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Wisconsin

Administrative

Register

No. 537

Publication Date: September 14, 2000

Effective Date: September 15, 2000

Revisor of Statutes Bureau

Suite 800, 131 West Wilson Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3233

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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

Emergency Rules Now In Effect.	Pages 5 to 13.
Administration:	Rules adopted creating ch. Adm 43, relating to public benefit fees. [FIRST APPEARANCE] Rules adopted creating ch. Adm 44, relating to energy conservation and efficiency and the renewable resource program. [FIRST APPEARANCE] Rules adopted creating ch. Adm 45, relating to low-income assistance public benefits. [FIRST APPEARANCE]
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	Rules relating to swine import and required tests. Rules relating to fees required of agent municipalities inspecting retail food establishments. Rules relating to an implied warranty on disease-free cattle and goats. Rule relating to residential rental practices. Rules relating to importing certain animals from a USDA-designated “non-modified accredited" state.
Commerce:	PECFA, Chs. Comm 46 and 47 Rules relating to Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund interagency responsibilities. Rules relating to appeals under the PECFA program.
Employe Trust Funds:	Rules relating to the distribution to annuitants under 1999 Wis. Act 11.
Health & Family Services:	Management, etc., Chs. HFS 1-- Rules relating to family care.
Health & Family Services:	Medical Assistance, Chs. HFS 100-108 Rules relating to the medicaid purchase plan.
Health & Family Services:	Health, Chs. HFS 110-- Rules relating to the Health Risk-Sharing Plan.
Natural Resources:	Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1-- Rules relating to deer hunting. Rules adopted revising ch. NR 10, relating to the 2000 migratory game bird season. [FIRST APPEARANCE] Rules adopted revising ch. NR 51, relating to the stewardship program. [FIRST APPEARANCE]
Natural Resources:	Environmental Protection-General, Chs. NR 100-- Rules relating to the brownfield site assessment grant program.
Natural Resources:	Environmental Protection-Investigation & Remediation, Chs. NR 700-- Rules relating to sites contaminated with petroleum products from petroleum storage tanks.
Public Service Commission:	Rules relating to the definition of fuel and permissible fuel costs.
Regulation and Licensing:	Rules adopted revising chs. RL 90-92, relating to massage therapists and bodyworkers. [FIRST APPEARANCE]
Revenue:	Rules relating to retailer performance program of the Wisconsin Lottery. Rules relating to the tobacco settlement agreement.
Workforce Development:	Economic Support, Chs. DWD 11-59 Rule relating to W-2 Program disregard of 2000 census income.
Scope Statements.	Pages 14 to 20.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	Ch. ATCP 40 - Relating to fertilizer and related products.
Commerce (Licenses, Certifications and Registrations, Ch. Comm 5) and (Uniform Dwelling, Chs. Comm 20-25):	Chs. Comm 5 and 20-25 - Relating to the Uniform Dwelling Code.
Elections Board:	SS. ElBd 2.05 to 2.07 - Relating to the procedure for filing nomination papers and determining their sufficiency; the procedure for challenging nomination papers; the procedure for responding to challenges to nomination papers; and the procedure for filing officer review of challenges to nomination papers.
Natural Resources (Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1--):	S. NR 1.62 and ch. NR 45 - Relating to rock climbing on Department properties.
Natural Resources (Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1--):	S. NR 1.95 - Relating to wetland preservation, protection and management housekeeping changes to reflect law changes and the Department's wetland strategy, “Reversing the Loss".
Natural Resources (Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1--):	Ch. NR 45 - Relating to the use of Department properties.
Natural Resources (Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1--):	Ch. NR 47 - Relating to an emergency rule request for cost-shared suppression of gypsy moth outbreaks (Forestry Grant and State Aid Administration).
Natural Resources (Environmental Protection-Air Pollution Control, Chs. NR 400--):	Chs. NR 422, 460, 465 and 484 - Relating to incorporating existing national standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for wood furniture manufacturing operations into the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Natural Resources (Environmental Protection-Air Pollution Control, Chs. NR 400--):	Ch. NR 464 - Relating to hazardous air pollutant emissions from pulp and paper mills. The proposed rule is identical to the already-promulgated Federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard.
Regulation and Licensing:	Ch. RL 87, Appendix I - Relating to the Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice (USPAP) requirements as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.
Notices of Submittal of Proposed Rules to Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.	Pages 21 to 22.
Chiropractic Examining Board:	SS. Chir 4.03 and 4.05 (1) (d) - Relating to nutritional supplements.
Chiropractic Examining Board:	S. Chir 5.01 (1) - Relating to continuing education requirements.
Commerce (Licenses, Certifications and Registrations, Ch. Comm 5):	SS. Comm 5.07, 5.08 and 5.92 - Relating to renewal of expired credentials.
Commerce (PECFA, Chs. Comm 46-47):	Ch. Comm 46 - Relating to Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Interagency Responsibilities.
Regulation and Licensing:	Chs. RL 90 to 92 - Relating to educational and examination requirements for massage therapists and bodyworkers.
Workforce Development (Economic Support, Chs. DWD 11-59):	Chs. DWD 12 and 56 - Relating to W-2 eligibility and child care copayments.
Workforce Development (Economic Support, Chs. DWD 11-59):	Chs. DWD 22 and HSS 205, 206, 207, 225 and 244 - Relating to obsolete public assistance policies and procedures.
Notices of Hearings or of Proposed Rules.	Pages 23 to 33.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	Hearing to consider ch. ATCP 16, relating to importing bovine animals, goats or cervids from a “non-modified accredited" state. [Hearing date: 09/19/00]
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	Hearing to consider revision to ch. ATCP 30, relating to the use of atrazine. [Hearing date: 09/13/00]
Athletic Trainers Affiliated Credentialing Board:	Hearing to consider chs. AT 1 to 5, relating to the licensure and regulation of athletic trainers. [Hearing date: 09/29/00]
Commerce:	Licenses, Certifications, etc., Ch. Comm 5 Hearing to consider revision to ch. Comm 5, relating to renewal of expired credentials. [Hearing date: 09/26/00]
Commerce:	PECFA, Chs. Comm 46-47 Hearing to consider rules creating ch. Comm 46, relating to Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Interagency Responsibilities. [Hearing date: 09/26/00]
Regulation and Licensing:	Hearing to consider emergency rule revision to chs. RL 90 to 92, relating to massage therapists and bodyworkers. [Hearing date: 10/03/00]
Regulation and Licensing:	Hearing to consider revision to chs. RL 90 to 92, relating to massage therapists and bodyworkers. [Hearing date: 10/03/00]
Workforce Development:	Economic Support, Chs. DWD 11-59 Hearing to consider revision of chs. DWD 12 and 56, relating to the eligibility and child care copayments. [Hearing date: 09/29/00]
Workforce Development:	Economic Support, Chs. DWD 11-59 Hearing to consider repeal of chs. HSS 205, 206, 207, 225 and 244 and DWD 22, relating to obsolete public assistance policies and procedures. [Hearing date: 09/29/00]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of Each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.	Page 34.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	(CR 00-60) - Ch. ATCP 75
Health and Family Services:	(CR 00-59) - Ch. HFS 196
Transportation:	(CR 00-109) - Chs. Trans 231 and 233
Workforce Development:	(CR 00-66) - Ch. DWD 16
Workforce Development:	(CR 00-67) - Chs. HSS 245 and DWD 18
Administrative Rules Filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau.	Page 35.
Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board:	(CR 00-19) - SS. BC Figure 5.02, Figure 5.04, Figure 5.05 and Figure 5.06
Employe Trust Funds:	(CR 00-43) - Ch. ETF 50
Employe Trust Funds:	(CR 00-62) - S. ETF 10.60 (2) and (3)
Investment Board:	(CR 00-70) - S. IB 2.04
Regulation and Licensing:	(CR 00-18) - S. RL 62.11
Notice of Nonacquiescence.	Page 36.
Revenue:	Tax Appeals Commission Essie L. Zollicoffer, Petitioner, v. Wis. Dept. of Revenue, Respondent.

