NOTICES
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION
Action Taken by the Commission
[44 Pa.B. 7145]
[Saturday, November 8, 2014]The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 23, 2014, and announced the following:
Action Taken—Regulations Approved:
Department of Agriculture #2-179: Pesticides; Third Party Transactions (amends 7 Pa. Code § 128.3)
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board #125-170: Table Games Rules of Play (amends 58 Pa. Code Chapters 465a, 639a, 641a, 643a, 645a, 647a, 649a, 653a, 655a and 657a)
State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing #16A-6807: Continuing Education (amends 49 Pa. Code Chapter 45)
Department of Transportation #18-450: Display of Registration Plates (amends 67 Pa. Code Chapter 47)
State Board of Pharmacy #16A-5424: Pharmacy Internship (amends 49 Pa. Code § 27.26)
Department of State #16-56: Lobbying Disclosure Registration Fee (amends 51 Pa. Code Subsection 53.1(a))
Approval Order Public Meeting Held
October 23, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson, by proxy; W. Russell Faber; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Department of Agriculture—
Pesticides; Third Party Transactions;
Regulation No. 2-179 (#3050)On March 21, 2014, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Department of Agriculture (Department). This rulemaking amends 7 Pa. Code § 128.3. The proposed regulation was published in the April 5, 2014 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on August 20, 2014.
This final-form rulemaking amends the Department's fee regulations to allow other state agencies or private vendors to administer certified applicator and pesticide dealer manager examinations.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Department (3 P. S. §§ 111.54(3) and (4) and 111.57a.) 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
October 23, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson, by proxy; W. Russell Faber; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board—
Table Games Rules of Play;
Regulation No. 125-170 (#3011)On May 15, 2013, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board). This rulemaking amends 58 Pa. Code Chapters 465a, 639a, 641a, 643a, 645a, 647a, 649a, 653a, 655a and 657a. The proposed regulation was published in the May 25, 2013 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on August 26, 2014.
This regulation specifies requirements for an alternative closed table procedure and several wagers.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (4 Pa.C.S. § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2) 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
October 23, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson, by proxy; W. Russell Faber; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing—Continuing Education;
Regulation No. 16A-6807 (#3028)On September 25, 2013, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing (Board). This rulemaking amends 49 Pa. Code Chapter 45. The proposed regulation was published in the October 5, 2013 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on August 27, 2014.
This final-form rulemaking amends the Board's existing continuing education requirements for greater clarity and completeness.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (63 P. S. § 1705(2) and (7)) 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
October 23, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson, by proxy; W. Russell Faber; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Department of Transportation—
Display of Registration Plates;
Regulation No. 18-450 (#3055)On April 22, 2014, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Department of Transportation (Department). This rulemaking amends 67 Pa. Code Chapter 47. The proposed regulation was published in the May 3, 2014 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on September 19, 2014.
This regulation designates the placements of registration plates when two person with a disability, disabled veteran or severely disabled veteran plates are issued for a vehicle which has a carrier attached for the purpose of transporting a wheelchair or similar personal assistive device.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Department of Transportation (75 Pa.C.S. § 1332) 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
October 23, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson, by proxy; W. Russell Faber; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
State Board of Pharmacy—
Pharmacy Internship;
Regulation No. 16A-5424 (#2963)On August 8, 2012, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the State Board of Pharmacy (Board). This rulemaking amends 49 Pa. Code § 27.26. The proposed regulation was published in the August 18, 2012 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on September 17, 2014.
This regulation amends the Board's pharmacy internship provisions relating to composition of internship hours, non-traditional internships and termination of an internship.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (63 P. S. § 390-6(k)(9)) 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
October 23, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson, dissenting by proxy; W. Russell Faber; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Department of State—
Lobbying Disclosure Registration Fee;
Prior Order Issued September 29, 2014;
Regulation No. 16-56 (#3012)On May 20, 2013, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Department of State (Department). This rulemaking amends 51 Pa. Code Subsection 53.1(a). The proposed regulation was published in the June 1, 2013 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on August 15, 2014. At its September 18, 2014 public meeting, the Commission voted to disapprove the final-form regulation. On October 7, 2014, a revised final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission.
This regulation raises the biennial fee for lobbying registration from $200 to $300 effective January 1, 2015.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Department (65 P. S. § 13A08(j)) and the intention of the General Assembly. After considering 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, as revised, is approved.
JOHN F. MIZNER, Esq.,
Chairperson
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2339. Filed for public inspection November 7, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
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