| Action Summary | The regulations comply with the legislative mandate (Chapter 321, 2008 Acts of Assembly) that agencies adopt model public participation guidelines issued by the Department of Planning and Budget by December 1, 2008. Public participation guidelines exist to promote public involvement in the development, amendment, or repeal of an agency's regulations. This regulatory action repeals the current public participation guidelines and promulgates new public participation guidelines as required by Chapter 321 of the 2008 Acts of Assembly. Highlights of the public participation guidelines include (i) providing for the appointment of negotiated rulemaking panels and regulatory advisory panels, (ii) providing for the establishment and maintenance of notification lists of interested persons, (iii) providing for notification via electronic means or postal carrier, and (iv) specifying the information to be sent to persons on the notification lists. | |||||||||||||||
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| Executive Branch Review | This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication. Exempt Citation: Chapter 321 of the 2008 Acts of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
| RIS Project | Yes [001639] | |||||||||||||||
| Associated Mandates |
Chapter: 321 (2008)
Chapter: 575 (2008)
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| New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. | |||||||||||||||
| Stage ID | Stage Type | Status |
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| 4840 | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/01/2009. |
| Name / Title: | Jill R. Hrynciw / Board Coordinator |
| Address: |
1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218 |
| Email Address: | jill.hrynciw@deq.virginia.gov |
| Phone: | (804)929-6559 FAX: ()- TDD: ()- |