TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT
STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 9VAC5. None specified.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Robert Hodson.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: On September 30, 2024, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) received Robert Hodson's petition to initiate a new regulation governing ocean-class passenger cruise ships. Specifically, this petition requests that DEQ and the Commonwealth develop a regulation for cruise ships in Virginia waters as follows: (i) mandate the use of low-sulfur fuel; (ii) ban the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (open-loop scrubbers); (iii) require the use of shore power; (iv) restrict the dumping of graywater, blackwater, and other environmentally detrimental waste products; and (v) require incident reporting and independent monitoring to ensure compliance.
A copy of the full petition is available from the agency contact.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: A 21-day public comment period is being announced in the Virginia Register of Regulations. Upon completion of the public comment period, the Air Pollution Control Board will consider the petition at a future meeting and decide whether to move forward with the rulemaking.
Public Comment Deadline: November 11, 2024.
Agency Contact: Karen G. Sabasteanski, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 659-1973, or email karen.sabasteanski@deq.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR25-10; Filed October 1, 2024, 3:43 p.m.
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 9VAC25. None specified.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 2.1-44.33 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Robert Hodson.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: On September 30, 2024, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) received Robert Hodson's petition to initiate a new regulation governing ocean-class passenger cruise ships. Specifically, this petition requests that DEQ and the Commonwealth develop a regulation for cruise ships in Virginia waters as follows: (i) mandate the use of low-sulfur fuel; (ii) ban the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (open-loop scrubbers); (iii) require the use of shore power; (iv) restrict the dumping of graywater, blackwater, and other environmentally detrimental waste products; and (v) require incident reporting and independent monitoring to ensure compliance.
A copy of the full petition is available from the agency contact.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: A 21-day public comment period is being announced in the Virginia Register of Regulations. Upon completion of the public comment period, the State Water Control Board will consider the petition at a future meeting and decide whether to move forward with the rulemaking.
Public Comment Deadline: November 11, 2024.
Agency Contact: William K. Norris, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 350-2743, or email william.norris@deq.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR25-11; Filed October 1, 2024, 3:44 p.m.
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TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC60-30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Dental Assistants.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: American Medical Technologists.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Dentistry amend 18VAC60-30-80 to recognize the Dental Assisting Radiography Exam given by American Medical Technologists as a qualifying pathway for certification to place or expose dental x-ray film.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on October 21, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall to receive public comment, which opens October 21, 2024, and closes November 20, 2024. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment. that meeting is currently scheduled for December 13, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: November 20, 2024.
Agency Contact: Jamie Sacksteder, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4581, or email jamie.sacksteder@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR25-07; Filed September 17, 2024, 1:09 p.m.
BOARD OF COUNSELING
Initial Agency Notice
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: Jenna Pagano.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-20-40 to exempt licensed marriage and family counselors from passing the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination or National Counselor Examination to apply for licensure as a professional counselor and accept passage of the National Marriage and Family Therapy Examination for those applicants.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on October 21, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall to receive public comment, which opens October 21, 2024, and closes November 20, 2024. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment. That meeting is currently scheduled for January 24, 2025. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: November 20, 2024.
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. PFR25-08; Filed September 24, 2024, 3:09 p.m.
Initial Agency Notice
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: Jenna Pagano.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-20-40 and 18VAC115-20-51 to create a pathway for licensed marriage and family therapists to obtain licensure as a professional counselor similar to the pathway provided for licensed professional counselors to obtain licensure as a marriage and family therapist.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on October 21, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall to receive public comment, which opens October 21, 2024, and closes November 20, 2024. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment. That meeting is currently scheduled for January 24, 2025. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: November 20, 2024.
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. PFR25-09; Filed September 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.