Public Input for Rules
Notices are published each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rulemaking. You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person. You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing. If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one - the agency may then schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it. If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions: you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rulemaking if the petition is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rulemaking if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone (207) 287-1615) will provide you with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered voters, or from "...any person who may be directly, substantially and adversely affected by the application of a rule..." (Title 5 §11112). World?Wide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts of adopted rule chapters may be found on the internet at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules. There is also a list of rule-making liaisons (http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/liaisons.html), who are single points of contact for each agency.
PROPOSALS
AGENCY: 01-001 - Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 565, Nutrient Management Rules
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2018-P100
BRIEF SUMMARY: These rules establish the standards for nutrient management plans required under 7 MRS §4204 for Maine farms, the process for certifying persons to write and approve nutrient management plans, the requirements for obtaining a livestock operations permit, and the procedures for implementing the requirements of the Nutrient Management Act. These rules establish the standards for compost management plans and the requirements for persons writing compost management plans.
PUBLIC HEARING: None
COMMENT DEADLINE: June 8, 2018
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION: Mark F. Hedrich, DACF, 28 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0028. Telephone: (207) 287-7608. Fax: (207) 287-7548. Email: Mark.Hedrich@Maine.gov.
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None
AGENCY: 01-001 - Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 31, Rules for Operation of Potato Marketing Improvement Fund
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2018-P101
BRIEF SUMMARY: This proposed rule amendment implements revisions made by 2017 PL ch. 6, which amended 7 MRS ch. 103, Article 1, §974-A. The law now states that for any project for which the total cost exceeds $150,000 (rather than the previous $50,000), no state loan may exceed 45% of the project cost. The law also now states that for any project for which the total cost is $150,000 or less (rather than the previous $50,000 or less), no state loan may exceed 55% of the project cost. This proposed rule amendment also changes what activities can be undertaken with Potato Marking Improvement funds, by creating the Support Facilities Loan Program and the Value Added Loan Program.
PUBLIC HEARING: no public hearing.
COMMENT DEADLINE: June 8, 2018
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION: Ron Dyer, DACF, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-7574. Fax- (207) 287-7548. Email: Ron.Dyer@Maine.gov .
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES (if any):
AGENCY: 10-144 - Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC)
RULE TITLE OR SUBJECT: Ch. 60 (New), Maine Background Check Center Rule
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2018-P102
CONCISE SUMMARY: The proposed rule is intended to comply with the Maine Background Check Center Act ("the Act") passed in 2015. This proposed rule would govern the use and operation of the Maine Background Check Center which operates an Internet-based system that specific employers must use to access criminal records and other background information. These employers must use these background checks to determine the eligibility of individuals to work in direct access positions serving vulnerable Mainers, including children, the elderly, dependent adults, and persons with disabilities.
PUBLIC HEARING: Maine CDC, 286 Water Street - Room 16, Augusta, ME - 9:00 a.m., May 31, 2018.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: June 10, 2018.
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Jonathan Leach, Policy Analyst, Maine CDC - Policy and Compliance / Regulations and Enforcement, 286 Water Street - 8th Floor, 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0011. Telephone: (207) 287-9395. TTY: 711 (Maine Relay). Email: Jonathan.H.Leach@Maine.gov .
THIS RULE WILL NOT HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES.
ADOPTIONS
Pursuant to Ch. 380 of the Public Laws of 2011, notice of the adoption of rules will no longer be published in the newspaper rulemaking notices; our Wednesday web notices will continue to carry them, however. Information on rules adopted through the Maine Administrative Procedure Act as well as the full text of adopted rules is available on the internet at http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules .
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