Ch. Adm 12 - Electronic records management storage and requirements.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
Pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., the rule is not expected to negatively impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments from Legislative Committees:
No comments were reported.
2.   Administration (CR 00-80)
Ch. Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility public benefits fees.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rule.
Small businesses that receive metered electric service from one of the 12 listed electric providers will be obligated to pay a public benefits fee. The public benefits fee will be included in each electric bill, and shall not exceed the lesser of 3% of the charges for electric service of $750 per company per month.
Consolidated Water Power Company
Madison Gas and Electric Company
Northern States Power Company
Pioneer Power and Light Company
Wisconsin Electric Power Company
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Dahlberg Light and Power Company
North Central Power Company, Inc.
Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company
Superior Water Light and Power Company
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Westfield Milling and Electric Light Company
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) estimated in 1998 that about 98% of the 120,000 businesses with employees in Wisconsin were small businesses (defined for the purpose of this rule as fewer than 500 employees) and about 220,000 persons were self-employed. Accounting for some overlap, the SBA estimated there were 337,600 small businesses in Wisconsin in 1998. About 85% of Wisconsin small businesses were served by the 12 electric providers in 1998 according to the Energy Information Administration. Therefore, nearly 287,000 small businesses will be affected by this rule.
Reasons for failing to include in the rule any of the methods specified in s. 227.114 (2), Stats.
The rule will have no specific affect on small businesses. The public benefits fee will appear as a fixed charge on the electric bill but the fee itself is imposed on all electric utility customers by s. 16.957 (4), Stats. The rule does not establish any compliance or reporting requirements, or performance standards for small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
Issue. The public benefits rule will not be uniform for some companies if separately metered billboards are assessed the fee.
Response. Equating one meter with one customer is the standard electric utility practice in Wisconsin, and is even utilized by the Public Service Commission. Fees are subject to a 3% or $750 maximum bill increase restriction by statute. Industry figures indicate that the average monthly billboard electric bill is between $20 and $46, so that the cap will translate to a fee of between $0.60 and $1.38 per month. The rule treats companies with multiple billboards the same as companies owning multiple sites such as restaurants or gas station chains. However, the rule does provide for waiving or rebating of fees paid in excess of $750 when aggregating multiple meters owned by a small business in a utility's service area. [Section Adm 43.08 (3) (c)]
3.   Administration (CR 00-81)
Ch. Adm 44 - Energy conservation and efficiency and renewable resource programs.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
Pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., the rule herein is not expected to negatively impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
4.   Administration (CR 00-82)
Ch. Adm 45 - Low-income assistance public benefits
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
Pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., the rule herein is not expected to negatively impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
5.   Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (CR 99-72)
Ch. ATCP 160 - County and district fairs
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule updates and revises uniform premium lists for first place to fourth place premium awards and specifies entry classes for county and district fair exhibits. The department updates its county and district fair rules every 5 years, based on recommendations from the Wisconsin association of fairs. The rule has been reviewed pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., and the department concluded the rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
6.   Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (CR 99-168)
Chs. ATCP 10, 11 and 12 - Animal diseases, animal movement, and livestock markets, dealers and truckers.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule updates and expands current rules relating to animal disease, animal movement and livestock markets, dealers and truckers. It brings state requirements for disease control into conformity with federal requirements as delineated in the uniform methods and rules, with some exceptions. For instance, the uniform methods and rules permit use of the blood tuberculosis test (BTB) for cervids (deer, moose, elk, etc.) This rule prohibits use of the BTB because the test has consistently failed to identify animals as suspects or reactors when the animals were confirmed infected by culture positive results.
This rule will affect small businesses in Wisconsin. Small businesses which will be affected include farmers/producers; veterinarians; livestock market operators; livestock dealers; livestock truckers; and sponsors of horse shows, exhibitions or fairs.
Except for the swine import requirements, the overall impact on small businesses is negligible. In some instances requirements have been reduced. In other instances requirements have been increased. It is not anticipated that any of the changes will have a large impact on small businesses. The most significant impact, the cost of some post import pseudorabies testing of swine is insignificant if compared to the costs that will be incurred by the industry and individual producers if pseudorabies is imported and regains a foothold in Wisconsin.
Summary of Comments:
On July 5, 2000, this department transmitted the above rule for legislative committee review. On July 12, 2000 the rule was referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform. On August 11, 2000, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform scheduled a public hearing to be held on September 6, 2000. On September 1, 2000, the Senate Committee cancelled the hearing. The review period expired without further action on September 11, 2000.
On July 19, 2000 the rule was referred to the Assembly Agriculture Committee. The review period expired on August 19, 2000 without action by the committee.
7.   Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors (CR 00-50)
Chs. A-E 2, 4 and 6 - Registration seals, experience requirements for professional engineers, and educational requirements for land surveyors.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
These 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.
8.   Commerce (99-122)
Chs. Comm 90 - Design and installation of public swimming pools.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules provide additional flexibility for installation in existing structures without compromising health or safety.
The rule revisions better clarify how pools and whirlpools may be installed in existing spaces with respect to obstructions and access. These changes should reduce some remodeling costs associated with indoor installations of pools and whirlpools.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
9.   Corrections (CR 97-27)
Ch. DOC 314 - Mental health treatment for inmates.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
No affect on small business is anticipated from promulgation of this rule.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
10. Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists
(CR 00-64)
Chs. GHSS 2, 3 and 4 - Experience requirements prior to the fundamentals examination.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
These rules will have no significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
11. Health and Family Services (CR 00-84)
Chs. HFS 101 to 103 and 108 - Medicaid purchase plan
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The rule changes will not affect small businesses as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
12. Transportation (CR 00-15)
Chs. Trans 4 and 8 - Public transit operating assistance program; fully-allocated costs in the competitive bid process; allocation of federal public transit assistance program funds to urbanized areas under 200,000 population.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rule will have no adverse impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
13. Workforce Development (CR 00-67)
Ch. DWD 18 - Public assistance record retention.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
No affect on small business is anticipated by the promulgation of this rule.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
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