Maryland Register, Volume 51, Issue 11, May 31, 2024

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Library: Maryland Register
• Published date: 31 May 2024
• Year: 2024

Maryland Register

Issue Date : May 31, 2024

Volume 51 • Issue 11 • Pages 545 — 604

IN THIS ISSUE

General Assembly

Regulations

Errata

Special Documents

General Notices

Pursuant to S tate Government Article, §7-206, Annotated Code of Maryland, this issue contains all previously unpublis hed documents

required to be published, and filed on or before May 13, 2024 5 p.m .

Pursuant to S tate Government Article, §7-206, Annotated Code of Maryland, I hereby certify that this issue contains all documents required to

be codified as of May 13, 2024.

Gail S. Klakring

Acting Administrator, Division of State Documents

Office of the Secretary of State

Information About the Maryland Register and COMAR

MARYLAND REGISTER

The M aryland Register is an official State publication published every other week throughout the y ear. A cumulative index is published quarterly.

The Maryland Register is the t emporary sup plement t o the Code of M aryland Regulations. Any change t o the text of regulations published in

COM AR, whether by adopt ion, amendment, repeal, or emergency action, must first be published in the Register.

The following information is also published regularly in the Register:

• Governor’s Executive Orders

• Attorney General’s Opinions in full text

• Open M eetings Compliance Board Opinions in full text

• State Ethics Commission Opinions in full text

• Court Rules

• District Court Administrative M emoranda

• Courts of App eal Hearing Calendars

• Agency Hearing and Meeting Notices

• Synopses of Bills Introduced and Enacted by the General Assembly

• Other documents considered to be in the public interest

CITATION TO THE MARYLAND REGISTER

The M aryland Register is cited by volume, issue, page number, and date. Example:

• 19:8 Md. R. 815—817 (Ap ril 17, 1992) refers to Volume 19, Issue 8, pages 815—817 of the Maryland Register issued on April 17, 1992.

CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS (C OMAR)

COM AR is the official compilation of all regulations issued by agencies of the State of Mary land. The Maryland Register is COMA R’s temporary

supp lement, printing all changes to regulations as soon as they occur. At least once annually, the changes t o regulations printed in the M aryland

Register are incorporated into COM AR by means of permanent sup plements.

CITATION TO COMAR REGULATIONS

COMAR regulations are cited by title number, subtit le number, chapt er number, and regulation number. Example: COMA R 10.08.01.03 refers to

Title 10, Subtitle 08, Chapter 01, Regulation 03.

DOCUMENTS INCO RPORATED BY REFERENCE

Incorporation by reference is a legal device by which a document is made p art of COM AR s imply by referring to it. While the text of an

incorporated document does not appear in COMAR, the provisions of the incorporated document are as fully enforceable as any other COM AR

regulation. Each regulation that p roposes to incorporate a document is identified in the Mary land Register by an Editor’s Note. The Cumulative Table

of COMA R Regulations Adop ted, Amended or Repealed, found online, also identifies each regulation incorporating a document. Documents

incorporated by reference are available for inspection in various dep ository libraries located t hroughout the State and at the Division of State

Documents. These depos itories are listed in the first issue of the M aryland Register published each year. For further information, call 410-974-2486.

HOW TO RESEARCH REGULATIONS

An Administrative History at the end of every COMAR chapter gives information about past changes to regulations. To determine if t here have been any

subsequent changes, check the ‘‘Cumulative Table of COMAR Regulations Adopted, Amended, or Repealed’’ which is found online at

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/PDF/CumulativeTable.pdf. This table lists the regulations in numerical order, by their COMAR number, followed by the citation to

the Maryland Register in which the change occurred. The Maryland Register serves as a temporary supp lement to COM AR, and the two publications must

always be used together. A Research Guide for Maryland Regulations is available. For further information, call 410-260-3876.

