Subject
Revising sections
VE 2.01 (2),
3.03 and
3.03 (5) to comply with the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME) contract requirements, and to make the rules consistent with recent legislation allowing foreign veterinary graduates to show completion of the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) as an alternative to completion of the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates Certification program (ECFVGC).
Objective of the Rule
Currently, the Veterinary Examining Board's rules do not align with application deadlines for the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) that are required by our contract with the NBVME. Additionally, recently-passed legislation now allows foreign veterinary graduates to take the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE). Emergency rules will be enacted to make these two changes. These changes will make the emergency rules permanent to align with the NBVME contract and statutory changes related to PAVE.
Policy Analysis
The current deadlines for applicants to take the NAVLE conflict with the contract the Department of Regulation and Licensing signed with NBVME. Although these changes require the applicants to submit paperwork earlier than currently required, it is necessary to comply with the contract and to ensure that all applicants will be permitted to take the examination on their chosen date. The flexibility built in to the new timelines should allow compliance with the current and future NBVME contracts.
Additionally, the Wisconsin statutes allow foreign veterinary graduates to take the PAVE. Our rules should be consistent with the statutes.
Statutory Authority
Comparison with Federal Regulations
There is no current or proposed federal legislation that will address the issues addressed by the proposed rule changes.
Entities Affected by the Rule
Candidates for the NAVLE as well as foreign veterinary graduates who are candidates for PAVE.
Estimate of Time Needed to Develop the Rule
75 hours.
Transportation
Subject
Revises Chapter
Trans 405, relating to siting noise barriers.
Objective of the Rule
The proposed revisions to ch.
Trans 405 (Siting Noise Barriers) will bring Trans 405 into compliance with
23 CFR 772.
Per legislative mandate, the Department promulgated Trans 405 on 09/01/1989. On 06/12/1995, the FHWA issued a memo requiring each State Highway Agency to develop its own written noise policy using
23 CFR 772 as guidance. WisDOT requested that Trans 405 be accepted as our written noise policy on 08/18/1995 and this request was approved by FHWA on 02/29/1996.
No changes to Trans 405 have occurred since the rule was promulgated on 09/01/1989.
Policy Analysis
Modifications to Trans 405 are required to bring the rule into compliance with
23 CFR 772. It is proposed to add several definitions, modify land use category descriptions and redefine local citizen and governmental participation requirements for determining whether or not barrier construction is desired by the public. Compliance with federal standards is required as a condition of receiving federal funds on certain projects (
23 CFR 772.7). Alternatives to compliance may result in lost federal money for certain highway projects.
Statutory Authority
Comparison with Federal Regulations
Proposed revisions to ch.
Trans 405 (Siting Noise Barriers) will bring Trans 405 into compliance with
23 CFR 772.
Entities Affected by the Rule
The public and local units of government.
Estimate of Time Needed to Develop the Rule
250 hours.
