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Maryland Register
Issue Date: September 5, 2025 Volume 52 • Issue 18 • Pages 915 — 944
Judiciary Regulations Special Documents General Notices
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Pursuant to State Government Article, §7-206, Annotated Code of Maryland, I hereby certify that this issue contains all documents required to be codified as of August 18, 2025. Gail S. Klakring Administrator, Division of State Documents Office of the Secretary of State |
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number, and regulation number. Example: COMAR 10.08.01.03 refers to Title 10,
Subtitle 08, Chapter 01, Regulation 03.
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Maryland Register ..................................................................... 918
COMAR Research Aids
Table of Pending Proposals ........................................................... 919
Index of COMAR Titles Affected in
This Issue
COMAR
Title Number and Name Page
08 Department of Natural Resources ............................. 923, 925
10 Maryland Department of Health ................................ 923, 929
12 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services ..... 929
13A State Board of Education ................................................... 924
20 Public Service Commission ............................................... 930
26 Department of the Environment ........................................ 924
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DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.................................... 922
08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
BOATING—SPEED LIMITS AND OPERATION OF
VESSELS
10 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH
BOARD OF NURSING—ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE
COMMITTEE
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
Maryland
Seal of Biliteracy Program
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
Programs
for Multilingual Learners
Administrators
and Supervisors............................................
Proposed Action on Regulations
08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
10 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH
Notice of Change to Opportunity for Public
Comment
12 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION
Police Accountability Boards and Administrative
Charging Committees
SERVICE SUPPLIED BY ELECTRIC COMPANIES
Notice of Interest Rate on
Refunds and Moneys Owed to the State
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Projects
Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water
Grandfathering
Registration Notice
WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
Water Quality
Certification 25-WQC-0007
Water Quality
Certification 25-WQC-0016
Water Quality
Certification 25-WQC-0018
CANNABIS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
COUNCIL
STATE COLLECTION AGENCY LICENSING
BOARD
Notice
of Interest Rate on Refunds and Moneys Owed to the State
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CONTROL COMMISSION
Public
Meeting of the The Harm Reduction Standing Advisory Committee (HRSAC)
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HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Maryland
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PRACTICE
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AFFAIRS/MARYLAND VETERANS HOME COMMISSION
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CLOSING DATES AND ISSUE DATES THROUGH
December 2026†
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Issue |
Emergency and Proposed Regulations 5
p.m.* |
Notices,
etc. 10:30
a.m. |
Final Regulations 10:30
a.m. |
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2025 |
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January 10 |
December 23 |
December 30 |
December 31** |
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January 24 |
January 6 |
January 13 |
January 15 |
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February 7 |
January 17** |
January 27 |
January 29 |
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February 21 |
February 3 |
February 10 |
February 12 |
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March 7 |
February 14** |
February 24 |
February 26 |
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March 21 |
March 3 |
March 10 |
March 12 |
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April 4 |
March 17 |
March 24 |
March 26 |
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April 18 |
March 31 |
April 7 |
April 9 |
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May 2 |
April 14 |
April 21 |
April 23 |
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May 16 |
April 28 |
May 5 |
May 7 |
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May 30 |
May 12 |
May 19 |
May 21 |
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June 13 |
May 23** |
June 2 |
June 4 |
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June 27 |
June 9 |
June 16 |
June 18 |
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July 11 |
June 23 |
June 30 |
July 2 |
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July 25 |
July 7 |
July 14 |
July 16 |
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August 8 |
July 21 |
July 28 |
July 30 |
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August 22 |
August 4 |
August 11 |
August 13 |
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September 5 |
August 18 |
August 25 |
August 27 |
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September 19 |
August 29** |
September 8 |
September 10 |
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October 3 |
September 15 |
September 22 |
September 24 |
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October 17 |
September 29 |
October 6 |
October 8 |
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October 31 |
October 10** |
October 20 |
October 22 |
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November 14 |
October 27 |
November 3 |
November 5 |
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December 1*** |
November 10 |
November 17 |
November 19 |
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December 12 |
November 24 |
December 1 |
December 3 |
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December 26 |
December 8 |
December 15 |
December 17 |
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2026 |
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January 9 |
December 22 |
December 29 |
December 31 |
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January 23 |
January 5 |
January 12 |
January 14 |
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February 6** |
January 16 |
January 26 |
January 28 |
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February 20 |
February 2 |
February 9 |
February 11 |
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March 6** |
February 13 |
February 23 |
February 25 |
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March 20 |
March 2 |
March 9 |
March 11 |
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April 3 |
March 16 |
March 23 |
March 25 |
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April 17 |
March 30 |
April 6 |
April 8 |
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May 1 |
April 13 |
April 20 |
April 22 |
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May 15 |
April 27 |
May 4 |
May 6 |
|
June 12** |
May 22 |
June 1 |
June 3 |
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June 26 |
June 8 |
June 15 |
June 17 |
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July 10 |
June 22 |
June 29 |
July 1 |
|
July 24 |
July 6 |
July 13 |
July 15 |
|
August 7 |
July 20 |
July 27 |
July 29 |
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August 21 |
August 3 |
August 10 |
August 12 |
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September 4 |
August 17 |
August 24 |
August 26 |
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September 18** |
August 31 |
September 4 |
September 9 |
|
October 2 |
September 14 |
September 21 |
September 23 |
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October 16 |
September 28 |
October 5 |
October 7 |
|
October 30** |
October 9 |
October 19 |
October 21 |
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November 13 |
October 26 |
November 2 |
November 4 |
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November 30*** |
November 9 |
November 16 |
November 18 |
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December 11 |
November 23 |
November 30 |
December 2 |
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December 28*** |
December 7 |
December 14 |
December 16 |
† Please note that this table is provided for
planning purposes and that the Division of State Documents (DSD) cannot
guarantee submissions will be published in an agency’s desired issue. Although
DSD strives to publish according to the schedule above, there may be times when
workload pressures prevent adherence to it.
* Also note that proposal deadlines are for
submissions to DSD for publication
in the Maryland Register and do not take into account the 15-day AELR review
period. The due date for documents containing 8 to 18 pages is 48 hours before
the date listed; the due date for documents exceeding 18 pages is 1 week before
the date listed.
NOTE:
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN TIMES NEW ROMAN, 9-POINT,
SINGLE-SPACED FORMAT. THE PAGE COUNT REFLECTS THIS FORMATTING.
** Note closing date changes due to holidays.
*** Note issue date changes due to holidays.
The regular closing date for Proposals and Emergencies
is Monday.
Cumulative Table
of COMAR Regulations
Adopted, Amended, or Repealed
This table, previously printed in the Maryland Register lists the regulations, by COMAR title, that have been adopted, amended, or repealed in the Maryland Register since the regulations were originally published or last supplemented in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). The table is no longer printed here but may be found on the Division of State Documents website at www.dsd.state.md.us.
Table of Pending Proposals
The table below lists proposed changes to COMAR regulations. The proposed changes are listed by their COMAR number, followed by a citation to that issue of the Maryland Register in which the proposal appeared. Errata and corrections pertaining to proposed regulations are listed, followed by “(err)” or “(corr),” respectively. Regulations referencing a document incorporated by reference are followed by “(ibr)”. None of the proposals listed in this table have been adopted. A list of adopted proposals appears in the Cumulative Table of COMAR Regulations Adopted, Amended, or Repealed.
02 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
02.06.04 .01—.06 • 52:6 Md. R. 270 (3-21-25)
05 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
05.24.01.01—.04 • 52:13 Md. R. 660 (6-27-25)
07 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
07.02.07.02, .03, .11 • 52:16 Md. R. 849
(8-8-25)
07.02.25.01—.24 • 51:19 Md. R. 861 (9-20-24)
08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
08.01.07.10 • 52:17
Md. R 878 (8-22-25)
08.01.10.01—.06 • 52:17 Md. R 878 (8-22-25)
08.02.13.06 • 52:18 Md. R 925 (9-5-25)
08.02.15.07 • 52:18 Md. R 928 (9-5-25)
08.02.22.02 • 51:10
Md. R. 534 (5-17-24)
08.03.04.25 • 52:16 Md. R. 850 (8-8-25)
08.03.09.11 • 52:17 Md. R 880 (8-22-25)
08.07.01.25 • 52:17
Md. R 878 (8-22-25)
08.07.06.25 • 52:17 Md. R 878 (8-22-25)
08.08.05.03 • 52:7 Md. R. 326 (4-4-25)
09 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
09.03.06.02,.04 • 52:1 Md. R. 27 (1-10-25)
09.03.06.02,.04 • 52:2 Md. R. 79 (1-24-25) (corr)
09.03.06.02,.06,.16 •
51:14 Md. R. 685 (7-12-24)
09.03.09.06 • 52:7 Md. R. 328 (4-4-2025)
09.11.07.01 • 52:12 Md. R. 600 (6-13-25)
09.14.18.01—.12 • 52:11 Md. R. 540 (5-30-25)
09.15.02.04 • 52:17 Md. R 880 (8-22-25)
09.20.01.01, .02—.04, .06—.07 •
52:16 Md. R. 850 (8-8-25)
09.22.01.04, .15 • 52:6 Md. R. 273 (3-21-25)
•
52:16 Md. R. 850 (8-8-25)
09.22.02.03, .05 • 52:6 Md. R. 273 (3-21-25)
• 52:16 Md. R.
850 (8-8-25)
09.30.01,.01—.10 • 52:2 Md. R 371 (4-18-25)
09.32.01 .02, .03, .05, .06,
.09, .09-1 .11, .12, .16, ,.16-1 .17, .23, .25, .26, • 52:15 Md. R. 814 (7-25-25)
09.33.02.01—.06,.07—.09 • 52:12 Md. R. 600 (6-13-25)
09.34.05.02 • 52:10 Md. R. 441 (5-16-25)
09.34.06.02.—07,.14 • 52:10 Md. R. 441 (5-16-25)
09.34.07.02 • 52:10 Md. R. 441 (5-16-25)
09.34.08.01—.03,.05—.08,.10—.12 • 52:10 Md. R.441 (5-16-25)
09.34.09.02 • 52:10 Md. R. 441 (5-16-25)
09.36.07.01—.13 • 52:6 Md. R. 274 (3-21-25)
09.42.01.01—.03 • 51:21 Md. R. 929 (10-18-24)
09.42.02.01—.10 • 51:21 Md. R. 932 (10-18-24)
09.42.03.01—.10 • 51:21 Md. R. 933 (10-18-24)
09.42.04.01—.12 • 51:21 Md. R. 937 (10-18-24)
09.42.05.01—.05 • 52:1 Md. R. 28 (1-10-25)
10 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitles 01—08 (1st volume)
10.05.02.01—.15 • 52:10 Md. R. 446 (5-16-25)
10.07.01.24 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
Subtitle 09 (2nd volume)
10.09.02.07 • 52:5 Md. R. 241 (3-7-25) (ibr)
10.09.05.01—.05,.07,.10 • 52:9 Md. R407
(5-02-25) (ibr)
10.09.06.09 • 52:9 Md. R 409 (5-02-25)
10.09.07.08 • 52:7 Md. R. 333 (4-4-2025)
10.09.11.11 • 52:3 Md. R. 162 (2-7-25)
10.09.12.01,.04—.06 • 52:3 Md. R. 164 (2-7-25)
10.09.24.02,.07,.12 • 52:3 Md. R. 162 (2-7-25)
10.09.27.06 • 52:9 Md.
R 410 (5-02-25)
10.09.28.04,.06 • 52:12 Md. R. 603 (6-13-25)
10.09.33.09 • 52:9 Md.
R 411 (5-02-25)
10.09.37.03 • 52:5 Md. R. 242 (3-7-25)
10.09.43.10,.13 • 52:3
Md. R. 164 (2-7-25)
10.09.48.08 • 52:7 Md. R. 333 (4-4-2025)
10.09.53.04,.05 • 51:4 Md. R. 206 (2-23-24)
10.09.53.07 • 52:12 Md. R. 605 (6-13-25)
10.09.54.04, .22 • 52:12 Md. R. 606 (6-13-25)
10.09.76 .04,.05 • 52:5
Md. R. 243 (3-7-25)
10.09.80.08 • 52:12 Md. R. 607 (6-13-25)
10.09.81.41 • 52:17 Md. R 881 (8-22-25)
10.09.92.04,.05 • 51:1 Md. R. 38 (1-12-24)
Subtitles 10—22 (3rd volume)
10.10.01.03 • 52:11 Md. R. 545
(5-30-25)
10.10.02.01 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
10.10.03.02—.04 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
10.10.04.01,.02 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
10.10.05.02,.04,.05 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
10.10.06.02,.07,.08,.12,.13 • 52:11 Md. R.
(5-30-25)
10.10.07.07 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
10.10.08.02 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
10.10.12.02,.04,.07 • 52:11 Md. R. 545 (5-30-25)
10.21.12.01—03, .05, .06, .08—10, .12, .14 • 52:11 Md. R. 550 (5-30-2025)
10.21.13.01—.08, .10,.12
• 52:11 Md. R. 550 (5-30-25)
Subtitles 23—36
(4th volume)
10.25.07.02,.09—.12 • 51:24 Md. R. 1086 (12-2-24)
10.25.07.01,.02,.05,.09—.12 • 52:16 Md. R. 852 (8-8-25)
10.27.01.01,.03,.17 • 52:16 Md. R. 854 (8-8-25)
10.27.02.01 • 52:12 Md. R. 609 (6-13-25)
10.27.05.01, .06 • 52:16 Md. R. 855 (8-8-25)
10.27.05.07 • 52:12 Md. R. 609(6-13-25)
10.27.06.06 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.07.03,.07 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.09.02 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.10.02 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.16.06 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.18.01,.02 • 52:12 Md. R. 609 (6-13-25)
10.27.20.04 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.21.04 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.25.05 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.27.26.02 • 52:12 Md. R. 609 (6-13-25)
10.27.28 .01—.06 • 52:16 Md. R.
