PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE. The purpose of this public notice is to announce the release of version 1 of the Guidelines for Wetland Compensatory Mitigation in Wisconsin. Additionally, the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch (Corps) is soliciting comments on the content of version 1 of the guidelines for a period of one year from the date of this notice. Comments provided during this time frame will evaluated during development of version 2 of the guidelines, which may be published as early as fall 2014.