Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department of General Services intends to consider adopting 1VAC30-105, Regulations Banning Concealed Firearms in Offices Owned or Occupied by Executive Branch Agencies. The purpose of this proposed action is to implement Executive Order 50 (McAuliffe 2015), which bans firearms in executive branch agency offices. The proposed regulation will prohibit concealed firearms in offices and workplace facilities under the ownership, lease, or control of an executive branch agency and includes a requirement for posting signs to this effect.

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

Statutory Authority: § 2.2-1102 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: January 27, 2016.

Agency Contact: Rhonda Bishton, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of General Services, 1100 Bank Street, Suite 420, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-3311, FAX (804) 371-8305, or email rhonda.bishton@dgs.virginia.gov.