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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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.
BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY
Titles of Documents:
Definition of Clock Hours.
Non-Traditional or Online Instruction.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: September 17, 2020.
Agency Contact: Stephen Kirschner, Executive Director, Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8590, or email barbercosmo@dpor.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS
AND EMBALMERS
Title of Document: Funeral Inspection Report.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: September 17, 2020.
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.
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Titles of Documents:
Military Guide.
Virginia Motor Carrier Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: September 17, 2020.
Agency Contact: Melissa K. Velazquez, Legislative Manager, Department of Motor Vehicles, 2300 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 367-1844, or email melissa.velazquez@dmv.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
Title of Document: Guidance for Telepractice.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: September 17, 2020.
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.
SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD
Title of Document: Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Field Operations Manual, Version 3.4.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: September 17, 2020.
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.
VIRGINIA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
Title of Document: Guidance Document on the Design and Use of Devices to Lower the Reservoir Water Level.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: September 17, 2020.
Agency Contact: Christine Watlington, Policy and Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Conservation and Recreation, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-3319, or email christine.watlington@dcr.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Titles of Documents:
Frequently Asked Questions - Prescription Monitoring Program.
Guidance for Telehealth in the Practice of Veterinary Medicine.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: September 17, 2020.
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: Managing Leachate in Compliance with the Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations.
Public Comment Deadline: September 16, 2020.
Effective Date: October 1, 2020.
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.