TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT
General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Pesticide Discharges
Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Water Control Board intends to consider promulgating the following regulations: 9VAC25-800, General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Pesticide Discharges. The purpose of the proposed action is to develop and issue a VPDES general permit for discharges from pesticides applied (i) directly to surface waters to control pests or (ii) to control pests that are present in or over, including near, surface waters. This general permit regulation is necessary to comply with court ordered requirements for the federal Environmental Protection Agency and states to issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits for both chemical pesticide applications that leave a residue or excess in water and all biological pesticide applications that are made in or over, including near, waters of the United States.
The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.1 of the Code of Virginia; § 402 of the federal Clean Water Act.
Public Comment Deadline: June 18, 2010.
Agency Contact: William K. Norris, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4022, FAX (804) 698-4347, or email william.norris@deq.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R10-2390; Filed April 19, 2010, 12:46 p.m.
TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Regulations of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Withdrawal of Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers has withdrawn the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action for 18VAC65-20, Regulations of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, published in 26:7 VA.R. 771 December 7, 2009, relating to establishing standards for refrigeration, transportation, and storage of human remains.
Chapter 823 of the 2010 Acts of Assembly includes standards for refrigeration, storage, and handling of human remains; therefore, this regulatory action is no longer necessary to have enforceable standards.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2803 of the Code of Virginia.
Agency Contact: Lisa Russell Hahn, Executive Director, Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4424, FAX (804) 527-4637, or email lisa.hahn@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R10-2118; Filed April 13, 2010, 4:19 p.m.