TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 4VAC20-1260. Pertaining to River Herring.
Statutory Authority: § 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Robert Allen, Coastal Conservation Association Virginia.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner's request is as follows: "This petition requests rulemaking by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) for a managed recreational Hickory Shad fishery in Chesapeake Bay waters and coastal rivers and their tributaries within Virginia with a daily creel limit informed by and adjusted based on best available data. The requested regulation would be part of existing VMRC fisheries management for Alosine species and is needed to conserve the Hickory Shad stock by replacing unrestricted recreational harvesting with a controlled fishery. Unrestricted take exposes this species to overharvesting and diminishes the contribution of Virginia coastal river spawners to species abundance.
Petition objectives are to conserve the Hickory Shad species in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay waters and tributaries, sustain its contribution to species abundance of the East Coast stock, maintain a quality recreational fishery, and support shad and herring restoration plans.
The proposed fishery management action is for nonindigenous recreational fishing only. It would not alter commercial fishing regulations or the fishing rights of Native Americans who habitually reside on an Indian reservation or are members of a Virginia-recognized tribe who reside in the Commonwealth."
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on August 26, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens August 26, 2024, and closes September 16, 2024. Following receipt of comments on the petition, the commission will consider whether to grant or deny the petition for rulemaking.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2024.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Farmer, Regulatory Coordinator, Marine Resources Commission, 380 Fenwick Road, Building 96, Fort Monroe, VA 23651, telephone (757) 247-2248, or email jennifer.farmer@mrc.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR25-02; Filed July 29, 2024, 9:54 a.m.
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TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF NURSING
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC90-27. Regulations for Nursing Education Programs.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3005 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Marcella Williams.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Nursing amend 18VAC90-27-90 and 18VAC90-27-100 to require training in self-care. The petitioner requests that 18VAC90-27-90 be amended to add: "Personal and professional self-care behaviors that promote well-being, resiliency, and emotional intelligence." The petitioner requests that 18VAC90-27-100 be amended to add: "No more than 10 clinical hours within a nursing program may be used as structured self-care activities. Self-care activities will be planned in cooperation with the agency involved and designed to meet clinical course objectives available to the students, the agency, and the board."
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: At its July 23, 2024, meeting, the Board of Nursing voted to take no action on the petition. The board does not currently associate hours of clinical education with specific topics and did not elect to do so at this time. Additionally, the board could not identify a way in which training in self-care could align with current academic courses.
Agency Contact: Jay P. Douglas, R.N., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4520, or email jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR25-01; Filed February 12, 2024, 9:58 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNSELING
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Brandy Rucker.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-20-52 to:
1. Reduce the total required residence hours from 3,400 to 3,000;
2. Reduce residency client contact hours from 2,000 to 1,500; and
3. Change supervision requirements from a minimum of 200 hours to a requirement for weekly supervision with no minimum.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on August 2, 2024, the Board of Counseling voted to take no action on the petition. The requested changes would impact other regulations not indicated in the petition for rulemaking. The board will, however, review the requests made at a future Regulatory Committee meeting to determine whether changes to the total required residency hours should be made via regulatory action.
Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Counseling, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4406, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR25-03; Filed March 11, 2024, 1:10 p.m.