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January 7, 2012 (Pages 1-194) Pennsylvania Bulletin Volume 42 (2012) Repository 1-7-2012 January 7, 2012 (Pages 1-194) Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/pabulletin_2012 Recommended Citation Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, "January 7, 2012 (Pages 1-194)" (2012). Volume 42 (2012). 1. https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/pabulletin_2012/1 This January is brought to you for free and open access by the Pennsylvania Bulletin Repository at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 42 (2012) by an authorized administrator of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. Volume 42 Number 1 Saturday, January 7, 2012 • Harrisburg, PA Pages 1—194 See Part II page 121 Part I for the Subject Index for Agencies in this issue January—December 2011 The Courts Department of Agriculture Department of Banking Department of Community and Economic Development Department of Environmental Protection Department of Health Department of Labor and Industry Department of Transportation Executive Board Health Care Cost Containment Council Historical and Museum Commission Independent Regulatory Review Commission Insurance Department Legislative Reference Bureau Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Philadelphia Regional Port Authority State Conservation Commission Turnpike Commission Detailed list of contents appears inside. Latest Pennsylvania Code Reporters (Master Transmittal Sheets): No. 446, January 2012 published weekly by Fry Communications, Inc. for the PENNSYLVANIA Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Legislative Reference Bu- BULLETIN reau, 641 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120, (ISSN 0162-2137) under the policy supervision and direction of the Joint Committee on Documents pursuant to Part II of Title 45 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to publi- cation and effectiveness of Commonwealth Documents). Subscription rate $82.00 per year, postpaid to points in the United States. Individual copies $2.50. Checks for subscrip- tions and individual copies should be made payable to ‘‘Fry Communications, Inc.’’ Periodicals postage paid at Harris- burg, Pennsylvania. Postmaster send address changes to: Orders for subscriptions and other circulation matters FRY COMMUNICATIONS should be sent to: Attn: Pennsylvania Bulletin 800 W. Church Rd. Fry Communications, Inc. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 3 CONTENTS THE COURTS Minimum levels of controlled substances or their metabolites in blood to establish presence of con- DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT trolled substance................................. 110 Notice of suspension (2 documents) ................... 8 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY LOCAL COURT RULES Notices Bucks County Maximum Pennsylvania workers’ compensation pay- Order amending administrative order no. 6 regard- able............................................. 112 ing implementation of Divorce Code of 1980; administrative order no. 6 .......................... 8 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Rules and Regulations Intrastate motor carrier safety requirements; snow EXECUTIVE BOARD removal operations................................ 25 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Notices Notices Requests for modification or inclusion of funding for Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Pro- public use airport projects in the 2013 four year gram 2011 order as amended ...................... 31 plan ............................................ 112 Referendum on continuation of the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program ............ 33 EXECUTIVE BOARD DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Statements of Policy Reorganization of the Department of Health .......... 27 Notices Actions on applications.............................. 33 HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT COUNCIL DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC Notices DEVELOPMENT Meeting scheduled ................................. 112 Notices HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION Consolidated plan public meeting and Pennsylvania Housing Advisory Committee meeting .............. 35 Notices National Register nominations to be reviewed by DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION the Historic Preservation Board .................. 112 Notices Applications, actions and special notices.............. 36 INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW Bid opportunity..................................... 81 COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Notices Notices Notice of comments issued ......................... 113 Approved prearrest and evidential breath testing INSURANCE DEPARTMENT devices ........................................... 82 Notices Health Policy Board meeting ........................ 86 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Community Aetna Health, Inc.; premium rate filing for HMO Prevention Planning Committee public meet- conversion products .............................. 114 ings.............................................. 86 Geisinger Health Plan HMO; conversion; rate filing . 114 Laboratories approved to determine analyses of Geisinger Health Plan; prescription drugs rider blood and/or serum for controlled substances un- filing for groups with fewer than 51 employees; der The Clinical Laboratory Act, the Vehicle Code, rate filing ....................................... 114 the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Geisinger Health Plan; prescription drugs rider Wildlife Code ..................................... 86 filing for groups with 51 or more employees; rate Laboratories approved to determine blood alcohol filing............................................ 115 content under The Clinical Laboratory Act, the Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company; Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Wildlife Code........................... 88 homeowners; rate revision........................ 115 Laboratories approved to determine urine controlled The Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Com- substance content under The Clinical Laboratory pany; private passenger automobile; rate revi- Act, the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code sions ............................................ 115 and the Game and Wildlife Code................... 97 Universal Delaware (Cortez Capital, LLC); prehear- Laboratories approved to perform blood lead and/or ing..............................................115 erythrocyte protoporphyrin determinations under LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU The Clinical Laboratory Act ...................... 107 Long-term care nursing facilities; request for excep- Statements of Policy tion ............................................. 110 Right-to-Know Law; statement of policy .............. 29 Now Available Online at http://www.pabulletin.com PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 42, NO. 1, JANUARY 7, 2012 4 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Rules and Regulations Notices Utilities’ service outage response and restoration Action on odor management plans for concentrated practices .......................................... 9 animal operations and concentrated animal feed- Notices ing operations and volunteers complying with the Petition for finding................................. 116 Commonwealth’s Facility Odor Management Pro- Telecommunications services........................ 116 gram............................................ 117 PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY TURNPIKE COMMISSION Notices Notices Request for bids ................................... 116 Request for proposals .............................. 117 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 42, NO. 1, JANUARY 7, 2012 5 READER’S GUIDE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN AND PENNSYLVANIA CODE Pennsylvania Bulletin Bulletin before it can take effect. 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