Maryland Register, Volume 51, Issue 13, June 28, 2024

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Library: Maryland Register
• Published date: 28 June 2024
• Year: 2024

Maryland Register

Issue Date : June 28, 2024

Volume 51 • Issue 13 • Pages 633 — 664

IN THIS ISSUE

Governor

Regulations

Errata

Special Documents

General Notices

Pursuant to St ate Government Article, §7-206, Annotated Code of Maryland, this issue contains all previously unpublished documents

required to be published, and filed on or before May June 10, 2024 5 p. m.

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

required to be codified as of June 10, 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 Maryland Register is an official State publication p ublished every other week t hroughout the year. A cumulative index is p ublished

quarterly.

The M aryland Register is the temporary supplement t o the Code of Mary land Regulations. Any change to t he text of regulations published in

COMA R, whether by adoption, amendment, repeal, or emergency action, must first be p ublished 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 Mary land 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)

COMAR is t he official compilation of all regulations iss ued by agencies of the State of Maryland. The M aryland Register is COM AR’s

temporary supplement, p rinting all changes to regulations as soon as they occur. At least once annually, the changes to regulations printed in t he

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

CITATION TO COMAR REGULATIONS

COM AR regulations are cited by tit le number, subtitle number, chapt er number, and regulation number. Example: COMAR 10.08.01.03 r efers

to Title 10, Subtitle 08, Chapt er 01, Regulation 03.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Incorp oration by reference is a legal device by which a document is made part of COM AR simp ly by referring to it . While the text of an

incorporated document does not ap pear in COMAR, the provisions of the incorporat ed document are as fully enforceable as any other COM AR

regulation. Each regulation that p roposes to incorporate a document is identified in t he Maryland Register by an Editor’s Note. The Cumulative

Table of COMA R Regulations Adopted, Amended or Rep ealed, found online, also identifies each regulation incorporating a document.

Documents incorporated by reference are available for inspection in various depos itory libraries located throughout the State and at the Division

of State Documents. These dep ositories are listed in the first issue of the Mary land Register p ublished each year. For furt her 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 there have been any

subsequent changes, check t he ‘‘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 M aryland Register serves as a temporary supplement to COMAR, 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

For subscript ion forms for the Maryland Register and COM AR, see t he back pages of the Maryland Register. Single issues of t he Mary land

Register are $15.00 per issue.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN

THE REGULATION-MAKING PROCESS

M aryland citizens and other interested p ersons may participat e in the process by which administrative regulations are adopted, amended, or

repealed, and may also initiate t he process by which the validity and applicability of regulations is determined. Listed below are some of the

ways in which citizens may p articipate (references are to State Government Article (SG),

Annotated Code of M aryland):

• By submitting data or views on propos ed regulations either orally or in writing, t o the p roposing agency (see ‘‘Op portunity for Public

Comment’’ at the beginning of all regulations appearing in the Proposed Action on Regulations section of the M aryland 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 petitioning an agency to iss ue a declaratory ruling with resp ect to how any regulation, order, or statute enforced by the agency app lies.

(SG, Title 10, Subtitle 3)

• By p etitioning the circuit court for a declaratory judgment

on the validity of a regulation when it ap pears that t he regulation interferes with or impairs t he legal rights or privileges of the p etitioner. (SG,

§10-125)

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

SG, §7-213)

Maryl and Reg iste r (IS SN 0 360 -2834 ). P ostma ster: Send a ddress changes and ot her m ail to : Mary land Register , Stat e House, Ann apolis, Marylan d

214 01. T el. 41 0-26 0-387 6. P ublished biweekly, with cumulativ e indexe s published quart erly, by t he Sta te of Mary land, Div ision of State Documen ts,

State House, Ann apolis, Maryla nd 214 01. The subscriptio n rat e fo r t he Mar yland Re gister is $225 per year (first class mail ). All subscript ions p ost-

paid t o poi nts in the U .S. periodical s posta ge paid at An napolis, Maryla nd, and additi onal m ailing off ices.

Wes Moore , Gov ernor ; S us an C. Le e, Secret ary of State ; G ail S . Klak ring , Admin istrat or; Mary D. Mac Dona ld, Senior Edito r, Maryla nd

Register and COM AR; Eliz abe th Rams ey, Edito r, COM AR Onlin e, an d Subscript ion Manager; Tami C athe ll , Help Desk, COMAR and Ma ryland

Register Online.

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 : All products purchase d are for individu al u se only. Resal e or othe r compe nsate d trans fer of th e i nformati on in printed or

el ectroni c form is a prohibi ted comm ercial purpose ( see S tate Go vernmen t Article, §7-206.2, Ann otated C ode of Maryl and). By

purchas ing a product , the buye r ag rees that the purchas e is for in dividual use on ly and wi ll not s ell or give the product to an other

indi vidual or e ntit y.

Closing Dates for the Maryland Registe r

Schedule of Closing Dates and Issue Dates for the

Mary land Register ..................................................................... 636

COMAR Res earch Aids

Table of Pending Proposals ........................................................... 637

Index of COMAR Titles Affected in This Issue

COMA R Title Number and Name Page

08 Department of Nat ural Resources ............................. 647, 649

09 Mary land Department of Labor ......................................... 647

12 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services ..... 650

14 Independent Agencies ............................................... 647, 650

20 Public Service Commission ....................................... 647, 655

21 State Procurement Regulations ......................................... 656

24 Department of Commerce ................................................. 656

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Individuals with disabilities who desire assistance in using the p ublications and s ervices 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 t hrough Mary land Relay.

The Governor

EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY

Full Pardons of Certain Convictions for Cannabis

Possession

EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.2024.19

Leadership by State Government: Implementing Maryland’s

Climate Pollution Reduction Plan

EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.2024.20

Mary land Statewide Communications Interoperability

(Rescinds Executive Order 01.01.2008.07)

MEM ORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Bureau of

Ocean Energy M anagement and the State of Maryland

on Offshore Wind Energy

Final Action on Regulations

08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

FISHERIES SERVICE

Yellow Perch

09 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BOARD FOR P ROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

Fees

14 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

MARYLAND TECHNO LOGY DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION

Investment Programs ................................................................

20 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

TERMIN ATIONS OF SERVICE

Restrictions on Terminations

ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANIES—AFFILIATE

REGULATIONS

Utility Code of Conduct

Proposed Action on Regulations

08 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

DEEP CREEK LAKE

Permits .....................................................................................

12 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COM MISSION

Police Accountability Boards and Administrative Charging

Committees

14 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES