PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY
Pursuant to § 2.2-4002.1 of the Code of Virginia, a certified guidance document is subject to a 30-day public comment period after publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations and prior to the guidance document's effective date. During the public comment period, comments may be made through the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or sent to the agency contact. Under subsection C of § 2.2-4002.1, the effective date of the guidance document may be delayed for an additional period. The guidance document may also be withdrawn.
The following guidance documents have been submitted for publication by the listed agencies for a public comment period. Online users of this issue of the Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a guidance document to access it. Guidance documents are also available on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or from the agency contact or may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Titles of Documents:
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Services.
State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) for Virginia for 2017-2019 with Proposed Technical Amendments to Extend through FY2020.
Virginia State Plan for Aging (October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2023).
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: October 1, 2019.
Agency Contact: Charlotte Arbogast, Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, 8004 Franklin Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229, telephone (804) 662-7093, or email charlotte.arbogast@dars.virginia.gov.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL AUTHORITY
Titles of Documents:
Manufacturing on Brewery Premises.
Wine and Beer Wholesalers Circular Letter regarding Tastings.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: LaTonya D. Hucks-Watkins, Legal Liaison, Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, 2901 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 213-4698, or email latonya.hucks-watkins@abc.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Title of Document: Guidance for Telepractice.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS
Title of Document: Board for Contractors Policies and Interpretations.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Mary Broz-Vaughan, Deputy Director for Licensing and Regulation, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8537, or email mary.broz-vaughan@dpor.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: Guidelines for Considering and Approving Requests for Year-Round Instructional Program Waivers Pursuant to § 22.1-79.1.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Zachary Robbins, Director of Policy, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2092, or email zachary.robbins@doe.virginia.gov.
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Title of Document: Guidelines for Providing Loan Interest Rate Subsidy Grant Payments for the Virginia Public School Authority Pooled Bond Program.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Kent Dickey, Deputy Superintendent for Budget, Finance and Operations, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2025, or email kent.dickey@doe.virginia.gov.
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Title of Document: STEM Competition Team Grant Initiative: A State-funded Initiative for Elementary and Middle Schools.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Emily V. Webb, Director for Board Relations, Department of Education, James Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2924, or email emily.webb@doe.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Title of Document: House Bill 1663 Certified Food Protection Manager Exemption Implementation Procedures.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Julie Henderson, Director of Food and General Environmental Services, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23235, telephone (804) 864-7455, or email julie.henderson@vdh.virginia.gov.
OFFICE OF THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Title of Document: Investigative Authority of the Office of the State Inspector General.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Mark Courtney, Regulatory Coordinator, Office of the State Inspector General, P.O. Box 1151, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 625-3255, or email mark.courtney@osig.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Titles of Documents:
Authorization of Personal Assistance Services in the Developmental Disability Waiver.
DMAS Recognition of Certified Substance Abuse Counselor Supervisees.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Emily McClellan, Regulatory Supervisor, Policy and Research Division, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-6043, or email emily.mcclellan@dmas.virginia.gov.
SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD
Title of Document: State and Local Government Penalties.
Public Comment Deadline: September 18, 2019.
Effective Date: September 19, 2019.
Agency Contact: Holly Trice, Attorney, Department of Labor and Industry, Main Street Centre, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-2641, or email holly.trice@doli.virginia.gov.