TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Report of Findings
Pursuant to §§ 2.2-4007.1 and 2.2-4017 of the Code of Virginia, the Department of General Services (DGS) conducted a periodic review and a small business impact review of 1VAC30-45, Certification for Noncommercial Environmental Laboratories, and determined that this regulation should be retained as is. The department is publishing its report of findings dated June 1, 2026, to support this decision.
The regulation is necessary pursuant to § 2.2-1105 of the Code of Virginia, which directs the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services to establish a program to certify environmental laboratories that perform tests, analyses, measurements, or monitoring required pursuant to the Commonwealth's air, waste, and water laws and regulations. The regulation is written clearly and is easily understandable, and outlines the required standards and the process by which owners of noncommercial environmental laboratories may obtain certification for their laboratories. After receiving no comments during the public comment period, DGS is retaining this regulation as is. Since there are no changes to the regulation, DGS has determined that there is no economic impact of small businesses that has not previously been documented.
Contact Information: Kimberly Freiberger, Policy Planning Specialist III, Department of General Services, 1100 Bank Street, Suite 420, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 205-3861, or email kimberly.freiberger@dgs.virginia.gov.
Report of Findings
Pursuant to §§ 2.2-4007.1 and 2.2-4017 of the Code of Virginia, the Department of General Services (DGS) conducted a periodic review and a small business impact review of 1VAC30-46, Accreditation for Commercial Environmental Laboratories, and determined that this regulation should be retained as is. The department is publishing its report of findings dated June 1, 2026, to support this decision.
The regulation is necessary pursuant to § 2.2-1105 of the Code of Virginia, which directs the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services to establish a program to certify environmental laboratories that perform tests, analyses, measurements, or monitoring required pursuant to the Commonwealth's air, waste, and water laws and regulations. The regulation is written clearly and is easily understandable, and outlines the required standards and the process by which owners of commercial environmental laboratories may obtain certification for their laboratories. After receiving no comments during the public comment period, DGS is retaining the regulation as is. Since there are no changes to the current regulation, DGS has determined that there is no economic impact of small businesses that has not previously been documented.
Contact Information: Kimberly Freiberger, Policy Planning Specialist III, Department of General Services, 1100 Bank Street, Suite 420, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 205-3861, or email kimberly.freiberger@dgs.virginia.gov.
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TITLE 22. SOCIAL SERVICES
STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Report of Findings
Pursuant to §§ 2.2-4007.1 and 2.2-4017 of the Code of Virginia, the State Board of Social Services conducted a periodic review and a small business impact review of 22VAC40-160, Fee Requirements for Processing Applications, and determined that this regulation should be amended. The department is publishing its report of findings dated April 6, 2026, to support this decision.
The regulation is necessary for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the children and adults served by assisted living facilities, adult day centers, and child welfare agencies. It provides information on the fees and method of payment options available to licensed Department of Social Services programs to submit payments for licensure fees. The regulation is clearly written and easily understandable. The agency recommends amending the regulation to increase the fees for licenses as the annual fees have remained unchanged since 1991.
This regulation is necessary to provide information regarding licensure fees. No comments were received regarding the regulation. The regulation is concise and understandable. The regulation does not overlap or duplicate any other federal or state law or regulation. Past regulatory actions were completed in 2017 to make technical changes, in 2021 to remove child day programs that transferred to the State Board of Education, and in 2022 to update the licensing fee payment options to include an online payment system. The regulation now needs to be amended to increase the fees assessed to licensed programs. The amendments may have a minimal economic impact on small businesses that operate licensed programs.
Contact Information: Samantha Fogt, Licensing Consultant, Department of Social Services, 5600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060, telephone (804) 845-0308, fax (804) 726-7132, or email samantha.fogt@dss.virginia.gov.