Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services intends to consider amending 22VAC30-50, Policies and Procedures for Administering Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the existing regulations to (i) clarify that requests for proposals shall be issued at the discretion of the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board and shall depend upon the availability of funds; (ii) emphasize that grants provided by the fund are not to be used for long-term funding of research or community based rehabilitative programs; (iii) require that applicants for grants under this fund provide a plan for sustaining the proposed project following the termination of the grant award; and (iv) make technical corrections, update statutory references, and make other necessary changes.

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: §§ 51.5-131 and 51.5-181 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: April 23, 2014.

Agency Contact: Vanessa S. Rakestraw, Ph.D., CRC, Policy Analyst, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, 8004 Franklin Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229, telephone (804) 662-7612, FAX (804) 662-7663, TTY (800) 464-9950, or email vanessa.rakestraw@dars.virginia.gov.