B. Comm 10.400 (3) and Comm 10.500 (1) and (5) – Double-wall piping for replacing repaired pipe and for new underground pipe of AST and UST systems: In the short term, the installation of double-wall piping may cost an additional $4000 for a typical service station. In the long term, reduced insurance premiums may result.
C. Comm 10.400 (3), 10.500 (5) and Comm 10.615 (5) – Liquid-tight sumps under dispensers and around fittings: $250 per dispenser, and upward to $4900, depending upon the mechanism used to meet the requirement.
D. Comm 10.410 – AST overfill alarms and auto-shutoff: $1,000-2,000 (equipment and installation) per tank, depending upon the equipment and mechanism used to meet the requirement, and the size of the tank.
G. Comm 10.535 – Changing the interior-lining inspection from 10 years and every 5 years thereafter, to every 5 years: Two 5-year camera inspections are approximately 7 percent higher than one 10-year entry inspection. However, out-of-service time is considerably less for the camera inspection method.
H. Comm10.900 (1) – Financial responsibility for ASTs (tank wagons, barges, tanks on non-solid fill piers): Insurance cost varies with jobber and is typically an add-on to existing pollution liability coverage. Annual cost may range from $800 and upward, depending on the type of system and risk.
11. Effect on Small Business
These proposed rule changes may have an economic effect on any small business with at least one storage tank containing a flammable, combustible or federally-regulated hazardous liquid. This includes any business that sells gasoline or other liquid motor fuel for use in any type of internal combustion engine. These economic effects are not expected to be significant, except as summarized in section 10 above.
12. Agency Contact Information.
13. Place Where Comments Are to Be Submitted, and Deadline for Submission
Comments on the proposed rules may be submitted by e-mail to
srockweiler@commerce.state.wi.us, no later than May 10, 2007. If e-mail submittal is not possible, written comments may be mailed, by the same date, to Sam Rockweiler, Department of Commerce, Division of Environmental and Regulatory Services, P.O. Box 14427, Madison, WI 53708-0427.
The proposed rules and an analysis of the rules are available on the Internet at the Department of Commerce Web site, through the following series of hyperlinks:
http://commerce.wi.gov/, Petroleum & Tanks, Storage Tank Regulations, and Comm Code Revision Drafts & Info. Paper copies may be obtained without cost from Sheldon Schall at the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Petroleum Products and Tanks, P.O. Box 7837, Madison, WI 53707-7837, or at
sschall@commerce.state.wi.us, or at telephone (608) 266-0956 or (608) 264-8777 (TTY). Copies will also be available at the hearings.
Environmental Analysis
Notice is hereby given that the Department has considered the environmental impact of the proposed rules. Chapter
Comm 1, Environmental Analysis and Review Procedures for Department Actions, classifies this rule in the following manner: “Establish design, construction, operation and maintenance standards for public safety." By the very nature of the program, public safety includes keeping flammable, combustible and hazardous liquids out of the waters of the state, as required under s.
101.09, Stats.
In accordance with chapter Comm 1, the proposed rules are a Type III action. A Type III action normally does not have the potential to cause significant environmental effects and normally does not involve unresolved conflicts in the use of available resources. The Department has reviewed these rules and finds no reason to believe that any unusual conditions exist. Rules proposed under this order are intended to address shortcomings in the current rule that have resulted in releases into the waters of the state and the surrounding region. At this time, the Department has issued this notice to serve as a finding of no significant impact.
Fiscal Estimate
There are no requirements in this proposal that should affect either state or local government costs or revenues.
The anticipated costs that may be incurred by the private sector in complying with new requirements in the proposed rules are adequately described in the rule summary which immediately prcedes the proposed rules.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules.
Any business with at least one storage tank containing a flammable, combustible or federally-regulated hazardous liquid will be affected by these rules. This includes any business that sells gasoline or other liquid motor fuel for use in any type of internal combustion engine.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
All record keeping requirements are contained in s.
Comm 10.400 (11) for aboveground storage tanks and in s.
Comm 10.500 (8) for underground storage tanks. This replaces the current situation where record keeping is handled inconsistently in various areas of the code and associated federal regulations.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
There are no additional professional skills necessary for compliance with these rules.
4. Rules have a significant economic impact on small businesses.
Yes, rules submitted to Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
The small business regulatory coordinator for the Department of Commerce is Carol Dunn, who may be contacted at telephone (608) 267-0297, or by e-mail at
cdunn@commerce.state.wi.us.
Notice of Hearing
Health and Family Services
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s.
48.84, Stats., and interpreting s.
48.84, Stats., Stats., the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services will hold a public hearing to consider the emergency rules
and the proposed permanent rules amending ch.
HFS 51 (title),
HFS 51.01,
HFS 51.02, and
HFS 51.09 (2) (a) 1. and Note; and creating HFS 51.03 (15g), (15r), (18g) and (18r) and HFS 51.10, relating to the adoption of children to include preadoption training requirements that will apply to private adoptions, international adoptions, and adoptions of children with special needs, and affecting small businesses.