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E m e r g e n c y R u l e s N o w I n E f f e c t

Under s. 227.24, Stats., state agencies may promulgate rules without complying with the usual rule-making procedures. Using this special procedure to issue emergency rules, an agency must find that either the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare necessitates its action in bypassing normal rule-making procedures.

Emergency rules are published in the official state newspaper, which is currently the Wisconsin State Journal. Emergency rules are in effect for 150 days and can be extended up to an additional 120 days with no single extension to exceed 60 days.

Extension of the effective period of an emergency rule is granted at the discretion of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules under s. 227.24 (2), Stats.

Notice of all emergency rules which are in effect must be printed in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. This notice will contain a brief description of the emergency rule, the agency finding of emergency, date of publication, the effective and expiration dates, any extension of the effective period of the emergency rule and information regarding public hearings on the emergency rule.

EMERGENCY RULES NOW IN EFFECT (3)

Administration

1.   Rules adopted creating ch. Adm 43, relating to public benefits fees

Exemption From Finding of Emergency

(See section 9101 (1zu) (a) of 1999 Wis. Act 9)

Analysis Prepared by the Department of Administration:

Statutory authority: ss. 16.004 (1), 16.957(2)(c) 4. and 5., and (4)(b), Stats.

Statute interpreted: s. 16.957(2)(c) 4. and 5., and (4), Stats.

1999 Wis. Act 9 included major provisions relating to aspects of electric utility regulation, commonly referred to as “Reliability 2000." That legislation created a new statutory framework within which public benefit programs relating to low-income energy assistance and energy conservation and renewable energy are continued and expanded. Under ss. 16.957(2)(c) and (4)(b), Stats., the Department of Administration is directed to promulgate rules setting fees to be collected by utilities from their customers, and establishing requirements and procedures related to those low-income and energy conservation programs. This rule provides mechanisms for setting, collecting, and reporting the fees, and related matters.

Publication Date:   August 22, 2000

Effective Date:   August 22, 2000

Expiration Date:   January 19, 2000

2.   Rule adopted creating ch. Adm 44, relating to energy conservation and efficiency and renewable resource programs.

Exemption From Finding of Emergency

(See section 9101 (1zu) (am) of 1999 Wis. Act 9)

Analysis Prepared by the Department of Administration:

Statutory authority: ss. 16.004(1) and 16.957(2)(c), 2., 2m. and 2n., Stats.

Statute interpreted: s. 16.957(2)(b) and (3)(b), Stats.

Under s. 16.957(2)(c)2, 2m., and 2n., Stats., the Department of Administration is required to promulgate rules for energy conservation and efficiency and renewable resource public benefits programs. The rule establishes requirements, procedures and criteria to be followed by program administrators in soliciting and selecting applications for grant funding to be awarded by the Department for energy programs established under s. 16.957(2)(b), Stats.

The Department believes it is neither wise nor practical to include specific detail in this rule to cover programs that are not yet in existence. These programs will be developed over a longer period of time, with a wide range of input from the Council on Utility Public Benefits, potential program providers, and recipient citizens. They will develop as the needs of the energy efficiency and conservation market becomes clearer and our collective knowledge is increased.

Examples of the variety of programs to be created under s. 16.957 (2) (b) 1., Stats., run the gamut from a simple rebate of a few cents for the purchase of energy efficient products or services to programs requiring complete engineering audits of industrial plants, arrangement of financing, performance contracting and multi-year performance monitoring. The requirements, procedures and related selection criteria necessary to implement these varying programs cannot be specified with detail in this rule. Rather, the rule is designed to allow flexibility for development of policies and procedures through detailed policy and procedure manuals for each program, consistent with Department practice for low-income assistance programs now in effect under ss. 16.385 and 16.39, Stats.

Publication Date:   August 22, 2000

Effective Date:   August 22, 2000

Expiration Date:   January 19, 2001

3.   Rules adopted creating ch. Adm 45, relating to low-income assistance public benefits.

Exemption From Finding of Emergency

(See section 9101 (1zu) (am) of 1999 Wis. Act 9)

Analysis Prepared by the Department of Administration:

Statutory authority: ss. 16.004(1) and 16.957(2) (c) 2., Stats.

Statute interpreted: s. 16.957(2) (a), Stats.

Under s. 16.957(2)(c), Stats., the Department of Administration is required to promulgate rules for low-income public benefits programs. The proposed rule establishes eligibility and application requirements and procedures for assistance under a low-income public benefits program established under s. 16.957(2)(a), Stats.