857 (8-8-25)
10.28.05.03 • 52:7 Md. R. 334 (4-4-25)
10.28.07.02 • 52:7 Md. R. 334 (4-4-25)
10.28.08.01—.04 • 52:7 Md. R. 334 (4-4-25)
10.28.11.04 • 52:7 Md. R. 334 (4-4-25)
10.28.12.02 • 52:7 Md. R. 334 (4-4-25)
10.32.05.02—.06 •
52:11 Md. R. 563 (5-30-25)
10.32.06.02, .04, .06, .07,.09—13 • 52:14 Md. R 716 (7-11-25)
10.32.25.01—.06 • 52:13 Md. R. 670 (6-27-25)
10.34.04.01,.03,.06—.09, .10 • 52:14 Md. R 719 (7-11-25)
10.34.07.01-1 • 52:14 Md. R 720 (7-11-25)
10.34.43.01—.03 • 52:13 Md. R. 672
(6-27-25)
Subtitles 37—52 (5th volume)
10.37.01.03 • 51:17
Md. R. 779 (8-23-24)
10.42.01.02, .04, .11• 52:5 Md. R. 245 (3-7-25)
10.42.02.02 • 52:14 Md. R 720 (7-11-25)
10.44.01.01—.30 • 52:17 Md. R 882 (8-22-25)
10.46.05.01• 52:13 Md. R. 673 (6-27-25)
Subtitles 53—69
(6th volume)
10.53.05.02 • 52:16 Md. R. 856 (8-8-25)
10.57.02,.02, .04, .05,.07 • 52:13 Md. R. 678 (6-27-25)
10.57.03.03, .05, .08, .09, .10 • 52:13 Md. R. 678 (6-27-25)
10.57.05.04 • 52:13 Md. R. 678 (6-27-25)
10.57.07.02 • 52:13 Md. R. 678 (6-27-25)
10.58.01.04 • 52:12 Md. R. 624 (6-13-25)
10.58.08.06 • 52:12 Md. R. 624 (6-13-25)
10.65.07.02 • 52:14 Md. R 721 (7-11-25)
10.65.12.01—.05 • 52:14 Md. R 721 (7-11-25)
10.67.01.01 • 52:3 Md. R. 166 (2-7-25)
10.67.06.13 • 52:3 Md. R. 166 (2-7-25)
10.69.01.01—.13 • 52:12 Md. R. 609 (6-13-25)
10.69.02.01—.06 • 52:12 Md. R. 609 (6-13-25)
10.69.03.01—.03 • 52:12 Md. R. 609 (6-13-25)
11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Subtitles 1—10
11.03.01..01, .04 • 52:16 Md. R. 859 (8-8-25)
11.03.01.13 • 52:12 Md. R. 625 (6-13-25)
11.04.15.01—.04 • 52:11 Md. R. 568 (5-30-25)
11.05.03.02,.03 • 52:13 Md. R. 680 (6-27-25)
11.11.05.02—.04, .06 • 52:13 Md. R. 682 (6-27-25)
Subtitles 11—23
(MVA)
11.13.13.01—.03 • 52:2 Md. R. 126 (1-24-25)(err)
11.14.01.01—.18 • 52:14 Md. R 723 (7-11-25)
11.14.02.01—.29 • 52:14 Md. R 723 (7-11-25)
11.14.03.01—.14 • 52:14 Md. R 723 (7-11-25)
11.14.04.01—.23 • 52:14 Md. R 723 (7-11-25)
11.14.05.01—.11 • 52:14 Md. R 723 (7-11-25)
11.14.06.01—.07 • 52:14 Md. R 723 (7-11-25)
12 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
12.04.01.10 • 52:17 Md. R 888 (8-22-25)
12.04.09.04,.06,.07 • 52:18 Md. R 929 (9-5-25)
13A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
13A.01.02.01 • 52:16 Md. R. 860 (8-8-25)
13A.01.05.12 • 52:17 Md. R 889 (8-22-25)
13A.03.08.01—.08 • 52:14 Md. R 783 (7-11-25)
13A.05.04.01—.03 • 52:17 Md. R 889 (8-22-25)
13A.07.01,.01—.09 • 52:8 Md. R.372 (4-18-25)(ibr)
•
52:17 Md. R 891 (8-22-25)(ibr)
13A.07.12.01 • 52:16 Md. R. 860 (8-8-25)
13A.12.01.04 • 52:14 Md. R 785 (7-11-25)
13A.12.04.02 • 52:14 Md. R 785 (7-11-25)
13A.12.05.02 • 52:14 Md. R 785 (7-11-25)
13A.12.06.01—.04, .08 .09 • 52:14 Md. R 786 (7-11-25)
13A.15.01.02 • 51:25 Md. R. 1154 (12-13-24)
13A.15.04.03 • 51:25 Md. R. 1154 (12-13-24)
13A.15.13.09 • 51:25 Md. R. 1154 (12-13-24)
13B MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
13B.02.01.07 • 52:10
Md. R. 470 (5-16-25)
13B.02.01.12 • 52:15
Md. R. 817 (7-25-25)
13B.02.02.16 • 52:15
Md. R. 817 (7-25-25)
13B.08.20.02—.11, .13 • 52:13 Md. R. 688 (6-27-25)
13B.08.22.02 • 52:10
Md. R. 470 (5-16-25)
14 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
14.01.04.05 • 51:25 Md. R. 1140 (12-13-24)
14.22.01.05 • 52:6 Md. R. 288 (3-21-25)
14.22.01.12 • 52:17 Md. R 893 (8-22-25)
14.22.02.02 • 52:6 Md. R. 288 (3-21-25)
• 52:17 Md. R 893 (8-22-25)
14.35.18.03,.04 • 51:17 Md. R. 789 (8-23-24)
14.35.21 .01—.07 • 52:14 Md. R 788
(7-11-25)
14.39.02.06 • 52:17 Md. R 900 (8-22-25)
14.39.02.12 • 51:23 Md. R. 1046 (11-15-24)
14.41.01.01— 16 • 52:10 Md. R. 472 (5-16-25)
15 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
15.03.08.05 • 52:15
Md. R. 818 (7-25-25)
15.06.02.06 • 52:16
Md. R. 861 (8-8-25)
20 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
20.31.01.02 • 52:6 Md.
R. 290 (3-21-25)
20.31.03.04 • 52:6 Md. R. 290 (3-21-25)
20.50.15.01—.06 •
52:18 Md. R 930 (9-5-25)
20.53.07.07 • 52:17
Md. R 901 (8-22-25)
20.62.06.01—.04 •
52:15 Md. R. 819 (7-25-25)
26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Subtitles 01—07
(Part 1)
26.04.01.01,.01-1,.20,.31 • 51:6 Md. R. 309 (3-22-24) (ibr)
Subtitles 08—12 (Part 2)
26.11.09.01,.07 • 52:12 Md. R. 627 (6-13-25)
Subtitles 13—18
(Part 3)
26.13.01.03—.05 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.02.01, .04, .04-1, .04-7,
.05, .06, .07, .07-1, .11, .13, .16, .19,.23
• 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.03.01,.01-1,.02,.03-3,.03-4,.03-5,.03-7,.05,.05-4,.06 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.04.01 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.05.01, .04, .05,.14 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.06.01, .02, .05, .22 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.07.01, .02, .02-6, ,17,
.20,.20-1—.20-6 • 52:10 Md. R. 478
(5-16-25)
26.13.09.01 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.10.01, .04, .06, .08,
.09-1,.14, .16-1, .17, .19, .20, .25, .32—.49 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
26.13.11.01 • 52:10 Md. R. 478 (5-16-25)
27.01.15.01—.06 • 52:17 Md. R 901 (8-22-25)
27.03.01.03,.04 • 52:17 Md. R 901 (8-22-25)
29 MARYLAND STATE POLICE
29.06.01.02, .05—.09, .14 • 52:3 Md. R. 172(2-7-25) (ibr)
30 MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS (MIEMSS)
30.01.01.02 • 52:6 Md. R. 291 (3-21-25)
30.02.01.01 • 52:6 Md.
R. 291 (3-21-25)
30.02.02.02—.09 • 52:6
Md. R. 291 (3-21-25)
30.03.03.03 • 52:15 Md. R. 821 (7-25-25)
30.07.01.01 • 52:12 Md. R. 630 (6-13-25)
31 MARYLAND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
31.04.22.03, .08 • 52:5 Md. R. 248 (3-7-25)
31.10.51.03—.08 • 52:10 Md. R. 507 (5-16-25)
33 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
33.01.08.01—.04 • 52:17 Md. R 904 (8-22-25)
33.03.02.01 • 52:17 Md. R 904 (8-22-25)
33.07.11.03 • 52:17 Md. R 904 (8-22-25)
33.08.01.05-1,.09, .13 • 52:17 Md. R 904 (8-22-25)
33.11.01.04 • 52:17 Md. R 904 (8-22-25)
33.15.03.01—.02 • 52:17 Md. R 904 (8-22-25)
33.17.02.02 • 52:17 Md. R 904 (8-22-25)
33.05.01.04 • 52:13 Md. R. 690 (6-27-25)
33.07.11.01 • 52:13 Md. R. 690 (6-27-25)
33.10.01.30 • 52:13
Md. R. 690 (6-27-25)
33.11.01.05 • 52:13
Md. R. 690 (6-27-25)
33.11.03.06 • 52:13
Md. R. 690 (6-27-25)
33.12.04.07 • 52:13
Md. R. 690 (6-27-25)
33.13.06.01 • 52:14 Md. R 790 (7-11-25)
33.13.06.03 • 52:14 Md. R 790 (7-11-25)
33.13.06.05 • 52:14 Md. R 790 (7-11-25)
33.13.06.04 • 52:12 Md. R. 631 (6-13-25)
33.14.02.14 • 52:5 Md. R. 249 (3-7-25)
33.14.02.14 • 52:15 Md. R. 821 (7-25-25)
33.17.08.01—.10 • 52:13 Md. R. 690 (6-27-25)
36 MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL
AGENCY
36.03.10.36 • 51:24 Md. R. 1118 (12-2-24)
• 52:17 Md. R
908 (8-22-25)
36.10.13.39 • 52:17 Md. R 908 (8-22-25)
This is to certify that by an Order of this Court dated July
18, 2025 MARNITTA LANETTE KING (CPF# 0112120025)as of August 18, 2025, Marnitta Lanette King has been indefinitely
suspended, effective August 18, 2025, and her name has been stricken from the
register of attorneys in this Court. Notice of this action is given in
accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(b).
* * * * * * * * * *
This is to certify that by an Order of this Court dated
August 18, 2025 DAVID ANDREW EDELSTEIN
(CPF# 1512140004) as of August
18, 2025, David Andrew Edelstein has been disbarred by consent, effective
immediately, and his name has been stricken from the register of attorneys in
this Court. Notice of this action is given in accordance with Maryland Rule
19-761(b).
* * * * * * * * * *
This is to certify that by an Order of this Court dated
August 20, 2025 SONYA NICOLE HAMLIN (CPF# 9706250180)As of August 20, 2025, Sonya Nicole
Hamlin has been indefinitely suspended by consent, effective immediately, and
her name has been stricken from the register of attorneys in this Court. Notice
of this action is given in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(b).
* * * * * * * * * *
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Title 08
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 18 BOATING—SPEED LIMITS AND OPERATION OF VESSELS
Authority: Natural Resources Article, §8-704, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-060-F]
On August 27, 2025, the Secretary of Natural Resources adopted amendments to Regulation .08 under COMAR 08.18.01 General. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:14 Md. R. 715 (July 11, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
JOSH KURTZ
Secretary of Natural Resources
Title 10
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 32 BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§1-903, 1–1001—1–1006, 14-205, 14-301, and 14-601, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-096-F]
On August 26, 2025, the Secretary of Health adopted amendments to Regulations .02—.06 under COMAR 10.32.05 Telehealth. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:11 Md. R. 563—564 (May 30, 2025), has been adopted with the nonsubstantive changes shown below.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
Attorney General’s Certification
In
accordance with State Government Article, §10-113, Annotated Code of Maryland,
the Attorney General certifies that the following changes do not differ
substantively from the proposed text. The nature of the changes and the basis
for this conclusion are as follows:
Regulation .03: This change clarifies that the intent is for all physicians providing services to a patient physically located in Maryland to be licensed by the Board. This edit is corrective in nature and does not change the intent or impact of the regulation.
.03 Licensure.
A. Except as specified in Health Occupations Article, §14-302, Annotated Code of Maryland, a [[Maryland]] telehealth practitioner shall be licensed when providing telehealth services to a patient located in the State.
