Calendar of Events/Hearing Notices

CALENDAR

May 2017

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Harness Racing Commission

Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund

PUBLIC NOTICE

502 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund Regulations

The State of Delaware, Department of Agriculture’s Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (“the Fund”) hereby gives notice of its intention to adopt an amended regulation pursuant to the General Assembly’s delegation of authority to do so found at 29 Del.C. §4815(b)(4)b.2. and in compliance with Delaware’s Administrative Procedures Act at 29 Del.C. §10115. The proposed amended regulation under 13.7 addresses the national horse shortage and is consistent with the DHRC regulation concerning qualifying requirements.

The Fund solicits, and will consider, timely filed written comments from interested individuals and groups concerning these proposed amended regulations. The deadline for the filing of such written comments will be thirty days (30) after these proposed amended regulations are promulgated in the Delaware Register of Regulations. Any such submissions should be mailed or hand-delivered to Ms. Judy Davis-Wilson, Administrator, Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund Program whose address is State of Delaware, Department of Agriculture, 2320 South duPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 by June 1, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PUBLIC NOTICE

The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Townsend Building, Dover, Delaware.

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Division of Water

Ground Water Discharges Section

PUBLIC NOTICE

7102 Regulations Governing Underground Injection Control

The purpose of the proposed revisions is to bring the regulations into compliance with current federal requirements, as determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA issued the Revisions to the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Regulations for Class V Injection Wells, effective April 2000 and December 2011. With this, the State of Delaware Regulations Governing Underground Injection Control is to be amended. The revised State regulations will also expand the existing regulations to include additional requirements for multiple water management activities.

The hearing record on the proposed changes to State of Delaware Regulations Governing Underground Injection Control will be open May 1, 2017. Individuals may submit written comments regarding the proposed changes via e-mail to Lisa.Vest@state.de.us or via the USPS to Lisa Vest, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901 (302) 739-9042. A public hearing on the proposed amendment will be held on May 25, 2017 beginning at 6:00 PM in the DNREC Auditorium, located at the Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

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Division of Watershed Stewardship

7401 Surface Water Quality Standards

The DNREC-Watershed Assessment and Management Branch has revised the proposed amendments to Delaware Administrative Code 7401: Surface Water Quality Standards following a thorough review. The proposed amendments to the Water Quality Standards Regulations were published in the January 1, 2017 Delaware Register of Regulations. These revisions to the proposed amendments address sections that linked to incorrect sections in the regulation and Department. The revisions also include amendments by DNREC resulting from written comments during the initial public comment period which ended February 23, 2017.

The hearing record on the proposed changes to 7 DE Admin. Code 7401: Surface Water Quality Standards will be re-opened May 1, 2017 for a 45-day public comment period ending June 15, 2017. Individuals may submit written comments regarding the revisions to the proposed amendments via e-mail to Lisa.Vest@state.de.us or via the USPS to Lisa Vest, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901 (302) 739-9042.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Division of Professional Regulation

1799 Genetic Counselor Advisory Council

PUBLIC NOTICE

1799 Genetic Counselor Advisory Council

Pursuant to 24 Del.C. § 1799I(c), the Genetic Counselor Advisory Council (“the Council”) of the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline has proposed revisions to its rules and regulations. A new Section 7.0 is added to set forth standards for the use of telehealth in the practice of genetic counseling.

A public hearing will be held on June 2, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. in the second floor conference room B of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware, where members of the public can offer comments. Anyone wishing to receive a copy of the proposed rules and regulations may obtain a copy from the Genetic Counselor Advisory Council, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904. Persons wishing to submit written comments may forward these to the Council at the above address. Pursuant to 29 Del.C. §10118(a), the final date to receive written comments will be June 19, 2017, which is 17 days following the public hearing. The Council will deliberate on the proposed revisions at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

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Division of Professional Regulation

2930 Council on Real Estate Appraisers

PUBLIC NOTICE

2930 Council on Real Estate Appraisers

Pursuant to 24 Del.C. §4006(a)(1), the Delaware Council on Real Estate Appraisers has proposed revisions to its rules and regulations. The rules pertaining to continuing education, temporary permits and crimes substantially related to the practice of real estate appraising are proposed to be amended. A public hearing will be held on June 20, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in the second floor conference room A of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware, where members of the public can offer comments on the amendments to the rules and regulations. Anyone wishing to receive a copy of the proposed rules and regulations may obtain a copy from the Delaware Council on Real Estate Appraisal, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904. Persons wishing to submit written comments may forward these to the Board, c/o Jennifer Witte, at the above address by July 5, 2017, in accordance with 29 Del.C. §10118(a).

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Division of Professional Regulation

3700 Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers

PUBLIC NOTICE

3700 Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers

Pursuant to 24 Del.C. §3706(a)(1), the Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers (“Board”) proposes revisions to its rules and regulations.

On October 1, 2015, proposed revisions to the rules and regulations were published in the Delaware Register of Regulations, Vol. 19, Issue 4. Specifically, the Board’s proposed amendments struck the current Section 9.2.1.4, which addresses practice by telecommunications, and added a new Section 10.0, pertaining to telepractice. The new Section 10.0 sets forth standards and requirements in order to allow licensees to engage in telepractice while protecting the public.

A public hearing was held on November 17, 2015. The Board deliberated on January 19, 2016, and based on those deliberations, made substantive revisions to the proposed rules and regulations, which were published in the August 1, 2016 Register of Regulations, Volume 20, Issue 2. A second public hearing took place on February 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., and the Board deliberated on March 21, 2017. Once again, the Board made substantive changes to the proposed rules and regulations. Therefore, the Board strikes the rules and regulations as proposed in the August 1, 2016 Register of Regulations and proposes revised rules and regulations attached hereto as Exhibit A.

A public hearing has been scheduled for June 20, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the second floor conference room B of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware, where members of the public can offer comments. Anyone wishing to receive a copy of the proposed rules and regulations may obtain a copy from the Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904. Persons wishing to submit written comments may forward these to the Board at the above address.

In accordance with 29 Del.C. §10118(a), the final date to receive written comments will be July 5, 2017, which is 15 days following the public hearing. The Board will deliberate on all of the public comment at its next regularly scheduled meeting, at which time it will determine whether to adopt the rules and regulations as proposed or make additional changes due to the public comment.