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General Notices/Errata, Vol. 34 Iss. 23 Jul 09, 2018
Pursuant to § 2.2-4007.1 of the Code of Virginia, the State Air Pollution Control Board conducted a small business impact review of 9VAC5-45, Consumer and Commercial Products, and determined that this regulation should be retained in its current form. The State Air Pollution Control Board is publishing its report of findings dated May 25, 2018, to support this decision in accordance with § 2.2-4007.1 F of the Code of Virginia.
In 2013, Articles 1 through 6 were reviewed as part of a revision to the regulations. Part I, Special Provisions, and Part II, Article 7 were last reviewed in 2014. Over time, it generally becomes less expensive to characterize, measure, and mitigate the regulated pollutants that contribute to poor air quality. This regulation continues to provide the most efficient and cost-effective means to determine the level and impact of excess emissions and to control those excess emissions.
Pursuant to Executive Order 17 (2014) and §§ 2.2-4007.1 and 2.2-4017 of the Code of Virginia, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on behalf of the State Air Pollution Control Board is conducting a periodic review and small business impact review of 9VAC5-520, Biomass Energy Generator General Permit for a Pilot Test Facility.
The comment period begins July 9, 2018, and ends July 30, 2018.
Chesapeake Solar Project LLC Notice of Intent for Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) Permit by Rule - Chesapeake
Chesapeake Solar Project LLC has provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent to submit the necessary documentation for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Chesapeake. The project will be located on approximately 920 acres across multiple parcels off Shillelagh Road, approximately five miles south of Chesapeake. The northwest corner is located near 36.69 degrees latitude and -76.31 degrees longitude. The proposed project is anticipated to have a nameplate capacity of 150 megawatts and include 518,000 solar panels.
Core Solar SPV XIII LLC Withdrawal of Notice of Intent for Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) Permit by Rule - Chesapeake
Core Solar SPV XIII LLC has withdrawn its notice of intent to submit the necessary documentation for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Chesapeake pursuant to 9VAC15-60. The project was to be located on 908 acres across multiple parcels off Shillelagh Road, approximately five miles south of Chesapeake. The notice was previously published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on October 16, 2017.
The following Director's Orders of the Virginia Lottery were filed with the Virginia Registrar of Regulations on June 20, 2018. The orders may be viewed at the Virginia Lottery, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, or at the office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main Street, 11th Floor, Richmond, Virginia.
Director's Order Number Sixty-One (18)
Virginia Lottery's "Rev Up Sales Retailer Incentive Promotion" (effective July 3, 2018)
Director's Order Number Sixty-Two (18)
Virginia Lottery's "7-Eleven New Hot Entreé Promotion" (effective August 1, 2018)
Director's Order Number Sixty-Three (18)
Virginia Lottery's "7Rewards App Retailer Incentive Promotion" (effective June 27, 2018)
Director's Order Number Sixty-Four (18)
Virginia Lottery's "Hey Alexa Did We Win? Retailer Incentive Promotion" (effective August 1, 2018)
Director's Order Number Sixty-Five (18)
Virginia Lottery's "My Sheetz Birthday Retailer Incentive Promotion" (effective July 1, 2018)
Director's Order Number Sixty-Six (18)
Virginia Lottery's "Wawa Sports Partnership Retailer Incentive Promotion" (effective September 21, 2018)
Director's Order Number Sixty-Seven (18)
Virginia Lottery's "7-Eleven Mass Market Battle Madness Retailer Incentive Promotion" (effective September 1, 2018)
Director's Order Number Seventy-Three (18)
Virginia Lottery's Scratch Game 1896 "$5,555 Bonus Cash" Final Rules for Game Operation (effective June 18, 2018)
Director's Order Number Seventy-Eight (18)
Virginia Lottery "G.E.M. Rev Up Sales Retailer Incentive Promotion" (effective July 1, 2018)
Director's Order Number Seventy-Nine (18)
Virginia Lottery's FY19 eXTRA Chances Promotion Final Rules for Operation (effective June 25, 2018)
Director's Order Number Ninety-Five (18)
Virginia Lottery's Scratch Game 1916 "5X the Money" Final Rules for Game Operation (effective June 18, 2018)
Comment period: June 21, 2018, through July 20, 2018.
The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) hereby affords the public notice of its intention to amend the Virginia State Plan for Medical Assistance to provide for changes to the Methods and Standards for Establishing Payment Rates - Inpatient Hospital Services (12VAC30-70) and Methods and Standards for Establishing Payment Rates; Other Types of Services (12VAC30-80).
This notice is intended to satisfy the requirements of 42 CFR 447.205 and of § 1902(a)(13) of the Social Security Act, 42 USC § 1396a(a)(13). A copy of this notice is available for public review from Elizabeth Jones, Provider Reimbursement Division, DMAS, 600 Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, or via email at beth.jones@dmas.virginia.gov.
DMAS is specifically soliciting input from stakeholders, providers, and beneficiaries on the potential impact of the proposed changes discussed in this notice. Comments or inquiries may be submitted, in writing, within 30 days of this notice publication to Ms. Jones, and such comments are available for review at the same address. Comments may also be submitted in writing on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall public comment forum.
This notice is available for public review on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at http://www.townhall.virginia.gov, on the General Notices page, found at https://townhall.virginia.gov/L/generalnotice.cfm.
1. Graduate medical education (GME) incentive payments for new primary care and high need specialty residencies. The 2018 Acts of Assembly directs DMAS to provide supplemental payments to qualifying institutions for primary care and high-need specialty medical residencies. The supplemental payment for each qualifying residency slot shall be $100,000 annually minus any Medicare residency payment for which the sponsoring institution is eligible. Supplemental payments shall be made for up to four years for each qualifying resident. Payments shall be made quarterly following the same schedule used for other medical education payments. The current State Plan designates the number of residents for each institution for the first cohort (15 slots) beginning in July 2017. Effective July 1, 2018, the department is amending the State Plan to make supplemental payments to the following sponsoring institutions for the specified number of primary care residencies for up to four years: Sentara Norfolk General (one residency), Maryview Hospital (one residency), and Carilion Medical Center (six residencies). The department shall make supplemental payments to Carilion Medical Center for two psychiatry residencies and to Sentara Norfolk General for one OB/GYN residency, two psychiatric residencies, and one urology residency.
The expected increase in annual aggregate expenditures is $2.9 million for state fiscal year 2019 and $2.9 million for state fiscal year 2020.
2. Eliminate disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment eligibility and increase indirect medical education (IME) payment for Children's National Medical Center. Effective July 1, 2018, the Department of Medical Assistance Services is amending the State Plan for Medical Assistance to eliminate eligibility for DSH for Children's National Medical Center, an out-of-state children's hospital, increase the reimbursement for IME for Children's National Medical center by the amount of DSH the hospital was eligible for in 2018, and reduce the Type Two DSH allotment by the same amount.
3. Establish supplemental inpatient and outpatient payments for Chesapeake Regional Hospital. The department is amending the State Plan for Medical Assistance to implement a supplemental inpatient and outpatient payment for Chesapeake Regional Hospital. The payment is determined as the difference between reimbursement with rates using an adjustment factor of 100% and the provider's current authorized reimbursement. The payment is subject to the inpatient and outpatient upper payment limits for non-state-government-owned hospitals. The department shall include in its contracts with managed care organizations a minimum fee schedule for Chesapeake Regional Hospital consistent with rates using an adjustment factor of 100%. The department shall adjust capitation payments to Medicaid managed care organizations to fund this minimum fee schedule.
4. Establish supplemental payments for nursing homes owned by Type One hospitals. The department is amending the State Plan to make supplemental payments for nursing homes owned by Type One hospitals (consisting of state-owned teaching hospitals) as provided in the State Plan for Medical Assistance. The total supplemental payment shall be based on the difference between the upper payment limit of 42 CFR 447.272 as approved by CMS and all other Medicaid payments subject to such limit made to such nursing homes. The department shall include in its contracts with managed care organizations a minimum fee schedule for nursing homes owned by Type One hospitals consistent with the State Plan amendment. The department shall adjust capitation payments to Medicaid managed care organizations to fund this minimum fee schedule.
Pursuant to § 2.2-4007.1 of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Waste Management Board conducted a small business impact review of 9VAC20-70, Financial Assurance Regulations for Solid Waste Disposal, Transfer and Treatment Facilities, and determined that this regulation should be retained in its current form. The Virginia Waste Management Board is publishing its report of findings dated May 24, 2018, to support this decision in accordance with § 2.2-4007.1 F of the Code of Virginia.
