NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
26.38,
28.01 and
28.07, Stats., interpreting ss.
26.38,
28.01 and
28.07, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on revisions to ch.
NR 47, subch. VII, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the Wisconsin forest landowner grant program. The proposed rule contains modifications to:
Scope of Program - Broadens the scope of the Wisconsin landowner grant program to allow other state and federal funds to be distributed through this program for encouraging private landowners to manage their lands in a manner that benefits the state's forest land and related resources and the people of the state.
Reimbursable Landowners Costs - Creates new language to strengthen the commitment of private landowners to their projects by clearly disallowing the use of funds other than their own as the part required under this program. It further requires that any changes in a practice must be approved by the department before implementing if reimbursement is requested.
Application Procedures and Grant Calculations - The amount of reimbursement a landowner can claim is adjusted from 65% to 50%, application deadlines are modified to reflect internal processing deadlines, an allowance is made to use funds to assist in emergency situations, and priorities are established for funding requests.
Authorization for Use of Other Funding Sources - There is a need to establish a method for allowing outside agencies or organizations to augment the Wisconsin forest landowner grant funds. Funds may come from a private organization for a specific forestry practice or from the federal government for more general private landowner assistance efforts. All funds distributed through this program would be consistent with the program goals, scope and purpose. This section was created to allow an avenue for distributing funds of a similar purpose through an existing structure.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have an economic impact on small businesses.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearings will be held on:
Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
County Board Room
Jackson Co. Courthouse
307 Main St.
Black River Falls
Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 2:00 p.m.
Building 108
College of Prof. Studies
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
Friday, July 12, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Room 511, GEF #2
101 South Webster Street
Madison
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Linda DePaul at (608) 266-2388 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
There is no state or local fiscal impact associated with this rule change. There is no request for increased funds in the proposal. There is no increased workload since the number of applications is expected to be the same. The funds will just be allocated differently so more people can receive the funds. We must process the applications regardless of whether they are funded the same year they are received and are required to respond in writing to each landowner that applies. So there is no increase in processing the paperwork with this request or in field staff time.
Contact Person
Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to Ms. Linda DePaul, Bureau of Forestry, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than July 12, 2002. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule [FR-36-02] and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Ms. DePaul.
Notice of Hearings
Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection-General)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss. the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on the creation of ch.
NR 109, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to aquatic plant management. Under s.
23.24, Stats., the department is directed to designate by rule which aquatic plants are invasive species and to administer and establish by rule procedures and requirements for issuance of aquatic plant management permits. Proposed ch.
NR 109 will regulate the introduction, manual removal, burning and the use of mechanical means or plant inhibitors to control aquatic plants and designate invasive aquatic plants. If a permit issued by the department under other authorities contains the appropriate conditions required under this chapter, a separate permit will not be required under ch.
NR 109.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., the proposed rule may have an impact on small businesses.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
a. Types of small businesses affected: Aquatic nursery growers.
b. Description of reporting and bookkeeping procedures required: No new procedures.
c. Description of professional skills required: No new skills.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
23.24,
227.11 (2) (a) and
227.24, Stats., interpreting ss.
23.24 and
30.175, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearing on Natural Resources Board Emergency Order No. FH-28-02(E) relating to aquatic plant management. This emergency order took effect on May 10, 2002. The emergency rule regulates the introduction, manual removal, burning and the use of mechanical means or plant inhibitors to control aquatic plants and designate invasive aquatic plants.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearings will be held on:
Monday, July 22, 2002 at 1:00 p.m.
Video conference participation will be available at:
DNR Regional Headquarters
810 W. Maple Street
Spooner
Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Video conference participation will be available at:
DNR Service Center
107 Sutliff
Rhinelander
Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Room 027, GEF #2
101 South Webster Street
Madison
Thursday, July 25, 2002 at 9:00 a.m.