SUBS CRIPTION INFORMATION

F or subscript ion forms for the Maryland Register and COMAR, see t he back p ages of the M aryland Register. Single iss ues of the M aryland

Register are $15.00 per issue.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN

THE REGULATION-MAKING PROCESS

M aryland citizens and other int erested persons may participate in the p rocess by which administrative regulations are adop ted, amended, or

repealed, and may also initiate the process by which the validity and app licability of regulations is determined. Listed below are some of the way s

in which citizens may participat e (references are to State Government Article (SG),

Annotated Code of M aryland):

• By submitt ing dat a or views on prop osed regulations either orally or in writing, to the proposing agency (s ee ‘‘Opp ortunity for Public

Comment’’ at the beginning of all regulations app earing in the P roposed Action on Regulations section of the Mary land Register). (See SG, §10-

112)

• By p etitioning an agency to adop t, amend, or repeal regulations. The agency must resp ond to the petition. (See SG §10-123)

• By p etitioning an agency to issue a declaratory ruling with respect t o how any regulation, order, or statut e enforced by the agency applies. (SG,

Title 10, Subtitle 3)

• By p etitioning the circuit court for a declaratory judgment

on the validity of a regulation when it app ears that the regulation interferes with or impairs the legal rights or p rivileges of the p etitioner. (SG, §10-

125)

• By inspecting a certified copy of any document filed with t he Division of State Documents for publication in the M aryland Register. (See SG,

§7-213)

Maryl an d Re gis ter (IS SN 0360 -283 4). Post maste r: Send address changes and oth er m ail t o: Maryla nd Regist er, Stat e House, An napolis, Mar yland

214 01. Tel. 410 -260 -3876 . P ublished biweekly, with cumulat ive indexes published quarterly, by the State of Mar yland, Division o f Stat e Document s,

State House, Ann apolis, Maryla nd 214 01. The subscriptio n rat e fo r th e Mar yland Regist er is $ 225 per y ear (f irst c lass mail). All subscriptio ns po st-pai d

to point s in t he U.S. p eriodicals po stage p aid at Ann apolis, M aryland, and addition al mailin g offices.

Wes Moo re, Governo r; Su san C . Lee , Secret ary of Stat e; Ga il S. Klakr ing , Administr ator ; Mary D. Mac Dona ld, Senio r Edit or, M aryland Register

and COMAR; Eliz abe th Ram sey , Editor, COM AR O nline, and Subscriptio n Manager; Tami C athe ll , Help Desk, COMA R an d Ma ryland Register

Onlin e.

Fron t cov er: Stat e House, Ann apolis, M D, built 1 772—7 9.

Illustra tions by Caroly n Anderson, Dept . of Gene ral Services

Note: Al l products purchas ed a re for individu al use on ly. Re sale or oth er compens ated transf er of the inf ormation i n printe d or

el ectroni c form i s a prohi bited com mercia l purpose (see State Governm ent Articl e, §7-2 06.2, Annota ted Code of Maryla nd). By purch asin g

a product, t he buye r agree s that the purch ase i s for i ndividual use o nly an d will not se ll or g ive the product to an other i ndividua l or en tity.

Closing Dates for the Maryland Registe r

Schedule of Closing Dates and Issue Dates for the

Mary land Register ..................................................................... 548

COMAR Res earch Aids

Table of Pending Proposals ........................................................... 549

Index of COMAR Titles Affected in This Issue

COM AR Title Number and Name Page

08 Department of N atural Resources ............................. 580, 581

09 Mary land Depart ment of Labor ......................................... 580

11 Department of Transportation ............................................ 585

13A State Board of Education ................................................... 585

14 Independent Agencies ............................................... 580, 591

25 Office of the State Treasurer ............................................. 577

34 Department of P lanning ............................................. 580, 593

35 Mary land Depart ment of Veterans Affairs ........................ 597

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Individuals with disabilities who desire assistance in using the p ublications and services of the D ivision of State D ocuments are encouraged to call

(410) 974-2486, or (800) 633-9657, or FAX to (410) 974-2546, or through M aryland Relay.

The General Assembly

SYNOPSIS NO. 2

Emergency Action on Regulations

25 OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER

TREASURY MANAGEM ENT

Local Government Investment G uidelines and Reporting

Requirements

Policy Regarding the Investment of Public Money

Final Action on Regulations

08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

BOATING—SPEED LIMIT S AND OPERATION OF

VESSELS

Severn River Vessel Management Area ..................................

09 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

General Regulations

14 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

COM MISSION ON CRIMIN AL SENTENCING PO LICY

General Regulations

Criminal Offenses and Seriousness Categories .......................

34 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PROG RAMS

Mary land Historical Trust African American Heritage

Preservation Program ............................................................

Proposed Action on Regulations

08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

FISHERIES SERVICE

Striped Bass

Gear

11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

MA RYLAND AVIATION ADM INISTRATION

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

Airport

13A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

SCHOOL PERSONNEL

Terms of Employment

STUDENTS

General Regulations .................................................................