The current regulation continues to be needed. If a facility for the disposal, transfer, or treatment of solid waste is abandoned, the facility will need to be closed in a manner to minimize impacts to human health and the environment. This regulation requires owners and operators to provide funding to properly close the facility prior to operation of the facility. These requirements protect citizens of the Commonwealth from having to pay for the closure of these facilities if they are abandoned.
During the public comment period, an owner of a permitted composting facility requested the agency consider reducing the regulatory requirements for owner-occupied facilities. The amount of financial assurance required to be provided is based on factors such as the facility size and the amount of solid waste managed at the facility. The amount of financial assurance required is based on the estimated costs related to properly close the facility. Owner-occupied facilities are required to meet the same standards as non-owner-occupied facilities.
The regulations contain many different ways to demonstrate financial assurance. These options may make the regulation appear to be complex to some readers, but the multiple financial assurance mechanisms included in the regulation provide additional flexibility to the regulated community, including small businesses.
Federal regulations (40 CFR Part 258) require owners and operators of municipal solid waste landfill units to provide financial assurance. Virginia law requires solid waste treatment, transfer, or disposal facilities to demonstrate financial assurance. Virginia's regulations do not conflict with federal law or regulations or with state law.
This regulation was last amended in 2013. Financial mechanisms used to demonstrate financial assurance have not changed since that time. The regulations continue to meet the requirements of state law and are being retained. The regulation includes multiple mechanisms for the regulated community to use to demonstrate financial assurance. The inclusion of multiple mechanisms is beneficial to small businesses.
Pursuant to Executive Order 17 (2014) and §§ 2.2-4007.1 and 2.2-4017 of the Code of Virginia, the Department of Environmental Quality is conducting a periodic review and small business impact review of 9VAC20-90, Solid Waste Management Permit Action Fees and Annual Fees. The review of this regulation will be guided by the principles in Executive Order 17 (2014).
Comments must include the commenter's name and address (physical or email) information in order to receive a response to the comment from the agency. Following the close of the public comment period, a report of both reviews will be posted on the Town Hall and a report of the small business impact review will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
Pursuant to § 2.2-4007.1 of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Waste Management Board conducted a small business impact review of 9VAC20-160, Voluntary Remediation Regulations, and determined that this regulation should be retained in its current form. The Virginia Waste Management Board is publishing its report of findings dated May 29, 2018, to support this decision in accordance with § 2.2-4007.1 F of the Code of Virginia.
The current regulation continues to be needed. This regulation facilitates voluntary cleanup of contaminated sites where remediation is not clearly mandated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Virginia Waste Management Act, or other applicable authority. This voluntary program encourages remediation of contaminated sites in the Commonwealth. No public comments were received during the periodic review comment period.
The subject matter of the regulation is complex in nature, and the regulation details the requirements of the program. The Voluntary Remediation Regulations are a voluntary state regulation, and there is no corresponding federal regulation. Participants enter the program to voluntarily clean up contaminated sites where remediation is not clearly mandated by CERCLA, RCRA, Virginia Waste Management Act, State Water Control Law, or other authority. It provides a stream-lined approach for remediation projects by establishing minimum standards and procedures pertaining to eligibility, enrollment, reporting, remediation, and termination criteria.
This regulation was last amended in 2014 in response to changes in state law. Changes in technology and economic conditions since 2014 have not impacted the requirements of the regulation, and the agency is recommending the regulation stay in effect without change. The regulation is beneficial to both the regulated community and the Commonwealth. The regulation facilitates voluntary cleanup of contaminated sites where remediation is not clearly mandated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Virginia Waste Management Act, or other applicable authority. This voluntary program encourages remediation of sites in the Commonwealth. Entities may choose to participate in this program, and small businesses are not adversely impacted by this regulation.
Public Comment Opportunity - Former DC Department of Corrections Lorton Correctional Complex Statement of Basis
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has prepared a Statement of Basis (SB) on its proposed remedy for the former DC Corrections Lorton Correctional Facility (hereinafter referred to as the Site or the Facility) located at 8515 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, Virginia.
