STATE OF MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
LANSING
GRETCHEN WHITMER
GOVERNOR
MARLON I. BROWN, DPA
DIRECTOR
March 3, 2026
Sent Via Email
Dale Shaw
Regulatory Affairs Officer
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Ms. Dale Shaw:
On October 1, 2025, the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
submitted a Request to Withdraw with Permission the rule set entitled “Sewerage Systems”
(2024-52 EQ). The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) granted EGLE’S request
on October 1, 2025.
Pursuant to section 45c(3) of the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
24.245c, MOAHR reviewed the rules as changed and has determined that the regulatory impact
or the impact on small businesses of the rules as changed would not be more burdensome than
the regulatory impact or the impact on small businesses of the rule as originally proposed.
Therefore, a second public hearing is not required.
The changes to the “Sewerage Systems” rule set include clarifying the definitions of “combined
sewer system” and “retention treatment basin”; adding references to “collection system,”
“treatment,” “treatment works,” and “treatment facility” throughout the rules; adding “retain and”
to the description of class RTB; changing “shall” to “must”; adding a subrule to align the
proposed collection system certification requirements with existing wastewater treatment plant
certification requirements; correcting a web address; changing “this” to “the”; and changing
“rules” to “rule.” These changes result in no impact on the burden placed on regulated
individuals or entities.
There are also changes that reduce licensing requirements for operator certification by
removing college education requirements, removing a requirement for active participation in not
less than 4 discharge events, removing an examination requirement, and increasing a timeline
for department notification from 90 days to 2 years. MOAHR has determined that the regulatory
impact and the impact on small businesses would not be more burdensome as a result of all of
these changes, as the changes reduce the regulatory impact on regulated individuals and
entities by making licensure less burdensome to obtain.
Please contact our office with any questions regarding this determination.
Sincerely,
MICHIGAN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND RULES
611 W. OTTAWA • P.O. BOX 30695 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-8195
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