Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 486.05 Employee transportation coordinator. (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 wor…

NR 486.06 Employee commute options compliance plans and surveys. (1) COMPLIANCE PLAN SUBMITTAL. (a) Affected employers shall complete and submit compliance plans to the department using forms provided by the department. (b) Separate worksites of the same affected employer which a…

NR 486.07 Compliance plan submittal deadline. (1) CURRENTLY AFFECTED EMPLOYERS. Affected employers located in the affected area prior to November 15, 1993 shall submit compliance plans to the department no later than November 15, 1994 or within 120 days of formal notification by …

NR 486.08 Compliance plan review, approval and disapproval process. (1) COMPLIANCE PLAN REVIEW. The department shall review each compliance plan required to be submitted under this chapter. The department shall notify the employer within 90 days of the submittal of the department…

NR 486.09 Annual employee commute options compliance plan renewal. Affected employers shall submit compliance plan renewals on an annual basis, beginning no later than November 15, 1996, or within 2 years of the plan approval date by the department of their initial compliance pla…

NR 486.10 Averaging; trading. Employers wishing to participate in an averaging or trading option shall submit details of the proposal to the department and obtain department approval before implementing the option. (1) AVERAGING. Affected employers may comply with the NR 486.12 t…

NR 486.11 Recordkeeping and monitoring. Affected employers shall retain copies of their completed employee commute options compliance plan forms for a period of not less than 3 years. Employers shall also maintain records of information relevant to the development and implementat…

NR 486.12 Enforcement procedures and penalties. Affected employers shall be subject to department enforcement procedures and penalties in accordance with ss. 285.83 and 285.87, Stats., and ch. NR 494 if they fail to comply with the requirements of this chapter. History: Cr. Regis…

NR 487.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILThis chapter applies to all fleet operators with 10 or more covered fleet vehicles which can be centrally fueled and which operate in the counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha. (2) PURPOSE. The pur…

NR 487.02 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter: (1) XAdjusted loaded vehicle weightY or XALVWY means the average of a vehicle[s curb weight plus…

NR 487.04 Exemptions. The following fleet vehicles shall be exempt from the clean fuel fleet program and not considered when calculating the covered fleet acquisition requirements of s. NR 487.03: (1) Motor vehicles which under normal operations are garaged at a personal residenc…

NR 487.05 Registration. The following procedure shall be used by covered fleet operators for registering in the clean fuel fleet program under this chapter: (1) REGISTRATION FORMS. Fleet operators operating in the covered area shall register with the department within 60 days of …

NR 487.06 Clean fuel fleet annual compliance plan. (1) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE PLAN SUBMITTAL. (a) The covered fleet operator shall complete and submit an annual compliance plan to the department according to the schedule in s. NR 487.07 and using forms provided by the department to de…

NR 487.07 Annual compliance plan submittal deadline. (1) FLEET OPERATORS COVERED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 1998. Except as provided in sub. (2), a fleet operator that is a covered fleet operator on or before September 1, 1998 shall submit an initial compliance plan to the departm…

NR 487.08 Annual compliance plan review, approval and disapproval process. (1) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE PLAN REVIEW. The department shall review each compliance plan submitted under s. NR 487.06. The department shall notify the covered fleet operator within 120 days of the submittal of …

NR 487.09 Clean fuel fleet acquisition credit program. (1) ELIGIBILITY. Each covered fleet operator shall be eligible to generate, hold and trade acquisition credits which represent compliance beyond the program minimum. Acquisition credits shall be generated if the minimum compl…

NR 487.10 Transportation control measure exemptions for clean fuel fleet vehicles. (1) ELIGIBILITY. (a) All clean fuel fleet vehicles registered under s. NR 487.05 shall be equally exempt from time-of-day, day-of-week and other similar temporal-based transportation control measur…

NR 487.11 Labeling of clean fuel fleet vehicles. Covered fleet operators shall label the clean fuel fleet vehicles except ILEVs using a label design developed by the department, identifying each vehicle by its type of emission standard certification, LEV, ULEV or ZEV, and fuel ty…

NR 487.12 Requirement for fuel providers. Where technically and economically feasible, fuel providers shall make clean alternative fuel available to covered fleet operators at locations at which covered fleet vehicles are centrally fueled. History: Cr. Register, May, 1995, No. 47…

NR 487.13 Recordkeeping and monitoring. Covered fleet operators shall retain copies of their compliance plan forms for a period of not less than 3 years. Covered fleet operators shall also maintain records of information relevant to the development and implementation of the appro…

NR 487.14 Enforcement procedures and penalties. Covered fleet operators shall be subject to department enforcement procedures and penalties in accordance with ss. 285.83 and 285.87, Stats., and ch. NR 494 if they fail to comply with the requirements of this chapter. History: Cr. …

NR 488.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to any person who salvages or dismantles mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment, any person who transports such equipment for salvaging or dismantling, any individual who uses or supervises th…

NR 488.02 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter: (1) XApproved refrigerant recovery equipmentY means any equipment approved under s. NR 488.07 fo…

NR 488.03 Prohibitions. (1) During the salvaging, dismantling or transporting of refrigeration equipment, no person may knowingly or negligently release regulated refrigerant to the environment, except for minimal releases that occur as a result of efforts to transfer regulated r…

NR 488.04 Registration; issuance; expiration. (1) REGISTRATION. In order to obtain an annual registration to salvage or dismantle refrigeration equipment, as required under s. NR 488.03 (3) (a), a person shall submit an application on forms supplied by the department along with t…