The Facility is subject to the Corrective Action Program under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, 42 USC §§ 6901 et seq. (Corrective Action Program). The Corrective Action Program is designed to ensure that certain facilities subject to RCRA have investigated and cleaned up any releases of hazardous waste and hazardous constituents that have occurred at their respective facilities. For this Facility, DEQ retains primary authority in Virginia for the Corrective Action Program. DEQ has prepared this SB in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The administrative record (AR) for the Facility contains all documents, including data and quality assurance information.
DEQ's proposed remedy for the Facility consists of land use controls in the form of institutional controls. This SB highlights key information relied upon by DEQ in making its proposed decision.
Before DEQ makes a final decision on its proposal for the Facility, the public may participate in the remedy selection process by reviewing this SB and documents contained in the AR for the Facility. The AR contains all information considered by DEQ in reaching this proposed decision. The administrative record, including the SB, is available for review during normal business hours by contacting the staff contact listed at the end of this notice.
Interested parties are encouraged to review the AR and comment on DEQ's proposed remedy. The public comment period closes on July 16, 2018. Submit comments by mail, fax, or email to the staff contact listed below.
DEQ will hold a public meeting to discuss this proposed remedy upon request, which should also be made to the staff contact listed below. DEQ will respond to all relevant comments received during the comment period. If DEQ determines that new information warrants a modification to the proposed remedy, DEQ will modify the proposed remedy or select other alternatives based on such new information and public comments. DEQ will announce its final remedy and explain the rationale for any changes in a document entitled the Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC). All persons who comment on this proposed remedy will receive a copy of the FDRTC. Others may obtain a copy by contacting Kurt Kochan at the address listed below.
Contact Information: Kurt Kochan, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (703) 583-3825, FAX (703) 583-3821, or email kurt.kochan@deq.virginia.gov.
Pursuant to Executive Order 17 (2014) and §§ 2.2-4007.1 and 2.2-4017 of the Code of Virginia, the Department of Environmental Quality is conducting a periodic review and small business impact review of 9VAC25-600, Designated Groundwater Management Areas. The review of this regulation will be guided by the principles in Executive Order 17 (2014).
Proposed Consent Special Order for Bell – Mer LLC
An enforcement action has been proposed for Bell – Mer LLC for violations at the Bailey Ridge Subdivision in Richmond County, Virginia. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a special order by consent to Bell – Mer LLC to address noncompliance with the State Water Control Law and regulations. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Carla Pool will accept comments by email at carla.pool@deq.virginia.gov, FAX at (804) 698-4234, or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Central Office, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, from July 9, 2018, to August 8, 2018.
Proposed Consent Order for CG First Street LP, Gables Old Town North
An enforcement action has been proposed for CG First Street LP, Gables Old Town North for violations of the State Water Control Law and regulations at the CG First Street, Gables Old Town North, Waste Water Treatment Facility located at 525 Montgomery Street, Alexandria, Virginia. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a consent order to resolve violations associated with the CG First Street, Gables Old Town North, Waste Water Treatment Facility. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Mark Miller will accept comments by email at mark.miller@deq.virginia.gov or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193, from July 10, 2018, through August 9, 2018.
Proposed Consent Order for McCarthy Building Companies Inc.
An enforcement action has been proposed for McCarthy Building Companies Inc. for the Essex Solar Center located at the intersection of Route 17 and Route 607 in Essex County, Virginia. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a consent order to address noncompliance with State Water Control Law and regulations. The action contains corrective action and a civil charge. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Frank Lupini will accept comments by email at frank.lupini@deq.virginia.gov, FAX at (804) 698-4277, or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, from July 9, 2018, to August 9, 2018.
Proposed Consent Order for North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Inc.
An enforcement action has been proposed for North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Inc. for violations of the State Water Control Law and regulations associated with the North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Leesburg, Virginia. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a consent order to resolve violations associated with the North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Wastewater Treatment Plant. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Stephanie Bellotti will accept comments by email at stephanie.bellotti@deq.virginia.gov or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193, from July 10, 2018, through August 9, 2018.
Proposed Consent Special Order for Virginia True Corporation
An enforcement action has been proposed for Virginia True Corporation for violations at the Virginia True Golf Course in Richmond County, Virginia. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a special order by consent to Virginia True Corporation to address noncompliance with the State Water Control Law and regulations. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Kristen Sadtler will accept comments by email at kristen.sadtler@deq.virginia.gov, FAX at (804) 698-4277, or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Central Office, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, from July 9, 2018, to August 9, 2018.