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PROPOSALS
AGENCY: 02-382 Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Affiliated Board, Maine Bord of Optometry
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Repeal and replace existing chapters 1, 2, and 3 to be replaced with:
Chapter 1: Initial Licensure and Renewal, Licensure by Endorsement, Fees, Continuing Education
Chapter 2: Advisory Rulings
Chapter 3: Enforcement, Disciplinary Procedures and Appeals
Chapter 4: Telehealth Standards, Uses, and Limitations
Chapter 5: Code of Ethics.
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2024-P213 to -P217
BRIEF SUMMARY: The Board is repealing existing chapters 1, 2, and 3 and replacing them with the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Initial Licensure and Renewal, licensure by Endorsement, fees, Continuing Education
Chapter 2: Advisory Rulings
Chapter 3: Enforcement, Disciplinary Procedures and Appeals
Chapter 4: Telehealth Standards, Uses, and Limitations
Chapter 5: Code of Ethics.
Such broad rulemaking is required because the Governor signed a full repeal and replace of the statute governing optometrists as enacted by the 131st legislative sessions and the new statute needs clarifying rules. Rulemaking authority is conferred by 32 M.R.S. Secs. 19204 and 19605.
PUBLIC HEARING (if any): Previous in-person public hearing was held on August 9 and written comments were received prior to the deadline on August 20, 2024. On August 30, 2024, the Board met to discuss and made substantial changes in the proposed rules, thereby occasioning the need for further public comment.
NOTE: Changes to the previously proposed rules are in red in the new chapters.
WRITTEN COMMENT ONLY START DATE: September 25, 2024
WRITTEN COMMENT DEADLINE: October 25, 2024 5:00 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING: Tina Carpentier, 113 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, Phone: 207-624-8691, Fax: 207-624-8637 and email: tina.carpentier@maine.gov.
CONTACT PERSON FOR SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT (if different): Tina Carpentier, 113 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, Phone: 207-624-8691, Fax: 207-624-8637 and email: tina.carpentier@maine.gov.
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES (if any): none
AGENCY: 99-650 Maine Combat Sports Authority
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Chapter 2, Fees for Muay Thai Contests and Authorized Participants,
TYPE OF RULE: Major Substantive
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2024-P283
BRIEF SUMMARY: This rulemaking establishes Chapter 2 of the Authority's Rules for Muay Thai, which sets fees charged for certification of events and official event participants. The fees will be used to finance in part activities regulated by routine technical rules regulating the sport. Fees established by the rule are:
Event Fee $100 per reserved event
Promoter $30
Matchmaker $30
Judge $30
Muay Thai Contestant $30
Referee, Manager, Second, Trainer, Cutperson, Cornerperson $30
Physician $30
Timekeeper/Scorekeeper $30
Inspectors $00
Certifications issued for categories 2 through 9 are good from the time of being granted to the next thirtieth day of June.
The proposed fees are identical to fees charged in every other combat sport regulated by the Authority.
PUBLIC HEARING: October 14, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. in the Pine Room at the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge Street, Westbrook, Maine 04092.
COMMENT DEADLINE: October 28, 2024
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING:
Christoper Guild, Chairperson
Combat Sports Authority of Maine
P.O. Box 10525
Portland, ME 04104
Phone: 207-800-7374
Email: combatsportsmaine@yahoo.com
CONTACT PERSON FOR SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT): Same as for filing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None Directly. Communities in which events are held presumably derive some financial benefit from commerce generated attendant to events, e.g., venue rental, parking fees, hotel and restaurant accommodations, vendors at events.
AGENCY: 06-096 Department of Environmental Protection
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Chapter 138: Reasonably Available Control Technology for Facilities that Emit Nitrogen Oxides (NOx RACT)
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2024-P284
BRIEF SUMMARY:
The Department proposes to revise Chapter 138 to: clarify applicability of the rule; reevaluate NOx RACT for affected facilities located in the ozone transport region (OTR) due to promulgation of the 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS); replace blanket exemptions with alternative emission limits; and remove obsolete requirements.
PUBLIC HEARING: 9:00 AM, October 17, 2024, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta
COMMENT DEADLINE: October 28, 2024
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING: Lynn Muzzey, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333; (207) 332-1279; lynn.muzzey@maine.gov
CONTACT PERSON FOR SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT (if different): N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES (if any): This proposal may increase costs of waste disposal for some municipalities, depending on the actual cost of the measures used by the affected facilities.