EmR2047 Hearing Information

STATE OF WISCONSIN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING

EMERGENCY RULE No. EMR2047

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to ss. 227.17 and 227.24 (4), Stats., the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“WisDOT”) will hold a public hearing on emergency rule Wisconsin Administrative Code ch. Trans 154 relating to Odometer Disclosure Requirements.

HEARING INFORMATION:

Date:     Friday, February 12, 2021

  Time:     10:00 a.m.

  Location:   Webex meeting at the following link:

https://wisconsindot.webex.com/wisconsindot/j.php?MTID=m74b339557b4bf7c9574e053a96a0e42d

The hearing can also be accessed with the following telephone number:

[phone] United States Toll

Event number (access code): 146 362 1968

Event password: AFbMtByc486

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments: Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their written comments.

Written comments will be accepted until Friday, February 19, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. and may be sent to Reed McGinn, Division of Motor Vehicles, State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 4822 Madison Yards Way – Room 206, Madison, WI 53705, or by email [e-mail]. Comments can also be made through the Legislature’s Administrative Rules website at http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment.

Accessibility: If you have special needs or circumstances regarding communication or accessibility at a hearing, please contact Kathey Bilek, Administrative Rulemaking Coordinator, [phone] or by email [e-mail] prior to the hearing date. Accommodations will be made available upon request, to the fullest extent possible.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: The proposed rule would increase the overall number of odometer statements collected by motor vehicle dealers. Under the new regulations, vehicles manufactured in or after 2011 will only be exempt from mileage disclosure if the transfer is at least 20 years after January 1 of the calendar year corresponding to the designated model year of the vehicle. The motor vehicle dealers would need to make modifications to businesses practices when documenting motor vehicle title transactions. The department cannot reduce the impact on small businesses as all motor vehicle dealers, regardless of size, will have to collect the required odometer information under the new Federal regulations.

The emergency rule, fiscal estimate, and other related documents may be viewed at: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/emergency_rules/all/emr2047

Agency Contact Person

Reed McGinn

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Division of Motor Vehicles

4822 Madison Yards Way, Room 206

Madison, WI 53705

[phone]

[e-mail]

The agency contact person listed below is the small business regulatory coordinator for this proposed rule:

Brian Mitchell, P.E.

Office of the Secretary

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

4822 Madison Yards Way

Madison, WI 53705

[phone]

[e-mail]