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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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.
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Title of Document: Guidance for the Provision of Community Support Services.
Public Comment Deadline: October 23, 2024.
Effective Date: October 24, 2024.
Agency Contact: Charlotte Arbogast, Senior Policy Analyst and Regulatory Coordinator, 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 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Title of Document: Manual for Processing Requests Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Public Comment Deadline: October 23, 2024.
Effective Date: October 24, 2024.
Agency Contact: Natalie Driver Womack, Freedom of Information Officer, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 774-1224, or email natalie.womack@deq.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Titles of Documents: Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard, Advanced Studies, and Modified Standard Diplomas in Virginia Public Schools.
2024-2025 Unified Virginia Quality Birth to Five System Guidelines.
Public Comment Deadline: October 23, 2024.
Effective Date: October 24, 2024.
Agency Contact: Jim Chapman, Director of Board Relations, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 750-8750, or email jim.chapman@doe.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Titles of Documents: Chapter Four of the Durable Medical Equipment Manual.
Chapter Six of the Durable Medical Equipment Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: October 23, 2024.
Effective Date: October 24, 2024.
Agency Contact: Emily McClellan, Policy Division Director, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-4300, or email emily.mcclellan@dmas.virginia.gov.
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Title of Document: Application of the Erosion and Sediment Control Law for Localities Not Administering a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program and Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act to Agricultural Activities in Virginia.
Public Comment Deadline: October 23, 2024.
Effective Date: October 24, 2024.
Agency Contact: Rebeccah Rochet, Deputy Director, Water Permitting Division, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 801-2950, or email swmguidance@deq.virginia.gov.