CR 17-081 Hearing Information

Notice of Hearing

The Department of Natural Resources announces that it will hold a public hearing on a permanent rule to revise ss. NR 47.910 to 47.917, relating to the federal cost sharing program for suppression of gypsy moth, at the time and place shown below.

Hearing Information

Date: 12/19/17

Time: 11:00 a.m

Location: Fitchburg Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire DNR Service Centers

How to Provide Input on the Rule

• Attend the hearing and provide input verbally or in writing.

• Written comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before 12/19/17. Written comments may be submitted by U.S. mail, E-mail, or through the internet and will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearing.

•Email comments may be made at [e-mail] Attn: Andrea Diss-Torrance

•Written comments and any questions on the proposed rules should be submitted to:

Department of Natural Resources

Attn: Andrea Diss-Torrance

P.O. Box 7921

Madison, WI 53707-7921

Accessibility

1. Hearing impaired persons may request an interpreter for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing, by writing to e-mail [e-mail].

2. Alternatively, you may contact the Department of Natural Resources TDD at [phone]. The hearing facility is accessible to disabled users.

3. 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 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

4. Handicap access is available at the hearing location.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: This rule is not a regulatory provision but is instead a voluntary grant program. We expect business opportunities for local aerial applicators and arborists may increase with the deactivation of the state gypsy moth suppression program.

Agency Small Business Regulatory Coordinator:

Linda Haddix [phone]

[e-mail]