Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required and will be held on October 6, 1999 at 10:30 a.m. in Conference Room 3C, WHEDA, 201 West Washington Ave., Madison.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this rule, you may contact:
Jean M. MacCubbin
Department of Commerce
Telephone (608) 266-0955
Commerce
Rule Submittal Date
On August 4, 1999, the Department of Commerce submitted a proposed rule to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
The subject matter of the proposed rule affecting ch. Comm 90 relates to the design and construction of public swimming pools.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required and will be be held on October 6, 1999 at 1:00 p.m. in Conference Room 3C, WHEDA, 201 West Washington Ave., Madison.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this rule, you may contact:
Jean M. MacCubbin
Department of Commerce
Telephone (608) 266-0955
N o t i c e S e c t i o n
Notice of Hearing
Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection
▶ (Reprinted from Mid-August, 1999 Wis. Adm. Register,
page 21)
The state of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announces that it will hold public hearings on proposed amendments to ch. ATCP 30, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the use of atrazine pesticides.
Hearing Information
The hearings will be held at the times and places shown below.
August 31, 1999 La Petite Room
Tuesday Best Western
1:00-4:00 p.m. 1616 Crestview Dr.
6:30-8:00 p.m. HUDSON, WI
September 1, 1999 Main Meeting Room
Wednesday Comfort Suites
1:00-4:00 p.m. 300 Division North St.
6:30-8:00 p.m. STEVENS POINT, WI
September 2, 1999 Room Timber Wolf A
Thursday Black Wolf Lodge
1:00-4:00 p.m. 1400 Black Wolf Dr.
6:30-8:00 p.m. WISCONSIN DELLS, WI
Copies of Rule
A copy of this rule may be obtained, free of charge, form the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Agricultural Resource Management Division, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, or by calling (608) 224-4505. Copies will also be available at the public hearings.
Written Comments
The public is invited to attend the hearings and comment on the proposed rule. The Department also invites comments on the draft environmental impact statement which accompanies the rule. Following the public hearings, the hearing record will remain open until September 17, 1999 for additional written comments.
An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be available on request for these hearings. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by August 20, 1999 either by writing to Paula Noel, 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708, (608/224-4505) or by contacting the message relay system (TTY) at 608/224-5058. Handicap access is available at the hearings.
Written comments will be accepted until September 17, 1999.
Analysis Prepared by the Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
Statutory authority: ss. 93.07(1), 94.69(9), 160.19(2), and 160.21(1)
Statutes interpreted: ss. 94.69, 160.19(2) and 160.21(1)
In order to protect Wisconsin groundwater, current rules under ch. ATCP 30, Wis. Adm. Code, restrict the statewide rate at which atrazine pesticides may be applied. Current rules also prohibit the use of atrazine in areas where groundwater contamination levels attain or exceed state enforcement standards.
Based on new groundwater test data, this rule expands the number of areas in which atrazine use is prohibited.
This rule also corrects an outdated statutory reference in the department's current aldicarb (not atrazine) rules. Currently, under s. ATCP 30.24(5)(b), Wis. Adm. Code, the Department may grant an exemption from an aldicarb use prohibition if certain conditions are met. The current rule identifies those conditions by reference to a statute which has since been repealed. This rule eliminates the outdated statutory reference, and identifies the conditions in the rule itself. This rule does not change the substance of the current aldicarb rule.
Atrazine Prohibition Areas
Current rules prohibit the use of atrazine where atrazine contamination of groundwater equals or exceeds the current groundwater enforcement standard under ch. NR 140, Wis. Adm. Code. Current rules prohibit atrazine use in 101 designated areas, including major prohibition areas in the lower Wisconsin river valley and much of Dane and Columbia counties.
This rule repeals and recreates 1 current prohibition area to expand the area, and creates 2 new prohibition areas, resulting in a new total of 103 prohibition areas throughout the state. The rule includes maps describing each of the new and expanded prohibition areas.
Within every prohibition area, atrazine applications are prohibited. Atrazine mixing and loading operations are also prohibited unless conducted over a spill containment surface which complies with ss. ATCP 29.151(2) to (4), Wis. Adm. Code.
Fiscal Estimate
See page 21 of the Mid-August, 1999 Wis. Adm. Register.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
See page 22 of the Mid-August, 1999 Wis. Adm. Register.
Notice to Dept. of Development
The Department has given notice of this proposed rule to the Wisconsin Department of Development, as required by s. 227.114(5), Stats.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The Department has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for proposed 2000 amendments to rules on the use of pesticides containing atrazine. Copies are available from the Department on request and will be available at the public hearings. Comments on the EIS should be directed to the Agricultural Resource Management Division, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI, 53708 in care of Jeff Postle. Phone 608/224-4503. Written comments on the EIS will be accepted until September
17, 1999.
Notice of Hearing
Commerce
(Plumbing Code, Chs. Comm 82-87)
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 227.14 (4m) and 227.17, Stats., the Department of Commerce announces that it will hold a public hearing on proposed rules relating to: Chs. Comm 82 and 84, Wisconsin Uniform Plumbing Code.
Hearing Information
The public hearing will be held as follows:
October 6, 1999 Conference Room 3C
Wednesday WHEDA
10:30 a.m. 201 West Washington Ave.
MADISON, WI
