Rule-making notices
Notice of Hearing
Financial Institutions - Banking
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That pursuant to ss.
218.04 (7) (d) and
227.11 (2), Stats., and interpreting 218.04, 220.02 (2) and 220.02 (3), Stats., the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banking will hold a public hearing at the Department of Financial Institutions, Office of the Secretary, 345 W. Washington Avenue, 5
th Floor in the city of Madison, Wisconsin, on the
20th day of June, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. to consider a rule to repeal and recreate ch. DFI—Bkg 74, relating to collection agencies.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banking
Administrative code provisions regarding collection agencies have not been substantially revised or updated since 1965. In the proposed rule out-dated provisions are removed, minor technical changes are made, and the remaining provisions are streamlined to reflect current practices. These provisions regard definitions, office requirements, office relocations and material changes, agreements and acknowledgments, remittance statements, trust fund accounts, books and records, disclosure of rates in advertising, furnishing reports to creditor on written request, procedures for return or cancellation of accounts, general matters, annual reports, fair collection practice notices, use of aliases, unauthorized practice of law, oppressive and deceptive practices and use of data processing.
Fiscal Estimate
The rule's requirements place no additional duties or burdens on state or local government, and hence has no affect on costs to either.
Contact Person
To obtain a copy of the proposed rule or fiscal estimate at no charge, to submit written comments regarding the proposed rule, or for questions regarding the agency's internal processing of the proposed rule, contact Mark Schlei, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Financial Institutions, Office of the Secretary, P.O. Box 8861, Madison, WI 53708-8861, tel. (608) 267-1705. A copy of the proposed rule may also be obtained and reviewed at the Department of Financial Institution's website,
www.wdfi.org. Written comments regarding the proposed rule may also be submitted via the department's website contact page, e-mail the secretary. Written comments must be received by the conclusion of the department's hearing regarding the proposed rule.
For substantive questions on the rule, contact Michael J. Mach, Administrator, Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banking, P.O. Box 7876, Madison, WI 53707-7876, tel. (608) 266-0451.
Notice of Hearings
Health and Family Services
(Community Services)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
51.42 (7) (b),
51.45 (8) (a) and
(9),
343.30 (1q) (c) 2., and
343.305 (10) (c) 2., Stats., and interpreting ss.
46.973 (2) (c),
51.42,
51.45,
340.01 (23v),
343.30 (1q) (c) and
(d) and
343.305 (10) (c) and
(d), Stats., relating to assessment and services for drivers with alcohol or controlled substance problems, and affecting small businesses.
Hearing Date(s) and Location(s)
May 18, 2006
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Northcentral Technical College - Wausau Campus
Main Building, 1000 West Campus Drive
Room E-101
Wausau, WI
May 24, 2006
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mendota Mental Health Institute
Conference Center, Main Conference Room
301 Troy Drive
Madison, WI
May 26, 2006
10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
Fox Valley Technical College - Appleton Campus
Main Building, 1825 North Bluemound
Room F-108
Appleton, WI
May 30, 2006
10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
Gateway Technical College - Racine Campus
Racine Building, 901 Pershing Drive (Parking Lot D)
Room 102
Racine, WI
June 2, 2006
12 Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Chippewa Valley Technical College - Eau Claire
Clairemont Campus, Business Education Center
620 West Clairemont Avenue
Room 100-A (RCV Community Room)
Eau Claire, WI
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 Department using the Wisconsin Administrative Rule Website at
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov
