Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers intends to consider amending the following regulations: 18VAC65-20, Regulations of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, and 18VAC65-40, Regulations for the Funeral Service Internship Program. The purpose of the proposed action is to consider an increase in fees charged to regulants to meet its statutory responsibility to have sufficient revenue to offset expenses.

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

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

Public Comment Deadline: September 15, 2010.

Agency Contact: Lisa Russell Hahn, Executive Director, Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4424, FAX (804) 527-4637, or email lisa.hahn@dhp.virginia.gov.