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<br />iVlinnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
<br />DUAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT RULES WITHOUT A PUBLIC
<br />HEARING UNLESS 25 OR MORE PERSONS REQUEST A HEARING, AND NOTICE
<br />OF HEARING IF 25 OR MORE REQUESTS FOR HEARING ARE RECEIVED
<br />Proposed Amendment to the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA); iVlinnesota Rules, Chapter
<br />3420.
<br />Introduction. The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) intends to adopt rules
<br />without a public hearing following the procedures set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act,
<br />Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.22 to 14.28, and rules of the Office ofAdministrative Hearings,
<br />IVlinnesota Rules, parts 1400.2300 to 1400.2310. If, however, 26 or more persons submit a
<br />written reouest for a hearing nn the rules within 30 days or by 4:30 p.m. on February 1 1, 1998, a
<br />public hearing will be held on February 26, 1998 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Stearns County
<br />Historical .Society Heritage Center, 235 So. 33rd Avenue (on Highway 1 ~ just north of Interstate
<br />94), St. Cloud, MN 66302 (phone m: 320-253-8424). To find out whether the rules will be
<br />adopted without a hearing or if the hearing will be held, you should contact the agency contact
<br />person after February 11, 1998 and before February 26, 1998.
<br />Agency Contact Person. Comments or questions on the rules and written requests for a
<br />public hearing on the rules must be submitted to the agency contact person. The agency contact
<br />person is: John Jaschke, ~N BWSR, 1 West Water Street, Suite 200, St. Paul, Nhl 66107,
<br />phone (612)297-3432, FAX: (612)297-6616, e-mail: john.jaschke@bwsr.state.mn.us.
<br />Subject of Rules and Statutory Authority. The proposed rules are an amendment to
<br />the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) Rules. The BWSR is proposing a rule amendment that
<br />will simply convert the ~Yisting ~rempt ("emergency') rtcles developed to incorporate the 1996
<br />legislative changes - acrd wlziclt ~rpire on .7ccne 10, 1998 -into permanent rules without any
<br />change. i/linnesota Statutes sections 1038.101, Subd. 7, 1038.3366 and 103G.2242. Subd. 1
<br />authorize the BWSR to adopt rules related to replacement of wetlands. A copy of the proposed
<br />rule is published in the State Register and a free copy of the proposed rule is available from the
<br />iVN Board of Water and Soil Resources by contacting Robyn Molina at 1 West Water Street,
<br />Suite 200, St. Paul, I~Ii 1 ~~ 107, phone (612)296-3767, F AX: (612)297-~61 ~, e-mail:
<br />robyn.molina@,bwsr.state.mn.us. Since the proposed rule is identical to the current exempt
<br />("emergency") rules currently in use as iVlinnesota Rules Chapter 8420, copies of this rule are
<br />also available (for a small charge) at Minnesota's Bookstore, 117 University Avenue, St. Paul,
<br />v~ » 1 ~~. The phone numbers for Minnesota's Bookstore are metro: (612)297-3000, MN toll-
<br />free 1-800-667-3767, and TDD metro: (612)282-6077, ~ftV toll-free: 1-800-667-3706.
<br />Comments. You have until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1 lth, 1998 to submit
<br />written comment in support of or in opposition to the proposed rules or anv part or subpart of the
<br />rw?c_. Your co~:~n.ent r`:u~t be in «-ritirg and rece~~ed b~.~ the a~enc~.- contact Fersvn ~}~ the due
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