Rock: Janesville Moose Lodge, 2701 Rockport Ave., Janesville
Rusk: Ladysmith High School, Auditorium, 1700 Edgewood Ave., East Ladysmith
Sauk: UW Baraboo, R.G. Brown Theater, 1006 Connie Road, Baraboo
Sawyer: Hayward High School, Auditorium, 10320 Greenwood Lane, Hayward
Shawano: Shawano Middle School, LG Room, 1050 S. Union Street, Shawano
Sheboygan: Sheboygan Falls High School, Auditorium, 220 Amherst Avenue, Sheboygan Falls
St. Croix: WI Indianhead Technical College, Cashman Auditorium, 1019 S. Knowles Ave., New Richmond
Taylor: Taylor Co. Fairgrounds, Multipurpose Building, State Hwy 13 and Hwy 64 Intersection, Medford
Trempealeau: Whitehall City Center, Gymnasium, 36245 Park Street, Whitehall
Vernon: Viroqua High School, Lecture Room, 100 Blackhawk Drive, Viroqua
Vilas: Sayner Community Center, Golf Course Road, Sayner
Walworth: Delavan/Darien High School, Auditorium, 150 Cummings, Delavan
Washburn: WI Ag Research Station, Conference Room, W6646 Hwy 70, Spooner
Washington: Washington County Fair Park, Exhibit Hall, 3000 Hwy PV, West Bent
Waukesha: Waukesha Co. Tech. College (WCTC), C052, 800 Main Street, Pewaukee
Waupaca: Waupaca High School, Auditorium, E2325 King Road, Waupaca
Waushara: Waushara County Court House, County Board Room, 209 S. St. Marie, Wautoma
Winnebago: Webster Stanley Auditorium, Auditorium, 915 Hazel Street, Oshkosh
Wood: Pittsville High School, Auditorium, 5459 Elementary Ave., Pittsville
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 AnnMarie Kutzke at (608) 266-2952 with specific information on your request by April 9, 2007.
Fiscal Estimate
Establishing a deer hunting season at Lake Wissota State Park would increase department costs. One time costs of $600 would result from creating maps that indicate where hunting is allowed and new signs. Additionally, there would be annual costs of approximately $350 for reproducing maps and efforts to inform the public through the media that hunting is taking place. There should be no additional law enforcement costs because the park already has full time staff who work during the deer season.
Creating a non-resident trapping season for raccoons will result in a minor increase in the sales of two licenses, the Non-resident Trapping license and the Conservation Patron license. It is impossible to estimate how many additional licenses will be sold so an estimate of the amount of increased revenue is not available.
Establishing a 2 p.m. close of pheasant hunting hours at Pine Island and Mud Lake Wildlife Areas would require a one time expense of approximately $6,300 for new signage on the properties. These costs include, labor and fringe for a limited term employee, mileage, and materials.
Increasing the cost of a trapper education course from $8.00 to $12.00 and establishing a fee of $28 for correspondence courses that require out-of-state mailing will result in a revenue increase for the department of approximately $1,738. This estimate assumes that a similar number of students will participate as in 2005, when 869 students students took the classroom course of instruction under the Trapper Education Program and another 177 took the correspondence course. This estimate also assumes that instructors keep half of the fee as they are authorized to do in order to cover their expenses for the course. Actual revenue to the department could be higher if an increase in the number of non-resident students results from 2005 ACT 284 which authorizes non-resident trapping and requires Wisconsin trapper education certification.
Creating special tags for hunting in the Apostle Islands National Lakshore, DMU 79, will result in increased costs of approximately $500 anually for designing or updating the tags and printing.
The proposed rules and fiscal estimates may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site:
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed fishing regulations may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Joe Hennessy, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Written comments on the proposed hunting and trapping regulations may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Scott Loomans, Bureau of Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Written comments shall be postmarked not later than April 17, 2007. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will NOT, however, be counted as spring hearing votes.
Notice of Hearing
Natural Resources
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
227.11 (2) (a),
227.14 (1m) and
285.11(1) and
(6), Stats., interpreting s.
285.11 (6), Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on the creation of ss.
NR 428.20 to
428.28, Wis. Adm. Code, and amendments to ss.
NR 428.04 (2) (h) and
428.05 (3) (e) and
484.04, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the establishment of rules for reasonable available control technology (RACT) emission requirements for major sources of NOx emissions in the southeast 8-hour ozone nonattainment counties of Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
In June 2004, the US EPA designated the Wisconsin counties addressed by the rule as “moderate" nonattainment areas for the 8-hour ozone ambient air quality standard. The designation triggered federal Clean Air Act requirements for implementation of “reasonably available control technology" (RACT) for major stationary sources of NOx and volatile organic compounds (VOC) by May 1, 2009. The Department is proposing this rule package to meet the RACT requirement for major sources of NOx emissions. The Department previously adopted RACT rules for VOC sources to address the previous 1-hour ozone standard.
