DNR Public Hearings and Meetings
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call the contact person listed for the meeting or hearing with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Hearings
December 3 - Pursuant to §§ 285.61(7)(a) and 285.62(5)(a), Wis. Stats., DNR will hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. at Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Ave., Superior to receive public comments on the air pollution control permit application (# 07-DCF-145 and 816036430-P02) for the construction / operation of the proposed lime and stone handling operations, and revision of the operation permit for CLM Corporation, Hill Avenue at Winter Street, Superior, Douglas County. DNR staff have made a preliminary determination that the application meets state and federal air pollution control requirements and that the permit should be approved. The permit application, the DNR’s analysis and draft permit prepared by the DNR are available on the Air Permit page of the DNR Web site at
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/air/permits/APM_toc.htm and at the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Air Management Headquarters, Seventh Floor, 101 South Webster Street, Madison; Northern Region Air Program, Superior Area Office, 1401 Tower Avenue, Superior,; and at the Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Ave., Superior, or by contacting Don C. Faith III at 608-267-3135 or by e-mail at Don.FaithIII@wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the application or DNR’s review should be submitted by Dec. 3, 2007 to: Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Air Management, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. Attn.: Don C. Faith III. All comments received by the Department on the proposed project will be considered by the Department in its final decision regarding this project. For information contact Don Faith at (608) 267-3135.
December 3 - Pursuant to ss. 23.09(2)(intro.), 23.091, 23.11(1), 23.22(2)(a) and (b)6., 27.01(2)(j), 29.014(1), 29.041, 29.039(1), 29.509(4) and (5), 227.11(2)(a) and 227.24(1)(a), Stats., interpreting ss. 23.09(2)(intro.), 23.22(2)(a), 29.014(1), 29.039(1), 29.041 and 227.11(2)(a), Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on Natural Resources Board Order No. FH-40-07(E) pertaining to control of fish diseases and invasive species at 2 p.m. Room 511, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison. This emergency order took effect on Nov. 2, 2007. The emergency rule revises chs. NR 19 and 20, Wisconsin Administrative Code. The emergency rule limits the transport of live fish and fish eggs away from identified inland and outlying waters, and requires the immediate drainage of water from boats, boating equipment, fishing equipment and other containers upon removal from these waters. The emergency order adds a procedure for identifying additional waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) may be present. The Department may authorize the commercial harvest of wild minnows for use as bait from any water via a permit, except identified waters, and may set permit conditions to prevent the spread of VHS. Bait dealers are required to keep daily harvest and disposition records. The emergency order bans the use or possession of imported live minnows as bait, with exceptions. It also prohibits any person from using dead fish, fish eggs or any parts thereof as bait, with exceptions, and it limits the use of fish and fish parts as bait in crayfish traps and turtle traps, with exceptions. Finally, the emergency rule adds a new criterion for the issuance of permits for licensed bait dealers to use non-standard minnow gear, allowing the permits to be denied if use of the gear could spread invasive species or diseases. The emergency rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted through the [http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov] Web site. Written comments on the emergency rule may be submitted until December 3, 2007 via U.S. mail to William Horns, DNR Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. For information contact Bill Horns at - (608) 266-8782.
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Meetings
November 27-28 - The Green Tier team will hold a proportionality meeting from 1 to 2:30 p.m. by a conference call originating from Room 413 of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison. The purpose of the meeting is to come up with a process that can be given to the Green Tier Advisors as the basis for that group making a recommendation to the DNR Secretary as to how "proportionality" decisions could be made. For information contact Mark McDermid at - (608) 267-3125.
November 29 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Technical Advisory Group will meet from 9 am to 3 pm at the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC), 431 Charmany Dr., Madison, room to be decided. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Nick Sayen, DNR, at (608) 267-2466 or nick.sayen@wisconsin.gov
December 4 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Technical Advisory Group will meet from 9 am to 3 pm at the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC), 431 Charmany Dr., Madison, room to be decided. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Nick Sayen, DNR, at (608) 267-2466 or nick.sayen@wisconsin.gov
December 4-5 – The state Natural Resources Board will meet in Room G09, of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street Madison, to act on items as listed in the meeting agenda. For information contact Laurie J. Ross, Natural Resources Board Executive Staff Assistant at (608) 267-7420.
December 5 - The Implementation Oversight Committee of the Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Schmeeckle Reserve Visitor Center, 2419 North Point Drive, Stevens Point. Contact: David R. Lentz, Division of Forestry (608) 261-6451.
December 5 – The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the USDA Forest Products Laboratory –Room 501, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI. The Council will be discussing best ways to preserve, protect, expand and improve Wisconsin’s urban and community forest resources. For more information contact Laura Wyatt at – (608) 267-0568.
December 6 – The Groundwater Advisory Committee created by 2003 WI Act 310 will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in room G09 of the Natural Resources building (GEF 2) at 101 S. Webster St., Madison. Contact Jill Jonas at (608) 267-7545 for more information or view updated agenda on the drinking water pages of the DNR Web site.
December 6 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Technical Advisory Group will meet from 9 am to 3 pm at the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC), 431 Charmany Dr., Madison, room to be decided. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Nick Sayen, DNR, at (608) 267-2466 or nick.sayen@wisconsin.gov
