18VAC70-20 Rules and Regulations for the Virginia Board for Geology

NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION

Vol. 28 Iss. 18 - May 07, 2012

TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD FOR GEOLOGY

Chapter 20

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board for Geology intends to consider amending 18VAC70-20, Rules and Regulations for the Virginia Board for Geology. The purpose of the proposed action is to adjust licensing fees for regulants of the Board for Geology. The board must establish fees adequate to support the costs of the board's operations and a proportionate share of the department's operations. By the close of the next biennium, fees will not provide adequate revenue for the operational costs. The Board for Geology has no other source of revenue from which to fund its operations.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-1402 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: June 6, 2012.

Agency Contact: David Dick, Executive Director, Board for Geology, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8588, FAX [phone], or email [e-mail].

VA.R. Doc. No. R12-3180; Filed April 16, 2012, 3:20 p.m.