CALENDAR OF EVENTS/HEARING NOTICES
CALENDAR
January 2025
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, commencing at 1:30 p.m. The public hearing will be conducted remotely. The draft docket decisions and draft resolutions that will be subjects of the public hearing, along with details about the remote platform and how to attend, will be posted on the Commission's website, https://www.drbc.gov, at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date.
The Commission's quarterly business meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, commencing at 10:30 a.m. The business meeting also will be held remotely. An agenda, along with details about the remote platform and how to attend, will be posted on the Commission's website, https://www.drbc.gov, at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting date.
For additional information, including links to live streams of these events, please visit the DRBC website at https://www.drbc.gov or contact Patricia Hausler at patricia.hausler@drbc.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC NOTICE
The State Board of Education meets monthly, generally at 5:00pm on the third Thursday of the month. These meetings are open to the public. The Board rotates locations of regular meetings among the three counties.
The State Board of Education provides information about meeting dates and times, materials, minutes, and audio recordings on its website:
https://education.delaware.gov/community/governance/state-board-of-education/sbe-monthly-meetings/
DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES
Division of Management Support Services
PUBLIC NOTICE
501 Procedures for Drug Testing Certain Employees
A. TYPE OF REGULATORY ACTION REQUESTED
Amendment to Existing Regulation
B. SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECT MATTER OF REGULATION
Pursuant to 29 Del.C. §9020, the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families (DSCYF) is required to promulgate regulations regarding its procedures for drug testing certain employees. DSCYF is proposing to amend Regulation 501 to remove outdated language and to clarify that the only DSCYF employees subject to the random drug testing procedures are those with job duties involving a safety, security-sensitive or childcare position.
Comments will be accepted until 4:30pm on or before February 3, 2025 in written form via email to Meredith.Seitz@delaware.gov or by U.S. mail to the following address:
Meredith Seitz, Chief of Staff
Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Division of Professional Regulation
PUBLIC NOTICE
2500 Board of Pharmacy
Pursuant to 24 Del.C. §2506(a)(1), the Delaware Board of Pharmacy ("Board") has proposed revisions to its regulation.
On June 1, 2024, proposed revisions to the regulation were published in the Delaware Register of Regulations, Volume 27, Issue 12. The Board proposed to amend subsection 5.1.6, pertaining to compounding; a new Section 21.0 was added concerning work conditions for pharmacists; and a new Section 22.0 was added to set forth the parameters where a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription based on professional judgment.
A public hearing was held on June 26, 2024 before the Board. The Board deliberated on the evidence presented at its meeting on August 21, 2024. Based on those deliberations, the Board has proposed further revisions to the regulation. Therefore, the Board withdraws the proposed regulation published June 1, 2024, and submits a revised proposed regulation attached as Exhibit A.
A public hearing will be held on February 19, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in the second floor conference room A of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware. Anyone wishing to receive a copy of the proposed rules and regulations may obtain a copy from the Delaware Board of Pharmacy, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904. Persons wishing to submit written comments may forward these to the Board at the above address or at ruthm.dixon@delaware.gov.
In accordance with 29 Del.C. §10118(a), the final date to receive written comments will be March 6, 2025. The Board will deliberate on all of the public comments at its regularly scheduled meeting.
Division of Small Business
PUBLIC NOTICE
The STEM Talent Advancement and Retention ("STAR") Fund
In compliance with the State's Administrative Procedures Act (Title 29, Chapter 101 of the Delaware Code) and under the authority of 29 Del.C. §8705A, the Division of Small Business ("Division") proposes to promulgate new regulations regarding criteria and procedures governing the STEM Talent Advancement and Retention Fund.
In accordance with 29 Del.C. §10116, persons wishing to submit written comments, suggestions, briefs, and compilations of data or other written materials concerning the proposed modifications should direct them to the following address:
Business Finance Unit
Division of Small Business
99 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Comments may also be directed via electronic mail to business_finance@delaware.gov. Any written submission in response to this notice and relevant to the proposed rules must be received by the above contact at the Division of Small Business no later than 4 p.m. EST, January 31, 2025.
