Hearings and Meetings Calendar

Construction | Regulations | Wells

Preliminary Public Hearing on Statement of Scope SS 056-22 (Board Order DG-07-22(E)/DG-08-22) Which Affects ch. NR 812 and is Related to the Use of New Cement Formulations for the Construction of Water Wells

Date: 08/18/2022

Time: 4:30 p.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Frank Fetter, franklin.fetter@wisconsin.gov or 608-264-6139

This is a preliminary public hearing on Statement of Scope SS 056-22 (Board Order DG-07-22(E)/DG-08-22), which affects ch. NR 812 and is related to the use of new cement formulations for the construction of water wells.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged if you plan to provide spoken comments during the hearing. To pre-register, please save and complete the fillable appearance slip and submit it to franklin.fetter@wisconsin.gov. You may also submit written comments on the scope statement to DNRAdministrativeRulesComments@wisconsin.gov by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2022. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as spoken testimony presented at the hearing.

Join this meeting by Zoom.
Join by phone: 646-931-3860; Meeting ID: 811 9051 6726 

View the Hearing Appearance Form.

View the Notice of Preliminary Hearing, and the Scope Statement.

Environmental Protection | Public Health | PFAS

DNR PFAS External Advisory Group

Date: 08/19/2022

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Meaghan Cibarich, MeaghanE.Cibarich@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-4166 ​​​​​

Agenda items include information on and updates to ongoing PFAS initiatives such as fish consumption advisories, voluntary municipal drinking water system sampling, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding opportunities for communities and the Green Tier program.

The public is invited to attend and may provide questions and comments at the meeting. Questions may also be submitted in advance to DNRPFASInquiries@wisconsin.gov. More information on this meeting, including a Zoom link and an agenda, will be available at the PFAS External Advisory Group webpage.

Recreation | Regulations | Outdoor Recreation

Sporting Heritage Council Meeting

Date: 08/23/2022

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Scott Loomans, scott.loomans@wisconsin.gov or 608-225-9440

The Sporting Heritage Council was created to study, provide advice, and make recommendations to the governor, the Natural Resources Board, and the legislature about issues relating to hunting, trapping, fishing and other types of outdoor recreation activities.

Agenda:

Organizational Matters
1. Calling the roll
2. Approval of Aug. 9, 2022 meeting agenda
3. Approval of Dec. 14, 2021 and June 7, 2022 meeting minutes

Public Comment Period
• Members of the public who wish to speak with the Sporting Heritage Council should pre-register by sending an email to Scott Loomans  at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Discussion of U.S. House Bill HF8167 (Potential Action Item)
• This bill would repeal the excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, bows, and arrows, as well as the excise tax on transferring and making firearms under the National Firearm Act. Instead of using these excise taxes to fund Fish and Wildlife Restoration through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, the bill would instead establish a Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount, capped at $800M annually, funded through oil and gas revenues.
• Gauge interest from the Sporting Heritage Council to formally support the Pittman-Robertson Act and the fund’s importance in the context of the bill.

R3 Team Update

Members Matters

Motion to adjourn

Recreation | Regulations | Outdoor Recreation

Snowmobile Recreation Council Meeting

Date: 08/29/2022

Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Description For Details

Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911

The Snowmobile Recreation Council carries out studies and makes recommendations to the Legislature, Governor, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation on all matters related to the snowmobiling program at the DNR or otherwise affecting snowmobiles and snowmobiling in Wisconsin, and makes recommendations to the DNR about funding grant applications.

The Infrastructure Committee, Law Enforcement and Safety Committee, and Tourism Committee of members of the Snowmobile Recreation Council will meet to discuss topics pertaining to their committee, and make recommendations to the department. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom. The Zoom meeting link, agenda, and other meeting materials are available on the Snowmobile Recreation Council web page.