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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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.
VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS
Title of Document: Asbestos Initial Training Courses – Hybrid Delivery Procedures during COVID-19 Emergency.
Public Comment Deadline: March 31, 2021.
Effective Date: April 1, 2021.
Agency Contact: Trisha L. Henshaw, Executive Director, Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8595, or email alhi@dpor.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Titles of Documents: Guidelines for Processing Applications for Licensure.
Policy on Active Practice.
Requirements to Hold Licensure in Virginia to Practice Speech-Language Pathology.
Public Comment Deadline: March 31, 2021.
Effective Date: April 1, 2021.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 347-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: Emergency Guidelines Locally-Awarded Verified Credits.
Public Comment Deadline: March 31, 2021.
Effective Date: January 28, 2021.
Agency Contact: Leslie Sale, Director of Policy Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2092, or email leslie.sale@doe.virginia.gov.
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Title of Document: Guidelines for School Facilities In Virginia's Public Schools.
Public Comment Deadline: March 31, 2021.
Effective Date: April 1, 2021.
Agency Contact: A.K. (Vijay) Ramnarain, Director of Support Services, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2037, or email vijay.ramnarain@doe.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Titles of Documents: Designated Support Person Implementation.
Mandatory Reporting by Administrators of Home Care Organizations, Home Health Agencies, and Hospices.
Public Comment Deadline: March 31, 2021.
Effective Date: April 1, 2021.
Agency Contact: Rebekah E. Allen, Senior Policy Analyst, Virginia Department of Health, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 401, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-2102, or email regulatorycomment@vdh.virginia.gov.
SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD
Title of Document: VOSH Procedures to comply with OSHA Enforcement Exemptions and Limitations under the Federal Appropriations Act, OSHA Instruction CPL 02-00-051 (formerly CPL 2-0.51J); Appendix "A" Revision.
Public Comment Deadline: March 31, 2021.
Effective Date: April 1, 2021.
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.
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Titles of Documents: Storage Tank Program Technical Manual, Volume 3: Responsible Persons. January 2021 Edition. LPR-SRR-2020-03.
Storage Tank Program Technical Manual, Volume 6: Managing Petroleum Contaminated Media. December 2020 Edition. LPR-SSR-2020-04.
Public Comment Deadline: March 31, 2021.
Effective Date: April 1, 2021.
Agency Contact: James Barnett, State Lead Program Manager, Office of Spill Response and Remediation, Department of Environmental Quality, Central Office, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4289, or email james.barnett@deq.virginia.gov.