NR 47.913(1)(b)2. 2. Determine if areas requested for treatment within a county are eligible for treatment.

NR 47.913(1)(b)3. 3. Identify areas for treatment and map treatment blocks.

NR 47.913(1)(b)4. 4. Complete and file applications with the department under this subchapter.

NR 47.913(1)(b)5. 5. Collect local cost share moneys for treatments and distribute federal reimbursement.

NR 47.913(1)(b)6. 6. Notify county residents of the availability of the suppression program and how to apply for treatment. Notification may be accomplished by a press release, a public meeting or other cost-effective means of alerting the public.

NR 47.913(1)(b)7. 7. Notify residents within eligible treatment blocks and surrounding areas determined by the applicant by publication of a class one legal notice under ch. 985, Stats., in a local newspaper at least 10 days before a deadline, a press release and a public meeting. The county coordinator, or his or her designee, shall conduct the public meeting.

NR 47.913(1)(b)8. 8. Accommodate residents within the proposed spray block who object to treatment of their property by revising or dropping treatment blocks. If other resident’s properties are dropped from a suppression block due to accommodating an objector, the county coordinator shall notify affected residents.

NR 47.913(1)(b)9. 9. Assist as a ground observer or provide observers as required by the department during the aerial treatment or both. All observers shall attend observer training provided by the department.

NR 47.913(1)(b)10. 10. Perform a post treatment evaluation of defoliation within blocks identified by the department. The department shall provide the procedure for evaluation.

NR 47.913(1)(b)11. 11. Develop and submit requests for reimbursement for eligible administrative costs.

NR 47.913(1)(b)12. 12. Maintain records and file with the department materials requested for an annual report.

NR 47.913(2) (2) Eligible treatment blocks. To be eligible for cost sharing under this subchapter, a proposed treatment block shall comply with the following criteria:

NR 47.913(2)(a) (a) Be at least 20 contiguous acres in a compact and regular shape.

NR 47.913(2)(b) (b) Have a canopy coverage of any of the following:

NR 47.913(2)(b)1. 1. 25% or more on residential or high use recreational land.

NR 47.913(2)(b)2. 2. 50% or more on rural land.

NR 47.913(2)(c) (c) 50% or more of the canopy must be preferred hosts.

NR 47.913(2)(d) (d) Have the following minimum average number of egg masses per acre as determined by surveys done according to directions in the application materials:

NR 47.913(2)(d)1. 1. 500 egg masses per acre on residential or high use recreational land.

NR 47.913(2)(d)2. 2. 1000 egg masses per acre on rural land.

NR 47.913 History History: Emerg. cr. eff. 11-10-00; CR 00-177: cr. Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01; CR 04-137: am. (1), (2) (a), (b) 1. and (d) 1. Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05.

NR 47.914 NR 47.914 Application procedures.

NR 47.914(1) (1) An eligible applicant, described in s. NR 47.913 (1), may apply for participation in the statewide treatment program and cost sharing for aerial insecticide treatment and associated administrative costs for eligible blocks as described in s. NR 47.913 (2).

NR 47.914(2) (2) Applicants shall submit applications for cost sharing to department staff, identified on the application for the area of the state involved, no later than the first Friday in December, along with a digitized map of each proposed treatment block in the format specified on the application form to be eligible for participation in the treatment program for that year. Application forms can be obtained by writing to the program manager for the gypsy moth grant program.

NR 47.914 Note Note: The address for the program manager for the Gypsy Moth Grant Program is Division of Forestry, Forest Health Program, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.

NR 47.914(3) (3) Applicants shall submit with the application an electronic list of telephone, facsimile, mailing address and email contacts associated with each treatment block to the designated department staff specified in the application and in the format provided by the department. Required contacts for each block include all schools and licensed daycare providers within a treatment block, local government officials, health, police, sheriff and fire departments within whose jurisdiction a treatment block exists, hospital emergency rooms in the area of treatment blocks, and other concerned parties as necessary. These lists shall be used by department staff to provide prior notification of aerial treatments.

NR 47.914(4) (4) The department shall review applications and recommend treatment for blocks determined to be eligible to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection for inclusion in the state treatment plan. If the department finds that a block is ineligible, the basis for the decision of ineligibility shall be identified and the department staff and applicant shall work together to produce an acceptable revision no later than January 15th. If an acceptable revision cannot be agreed upon, the block shall be dropped from the program.

NR 47.914(5) (5) The department shall notify applicants of eligibility of proposed blocks.

NR 47.914(6) (6) The applicant shall enter into an agreement with the department regarding cost sharing and continued eligibility under this subchapter to continue its eligibility. The grant agreement shall be signed no later than April 1.