The proposed rule affects facilities with the potential to emit 100 tons or more of NOx per year in the moderate ozone nonattainment areas. However, the emission requirements apply to individual emission units, such as a boiler or furnace, at the affected facilities. It is possible that an emission unit contributing to a major source's potential to emit may not be subject to a RACT requirement. Likewise, an emission unit identified by a RACT source category, but at a facility with a potential to emit less than 100 tons per year, will not be subject to a RACT requirement.
The emission requirements proposed in the rule consist of NO
x emission limitations and combustion tuning requirements applicable on a year-round basis. The emission limitations are established by source categories with an emission unit size threshold based on available control technologies and cost-effectiveness. Combustion tuning requirements apply to the emission units subject to emission limitations, as well as to smaller emission units. The emission limit and combustion tuning requirements are established based on a cost-effectiveness of $2,500 or less per ton of controlled NO
x emissions. The rule contains exemptions from both RACT requirements for certain types of emission units demonstrating low operating levels during the ozone season. An additional exemption recognizes that the NOx emissions of certain smaller emission units are already well controlled under existing ch.
NR 428 provisions and no further action is cost-effective in meeting a NOx RACT emission limit.
The proposed rule contains several provisions to address technical issues and provide compliance flexibility. The rule proposes a specific phased schedule applicable to large coal boilers owned or operated by electric utilities in order to maintain electric reliability, with final compliance by May 1, 2013. For compliance flexibility, the rule allows facility-wide and multi-facility emission averaging between emission units at the affected facilities. An affected entity may also request an alternate RACT requirement for an emission unit based on a technical and economic demonstration.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have a direct economic impact on small businesses. The proposed RACT rules impose no reporting, compliance or performance standards on small businesses. The requirements to emission units owned and operated by electric utilities may increase the cost of electricity and therefore may have an indirect impact on small businesses through higher electricity costs.
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, March 15, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.
Room 140-141, DNR Southeast Region Headquarters, 2300 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Milwaukee, WI at 2:00 p.m.
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 Robert Eckdale at (608) 266-2856 or by e-mail to Robert.Eckdale @wisconsin.gov. with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
The Department is proposing this rule package to meet Clean Air Act requirements for implementing a reasonably available control program for NOx emissions from major sources capable of emitting 100 tons per year or more of nitrogen oxides in the moderate ozone non-attainment counties. The affected emission units include electric utility generating units and industrial combustion emission units. The majority of emission units are subject to emission limitations and good combustion requirements with a set of smaller emission units only subject to good combustion requirements.
1. Impact on the Department: The annual emissions fees paid to the department are affected by the reduction in NOx emissions. The estimated reduction related to RACT controls achieved by 2013 is approximately 19,000 tons of NOx annually below 2004 emission levels. The related reduction in emission fees or reduced revenue to the department is approximately $400,000 to $450,000 per year based on the current emission fee schedule.
2. Impact to government affected facilities: The UW-Milwaukee facility has three boilers used for heating and cooling purposes. The units already have combustion modifications in place sufficient to meet rule emission limitation requirements. The facility may have to implement recordkeeping and additional monitoring to meet good combustion requirements at a minimum net cost increase.
3. Impact on non-government affected facilities: These cost estimates are based on general cost assumptions and factors applicable to each of the source categories.
The proposed rule requires the most significant reductions from thirteen coal-fired electric utility boilers. The primary cost of reduction for electric generating units is due to the anticipated installation and operation of major
The proposed rule and supporting documents, including the fiscal estimate may be reviewed and downloaded and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site:
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. (Search this Web site using the Natural Resources Board Order No. AM-17-05.) Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Tom Karman, Bureau of Air Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or by e-mail to Mr. Karman at
Thomas.Karman@wisconsin.gov. Comments may be submitted until March 19, 2007. 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. If you do not have Internet access, a personal copy of the proposed rule and supporting documents, including the fiscal estimate may be obtained from Robert Eckdale, Bureau of Air Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or by calling (608) 266-2856.
Notice of Hearings
Natural Resources
(Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
227.11 (2) (a),
227.14 (1m) and
285.11 (1) and
(6), Stats., interpreting s.
285.11 (6), Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on the creation of ch.
NR 433 and s.
NR 484.04 (11m), Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the best available retrofit technology (BART) requirements for visibility protection.
