Notice of Public Comment Period

The Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise, pursuant to § 2.2-1403 of the Code of Virginia, is required to adopt regulations to implement certification programs for small, women- and minority-owned businesses. Such regulations are exempt from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-400 et seq.), pursuant to subdivision B 2 of § 2.2-4002, Code of Virginia.

As a courtesy to the Public however, the Department of Minority Business Enterprise is accepting public comments on the adoption of new regulations found in Chapter 7 of the Virginia Administrative Code, Agency 10, Number 21 et seq.  The purpose of this action is to revise the administrative regulations that govern the certification of eligible out-of-state business enterprises based on its principal place of business and to conform the definition of a Virginia-based Business therewith.  The draft regulations are available on the Commonwealth's Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.state.va.us  as well as on the Agency’s website at www.dmbe.virginia.gov.

Public comments may be submitted electronically or via first class mail until November 13, 2009 to:

Paula Gentius, Esq., Executive Policy Advisor

1111 East Main Street, Suite 300

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Paula.gentius@dmbe.virginia.gov