1. (1) Powers and duties. The commission shall designate a qualified staff person as WEPA coordinator, to coordinate and oversee performance of environmental impact statement procedures and other WEPA requirements. The WEPA coordinator shall:

   1. (a) Act as contact for other state agencies seeking assistance or opinions on environmental impact matters.
   2. (b) Participate on behalf of the commission in inter-agency environmental activities.
   3. (c) Determine appropriate categorization of proposed actions under s. PSC 4.10.
   4. (d) Determine whether an EIS is required for actions listed in s. PSC 4.10 (2) or (3).
   5. (e) Determine whether an EA is required for proposed actions listed in s. PSC 4.10 (3) or (3m).
   6. (f) Ensure the commission’s environmental review of a proposed action complies with s. 1.11, Stats.
   7. (g) Determine the proper time periods for review of EA and EIS documents under ss. PSC 4.20 (1m) and (3) (c), 4.30 (4) (e) and (5) (d) and 4.50 (1).

2. (2) Assistance to applicants. Any person uncertain as to whether s. PSC 4.10 (1), (2) or (3) applies to a project may contact the WEPA coordinator for assistance.

   Table 1. Type I Actions

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   Table 2. Type II Actions

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History

History: Cr. Register, July, 1995, No. 475, eff. 8-1-95; am. (1) (g), Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.