Rule-making notices
Notice of Hearing
Commerce
(Explosive Materials, Ch.
Comm 7)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s.
101.15 (2) (e), Stats., the Department of Commerce will hold a public hearing on a proposed rule relating to blasting in communities.
The public hearing will be held as follows:
Date and Time: Location:
Friday, January 18, 2002 Room 3C, Thompson Commerce 10:00 a.m. Center
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison
Analysis prepared by the Department of Commerce
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearing and present comments on the proposed rule. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their comments in writing. Persons submitting comments will not receive individual responses. The hearing record on this proposed rulemaking will remain open until February 1, 2002, to permit submittal of written comments from persons who are unable to attend a hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at a hearing. Written comments should be submitted to Ronald Acker, Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 2689, Madison, WI 53701-2689.
This hearing is held in an accessible facility. If you have special needs or circumstances that may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call (608) 266-8741 or (608) 264-8777 (TTY) at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as interpreters, English translators, or materials in audio tape format will, to the fullest extent possible, be made available upon request by a person with a disability.
Environmental Analysis
Notice is hereby given that the Department has considered the environmental impact of the proposed rules. In accordance with chapter Comm 1, the proposed rules are a Type III action. A Type III action normally does not have the potential to cause significant environmental effects and normally does not involve unresolved conflicts in the use of available resources. The Department has reviewed these rules and finds no reason to believe that any unusual conditions exist. At this time, the Department has issued this notice to serve as a finding of no significant impact.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Blasting in Communities
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules.
There are no small businesses that will be affected by the rule.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
There are no reporting or bookkeeping procedures required for compliance with the rule.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
There are no types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rule.
Fiscal Estimate
The proposed rule has no effect on revenues or costs in the administration and enforcement of ch.
Comm 7.
The proposed rule and an analysis of the proposed rule are available on the Internet at the Safety and Buildings Division web site at:
www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-HomePage.html. Paper copies may be obtained without cost from Roberta Ward, Department of Commerce, Program Development Bureau, P.O. Box 2689, Madison, WI 53701-2689, Email
rward@commerce.state.wi.us, telephone (608) 266-8741 or (608) 264-8777 (TTY). Copies will also be available at the public hearings.
Notice of Hearing
Commerce
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s. 560.13 (6), Stats., the Department of Commerce will hold a public hearing on ch. Comm 110, previously adopted emergency rules and proposed permanent rules relating to brownfields redevelopment grants.
The public hearing will be held as follows:
Date and Time: Location:
January 11, 2002 Thompson Commerce Center
Friday Third Floor, Room 3B
9:30 a.m. 201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin
Analysis prepared by the Department of Commerce
Under the statutes cited, the Department awards grants for redevelopment of abandoned, idle, or underused industrial or commercial facilities or sites that are adversely affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination. Pursuant to s.
560.13 (6), Stats., these grants are applied for and administered in accordance with criteria that are contained in ch.
Comm 110, Wis. Adm. Code.
2001 Wisconsin Act 16 modified s.
560.13, Stats., by (1) expanding the listing of eligible grant applicants to include trustees and nonprofit organizations, and (2) prohibiting use of any grant funds to pay either delinquent real estate taxes, or lien claims of the Department of Natural Resources or the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
The proposed changes to ch.
Comm 110 would (1) modify the definitions to match the statutory listing of eligible applicants, (2) expand the limitations on use of grant funds to include the statutory prohibition relating to delinquent taxes or lien claims, and (3) update several aspects of the application procedure that have evolved since the chapter was initially created as an emergency rule in 1997.
Environmental Analysis
Notice is hereby given that the Department has considered the environmental impact of the proposed rules. In accordance with chapter Comm 1, the proposed rules are a Type III action. A Type III action normally does not have the potential to cause significant environmental effects and normally does not involve unresolved conflicts in the use of available resources. The Department has reviewed these rules and finds no reason to believe that any unusual conditions exist. At this time, the Department has issued this notice to serve as a finding of no significant impact.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Comm 110, relating to: Brownfields Redevelopment Grants.
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules.
Owners of abandoned, idle, or underused industrial or commercial facilities or sites that are adversely affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
No significant new procedures.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
No significant additional skills.
Fiscal Estimate
The Department currently administers brownfields redevelopment grants. The proposed rule replaces current requirements with requirements that are not expected to result in significant additional costs.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearing and present comments on the rules. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their comments in writing. Persons submitting comments will not receive individual responses. The hearing record on this rulemaking will remain open until January 23, 2002, to permit submittal of written comments from persons who are unable to attend the hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at the hearing. Written comments should be submitted to Sam Rockweiler at the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Budget and Policy Development, P.O. Box 2689, Madison, WI 53701-2689.
This hearing will be held in an accessible facility. If you have special needs or circumstances that may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call (608) 266-0797 or (608) 264-8777 (TTY) at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as interpreters, English translators, or materials in audio tape format will, to the fullest extent possible, be made available upon a request from a person with a disability.
The emergency rules, which are identical to the proposed permanent rules, are available on the Internet at the Revisor of Statutes' web site at
www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code. Paper copies of the rules may be obtained without cost from Sam Rockweiler at the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Budget and Policy Development, P.O. Box 2689, Madison, WI 53701- 2689; or by E-mail at:
srockweiler@commerce.state.wi.us and at telephone (608) 266-0797 or (608) 264-8777 (TTY). Copies will also be available at the public hearing.
Notice of Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss. to ss.
227.14 (4m) and
227.17, Stats., the Department of Commerce will hold public hearings on proposed rules relating to Wisconsin Technology Zone Program.
The public hearing will be held as follows:
Friday, January 11, 2002 T .G. Thompson Commerce Ctr. 8:30 a.m. (WHEDA Bldg), Conf. Rm. 3C
201 West Washington Ave.