The Department is proposing a rule to address BART related State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions which are required by the federal regional haze rule. The Federal regulations require all states, including Wisconsin, to develop State Implementation Plans to address visibility impairment in mandatory Class I Federal Areas (Class I Areas) by December 2007. One of the provisions of the federal regulations is the application of BART requirements to major stationary sources that meet certain criteria relating to amount and type of emissions, installation date and source category. The proposed rule requires that the affected facilities perform an engineering analysis for the BART determination which shall be based on an analysis of the best systems of continuous emission control technology available and associated emission reductions achievable for each source subject to BART. This analysis is to be performed on a source-by-source basis taking into account the criteria provided by the federal regulation. The net effect of the proposed rule would be to examine potential emission control technologies for SO2, NOx and particulate matter from approximately 10 power plants and 4 pulp and paper mills that meet the criteria in the federal regulations and to determine BART for those emission sources.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rule will have a direct economic impact on small businesses. The requirements to emission units owned and operated by electric utilities and paper manufacturers may increase the cost of their products and therefore may have an indirect impact on small businesses through higher electricity costs or the costs of paper products.
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:
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.
Marathon County Public Library, Wausau Room, 300 N. First Street, Wausau, WI
Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.
Room 140-141, DNR Southeast Region Headquarters, 2300 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Milwaukee, WI
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 Robert Eckdale at (608) 266-2856 or by e-mail to
Robert.Eckdale@wisconsin.gov with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
Impact on the Department: Due to the emission reductions required by the rule, the annual emission fees paid to the Department are affected. An accurate emission reduction estimate is not available at this time, since the rule requires a source specific engineering analysis for determination of emission reductions. In addition, some of the sources affected by this rule would be subject to other rules, such as RACT and CAIR, as well. Those rules, still in development, require emission reductions of one or more of the same air pollutants. These uncertainties make it difficult to estimate the emission reductions resulting from the proposed rule. However, assuming emission reductions typically achievable for the affected sources, the emission reductions and the annual emission fees can be estimated. Assuming that there would be no changes to the fee structure for the air program in the intervening years, the decrease in revenues (based on the reduced tonnage of emissions assumed) would be approximately $900,000 per year in 2014 and after.
Impact on the City of Manitowoc: This rule would impact one local government facility operated by Manitowoc Public Utility (MPU). MPU operates three coal fired boilers at its power plant. One of them, Unit 7, is affected by the BART rule. Depending on the results of the site-specific BART determination, the source may need to be retrofitted with NOx and SO2 control systems. Since the rule requires an extensive evaluation of control technologies, costs and other considerations, the fiscal effect of the rule cannot be accurately estimated at this time. Assuming installation of equipment to attain the maximum level of NOx and SO2 control, the maximum capital and operational costs should not exceed $1.5 million per year starting no later than 2014.
Impact on affected facilities: The proposed BART rule would require emission controls on certain power plants and industrial sources. The vast majority of emissions are from the affected power plants. Depending on the results of the site specific BART determinations, the sources may need to be retrofitted with NOx and SO2 control systems. Since the rule requires an extensive evaluation of control technologies, costs and other considerations, the specific fiscal effect of the rule cannot be accurately estimated at this time. However, assuming installation of equipment to attain the maximum level of NOx and SO2 control, the maximum capital and operational costs should not exceed $270 million per year starting no later than 2014. Additionally, the Department expects the electric utilities to use emission reductions from application of BART controls to comply with CAIR, significantly reducing the cost of CAIR compliance.
It should be noted that the cost impacts on the industrial sources can vary in wide ranges. However, the Department expects the annual costs of air pollution controls for industrial sources to be relatively low compared to the costs for power plants.
The proposed rule and supporting documents, including the fiscal estimate may be reviewed and downloaded and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site:
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. (Search this Web site using the Natural Resources Board Order No. AM-04-06.) Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Farrokh Ghoreishi, Bureau of Air Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or by e-mail to Mr. Ghoreishi at:
Farrokh.Ghoreishi@wisconsin.gov
Comments may be submitted until March 19, 2007. 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. If you do not have Internet access, a personal copy of the proposed rule and supporting documents, including the fiscal estimate may be obtained from Robert Eckdale, Bureau of Air Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or by calling (608) 266-2856.
Notice of Hearings
Workforce Development
(Worker's Compensation)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
102.15 (1),
102.16 (2m) (g), and
227.11 (2) (a), Stats., the Department of Workforce Development proposes to hold a public hearing to consider changes affecting chs.
DWD 80 and
81, relating to worker's compensation and affecting small businesses.
Hearing Information
Thursday, March 22, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
The hearing will be conducted at the following 6 locations simultaneously using video conference technology:
Madison
UW-Extension
Pyle Center, Room 235
702 Langdon Street
Eau Claire
State Office Building, Room 139
718 W. Clairemont Avenue
Green Bay