B. (proposed text unchanged)
MEENA SESHAMANI, MD, PHD
Secretary of Health
Authority: Health General Article, §§17-302, 17-303, 17-305, 17-307, and 17-313, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-130-F-I]
On August 26, 2025, the Secretary of Health adopted amendments to Regulations .03, .04, .07, .10, and .11, the repeal of existing Regulations .05, .06, and .09, the recodification of existing Regulation .08 to be Regulation .09, and adoption of new Regulations .06 and .08 under COMAR 10.50.01 Tissue Banks. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:13 Md. R. 674—678 (June 27, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
MEENA SESHAMANI, MD, PHD
Secretary of Health
Subtitle 53 BOARD OF NURSING—ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE
10.53.09 Sterilization Procedures
Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§8-205(a)(1) and 8-6B-03, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-124-F]
On August 13, 2025, the Secretary of Health adopted amendments to Regulation .04 under COMAR 10.53.09 Sterilization Procedures. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:13 Md. R. 678 (June 27, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
MEENA SESHAMANI, MD, PHD
Secretary of Health
Title 13A
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Subtitle 01 STATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Authority: Education Article §2-205, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Federal Statutory Reference: 42 U.S.C. §2000d
Notice of Final Action
[25-121-F]
On August 26, 2025, the State Board of Education adopted new Regulations .01—.04 under new chapter, COMAR 13A.01.10 Language Access. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:13 Md. R. 686 (June 27, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
CAREY M. WRIGHT, ED.D.
State Superintendent of Schools
Subtitle 03 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
13A.03.07 Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Program
Authority: Education Article, §7-208, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-118-F]
On August 26, 2025, the State Board of Education adopted amendments to Regulations .02, .03, and .04 and new Regulation .06 under COMAR 13A.03.07 Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Program. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:13 Md. R. 686—687 (June 27, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
CAREY M. WRIGHT, ED.D.
State Superintendent of Schools
Subtitle 05 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
13A.05.07 Programs for Multilingual Learners
Authority: Education Article, §§2-205 and 4-111, Annotated Code of
Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-119-F]
On August 26, 2025, the State Board of Education adopted amendments to Regulations .01—.05 under COMAR 13A.05.07 Programs for Multilingual Learners. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:13 Md. R. 687—688 (June 27, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
CAREY M. WRIGHT, ED.D.
State Superintendent of Schools
Subtitle 12 EDUCATOR LICENSURE
13A.12.05 Administrators and Supervisors
Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 2-303(g), 6-701—6-708, 8-3A-03 and 8-701—8-708, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-055-F]
On July 29, 2025, the State Board of Education adopted the repeal of existing Regulation .05 and new Regulation .05 under COMAR 13A.12.05 Administrators and Supervisors. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:10 Md. R. 469—470 (May 16, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
CAREY M. WRIGHT, ED.D.
State Superintendent of Schools
Title 26
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
Subtitle 12 RADIATION MANAGEMENT
Authority: Environment Article, §§8-106, 8-301, and 8-304, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Final Action
[25-009-F-I]
On July 15, 2025, the Secretary of the Environment adopted amendments to Regulation .01 under COMAR 26.12.01 Radiation Protection. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 52:11 Md. R. 573—574 (May 30, 2025), has been adopted as proposed.
Effective Date: September 15, 2025.
SERENA MCILWAIN
Secretary
Proposed Action on Regulations
Title 08
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
08.02.13 Fishing Licenses—Point Assignment, License Revocation and Suspension Schedule and Criteria, and Hearing Procedure
Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§4-206, 4-220, 4-701, 4-745, 4-1201, and 4-1210, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Proposed Action
[25-044-P]
The Secretary of Natural
Resources proposes to amend Regulation .06 under COMAR 08.02.13
Fishing Licenses—Point Assignment, License Revocation and Suspension Schedule
and Criteria, and Hearing Procedure.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to formalize the reporting methods for commercial and fishing guide licensees and require licensees to declare their method of reporting for each type of report they are required to submit. Reporting on paper is the only method of reporting described in regulation; however, there are electronic systems of reporting that the Department has determined are capable of collecting the necessary harvest information. The proposed action clarifies the requirements for paper reporting and adds methods for electronic reporting without hailing and electronic reporting with hailing. Currently, electronic reporting is completed through the Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS), an electronic vessel trip report (eVTR), or the Fishing Activity and Catch Tracking System (FACTS), but since systems can change, the names of the systems are not being listed in the regulation.
Requiring licensees to declare a reporting method is necessary for ensuring reporting compliance. This will allow the Department to know how to expect the reports and follow up with the correct individual if a report is missing. If the Department does not know how an individual is going to report, it cannot conduct outreach to delinquent reporters. Currently, the Department receives only about one half of the required harvest reports each year, making declaration a critical tool as the Department works to increase reporting compliance.
The proposed action:
(a) Makes it clear that anyone licensed under Natural Resources Article, §§4-210, 4-210.1, 4-701, 4-701.1, or 4-701.2, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall accurately record their harvest information;
(b) Describes the methods of reporting and the requirements for each method;
(c) Requires a licensee to declare which reporting method they will use for each type of report they are required to complete;
(d) Provides a mechanism for a licensee to change their declaration up to two times per license year; and
(e) Describes exceptions to regulations if a licensee chooses to report with the electronic harvest reporting system with hailing.
Adding all reporting methods and their rules to regulation makes it clear for commercial harvesters and fishing guides how they need to report their harvest information. Allowing a license holder to change their reporting declaration twice per license year gives the licensee flexibility while still allowing the Department to plan accordingly.
Estimate of Economic Impact
The proposed action has no economic impact.
Economic Impact on Small Businesses
The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small businesses.
Impact on Individuals with Disabilities
The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities.
Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments may be sent to Reporting Regulations, Regulatory Staff, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Services, 580 Taylor Avenue E-4, Annapolis, MD 21401, or call (410) 260-8300, submitted through the comment form at https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pages/regulations/changes.aspx#reporting or email [email protected]. Comments will be accepted through October 6, 2025. A public hearing has not been scheduled.
.06 Commercial Fishing Records.
A. General.
(1) Any person
licensed [to fish commercially shall] under
Natural Resources Article, §§4-210, 4-210.1, 4-701, 4-701.1, or 4-701.2,
Annotated Code of Maryland:
(a) Unless they have indicated on a form provided by the Department
that they will not be participating in a fishery for a particular period of
time, shall accurately
record their [catch on forms
provided by the Department] harvest information in accordance with this
regulation;
(b) Shall declare their method of reporting on a form provided by the
Department:
(i) At the time of obtaining a license; and
(ii) When renewing the license;
(c) May change their reporting declaration not more than two times per license year on a form provided by the Department.
(2) Licensees are required to report:
(a) Oyster harvest, only if they have paid the oyster surcharge
in accordance with Natural Resources Article, §4-701, Annotated Code of
Maryland;
(b) Clam harvest, only if they have declared to harvest clams in
accordance with COMAR 08.02.08.05; and
(c) Guided fishing activities, only if they provide services as a
fishing guide.
(3) For purposes of this regulation, the time period for
reporting fishing guide activities is Sunday through Saturday.
(4) Electronic reports submitted in accordance with this
regulation satisfy the paper reporting requirements described in this subtitle.
(5) A licensee shall submit the completed paper reports as
required in §B of this regulation unless the licensee has indicated on a form
provided by the Department that the licensee will report electronically in
accordance with §§C or D of this regulation.
(6) An individual who is authorized to use a licensee’s commercial
license and vessel in accordance with Natural Resources Article, §4-701,
Annotated Code of Maryland:
(a) Shall report in the same manner as the licensee; and
(b) May not participate in the regulatory exceptions described
in §§E-K of this regulation.
[B. During any season a licensee is authorized to fish
commercially the licensee shall:
(1) Accurately record their catch on the report or reports
described in §C of this regulation or a comparable federal form approved by the
Department; and
(2) Unless the licensee has indicated on a form provided by the
Department that the licensee will not be participating in a fishery for a
particular period of time, the licensee shall submit the completed report or
reports to the Department in accordance with §D of this regulation.]
[C.] B. Paper Reports.
(1) During the appropriate open seasons, the following reports shall be submitted to the Department [monthly] following the instructions detailed on the report not later than the 10th day of the month immediately following the month that the report pertains to:
|
License Type or Authorization— Finfish Harvester-All Gear |
(text unchanged) |
|
Unlimited Tidal Fish License |
Daily Commercial Fisheries Catch Log, Daily Record of Commercial
Crabbing, Maryland Monthly Oyster Report, [Commercial Charter Boat
Captain's] Fishing Guide Daily Log, [Monthly
Softshell/Razor Clam Report, Monthly Hardshell] Maryland Monthly Clam
Report, Crab Charter Report |
|
Limited Crab Catcher, Crab
Harvester, or Additional Crab Pot Authorizations—Oyster Harvester or Oyster
Dredge Boat |
(text unchanged) |
|
Conch, Cancer
Crab, Turtles, and Lobster |
Daily
Commercial Fisheries Catch Log |
|
Resident
Fishing Guide |
[Commercial Charter Boat Captain's] Fishing Guide Daily
Log, Crab Charter Report |
|
Nonresident
Fishing Guide |
[Commercial Charter Boat Captain's] Fishing Guide Daily
Log, Crab Charter Report |
|
Master Fishing
Guide |
[Commercial Charter Boat Captain's] Fishing Guide Daily
Log, Crab Charter Report |
|
Clam Harvester |
[Monthly Softshell/Razor Clam Report,
Monthly Hardshell] Maryland Monthly Clam Report |
|
Northern Snakehead or
Chesapeake Channa License |
Daily Commercial Fisheries Catch Log |
|
Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License |
(text unchanged) |
[(2) The Maryland monthly oyster report is only required of
a licensee that has paid the oyster surcharge in accordance with Natural
Resources Article, §4-701, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3) All licensees authorized under Natural Resources Article,
§4-701, Annotated Code of Maryland, that guide fishing parties shall submit the
Commercial Charter Boat Captain's Daily Log in accordance with this regulation.
D. The reports described in §C of this regulation shall be
submitted by the 10th day of the month immediately following the month that the
report or reports pertain to.]
[E.] (2) In accordance with Natural Resources
Article, [§4-701(l)] §4-701, Annotated Code of
Maryland, the Department may suspend a person's tidal fish license,
authorization, or entitlement to engage in a particular activity or activities
under a tidal fish license if the reports described in [§C] §B
of this regulation are not received by the Department within 50 days of the due
date described in [§D] §B(1) of this
regulation.
[F.] (3) The maximum penalty for failing to submit reports within 50 days of the due date described in [§D] §B(1) of this regulation shall be as follows:
(table unchanged)
[G.] (4) The "Number of Late
Reports" described in [§F] §B(3) of this regulation means the number of late reports
the Department has recorded for each individual report required by [§C]
§B(1) of this regulation in
any 12-month period.
[H. The "Number of Late Reports" described in §F
of this regulation does not mean the total number of late reports the
Department has recorded for all reports required by §C of this regulation.]
[I.] (5)—[K.] (7) (text
unchanged)
C. Electronic Harvest Reporting without Hailing.
(1) A licensee who declares electronic harvest reporting without
hailing as their method of reporting shall accurately record their harvest
information in a system approved by the Department or in a comparable federal
system approved by the Department.
(2) The Department shall post on its website the systems approved under
this section.
(3) A licensee shall report their harvest information by the earlier
deadline of:
(a) The 10th day of the month immediately following the month
that the report pertains to; or
(b) The timeframe required by the federal agency which requires
the submission of the report.
D. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing—General.
(1) A licensee who declares electronic harvest reporting with
hailing as their method of reporting:
(a) Shall accurately record their harvest information in an
electronic format prescribed by the Department;
(b) May choose to participate in the exceptions described in §§E–K
of this regulation; and
(c) Shall return all paper striped bass or yellow perch permit
cards that have been issued by the Department.
(2) A licensee is not required to report on the days that they
do not engage in activities authorized under their license.
(3) Hailing Requirements.
(a) Prior to the vessel being underway, a licensee shall send a
start hail following the method prescribed by the electronic system.
(b) A licensee shall send an end hail:
(i) That includes the required information;
(ii) Following the method prescribed by the electronic system;
(iii) Within 30 minutes of completion of harvest activity; and
(iv) Prior to landing the harvest.
(c) A licensee shall revise their start hail prior to sending
their end hail if the original information reported is no longer accurate.
(d) A licensee shall revise their end hail catch information if
the original information reported is no longer accurate.
(4) Vessel Marking Requirements.
(a) The markings described in this section shall be displayed on
the vessel at all times if the licensee has declared electronic harvest
reporting with hailing as their method for reporting harvest.
(b) The markings described in this section shall be removed from
the vessel upon declaring to report harvest using paper or electronic reporting
without hailing.
(c) The letters for the abbreviation of the report being
submitted electronically shall be identified and displayed on the vessel and
shall be painted or firmly attached to the port side near the stern of the
vessel as follows:
(i) The letters shall be positioned in such a manner as to be
clearly visible to persons in passing boats;
(ii) The letters shall be plain vertical block characters of not
less than 3 inches in height and shall contrast with the color of the
background;
(iii) The letters "EHRC" shall be displayed when
harvesting blue crabs;
(iv) The letters "EHRS" shall be displayed when
harvesting oysters, soft-shell clams, or hard-shell clams;
(v) The letters "EHRG" shall be displayed when
operating a guided fishing trip; and
(vi) The letters "EHRF" shall be displayed when
harvesting all other fish species.
(d) If a licensee is participating in more than one fishery, the
licensee may display a combination of letters described in §D(3)(c) of this
regulation as directed by the Department.
