-Clarification that inspection, maintenance and servicing events must be reported to governmental units.
-Modification of the time period for filing of reports from 10 business days to 30 calendar days.
-Clarification that the governmental units must maintain records related to inspection, maintenance and servicing events.
Chapter Comm 84 Plumbing Products; The revisions involve:
-Clarification relative to minimum size access openings and their locations.
-Clarification regarding labeling requirements for tanks.
Chapter Comm 85 Soil and Site Evaluations; The revisions involve:
-Clarification of how abrupt soil texture changes are to be evaluated and reported.
-Clarification on reporting seasonal soil saturation that occurs at shallow depths.
-Modification of report filing deadlines from 60 days to 180 days.
-Clarifications relative to the hydrograph procedure.
Chapter Comm 91 Sanitation; The revisions involve:
-Addition of language that addresses the registration of vault and pit privies that are designed to serve state-owned facilities.
The proposed rules have been developed with the assistance of the POWTS Advisory Code Council. The members of that citizen advisory council are as follows:
Name Representing
James C. Converse UW Madison Biological Systems Engineering
Steven Crosby Wisconsin Builders Association
Thomas A. Gilbert WI Department of Natural Resources
Duane Greuel WI County Code Administrators
Dave Jones WI Assn. of Plumbing, Heating,Cooling Contractors
Wayne Mink WI Precast Concrete Association
Don Murphy WI Liquid Waste Carriers Association
Sue Schambureck WI Onsite Waste Disposal Association
Todd Stair WI Onsite Waste Disposal Association
CeCe Tesky WI County Code Administrators
E. Jerry Tyler UW Madison Biological Systems Engineering
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules.
The rules will affect any business that owns, designs or installs a private onsite wastewater treatment system. The rules will also affect any business that performs soil and site evaluations related to the installation of a private onsite wastewater treatment system.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
There are no new reporting, bookkeeping or other procedures required for compliance with the rules. However, the rules contain clarifications and modifications of current requirements relating to reporting and recordkeeping for private onsite wastewater treatment systems and soil and site evaluations.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
There are no types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
Environmental Assessment
Notice is hereby given that the Department has prepared a preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA) on the proposed rules. The preliminary recommendation is a finding of no significant impact. Copies of the preliminary EA are available from the Department on request and will be available at the public hearings. Requests for the EA and comments on the EA should be directed to:
Roman Kaminski
Division of Safety and Buildings
Department of Commerce
2715 Post Road
Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481
Telephone (715) 345-5334
or TTY (608) 264-8777
Written comments will be accepted until December 18, 2002. 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.
Fiscal Estimate
The Safety and Buildings Division is responsible for administering and enforcing rules relating to private onsite wastewater treatment systems and sanitation. Although the proposed rules contain a new fee for the registration of privies that serve state-owned facilities, the Division anticipates the revenue generated will be insignificant. Also, the proposed rules will not create any additional workload costs. Therefore, the proposed rules will not have any fiscal effect on the Division.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
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 hearing.
Notice of Hearing
Financial Institutions-Credit Unions
[
CR 02-132]
Pursuant to s.
227.17, Stats., notice is hereby given that the Office of Credit Unions will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider creating a rule relating to certain loan participation contracts.
Date, Time and Place of Hearing
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 1:00 p.m.
Tommy G. Thompson Conference Room, 5th Floor
Department of Financial Institutions
345 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities through levels A, B or the first floor lobby. If you require reasonable accommodation to access any meeting, please call Mark Schlei at (608) 267-1705 or TTY (608) 266-8818 for the hearing impaired at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Written comments in lieu of public hearing testimony must be received not later than the hearing date and should be addressed to Ginger Larson, Office of Credit Unions, P.O. Box 14137, Madison, WI 53714-0137.
Analysis Prepared by the Office of Credit Unions
The objective of the rule is to amend ss.
DFI-CU 70.01 by removing parity provisions and 70.05 (2) by modifying an originating lender requirement; and to repeal ss.
70.02 to remove parity provisions and 70.06 (3) to remove a participation lender requirement. The rule facilitates state-chartered credit unions to engage in certain loan participation contracts. The promulgation of this rule has been approved by the Credit Union Review Board.
Fiscal Estimate
There is no state fiscal effect, and there are no local government costs. No funding sources or ch.
20, Stats., appropriations are affected. There are no long-range fiscal implications.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rule will not have an effect on small businesses.
Contact Person
A copy of the full text of the proposed rules and fiscal estimate may be obtained through the following:
Mark Schlei, Deputy General Counsel
Department of Financial Institutions
Office of the Secretary
P.O. Box 8861
Madison, WI 53708-8861
Tel. (608) 267-1705
TTY (608) 266-8818
A copy of the full text of the proposed rule may also be obtained at the Department of Financial Institutions' website,
www.wdfi.org.
Notice of Hearing
Financial Institutions-Credit Unions
[
CR 02-133]
Pursuant to s.
227.17, Stats., notice is hereby given that the Office of Credit Unions will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider creating a rule relating to annual audits and verification of member accounts by state-chartered credit unions.
Date, Time and Place of Hearing
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 1:00 p.m.
Tommy G. Thompson Conference Room, 5th Floor
Department of Financial Institutions
345 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities through levels A, B or the first floor lobby. If you require reasonable accommodation to access any meeting, please call Mark Schlei at (608) 267-1705 or TTY (608) 266-8818 for the hearing impaired at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Written comments in lieu of public hearing testimony must be received not later than the hearing date and should be addressed to Ginger Larson, Office of Credit Unions, P.O. Box 14137, Madison, WI 53714-0137.
Analysis Prepared by the Office of Credit Unions
