Title of Regulation: 18VAC160-20. Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals Regulations (amending 18VAC160-20-10, 18VAC160-20-97).

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia.

Fast-Track Publication Date: 29:3 VA.R. 613-620 October 8, 2012.

The proposed language changes the definitions of "direct supervisor" and "direct supervision," allowing licensees to supervise the work of unlicensed individuals who are not seeking licensure. Also, the requirements for applicants for an individual onsite sewage system installer license have been modified to reflect current industry procedures consistent with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The experience requirement for the individual onsite sewage system installer license has also been changed to allow an individual's installation experience to fulfill the requirement for licensure as long as the applicant's firm is properly licensed as a Virginia contractor with the specialty of Sewage Disposal Systems (SDS) at the time which he applies for the installer license.

More than 10 persons objected to the fast-track rulemaking process during the public comment period, which ended November 7, 2012. Consequently, in accordance with § 2.2-4012.1 of the Code of Virginia, the agency is terminating the fast-track rulemaking process and proceeding with the normal promulgation process with the initial publication of the fast-track regulation serving as the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action.

Agency Contact: Trisha Henshaw, Executive Director, Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8595, FAX (866) 350-5354, or email waterwasteoper@dpor.virginia.gov.