(5) The exceptions described in §§E—K of this regulation are
available only to a licensee who has declared electronic harvest reporting with
hailing as their method of reporting.
(6) If a licensee on a vessel participates in an exception
described in §§E—K of this regulation, all licensees on board that vessel shall
report their harvest information in the electronic harvest reporting with
hailing system.
E. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing—Blue Crabs.
(1) For purposes of this section, the crabbing week is Wednesday
through Tuesday.
(2) Except as permitted in COMAR 08.02.03.14B, a licensee or
vessel may not set or retrieve gear or catch blue crabs for commercial purposes
more than 6 days during any crabbing week.
(3) Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.03.14, a licensee is not
required to take their declared day off.
(4) Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.03.11, the licensee:
(a) May set crab pots and remove blue crabs from crab pots in
the Chesapeake Bay up to 2 hours before sunrise; and
(b) May, on July 3 and July 4, set crab pots and remove crabs
from crab pots in the Chesapeake Bay up to 3 hours before sunrise.
(5) If a licensee begins removing blue crabs prior to the start
times listed in COMAR 08.02.03.11, the licensee:
(a) Shall cease removing crabs from crab pots not more than 6
hours after sunrise; and
(b) May set crab pots already onboard a vessel up to 1 hour
after the end of the time period established in §E(5)(a) of this regulation.
(6) If a licensee on a vessel participates in the harvest hours
described in §E(4) of this regulation, all licensees on board that vessel shall
adhere to the time periods described in §E(5) of this regulation.
F. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing— Oysters.
(1) Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.04.03, a licensee may:
(a) Begin harvesting up to 1 half hour before sunrise; and
(b) Designate a representative in the electronic harvest
reporting system to deliver their oysters to a dealer if the designated
representative:
(i) Is commercially licensed to harvest oysters;
(ii) Has purchased the oyster surcharge; and
(iii) Has declared to report harvest using the electronic
harvest reporting system with hailing.
(2) A licensee who begins harvest activity early shall cease
harvest one half hour earlier than the
stop times listed in COMAR 08.02.04.03.
(3) If a licensee on a vessel participates in the harvest hours
described in §F(1)(a) of this regulation, all licensees on board that vessel
shall adhere to the time periods described in §F(2) of this regulation.
G. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing—Soft-Shell Clams.
(1) Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.02.03, a licensee may:
(a) Begin harvesting up to one half hour before sunrise; and
(b) Designate a representative in the electronic harvest
reporting system to deliver their soft-shell clams to a dealer if the
designated representative:
(i) Is commercially licensed to harvest soft-shell clams;
(ii) Has declared their intent to harvest soft-shell clams in
accordance with COMAR 08.02.08.05; and
(iii) Has declared to report harvest using the electronic
harvest reporting system with hailing.
(2) A licensee who begins harvest activity early shall cease
harvest 1 half hour earlier than the stop times listed in COMAR 08.02.02.03.
(3) If a licensee on a vessel participates in the harvest hours
described in §G(1)(a) of this regulation, all licensees on board that vessel
shall adhere to the time periods described in §G(2) of this regulation.
H. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing—Hard-Shell Clams.
(1) Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.07.03, a licensee may:
(a) Begin harvesting up to 1 half hour before sunrise; and
(b) Designate a representative in the electronic harvest
reporting system to deliver their hard-shell clams to a dealer if the
designated representative:
(i) Is commercially licensed to harvest hard-shell clams;
(ii) Has declared their intent to harvest hard-shell clams in
accordance with COMAR 08.02.08.05; and
(iii) Has declared to report harvest using the electronic
harvest reporting system with hailing;
(2) A licensee who begins harvest activity early shall cease
harvest 1 half hour earlier than the stop times listed in COMAR 08.02.07.03.
(3) If a licensee on a vessel participates in the harvest hours
described in §H(1)(a) of this regulation, all licensees on board that vessel
shall adhere to the time periods described in §H(2) of this regulation.
I. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing—Fishing Guides.
Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.15.12, the captain and one mate may each possess up
to one striped bass per person per day for personal consumption during the open
recreational and charter boat summer and fall fishery.
J. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing—Striped Bass.
(1) The Department may not issue a physical striped bass permit
to a licensee who has registered for a striped bass permit and declares their
reporting method to be electronic harvest reporting with hailing.
(2) Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.15, a licensee:
(a) Is not required to have their striped bass permit in
possession;
(b) Is not required to record their harvest on their striped
bass permit;
(c) Shall have their striped bass counted and weighed by a
Department representative at a check station not later than the day immediately
following harvest; and
(d) May designate an individual to take their striped bass to be
counted and weighed at a check station only if the:
(i) Licensee has designated the individual in the electronic
harvest reporting system; and
(ii) Catch is counted and weighed the same day as harvested.
K. Electronic Harvest Reporting with Hailing—Yellow Perch.
(1) The Department may not issue a physical yellow perch harvest
permit to a licensee who has declared their:
(a) Intent to fish for yellow perch; and
(b) Reporting method to be electronic harvest reporting with
hailing.
(2) Notwithstanding COMAR 08.02.21.03, a licensee:
(a) Prior to landing, shall:
(i) Except for the actual weight, complete all fields on the Department-issued
tag;
(ii) Affix the Department-issued tag to each container of yellow
perch; and
(iii) Include the sum of all containers for the number of fish
and the estimated weight with the end hail;
(b) Is not required to have their yellow perch permit in
possession; and
(c) Is not required to record their harvest on their yellow
perch permit;
(3) After the fish from each container are weighed and packed
for transport the:
(a) Licensee shall revise the end hail and provide the actual
weight for each container; and
(b) Tag shall be:
(i) Removed from the container; and
(ii) Retained by the licensee.
(4) In the manner specified by the Department, the licensee
shall return the:
(a) Used tags at the end of each month during the season; and
(b) Unused tags at the end of the season.
JOSH KURTZ
Secretary of Natural
Resources
Authority: Natural Resources Article, §4-215, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Proposed Action
[25-175-P]
The Secretary of Natural Resources proposes to amend Regulation .07
under COMAR 08.02.15 Striped Bass.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to reauthorize the use of drift gill nets on Saturdays and Sundays in the Chesapeake Bay commercial striped bass gill net fishery. The Department previously authorized this activity on Saturdays during December in 2018 and both Saturdays and Sundays in December in 2019 and 2020 by issuing a public notice, then expanded the allowance to the entire drift gill net season by regulation in 2021. The provision that allowed drift gill nets to be used on Saturdays and Sundays during the open drift gill net season in the Chesapeake Bay Individual Transferrable Quota commercial striped bass fishery was inadvertently removed from regulation when the Department eliminated the Chesapeake Bay Common Pool commercial striped bass fishery at the end of 2024.
The Department originally allowed this activity in order to provide additional flexibility for commercial harvesters to conduct their fishing activities. The change was consistent with the priorities developed jointly by the Department and the industry when the ITQ program was first implemented. Reauthorizing the use of drift gill nets on Saturdays and Sundays does not allow additional harvest of striped bass, as permittees in the Individual Transferrable Quota fishery are assigned a set number of pounds they are allowed to harvest. Providing additional flexibility allows these harvesters to time their activities to market and weather conditions.
Estimate of Economic Impact
I. Summary of Economic Impact. The proposed action could have a positive economic impact on commercial striped bass permittees who use drift gill nets in the Chesapeake Bay and dealers who purchase, process, or resell fish.
II. Types of Economic Impact.
|
Impacted Entity |
Revenue
(R+/R-) Expenditure
(E+/E-) |
Magnitude |
|
A. On issuing agency: |
NONE |
|
|
B. On other State agencies: |
NONE |
|
|
C. On local governments: |
NONE |
|
|
|
Benefit
(+) Cost
(-) |
Magnitude |
|
D. On regulated industries or trade groups: |
|
|
|
Striped Bass Permittees |
(+) |
Indeterminable |
|
Seafood Dealers |
(+) |
Indeterminable |
|
E. On other industries or trade groups: |
NONE |
|
|
F. Direct and indirect effects on public: |
NONE |
|
III. Assumptions. (Identified by Impact Letter and Number from Section II.)
D. It is possible that by allowing harvest on Saturdays and Sundays, commercial striped bass permittees who use drift gill nets in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries will be better able to time harvesting activity with more profitable market conditions, thereby creating a positive economic impact for harvesters. The actual impact cannot be determined because the amount that permittees harvest is not increasing and we cannot predict the market or permittees business models.
D. It is possible that by allowing additional flexibility, harvesters will be better able to time their activity with market demands, thereby creating a positive economic impact for dealers. The actual impact cannot be determined because the amount that permittees harvest is not increasing and we cannot predict the market or harvester business models.
Economic Impact on Small Businesses
The proposed action has a meaningful economic impact on small
businesses. An analysis of this economic impact follows:
The proposed action has an indeterminable positive impact on small businesses. Commercial watermen operating small businesses will have greater flexibility in their business operations and may realize a greater profit based on market conditions as they have more opportunities to time harvest activity to better market prices. This could also result in a positive economic impact for dealers who purchase, process, or resell fish. It is not possible to know the ultimate benefit they may realize. Please see the assumptions in Part A for further explanation.
Impact on Individuals with Disabilities
The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities.
Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments may be sent to Chesapeake Striped Bass Gill Nets, Regulatory Staff, Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Services, 580 Taylor Avenue, E-4, Annapolis, MD 21401, or call 410-260-8300, or email to or complete the comment form at https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pages/regulations/changes.aspx#sbcgill. Comments will be accepted through October 6, 2025. A public hearing has not been scheduled.
.07 Commercial Fishery.
A.—B. (text unchanged)
C. Drift Gill Net Fishery Limitations.
(1) (text unchanged)
(2) In the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries:
(a) (text unchanged)
(b) The total length of drift gill net aboard a boat may not exceed
3,500 yards and may not be contained in more than ten containers; [and]
(c) A gill net may not be used to harvest fish or possessed aboard
a vessel, unless the gill net has:
(i) (text unchanged)
(ii) A float line with a marker permanently affixed every 50 feet
bearing the licensee's commercial tidal fish number[.]; and
(d) A drift gill net may be
used on a Saturday or Sunday.
(3)—(7) (text unchanged)
D.—F. (text unchanged)
JOSH KURTZ
Secretary of Natural
Resources
Title 10
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Notice of Change to Opportunity for Public Comment
[25-092-P]
The Opportunity for Public Comment which appeared in 52:11 Md. R. 545—550 (May 30, 2025) has been changed. The correct notice follows:
Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments may be sent to Jordan Fisher Blotter, Director, Office of Regulation and Policy Coordination, Maryland Department of Health, 201 West Preston Street, Room 534 Baltimore, Maryland 21201, or call 410-767-0938, or email to [email protected]. Comments will be accepted through October 5, 2025. A public hearing has not been scheduled.
MEENA SESHAMANI, MD, PhD
Secretary of Health
Title 12
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Subtitle 04 POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION
12.04.09 Police Accountability Boards and Administrative Charging Committees
Authority: Public Safety Article, §§3-207 and 3-208, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Proposed Action
[25-177-P]
The Maryland Police
Training and Standards Commission proposes to amend Regulations .04, .06,
and .07 under COMAR 12.04.09 Police Accountability Boards and
Administrative Charging Committees. This action was considered at an open
meeting held by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission on July
9, 2025.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to comply with the passage of SB533, which alters the deadlines for the completion of the process of review and investigation of police misconduct complaints; establishes timelines for internal police misconduct not involving members of the public, and alters the timeline for police misconduct cases that are criminal in nature.
Estimate of Economic Impact
The proposed action has no economic impact.
Economic Impact on Small Businesses
The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small businesses.
Impact on Individuals with Disabilities
The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities.
Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments may be sent to Wayne Silver, Executive Director, Police Training and Standards Commission, 6852 4th Street Sykesville, MD 21784, or call 410-875-3601, or email to [email protected]. Comments will be accepted through October 6, 2025. A public hearing has not been scheduled.
.04 State Administrative Charging Committee and Local
Administrative Charging Committees.
A. (text unchanged)
B. A law enforcement agency shall establish written procedures for handling complaints of police officer misconduct that do not involve members of the public.
(1) A law enforcement agency shall use the Uniform State
Disciplinary Matrix, promulgated in COMAR, 12.04.10, for complaints that result
in an administrative charge.
(2) Administrative charges arising out of an investigation of
alleged police officer misconduct, not involving a member of the public, must
be filed within one year and one day, pursuant to Public Safety Article,
§3-113(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.
C.―I. (text unchanged)
.06 Law Enforcement Agency Investigation.
A.―D. (text unchanged)
E. Except as set forth in §F of this regulation, for any alleged police
misconduct involving a member of the public and a police officer:
(1) The investigating unit shall complete its investigation and forward
its findings to the administrative charging committee within 334 days after the
filing of a compliant by a member of the public or initiation of a complaint by
the law enforcement agency in the absence of a complaint by a member of the
public;
(2) The administrative charging committee shall review the
administrative findings and make a determination or ask for further
investigation within 30 days after receipt; and
(3) The process of review and investigation by the investigating unit,
through disposition by the administrative charging committee, shall be
completed within 395 days after the filing of a complaint by a member of the
public.
F. Where alleged police officer misconduct is the subject of a
criminal investigation, an administrative charging committee or law enforcement
agency shall file any administrative charges within 1 year and 1 day after the
date of:
(1) The investigating law enforcement agency’s timely
determination that the matter is not related to criminal activity;
(2) The disposition of all criminal charges filed against the
police officer; or
(3) The administrative charging committee’s or law enforcement
agency’s receipt of timely notice that the appropriate prosecutorial authority
declined to file criminal charges.
.07 ACC Deliberation and Determination.
A. (text unchanged)
B. Determination.
(1)―(4) (text unchanged)
(5) An ACC may not administratively charge a police officer who
was not the subject of the investigating unit’s administrative findings and
must request additional investigation into the actions of another police
officer who was not subject to the investigation and administrative findings of
the original complaint.
[(5)] (6) (text unchanged)
C. (text unchanged)
COLONEL ROLAND BUTLER
Chairman, Police Training
and Standards Commission
Title 20
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Subtitle 50 SERVICE SUPPLIED BY ELECTRIC COMPANIES
20.50.15 Electric
System Planning
Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§1-101, 2-113, 2-121,
7-216, and 7-801—7-804, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Proposed Action
[25-174-P]
The Public Service Commission proposes to adopt new Regulations .01—.06
under a new chapter, COMAR 20.50.15 Electric System Planning. This action was considered by the Public
Service Commission at a scheduled rulemaking (RM 89) meeting held on June 18,
2025, notice of which was given under General Provisions Article, §3-302(c),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to implement the requirements for electric system distribution planning in the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 as codified in Public Utilities Article, §§7-801—7-804, Annotated Code of Maryland, to promote a set of 12 State policy goals as follows:
(1) Measures to decrease greenhouse gas emissions incident to electric distribution including high levels of distributed energy resources and electric vehicles;
(2) Giving priority to vulnerable communities in the development of distributed energy resources and electric vehicle infrastructure;
(3) Energy efficiency;
(4) Meeting anticipated increases in load;
(5) Incorporation of energy storage technology as appropriate and prudent to:
(i) Support efficiency and reliability of the electric system; and
(ii) Provide additional capacity to accommodate increased distributed renewable electricity generation in connection with electric transmission and distribution system modernization;
(6) Efficient management of load variability;
(7) Electric system resiliency and reliability;
(8) Bidirectional power flows;
(9) Demand response and other non-wire and non-capital alternatives;
(10) Increased use of distributed energy resources including electric vehicles;
(11) Transparent stakeholder participation in ongoing electric system planning processes; and
(12) Any other issues the Commission considers appropriate.
These statutes codified in Public Utilities Article, §§7-801—7-804, Annotated Code of Maryland, were subsequently amended in 2024 when House Bill 1393 (HB 1393), the Electric System Planning–Scope and Funding Act (Act), was enacted which changes the regulation focus from electric distribution system planning to electric system planning and also requires the Commission to adopt regulations or issue orders on or before December 31, 2025 to implement specific policies for electric system planning–requiring consideration of investment in, or procurement of, cost-effective demand-side methods including virtual power plants and other improvements to promote the State’s policy goals while considering the inherent differences between investor-owned electric companies, electric cooperatives, and municipal electric utilities.
Estimate of Economic Impact
I. Summary of Economic Impact. There will be a material economic impact on the Commission and a marginal economic impact on other State agencies such as the Office of People’s Counsel and Maryland Energy Administration to participate in the annual processes involved in conducting reviews of electric system plans and plan updates, including conducting discovery and participating in Commission hearings. The majority of the economic impact, however, will be on electric utilities who must revamp their internal planning process to comply with the new regulations including the procurement of new software capabilities and the recruitment and training of additional staff.
Maryland currently has five municipal electric utilities for the towns of Easton, Berlin, Thurmont, Hagerstown, and Williamsport that have municipal electric companies impacted by these regulations. These towns may have cost impacts in implementing these regulations starting January 1, 2028, but most if not all of them will have little to no impact dependent on any requests they make to the Commission for waiver of certain aspects of the regulations, if approved. Maryland’s small electric cooperative utilities may have cost impacts in implementing these regulations starting January 1, 2028, but most if not all of them will have little to no impact dependent on any requests they make to the Commission for waiver of certain aspects of the regulations, if approved.
While there will be additional costs to implement these regulations, these costs are expected to be offset by savings in the long term in addition to the benefits these new processes will have on achieving state policy goals.
II. Types of Economic Impact.
|
Impacted Entity |
Revenue
(R+/R-) Expenditure
(E+/E-) |
Magnitude |
|
A. On issuing agency: |
|
|
|
Public Service Commission |
(E+) |
$2.5 million annually |
|
B. On other State agencies: |
|
|
|
Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) and Office of Peoples’ Counsel (OPC) |
(E+) |
Marginal |
|
C. On local governments: |
|
|
|
Town of Easton, Town of Berlin, Town of Thurmont, Town of Williamsport , and Hagerstown |
(E+) |
Marginal |
|
|
Benefit
(+) Cost
(-) |
Magnitude |
|
D. On regulated industries or trade groups: |
|
|
|
Maryland’s Investor-Owned Electric Companies, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc., and small electric cooperative utilities |
(-) |
$99,435,000 |
|
E. On other industries or trade groups: |
NONE |
|
|
F. Direct and indirect effects on public: |
NONE |
|
III. Assumptions. (Identified by Impact Letter and Number from Section II.)
A. The resources that the Commission will need to implement the regulatory and reporting requirements of these regulations align with the fiscal notes sent by the Commission regarding SB 528 (2022 Session). In that fiscal note, the Commission estimated that “[s]pecial fund expenditures for the PSC increase by $2.5 million in fiscal 2023." This Fiscal Note added that the $2.5 million estimate also reflects contractual costs of approximately $500,000 annually to fulfill the bill’s regulatory and reporting requirements relating to electric distribution systems. There may be increasing future costs due to inflation and other factors.
B. The MEA and OPC will incur marginal costs to participate in new annual Commission proceedings related to electric system planning.
C. Maryland currently has five Municipal Electric Utilities for the towns of Easton, Berlin, Thurmont, Hagerstown, and Williamsport that have municipal electric companies impacted by these regulations. These towns may have cost impacts in implementing these regulations starting January 1, 2028, but most if not of all of them will have little to no impact dependent on any requests they make to the Commission for waiver of certain aspects of the regulations, if approved.
D. Maryland’s small electric cooperative utilities may have cost impacts in implementing these regulations starting January 1, 2028, but most if not of all of them will have little to no impact dependent on any requests they make to the Commission for waiver of certain aspects of the regulations, if approved.
Maryland's large electric companies (Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc., and Potomac Edison) do not believe that the true cost impacts of these regulations are reasonably estimable at this early juncture but have undertaken reasonable efforts to develop a high-level rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost impact. This ROM reflects both initial implementation and 5-years of ongoing costs, on a gross basis for the five utilities combined. This ROM is $99,435,000. This ROM is solely based upon the administration of the newly proposed regulations and excludes consideration of the following:
Actual investments included in any Electric System Plan.
(1) Potential cost savings opportunities from implementation of an Electric System Plan, including the quantification of any societal “benefits” (e.g., reduction of greenhouse gas emissions) under the Commission’s uniform cost-benefit analysis or other cost-benefit test/standard.
(2) Any investments already completed or in flight that may be relevant to the administration of an Electric System Plan, unless such investments will require incremental costs to comply with the newly proposed regulations.
(3) Potomac Edison notes that this cost estimate does not include the cost to install advanced metering infrastructure in its service territory.
(4) Finally, they do not believe that the cost to implement the newly proposed regulations will be “marginal” from a cost impact perspective and do not foresee any net savings opportunities in the near term, and at this early stage, any long-term net savings opportunities would be speculative at best.
While the Commission notes the combined response by Maryland’s large electric companies on the economic impact of these new regulations, the Commission notes that they are an electric utility non-consensus projection that is not necessarily shared by other parties involved in developing these regulations, including the Commission.
Economic Impact on Small Businesses
The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small businesses.
Impact on Individuals with Disabilities
The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities.
Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments may be sent to Andrew S. Johnston, Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202, or call 410-767-8067, or email to [email protected]. Comments will be accepted through October 6, 2025. A public hearing has not been scheduled.
.01
Applicability.
A.
This chapter applies to Electric System Plans for the advancement of the State
policy goals and legislative intent set forth at Public Utilities Article,
§§7-801—7-804, et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland, and all other relevant
State goals and targets in effect during plan development. The objective of the
final Electric System Plan is an electric system that advances State policy
goals and is built in a manner that enables an electric company to provide
safe, reliable, and cost-effective services and otherwise operates for the
public good.
B.
An Electric System Plan shall demonstrate a holistic approach to grid planning
by:
(1)
Considering cost-effective solutions to electric system needs;
(2)
Incorporating new cost-effective technologies and analytical tools into
planning processes to create a modern distribution system;
(3)
Utilizing real-time data to improve forecasting and planning for grid
investments; and
(4) Addressing
issues related to other relevant Commission proceedings.
C. This chapter
shall not become effective for electric cooperatives and municipal electric
companies until January 1, 2028.
D. Electric company
and gas company coordination on Electric System Plans may be performed, but
shall not be required, unless required by law or as otherwise directed by the
Commission.
E.
Waiver
of Regulations. Upon written request, a regulation in this chapter may be
waived by the Commission for “good cause shown”.
.02 Definitions.
A. Terms Defined.
(1) “Annual Electric
System Plan Update” means the update that electric companies publish annually
at the end of the distribution system planning cycle in the years that they do
not publish an Electric System Plan and that contains the information in Regulation
.04B of this chapter.
(2) “Baseline scenario”
means an expected future state of a system or situation if no new interventions
or policies are implemented beyond those already in place. It serves as a point
of comparison to assess the impact of proposed actions or policies.
(3) “Cost-effective”
means having projected benefits that are greater than projected costs while
considering other factors as determined by the Commission.
(4) “Demand response”
means changes in electric usage by demand-side resources from their normal
consumption patterns in response to changes in the price of electricity over
time or to incentive payments designed to induce lower electricity use at times
of high wholesale market prices or ensure system reliability.
(5)
“Distributed energy resource (DER)” has the meaning stated in COMAR
20.50.09.02B.
(6) “Distributed generation”
means the same definition as Small Generator Facility in COMAR 20.50.09.02B.
(7) “Electric company”
has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(8) “Energy storage device”
has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article, §7-216, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(9) “Electric System
Plan” means the plan that electric companies publish pursuant to Regulation
.04J of this chapter that concludes the distribution system planning cycle.
(10)
“Electric vehicle (EV)” has the meaning stated in COMAR 20.50.09.02B.
(11) “Goal scenario”
means a potential future state of a system or situation if policy goals are
fully realized and it serves as a point of comparison to assess the progress
towards policy goals.
(12) “Grid needs”
means the need for a specific mitigating action to alleviate an identified
system constraint found during the electric system planning process. The
specific characteristic of the system constraint and commensurate grid need
will inform the solution that will mitigate the issue.
(13) “Grid services”
means the dispatch and control of one or more DERs to provide service to the
electric company’s electric grid pursuant to an electric company tariff,
service contract between the electric company and the owner of DERs or
providing transmission-level grid services by participating in PJM
Interconnection, LLC wholesale markets.
(14) “Hosting capacity”
has the meaning stated in COMAR 20.50.09.02B.
(15) “Locational value
assessment” means a process that provides price signals based on the benefits
and costs of deploying distributed energy resources in a specific location and
over time, considering grid conditions and the potential to defer or avoid
traditional electric distribution infrastructure investments.
(16) “Non-wires solution
(NWS)” means a project or other solution that makes use of one or more DERs,
technologies, and/or leads to the introduction of new or modification of
existing energy management practices, standards, or protocols to address a
system constraint or provide other grid services to the electric system.
(17) “Planning metrics”
means quantifiable measurements used to assess performance, track progress,
and/or measure success of a process that an electric company electric system
plan directly affects.
(18) “Preliminary
Electric System Plan” means the plan that electric companies file before the
annual technical conference that contains the information in Regulation .04F of
this chapter.
(19) “Rightsizing”
has the meaning stated in COMAR 20.50.09.02B.
(20) “System constraints”
means specific violations caused by physical characteristics of the electric
distribution system exceeding electric company planning criteria, the result of
which would threaten safe and reliable delivery of power.
(21) “Stakeholder”
means a person who is granted leave to intervene in an electric system plan
proceeding pursuant to Public Utilities Article, §3-106, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(22) “Traditional wires
solution” means a solution to address a system constraint that would be
deferred or replaced by a non-wires solution.
(23) “Virtual power plant
(VPP)” has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article, §7-216, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
.03 Electric System
Planning Process.
A. An electric
system planning process shall align with the following components for each
planning cycle and scenario and related requirements specified in this chapter:
(1) Considerations feeding
into types of projections;
(2) Goals/ objectives;
(3) DER forecast;
(4) Load forecast;
(5) Hosting capacity
assessment;
(6) Grid needs and locational
value assessment;
(7) Identify possible
solutions to grid needs;
(8) Screen and evaluate
possible solutions;
(9) Choose solutions
and publish plan;
(10) Program and project
design; and
(11)Assess results.
B. Considerations
Feeding into Types of Projections.
(1) Time Horizons
for DER and Load Forecasting.
(a) DER and load
forecasting processes for electric companies other than electric cooperatives
and municipal electric companies shall include at least three planning time
horizons:
(i) 1 to 3 years;
(ii) 4 to 6 years;
and
(iii) 7 to 10 years.
(b) DER and load
forecasting processes for electric cooperatives and municipal electric
companies shall include at least two planning time horizons:
(i) 1 to 3 years;
and
(ii) 4 years up to 20
years.
(2) Level of
Granularity. The granularity of information in an electric system plan may vary
as described in other sections of this regulation.
(a) As a near-term
objective:
(i) Information
shall be provided in an Electric System Plan at the substation level; and
(ii) Feeder-level
information shall be provided as part of the planning process for feeders where
there are identified system constraints;
(b) As a longer-term objective, electric companies
shall report on progress regarding incorporating more granular electric system
and customer information and data into forecasting and planning processes in
their electric system plan
or annual electric system
plan update.
(3)
Scenarios/Projections to be Analyzed. An electric system plan shall include a
minimum of two scenarios to provide a range of outcomes to inform planning
analysis and the determination of the scale and pace of grid needs:
(a) A baseline
scenario; and
(b) A goal scenario.
(c) The Commission
may request an electric company to analyze scenarios in addition to a baseline
scenario and goal scenario.
(4) Data Sources,
Scope, and Access. Electric companies shall provide for data collection and
access that:
(a) Allows
stakeholders the opportunity to provide data inputs at pre-identified time
periods defined by the electric company;
(b) Provides
collected data in a format that can be easily accessed by stakeholders; and
(c) Provides
stakeholders transparency into data sources, data and assumptions used to
develop electric system plans and annual electric system plan updates.
(5) Already-Approved
Resource Retirements and Additions. Electric companies shall consider in their
electric system plans whether distribution-level electric system planning can
be used to mitigate potential gaps caused by generation retirements.
(6) PJM Wholesale
Markets. Electric companies shall consider DERs and VPPs that participate in
the PJM wholesale markets in electric distribution planning as applicable.
(7) Resource Costs
and Capabilities. Electric companies contracting decisions to implement
electric system plans and annual electric system plan updates shall be left to
electric company discretion.
C. Goals/Objectives.
An electric system plan shall promote applicable State policy goals pursuant to
Public Utilities Article, §§7-801—7-804, et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland,
and other applicable goals and targets as directed by the Commission.
D. DER Forecast. An
electric system plan shall account for the following considerations for each
electric system planning cycle and scenario.
(1) Electric
companies shall develop separate forecasts for each relevant DER type,
including energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, energy
storage devices, VPPs and managed EV charging-discharging.
(2) Electric
Companies shall develop hourly DER forecasts.
E. Load Forecast.
Load forecasts shall account for the following considerations for each planning
cycle and scenario as follows:
(1) Electric
companies shall incorporate load impacts of current and future transportation
and building electrification based on known information and assumptions; and
(2) Electric company
distribution-level forecasts in aggregate shall be aligned to a reasonable
extent with available electric company developed transmission-level forecasts
and with PJM-developed system-level forecasts with an explanation provided in
electric system plans for any differences and the associated factors, including
differences in assumptions.
F. Hosting Capacity
Assessment. An electric system plan shall account for the following
considerations for each planning cycle and scenario.
(1) Hosting capacity
calculations shall be determined using a circuit-specific calculation including
installed and forecasted DER interconnections.
(2) DER forecasting
shall be incorporated into reserve hosting capacity determinations and the
rightsizing of hosting capacity upgrades.
(3) Electric
companies shall establish methodologies for calculating available hosting
capacity and, in the annual electric system plan update and electric system
plan, discuss planned hosting capacity capability improvements.
G. Grid Needs and
Locational Value Assessment.
(1) Grid Needs Assessment.
(a) An electric
company’s grid needs assessment shall include current and forecast distribution
substation and feeder constraints identified as part of each planning cycle,
including the timing, magnitude and other relevant characteristics for each
identified system constraint.
(b) The annual
electric system plan update shall discuss changes to an electric company’s grid
needs assessment that may occur between planning cycles.
(c) Electric
companies shall cost-effectively pursue industry best practice methods and
analytical tools to improve their planning analysis and processes, the choice
of which to adopt shall be at the discretion of the electric companies.
(2) Locational Value
Assessment.
(a) An electric
system plan shall provide locational value for each identified electric system
constraint.
(b) Locational value
shall include the potential deferral or avoided value of a traditional wires
solution.
(c) Electric
companies shall develop a locational value assessment using the Commission's
uniform benefit cost analysis framework.
(d) Electric
companies shall report on the progress towards implementation of locational
value assessments at annual technical conferences.
H. Identify Possible
Solutions to Grid Needs. An electric system plan shall account for the
following considerations for each planning cycle and scenario:
(1) Near-Term
Objective.
(a) An electric
system plan shall identify solutions for identified grid needs.
(b) Electric
companies shall identify non-wires solutions considered to address system
constraints.
(c) For any proposed
upgrade projects resulting from Regulations .03H and .03I of this chapter,
future hosting capacity constraints that incorporate DER forecasts shall be
considered.
(2) As A Longer-Term
Objective.
(a) Electric
companies shall assess the feasibility of utilizing new cost-effective
technologies and methodologies for solutions to grid needs.
(b) Electric
companies shall report on the progress towards utilizing new cost-effective
technologies and methodologies at annual technical conferences.
(3) Pursuant to
Public Utilities Article, §7-804, Annotated Code of Maryland, electric
companies shall consider investment in, or procurement of cost-effective
demand-side methods and technology to improve reliability and efficiency,
including VPPs.
I. Screen and
Evaluate Possible Solutions.
(1) An electric
company shall screen and evaluate possible solutions for each planning cycle
and scenario.
(2) The electric
system plan shall include the criteria used to evaluate possible solutions,
including cost-effectiveness considerations.
(a) Electric
companies shall evaluate cost-effectiveness for alternatives considered, if
applicable.
(b) Electric
companies shall utilize the Commission's Unified Benefit Cost Analysis
framework for solutions involving DERs in determining cost-effectiveness.
J. Choose Solutions
and Publish Plan. An electric company shall choose a solution or solutions for
each scenario and publish a plan for each planning cycle as described in
Regulation .04 of this chapter.
(1) Electric
companies shall present their rationale for solution selection in electric
system plans, including why alternative solutions were not selected.
(2) Information and
data shall be provided in an electric system plan at the substation level.
(3) When project
solutions are proposed in response to system constraints, electric companies
shall provide feeder-level information, where applicable.
K. Program and
Project Design.
(1) Program and
project design including construction, procurement, and electric company
contracting are factors in the electric companies’ mandate to provide safe and
reliable service and a consideration in overall cost which shall be estimated
in electric system plans.
(2) Program and
project design including construction, procurement, and electric company
contracting decisions shall be left to electric company discretion in executing
an electric system plan although these factors will remain subject to review in
rate cases.
L. Assess Results.
An electric company shall account for the following considerations for each
planning cycle:
(1) An electric
company shall assess the results of their electric system plans to determine
lessons learned and changes to future planning assumptions.
(2) Rate case
filings shall provide explanations for projects that do not reconcile with
electric system plans.
.04 Electric System Plan, Annual Electric
System Plan Update and Preliminary Electric System Plan: Development,
Reporting, and Stakeholder Engagement Process.
A. Electric System
Plan Frequency.
(1) Electric
companies shall retain flexibility to determine the frequency of their
respective electric system plan that best aligns with their internal planning
cycles and considerations based upon their unique processes, system
characteristics, and customer needs.
(2) An electric
company’s electric system plan publishing frequency shall be at least once
every 3 years.
(3) Electric
companies shall publish a preliminary electric system plan and the electric
system plan on the electric companies’ websites and file these plans with the
Commission under the electric system plan docket assigned to each electric
company.
(4) An electric
company shall file an annual electric system plan update during the years in
which a complete electric system plan is not filed.
(5) An electric
company shall redact all confidential information from the electric system plan
published to its website or otherwise submitted on a public basis, however, a
full version of the electric system plan, including any confidential
information, shall be filed with the Commission in accordance with the
Commission’s rules for filing confidential material, unless otherwise
restricted from doing so by applicable law.
B. Annual Electric
System Plan Update.
(1) Electric
companies shall include the following annual electric system plan updates:
(a) A narrative
describing the existing planning and forecasting processes, current
capabilities that exist, and plans for potential future improvements;
(b) Relevant
planning criteria utilized to identify system constraints;
(c) Description of
any new market or policy conditions that are impacting the planning environment
and how they plan to incorporate them into future planning;
(d) Description of
any updates to system constraints or constraint solutions that may have changed
from the previous year, including, but not limited to, updates on progress
regarding projects and programs that have changed from the previous year and
rationale for the change;
(e) A report using a
common framework for electric company reporting as directed by the Commission,
with information regarding the current status of projects designed to promote
State policy goals identified in Public Utilities Article, §7-802, Annotated
Code of Maryland, including information on planning processes and
implementation that promote these goals; and
(f) Electric system
plan targets and planning metrics pursuant to Regulation .05 of this chapter.
(2) Electric companies shall file an annual electric system plan
update no less than 75 days prior to the annual technical conference.
(3) In the year an electric company files a preliminary electric
system plan, an annual electric system plan update is not required.
C. Data Collection:
Electric companies shall identify a discrete opportunity to collect stakeholder
inputs for consideration in the electric system plan.
(1) The electric
company shall provide an overview of the already-collected data including data
sources.
(2) Electric
companies shall provide a method for collecting this data.
(3) Electric
companies shall provide a list of the parties they engaged as part of their
published electric system plan.
D. Align Inputs and
Assumptions. Electric companies shall develop electric system planning inputs
and assumptions or develop forecasts, scenarios, or other electric system
planning criteria and identify a discrete opportunity for stakeholders and
other persons to provide feedback.
E. Run Analyses.
Electric companies shall run analyses using data, planning inputs, and
assumptions while considering stakeholder and other person feedback from §§C
and D of this regulation and provide a preliminary electric system plan in
years that an electric system plan is due.
F. Provide
Preliminary Electric System Plan.
(1) Electric
companies shall include the following in their preliminary electric system
plan:
(a) Lessons learned
and process improvements from the previous electric system plan cycle;
(b) A narrative
describing the existing electric system planning process, current capabilities,
and plans for potential future changes including the methodology used to
develop aggregate electric distribution-level net load forecasts;
(c) Descriptions of
electric system planning scenarios describing the data used as inputs and
assumed adoption rates used for load and DER forecasting;
(d) Summary of
feedback received in §§C and D of this regulation;
(e) Electric company
response to feedback received in §§C and D of this regulation;
(f) Any change in
system constraints since the last electric system plan;
(g) The nature,
magnitude, and timing of system constraints;
(h) System
constraint solutions that have not yet been initiated as projects, including:
(i) Projected
timeline for solution implementation to address system constraints and policy
targets over the forecast period; and
(ii) Implementation
interdependencies with current and identified system constraint solutions and
other electric company projects;
(i)
Cost-effectiveness analysis for identified system constraint solutions, if
applicable;
(j) A description of
the final methodology, inputs, and results of the analyses;
(k) Locational value
for each identified system constraint; and
(l) Electric system
plan targets and planning metrics pursuant to Regulation .05 of this chapter.
(2) The preliminary
electric system plan shall be published to align with the electric system plan
frequency pursuant to §A of this regulation.
(3) An electric
company shall publish on its website and file with the Commission its
preliminary electric system plan no less than 75 days prior to the annual
technical conference.
G. Comments Filed By
Parties.
(1) Comments shall
be filed by any stakeholders or other persons no less than 30 days prior to the
annual technical conference.
(2) Stakeholders and
electric companies shall have the opportunity to obtain discovery.
H. Annual Technical
Conference. The annual
technical conference shall provide a venue for stakeholders and other persons
to comment on the assumptions, inputs, and results of the preliminary electric
system plan and annual electric system plan update.
I. Electric
Companies’ Consideration of Feedback.
(1) The Commission
may provide an order noting the preliminary electric system plan after an
annual technical conference which may include direction for the electric
companies.
(2) Electric
companies shall evaluate any feedback received from the Commission in any order
following the annual technical conference.
(3) Electric
companies shall evaluate feedback received from stakeholders in §§C, D, G, and
H of this regulation.
(4) Within 90 days
of the annual technical conference, except as otherwise required by the
Commission, electric companies shall publish on their website and file a
response to stakeholder and other person
feedback with the Commission, including what stakeholder and other
person proposals will be considered or
not considered in the development of the electric system plan and the reasoning
for these decisions under the electric system plan docket assigned to each
electric company.
J. Electric System
Plan Publishing. Electric companies shall publish a final electric system plan
under the electric system plan docket assigned to each electric company after
the consideration of feedback in Regulation .04I of this chapter.
.05 Electric System
Planning Metrics.
A. An electric
company shall include planning metrics listed in §C of this regulation in its
preliminary electric system plan and other planning metrics as determined by
the Commission.
B. An electric
company shall include planning metrics listed in §C of this regulation in its
annual electric system plan update and other planning metrics as determined by
the Commission.
C. An electric
company shall include in its preliminary electric system plan, electric system
plan, and annual electric system plan update a set of planning metrics that
will allow monitoring of progress in at minimum the following plan areas:
(1) State goals and
targets;
(2) Reliability;
(3) Resilience;
(4) DER integration,
by DER category;
(5) Load and demand
management;
(6) Hosting
capacity;
(7) System
constraint resolution including:
(a) Substation
overload conditions defined as overload conditions identified on substations
that require remediation; and
(b) Feeder overload
conditions defined as overload conditions identified on substations that
require remediation;
(8) NWS
incorporation; and
(9) Stakeholder and
other person engagement.
.06 Legislative
Reporting Requirements.
A. Annual Maryland
General Assembly Report.
(1) On or before
November 1 annually, each electric company shall file material updates to
project status reported pursuant to Regulation .04B(1)(e) of this chapter.
(2) On or before
December 1 annually, the Commission’s Technical Staff shall submit a report to
the Maryland General Assembly regarding the current status of projects designed
to promote the State’s policy goals identified in Public Utilities Article,
§7-802, Annotated Code of Maryland, including information on planning processes
and implementation that promote these goals.
ANDREW S. JOHNSTON
Executive Secretary
Subject: Notice of Interest Rate on Refunds and
Moneys Owed to the State
Add’l. Info: Pursuant to Section 13-604 of the Tax-General
Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Comptroller is required to set the
annual interest rate on refunds and moneys owed to the State. For the 2026
calendar year, the annual interest rate on refunds and moneys owed to
the State will be 10.8133%.
Contact: Andrew Schaufele (410) 260-7310
Agency/Department Sort Name: Comptroller
[25-18-14]
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice lists the minor
modifications approved for previously approved projects by the Susquehanna
River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES.
DATES: April 1—July 31, 2025
ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason
E. Oyler, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717)
238-0423, ext. 1312; fax (717) 238-2436; e-mail: [email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be
sent to the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice lists previously approved projects, receiving approval of minor
modification or a corrective modification, described below, pursuant to 18 CFR
§ 806.18 or to Commission Resolution Nos. 2013-11 and 2015-06, for the
time period specified above.
1. Graymont (PA) Inc. – Pleasant Gap, Docket
No. 20191203, Spring Township, Centre County, Pa.; correction in Section 2 to
replace the “Gentzel Quarry” with the “Gentzel/Tressler Quarry”; Correction
Issue Date: April 8, 2025.
2. Moxie Freedom LLC, Docket No. 20250618,
Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pa.; modification approval to add public water
supply as a source of water for consumptive use; Approval Date: June 17, 2025.
3. New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc. –
Conestoga Landfill, Docket Nos. 20250619, 20250620, and 20250621, New Morgan
Borough, Berks County, Pa.; modification of approvals to adjust the approval
terms to align with another docket approval by the Commission; Approval
Date: July 18, 2025.
Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et
seq., 18 CFR parts 806 and
808.
Dated: August 11,
2025.
JASON E. OYLER,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[25-18-12]
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Projects Approved for
Consumptive Uses of Water
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice lists Approvals by
Rule for projects by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period
set forth in DATES.
DATES: June 1—July 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason
E. Oyler, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238-2436; e-mail: [email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be
sent to the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION: This notice lists the projects, described
below, receiving approval for the consumptive use of water pursuant to the
Commission’s approval by rule process set forth in 18 CFR §806.22 (e) and (f)
for the time period specified above.
Approvals By Rule -
Issued Under 18 CFR 806.22(e):
1.
Energy Center Paxton LLC; ABR-202506001; Harrisburg City, Dauphin
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 0.0660 mgd; Approval Date: June 2, 2025.
2. Dart
Container Corporation of Pennsylvania (Lancaster); Lancaster Plant;
ABR-202506003; East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pa.; Consumptive Use
of Up to 0.0990 mgd; Approval Date: June 4, 2025.
Approvals By Rule -
Issued Under 18 CFR 806.22(f):
1. JKLM
Energy, LLC; Pad ID: Belz 2001; ABR-202506002; Tioga Township, Tioga County,
Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 2, 2025.
2.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Reeve; ABR-20100403.R3; Herrick
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: June 3, 2025.
3.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Alton; ABR-20100411.R3; Ulster
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: June 6, 2025.
4.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Holtan; ABR-20100446.R3; Auburn
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: June 6, 2025.
5.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Nickolyn; ABR-20100436.R3;
Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: June 6, 2025.
6.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Blanche Poulsen;
ABR-202005002.R1; Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: June 10, 2025.
7.
RENEWAL - Blackhill Energy LLC; Pad ID: HARKNESS 2H; ABR-20091220.R3; Springfield Township,
Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 1.9990 mgd; Approval Date: June
20, 2025.
8.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Way; ABR-20100448.R3; Wyalusing
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: June 20, 2025.
9.
RENEWAL - S.T.L. Resources, LLC; Pad ID: State 815 Pad;
ABR-202005004.R1; Elk Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.9900 mgd; Approval Date: June 20, 2025.
10.
Pennsylvania General Energy Company, L.L.C.; Pad ID: Hunters Lake Kutz
Well Pad; ABR-202506004; Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive
Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 25, 2025.
11.
RENEWAL - EXCO Resources (PA), LLC; Pad ID: Warner Drilling Pad #1;
ABR-20100451.R3; Franklin Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up
to 2.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 25, 2025.
12.
RENEWAL - Coterra Energy Inc.; Pad ID: HousenickJ P1; ABR-201505004.R2;
Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd;
Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
13.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Coates; ABR-20100509.R3;
Standing Stone Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000
mgd; Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
14.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: GU-Y Loomis Pad;
ABR-20100504.R3; Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up
to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
15.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Kerr Drilling Pad #1;
ABR-20100506.R3; Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
16.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: NR-05 BAC Realty;
ABR-201504007.R2; New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive
Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
17.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: NR-25 NOWICKI; ABR-201504006.R2;
Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
18.
RENEWAL - Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Chicken Hawk;
ABR-20100434.R3; Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
19.
RENEWAL - Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Red Run Mountain 736;
ABR-20100502.R3; McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up
to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
20.
RENEWAL - Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: STORCH (03 035) D;
ABR-20100445.R3; Wells Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 28, 2025.
21.
RENEWAL - Coterra Energy Inc.; Pad ID: CarsonJ P1; ABR-20100520.R3;
Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000
mgd; Approval Date: June 30, 2025.
22.
RENEWAL - Coterra Energy Inc.; Pad ID: WarrinerR P2; ABR-20100518.R3;
Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd;
Approval Date: June 30, 2025.
23.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: McConnell; ABR-20100525.R3;
Overton Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: June 30, 2025.
24.
RENEWAL - Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Gamble Pad P;
ABR-201506005.R2; Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up
to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 30, 2025.
25.
RENEWAL - Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Walker 438;
ABR-20100516.R3; Shippen Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: June 30, 2025.
26.
RENEWAL - EQT ARO LLC; Pad ID: Texas Blockhouse F&G B;
ABR-20100207.R3; Pine Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
27.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Akita NEW; ABR-20100689.R3;
Smithfield Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
28.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Allen; ABR-20100606.R3; Wysox
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 26, 2025.
29.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Brackman; ABR-20100420.R3; Leroy
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 26, 2025.
30.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Cerca; ABR-20100538.R3;
Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
31.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Feusner New; ABR-20100558.R3;
Litchfield Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
32.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Finnerty; ABR-20100602.R3; West
Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
33.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Henry; ABR-20100423.R3; Albany
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 26, 2025.
34.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Hilltop NEW; ABR-201006102.R3;
Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
35. RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Lillie-NEW; ABR-201006104.R3; Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
36.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Madden; ABR-20100536.R3; Asylum
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 26, 2025.
37.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Rich; ABR-20100539.R3; Troy
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 26, 2025.
38.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: RU-42-KROPFF-PAD;
ABR-201410002.R2; Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
39.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Severcool Drilling Pad #1;
ABR-20100547.R3; Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up
to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
40.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Squier Drilling Pad #1;
ABR-201007008.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive
Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
41.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Treat; ABR-20100527.R3; Rome
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 26, 2025.
42.
RENEWAL - Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Greenwood Hunting Lodge
427; ABR-20100532.R3; McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use
of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
43.
RENEWAL - Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: PHC Pad Q;
ABR-20100551.R3; Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
44.
RENEWAL - Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Vandergrift 290;
ABR-20100442.R3; Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up
to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
45.
RENEWAL - Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Warren Pad B;
ABR-20100621.R3; Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
46.
Sabre Energy Development LLC; Pad ID: Bering Pad; ABR-202507001;
Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 26, 2025.
47.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Alderfer NEW; ABR-20100671.R3;
Litchfield Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 30, 2025.
48.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Black Creek; ABR-20100686.R3;
Forks Township, Sullivan County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 30, 2025.
49.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Covington; ABR-201007123.R3;
Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 30, 2025.
50.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Fred; ABR-20100524.R3; Leroy
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 30, 2025.
51.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Hickory Row; ABR-202007002.R1;
Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: July 30, 2025.
52.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Delima; ABR-201007078.R3; Albany
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 31, 2025.
53.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Moose; ABR-201007019.R3; Wysox
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 31, 2025.
54.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Rowe; ABR-201007101.R3; Rome
Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval
Date: July 31, 2025.
55.
RENEWAL - Expand Operating LLC; Pad ID: Waldeisen-Ladd Drilling Pad;
ABR-20100699.R3; Fox Township, Sullivan County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 31, 2025.
56.
RENEWAL - Pennsylvania General Energy Company, L.L.C.; Pad ID: COP TRACT
724 - PAD A; ABR-20091118.R3; Gamble Township, Lycoming County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 2.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 31, 2025.
57.
RENEWAL - Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: WILBER (03 065) W;
ABR-20100552.R3; Wells Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 31, 2025.
Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et
seq., 18 CFR parts 806 and 808.
Dated: August 11, 2025
JASON E. OYLER,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[25-18-09]
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice lists General
Permits approved by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period
set forth in DATES.
DATES: June 1—July 31, 2025
ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason
E. Oyler, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717)
238-0423, ext. 1312; fax (717) 238-2436; e-mail: [email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be
sent to the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice lists General Permits for projects, described below, pursuant to 18 CFR
§ 806.17(c)(4), for the time period specified above.
1.
Chester County Solid Waste Authority – Lanchester Landfill, General Permit
Approval of Coverage No. GP-04-202506012, Caernarvon and Salisbury Townships,
Lancaster County, and Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pa.; Into-Basin
Diversion approved up to 0.050 mgd (30-day average) from Well MW-10, Railroad
Cut Collection Sump, Well MW-7A Collection Sump, Small Load Collection Sump,
and Leachate; Approval Date: June 4,
2025.
2.
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission – 3C’s Trout Nursery, General Permit
Approval of Coverage No. GP-03-202506014, West Carroll Township, Cambria
County, Pa.; Cooperative Fish Nursery withdrawal approved up to 0.447 mgd (peak
day) from Spring Pond; Approval Date:
June 16, 2025.
3. West Manchester Township Authority – Well 8, General
Permit Approval of Coverage No. GP-02-202506015, West Manchester Township, York
County, Pa.; Emergency/Maintenance operations approved up to 0.216 mgd (30-day
average); Approval Date: June 18, 2025.
Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et
seq., 18 CFR parts 806 and 808.
JASON E. OYLER,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[25-18-10]
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Grandfathering Registration
Notice
AGENCY:
Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice lists
Grandfathering Registration for projects by the Susquehanna River Basin
Commission during the period set forth in DATES.
DATES: June 1—July 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason
E. Oyler, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238-2436; e-mail: [email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be
sent to the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice lists GF Registration for projects, described below, pursuant to 18 CFR
Part 806, Subpart E, for the time period specified above:
1. Republic Services
of Pennsylvania, LLC – Modern Landfill, GF Certificate No. GF-202506298,
Windsor and Lower Windsor Townships, York County, Pa.; consumptive use; Issue
Date: June 4, 2025.
2. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. – Toland Sand Plant, GF
Certificate No. GF-202507299, Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pa.;
Mountain Creek and consumptive use; Issue Date:
July 21, 2025.
Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84
Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806 and 808.
JASON E. OYLER,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[25-18-11]
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will
conduct its regular business meeting on September 24, 2025 in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. Details concerning the
matters to be addressed at the business meeting are contained in the
Supplementary Information section of this notice. Also, the Commission
published a document in the Federal Register on July 3, 2025 concerning
its public hearing on July 31, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
DATES: The
meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting will be
conducted in person and digitally from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission
at 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason
E. Oyler, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, telephone:
717-238-0423; fax: 717-238-2436.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
business meeting will include actions or presentations on the following items:
(1) adoption the preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 budget; (2) adoption of the
member jurisdiction allocation requests for Fiscal Year 2027; 3) approval of
contract and grants; 4) approval of settlements of regulatory violations; and
(5) 31 actions on 22 regulatory program projects.
This agenda is complete at the time of issuance, but other items may be
added, and some stricken without further notice. The listing of an item on the
agenda does not necessarily mean that the Commission will take final action on
it at this meeting. When the Commission does take final action, notice of these
actions will be published in the Federal Register after the meeting. Any
actions specific to projects will also be provided in writing directly to
project sponsors.
The meeting will be conducted both in person and
digitally at the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The public is
invited to attend the Commission’s business meeting. The public may access the
Business Meeting remotely via Zoom : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81256961855?pwd=JjtXeSxCauchJQlToIUFaqxovbT55N.1 Meeting ID 812 5696 1855; Passcode: SRBC4423! or via telephone: 929-436-2866 or 301-715-8592.
A public hearing and written comment period was provided
for the actions on the 22 projects and the comment period on those proposed
actions is closed. Written comments
pertaining to all other items on the agenda at the business meeting may be
mailed to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-1788, or submitted electronically at the link Business Meeting Comments. Comments
are due to the Commission for all items (other than the proposed project
actions subject to the public hearing) on the business meeting agenda on or
before September 22, 2025. Comments will not be accepted at the business
meeting noticed herein.
Authority:
Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 801, 806, and 808.
JASON E. OYLER,
General Counsel and
Secretary to the Commission
[25-18-15]
WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
Water Quality Certification 25-WQC-0007
Wicomico County
Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism
C/O Steve Miller
500 Glen Avenue
Salisbury, Maryland 21801
Add’l. Info: Pursuant to COMAR 26.08.02.10F(3)(c), The Maryland Department of the Environment is providing notice of its issuance of a Water Quality Certification 25-WQC-0007.
Location: This project is located at 4701 Whitehaven Road (Maryland Route 352), Salisbury, Maryland
The purpose of this project is to provide public access for recreation and improve navigational access to the Wicomico River.
Description of Authorized Work:
1. Constructing a 99-foot long by 29-foot wide concrete boat ramp which includes an 85-foot long northern wingwall with a 14-foot long by 4-foot wide jetty, a 98.5-foot long southern wingwall, an 11-foot long by 9-foot wide fixed concrete boarding pier with a 51-foot long by 8-foot wide section of floating pier and a batter pile all within a maximum of 72 feet channelward of the mean high water line;
2. Installing 94.8 linear feet of armor stone within a maximum of 10 feet channelward of the mean high water line;
3. Constructing a 55-foot long by 22.5-foot wide jetty all within a maximum of 59 feet channelward of the mean high water line;
4. Constructing a 154.4 foot long by 11.6-foot wide fixed pier with an 11.6-foot long by 62-foot wide platform all within a maximum of 146 feet channelward of the mean high water line.
5. Constructing a 10,730 square foot tidal wetlands area for mitigation on an existing farm field and connecting it to existing adjacent tidal wetlands by grading to adjacent wetland elevations and planting 10,510 square feet of emergent tidal wetlands and 220 square feet of scrub-shrub.
The WQC and its attachments may be viewed at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/WQC.aspx
Appeal of Final Decision: This Water Quality Certification is a final agency decision. Any person aggrieved by the Department’s decision to issue this WQC may appeal such decision in accordance with COMAR 26.08.02.10F(4). A request for appeal shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of publication of the final decision and specify in writing the reason why the final decision should be reconsidered. A request for appeal shall be submitted to: Secretary of the Environment, Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230. Any request for an appeal does not stay the effectiveness of this WQC.
Contact: Mary Phipps-Dickerson at [email protected] or 443-509-0797.
WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
Water Quality Certification 25-WQC-0016
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -
Chesapeake Marshlands NWR
c/o Marcia Pradines Long
2145 Key Wallace Dr
Cambridge, Maryland 21613
Add’l. Info: Pursuant to COMAR 26.08.02.10F(3)(c), The Maryland Department of the Environment is providing notice of its issuance of a Water Quality Certification 25-WQC-0016.
Location: Eastern Neck
National Wildlife Refuge at 1730 Eastern Neck Road, Rock Hall in Kent County,
Maryland 21661.
The purpose of the project is to protect eroding shoreline.
Description of Authorized
Work:
1. To construct six segmented
stone breakwaters including marsh edging totaling 1,851 linear feet and ranging
in size from 100 to 417-feet long by 14 to 20 feet wide extending a maximum of
249 feet channelward of the mean high water line;
2. To construct a 16-foot
long by 13-foot wide groin all within a maximum of 16 feet channelward of the
mean high water line;
3. Fill and grade with 7,758
cubic yards of sand and planting marsh vegetation resulting in 126,044 square
feet of low marsh;
4. Emplace oyster reef balls
within a 147,800 square foot area all within a maximum of 520 feet channelward
of the mean high water line; and
5. Repairing 180 feet of
marsh edging all within a maximum of 4 feet from the mean high water line.
The WQC and its attachments may be viewed at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/WQC.aspx
Appeal of Final Decision: This Water Quality Certification is a final agency decision. Any person aggrieved by the Department’s decision to issue this WQC may appeal such decision in accordance with COMAR 26.08.02.10F(4). A request for appeal shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of publication of the final decision and specify in writing the reason why the final decision should be reconsidered. A request for appeal shall be submitted to: Secretary of the Environment, Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230. Any request for an appeal does not stay the effectiveness of this WQC.
Contact: Mary
Phipps-Dickerson at [email protected]
or 443-509-0797.
[25-18-16]
WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
Water Quality Certification 25-WQC-0018
St.
Mary’s Recreation and Parks
C/o
Kyle Mundy
A.
Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc
800
King Farm Boulevard, 4th Floor
Rockville,
MD 20850
Add’l.
Info: Pursuant to COMAR 26.08.02.10F(3)(c), The Maryland Department of the
Environment is providing notice of its issuance of a Water Quality
Certification 25-WQC-0018.
Location: This project
is located at 26582 S. Sandgates Rd., Mechanicsville, MD 20659
The purpose of this project is to control
shore erosion and improve navigable access.
Description
of Authorized Work:
1. To mechanically maintenance dredge an approximate 109-foot long by
36-foot wide area to the maximum depth of 4.0 feet at mean low water. The total
area to be dredged is approximately 3,906 square feet with 3,367 square feet of
impacts to shallow water habitat requiring mitigation; approximately 139 cubic
yards of dredged material to be transported to an approved dredge material
placement site located within Snow Hill Park;
2. To mitigate for the 3,367 square feet of proposed dredging in shallow
water habitat by planting 7,334 square feet of marsh vegetation and installing coir
fiber logs along 135 feet of eroding shoreline emplaced within a maximum of 75
feet channelward of the mean high water line;
3. Construct
a 12-foot wide by 36-foot long boat ramp with two timber wing walls and a 48-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier
within a maximum of 77 feet channelward of the mean high water line;
4. Construct
a 20-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 8.5-foot by 10-foot platform,
an 8.5-foot by 24-foot platform and a 40-foot long by 5-foot 4-inch wide kayak
launch, all within a maximum of 43 feet channelward of the high waterline;
5. Emplace 12
feet of stone revetment within a maximum of 8 feet channelward of the mean
high water line.
The
WQC and its attachments may be viewed at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/WQC.aspx
Appeal
of Final Decision: This Water Quality Certification is a final agency
decision. Any person aggrieved by the Department’s decision to issue this WQC
may appeal such decision in accordance with COMAR 26.08.02.10F(4). A request
for appeal shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of publication of
the final decision and specify in writing the reason why the final decision
should be reconsidered. A request for appeal shall be submitted to: Secretary
of the Environment, Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230. Any request for an appeal does not stay the
effectiveness of this WQC.
Contact: Justin Bereznak at
[email protected] or 410-537-3782
[25-18-17]
Notice
of ADA Compliance
The State of Maryland is committed to
ensuring that individuals with disabilities are able to fully participate in
public meetings. Anyone planning to
attend a meeting announced below who wishes to receive auxiliary aids,
services, or accommodations is invited to contact the agency representative at
least 48 hours in advance, at the telephone number listed in the notice or
through Maryland Relay.
CANNABIS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
Date and Time: October 16, 2025, 4—6 p.m.
Place: virtual
Google Meet joining info:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/zfv-whgh-eou
Or dial: (US) +1 252-357-6062 PIN: 248 367 295#,
Contact: Jody Sheely 443-683-1511
[25-18-03]
STATE COLLECTION AGENCY LICENSING BOARD
Date and Time: October 14, 2025, 2—3 p.m. Thereafter, the public meetings will take place the second Tuesday of every month, accessed via the Google Meet information below.
Place: Google
Meet joining info:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ahz-mgnk-jsu
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 530-738-1353‬ PIN: ‪815
799 863‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ahz-mgnk-jsu?pin=1097700804795
Add'l. Info: If necessary, the Board will convene in a closed session to seek the advice of counsel or review confidential materials, pursuant to General Provisions Article, Maryland Annotated Code §3-305.
Contact: Ayanna Daugherty 410-230-6019
[25-18-05]
COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY
Subject: Notice
of Interest Rate on Refunds and Moneys Owed to the State
Add’l. Info: Pursuant to Section 13-604 of the Tax-General
Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Comptroller is required to set the
annual interest rate on refunds and moneys owed to the State. For the 2026
calendar year, the annual interest rate on refunds and moneys owed to the State
will be 10.8133%.
Contact: Andrew
Schaufele (410) 260-7310
[25-18-14]
Date and Time: September 18, 2025, 10 a.m.—12 p.m.
Place: Google
Meet Teleconference
Please see the Board's website for details.
Contact: Lenelle Cooper (410) 764-4733
[25-18-02]
MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL COMMISSION
Date and Time: September 25, 2025, 10 a.m.—12 p.m.
Place: Montgomery Business Park, 1800 Washington Blvd., Ste. 330, Baltimore, MD
Add'l. Info: The meeting will be held in person at Lottery
Headquarters. A link to view the meeting
will be made available on the website the day of the meeting: https://www.mdgaming.com/commission-meeting-8-28-2025/
Contact: Kathy Lingo 410-230-8790
[25-18-07]
Subject: Public Meeting of the The Harm Reduction Standing Advisory Committee (HRSAC)
Date and Time: Friday, September 12, 10 a.m.—12 p.m.
Place: Via
video conference. The video conference may be accessed as follows:
Time zone: EDT
Google Meet joining info: Video call link: https://meet.google.com/myx-neww-cox
Or dial: (US) +1 314-666-1267
PIN: 559 330 555#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/myx-neww-cox?pin=5803258658864
Add'l. Info: The public is welcome.
Contact: Dillon McManus 443-931-0442
[25-18-08]
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Date and Time: November 6, 2025, 9 a.m—1 p.m
Place: Virtual meeting- Please see details below.,
Add'l. Info: Please be advised that the Nov 6, 2025, Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
public meeting will be conducted virtually via a Webinar.
As soon as available, classes of drugs to be reviewed,
speaker registration guidelines, and procedure to register to attend the
virtual meeting will be posted on the Maryland Pharmacy Program website at:
https://health.maryland.gov/mmcp/pap/Pages/Public-Meeting-Announcement-and-Procedures-for-Public-Testimony.aspx.
Submit questions to [email protected]
Contact: Sierra Roberson (410) 767-1455
[25-18-13]
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Subject: Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Plan for Public Review
Date and Time: August 22, 2025 — December 31, 2025
Place: Behavioral Health Administration Website: https://health.maryland.gov/bha/Pages/Behavioral-Health-Plans.aspx,
Add'l. Info: The Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health
Administration (BHA) is pleased to announce the availability of the FY25-27 BHA
State Strategic Plan for public review and comment. This document serves as a
foundational guide for the BHA's critical work in overseeing and enhancing
Maryland's public behavioral health system, encompassing the full Continuum of
Care. The FY25-27 Behavioral Health Plan can be accessed for review until
December 31, 2025, at https://health.maryland.gov/bha/Pages/Behavioral-Health-Plans.aspx.
All comments and recommendations pertaining to the Behavioral
Health Plan will be carefully considered and incorporated, as deemed
appropriate, into ongoing planning processes. Submissions for comments and recommendations
should be directed to [email protected].
Contact: BHA Office of Planning 240-444-5642
[25-18-18]
MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION
Date and Time: September 18, 2025, 1— 4 p.m.
Place: 4160 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, MD
Add'l. Info: Meeting will be hybrid. To attend via Zoom, please register on the
Commission webpage under Meeting Schedule.
https://mhcc.maryland.gov/mhcc/pages/home/meeting_schedule/meeting_schedule.aspx
Contact: Valerie Wooding 410-764-3570
[25-18-04]
MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION
Subject: Notice of Receipt of a Letter of Intent and Review for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Intermediate Care Facility Beds (ICF)
Add'l. Info: Maryland Health Care
Commission, on August 22, 2025, the MHCC received a Letter of Intent from:
Harbor of
Grace Enhanced Recovery Center, LLC (HOG)– Establish a Track One Alcoholism and
Drug Abuse Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) at ASAM Level 3.7 Medically
Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services. The facility will include 10 adult ICF
beds and will be located at 323 S. Union Avenue, Havre De Grace, Maryland
21078.
Pursuant to
COMAR 10.24.01.08A(3) the Commission hereby initiates a 30-day period in which
additional Letters of Intent to apply for a Certificate of Need may be
submitted to establish a Track One Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Treatment Facility
in Central Maryland (Baltimore City and Baltimore, Harford, Howard and Anne
Arundel Counties). Additional Letters of
Intent should be submitted to the MHCC, 4160 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore,
Maryland 21215 [email protected] and are due by the close of business,
October 6, 2025.
Contact: Deanna Dunn 410-764-3276
[25-18-20]
BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE
Date and Time: September 19, 2025, 9:30 a.m.—12 p.m.
Place: via Google Meet
Add'l. Info: Health Occupations Article, Title 10, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 10.46 amendments, additions, and revisions, including fee changes, may be discussed/voted on. Budget information may also be discussed. It may be necessary to go into executive session. Sign language interpreters and/or appropriate accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 1-800-735-2255.
Contact: Lauren Murray 410-402-8556
[25-18-01]
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS/MARYLAND VETERANS HOME COMMISSION
Date and Time: September 10, 2025, 10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Place: Charlotte
Hall Veterans Home
29449 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall, MD
Add'l. Info: This meeting will take place inside of our Assisted Living Facility (Building 2) in Murphy Hall.
Contact: John Lombardi 240-496-7591
[25-18-06]