Rule-Making Notices (Hearing Notices)

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Room M103 (Auditorium)

Chippewa Valley Tech. College

620 W. Clairemont Ave.

Eau Claire

Cooperative Extension Bldg.

1150 Bellevue Street

Green Bay

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Auditorium, Theisen Middle School

525 E. Pioneer Road

Fond du Lac

Room 151, Dreyfus State Office Bldg.

141 NW Barstow Street

Waukesha

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Omni Center

255 Riders Club

Onalaska

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Alumni Room, University Center

UW-Stevens Point

1015 Reserve Street

Stevens Point

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

WITC

2100 Beaser Avenue

Ashland

American Family Insurance NHQ

6000 American Parkway

Madison

Auditorium, Williams Jr. High School

915 Acacia Lane

Rhinelander

UW Ag Research Station

W6646 Highway 70

Spooner

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of information material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Keith Warnke at [phone] with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

Fiscal Estimate

There may be significant and fiscal impact on state revenues and costs.

The proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site: adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Keith Warnke, Bureau of Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Comments may be submitted until October 21, 2005. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearings. A personal copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Warnke.

Notice of Hearing

Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection—General)

[CR 05-089]

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss. 281.16 and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., interpreting ss. 281.11 and 281.15, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on revisions to ss. NR 102.10, 102.12 and 207.03, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the water quality classifications in the Lake Superior basin and the related anti-degradation procedures for WPDES permits. The proposed rules will modify the existing outstanding resource water designation for selected tributaries to include a ¼ mile arc of Lake Superior at the mouth of each of those tributaries. The proposal would also create a ¼ mile outstanding resource water designation for the waters of Lake Superior around the Apostle Islands within the Apostle Islands National Shoreline. A third part would prohibit any new or increased discharges of the targeted pollutants to waters of the basin unless the discharge was the result of utilization of best technology in process and control. This could include process features like production equipment, material substitution, waste minimization, recycling or other pollution prevention techniques or treatment. For municipal dischargers, pretreatment requirements or other municipal programs or treatment technologies could satisfy the requirements on the dischargers. The applicant would be required to provide a certification, as part of the application, that the increased discharge was necessary even after the use of best technology in process and control. There would not be a technical review by the Department.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., the proposed rule may have an impact on small businesses. The future impacts would be directed to new dischargers of the nine toxic pollutants to ensure that they would employ practices and technologies already in use within the basin. For the outstanding resource water designations, applicants seeking permits under ch. 30, Stats., would likely not be eligible for exemptions nor for general permits. Instead individual permits may be needed. New wastewater dischargers to those areas would have to provide high levels of treatment to prevent lowering water quality. The Department's Small Business Regulatory Coordinator may be contacted at:
[e-mail] or by calling [phone].

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:

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.

Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of information material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Chuck Ledin at [phone] with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

Fiscal Estimate

No state or local government impact is anticipated.

The proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site: adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Charles Ledin, Bureau of Watershed Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Comments may be submitted until October 19, 2005. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearings. A personal copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Ledin.

Notice of Hearing

Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection—General)

[CR 05-084]

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss. 30.27 and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., interpreting s. 30.27, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on revisions to s. NR 118.04, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to management zone designations in the Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The proposed revisions will allow the Village of Osceola and the City of St. Croix Falls the flexibility to allow businesses as a permitted use rather than a conditional use. This requires modifying s. NR 118.04 to change the management zone designation for a portion of each of these municipalities from Small Town Historic Management Zone to River Town Management Zone. The remainder of these municipalities will remain in the Small Town Historic Management Zone. No other communities within the riverway are affected by this change.

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. The Department's Small Business Regulatory Coordinator may be contacted at:
[e-mail] or by calling [phone].

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:

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 310 Chieftain Street

Osceola

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of information material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Dave O'Malley at [phone] with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

Fiscal Estimate

The proposed rule has no state fiscal effect and is not expected to increase local government costs. Local government costs may actually decrease as the result of the changes.

The proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site: adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Dave O'Malley, Bureau of Watershed Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Comments may be submitted until October 21, 2005. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearings. A personal copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. O'Malley.

Notice of Hearing

(expanded comment period)

Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection—WPDES)

[CR 05-075]

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Natural Resources is extending the public comment period on the repeal and recreation of ch. NR 243, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to animal feeding operations to October 14, 2005.

The proposed rule, fiscal estimate and environmental assessment may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following internet site: adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Tom Bauman, Bureau of Watershed Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. A personal copy of the proposed rule, fiscal estimate and environmental assessment may be obtained from Mr. Bauman. The information is also available on the Department's website at:
<http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/nps/rules/nr243/nr243.htm>