Rule-Making Notices (Hearing Notices)

Marathon   D.C. Everest Middle School Auditorium
  9302 Schofield Avenue, Schofield, WI 54476

Marinette   Crivitz High School Auditorium
  400 South Avenue, Crivitz, WI 54114

Marquette   Montello High School Community Room
  222 Forest Lane, Montello, WI 53949

Menominee   Menominee County Courthouse Basement
  Courthouse Lane, Keshena, WI 54135

Milwaukee   Nathan Hale High School
  11601 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, WI 53227

Monroe   Tomah Senior High School, Cafeteria
  901 Lincoln Ave., Tomah, WI 54660

Oconto   Suring High School, Cafeteria
  411 E Algoma St., Suring, WI 54174

Oneida   James Williams Middle School, Auditorium
  915 Acacia Lane, Rhinelander, WI 54501

Outagamie   Riverview Middle School Auditorium
  101 Oak St., Kaukauna, WI 54130

Ozaukee   Webster Middle School Commons
  W75 N624 Wauwatosa Road
  Cedarburg, WI 53012

Pepin   Pepin County Government Center
  County Board Room, 740 7th Ave. West
  Durand, WI 54736

Pierce   Ellsworth Senior High School Auditorium
  323 Hillcrest, Ellsworth, WI 54011

Polk   Unity High School, 1908 150th St. Hwy 46
  Balsam Lake, WI 54810

Portage   Ben Franklin Junior High School Auditorium
  2000 Polk St., Stevens Point, WI 54481

Price   Price County Courthouse Board Room
  126 Cherry St., Phillips, WI 54555

Racine   Union Grove High School Performance Ctr.
  3433 S. Colony Ave., Union Grove, WI 53182

Richland   Richland County Courthouse, Courtroom
  181 West Seminary
  Richland Center, WI 53581

Rock   Pontiac Convention Center
  2809 N Pontiac Dr., Janesville, WI 53545

Rusk   Ladysmith High School Auditorium
  1700 E. Edgewood Ave.
  Ladysmith, WI 54848

Saint Croix   St Croix Central High School Commons
  1751 Broadway St., Hammond, WI 54015

Sauk   UW Baraboo Sauk County, Lecture Hall A4
  1006 Connie Road, Baraboo, WI 53913

Sawyer   Hayward High School Auditorium
  10320 Greenwood Lane, Hayward, WI 54843

Shawano   Shawano Middle School, LGI Room
  1050 S. Union St., Shawano, WI 54166

Sheboygan   Sheboygan Falls High School Auditorium
  220 Amherst Ave.
  Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085

Taylor   Fair Grounds, Multi Purpose Building
  Hwy 64/ Hwy 13, Medford, WI 54451

Trempealeau   Whitehall City Center
  36245 Park St., Whitehall, WI 54773

Vernon   Viroqua High School Commons
  100 Blackhawk Drive, Viroqua, WI 54665

Vilas   St. Germain Elementary School
  8234 Hwy 70 West, Saint Germain, WI 54558

Walworth   Delavan-Darien High School
  150 Cummings St., Delavan, WI 53115

Washburn   Spooner Agricultural Research Station,
  W6646 Highway 70, Spooner, WI 54801

Washington   Washington County Fair Park
  3000 Cty Hwy PV, West Bend, WI 53095

Waukesha   Waukesha County Technical College
  Richard Anderson Ed. Center
  800 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072

Waupaca   Waupaca High School Auditorium
  E 2325 King Rd., Waupaca, WI 54981

Waushara   Waushara County Court House
  2nd Floor Old Court Rm., 209 S. St. Marie St.
  Wautoma, WI 54982

Winnebago   Webster Stanley Middle School Auditorium
  915 Hazel Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901

Wood   Pittsville High School Auditorium
  5459 Elementary Avenue, Pittsville, WI 54466

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 Kari Lee-Zimmermann at [phone] with specific information on your request by April 4, 2011.

Copies of Proposed Rules and Submittal of Written Comments

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 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 on the proposed fishing regulations may be submitted via U.S. mail to Ms. Kate Strom-Hiorns, Bureau of Fisheries Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Written comments shall be postmarked not later than April 11, 2011. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will be summarized for the Natural Resources Board, however, they will not be tallied along with the responses received at the county hearings.

