A hearing on the above proposed regulation was set for Thursday, May 26, 2005, at 1:00
PM. ALC Rule 45 requires the agency to provide a statement, at least ten (10) days before the
scheduled hearing date, confirming the need for a hearing pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 1-23-110 (Supp.2004) on the basis that a request for a hearing was made by twenty-five (25) persons,
a governmental subdivision or agency, or an association having not less than twenty-five (25)
members. The Court was advised by letter dated May 16, 2005, from Melanie A. Joseph,
Legislative Liaison for the Department, that the Department did not receive any requests for a
hearing on the proposed regulation in the above matter, and that the hearing will not be
necessary.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the above-captioned case bearing Docket
Number 05-ALJ-09-0094-RH is hereby dismissed.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Carolyn C. Matthews,
South Carolina Administrative Law Judge
May 17, 2005
Columbia, South Carolina