NR 488.05 Conveyance to scrap metal processors; exemption. (1) CONVEYANCE TO A SCRAP METAL PROCESSOR. Any person who sells, gives or transports refrigeration equipment to a scrap metal processor shall do all of the following: (a) Transfer regulated refrigerant from the refrigerat…

NR 488.06 Recordkeeping. (1) SALVAGER OR DISMANTLER. Persons who salvage or dismantle refrigeration equipment shall keep records of their refrigerant recovery activities. These records shall be kept for 3 years, shall be made available to the department upon request and shall inc…

NR 488.07 Approval of refrigerant recovery equipment. (1) The department may approve refrigerant recovery equipment if all of the following conditions are met: (a) A nationally recognized testing laboratory has approved the recovery equipment. (b) The department determines that t…

NR 488.08 Qualifications of individuals who use approved refrigerant recovery equipment. To be qualified to use or supervise the use of approved refrigerant recovery equipment, an individual shall successfully complete a training program specifically designed to certify that indi…

NR 488.09 Approval of training programs. (1) The department may approve a training program that certifies an individual to use or supervise the use of approved refrigerant recovery equipment if the training program provides all of the following: (a) A presentation of the environm…

NR 488.10 Safe transport certification; exemptions. (1) SAFE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATION. Any person who transports, for the purposes of salvaging or dismantling, refrigeration equipment that contains regulated refrigerant shall certify to the department that that person will not kno…

NR 488.11 Fees. (1) Any person applying for registration under s. NR 488.04, approval of training programs under s. NR 488.09 or certifying safe transport under s. NR 488.10 shall pay the applicable fee or fees as follows: (a) Persons applying for annual registration to salvage o…

NR 488.12 Penalties. (1) Any person who salvages or dismantles refrigeration equipment in violation of s. NR 488.03 (3) shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1000. Each act of salvaging or dismantling in violation of s. NR 488.03 (3) constitutes a separate violation. (2…

NR 489.01 Purpose. (1) The purpose of this rule is to implement section 176 (c) of the clean air act (42 USC 7406 (c)) and regulations under 40 CFR part 51 subpart W as in effect on July 1, 1998 with respect to the conformity of general federal actions to the applicable implement…

NR 489.02 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms used in this chapter. In addition, terms used but not defined in ch. NR 400 or this chapter shall have the meanings given them by the act and the environmental protection agency[s (EPA) regulations …

NR 489.03 Applicability. (1) Conformity determinations for federal actions related to transportation plans, programs and projects developed, funded or approved under title 23 USC or the federal transit act, 49 USC 1601 to 1625, shall meet the procedures and criteria of the state …

NR 489.04 Conformity analysis. Any federal department, agency, or instrumentality of the federal government taking an action subject to 40 CFR part 51 subpart W, as in effect on July 1, 1998, and this chapter shall make its own conformity determination consistent with the require…

NR 489.05 Reporting requirements. (1) A federal agency making a conformity determination under ss. NR 489.08 and 489.085 shall provide to the appropriate EPA regional office, the department, local air quality agencies and, where applicable, affected federal land managers and the …

NR 489.06 Public participation and consultation. (1) Upon request by any person regarding a specific federal action, a federal agency shall make available for review its draft conformity determination under ss. NR 489.08 and 489.085 with supporting materials which describe the an…

NR 489.07 Frequency of conformity determinations. (1) The conformity status of a federal action automatically lapses 5 years after the date a final conformity determination is reported under s. NR 489.05, unless the federal action has been completed or a continuous program has be…

NR 489.08 Criteria for determining conformity of general federal actions. An action required under s. NR 489.03 to have a conformity determination for a specific pollutant will be determined to conform to the applicable implementation plan if, for each pollutant that exceeds the …

NR 489.085 Additional requirements for determining conformity of general federal actions. (1) The areawide and local air quality modeling analyses shall: (a) Meet the requirements in s. NR 489.09; and (b) Show that the action does not: 1. Cause or contribute to any new violation …

NR 489.09 Procedures for conformity determinations of general federal actions. (1) The analyses required the chapter was last published. 7 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES under this chapter shall be based on the latest planning assumptions. (a) All planning assumptions, including…

NR 489.10 Mitigation of air quality impacts. (1) Any measures that are intended to mitigate air quality impacts shall be identified, including the identification and quantification of all emission reductions claimed, and the process for implementation, including any necessary fun…

NR 489.11 Savings provision. The federal conformity regulations under 40 CFR part 51 subpart W and part 93 as in effect on July 1, 1998, in addition to any existing applicable state requirements, establish the conformity criteria and procedures necessary to meet the requirements …

NR 490.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILThis chapter applies to any person, state or agency authorized to request a public hearing under s. 285.61 (7) (a) or 285.62 (5) (a), Stats., and to any person submitting written comments on a permit application or permit review. (2…

NR 490.02 Definitions. The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms used in this chapter. History: Cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86.

NR 490.025 Form and service of request. (1) Any person, state or agency authorized to request a public hearing under s. 285.61 (7) (a) or 285.62 (5) (a), Stats., shall submit such request in a form which complies with the applicable statutory requirements. The following format is…

NR 490.03 Notice of hearing. (1) If the department receives a request for a hearing under s. NR 490.025 and the depart- NR 490.03 NR 490.04 NR 490.05 Notice of hearing. Conduct of hearing. Written comments. ment determines that there is a significant public interest in holding a …

NR 490.04 Conduct of hearing. (1) The presiding officer will open the hearing and make a concise statement of the scope and purposes of the hearing. Appearances will then be entered on the record. A person desiring to participate in the hearing shall enter his or her appearance i…