Date and Time and Location
April 27, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Department of Health and Family Services
1 W. Wilson St.
Room 751
Madison, WI 53703
April 27, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The hearing site is fully accessible to people with disabilities. If you are hearing impaired, do not speak English or have circumstances that might make communication at a hearing difficult; you require an interpreter or a non-English large print or taped version of the proposed rules, contact the person at the address or telephone number given below at least 10 days before the hearing. With less than 10 days notice, an interpreter may not be available.
Place Where Written Comments May be Submitted
Written comments may be submitted at the public hearing or submitted to the contact person listed below. Comments may also be made using the Wisconsin Administrative Rule Website at
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov.
Deadline for Comment Submission
The deadline for submitting comments to the Department is 4:30 p.m. on April 27, 2007.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Health and Family Services
Effective April 1, 2007,
2005 Wisconsin Act 293 creates s.
48.84, Stats., to require prospective adoptive parents to receive preadoption preparation (i.e., training) in the following instances:
Before a child may be placed under s.
48.833, Stats., (special needs adoption) for adoption;
Before a proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may petition for placement of a child for adoption under s.
48.837, Stats., (nonrelative adoptions); and
Before a proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may bring a child into Wisconsin for adoption under s.
48.839, Stats., (international adoptions).
Under s.
48.84, Stats., preadoption training must be provided by a licensed child welfare agency, a licensed private adoption agency (child placing agency), the state adoption information exchange under s.
48.55, Stats., the state adoption center under s.
48.55, Stats., a state-funded foster care and adoption resource center, or a state-funded post adoption resource center.
Section
48.84, Stats., requires the Department to establish, by rule, the number of hours of training necessary, and the training content, including information on issues that may confront adoptive parents, generally, and that may confront adoptive parents of special needs and international children.
Effect on Small Business (Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis)
Effective April 1, 2007,
2005 Wisconsin Act 293 creates s.
48.84, Stats., to require prospective adoptive parents to receive preadoption preparation (i.e., training) in the following instances:
Before a child may be placed under s.
48.833, Stats., (special needs adoption) for adoption;
Before a proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may petition for placement of a child for adoption under s.
48.837, Stats., (nonrelative adoptions); and
Before a proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may bring a child into Wisconsin for adoption under s.
48.839, Stats., (international adoptions).
Under s.
48.84, Stats., licensed private adoption agencies are among the entities that may provide the preadoption training under s.
48.84 (1), Stats. There are 28 such agencies in the state. According to a February 2007 Department survey, at least 25 of the 28 licensed agencies already require and provide training to first-time adoptive parents. The training currently being provided and the training required to be provided under the proposed rule is substantially similar. Consequently, any costs that these agencies may incur under the proposed rule should be nominal.
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
Fiscal Estimate
Effective April 1, 2007,
2005 Wisconsin Act 293 creates s.
48.84, Stats., to require prospective adoptive parents to receive preadoption preparation (i.e., training) in the following instances:
Before a child may be placed under s.
48.833, Stats., (special needs adoption) for adoption;
Before a proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may petition for placement of a child for adoption under s.
48.837, Stats., (nonrelative adoptions); and
Before a proposed adoptive parent who has not previously adopted a child may bring a child into Wisconsin for adoption under s.
48.839, Stats., (international adoptions).
Under s.
48.84, Stats., preadoption training must be provided by a licensed child welfare agency, a licensed private adoption agency (child placing agency), the state adoption information exchange under s.
48.55, Stats., the state adoption center under s.
48.55, Stats., a state-funded foster care and adoption resource center, or a state-funded post adoption resource center. The number of hours of training necessary, the training content, including information on issues that may confront adoptive parents, generally, and that may confront adoptive parents of special needs and international children must be established by the Department by rule.
Under s.
48.84, Stats., the annual cost to the Department of training first-time adoptive parents for special needs adoptions of children in the public child welfare system is estimated to be $135,000 ($74,250 GPR and $60,750 FED). In addition, state law may require first time adoptive parents who use private adoption agencies to be trained by the Department. This would be an additional cost to the Department.
The costs identified above result from the creation of s.
48.84 in
2005 Act 293, rather than this proposed rule. Therefore, this rule has no fiscal effect.
Licensed private adoption agencies are among the entities that may provide the preadoption training under s.
48.84 (1), Stats. There are 28 such agencies in the state. According to a February, 2007 Department survey, at least 25 of the 28 licensed agencies already require and provide training to first-time adoptive parents. The training currently being provided and the training required to be provided under the proposed rule is substantially similar. Consequently, any costs that these agencies may incur under the proposed rule should be nominal.
Obtaining Copies of Rules and Fiscal Estimate
A copy of the full text of the rules and the fiscal estimate can be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin Administrative Rules Website at:
Contact Person
Dale Langer
Manager, Adoption and Consultation Section
Division of Children and Family Services
DHFS/DCFS
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8916
(608) 266-3595
Fax (608) 264-6750
Notice of Hearing
Workforce Development
