Pursuant to s.
227.19 (3m), a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
No comments received.
An order affecting chs.
HFS 152,
153 and
154, relating to reimbursement for treatment of persons with chronic renal disease, hemophilia or cystic fibrosis. Effective 11-1-02.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed WCDP rule changes affect the program's enrollees, the Department of Health and Family Services and the Department's fiscal agent. The proposed changes do not affect small businesses as “small business" is defined in s.
227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
No comments received.
An order affecting ch.
Ins 8, relating to publication of health insurance rates for small employers. Effective 11-1-02.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has determined that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses and therefore a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
The legislative standing committees had no comments on this rule.
An order affecting ch.
NR 484, relating to the establishment and operation of a voluntary multi-pollutant emission reduction registry. Effective 11-1-02.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Since the proposed rule is voluntary and does not require anyone to do anything, it will not have any significant economic impact on small business. Small businesses could benefit from the registry rule if they improve energy efficiency to produce emission reductions, thereby saving money and improving their profitability and competitiveness. The emission reductions could be registered and possibly sold. They could also benefit if they are hired by a larger business to do plantings for a carbon sequestration project or to collect mercury-containing products. Small consulting firms may be hired by larger companies to help them manage emissions and emission reductions.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Environment and the Senate Committee on Environmental Resources. There were no comments.
An order affecting chs.
NR 106,
211, and
219, relating to regulatory mercury in wastewater discharge permits. Effective 11-1-02.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule should have only minor impacts on small businesses. The rule affects industrial, as well as municipal facilities, some of whom are probably classified as small businesses. However, water quality standards for permitting procedures for mercury have already been promulgated in chs.
NR 105 and
106. Lacking this proposed rule, a permittee is still required under those existing rules to demonstrate that it can meet water quality standards.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Environment and the Senate Committee on Environmental Resources. There were no comments.
An order affecting ch.
NR 46, relating to the administration of the Forest Crop Law and the Managed Forest Law. Effective 11-1-02.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Landowners cutting timber from Forest Crop and Managed Forest Law lands will pay severance and yield taxes based on the revised stumpage values. The forest products industries own approximately 40% of the forest tax law acreage and, therefore, will be affected as landowners. Small private forest landowners and forest industries enrolled under the Forest Crop Law and Managed Forest Law are required by statute to pay 10% and 5% respectively of the stumpage value adopted in the zone for the species and wood product volume cut from their land.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Rural Affairs and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environmental Resources. There were no comments.
An order affecting ch.
Tax 2, relating to corporation returns, claims for refund and other amended returns and petitions for redetermination. Effective 11-1-02.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This proposed rule order does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
No comments received.
Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists & Professional Counselors
(CR 02-105)
An order affecting chs. SFC 1 to 20, relating to practitioners of psychotherapy. Effective 11-1-02.
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 of Legislative Standing Committees
No comments received.
An order affecting ch.
Trans 276, relating to allowing the operation of double bottoms and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways. Effective 11-1-02.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The provisions of this proposed rule adding highway segments to the designated system have no direct adverse effect on small businesses, and may have a favorable effect on those small businesses which are shippers or carriers using the newly-designated routes.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
No comments received.
