State of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
NOTICE OF HEARING
Emergency Rule Relating to Grain Dealers, Grain Warehouse Keepers, Milk Contractors, and Vegetable Contractors in Regard to Agricultural Producer Security Fund Assessments
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (“Department”) announces that it will hold a public hearing on an emergency rule relating to grain dealers, grain warehouse keepers, milk contractors, and vegetable contractors in regard to agricultural producer security fund assessments. The emergency rule will amend ss. ATCP 99.126(2), ATCP 100.135, and ATCP 101.245: and it will repeal and recreate s. ATCP 99.126(3). The Department will hold one public hearing.
Hearing Date and Location:
February 23, 2018
Commencing at 9:30 a.m.
Room 106 (Board Room)
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53718
The Department invites the public to attend the hearing and comment on the emergency rule. Following the public hearing, the hearing record will remain open until March 16, 2018 for additional written public comments. Comments may be sent in writing or by email to David Woldseth in the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection using the contact information below or through http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment. You can obtain a free copy of this emergency rule and related documents including the economic impact analysis by contacting David Woldseth by email or phone. To view the hearing draft rule online, go to: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment. Copies will also be available at the hearing. Comments or concerns relating to small business may be addressed to Department’s small business regulatory coordinator Alex Girard at the address above, by email to AlexanderC.Girard@wisconsin.gov, or by telephone at (608) 224-5114. Hearing-impaired persons may request an interpreter for this hearing. Please make reservations for an interpreter by February 13, 2018, in writing, by email, or by phone with David Woldseth. Alternatively, you may contact the Department TDD at (608) 224-5058. The hearing facility is handicap accessible.
Department Contact:
David A. Woldseth, Program and Policy Analyst
Division of Trade and Consumer Protection
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Telephone: (608) 224-5164
