12. Adding a new rule to clarify that a person can request the Department to perform an electrical plan review. [s.
Comm 16.52]
The proposed rules have been developed with the assistance of the Electrical Code Advisory Council. The members of that citizen advisory council are as follows:
Name Representing
Terry Fameree Intern'l Assn. of Electrical Inspectors
David Hansen Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer
Protection
Ronald L. Jahnke NECA, Wisconsin Chapter
Ronald Janikowski Intern'l Assn of Electrical Inspectors
Charles L. Johansen Wisconsin Builders Association
James D. Loock Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Richard Lynes Assoc. Builders & Contractors of WI
Ronald E. Maassen NECA, Milwaukee Chapter
Robert Molde Wisconsin Utilities Association
Ken Peterson WI Electric Cooperative Association
Paul Welnak Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules.
Any business involved with the installation of electrical wiring, communication systems or electrical equipment will be affected by the rules.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
There are no reporting, bookkeeping or other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
There are no professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
Environmental analysis
Notice is hereby given that the Department has considered the environmental impact of the proposed rules. In accordance with ch.
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.
Fiscal Estimate
The Safety and Buildings Division is responsible for administering and enforcing ch.
Comm 16. The proposed rules do not contain any changes in the Division's fees charged for administering and enforcing ch.
Comm 16. Also, the proposed rules will not create any additional workload costs. Therefore, the proposed rules will not have any fiscal effect on the Division. Local municipalities may voluntarily enforce ch.
Comm 16, and they have the authority to offset any costs by charging appropriate fees.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
The proposed rules and an analysis of the proposed rules 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 Hearings
Commerce
(Uniform Dwelling, Chs.
Comm 20 -
25)
The public hearings will be held as follows:
Monday, July 8, 2002 @ 10:30 a.m.
Fox Valley Technical College - Room A119-A1825
North Bluemound Drive, Appleton, WI (Park in North Lot,
Enter Building at Entrance 15)
Tuesday, July 9, 2002 @ 10:00 a.m.
Tommy G. Thompson Commerce Ctr Conference Room
3B (Third Floor)
201 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 @ 11:00 a.m.
Eau Claire State Office Building
Room 105718 West Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, WI
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearings and present comments on the proposed 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 proposed rulemaking will remain open until Friday, July 19, 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 Duane Hubeler, Department of Commerce, Program Development Bureau, P.O. Box 2689, Madison, WI 53701-2689, Email
dhubeler@commerce.state.wi.us.
These hearings are held in accessible facilities. 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.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Commerce
Under the statute sections listed above, the Department of Commerce has the responsibility to adopt rules that establish standards for the construction of 1- and 2-family dwellings. Sections
101.63 (5) and
101.73 (8), Stats., require the department to review these rules on a biennial basis. This proposed order is the result of the latest review. The vast majority of these proposed rule changes are intended to clarify current policies and requirements. There are new requirements proposed for exit distribution on the first floor. The section on adopted standards is reformatted and updated. New requirements are proposed for floor framing and floor overhangs. Various changes are made to the energy conservation requirements in ch.
Comm 22 to bring the Wisconsin requirements in line with the national model energy code. Code sections that are substantially changed under this order are listed below:
Comm 20.24 - Reformats and revises adopted standards;
Comm 21.02 - Adds performance language related to total load path;
Comm 21.03 (1) (a) - Clarifies that the two required exits from the first floor must be doors;
Comm 21.03 (1) (e) - Adds requirements for exit separation on the first floor;
Comm 21.04 (3) (a) and (c) - Decreases the allowed openings in stairway handrails or guardrail from 6 to 4 inches;
Comm 21.04 (3) (b) 3. - Allows handrails to be placed on either side of a winding stairway if certain conditions are met;
Comm 21.05 (5) (b) - Clarifies a condition where safety glazing is required;
Comm 21.12 - Clarifies grading requirements;
Comm 21.125 (4) - Clarifies that the owner is responsible for removing erosion control measures once the site is stabilized;
Comm 21.18 (1) (d) - Adds requirements for fastening floor framing to the sill plate;
Comm 21.22 (6) - Adds requirements for cantilevered floors;
Comm 21.24 (3) - Adds and clarifies locations that require flashing;
Comm 22.03 - Clarifies requirements for determining R-values for materials;
Comm 22.195 - Adds requirements for heat traps on water heaters;
Comm 22.24 - Adds and clarifies requirements for skylight shaft walls;
Comm 22.35 (4) (b) - Simplifies the input values for HVAC controls;
Comm 22.35 (7) - Clarifies air infiltration allowances; and
Comm 22.35 (8) - Allows for the consideration of the R-value of adjacent soil in basement wall thermal performance under certain conditions.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules.
All one- and two-family dwellings constructed in the state are required to comply with these rules. Contractors, tradespeople, material suppliers, and other small businesses have been affected by these rules since their inception. The current package of changes should have very little additional impact.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
There are no additional reporting or bookkeeping procedures required as a result of these rules.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
There are no additional skills necessary to comply with these rules.
Environmental analysis
Notice is hereby given that the Department has considered the environmental impact of the proposed rules. In accordance with ch.
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.
Fiscal Estimate
There are no requirements in this proposal that should effect staffing levels.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
The proposed rules and an analysis of the proposed rules 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 Proposed Rule
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
5.05 (1) (f),
5.93, and
227.11 (2) (a), Stats., and interpreting ss.
6.02, 6,03,
6.92,
6.93,
6.935,
6.94, and
6.95, Stats., and according to the procedure set forth in s.227.16 (2) (e), Stats., the State of Wisconsin Elections Board will adopt the following rule as proposed in this notice without public hearing unless within 30 days after publication of this notice, on
June 15, 2002, the Elections Board is petitioned for a public hearing by 25 persons who will be affected by the rule; by a municipality which will be affected by the rule; or by an association which is representative of a farm, labor, business, or professional group which will be affected by the rule.
Analysis Prepared by the State Elections Board
The rule interprets ss.
6.02,
6.03,
6.92,
6.93,
6.935,
6.94, and
6.95, Stats. The rule establishes the procedure for and the method by which an elector's ballot is challenged at a polling place and the method by which the elector's eligibility to vote is tested. The rule also codifies the method used to process the ballot of a challenged elector, including the creation of a written record for each challenge.
Section
6.92 of the Wisconsin Statutes provides that the Elections Board shall determine, by rule, the questions which are appropriate to test a person's qualifications to vote if that person is challenged as unqualified at a polling place. Chapter ElBd 9 establishes those questions based on the voting qualification provisions of ss.
6.02 and
6.03, Stats. The rule establishes the specific procedure whereby an inspector or an elector may challenge a voter's qualifications at a polling place; the procedure for determining the voter's eligibility to vote; and the procedure for identifying, by mark, and voting the challenged voter's ballot. The rule also establishes what shall be included in the written record that must be made by the polling place inspectors for each challenge.
Pursuant to the authority vested in the State of Wisconsin Elections Board by ss.
5.05 (1) (f),
5.93, and 227.(11) (2) (a), Stats., the Elections Board hereby creates Rule ElBd 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, and 9.06 interpreting ss.
6.02, 6,03,
6.92,
6.93,
6.935,
6.94, and
6.95, Stats., as follows:
SECTION 1. ElBd 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, and 9.06 are created to read:
