INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION Actions Taken by the Commission [38 Pa.B. 2132]
[Saturday, May 3, 2008]The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 17, 2008, and announced the following:
Regulations Approved:
Environmental Quality Board #7-408: Permit Streamlining (amends 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127)
Department of Public Welfare #14-506: Child Care Facilities (amends 55 Pa. Code Chapters 3270, 3280 and 3290, and deletes Chapter 3300)
Department of Education #6-298: Vocational Education (amends 22 Pa. Code Chapter 339)
____ Approval Order Public Meeting held
April 17, 2008Commissioners Voting: Arthur Coccodrilli, Chairperson; Nancy Sabol Frantz, Esq.; Karen A. Miller, Abstained
Environmental Quality Board
Permit Streamlining;
Regulation No. 7-408 (#2598)On March 9, 2007, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Environmental Quality Board (Board). This rulemaking amends 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127. The proposed regulation was published in the March 24, 2007 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 62-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on March 14, 2008.
This regulation streamlines the air quality permitting process by adding provisions relating to completeness determinations for applications for plan approval, revising certain public notice and public comment provisions related to plan approval applications and extending from 120 to 180 days the duration for temporary operation of the source to allow more compliance testing.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (35 P. S. §§ 4005(a)(1) and 4006.1(b.3)) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
____ Approval Order Public Meeting held
April 17, 2008Commissioners Voting: Arthur Coccodrilli, Chairperson; Nancy Sabol Frantz, Esq.; Karen A. Miller, Abstained; John F. Mizner, Esq., by Phone
Department of Public Welfare
Child Care Facilities;
Regulation No. 14-506 (#2539)On May 23, 2006, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Department of Public Welfare (Department). This rulemaking amends 55 Pa. Code Chapters 3270, 3280 and 3290, and deletes Chapter 3300. The proposed regulation was published in the June 3, 2006 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on March 10, 2008.
This regulation updates and revises requirements and standards for child day care providers including protections for children with special needs.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Department (62 P. S. §§ 901--922 and 1001--1087) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
____ Approval Order Public Meeting held
April 17, 2008Commissioners Voting: Arthur Coccodrilli, Chairperson; Nancy Sabol Frantz, Esq.; Karen A. Miller, Abstained; John F. Mizner, Esq., by Phone
Department of Education
Vocational Education;
Regulation No. 6-298 (#2520)On January 19, 2006, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Department of Education (Department). This rulemaking amends 22 Pa. Code Chapter 339. The proposed regulation was published in the February 4, 2006 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on March 6, 2008.
This final-form rulemaking updates the Department's existing regulations on vocational education and allows intermediate units to establish Technical Institutes, which will be operated for the purpose of providing technical education by offering nondegree-granting post high school programs and courses of not more than two years.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Department (24 P. S. §§ 18-1801--18.1855 and 24 P. S. §§ 26-2601-B--26.2606-B) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
ARTHUR COCCODRILLI,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-857. Filed for public inspection May 2, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
