Section 335.09. Review of the DEIS.

 

(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.

History: Cr. Register, March, 1992, No. 435 , eff. 4-1-92.