July 14, 2021

WEEKLY NOTICES OF STATE RULEMAKING
Public Input for Proposed and Adopted 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 Section 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 rulemaking liaisons, who are single points of contact for each agency.

PROPOSALS

AGENCY: 18-125 - Department of Administrative & Financial Services (DAFS), Maine Revenue Services (MRS)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 803, Withholding Tax Reports and Payments
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2021-P121
BRIEF SUMMARY: MRS proposes amending Rule 803 ("Withholding Tax Reports and Payments") to make the following changes: changing the title of the rule to "Income Tax Withholding Reports and Payments"; adding a definition of "foreclosure sale"; adding a new subsection to section .03 regarding buyers of real property located in Maine; updating subsection .07(E) to require a payer to electronically file annual Wage and Tax Statements and federal information statements with the Assessor when that payer is required to electronically file those forms federally; making updates to section .08 necessitated by changes to the federal Form W-4; removing subsections .09(F) and .09(G) to reflect changes in MRS and Maine Department of Labor processes that have occurred since Rule 803 was last updated; and making various clarification and formatting changes.
PUBLIC HEARING: N/A
COMMENT DEADLINE: August 13, 2021
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION: Peter Lacy, Office of General Counsel, Maine Revenue Services, 24 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0024. Telephone: (207) 624-9708. Email: Peter.W.Lacy@Maine.gov .
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: N/A
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 36 MRS 112; Title 36 ch. 827
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED: N/A
MRS WEBSITE: https://www.maine.gov/revenue/ .
MRS RULEMAKING LIAISON: Alexander.J.Weber@Maine.gov .
DAFS RULEMAKING LIAISON: Anya.Trundy@Maine.gov .

AGENCY: 09-137 – Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 28 (New), Educational Trip Leader Rules
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2021-P122
BRIEF SUMMARY: In accordance with Public Law Chapter 162 (LD 1474) the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing to adopt new rule ch. 28 to create an Educational Trip Leader Permit program within the Department which will allow staff and students from public and private schools and postsecondary educational institutions to conduct, without a guide license, paddling and primitive camping trips for students and adults associated with those institutions. A complete copy of the proposed rule may be requested by contacting the Agency Contact Person.
PUBLIC HEARING: Monday, August 2, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m. – via video conference (Microsoft Teams). Contact the Agency Contact Person by close of business on 7/30/2021 for details.
COMMENT DEADLINE: August 12, 2021
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION / IFW RULEMAKING LIAISON: Becky Orff, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State Street - 41 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-5202. Fax: (207) 287-6395. Email: Becky.Orff@Maine.gov .
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: No fiscal impact anticipated.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 12 MRS §§ 10104, 12863
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED:
IFW WEBSITE: www.maine.gov/ifw .

ADOPTIONS

AGENCY: 65-407 – Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 895, Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2021-144 (Final adoption, major substantive)
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Public Utilities Commission finally adopts amendments to its Underground Facility Damage Prevention requirements rule (ch. 895) as required to implement recently enacted legislation (Resolves 2021 ch. 16).
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 2021
MPUC CONTACT PERSON / RLEMAKING LIAISON: Jamie Waterbury, Maine Public Utilities Commission, 18 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-1360. Email: Jamie.A.Waterbury@Maine.gov .
MPUC WEBSITE: https://www.maine.gov/mpuc/ .

AGENCY: 09-137 – Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 16, Hunting: 16.07, Deer Hunting (Any-deer permit allocations)
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2021-145
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has adopted antlerless deer permit (ADP) numbers for the 2021 regular deer hunting season and special muzzle-loading season by setting specific permit allocations for the 29 Wildlife Management Districts (WMD) as follows:

WMD

# of Permits

WMD

# of Permits

WMD 1

0 permits

WMD 17

15,165 permits

WMD 2

50 permits

WMD 18

380 permits

WMD 3

75 permits

WMD 19

25 permits

WMD 4

0 permits

WMD 20

9,650 permits

WMD 5

0 permits

WMD 21

20,475 permits

WMD 6

350 permits

WMD 22

20,160 permits

WMD 7

615 permits

WMD 23

25,080 permits

WMD 8

250 permits

WMD 24

9,100 permits

WMD 9

65 permits

WMD 25

23,760 permits

WMD 10

25 permits

WMD 26

2,555 permits

WMD 11

45 permits

WMD 27

95 permits

WMD 12

440 permits

WMD 28

35 permits

WMD 13

505 permits

WMD 29

2,100 permits

WMD 14

335 permits

Subunit 25a

425 permits

WMD 15

11,500 permits

Subunit 26a

250 permits

WMD 16

10,400 permits

 

TOTAL PERMITS: 153,910

The Department is also issuing bonus antlerless deer permits in two subunits, Subunit 25a and 26a. These additional permits will allow for additional opportunity to harvest deer in areas experiencing elevated levels of Lyme disease, deer-vehicle collisions and public complaints about deer. A complete copy of the rule may be requested by contacting the Agency Contact Person.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 18, 2021
IFW CONTACT PERSON / RULEMAKING LIAISON: Becky Orff, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State Street - 41 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-5202. Email: Becky.Orff@Maine.gov .
IFW WEBSITE: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/ .