Fitchburg Community Center, 5510 Lacy Road
Fitchburg
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
Auditorium, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Center
1660 East Shore Drive
Green Bay
Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
Suite IV, DNR Service Center
9531 Rayne Road
Sturtevant
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
Spooner Agricultural Research Station, W6646 Hwy. 70
Spooner
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
Theater, Nicolet Technical College
County Highway G
Rhinelander
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that 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 Patrick Schmalz at (608) 266-8170 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
The program would be funded with revenue generated from permit sales to fishing tournament sponsors. In addition, 2 of the 3 alternative being considered would include funding from permit sales to anglers that participate in fishing tournaments. The estimated revenue that would be generated from the 3 alternatives ranges from $58,100 to $94,600 annually.
The cost to implement the program is estimated to be $76,000 annually.
The proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site:
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Patrick J. Schmalz, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Comments may be submitted until November 17, 2006. 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. A personal copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Schmalz.
Notice of Hearing
Natural Resources
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
29.014 (1),
29.041 and
227.11 (2) (a), Stats., interpreting ss.
29.014 (1),
29.041 and
29.516, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on revisions to ss.
NR 22.02 and
22.11, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to commercial fishing for sturgeon in the Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters. The proposed rule changes the legal size of commercially harvestable shovelnose sturgeon in Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters from 25 inches or more in length, to 27 inches or more, but less than 32 inches in “fork length". “Fork length" is defined as the distance measured in a straight line from the tip of the snout to the innermost portion of the fork in the tail of a fish. The proposed rule also prohibits the removal of roe from commercial fish while on the water, bank or shore and prohibits cleaning or processing of fish until the fish reach the final processing facility or place of business of the commercial fisher.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., the proposed rules may have an impact on small businesses. The initial regulatory flexibility analysis is as follows:
a. Types of small businesses affected: Commercial fishing interests that currently operate in Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters and harvest shovelnose sturgeon will be affected by this rule. These operations typically comprise fewer than 5 employees. In 2005, fewer than 5 commercial fishers harvested and sold shovelnose sturgeon flesh or roe in Wisconsin.
b. Description of reporting and bookkeeping procedures required: Not applicable.
c. Description of professional skills required: Not applicable
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that 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.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearing will be held on:
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 11:30 a.m.
County Board Room, Crawford Co.
Courthouse, 220 N. Beaumont Street,
Prairie du Chien
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that 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 Ron Benjamin at (608) 785-9012 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
The proposed rule will not result in any additional fisheries staff nor law enforcement costs. Therefore, the changes have no fiscal effect.
The proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site:
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Ron Benjamin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road, La Crosse, WI 54601. Comments may be submitted until November 24, 2006. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearing. A personal copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Benjamin.
Notice of Hearing
Workforce Development
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Sections
49.137 (4m) and
227.11 (2), Stats., the Department of Workforce Development proposes to hold a public hearing to consider emergency rules relating to grants supporting community child care initiatives.
Hearing Information
Monday, October 26, 2006 at 1:30 p.m.
Madison
G.E.F. 1 Building, Room B103
201 E. Washington Avenue
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearings and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views, and suggested rewording in writing.
Visitors to the GEF 1 building are requested to enter through the left East Washington Avenue door and register with the customer service desk. The entrance is accessible via a ramp from the corner of Webster Street and East Washington Avenue. If you have special needs or circumstances regarding communication or accessibility at the hearing, please call (608) 267-9403 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audiotape format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Workforce Development
Statutory authority:
Note: Complaint forms are available from the Department of Regulation and Licensing, Division of Enforcement, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at:
http://drl.wi.gov.
Explanation of agency authority. Section
49.137 (4m), Stats., provides that the department shall award grants to local governments and tribal governing bodies for programs to improve the quality of child care. The department shall promulgate rules to administer the grant program, including rules that specify the eligibility criteria and procedures for awarding grants. Section
49.137 (4m), Stats., refers to the program as the local pass-through grant program.
The local pass-through grant program is funded by the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), a federal block grant that makes federal child care funding available to states that contribute the required match at the state's federal medical assistance percentage rate. The local pass-through program began in 1999 to bring CCDF funds into the state that had been left unmatched in the state budget. Through the local pass-through program, the department awards grants supporting community child care initiatives to all local governments and tribes that supply the match required to bring the CCDF funds into the state.
Summary of the rule. In recent years, funding for grants supporting community child care initiatives has been cut by 86%. This reduced funding necessitates a change in the procedure for awarding the grants. Under the current rule, former initial grantees may receive continuing grants in the 2 following funding cycles of up to 75% of the amount of their initial grants and then may also compete, along with any eligible jurisdiction in the state, for the remaining 25% of funding as initial grantees.
This emergency rule will allow a continuing grant in an amount up to 200% of the initial grant. The increase to 200% is proposed to avoid a mandatory RFP for initial grants if there is only a small amount of funding left to award.
Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulations. The issue in the rule is not addressed in federal law.
Comparison with rules in adjacent states. None of the adjacent states have a comparable program.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies. The rule is intended to simplify the procedures for applying for grants and awarding of grants due to the significantly reduced funding for the program.
Effect on small businesses. The rules do not affect small businesses. The Department's Small Business Regulatory Coordinator is Jennifer Jirschele, (608) 266-1023,
jennifer.jirschele@dwd.state.wi.us.
Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business. The rule covers a program under which the state awards grants to local and tribal governments.
Copies of the rule. A written copy of the rule and the fiscal estimate may be obtained by contacting:
Elaine Pridgen
Office of Legal Counsel
Dept. of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 7946
Madison, WI 53707-7946
(608) 267-9403
Place where comments are to be submitted. Written comments on the rule received at the above address or email no later than October 26, 2006, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.
