On January 23, 2019, the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program will seek the approval of the Natural Resource Board (NRB) to initiate the rulemaking process for revisions to select provisions of Wis. Admin. Code chs. NR 700–799, Environmental Protection – Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Contamination.
Pursuant to Wisconsin’s administrative rulemaking process, the RR Program has prepared two statements of scope that detail the proposed content of the rulemaking. These scope statements have been approved by the governor are now available online in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.
- The scope statement for emergency rulemaking (Board Order RR-11-17(E)) is available in the October 22, 2018, Administrative Register; and
- The scope statement for permanent rulemaking (Board Order RR-10-17) is available in the November 19, 2018, Administrative Register.
Interested parties may attend or submit testimony for the upcoming Natural Resource Board meeting.
- For questions regarding the scope statements and/or proposed rulemaking, please contact Christine Haag, Christine.haag@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-0244.
- For Natural Resource Board meeting participation guidance, please visit the Wisconsin Natural Resource Board web page. Meeting materials will be posted at this page ahead of the meeting date.
After approval of the scope statements by the NRB, the RR Program will send a request to RR Program stakeholders to participate in advising the RR Program during the drafting process via a series of open meetings.