Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Juvenile Justice intends to consider amending 6VAC35-180, Regulations Governing Mental Health Services Transition Plans for Incarcerated Juveniles. The purpose of the proposed action is to conduct a comprehensive review and amendment of this existing regulatory chapter to ensure that the regulation (i) establishes requirements that are feasible for applicable staff in juvenile correctional centers, court service units, and postdispositional programs operated by juvenile detention centers; (ii) is not broader in scope than intended by the governing statute; and (iii) includes provisions aimed at successfully transitioning youth with recognized mental health, substance abuse, or other treatment needs from these facilities to the community. The Regulation Governing Mental Health Service Transition Plans for Incarcerated Juveniles (6VAC35-180) establishes a process for ensuring the provision of post-release services for juveniles committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice or detained in a postdispositional program who have been identified as having a recognized mental health, substance abuse, or other therapeutic treatment need. The department has not amended this regulation since it took effect in 2008.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 16.1-293.1 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: March 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: Ken Davis, Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, Department of Juvenile Justice, 600 East Main Street, 20th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 807-0486, FAX (804) 371-6490, or email kenneth.davis@djj.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Health intends to consider amending 12VAC5-590, Waterworks Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the Waterworks Regulations (12VAC5-590) to comply with the amendments to § 32.1-169 of the Code of Virginia to adopt regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and chromium-6, 1,4-dioxane, and such other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as the board deems necessary. The board's intent is to review the occurrence and public health implications of PFOA, PFOS, chromium-6, and 1,4-dioxane in public drinking water in Virginia and to establish MCLs for each of the contaminants based on the results of the occurrence study completed in 2021.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-170 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: March 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: Tony Singh, Deputy Office Director, Office of Drinking Water, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, 6th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 310-3927, FAX (804) 864-7521, or email tony.singh@vdh.virginia.gov.