NR 149: Laboratory Certification & Registration

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a program for the certification and registration of laboratories doing testing under s. 299.11, Stats. Certification or registration by the state of Wisconsin under this chapter is not an endorsement or guarantee of the validity of the data generated.

Current Promulgated revision of NR 149: Register, April 2008, No. 628
Currently Under Revision: Complete (see below) and Administrative Rules Database (exit DNR)
Technical Advisory Committee convened? Yes

The links below contain such things as background information, rule discussion drafts, and advisory group meeting information.

NR 149 Revision Status

Pink Sheet - Proposed Timetable	Request for Hearing Green Sheet Package	Public Hearings	Public Comment Period	Request for Rule Adoption Green Sheet Package	Board Adoption	Effective Date
September 6, 2001 Rule Schedule (pink sheet)	December 7, 2005 (Background Memo and Proposed Rule) (exit DNR) Approved for Public Hearing	March 23, 2006 Eau Claire (complete) March 28, 2006 Wausau (complete) March 29, 2006 Waukesha (complete) March 30, 2006 Green Bay (complete) April 6, 2006 Dodgeville (complete)	April 14, 2006 (complete) Comments and responses (exit DNR)	October 2007	October 24, 2007 Natural Resources Board meeting	Effective 9/1/2008

The rule listed above is either currently under development in the Bureau of Integrated Science Services or adopted and waiting to be published. The stages of the rule development process are listed in order of progress toward promulgation. Dates printed in bold-faced type in the table are firm dates; dates printed in italicized type in the table are projected dates, subject to change.

When a rule becomes available for public distribution, hyperlinks to the rule and related documents will appear in the first column. "Pink Sheet" refers to the Rule Agenda/Board Action Checklist (commonly called the "pink sheet" by DNR staff) which the Department Secretary uses to grant approval for rule drafting to begin and to the transmittal memo used when the pink sheet is sent to the Natural Resources Board. Following Secretary approval, information from these documents is published in the Scope statements section of the Wisconsin Administrative Register.

For additional information, contact:

Rick Mealy
Bureau of Integrated Science Services
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
608-264-6006
Richard.Mealy@Wisconsin.gov

or:

David Webb
608-266-0245
David1.Webb@Wisconsin.gov

Last Revised: Monday November 17 2008