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Good morning. My name is Brad Deacon and I am the hearing officer for the Michigan Department of

Agriculture and Rural Development. Today, I am conducting the public hearing on the proposed changes

to rules 205, two, 14 and 2:15 within Regulation 623 titled Field seed certification.

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For the record, the date is August 18th, 2022 and the time is 9:00 AM.

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We are conducting this hearing both in person here in the Theodore Brown conference room in

Constitution Hall, 525 W Allegan St, Lansing, MI, and virtually using Microsoft Teams to allow for greater

participation by interested parties across the state without having to drive to the Lansing area.

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President present today from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are

Michael Phillip, director, pesticide and Plant Pest Management division, Jamie Guardiola.

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And Joshua cynic.

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On behalf of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and its director, Gary

McDowell, welcome to today's public hearing. We very much appreciate your interest in attendance

today.

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This hearing is being conducted under authority provided to the director in the certification of Seed Act

at Section 286.72 of the Michigan compiled laws. The director is the legal seed certifying officer of the

state and May promulgate rules governing the certification of seed as to variety, type, strain or other

genetic character, and the labeling of certified seed and may adopt general seeds certification standards

in cooperation with certifying agencies.

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Notice of this public hearing was published in the Michigan Register on August 1st, 2022, in issue #13 of

2022.

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Legal notices were also published in the Grand Rapids Press and the Saint Joseph Harold Palladium on

July 19th, and the Economic Daily Press on July 20th.

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This hearing is being recorded using Microsoft Teams, and a transcript will be generated if needed.

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Copies of the proposed amendments to rules to 042, fourteen and 2:15 for Regulation, 623 fields seed

certification, as well as the regulatory impact statement and cost benefit analysis.

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Developed by the department are available from the department and have been posted on the website

for the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules. Written comments must be received by

the close of business tomorrow, Friday, August 19th, 2022 until 5:00 PM if anyone has written

comments, but it's not yet sent them, please raise your hand in the virtual room and I will provide an e-

mail address, fax number, or US mailing address.

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Asked that everyone in in attendance who wishes to speak in today's hearing a hearing to please raise

your hand in the virtual setting if you are able to do so, I will call on everyone who indicates a desire to

speak, including those who are attending by telephone only.

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Anyone present who wishes to have their attendance included in the record but who does not wish to

speak, please provide your name and city in the chat function. If you are unable to do that, I will ask that

for that information as well. At the conclusion of the hearing.

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But when I call on you to speak, please state your name. Spell your last name and indicate whom you

represent. If you represent an organization.

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By way of ground rules, let me stay state that our purpose today is to gather comments and concerns

from the public for the record, which will be considered during the administrative rulemaking process.

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In synopsis, the proposed changes to rules 204, two, 14, and 2:15 of Regulation 623 would align

Michigan standards with current national standards on distance requirements for production of certified

seed. At this point, I will call on Michael Phillip from the department's pesticide and Plant Pest

Management division for any additional comments.

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No additional comments, but thank you.

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We have one person in.

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In Constitution Hall with us. And so with that, I will ask if you have any public comments.

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Uh, my name is Christie G Last name is TIEDJE.

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Uh, I.

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Represent Michigan crap improvements. The seat certification agency and from a.

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Without.

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From a functional standpoint to we support these changes they have been.

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Supported by our Board of Directors as an association, they are.

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In alignment with some of the other industry, there's a most recent another state that has developed

similar standard changes. Wisconsin crop improvement. They have just within the last year made.

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An amendment to allowing them to 20 other crop in similar situation.

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Umm.

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But but we we think that this is going to benefit to the the.

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This the seed industry by allowing.

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Easier and and more.

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More readily available boat seat in particular to the market, without really compromising any any any.

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Any effects to to either the the seed that the grain industry?

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Or.

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Farmers in general.

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Thank you.

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Looking at the chatters and do we have? We have no other members of the public.

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If there are no other members of the public who would like to speak, we will take a recess. The time is

906.

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And we will work reconvene at 9:35.

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At this point, at 9:35, we will reconvene to take any additional public comment.

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The time is 935. We've asked if and there are still no one else on online.

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If anyone for the record, I have not received any additional slips or notices of people wishing to speak or

who have spoken or wish to make additional comments that we remind everyone that written

comments will be accepted until 5:00 PM tomorrow, Friday, August 19th.

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2022 If anyone needs information on how to provide that to department, please say so, let me know or

see me after the hearing.

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Thank you all to all who attended today's public comment. Hearing your interest in this matter is

certainly appreciated. This hearing is closed at 9:36.

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