CR 16-082 Hearing Information

State of Wisconsin

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

NOTICE OF HEARING

Local Agents and Regulation

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (Department) announces that it will hold a public hearing on a proposed Local Agents and Regulation, ch. ATCP 74.

The Department will hold two public hearings at the time and place shown below.

Hearing Dates, Times, and Locations:

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Room 106 (Board Room), Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

2811 Agriculture Drive

Madison, Wisconsin 53718

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Portage County Court House

1516 Church Street

Conf. Room D

Stevens Point, WI 54481

The Department invites the public to attend the hearing and comment on the proposed rule. The Department is particularly interested in obtaining comments about the proposed documentation of agent program costs, which is to be provided by local agent programs to the Department. Following the public hearing, the hearing record will remain open until Friday, February 3, 2017, for additional written public comments. Comments may be sent to the Division of Food and Recreational Safety at the address below, by email to [e-mail], or to http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment.

You can obtain a free copy of this hearing draft rule and related documents including the economic impact analysis by contacting the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Food and Recreational Safety, 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. You can also obtain a copy by calling Peter Haase at [phone] or by emailing [e-mail]. Copies will also be available at the hearing. To view the hearing draft rule online, go to: http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov.

Comments or concerns relating to small businesses may also be addressed to Department’s small business regulatory coordinator Keeley Moll at the address above, by email to [e-mail], or by telephone at [phone].

Hearing impaired or non-English speaking persons may request an interpreter for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by January 2, 2017 by writing to Peter Haase, Division of Food Safety and Recreational Safety, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8911, by emailing [e-mail], or telephoning [phone]. Alternatively, you may contact the Department TDD at [phone]. The hearing facility is handicap accessible.

Department Contact:

Peter Haase, Director

Bureau of Food and Recreational Businesses

Division of Food and Recreational Safety

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

P.O. Box 8911

Madison, WI 53708-8911

Telephone: [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail]