reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 025 - RULES PERTAINING TO VOSHA, 29 CFR PARTS 1903.19, ABATEMENT VERIFICATION › Section 24 050 025 - RULES PERTAINING TO VOSHA, 29 CFR PARTS 1903.19, ABATEMENT VERIFICATION

Current through June, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  21 V.S.A. §§
												201,
				  204,
				  224
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 026 - RULES PERTAINING TO VOSHA POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK OPERATOR TRAINING; FINAL RULE › Section 24 050 026 - RULES PERTAINING TO VOSHA POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK OPERATOR TRAINING; FINAL RULE

Current through June, 2024
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ONLY
See 29 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 1910.178, or
				Contact the Department of Labor and Industry in Vermont, Vermont Occupational
				Safety and Health Review Board.
Statutory Authority:
				  21 V.S.A. §§
												201(c)(2),
				  204(b)
				  and
				  224(a)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 027 - RULES PERTAINING TO VOSHA SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SCAFFOLDS USED IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY › Section 24 050 027 - RULES PERTAINING TO VOSHA SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SCAFFOLDS USED IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Current through June, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  21 V.S.A. §§
												201,
				  204,
				  224
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 032 - VOSHA STEEL ERECTION STANDARD (1926 SUBPART R-INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 032 - VOSHA STEEL ERECTION STANDARD (1926 SUBPART R-INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Incorporated by reference only. For a copy, see 29 CFR 1926
				Subpart R, or contact VOSHA, Vermont Department of Labor and Industry
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  21 V.S.A. §
												204,
				  224
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 033 - VOSHA RULE: EXIT ROUTES, EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS AND FIRE PREVENTION PLANS › Section 24 050 033 - VOSHA RULE: EXIT ROUTES, EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS AND FIRE PREVENTION PLANS

Current through June, 2024
Incorporated by reference only. For a copy, see 29 CFR Part
				1910 or contact VOSHA, Vermont Department of Labor and Industry.
				21 V.S.A. §
										204(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 034 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (CHROMIUM VI) › Section 24 050 034 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (CHROMIUM VI)

Current through June, 2024
See Code of Federal Regulations:
				29
				C.F.R. §§
										1910.1026 and
				1926.1126
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 035 - CRANES AND DERRICKS IN CONSTRUCTION (29 CFR 1926) › Section 24 050 035 - CRANES AND DERRICKS IN CONSTRUCTION (29 CFR 1926)

Current through June, 2024
Incorporated by reference. See the parts and sections indicated
				of the Code of Federal Regulations or contact the Department of labor, Vermont
				Occupational Safety and Health Review Board.
29 CFR 1926 Subpart T.
Section 1926. 800
Section 1926. 856
Section 1926. 858
29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC.
Subpart CC, Sections 1926.1400 to 1926.1442 and appendices A,
				B, and C to Subpart CC of Part 1926.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
21 V.S.A. §§
												204,
				  224
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 036 - 29 CFR PART 1915 STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT › Section 24 050 036 - 29 CFR PART 1915 STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT

Current through June, 2024
Incorporated by reference. See the parts and sections
				indicated of the Code of Federal Regulations or contact the Department of
				Labor, Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Review Board.
This standard is available on the US Department of Labor,
				Occupational Safety and Health Administration website at the following
				link.
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search
form?p doc tvpe=STANDARDS&p toc level=1 &p
				keyvalue=1915
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 037 - VOSHA RULE: GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS) OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELING OF CHEMICALS CFR section 1900.1200 (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ONLY) › Section 24 050 037 - VOSHA RULE: GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS) OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELING OF CHEMICALS CFR section 1900.1200 (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ONLY)

Current through June, 2024
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 038 - ACETYLENE (29 CFR 1910.102) › Section 24 050 038 - ACETYLENE (29 CFR 1910.102)

Current through June, 2024
See Code of Federal Regulations:
				29
				C.F.R. §
										1910.102.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 039 - PART 1928 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURE › Section 24 050 039 - PART 1928 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURE

Current through June, 2024
See Code of Federal Regulations: 29 C.F.R. Part
				1928.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 040 - 29 CFR 1910.1024 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BERYLLIUM IN GENERAL INDUSTRY (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 040 - 29 CFR 1926.1124, 29 CFR 1915.1024; UPDATES TO THE BERYLLIUM STANDARD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND SHIPYARD INDUSTRY (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
1926.1124 Beryllium In Construction.
1926.1124(a) Scope and application.
1926.1124(a)(1) This standard applies to occupational exposure to beryllium in all forms, compounds, and mixtures in construction, except those articles and materials exempted by paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this standard.
1926.1124(a)(2) This standard does not apply to articles, as defined in the Hazard Communication standard (HCS)  (29 CFR 1910.1200(c)),  that contain beryllium and that the employer does not process.
1926.1124(a)(3) This standard does not apply to materials containing less than 0.1% beryllium by weight where the employer has objective data demonstrating that employee exposure to beryllium will remain below the action level as an 8-hour TWA under any foreseeable conditions.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 041 - BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS (29 CFR 1910.1030 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 041 - BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS (29 CFR 1910.1030 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Standard Number: 1910.1030
Title: Bloodborne pathogens.
Appendix: A
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 042 - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN LABORATORIES (29 CFR 1910.1450 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 042 - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN LABORATORIES (29 CFR 1910.1450 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous Substances
				Standard Number: 1910.1450
Title: Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in
				laboratories.
Appendix: AB
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 043 - AIR CONTAMINANTS (29 CFR 1910.1000 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 043 - AIR CONTAMINANTS (29 CFR 1910.1000 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1910.1000
Title: Air contaminants.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 044 - ACCESS TO EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE AND MEDICAL RECORDS (29 CFR 1910.1020 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 044 - ACCESS TO EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE AND MEDICAL RECORDS (29 CFR 1910.1020 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Title:
Occupational Safety and Health
				Standards
Subpart: Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1910.1020
Title: Access to employee exposure and medical records.
Appendix: A , B
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 045 - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS (29 CFR 1910.1001; 1915.1001; 1926.58 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 045 - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS (29 CFR 1910.1001; 1915.1001; 1926.58 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1910.1001
Title: Asbestos.
Appendix: ABCDEFGHIJ
Part Number: 1915
Part Number Title: Occup. Safety and Health Standards for
				Shipyard Employment
Subpart: 1915 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1915.1001
Title: Asbestos
Part Number: 1926
Part Number Title: Safety and Health Regulations for
				Construction
Subpart: 1926 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1926.1101 (formerly 1926.58)
Title: Asbestos
Appendix: ABCDEFGHIJK
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 046 - FORMALDEHYDE (29 CFR 1910.1048 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 046 - FORMALDEHYDE (29 CFR 1910.1048 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1910.1048
Title: Formaldehyde.
Appendix: ABCDE
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 048 - METHYLENEDIANILINE (MDA) (29 CFR 1910.1050; 1926.60 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 048 - METHYLENEDIANILINE (MDA) (29 CFR 1910.1050; 1926.60 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1910.1050
Title: Methylenedianiline
Appendix: ABCDE
Part Number: 1926
Part Number Title: Safety and Health Regulations for
				Construction
Standard Number: 1926.60
Title: Methylenedianiline.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 049 - LEAD (29 CFR 1926.62 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 049 - LEAD (29 CFR 1926.62 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1926
Part Number Title: Safety and Health Regulations for
				Construction
Standard Number: 1926.62
Title: Lead
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 050 - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO 1,3-BUTADIENE (29 CFR 1910; 1915; 1926 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 050 - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO 1,3-BUTADIENE (29 CFR 1910; 1915; 1926 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health
				Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart Z
Subpart Title: Toxic and Hazardous Substances
Standard Number: 1910.1051
Title: 1,3-Butadiene.
Appendix: ABCDEF
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 051 - METHYLENE CHLORIDE (29 CFR PARTS 1910; 1915; 1926 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) › Section 24 050 051 - METHYLENE CHLORIDE (29 CFR PARTS 1910; 1915; 1926 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE)

Current through June, 2024
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart Z
Subpart Title: Toxic and Hazardous Substances
Standard Number: 1910.1052
Title: Methylene Chloride.
Appendix: ABC
Part Number: 1915
Part Number Title: Occup. Safety and Health Standards for
				Shipyard Employment
Subpart: 1915 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous Substances
Standard Number: 1915.1052
Title: Methylene Chloride.
Part Number: 1926
Part Number Title: Safety and Health Regulations for
				Construction
Subpart: 1926 Subpart Z
Subpart Title:
Toxic and Hazardous
				Substances
Standard Number: 1926.1152
Title: Methylene Chloride.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
18 V.S.A. §
												1417(2);
				  21 V.S.A. §
												224(b)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 24 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Sub-Agency 060 - PASSENGER TRAMWAY BOARD › Chapter 001 - TRAMWAY SAFETY RULES › Section 24 060 001 - TRAMWAY SAFETY RULES

