CR 16-069 Hearing Information

STATE OF WISCONSIN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CLEARINGHOUSE RULE 16-069

The State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Proposes an Order to Amend Permanent Rule Wisconsin Administrative Code ch. Trans 400 Relating to Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to ss. 227.17 and 227.24(4), Wis. Stats., the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“WisDOT”) will hold a public hearing on permanent rule that will amend Wis. Admin. Code ch. Trans 400 relating to Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act, at the time and place shown below.

Hearing Information:

  Date:     Wednesday, December 14, 2016    

  Time:     2:00 p.m.

  Location:   Wisconsin Department of Transportation

      4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 144B

      Madison, WI 53707  

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments: Interested persons are invited to appear at the public hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their written comments. WisDOT will accept written comments until Monday, December 19, 2016. Written comments may be sent to Daniel Scudder, WisDOT, Division of Transportation Systems Development, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 451, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707, or by email to: [e-mail].

Comments can also be made on permanent rule, CR 16-069, through the Legislature’s Administrative Rules website at http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment, until Monday, December 19, 2016.

Accessibility: If you have special needs or circumstances regarding communication or accessibility at a hearing, please call Jennifer Peters, Paralegal/Administrative Rulemaking Coordinator, at [phone] prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audio format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: Because this rule does not add any regulatory requirements for small businesses, the proposed rule updates will not have an economic impact on small businesses under s. 227.24 (3m), Stats.

Effect on small business: The Department anticipates no effect on small businesses as a result of this rule. The agency contact person listed below is also the small business regulatory coordinator for this proposed rule. This proposed rule, fiscal estimate, and other related documents may be viewed at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code.

Agency Contact Person/ Agency Small Business Regulatory Coordinator:

Daniel Scudder

State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Division of Transportation Systems Development

4802 Sheboygan Avenue Room 451

Madison, Wisconsin 53707

Phone Number: 608-267-3615

Email address: [e-mail]