federal law will prohibit professional clubs from paying boxing officials, the department plans to contract with boxing officials and pay them a standard amount for all shows in the state. The proposed rule is permissive.
The fees for licensing seconds who assist boxers at professional shows would probably not exceed $110 per year. Seconds, not professional clubs, would pay this license fee.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. Tax 11.66 -Telecommunication services.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rule order does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
Ch. Tax 18 - Assessment of agricultural land beginning in 1998.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule order is not expected to directly affect small business and, therefore, under s. 227.114 (8) (b), Stats., a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
Ch. Tax 53 - Review of plats.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
No regulatory flexibility analysis is required because the proposed rule does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. Trans 276.07 - 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.
Ch. DWD 272 - Minimum wage.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This proposed rule changes the minimum wage rates paid by any business with employes who receive the minimum wage, but it does not impose any new requirements upon employers.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment and the Senate Committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions. There were no comments.
S. DWD 56.08 - Administration of child care funds and required co-payments.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The rule will have little or no direct impact on small child care businesses.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
There were no comments.
Ch. DWD 290 - Prevailing wage rates for state or local public works projects.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule changes some procedures under the prevailing wage program and implements a wage survey that is provided for by statute. The records involved are wage and hour records for employes, which employers are already required to keep.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment and the Senate Committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Committee: No action taken.
Assembly Committee: No action taken.
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