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5955 NOTICES Such Addendum shall be published in the Pennsylvania DEPARTMENT OF Bulletin and enforcement of the Addendum to the Order of Quarantine, published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 issued Satur- AGRICULTURE day, November 1, 2014, with regard to that place or area shall become effective immediately. Addendum to the Order of Quarantine; Spotted Lanternfly Order Under authority of section 21 of the act (3 P.S. Recitals § 258.21), and with the Recitals previously listed incor- porated into and made a part hereof this Addendum to A. Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, is a new pest the Order of Quarantine published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 to the United States and has been detected in the issued Saturday, November 1, 2014 by reference, the Commonwealth. This is a dangerous insect to forests, Department orders the following: ornamental trees, orchards and grapes and not widely prevalent or distributed within or throughout the Com- 1. Establishment of Quarantine. monwealth or the United States. Spotted lanternfly has A quarantine is hereby established with respect to been detected in the Commonwealth and has the poten- Albany, Greenwich, Ontalaunee, and Perry Townships, tial to spread to uninfested areas by natural means or Berks County; New Britain, and Plumstead Townships through the movement of infested articles. and Chalfont and New Britain Boroughs, Bucks County; West Vincent Township and Phoenixville Borough, Ches- B. The Plant Pest Act (Act) (3 P.S. §§ 258.1—258.27) ter County; Catasauqua and North Whitehall Townships, empowers The Department of Agriculture (Department) Lehigh County; Hatfield, Towamencin, Lower Salford, and to take various measures to detect, contain and eradicate Lower Providence Townships, Lansdale and Hatfield Bor- plant pests. A plant pest is defined as an organism, oughs, Montgomery County; Allen, East Allen, Hanover, including other plants, causing or capable of causing Lower Nazareth, Upper Nazareth, Moore, Northampton injury or damage to plants or plant products (3 P.S. Townships and Nazareth Borough, Northampton County. § 258.2). These powers include the authority, set forth at This is in addition to, and does not replace, any town- section 258.21 of the Act (3 P.S. § 258.21), to establish ships and areas already subject to the Spotted Lanternfly quarantines to prevent the spread of plant pests within Quarantine Order published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 issued this Commonwealth. Saturday, November 1, 2014, and any previous Ad- C. Under the authority of section 258.20 of the Act (3 dendums to that Quarantine Order. P.S. § 258.20) the Department may declare a pest to be a 2. All Provisions Apply. public nuisance when the Department determines a plant pest to be dangerous or destructive to the agriculture, All of the provisions established in the Spotted horticulture or forests of this Commonwealth. For the Lanternfly Quarantine Order published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 reasons set forth in Paragraph A above, the Department issued Saturday, November 1, 2014, are hereby incorpo- declares Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula,tobea rated herein and made a part hereof this Addendum as if public nuisance. fully set forth herein and shall hereby be made applicable to Albany, Greenwich, Ontalaunee, and Perry Townships, D. Consistent with the Order of Quarantine published Berks County; New Britain, and Plumstead Townships at 44 Pa.B. 6947 issued Saturday, November 1, 2014, and Chalfont and New Britain Boroughs, Bucks County; where the Department detects or confirms any of the West Vincent Township and Phoenixville Borough, Ches- plant pests established in this Order of Quarantine— ter County; Catasauqua and North Whitehall Townships, Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula—the place or area Lehigh County; Hatfield, Towamencin, Lower Salford, and in which any of these plant pests are detected or con- Lower Providence Townships, Lansdale and Hatfield Bor- firmed shall be subject to the provisions of that Order of oughs, Montgomery County; Allen, East Allen, Hanover, Quarantine published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 issued Saturday, Lower Nazareth, Upper Nazareth, Moore, Northampton November 1, 2014. Townships and Nazareth Borough, Northampton County. E. The place or area in which the plant pest is detected RUSSELL C. REDDING, or confirmed shall be added to the Order of Quarantine, Secretary published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 issued Saturday, November 1, [Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-1577. Filed for public inspection September 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m.] 2014, through an addendum delineating the specific location and geographic parameters of the area or place. DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND SECURITIES Actions on Applications The Department of Banking and Securities (Department), under the authority contained in the act of November 30, 1965 (P.L. 847, No. 356), known as the Banking Code of 1965; the act of May 15, 1933 (P.L. 565, No. 111), known as the Department of Banking Code; and the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L. 834, No. 198), known as the Credit Union Code, has taken the following action on applications received for the week ending September 12, 2017. Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P.S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications, may file comments in writing with the Department of Banking and Securities, Corporate Applications Division, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 47, NO. 38, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 5956 NOTICES PA 17101-2290. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice regarding receipt of the application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The nonconfidential portions of the applications are on file at the Department and are available for public inspection, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, contact the Corporate Applications Division at (717) 783-2253. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department’s Right-to-Know Law Records Request policy. BANKING INSTITUTIONS Branch Applications De Novo Branches Date Name and Location of Applicant Location of Branch Action 9-5-2017 Clarion County Community Bank 1272 Elk Street Opened Clarion Franklin Clarion County Venango County Branch Relocations Date Name and Location of Applicant Location of Branch Action 9-11-2017 Beneficial Bank To: 172 West Street Road Filed Philadelphia Feasterville Bucks County From: 213 West Street Road Feasterville Bucks County CREDIT UNIONS No activity. The Department’s web site at www.dobs.pa.gov includes public notices for more recently filed applications. ROBIN L. WIESSMANN, Secretary [Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-1578. Filed for public inspection September 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m.] Maximum Lawful Rate of Interest for Residential Maximum Lawful Rate of Interest for Residential Mortgages for the Month of October 2017 Mortgages for the Month of September 2017; Correction The Department of Banking and Securities (Depart- ment), under the authority contained in section 301 of the act of January 30, 1974 (P.L. 13, No. 6) (41 P.S. § 301), An error occurred in the notice published at 47 Pa.B. determines that the maximum lawful rate of interest for 4834 (August 19, 2017). The yield rate on long-term residential mortgages for the month of October, 2017, is government securities in the last paragraph was incorrect 5%. and is corrected as follows. The interest rate limitations under the State’s usury The Department of Banking and Securities (Depart- statute were preempted to a great extent by Federal law, ment), under the authority contained in section 301 of the the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary act of January 30, 1974 (P.L. 13, No. 6) (41 P.S. § 301), Control Act of 1980 (Pub.L. No. 96-221). Further preemp- determines that the maximum lawful rate of interest for tion was instituted with the signing of Pub.L. No. 96-399, residential mortgages for the month of September, 2017, which overrode State interest rate limitations on any is 5%. individual who finances the sale or exchange of residen- tial real property which such individual owns and which The interest rate limitations under the State’s usury such individual occupies or has occupied as his principal statute were preempted to a great extent by Federal law, residence. the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Each month the Department is required by State law to Control Act of 1980 (Pub.L. No. 96-221). Further preemp- compute and announce the ceiling rate on residential tion was instituted with the signing of Pub.L. No. 96-399, mortgages in this Commonwealth. This maximum rate is which overrode State interest rate limitations on any determined by adding 2.50 percentage points to the yield individual who finances the sale or exchange of residen- rate on long-term government bonds as published by the tial real property which such individual owns and which Federal Reserve Board and/or the United States Treasury. such individual occupies or has occupied as his principal The latest yield rate on long-term government securities residence. is 2.52 to which was added 2.50 percentage points for a total of 5.02 that by law is rounded off to the nearest Each month the Department is required by State law to quarter at 5%. compute and announce the ceiling rate on residential ROBIN L. WIESSMANN, mortgages in this Commonwealth. This maximum rate is Secretary determined by adding 2.50 percentage points to the yield [Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-1579. Filed for public inspection September 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m.] rate on long-term government bonds as published by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the United States Treasury. PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 47, NO. 38, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 NOTICES 5957 The latest yield rate on long-term government securities Topic: Central is 2.62 to which was added 2.50 percentage points for a Date: Monday, October 2, 2017 total of 5.12 that by law is rounded off to the nearest Time: 10 a.m.