The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on proposed adoption of 9VAC25-190, Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit Regulation for Nonmetallic Mineral Mining. The proposed regulation sets forth standard language for effluent limitations and monitoring requirements necessary to regulate the discharge of wastewater from nonmetallic mineral mining. The existing general permit expires on June 30, 2009. The general permit is being reissued to continue to make it available for nonmetallic mineral mining operations after that date. The hearing will be February 4, 2009. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol25/iss09/p9v25190.html.