7/1/2010 11:48 am
Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations 		VA.R. Document Number: R____-______
Virginia Register Publication Information

Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: State Board of Health
Regulatory Coordinator: Douglas R. Harris

(804)864-7001

doug.harris@vdh.virginia.gov
Agency Contact: Leslie Foldesi, MS, CHP

Director, Division of Radiological Health

(804)864-8151

les.foldesi@vdh.virginia.gov
Contact Address: Department of Health

109 Governor St.

Richmond, VA 23219
Chapter Affected:
12 vac 5 - 490: Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations: Fee Schedule
Statutory Authority: State: 32.1-229.1

Federal:
Date Petition Received 08/17/2009
Petitioner Harvey V. Lankford, MD
 Petitioner's Request
That the recently-adopted radiological materials fee schedules be re-examined and revised so as not to exceed comparable federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fees, that they be consistent with what the petitioner believes the Board represented in regulatory promulgation documents (culminating in the March 2009 final regulations) to the effect that licensees' fees would be "significantly reduced in most cases" and would therefore be less than those imposed by the NRC.
 Agency Plan
The agency will review all comments received in response to publication of this petition and will look closely at the possibility of revising the fee schedules affecting radiological materials licensees.
Publication Date 09/14/2009  (comment period will also begin on this date)
Comment End Date 10/05/2009
 Agency Decision
Initiate a regulatory change
Agency Response Date 02/01/2010
 Agency Decision Text
The agency has decided to grant the petitioner's request in order to ensure that the fees involved are appropriately structured to ensure the equitable treatment of small businesses.