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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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, General Assembly Building, 201 North Ninth Street, Fourth Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: 2024-2025 Board of Education Approved Industry Certifications, Occupational Competency Assessments, and Professional Licenses.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Jim Chapman, Director of Board Relations, Department of Education, James Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 750-8750, or email jim.chapman@doe.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Titles of Documents: Virginia Conrad 30 Waiver Program 2023-2025 Guidelines.
Virginia State Loan Repayment Program 2022-2025 Eligibility Guidelines.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Olivette Burroughs, Statewide Health Workforce Manager, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-7431, or email olivette.buroughs@vdh.virginia.gov.
VIRGINIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AGENCY
Title of Document: Enterprise Architecture Standard.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Joshua Heslinga, Policy Planning Manager III, Virginia Information Technologies Agency, 7325 Beaufont Springs Drive, Richmond, VA 23225, telephone (804) 551-2902, or email joshua.heslinga@vita.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF PHARMACY
Title of Document: Use of Automated Dispensing Devices in Certain Facilities.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Title of Document: Fish Kill Investigation Guidance Third Edition.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Tony Cario, Department of Environmental Quality, 111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 814-7774, or email anthony.cario@deq.virginia.gov.
The following guidance documents have been submitted for deletion and the listed agencies have opened up a 30-day public comment period. The listed agencies had previously identified these documents as certified guidance documents, pursuant to § 2.2-4002.1 of the Code of Virginia. Online users of this issue of the Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a guidance document to view the deleted document and comment. This information is also available on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or from the agency contact.
DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED
Titles of Documents: PPD 22-01 Chapter 7.7 Transition Services.
PPD 22-03 Vocal Rehabilitation Policy Updates.
PPD DS-22-05 Low Vision Manual Policy.
PPD DS 22-06 Change of Tutor Rates.
PPD DS 22-07 Low Vision Manual Update and Revised Forms.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Susan K. Davis, Senior Policy Analyst, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, 397 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227, telephone (804) 371-3184, or email susan.davis@dbvi.virginia.gov.
VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION
Titles of Documents: Employer as Claimant Interoffice Communication.
Guide to Effective Unemployment Insurance Adjudication.
Precedent Decision Manual.
Precedent Decision Manual Supplement.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Ashley Ervin, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Virginia Employment Commission, 6606 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, telephone (804) 774-2713, or email ashley.ervin@vec.virginia.gov.
COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Titles of Documents: Agreements Defining Annexation Rights.
Annulment of Town Charter.
Boundary Adjustments by Agreement.
Consolidation of Two or More Units of Local Government.
Municipal Annexation.
Reversion from City to Town Status.
Town Incorporation.
Voluntary Settlement Agreements.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: LeGrand Northcutt, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Housing and Community Development, Main Street Center, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 310-7151, or email legrand.northcutt@dhcd.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Titles of Documents: Class A Third Party Tester Driving School Curriculum Requirements.
Commercial Driver Training School Curriculum Requirements.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Nicholas Megibow, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Motor Vehicles, 2300 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 367-6701, or email nicholas.megibow@dmv.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF PHARMACY
Title of Document: Guidance on Emergency Medical Services Drug Kits.
Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.
Effective Date: July 18, 2024.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.