Room 120, State Office Building
141 Northwest Barstow
Waukesha
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Jeff Bode at (608) 266-0502 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
The Department anticipates no net fiscal impact associated with this rule as anticipated increased revenues are expected to offset the cost of processing applications for aquatic plant management permits. The fee schedule is based upon the size and the complexity of the project. The application fee schedule is $30 per acre with a maximum fee of $300 for projects over 10 acres. Based on its estimate of the number of lake organizations operating aquatic plant harvesting programs, the Department assumes that it will issue 125 permits at an average of $240 per permit, thus generating $30,000 in revenue annually. Additionally, the Department estimated that a large-scale, or $300 permit would require an average of 10 hours of DNR employee time at an average of $30 per hour for salary, fringe and related costs. Thus the fee revenue generated is expected to offset the cost of administering the permit program.
Under the new law, the Department may require that an application contain an aquatic plant management plan, although the Department intends to phase in this requirement over several years such that applications for the first few years will not require a plan. Although there are costs to local governments related to preparing aquatic management plans, such costs are eligible for cost-sharing under the Department's lake management planning grant program, and such plans have utility beyond applying for aquatic plant management permits. (Preparing an aquatic plant management plan also enables a governmental unit of lake organization to become eligible for 50% cost-sharing on the purchase of capital equipment for aquatic plant management.)
Contact Person
Written comments on the proposed and emergency rules may be submitted to Mr. Frank Koshere, Water Resources Biologist, DNR Superior Service Center, 1401 Tower Avenue. Superior, WI 54880 no later than August 23, 2002. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule [FH-29-02], the emergency rule [FH-28-02(E)] and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Jeff Bode, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
Notice of Hearing
Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection-WPDES)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
283.31,
283.37 and
227.11 (2) (a), Stats., interpreting ss.
283.31 and
283.37, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on the repeal and recreation of s.
NR 200.03 (5), Wis. Adm. Code, relating to WPDES permit exemptions for private sewage systems with a design capacity of less than 12,000 gallons per day. Section
NR 200.03 defines which private sewage systems, receiving domestic wastewater, would be excluded from Wisconsin pollutant discharge elimination system (WPDES) permits. Under the proposed revision, it is clarified that two or more systems may be subject to a WPDES permit if they are commonly owned, located within 1,500 feet of another system, and each system has a design capacity of greater than 2,000 gallons per day.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have an economic impact on small businesses.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearing will be held on:
Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Room 511, GEF #2
101 South Webster Street
Madison
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Tom Gilbert at (608) 267-7628 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
The proposed code revision is not expected to have a fiscal impact on state or local governments.
Contact Person
Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to Mr. Tom Gilbert, Bureau of Watershed Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than July 19, 2002. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule [WT-26-02] and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Gilbert.
Notice of Hearing
Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection-Air Pollution Control)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
227.11 (2) (a) and
285.11 (1) and
(6), Stats., interpreting s.
285.11 (6), Stats. the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on revisions to ch.
NR 428 relating to the reduction of NOx emissions to attain the 1-hour ambient air quality standard for ozone in southeastern Wisconsin. The proposed rule modifies the emissions averaging provisions of ch.
NR 428 which are an alternative compliance option for sources required to achieve emission reductions of nitrogen oxides (NOx).
Major utilities are required to reduce NOx emissions as part of Wisconsin's attainment demonstration for the 1-hour ambient air quality standard for ozone in southeastern Wisconsin. This proposed rule modifies the emissions averaging rule provisions to make them compatible with USEPA guidance on economic incentive programs.
The order also establishes a new categorical emission limit on NOx emissions from combined cycle combustion turbines fired on fuel derived from an integrated gasification process.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have an economic impact on small businesses.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
1.11Stats., and ch.
NR 150 Wis. Adm. Code, that this is anticipated to be a Type III action. A Type III action is one that normally does not have the potential to cause significant environmental effects, normally does not significantly affect energy usage and normally does not involve unresolved conflicts in the use of available resources.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearing will be held on:
Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 1:00 p.m.
