Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Charitable Gaming Board intends to consider promulgating the following regulation: 11VAC15-40, Charitable Gaming Regulations, and repealing 11VAC15-22, Charitable Gaming Rules and Regulations, and 11VAC15-31, Supplier Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to consolidate chapters 11VAC15-22 and 11VAC15-31 into a new chapter, 11VAC15-40, Charitable Gaming Regulations, that will consist of three sections pertaining to (i) charitable gaming organizations and the conduct of charitable gaming, (ii) charitable gaming suppliers, and (iii) electronic games of chance systems.

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

Statutory Authority: § 18.2-340.15 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: December 8, 2010.

Agency Contact: Andres Alvarez, Director, Division of Consumer Protection, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 225-3821, FAX (804) 371-7479, TTY (800) 828-1120, or email andres.alvarez@vdacs.virginia.gov.