NOTICES

INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION

Action Taken by the Commission

[45 Pa.B. 4123]
[Saturday, July 25, 2015]

 The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015, and announced the following:

Action Taken—Regulations Approved:

 State Board of Pharmacy #16A-5425: Collaborative Management of Drug Therapy (amends 49 Pa. Code §§ 27.1, 27.301, 27.302, 27.311 and 27.312)

 Environmental Quality Board #7-489: Land Reclamation Financial Guarantees and Bioenergy Crop Bonding (amends 25 Pa. Code Chapters 77, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 211)

 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources #7B-7: State Forest Picnic Areas (amends 17 Pa. Code)

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Approval Order

Public Meeting Held
July 9, 2015

Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson; W. Russell Faber; Murray Ufberg, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.

State Board of Pharmacy—
Collaborative Management of Drug Therapy;
Regulation No. 16A-5425 (#3006)

 On April 22, 2013, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the State Board of Pharmacy (Board). This rulemaking amends 49 Pa. Code §§ 27.1, 27.301, 27.302, 27.311 and 27.312. The proposed regulation was published in the May 4, 2013 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on June 3, 2015.

 This final regulation implements regulations mandated by Act 29 of 2010, which amended Section 9.3 of the Pharmacy Act (63 P. S. § 390-9.3) to provide for collabora-tive drug therapy management in accordance with a written collaborative agreement between a physician and a pharmacist in a setting other than an institutional setting. The final regulation also clarifies and updates the liability insurance obligations for pharmacists engaging in the collaborative management of drug therapy in any setting.

 We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (63 P. S. §§ 390-6(k)(9) and 390-9.3) 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.

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Approval Order

Public Meeting Held
July 9, 2015

Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson; W. Russell Faber; Murray Ufberg, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.

Environmental Quality Board—
Land Reclamation Financial Guarantees and
Bioenergy Crop Bonding;
Regulation No. 7-489 (#3074)

 On October 7, 2014, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Environmental Quality Board (Board). This rulemaking amends 25 Pa. Code Chapters 77, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 211. The proposed regulation was published in the October 25, 2014 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on June 4, 2015.

 This regulation implements Acts 95 and 157 of 2012 which provide voluntary incentives relating to reclamation bond coverage to meet the statutory bonding obligations required by the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). The regulation also includes an update of citations as a result of the amendment of SMCRA.

 We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (71 P. S. § 510-20(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.

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Approval Order

Public Meeting Held
July 9, 2015

Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson; W. Russell Faber; Murray Ufberg, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources—
State Forest Picnic Areas;
Regulation No. 7B-7 (#3072)

 On August 21, 2014, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Department). This rulemaking amends 17 Pa. Code. The proposed regulation was published in the September 6, 2014 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on June 5, 2015.

 This regulation consolidates 17 Pa. Code, Chapter 21 (General Provisions) and Chapter 23 (State Forest Picnic Areas) to eliminate several redundancies and inconsistencies that exist between the two sets of regulations. In addition to merging the two chapters, the regulation reorganizes, updates, and clarifies certain State forest provisions.

 We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Department (71 P. S. §§ 1340.302, 1340.313 and 1340.502) 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.

JOHN F. MIZNER, Esq., 
Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1386. Filed for public inspection July 24, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]

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