Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 335 - Environmental policy implementation
Section DOC 335.09 - Review of the DEIS
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DOC 335.09
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) SPECIFIED DISTRIBUTION. Copies of the DEIS shall be distributed to:
(a) The
governor's office.
(b) The
department of natural resources and other state, federal, and local government
agencies having special expertise, interest or jurisdiction.
(c) Regional and county planning agencies
located within the proposed project or action area.
(d) The department's central office in
Madison.
(e) Appropriate public
libraries:
1. For proposed actions affecting a
local area, the nearest public library.
2. For projects of regional importance,
public libraries with a geographic distribution which permits public access
without undue travel.
3. For
projects having statewide significance, public libraries providing reasonable
access for individuals who could be affected by the proposed action.
(f) The county clerk, city clerk
or town clerk for proposed actions affecting a local area.
(g) Any individual or group requesting a
copy. Requests should be sent to the Division of Management Services,
Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 7925, Madison, WI 53707-7925.
(2) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY.
(a) The department shall publish in local
newspapers, or in the official state newspaper, as appropriate, a notice of
availability of the DEIS which briefly describes the proposed action and the
administrative procedures being followed in review for environmental impact,
sets the last date by which comments on the DEIS are to be submitted to the
department, indicates locations where copies of the DEIS are available for
review, and provides an address from which any interested party may obtain a
copy of the DEIS.
(b) The
department shall send copies of the notice of availability to:
1. Local and regional news media in the
affected area;
2. Groups and
individuals known to have an interest in the particular EIS; and
3. All participants in the scoping process
who are not covered by subd. 1. or 2.
(c) The notice of availability of the DEIS
may be combined with the notice of informational hearing under sub.
(4).
(3) PERIOD FOR COMMENT. The department shall allow a minimum of 45 days from the date the notice of availability of the DEIS is published, including a minimum of 7 days following the hearing provided for in sub. (4), for receipt of written comments on the DEIS.
(4) INFORMATIONAL HEARING.
(a) The department shall hold a
public hearing on the DEIS. The hearing shall be noticed as follows:
1. At least 30 days prior to the hearing,
notice shall be mailed to all known agencies and offices required to grant any
permit, license or approval necessary for the proposal; to any regional
planning commission within which the affected area lies; to the governing
bodies of all towns, villages, cities and counties within which any part of the
proposal lies; to the governing bodies of any towns, villages or cities
contiguous to any town, village or city within which any part of the proposal
lies; and to interested persons who have requested such notification.
2. At least 25 days prior to the hearing, a
notice shall be published in a newspaper circulated in the affected area or,
for actions of statewide significance, in the official state
newspaper.
(b) The
hearing shall be held in the affected area. On actions of statewide
significance, the hearing may be held in Madison.
(c) The hearing shall be transcribed either
stenographically or electronically.
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