22VAC45-51 Regulations Governing Provisions of Services in Vocational Rehabilitation

NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION

Vol. 25 Iss. 4 - October 27, 2008

TITLE 22. SOCIAL SERVICES

DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED

Chapter 51

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired intends to consider repealing 22VAC45-50, Regulation Governing Provisions of Services in Vocational Rehabilitation and promulgating the following regulations: 22VAC45-51, Regulations Governing Provisions of Services in Vocational Rehabilitation. The purpose of the proposed action is to repeal existing regulations (22VAC45-50) concurrently with the promulgation of new regulations (22VAC45-51). The current regulations, last revised in 1990, are outdated. 22VAC45-51 incorporates updated federal language, updates the names of two agencies, and combines two sections.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 51.5-65 and 51.5-66 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comments: Public comments may be submitted until 5 p.m. on November 26, 2008.

Agency Contact: Susan D. Payne, Program Director, Vocational Rehabilitation, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, 397 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227, telephone [phone], FAX (804) 371-3351, TTY [phone], or email [e-mail].

VA.R. Doc. No. R09-1168; Filed September 28, 2008, 9:12 a.m.