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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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
Title of Document: Public Pay ALF Assessment Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: November 13, 2019.
Effective Date: November 14, 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.
STATE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Titles of Documents:
Direct Support Professional (DSP) and DSP Supervisor DD Waiver Orientation and Competencies Protocol (August 30, 2019).
2019 Developmental Disabilities (DD) DSP and Supervisor Competencies Checklist for DBHDS Licensed Providers.
Public Comment Deadline: November 13, 2019.
Effective Date: January 1, 2020.
Agency Contact: Eric Williams, Director, Provider Development, DD Service Division, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, P.O. Box 1797, Richmond VA 23218-1797, telephone (804) 371-7428, or email eric.williams@dbhds.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Title of Document: Sanctioning Reference Points Instruction Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: November 13, 2019.
Effective Date: November 14, 2019.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: Guidelines for Providing Loan Interest Rate Subsidy Grant Payments for the Virginia Public School Authority Pooled Bond Program (Revised - September 2019).
Public Comment Deadline: November 13, 2019.
Effective Date: November 14, 2019.
Agency Contact: Kent Dickey, Deputy Superintendent for Budget, Finance and Operations, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2025, or email kent.dickey@doe.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Title of Document: Manual for Processing Requests Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (July 2019).
Public Comment Deadline: November 13, 2019.
Effective Date: November 14, 2019.
Agency Contact: Natalie Driver Womack, Freedom of Information Officer, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4085, or email natalie.womack@deq.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF NURSING
Titles of Documents:
Bylaws of the Advisory Board on Massage Therapy Virginia Board of Nursing.
Guidance on Massage Therapy Practice.
Public Comment Deadline: November 13, 2019.
Effective Date: November 14, 2019.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Title of Document: Odor Guidance for Solid Waste Management Facilities.
Public Comment Deadline: November 13, 2019.
Effective Date: November 14, 2019.
Agency Contact: Kathryn Perszyk, Solid Waste Permitting Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (703) 583-3856, or email kathryn.perszyk@deq.virginia.gov.