NR 486.04(1) (1) Notification. The department shall use the following means to notify affected employers of the requirements of this chapter:

NR 486.04(1)(a) (a) The department shall obtain mailing lists which contain the names, addresses and number of employees, if known, of employers with 100 or more employees in the affected area and mail information to the employers about the employee commute options program.

NR 486.04(1)(b) (b) After mailing the information under par. (a) the department shall publish notifications of the employee commute options program and registration requirements of this chapter in newspapers having a circulation in the affected area counties.

NR 486.04(2) (2) Registration. Affected employers shall use the following registration procedures:

NR 486.04(2)(a) (a) Affected employers located in the affected area prior to November 15, 1993 shall within 60 days of receipt of registration forms from the department submit the completed forms to the department. Affected employers which have not received the registration forms shall obtain the forms from the department and submit the completed forms within 60 days after publication of the registration requirements in newspapers having a circulation in the affected area counties. The information required on the registration forms shall include the following:

NR 486.04(2)(a)1. 1. The name and address of the employer.

NR 486.04(2)(a)2. 2. The name, address and telephone number of the person or persons designated to receive the compliance plan forms required under s. NR 486.06.

NR 486.04(2)(a)3. 3. The address of each worksite in the affected area employing 100 or more employees at a single worksite and the number of employees at each worksite.

NR 486.04(2)(a)4. 4. Other information as may be necessary to implement the requirements of this chapter.

NR 486.04(2)(b) (b) Employers who become affected employers on or after November 15, 1993 shall register with the department within 60 days of qualifying as an affected employer.

NR 486.04 Note Note: The forms referred to in this section are available on request from the following address: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Air Management, Employee Commute Options Program, PO Box 7921, Madison WI 53707.

NR 486.04 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1993, No. 453, eff. 10-1-93; am. (1) (a) and (b), Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95.

NR 486.05 NR 486.05 Employee transportation coordinator.

NR 486.05(1) (1) General requirements. Each affected employer shall designate and register with the department at least one person as an employee transportation coordinator for the employer. One coordinator may be designated for more than one worksite of an affected employer. A coordinator may be a person under contract to the affected employer. The coordinator shall register for and complete a primary training program approved by the department. The coordinator shall complete the primary training program prior to the development and submittal of the compliance plan to the department under ss. NR 486.06 and 486.07. If the only designated coordinator terminates employment with the employer or terminates his or her designated coordinator status, the employer shall designate and register another coordinator with the department within 60 days of the termination. If the affected employer’s coordinator does not report to the affected worksite a minimum of half-time, the department may require assurances that staff resources at the worksite are sufficient to implement the alternative means of commuting in an approved compliance plan.

NR 486.05(2) (2) Primary employee transportation coordinator training. The coordinator training program shall include but not be limited to the following:

NR 486.05(2)(a) (a) Training on the requirements of this chapter.

NR 486.05(2)(b) (b) Training on the sections of the clean air act pertaining to the employee commute options program included in 42 USC 7511a (d) (1) (B).

NR 486.05(2)(c) (c) Information on the contribution of vehicle emissions to the severe ozone air quality problem in the affected area.

NR 486.05(2)(d) (d) Training on the correct procedures for completing and submitting department employee commute options compliance plan forms.

NR 486.05(2)(e) (e) Training on evaluating effective alternative means of commuting based on characteristics of the employer worksite and the travel and work characteristics of the affected employees.

NR 486.05(2)(f) (f) Training on the effective promotion of the alternative means of commuting strategies in the employer’s compliance plan.

NR 486.05(2)(g) (g) Information on alternative commuting strategies which will assist affected employers in achieving and maintaining their target average passenger occupancy rate.

NR 486.05(3) (3) Subsequent training. The employee transportation coordinator shall attend subsequent training on the employee commute options program as may be required by the department but not more frequently than every 2 years.

NR 486.05 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1993, No. 453, eff. 10-1-93; am. (2) (b) and (d), (3), Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95.

NR 486.06 NR 486.06 Employee commute options compliance plans and surveys.

NR 486.06(1) (1) Compliance plan submittal.

NR 486.06(1)(a) (a) Affected employers shall complete and submit compliance plans to the department using forms provided by the department.

NR 486.06(1)(b) (b) Separate worksites of the same affected employer which are within 2 miles of each other may submit a combined compliance plan upon prior approval of the department.

NR 486.06(1)(c) (c) Two or more affected employers may submit a combined compliance plan upon prior approval of the department for separate worksites which are located within 2 miles of each other. Each affected employer submitting a combined compliance plan shall comply with sub. (2) (b).