Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services intends to consider promulgating 2VAC5-115, Regulations for Determining Whether a Private Animal Shelter Meets the Purpose of Finding Permanent Adoptive Homes for Animals. The purpose of the proposed action is to promulgate a regulation in accordance with Chapter 319 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly, which requires the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt a regulation for use in determining whether a private animal shelter meets the purpose of finding permanent adoptive homes for animals.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 3.2-109 of the Code of Virginia; Chapter 319 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly.

Public Comment Deadline: November 16, 2016.

Agency Contact: Dr. Carolynn Bissett, Interim Program Manager, Animal Care and Emergency Response, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 102 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 692-4001, FAX (804) 371-2380, or email carolynn.bissett@vdacs.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Juvenile Justice intends to consider amending 6VAC35-101, Regulation Governing Juvenile Secure Detention Centers. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the regulation to reflect changes in practices and procedures in secure juvenile detention centers; update the definitions section and terms used for clarity and consistency with other regulations; remove references to obsolete regulations; and incorporate appropriate cross references to statutes, regulations, and guidance documents.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 16.1-322.7 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 16, 2016.

Agency Contact: Kristen Peterson, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Juvenile Justice, 600 East Main Street, 20th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 588-3902, FAX (804) 371-6497, or email kristen.peterson@djj.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Health intends to consider amending 12VAC5-520, Regulations Governing the State Dental Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. The purpose of the proposed action is to comprehensively review and revise the regulation, which has not been done in over a decade. This regulatory action is also necessary to amend the regulation to conform to similar regulatory chapters. There are several scholarship and loan repayment programs administered by the Virginia Department of Health, and this regulation as currently written does not resemble those other programs. The proposed amendments are intended to make the regulatory chapter consistent with similar programs.

This Notice of Intended Regulatory Action serves as the report of the findings of the regulatory review pursuant to § 2.2-4007.1 of the Code of Virginia.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.9 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 16, 2016.

Agency Contact: Susan Puglisi, Policy Analyst, Department of Health, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-7175, FAX (804) 864-7647, or email susan.puglisi@vdh.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors intends to consider amending 18VAC15-20, Virginia Asbestos Licensing Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the regulations to (i) clarify how asbestos analytical laboratories and their branch or firm locations are licensed; (ii) simplify the requirements for entities that change their organizational status; and (iii) clarify requirements for final clearance reporting by project monitors. The board may make other changes it identifies as necessary during the regulatory review process.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 16, 2016.

Agency Contact: Trisha Henshaw, Executive Director, Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8595, FAX (866) 350-5354, or email alhi@dpor.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Nursing intends to consider amending 18VAC90-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing. The purpose of the proposed action is to require all prelicensure registered nursing education programs in Virginia to have accreditation or candidacy status with a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education by the year 2020.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3005 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 16, 2016.

Agency Contact: Jay P. Douglas, R.N., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4515, FAX (804) 527-4455, or email jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Veterinary Medicine intends to consider amending 18VAC150-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine. In accordance with provisions of Chapter 306 of the 2016 Acts of the Assembly, the purpose of the proposed action is to promulgate regulations for a faculty license and an intern or resident license for persons providing clinical care to animals at the veterinary college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3804 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 16, 2016.

Agency Contact: Leslie L. Knachel, Executive Director, Board of Veterinary Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4468, FAX (804) 527-4471, or email leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov.