Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division  
611 West Ottawa Street; 2nd Floor, Ottawa Building  
Lansing, MI 48933  
Phone: (517) 335-8658 Fax: (517) 335-9512  
JCAR AGENCY REPORT/PACKAGE  
1. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published  
and publication dates:  
Kalamazoo Gazette on November 21, 2019  
Cadillac News on November 22, 2019  
Escanaba Daily Press on November 25, 2019  
Michigan Register on December 1, 2019  
2. List of the name and agency representative(s) attending public hearing:  
Brad Deacon, Regulatory Affairs Officer; Robin Rosenbaum, Plant Health Section  
Manager; Elizabeth Dorman, Plant Pathology Program Manager; Jamie Guardiola, Office  
of Legal Affairs Assistant.  
3. Persons submitting comments of support:  
No comments were received. Only one member of the public attended, and he was a  
former legal intern who worked for the Department and assisted with research and  
development of the proposed rules. It is important to note that the seed potato industry  
was included throughout the process through the statutorily created Advisory and they  
had input into the substance and language of the draft rules and reviewed the regulatory  
impact statement. They were also notified about the public hearing and the public  
comment period.  
4. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
No comments were received.  
Comments Made  
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Revised: 12-27-19  
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Upload JCAR PACKAGE Attachments  
The ARS requires users to upload the below documents in either the Final Rule Tab or  
the JCAR Package Tab. Do NOT forget to include these documents.  
Final Rule Tab (Word doc):  
Final Strike/Bold of the Rules  
Final Draft of the Rules  
JCAR Package Tab (PDF):  
Affidavit  
Transcript  
Written Comments  
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