NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Acting Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation (hereinafter "Administrative Director"), exercising the authority vested in her by Labor Code sections 59, 133, 4660, and 5307.3, proposes to adopt regulations contained in Article 7 of Chapter 4.5, Subchapter 1, of Title 8, California Code of Regulations,section 9805, relating to the Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities.

PROPOSED REGULATORY ACTION
The Division of Workers' Compensation, proposes to adopt Article 7 of Chapter 4.5, Subchapter 1, of Title 8, California Code of Regulations, section 9805.
Amended section 9805 Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities, Adoption, Amendment.

TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Public hearings have been scheduled to permit all interested persons the opportunity to present statements or arguments, either orally or in writing, with respect to the subjects noted above.
The hearings will be held at the following time and place:

Date: Monday, July 21, 2008
Time: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., or until conclusion of business
Place: Ronald Reagan State Building - Auditorium
300 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90013

Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Time: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., or until conclusion of business
Place: Elihu Harris State Office Building - Auditorium
1515 Clay Street
Oakland, California 94612

The state office buildings and their auditoriums are accessible to persons with mobility impairments. Alternate formats, assistive listening systems, sign language interpreters, or other type of reasonable accommodation to facilitate effective communication for persons with disabilities, are available upon request. Please contact the State Wide Disability Accommodation Coordinator, Kathleen Estrada, at 1-866-681-1459 (toll free), or through the California Relay Service by dialing 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY/English) or 1-800-855-3000 (TTY/Spanish) as soon as possible to request assistance.

Please note that public comment will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. and will conclude when the last speaker has finished his or her presentation or 5:00 p.m., whichever is earlier. If public comment concludes before the noon recess, no afternoon session will be held.