Calendar of Events/Hearing Notices

CALENDAR

January 2010

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PUBLIC NOTICE

The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the Townsend Building, Dover, Delaware.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Division of Social Services

DSSM 3033 Interim Assistance Reimbursement

PUBLIC NOTICE

In compliance with the State's Administrative Procedures Act (APA - Title 29, Chapter 101 of the Delaware Code) and under the authority of Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 5, Section 512, Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) / Division of Social Services is proposing to amend policies in the Division of Social Services Manual (DSSM) regarding Delaware's Cash Assistance Program.

Any person who wishes to make written suggestions, compilations of data, testimony, briefs or other written materials concerning the proposed new regulations must submit same to Sharon L. Summers, Policy, Program & Development Unit, Division of Social Services, 1901 North DuPont Highway, P.O. Box 906, New Castle, Delaware 19720-0906 or by fax to (302) 255-4425 by January 31, 2010.

Division of Social Services

Child Care Subsidy Program

PUBLIC NOTICE

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Division of Fish and Wildlife

3518 Black Drum Size Limit; Possession Limit; Landing Limit; Dealer Limit

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is proposing new regulations for the management of black drum (Pogonias cromis). These proposed regulations would establish recreational and commercial size limits (16 or 32-inch minimum), a daily recreational creel limit (two or three fish), daily commercial landing and dealer limits (5,000 or 10,000 pounds) and an annual commercial landing quota (50,000 or 65,000 pounds).

Individuals may address questions to the Fisheries Section, Division of Fish and Wildlife, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901 or phone (302)-739-9914. A public hearing on these proposed regulations will be held in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control auditorium at 6:00 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Individuals may present their opinions and evidence either at the hearing or in writing to Lisa Vest, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901, or via email to Lisa.Vest@state.de.us.

Division of Fish and Wildlife

3521 Weakfish Size Limits; Possession Limits; Seasons

PUBLIC NOTICE

A recent peer-reviewed assessment of weakfish found the stock to be depleted and at an all-time low level of abundance. Spawning stock biomass was estimated to be just three percent (3%) of an unfished stock, well below the 20% threshold for management action and the 30% target benchmark identified in the current amendment to the weakfish fisheries management plan of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The decline in biomass reflects a sustained rise in natural mortality after 1995 rather than fishing mortality which has been modest and stable over the same time period. Although the decline has resulted from a change in the natural mortality in recent years, it is further exacerbated by continued removals by directed commercial and recreational fisheries.

Department of State

Division of Professional Regulation

Board of Accountancy

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to 24 Del.C. ??105(a)(1), the Board of Accountancy has proposed revisions to its rules and regulations.

A public hearing will be held on February 17, 2010 at 9:15 a.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 Accountancy, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904. Persons wishing to submit written comments may forward these to the Board at the above address. The final date to receive written comments will be at the public hearing.

The Board will consider promulgating the proposed rules and regulations at its regularly scheduled meeting following the public hearing.

Division of Professional Regulation

Delaware Gaming Control Board

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Delaware Gaming Board will seek public comments on the issue of whether its current Rule 1.0, Rule 3.6 and Rule 4.14 in 10 DE Admin. Code 101, and Rule 1.0, Rule 3.2 and Rule 6.0 in 10 DE Admin. Code 102, and Rule 3.1.5, Rule 8.1 and Rule 11.1 in 10 DE Admin. Code 103 should be amended. The rules relate to the manner in which bingo may be achieved, to allow the purchase of raffle tickets by organization members, to the handling of money only by organization members in charitable gambling, to the manner of winning funds in cookie jar bingo, to the removal of references to specific forms and to the correction of a typographical error.

Persons wishing to present their views regarding this matter may do so in writing by the close of business on or before January 31 to: Delaware Gaming Control Board, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Cannon Building, Suite 203, Dover, DE 19904. A copy of these regulations is available from the above address or may be viewed at the Division of Professional Regulation business office at the same address.

Department of Transportation

Division of Motor Vehicles

2201 Procedure for Re-licensing Investigations

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles gives notice of intent to adopt proposed Division of Motor Vehicles Regulation 2201, which replaces current Regulation 2201 relating to character background reviews.

Any person who wishes to make written suggestions, briefs or other written materials concerning this proposed regulation must submit the same to Scott Vien, Chief of Driver Services, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, P.O. Box 698, Dover, Delaware 19903 or by fax to (302) 739-2602 by January 31, 2010.

Division of Motor Vehicles

2217 Interim Identification Procedure for the Division of Motor Vehicles

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles gives notice of intent to adopt proposed Division of Motor Vehicles Regulation 2217, which replaces current Regulation 2217 relating to the issuance of Delaware compliant and non-compliant identification documents.