PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY
Pursuant to § 2.2-4002.1 of the Code of Virginia, a certified guidance document is subject to a 30-day public comment period after publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations and prior to the guidance document's effective date. During the public comment period, comments may be made through the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or sent to the agency contact. Under subsection C of § 2.2-4002.1, the effective date of the guidance document may be delayed for an additional period. The guidance document may also be withdrawn.
The following guidance documents have been submitted for publication by the listed agencies for a public comment period. Online users of this issue of the Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a guidance document to access it. Guidance documents are also available on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or from the agency contact or may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, 201 North Ninth Street, 4th Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
STATE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Title of Document: Additional Information on Chapters 229 and 230 of the 2023 Acts of Assembly.
Public Comment Deadline: November 8, 2023.
Effective Date: November 9, 2023.
Agency Contact: Ruth Anne Walker, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Jefferson Building, 1220 Bank Street, 4th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2252, or email ruthanne.walker@dbhds.virginia.gov.
BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS
AUCTIONEERS BOARD
BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY
BOARD FOR BRANCH PILOTS
CEMETERY BOARD
COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD
BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS
FAIR HOUSING BOARD
BOARD FOR HEARING AID SPECIALISTS AND OPTICIANS
BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION
DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION
REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD
REAL ESTATE BOARD
BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS
BOARD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OPERATORS
BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS
Title of Document: Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance.
Public Comment Deadline: November 8, 2023.
Effective Date: November 9, 2023.
Agency Contact: Joe Haughwout, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8566, or email joseph.haughwout@dpor.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Title of Document: Guidance for Telepractice.
Public Comment Deadline: November 8, 2023.
Effective Date: November 9, 2023.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Title of Document: Auxiliary Grant Manual - Selected Revisions for Chapters A, B, and K.
Public Comment Deadline: November 8, 2023.
Effective Date: November 9, 2023.
Agency Contact: Charlotte Arbogast, Senior Policy Analyst and Regulatory Coordinator, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, 8004 Franklin Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229, telephone (804) 662-7093, or email charlotte.arbogast@dars.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: Guidelines for Local Alternative Assessments: 2023 to 2024 and Beyond.
Public Comment Deadline: November 8, 2023.
Effective Date: November 9, 2023.
Agency Contact: Jim Chapman, Director of Board Relations, Department of Education, James Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2540, or email jim.chapman@doe.virginia.gov.