Current through June, 2024
VERMONT PASSENGER TRAMWAY SAFETY RULES AND ADDENDUM TO ANSI
				  B77.1-2022
Article I. General
				Provisions
Section 1.01 Declaration of Policy.
(a) It shall be the policy of the State of
				Vermont to prevent unnecessary hazards in the operation of ski tows, lifts, and
				tramways (collectively referred to as passenger tramways), to ensure that
				reasonable design and construction are used, that accepted safety devices are
				provide for and that periodic inspections and adjustments are made, all for the
				purpose of making safe the operation of passenger tramways (31 V.S.A. §
				701). The board shall have no jurisdiction over the construction, modification,
				or periodic inspection of a passenger tramway at a private residence when such
				passenger tramway is not used, or intended to be used, by the general
				public.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 002 - E.P.A. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT, TITLE III, EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW PROGRAM › Section 28 000 002 - E.P.A. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT, TITLE III, EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW PROGRAM

Current through June, 2024
Section One Purpose
These rules set forth the procedures for hazardous
				  chemical/substance identification, employer reporting, public disclosure of
				  grants in Vermont as provided for in 20 VSA, Chapter 1, and Public Law 99-499,
				  42
				  USC 9601 "Superfund Amendments and
				  Reauthorization Act of 1986, Title III Emergency Planning and Community Right
				  to Know."
These rules are intended to implement a reporting system
				  which will satisfy the requirements of laws specified above. Pesticides will be
				  reported separately to the Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food, and
				  Markets. These rules are implemented pursuant to
				  20 VSA
				  Section 31.
Section Two Scope
2.1 These rules apply to all Employers and
				facilities that are required to prepare or have available Materials Safety Data
				Sheets (MSDS) for hazardous chemicals/substances under Federal Occupational
				Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or Vermont Occupational Safety and
				Health Administration (VOSHA) regulation 29 R 1200, or have Petroleum Products,
				and fuels in excess of 10,000 pounds.
2.2 These rules also apply to state and local
				governments or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
2.3 Exemption - These rules do not apply to
				the Vermont National Guard.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 050 - VERMONT CRIMINAL INFORMATION CENTER › Chapter 001 - SECURITY OF COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS › Section 28 050 001 - SECURITY OF COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Authority
1.10 These regulations, entitled "RULES AND
				REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF THE VERMONT CRIMINAL INFORMATION
				CENTER", have been promulgated and adopted under the authority of Title 20,
				Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 2054, pursuant to the provisions of Title
				3, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 25 (as amended) and Department of Public
				Safety Rules of Practice dated 24 June 1969.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 060 - VERMONT FORENSIC LABORATORY › Chapter 001 - DNA DATABASE UNIT OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURES › Section 28 060 001 - DNA DATABASE UNIT OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

Current through June, 2024
Section I GOALS AND
				OBJECTIVES
The purpose of the Vermont Forensic Laboratory DNA Database
				  Unit is to:
A. provide a DNA data bank
				for DNA specimens from convicted criminals pursuant to Title 20 V.S.A. Chapter
				113.
B. Analyze samples in the data
				bank to develop DNA profiles for entry into the Combined DNA Identification
				System (CODIS) operated by the FBI.
It is the goal of this DNA data bank unit to assist federal,
				  state and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the
				  identification, detection or exclusion of individuals who are subjects of the
				  investigation or prosecution of violent crimes. Identification, detection and
				  exclusion may be facilitated by the DNA analysis of biological evidence left by
				  the perpetrator of a violent crime and recovered from the crime scene. The DNA
				  analysis of biological evidence can also be used to identify missing
				  persons.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 060 - VERMONT FORENSIC LABORATORY › Chapter 002 - BREATH AND BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS › Section 28 060 002 - BREATH AND BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS

Current through June, 2024
Section A Scope and
				Authority
I. In accordance with
				23 V.S.A.
				Section 1203, the following are stated as
				requirements for performing and reporting results of breath and blood alcohol
				analyses.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 070 - DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY › Chapter 001 - VERMONT FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY CODE › Section 28 070 001 - VERMONT FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY CODE

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Title,
				Intent and Authority
(a) These rules are
				adopted under 20 V.S.A. Chapter 173, Subchapter 2 "Fire Safety Division",
				Subchapter 3 "Fire Hazards and Dangerous Substances", Subchapter 5 "Boilers and
				Pressure Vessels" and Chapter 177 "Explosives and Fireworks", and shall be
				known and cited as the Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code - 2012. It is
				the intent of these rules to provide for the public safety as directed by these
				sections of the law. (see Annex I for Public Building definition)
(b) This Code shall be administered and
				enforced by the Commissioner of Public Safety and staff members of the Division
				of Fire Safety that are hereby designated to enforce this Code and utilize
				discretionary authority regarding the details of the application of this Code.
				Hereafter the Commissioner, or designated representative, or in the case of a
				cooperative municipal inspection agreement, the approved inspector(s), are
				designated as the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
(c) The AHJ may establish priorities for
				enforcing these rules and standards based on the relative risk to people and
				property.
(d) These rules apply to
				"public buildings" as defined by 20 V.S.A Chapter 173.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 070 - DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY › Chapter 004 - ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND PENALTIES › Section 28 070 004 - ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND PENALTIES

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Scope
The Commissioner or the representative of the Commissioner
				  may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, assess an administrative
				  penalty against any person who violates the laws, rules and standards
				  referenced in this rule.
These rules establish the procedure for issuing
				  administrative citations, assessing penalties and appealing citations. All
				  programs enforced by the Division of Fire Safety including boiler/pressure
				  vessel, fire safety, structural, prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning,
				  fire-safe (reduced ignition propensity) cigarettes, elevator safety, access for
				  persons with disabilities, electrical and plumbing, are covered by these rules
				  ensuring that all programs will have a consistent process for administrative
				  citations. The purpose of these rules is to encourage code compliance that will
				  result in improved safety and access for the public in a timely
				  manner.
Section 2 Authority
These rules are adopted pursuant to:
(a)
										20 V.S.A. §
											2885; chapter 173, subchapter 5, Boiler &
				Pressure Vessels
(b)
										20 V.S.A. §
											2734; chapter 173, subchapter 2, Fire
				Safety
(c)
										20 V.S.A. §
											2906; chapter 174 Accessibility Standards for
				Public Buildings and Parking
(d)
										26
				V.S.A. §
											897; chapter 15
				Electricians
(e)
										26
				V.S.A. §
											2175; chapter 39
				Plumbers
(f)
										20 V.S.A. §
											2757; chapter 173, subchapter 2A,
Fire-Safe (Reduced Ignition Propensity) Cigarettes
(g)
										21 V.S.A. §§
											150 and
				156; chapter
				3, subchapter 2A, Elevators
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 070 - DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY › Chapter 005 - VERMONT ELEVATOR SAFETY RULES › Section 28 070 005 - VERMONT ELEVATOR SAFETY RULES

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Purpose
				of the Rules
The purpose of these rules is to assure that elevators and
				  other automated conveyances are correctly and safely installed and operated
				  within the state by authorizing and enforcing rules for the design,
				  installation, operation and maintenance of conveyances, and by licensing
				  mechanics and inspectors who work on these conveyances.
Section 2 Authority and Definitions
(a) These rules are adopted by the Elevator
				Safety Review Board pursuant to
				21 VSA
				Section 144(b) and
				152(b)
				to regulate the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing,
				maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following conveyances and associated
				parts that are installed in or on a public building:
(1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped
				with a car or platform that moves between two or more landings, including:
(A) Elevators
(B) Platform lifts and stairway
				chairlifts
(C) Power-driven
				stairways
(D) Escalators
(E) Material Lift
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 070 - DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY › Chapter 006 - HISTORIC VARIANCE APPEALS BOARD RULES › Section 28 070 006 - HISTORIC VARIANCE APPEALS BOARD RULES

Current through June, 2024
Section I
				Definitions
"Board" shall mean the historic variance appeals board
				  established in 21 V.S.A. 252a(a).
"Code or Rule" shall mean the most recently adopted edition
				  of the Vermont department of labor & industry fire Prevention and building
				  code, and shall include all portions of other fire and building codes
				  incorporated by reference in that code.
"Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the department
				  of labor & industry
"Damage or destroy the historic architectural integrity"
				  shall mean to have an undue adverse impact on historically significant features
				  or the historic architectural integrity of the building.
"Department" shall mean the department of labor &
				  industry.
"Equal protection of the public safety and health" shall mean
				  that an alternative method, means or practice taken in lieu of the method,
				  means or practice required by the rule shall, in the opinion of the board, not
				  provide less life safety protection then compliance with the rule.
"Historic building or historic structure" shall mean:
(i) any structure listed in or eligible for
				listing in the national register of historic places or the state register of
				historic properties;
(ii) any
				structure determined to be historically significant by the Vermont advisory
				council on historic preservation;
"Methods, means or practices to be taken in lieu of the rule"
				  shall include fire prevention and life safety methods, means or practices which
				  are shown to be accepted in other jurisdictions, or modifications to strict
				  compliance with the rule which are shown to be effective, or the use of
				  materials, methods, means or practices superior to the rules requirements. It
				  may also include systems of early detection and warning, drills, and the use of
				  more, trained, staff.
"Undue adverse impact on historically significant features or
				  the historic architectural integrity of the building" shall mean:
(i) that strict compliance with the code or
				rule will result in the damage or loss of a significant historic feature;
				and
(ii) that the action represents
				a clear violation of the secretary of the interior's standards for
				rehabilitation.
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Section  1. Purpose of the Rules.
The purpose of these rules is to protect and improve the general health and welfare of the people of the State of Vermont in the fields of environmental sanitation, water treatment, domestic supply and hydronically related hot water heating, by authorizing and enforcing rules and regulations for properly designed, acceptably installed and adequately maintained plumbing, water treatment and hydronically related water heating systems and by licensing qualified plumbers and qualified heating and water treatment specialists. These rules are enacted in conformance with the Vermont statutes covering plumbers and plumbing.
Section  2. Scope of the Rules.
(A) These rules shall apply to all public buildings, whether or not connected to public water systems or public sewage systems, and to all other buildings or facilities connected to a public water or sewage system. Owner-occupied single family residences which are not on public water systems or public sewage systems do not require a work notice.
Existing public buildings, and all other existing buildings or facilities which are on public water systems or public sewage systems must comply with these rules whenever the plumbing in those buildings or premises is changed, replaced, or altered. These rules shall not apply to existing private dwellings and public buildings except as the plumbing systems in them may be altered in the future.
All new plumbing must comply with the current Vermont State Plumbing Code.
(B)   Section 403.4.2 shall apply to all new and existing single user toilet facility/room.
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[To assist people in finding information in these rules the
				  titles, definitions or phrases that appear in bold type are included in the
				  Index by Topic & Use located on page 18 ]
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 001 - BOARD RULES (1.000 AND 2.000) › Section 30 000 001 - BOARD RULES (1.000 AND 2.000)

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Section
			 1.000 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.100 Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following
				definitions apply throughout the Rules of the Public Service
				Board:
(A) Board: the Public
			 Service Board of the State of Vermont.
(B) Person: any individual, group,
			 corporation, cooperative, partnership, firm, association or other
			 entity or organization.
(C) Ratepayer: any person receiving
			 or entitled to receive service from a utility.
(D) Utility: any person subject to
			 the general jurisdiction of the Board and owning or operating any
			 public service business or any facility used in the manufacture,
			 transmission or distribution of a utility service.
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Section
			 3.000 RULES APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF UTILITY
3.100 REPORTS
3.101 Annual Reports
Each utility shall file with the Board one copy of
				the annual report which it is required to submit to the Department of
				Public Service. The copy shall be filed with the Board at the same
				time the report is submitted to the Department.
3.500. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
			 OF ELECTRIC, TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH AND CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
All construction and maintenance of electric,
				telephone, telegraph and cable television systems and facilities in
				all locations within Vermont shall conform to the standards contained
				in the 1981 edition of the National Electrical Safety Code or in any
				subsequent or revised edition thereof.
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Section
			 3.301 Definitions
For the purposes of this rule,
				the following definitions apply:
(A) Disconnection: deliberate
			 interruption, limitation, or disconnection of utility service to a
			 ratepayer by the serving utility, not including disconnection at the
			 request of or with the permission of the ratepayer.
(B) Delinquency: failure of the
			 ratepayer to tender payment for a valid bill or charge (1) within
			 thirty days of the postmark date of that bill or charge, or (2) by a
			 "due date" at least thirty days after mailing, which date shall be
			 printed on the bill.
(C)
			 Notice: except where otherwise provided or where the context
			 otherwise requires, notice shall mean written notice on a form
			 approved by the Board, mailed or delivered within forty days after
			 delinquency but not more than twenty days, nor less than fourteen
			 days prior to the first date on which disconnection of service may
			 occur. Where payment has been made by a check or other instrument
			 which is subsequently dishonored, then the number of days between
			 delivery to the utility of the dishonored instrument and receipt by
			 the utility of notice of dishonor may be deducted from the minimum
			 number of days prior to disconnection that notice must be sent, but
			 in no event may that minimum number of days be less than
			 four.
(D) Physician's
			 Certificate: a written statement by a duly licensed physician
			 certifying that a ratepayer or resident within the ratepayer's
			 household would suffer an immediate and serious health hazard by the
			 disconnection of the company's service, or by failure to reconnect
			 service, to that household. The certificate will be valid for thirty
			 days, or the duration of the hazard, whichever is less, and may be
			 renewed once. Use of a physician's certificate by a customer to
			 prevent disconnection or to cause a reconnection is limited to two
			 consecutive 30-day periods and shall not exceed three 30-day periods
			 in any calendar year, except upon written order of the
			 Board.
(E) Payment of a
			 bill: receipt at the company's business office or authorized payment
			 agency of cash or of a check or other instrument which is
			 subsequently honored.
(F)
			 Business Days: Monday through Thursday, excluding Vermont legal
			 holidays and any other day, when the company's business offices are
			 not open to the public, and any day preceding the day the company's
			 business offices are not open to the public.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 005 - DISCONNECTION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE AND NON-RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC, GAS, AND WATER SERVICE › Section 30 000 005 - DISCONNECTION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE AND NON-RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC, GAS, AND WATER SERVICE

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Section
			 3.401 Definitions
The following definitions apply
				to Rule 3. 400:
(A)
			 Disconnection: deliberate interruption or disconnection of utility
			 service to a ratepayer by the serving utility, not including
			 disconnection at the request of or with the permission of the
			 ratepayer.
(B)
			 Delinquency: failure of the ratepayer to tender payment for a valid
			 bill or charge (1) within thirty days of the postmark date of that
			 bill or charge, or (2) by a "due date" at least thirty days after
			 mailing, which shall be printed on the bill and which shall control
			 in the absence of a postmark.
(C) Notice: except where otherwise
			 provided or where the context otherwise requires, notice shall mean
			 written notice on a form approved by the Board, mailed or delivered
			 within forty days after delinquency, but not more than twenty days,
			 nor less than fourteen days -- seven if the ratepayer has failed to
			 abide by the terms of an extended repayment plan -- prior to the
			 disconnection of service. Where payment has been made by a check or
			 other instrument which is subsequently dishonored, then the number of
			 days between delivery to the utility of the dishonored instrument and
			 receipt by the utility of notice of dishonor may be deducted from the
			 minimum number of days prior to disconnection that notice must be
			 sent, but in no event may that minimum number of days be less than
			 four.
(D) Payment of
			 Bill: receipt at the company's business office or authorized payment
			 agency of cash or of a check or other instrument which is
			 subsequently honored.
(E)
			 Business Days: Monday through Thursday, excluding Vermont legal
			 holidays and any other time, or the day before such time, when the
			 Company's business offices are not open to the public.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 006 - ELECTRICITY OUTAGE REPORTING › Section 30 000 006 - ELECTRICITY OUTAGE REPORTING

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Section
			 4.900 ELECTRICITY OUTAGE REPORTING
4.901 Definitions
For purposes of this rule, the following definitions
				apply:
(A) Outage: a
			 zero-voltage event, exceeding five minutes, to one or more customers.
			 All such events are included as Outages, regardless of underlying
			 cause (except for the interruption of power to a customer in
			 accordance with the terms of a special contract, approved by the
			 Public Service Board, where such contract explicitly envisions that
			 such interruptions may occur). Outage causes include, but are not
			 limited to, company initiated Outages, transmission Outages, power
			 supplier Outages, and Outages resulting from severe weather
			 events.
(B) Customers
			 Out: the number of retail customer meters affected by an Outage net
			 of voltage and current meters, station service meters, interchange
			 meters, and any meters at a retail customer's premises beyond or in
			 addition to the first meter at such customer's premises.
(C) Customers Served: the number of
			 retail customer meters, net of voltage and current meters, station
			 service meters, interchange meters, and any meters at a retail
			 customer's premises beyond or in addition to the first meter at such
			 customer's premises for the system, district, or circuit being
			 evaluated.
(D) Outage
			 Duration: the time between either the first customer call to report
			 an Outage, or the first system data indication of an Outage, until
			 the customer's service is returned.
(E) Customer Hours Out: the
			 summation of Customers Out multiplied by their respective Outage
			 Durations.
(F) System Average Interruption Frequency
						  Index ("SAIFI"):
Customers Out
Customers Served
SAIFI is a measure of the average number of times
				that the average customer experienced an Outage.
(G) Customer Average Interruption Duration
						  Index ("CAIDI"):
Customer Hours Out
Customers Out
CAIDI is a measure of the average length of time, in
				hours, that was required to restore service to customers who
				experienced an Outage.
(H) Non-Utility Power Supplier: any
			 power supplier not holding a certificate of public good to provide
			 retail distribution service.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 007 - POLE ATTACHMENTS (3.700) › Section 30 000 007 - POLE ATTACHMENTS (3.700)

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Section
			 3.701 Applicability and General Provisions
(A) This Rule governs the
			 attachment of lines, wires, cables, or other facilities by any
			 Attaching Entity seeking to attach to a pole owned by a Pole-Owning
			 Utility, at rates, terms, and conditions that are just and
			 reasonable. This Rule applies to poles used in the distribution
			 system used to serve customers, and not to poles used as part of a
			 company's transmission system. In applying this Rule, the Board shall
			 consider the interests of entities seeking or having attachments,
			 Pole-Owning Utilities, and the customers of each.
(B) Except as specifically
			 provided, nothing in this Rule shall be construed to confer a right
			 upon any Attaching Entity to alter, move, or otherwise perform work
			 upon facilities owned by another Attaching Entity or by a Pole-Owning
			 Utility.
(C) Except as
			 specifically provided, nothing in this Rule shall be construed to
			 supersede, overrule, or replace any applicable safety code (including
			 the National Electrical Safety Code [NESC]) or safety rules, VOSHA
			 regulations, any other law or regulation, tariffs and protocols
			 approved by the Board, nor the reasonable engineering standards and
			 good-faith work practices of any Attaching Entity or Pole
			 Owner.
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Section
			 3.800 UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION
3.801 Definitions
For the purpose of interpreting Chapter 86 of Title
				30, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) "Underground utility easement"
			 shall include:
(1) Rights of way,
			 whether by deed, oral license, or otherwise, for transmission and
			 distribution lines.
(2)
			 Service drops which are owned by the utility.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 011 - ELECTRIC BILL INFORMATION › Section 30 000 011 - ELECTRIC BILL INFORMATION

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Rule No.4.200 ELECTRIC BILL INFORMATION
4.201 Requirement
Every company selling electricity at retail shall
				provide to each customer a listing of the price components of that
				customer's rate or rates. The listing need not show the actual usage
				of the customer, but shall identify the customer charge, the rate or
				rates per KW and KWH, and whatever additional information may be
				necessary to calculate an actual bill. The price components of
				electricity provided by the Vermont Department of Public Service
				shall be identified as such.
4.202 Frequency
The listing shall be sent to each customer on at
				least the following occasions:
(A) No more than sixty days nor
			 less than fifteen days prior to the start of any peak-season rate
			 period.
(B) As soon as
			 practicable after the company knows that it will put a rate change
			 into effect.
(C) During
			 January of any year when neither of the above events has occurred
			 within the previous twelve months.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 012 - INTERPRETATION OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES › Section 30 000 012 - INTERPRETATION OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES

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STATE OF VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD GENERAL ORDER
				NO. 51
INTERPRETATION OF
				30
				V.S.A. §
										248
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the
				following rule shall govern the interpretation and applicability of
				30
				V.S.A. §
										248:
A transmission line within the meaning of
				30
				V.S.A. §
										248, as amended
				effective March 31, 1972, is a line and related facilities whose
				primary purpose is the delivery of electric power in bulk to a
				distribution system or portion thereof which serves individual
				customers. The Public Service Board will assume that each of the
				following two types of lines are transmission lines within the
				meaning of 30 V.S.A. 5248, as amended, in the absence of a specific
				declaration by the Public Service Board to the contrary:
(1) any line or facility designed
			 to operate or capable of operating over 30 EV; and
(2) any tie-line designed to
			 operate or capable of operating at any voltage. A tie line is a line
			 whose primary purpose is to interconnect portions of an electric
			 system for area reliability purposes. Specification (1) above does
			 not exclude any line of lower voltage if it would function primarily
			 as a transmission line within the meaning of the first sentence of
			 this definition.
A distribution line (or facility) whose
				principal purpose is to serve individual customers, and whose service
				to individual customers is physically interrupted only by a
				transformer and service drop, remains under the jurisdiction of the
				Environmental Board and District Environmental Commissia as provided
				by Act 250,
				10 V.S.A. §
											6001.
30
				V.S.A. §
											248 does not include
				any transmission line for which a permit had been granted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											6001 et seq. which remains
				effective. This latter provision is included to comply with
				1 V.S.A. §
											214(b) (2).
Statutory Authority: V.S.A. 30, C. 5, §
											248
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 30 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 015 - SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION › Section 30 000 015 - SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION

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Rule No.4.100 SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION
4.101 Purpose
The
				purpose of this rule is to encourage development of electricity
				through use of biomass, other renewable resources, waste and
				cogeneration, while giving due consideration to the duties and
				responsibilities of utilities. The rule implements the provisions of
				30 V.S.A. §
											209(a)(8) and
				16 U.S.C. §
											824a-3.
4.102 Scope
(A) This rule applies to Vermont
			 electric utilities and to those qualifying facilities that fall
			 within the definitions contained in
			 30 V.S.A. §
											209(a)(8) or
			 18 C.F.R. §§
											292.201 - 207.
(B) This rule shall not be
			 construed as prohibiting voluntary contracts with terms different
			 from the terms contained herein. Every contract for the purchase of
			 electricity by a Vermont utility from a qualifying facility shall be
			 filed with the Board and with the Department of Public Service, in
			 accordance with General Order 45 or any successor rule.
(C) The Board may by order
			 designate one or more Purchasing Agents. Such an order may define
			 appropriate terms and conditions, including the rights, authority,
			 duties and obligations of the Purchasing Agent, and the authority of
			 the Board to regulate and supervise the Purchasing Agent. In such an
			 Order the Board may incorporate provisions that reflect its
			 consideration of such factors as:
- ownership, management, financial stability and
				expertise of the purchasing agent,
- issuance of indebtedness by, and protection of the
				assets of, the purchasing agent,
- changes in management or control of the purchasing
				agent,
- the quality and value of the services provided by
				the purchasing agent,
- the continuance or the abandonment of provision of
				service by the purchasing agent,
- the manner of operating and conducting business by
				the purchasing agent,
- the prices, terms, or rates charged by the
				purchasing agent, and
- the general good of the State.
If the Purchasing Agent accepts such a designation,
				the Purchasing Agent, and all parties which transact business with
				the Purchasing Agent, shall, in the conduct of their business under
				this Rule, be subject to the terms and conditions of the designation
				order. Any previous designation shall remain in full force and effect
				unless and until specifically modified by the Board on a prospective
				basis.
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Section
			 1.0 PREAMBLE
The Vermont Public Service
				Department, through a contract with the University of Vermont
				Extension Service, provides residential audit services to Vermonters
				statewide on a first come first served basis. In the past, there has
				been no charge for such services. The cost of providing these
				services continues to rise at a point in time when federal funds
				supporting this program have been reduced. In recognition of this
				fact, legislation was passed during the Adjourned Session of the 1981
				General Assembly instructing the Commissioner of the Vermont Public
				Service Department to establish a fee schedule for Home Energy Audits
				(HEAT).
Section
			 2.0 DEFINITIONS
"Commissioner" - Commissioner of
				the Vermont Public Service Department.
"Department" - The Vermont Public Service Department
				(PSD).
"Fees" - Monetary payment made to the Vermont Public
				Service Department (PSD) by Vermont householders to partially offset
				the costs of audit services provided them by the PSD or its
				agent.
"HEAT" - Home Energy Audit Teams, the name given to
				the PSD program to provide residence audit services to Vermont's
				householders.
"Home Energy Audits (HEAT)" - audits of Vermont
				residences provided by the PSD or its agent.
Section 3.0 PURPOSE
To
				establish a fee schedule for Home Energy Audits (HEAT) as mandated in
				3 V.S.A. Section 2286(e).
Section 3.1 HEAT AUDIT FEE SCHEDULE
A. The PSD shall charge a $ 15 fee
			 to each eligible Vermont householder receiving a HEAT
			 audit.
B. The $ 15 fee
			 will take into consideration the ability of the recipient to pay.
			 This will be determined by existing applicable federal low income
			 guidelines.