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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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.
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Title of Document: Inactive Status Procedure for Approval, Denial, Appeal.
Public Comment Deadline: February 25, 2026.
Effective Date: July 1, 2026.
Agency Contact: Alessandra Gabriel, Information and Policy Advisor, Board of Accountancy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 402, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-0728, or email alessandra.gabriel@boa.virginia.gov.
BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS
AUCTIONEERS BOARD
BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY
BOARD FOR BRANCH PILOTS
CEMETERY BOARD
COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD
BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS
FAIR HOUSING BOARD
BOARD FOR HEARING AID SPECIALISTS AND OPTICIANS
DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION
REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD
REAL ESTATE BOARD
BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS
BOARD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OPERATORS
BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS
Titles of Documents: Agency Website.
Equal Employment Opportunity.
Posting Information in Public Access Areas.
Release of Information.
Public Comment Deadline: February 25, 2026.
Effective Date: February 26, 2026.
Agency Contact: Joe Haughwout, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8566, or email joseph.haughwout@dpor.virginia.gov.
BOARD FOR BRANCH PILOTS
Title of Document: Branch Pilot Renewal Requirements.
Public Comment Deadline: February 25, 2026.
Effective Date: February 26, 2026.
Agency Contact: Joe Haughwout, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8566, or email joseph.haughwout@dpor.virginia.gov.
BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS
Titles of Documents: Contractors Criminal History Review Matrix.
Interpretations and Policies.
Public Comment Deadline: February 25, 2026.
Effective Date: February 26, 2026.
Agency Contact: Joe Haughwout, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8566, or email joseph.haughwout@dpor.virginia.gov.
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Titles of Documents: Clarification on Common Plan of Development or Sale.
Sequencing for Perimeter Erosion and Sediment Controls.
Public Comment Deadline: February 25, 2026.
Effective Date: February 26, 2026.
Agency Contact: April Rhodes, Stormwater Program Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (571) 866-6091, or email swmguidance@deq.virginia.gov.