Effect on Small Business

Pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rules will have a significant economic impact on small businesses.

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

Environmental Impact

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.

Fiscal Estimate

None of the proposed changes are expected to have fiscal impacts.

Agency Contact Person

Questions relating to proposed fishing regulations should be directed to:

Kate Strom-Hiorns

Bureau of Fisheries Management

[phone]

Questions relating to proposed hunting and trapping regulations should be directed to:

Scott Loomans

Bureau of Wildlife Management

[phone]

Notice of Hearings

Natural Resources

Fish, Game, Forestry, Recreation, Chs. NR 1—

rulemaking_notices CR 11-008 CR 11-008

DNR # FH-50-10

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT pursuant to ss. 29.014 (1), 29.041, 29.519 (1m) (b), and 227.11, Wis. Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on revisions to Chapter NR 25, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the use and marking of commercial fishing trap nets in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Please note that this public hearing is intended to obtain input on alternatives or variations to the proposed rule for consideration by the Department and the Natural Resources Board.

Hearing Information

The hearings will be held on:

March 14, 2011 Monday at 5:00 p.m.	University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan 1 University Drive Sheboygan, WI 53081
March 16, 2011 Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.	Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion 2 East Front Street Bayfield, WI 54814

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 William Horns at [phone] with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

Copies of Proposed Rules and Submittal of Written Comments

The proposed rules and fiscal estimates may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site: http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. If you do not have Internet access, a personal copy of the proposed rule and supporting documents, including the fiscal estimate, may also be obtained from William Horns, Bureau of Fisheries Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or by e-mail to [e-mail]. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to William Horns. Comments may be submitted until March 18, 2011. 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.

Analysis Prepared by the Department of Natural Resources

Statutes interpreted

Sections 23.11 (1), 29.014 (1), 29.041, 29.519 (1m) (b), 227.11 (2) (a), and 30.74 (2) (a), Wis. Stats.

Statutory authority

Sections 29.014 (1), 29.041, 29.519 (1m) (b), and 227.11 Wis. Stats.

Summary of proposed rule

The proposed rule will:

1. Establish net-marking requirements for Lake Superior that are identical to the net-marking requirements for Lake Michigan.

2. Add the month of June to the summer period when no more than 3 entrapment nets may be used south of 44º52'30" by each licensed commercial fisher in Lake Michigan.

3. Change the times and locations when and where commercial trap nets may be used during the summer. Commercial trap nets would be allowed in areas within 5 nautical miles north and south of harbors at Two Rivers, Manitowoc, or Sheboygan only from Labor Day to May 31.

4. Revise net-marking requirements for Lake Michigan by requiring that staffs be marked with reflective tape and that the staff marking the inside or shallow lead end of the net be marked with a flashing amber light and a 48" diameter float.

The department is not aware of any existing or proposed federal regulation that would govern commercial fishing in Wisconsin's waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay or Lake Superior. Trap nets are not used in Illinois or Minnesota waters of the Great Lakes, and Iowa has no Great Lakes waters. The State of Michigan has uniform trap net marking requirements for all of its Great Lakes Waters (parts of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie). Those net-marking requirements are similar but not identical to those proposed here for Wisconsin waters of Lakes Michigan and Superior. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment has the authority to limit trap netting by individual license holders if and when conflicts arise. Pursuant to that authority the MDNRE prohibits trap nets during June, July, and August in one area near Tawas on Lake Huron.

This rule is of interest to commercial fishers and was initiated in response to the expressed concerns of recreational fishers. The rule will be enforced by department Conservation Wardens under the authority of chapters 23 and 29, Stats., through routine patrols, record audits of wholesale fish dealers and commercial fishers and follow up investigations of citizen complaints.

Effect on Small Business

Pursuant to s. 227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rules will have a significant economic impact on small businesses. Small businesses engaged in commercial fishing and wholesale fish dealing may be affected by the rule. However, the Department currently has no basis for quantifying the economic impacts of the rule.

Small business regulatory coordinator

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

Environmental Impact

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.

Fiscal Estimate

The proposed rule changes the times and places where commercial trap nets may be used in Lake Michigan and changes net marking requirements for trap nets in both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. The rule will have no fiscal impact at either the state or local level.

Agency Contact Person

William Horns