The action concerning determination of whether to adopt the proposed regulations will be based upon the Division's consideration of the written comments and any other written materials filed by the public.
Statutory Authority 29 Del.C. §8705A.
29 Del.C. §8705A enables the Division of Small Business to establish and promulgate such rules and regulations governing the administration and operation of the Division as may be deemed necessary by the Director and which are not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware.
Background
The STEM Talent Advancement and Retention Fund ("STAR Fund") was established pursuant to Section 37 of the Fiscal Year 2025 Grants-in-Aid Act, S.B. 327 of the 152nd General Assembly, for the purpose of incentivizing, retaining, and attracting graduates from an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education who are employed or considering employment in Delaware in the STEM fields by providing awards for reimbursement of their education loans. The STAR Fund will be administered by the Division of Small Business, a division within the Department of State. 29 Del.C. §8703A.
Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner
PUBLIC NOTICE
507 Licensing Third-party Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages
In compliance with the State's Administrative Procedures Act (Title 29, Chapter 101 of the Delaware Code) and under the authority of 4 Del.C. §304, the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner proposes to establish a new regulation related to permitting and licensing third-party delivery of alcoholic beverages in the State.
In accordance with 29 Del.C. §10116, persons wishing to submit written comments, suggestions, briefs, and compilations of data or other written materials concerning the proposed regulations should direct them to the following address:
Doug Denison
Deputy Commissioner
Office of the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner
820 N. French St., 10th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
Comments may also be directed via electronic mail to OABCCrulescomments@delaware.gov. Any written submission in response to this notice and relevant to the proposed regulations must be received by the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner no later than 4 p.m. EST, February 3, 2025.
The action concerning determination of whether to adopt the proposed regulations will be based upon consideration of the written comments and any other written materials filed by the public.
Public Service Commission
PUBLIC NOTICE
3002 Regulations Governing Termination of Residential Electric or Natural Gas Service by Public Utilities for Non-Payment During Extreme Seasonal Temperature Conditions
PSC REGULATION DOCKET NO. 53
Opened: April 15, 2003 (PSC Order No. 6148)
Re-Opened: November 20, 2024 (PSC Order No. 10561)
The Delaware Public Service Commission ("Commission" or "PSC"), pursuant to 26 Del.C. §209(a)(1), proposes to amend its regulations governing termination of residential electric or natural gas service by public utilities for non-payment during extreme seasonal temperature conditions as promulgated 26 DE Admin. Code 3002. In summary, the Commission proposes to lower the Heat Index metric used during the Cooling Season and eliminate the requirement that a utility attempt to make personal contact at a customer's premises prior to disconnection.
A copy of the proposed regulations is being published in the January 2025 issue of the Delaware Register of Regulations, and is also available in the PSC's electronic filing system, Delafile, located at http://delafile.delaware.gov/ (Docket No. "Reg. 53"). If you wish to obtain written copies of the implementing Order and proposed regulations, please contact the PSC at (302) 736-7500. Copies in excess of the first twenty (20) pages are $0.25 per page. Payment is expected prior to copying (if you wish the copies to be mailed) or at the time the copies are retrieved (if you retrieve them in person).
In accordance with 29 Del.C. §10116, written comments, suggestions, briefs, and compilations of data or other written materials concerning the proposed regulations should be submitted via e-mail to PSC@delaware.gov with the subject line "Regulation 3002 - PSC Docket No. 53" or mailed to: Crystal Beenick, Public Service Commission, Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 100, Dover, DE 19904.
The Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed regulations on January 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the hearing room located at 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 100, Dover, DE 19904. To be considered at the January 29, 2025 hearing, written comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 2025. Pursuant to 29 Del.C. §10118(a), written comments will be accepted after the hearing until February 13, 2025.
On or after February 13, 2025, following review of any public comments, the Commission will determine whether to amend its regulations by adopting the proposed amendments or make additional changes.
If adopted by the Commission, the amendments shall take effect ten days after being published as final in the Delaware Register of Regulations.
