TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT

VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Virginia Waste Management Board intends to consider amending 9VAC20-81, Solid Waste Management Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the current open burning allowances to provide conditions allowing the offsite open burning of vegetative waste when it is impractical or unsafe to destroy such waste at the site of generation or at a permitted solid waste landfill and add definitions for "impractical or unsafe" and other terms to accommodate the new regulatory conditions. These amendments are required pursuant to Chapter 235 of the 2024 Acts of Assembly.

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

Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1402 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 6941 et seq.; 40 CFR Part 258.

Public Comment Deadline: November 20, 2024.

Agency Contact: Rebecca Rathe, Regulatory Analyst, Department of Environmental Quality, 4411 Early Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, telephone (540) 830-7241, or email rebecca.rathe@deq.virginia.gov.