DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Proposed Enforcement Action for HCE Roark Mill Solar LLC and HCE Red House Solar LLC

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing enforcement actions for HCE Roark Mill Solar LLC and HCE Red House Solar LLC for violations of State Water Control Law and regulations in Pittsylvania and Charlotte Counties, Virginia. The proposed orders are available from the DEQ contact or at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits/public-notices/enforcement-actions. The DEQ contact will accept written comments from November 4, 2024, to December 6, 2024.

Contact Information: Kristen Sadtler, Enforcement Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, or email kristen.sadtler@deq.virginia.gov.

Proposed Enforcement Action for Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing an enforcement action for Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority for violations of the State Water Control Law and regulations in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia. The proposed order is available from the DEQ contact listed or at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits/public-notices/enforcement-actions. The DEQ contact will accept comments by email or postal mail from November 4, 2024, through December 4, 2024.

Contact Information: Francesca Wright, Senior Enforcement Specialist, Department of Environmental Quality, Valley Regional Office, P.O. Box 3000, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, telephone (804) 543-7707, or email francesca.wright@deq.virginia.gov.

Wythe BESS LLC Notice of Intent for a Small Renewable Energy Project (Energy Storage)

Wythe BESS LLC has provided the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) a revised notice of intent to submit the necessary documents for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (energy storage) in Wythe County, Virginia, pursuant to 9VAC15-100. The project name is Wythe BESS, the owner is Wythe BESS LLC, and the project developer is RWE Clean Energy. The DEQ project number is RE0000316.

The location of the project is 0 Payne Town Road, Max Meadows, VA 24360, east of Interstate 77, with a centroid of Latitude 36.874298 and Longitude -80.8231601. The project will have a maximum rated power capacity of 52.2 megawatts on approximately 17 acres. As proposed, the project will include the utilization of approximately 64 battery energy storage system units.

Contact Information: Amber Foster, Renewable Energy Permit by Rule Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 774-8474, or email amber.foster@deq.virginia.gov.

BOARD OF PHARMACY

Notice of Public Hearing to Place Chemicals in Schedule I of the Drug Control Act

Pursuant to subsection D of § 54.1-3443 of the Code of Virginia, the Board of Pharmacy is giving notice of a public hearing to consider placement of chemical substances in Schedule I of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq. of the Code of Virginia). The public hearing will be conducted at 9:05 a.m. on December 17, 2024 at Perimeter Center, Board Room Four, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 201, Henrico, VA 23233. Instructions will be included in the agenda for the board meeting, also on December 17, 2024. Public comment may also be submitted electronically or in writing prior to December 17, 2024, to the contact listed.

Pursuant to § 54.1-3443 D, the Virginia Department of Forensic Science has identified eight compounds for recommended inclusion in the Code of Virginia.

The following compounds are classified as synthetic opioids. Compounds of this type have been placed in Schedule I (subdivision 1 of § 54.1-3446 of the Code of Virginia) in previous legislative sessions.

2-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-5-nitro-1-(2-pyrrolidin-1-ylethyl)benzimidazole (other names: metonitazepyne, N-pyrrolidino metonitazene), its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation.

2-[2-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)methyl]-5-nitrobenzimidazol-1-yl]-N-ethylethanamine (other name: N-desethyl etonitazene), its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation.

N-(2-methylphenyl)-N-[1-(2-phenethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide (other name: ortho-methylfentanyl), its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation.

Based on their chemical structures, the following compounds are expected to have hallucinogenic properties. Compounds of this type have been placed in Schedule I (subdivision 3 of § 54.1-3446) in previous legislative sessions.

[3-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1H-indol-4-yl] acetate (other names: 4-acetoxy-N,N-diethyltryptamine; 4-acetoxy DET; 4-AcO-DET; ethacetin), its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

3-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1H-indol-4-ol (other names: 4-hydroxy-N,N-diethyltryptamine; 4-hydroxy DET; ethocin), its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

3-methylmethcathinone (other names: 3-MMC; metaphedrone; 2-(methylamino)-1-(3-methylphenyl)propan-1-one), its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

The following compounds are classified as cannabimimetic agents. Compounds of this type have been placed in Schedule I (subdivision 6 of § 54.1-3446) in previous legislative sessions.

N-(1-amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (other name: ADB-INACA), its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

N-cyclohexyl-2-(1-pentylindol-3-yl)acetamide (other names: cyclohexyl-PIATA, CH-PIACA, CH-PIATA), its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation.

Contact Information: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4456, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND BUDGET

Public Comment Opportunity for Commercial Activities List

Pursuant to § 2.2-1501.1 of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) published the 2023 Commercial Activities List (CAL) on October 31, 2023. The CAL is available at https://dpb.virginia.gov/forms/20231031-1/VirginiaCommercial ActivitiesList.pdf.

DPB is seeking written comments on the CAL and invites recommendations from the public regarding activities being performed by state agencies that might be better performed by the private sector. The public comment period opens November 4, 2024, and closes December 9, 2024. Please include CAL in the subject of the email.

Contact Information: Cari Corr, Commercial Activities List, Virginia Department of Planning and Budget, 1111 East Broad Street, Fifth Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-4549, or email cari.corr@dpb.virginia.gov.