NOTICES

INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION

Actions Taken by the Commission

[50 Pa.B. 5597]
[Saturday, October 3, 2020]

 The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 17, 2020, and announced the following:

Actions Taken—Regulations Approved:

 Department of Health # 10-209: Complete Reporting of CD4 T-Lymphocyte, Viral Load and Genotyping Test Results Relating to HIV (amends 28 Pa. Code Chapter 27)

 Environmental Quality Board # 7-536: Air Quality Fee Schedule Amendments (amends 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 127)

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Approval Order

Public Meeting Held
September 17, 2020

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

Department of Health—
Complete Reporting of CD4 T-Lymphocyte, Viral Load and Genotyping Test Results Relating to HIV;
Regulation No. 10-209 (# 3235)

 On May 15, 2019, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Department of Health (Department). This rulemaking amends 28 Pa. Code Chapter 27. The proposed regulation was published in the May 25, 2019 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a public comment period ending on June 24, 2019. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on August 12, 2020.

 This final-form rulemaking amends existing regulations to require the reporting of all CD4 T-lymphocyte cell counts relating to HIV infection, as well as all viral load test results and geneotyping results.

 We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Department (35 P.S. § 521.16) 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
September 17, 2020

Commissioners Voting: George D. Bedwick, Chairperson; John F. Mizner, Esq., Vice Chairperson; John J. Soroko, Esq., dissenting; Murray Ufberg, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.

Environmental Quality Board—
Air Quality Fee Schedule Amendments;
Regulation No. 7-536 (# 3231)

 On March 27, 2019, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Environmental Quality Board (EQB). This rulemaking amends 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 127. The proposed regulation was published in the April 13, 2019 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a public comment period ending on June 17, 2019. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on August 14, 2020.

 This final-form regulation amends the air quality fee schedule for Title V and Non-Title V facilities by increasing existing plan approval application and operating permit fees and establishing new application fees for plantwide applicability limits, ambient air impact modeling of certain plan approval applications, risk assessments, asbestos abatement or demolition or renovation project notifications, and requests for determination. It also provides for the Department to establish application fees for the use of general plan approvals and general operating permits for stationary or portable sources. The annual operating permit ''administration'' fee is revised to be the annual operating permit ''maintenance'' fee.

 We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the EQB (35 P.S. §§ 4005(a)(1) and (8) and 4006.3(a)) 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.

GEORGE D. BEDWICK, 
Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-1372. Filed for public inspection October 2, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]

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