Proposed changes regarding stairway spindle spacing and exiting from small dwellings do not entail reporting rules, deadlines or other similar effects on small businesses. Proposed changes regarding inspection of dwellings are intended to directly implement the requirements of
2003 Wisconsin Act 90, the Home Safety Act.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting Chs.
Comm 2 and
81 to
85, relating to the uniform state plumbing code and fees. Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The agency received only three hearing comments; two were from small business.
•Comments were received regarding the ability to treat stormwater to specific standards; the department deleted the proposed standards for cysts and oocysts; the department also revised standard for chlorine residual to more attainable levels.
• Comments were also received in favor of allowing CSTs (certified soil testers) to conduct site and soil evaluations for stormwater infiltration, due to the limited number f soil scientists in the state.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting Ch.
Comm 40, relating to gas systems.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Sections
101.02 (15) (h) to
(j) and
101.16, Stats., authorize the Department to promulgate rules prescribing minimum installation and operation standards for gas systems in public buildings and places of employment. The proposed rules of Clearinghouse Rule No. 04-054 are minimum requirements to meet the directives of the Statutes, and any exceptions from compliance for small businesses would be contrary to the Statutory objectives which are the basis for the rules.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting ch.
ETF 40, relating to the contributions towards employee health insurance premiums by local units of government that participate in the group health insurance plans established by the state of Wisconsin, group insurance board.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule has no effect on small businesses because only governmental employers may participate in the group health insurance programs under ch.
40 of the statutes.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting chs.
HFS 10,
13,
52,
55,
57,
59,
83,
124,
131,
134,
136,
181 and
252, relating to family care; reporting and investigation of caregiver misconduct; residential care centers for children and youth, child-placing agencies, day camps for children and day care programs established by school boards; group foster care; shelter care for children; community-based residential care facilities; patient rights and resolution of grievances; hospitals; hospices; embalming standards; reporting blood test results; and electronic benefits transfer.
Part Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Some of the rules contained in the order affect small businesses; however, the proposed revisions to these rules are minor or technical and have little to no substantive effect on those regulated by these rules.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting chs.
HFS 152 to
154, relating to the provision and reimbursement of services under the Wisconsin Chronic Disease Program.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The three chronic disease programs provide health care benefits to individuals. This rulemaking order does not have any foreseeable impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting ch.
NR 208, relating to wastewater treatment works compliance maintenance.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Approximately 50 small businesses such as trailer parks, resorts and private campgrounds are affected by this rule. These businesses currently hold WPDES permits and most are required to submit a CMAR under the existing rule. Separate collection system owners that are under WPDES general permit coverage for bypasses and overflows will need to complete and submit the CMAR form for the first time. The proposed rule allows an additional year (effective date of January 2006) for collection system owners to comply with the regulation.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The proposed rule was reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. No comments were received on the proposed rule.
An order affecting ch.
NR 219, relating to analytical test methods for testing effluent discharges.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
There are approximately 450 laboratories that are certified or registered under ch.
NR 149. Of this number, approximately 14 would fit the definition of “small business". It is not believed that small businesses will be impacted by this rule.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committee
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. There were no comments.
An order affecting ch.
NR 114, relating to septage operator certification.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
There are approximately 500 licenses septage businesses operating in Wisconsin who employ the 1065 certified septage operators. There will be a fiscal impact to the certified operators in the form of increased examination and renewal fees. There will be a fiscal impact to businesses in the form of increased operator-in-training fees. The impact to the operators is also in the fact that they will not be eligible for a lifetime certification as they believed they would be and thus will continue to pay the renewal fees.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. There were no comments.
An order affecting ch.
PSC 173 to establish a Wireless 911 Fund to promote an emergency telephone number service for wireless subscribers.
Effective 1-1-05 and 10-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rules impose additional reporting and surcharge collection requirements upon wireless providers. The affected wireless providers operate in the state under a federal commercial mobile radio service spectrum license. Given the substantial cost of obtaining this type of license, it is unlikely that any wireless provider in this state would be a small business as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats.
The proposed rules may also impose additional reporting and surcharge collection requirements upon resellers of wireless service. Resellers offer service to consumers by purchasing airtime at wholesale rates from facilities-based providers and reselling it at retail prices. Resale of wireless service accounts for approximately 5 percent of all mobile telephone subscribers nationally.
Only one reseller, Tracfone Wireless, Inc., participated in the comment cycle for this rule. Tracfone serves over 2 million customers nationwide through prepaid wireless service offerings, and is therefore not a small business as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats. There may be other resellers of wireless service in Wisconsin that were not known to the Commission when these rules were adopted. It is possible that one or more of these resellers would be a small business as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats. In any event, the Commission considered the methods for mitigating the impact of the proposed rules on small businesses set forth in s.
227.114 (2), Stats., and found those methods to be inconsistent with statutory requirement in s.
146.70 (3m) (f) 1., Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting ch.
VA 2, relating to the part-time study grant program and the tuition and fee reimbursement grant program.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule affects veterans and not small businesses as defined in s.
227.114, Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting ch.
DWD 270, relating to child labor.
Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule affects small business as defined in s.
227.114, Stats., but will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
An order affecting ch.
DWD 12, relating to the grievance procedure for resolving complaints of employment displacement under the Wisconsin Works program and affecting small business. Effective 12-1-04.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule affects small business as defined in s.
227.114, Stats., but will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
