Revises Chapter
BC 7, relating to examinations for barbers and cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists, manicurists, and managers. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These proposed rules were reviewed and discussed by the department's Small Business Review Advisory Committee and determined that the rules will not have any significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Children and Families
Creates Chapter
DCF 110, relating to transitional jobs for low-income adults. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule will affect small businesses as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats., but will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Commerce
Licenses, Certifications and Registrations, Ch.
Comm 5
Revises Chapter
Comm 5, relating to building contractor registration. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules clarify and revise the requirements and definitions in section
Comm 5.30 relating to Building Contractor Registration as mandated by
2009 Wisconsin Act 28. The definition of “construction business" has been broadened to include additional trades that are regulated by departmental codes. The rules require the registration of trades and businesses that construct, install or alter mechanical equipment and devices such as boilers, gas systems, piping, mechanical refrigeration systems serving a building or structure. In addition, the rules expand the registration requirement to those trades or businesses involved in the construction, installation or alteration of permanent devices or structures regulated under the amusement rides code and the sanitation code. The rules create administrative procedures and a forfeiture process for those persons or entities doing construction- or installation-related work without a registration number.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments received.
Corrections
Revises Chapter
DOC 302, relating to sentence computation and modification. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules are not applicable to small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Earned Release Review Commission
Repeals and recreates Chapter
PAC 1, relating to the release of inmates from state prison through parole or other procedures established through
2009 Wis. Act 28. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Earned Release Review Commission has determined that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses since the rule does not regulate small businesses as that term is defined in §
227.114, Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments reported.
Insurance
Revises sections
Ins 17.01 (3) and
17.28 (6), relating to fiscal year 2011 fund fees and mediation panel fees. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has determined that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses and therefore a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments received.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection — Wis. Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Chs.
NR 200—
DNR # WT-25-08
Revises Chapter
NR 217 and repeals and recreates section
NR 102.06, relating to phosphorus water quality standards criteria and limitations and effluent standards. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Food processing facilities and cheese factories were identified as potential categories of small businesses that would most directly be affected by these rule revisions. Data on these types of facilities was analyzed and there are few, if any, small businesses that directly discharge wastewater containing phosphorus to lakes or streams. Many small cheese factories land apply their wastes and do not discharge wastewater containing phosphorus. Therefore, this rule revision does not anticipate any additional compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses.
If there is an impact on small businesses as a result of these rule revisions, it would likely be an indirect fiscal impact. Many small businesses discharge their wastes to a municipal wastewater treatment facility. If a municipal wastewater treatment plant's wastewater discharge permit is modified to require further removal of phosphorus, it is likely that the cost to provide additional treatment levels will be absorbed by increasing sewer use charges. Some small businesses may experience an increase in sewer service fees as these rule revisions are implemented statewide.
Some municipalities may also require specific small businesses to provide pretreatment for phosphorus removal if a wastewater discharge from a small business contributes significant loadings of phosphorus to the sanitary sewer system. Implementation of these rule revisions may result in additional costs for phosphorus pretreatment to a select subset of small businesses.
The department is unable to specifically estimate the indirect fiscal impact to small businesses as a result of implementation of this rule package because of the variability of each situation.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments reported.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection —Air Pollution Control,
DNR # AM-06-09
Revises Chapter
NR 433, relating to implementation of best available retrofit technology for the protection of visibility in mandatory Class I federal areas. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The existing rule requirements apply to large industrial sources or electric generation units which are not small businesses. Therefore based on the limited nature of the proposed rule changes there is no impact anticipated to small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment. Neither committee held a hearing and the Department did not receive any comments or request for modifications from the committees.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection —Air Pollution Control
DNR # AM-12-10
Revises Chapters
NR 400,
405 and
406, relating to permit requirements for Class I areas, and affecting small business. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These proposed rules apply only to larger sources of air pollution which are not, in general, small businesses. The Department believes it is unlikely any small business would be impacted by these proposed rules.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment. Neither committee held a hearing and the Department did not receive any comments or request for modifications from the committees.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection —Air Pollution Control
DNR # AM-13-10
Revises Chapters
NR 484 and
485, relating to the vehicle inspection and maintenance program and affecting small business. Effective 12-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Small businesses that own vehicles subject to the inspection maintenance (I/M) program have been and will continue to be affected by the I/M program in the same way that individual vehicle owners are affected. The proposed rule may have a small, but not significant, economic impact on those small businesses that own non-exempt vehicles registered in Sheboygan County. The DNR estimates that the proposed rule will increase the average repair cost per failed vehicle in Sheboygan County by $216.
Improved fuel efficiency resulting from the more thorough repairs may offset some of these increased costs.
The proposed rule will not impose any new requirements on small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment. Neither committee held a hearing and the Department did not receive comments or requests for modifications from the committees.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection —Air Pollution Control
