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5098 NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Action on Applications The Department of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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 December 14, 1967 (P. L. 746, No. 345), known as the Savings Association Code of 1967; 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 23, 1997. BANKING INSTITUTIONS Foreign Bank Organization Offices Date Name of Bank Location Action 9-17-97 Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. 1703 Weatherstone Dr. Approved Bankcentre, Ballsbridge Paoli Dublin 4, Ireland Chester County Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Bank Location Action 9-17-97 Harris Savings Bank, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Effective and Harris Interim Savings Bank I, Harrisburg Surviving Institution— Harris Savings Bank, Harrisburg Subject merger is being effected solely in connection with the two-tier reorganization of Harris Financial, MHC, Harrisburg. 9-18-97 Northwest Savings Bank, Warren Warren Filed and Corry Savings Bank, Corry Surviving Institution— Northwest Savings Bank, Warren 9-18-97 Chambersburg Trust Company, Chambersburg Approved Chambersburg, and Financial Trust Company, Carlisle Surviving Institution— Chambersburg Trust Company Chambersburg, with a change in corporate title to Financial Trust Company 9-22-97 Premier Bank, Doylestown, and Doylestown Filed Premier Interim Bank, Doylestown Surviving Institution— Premier Bank, Doylestown 9-23-97 First Commonwealth Bank, Indiana, Indiana Approved and Reliable Savings Bank, Bridgeville Surviving Institution— First Commonwealth Bank, Indiana Conversions Date Name of Institution Location Action 9-23-97 Reliable Savings and Loan Bridgeville Approved Association of Bridgeville, PA, Bridgeville Allegheny County To: Reliable Savings Bank Bridgeville Allegheny County Represents conversion from a State-chartered stock savings association to a State-chartered stock savings bank. PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 27, NO. 40, OCTOBER 4, 1997 NOTICES 5099 Branch Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 9-15-97 Farmers First Bank Weis Market Opened Lititz 5360 Lincoln Highway Lancaster County Gap Salisbury Township Lancaster County 9-19-97 Reliance Savings Bank 100 Hawbaker Approved Altoona Industrial Drive Blair County State College Centre County 9-19-97 First Commonwealth Bank The Landings Filed Indiana First Floor, Ste. 7 Indiana County Harmar Township Allegheny County 9-20-97 Northern Central Bank Mobile branch to be Opened Williamsport operated at various Lycoming County locations throughout Bradford, Sullivan, Lycoming, Clinton, Union, Montour, Northumberland, Columbia Juniata and Snyder Counties Branch Discontinuances Date Name of Bank Location Action 9-5-97 Mid-State Bank and The Bookstore Effective Trust Company Pennsylvania State Altoona University Blair County State College Centre County SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS No activity. CREDIT UNIONS Charter Applications Date Name of Credit Union Location Action 9-17-97 People-For-People Community 700 North Broad St. Approved Development State Credit Union Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia County Philadelphia County Branch Applications Date Name of Credit Union Location Action 9-16-97 Belco Community Credit Union Corner of South Mountain Filed Harrisburg Road and Allentown Blvd. Dauphin County Harrisburg Dauphin County RICHARD C. RISHEL, Secretary [Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1588. Filed for public inspection October 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m.] annual update of the Commonwealth’s Consolidated Plan DEPARTMENT OF for FFY 1995 through 1999. The Action Plan contained herein is the third annual update of the Consolidated COMMUNITY AND Plan submitted by the Commonwealth. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The 1998 Action Plan (Plan) updates documents previ- ously submitted to the United States Department of Action Plan for 1998 Housing and Urban Development(HUD). These docu- ments include the nonhousing community development The Department of Community and Economic Develop- plan and changes that DCED implemented in the applica- ment (DCED) proposes to adopt the Commonwealth’s tion process concerning the three programs administered Action Plan for (FFY) 1998 and the program year which by DCED. The programs administered by DCED are the starts on January 1, 1998. The 1998 Action Plan is an Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 27, NO. 40, OCTOBER 4, 1997 5100 NOTICES HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and the Emer- Northwest Regional Office, Third Floor, Rothrock Build- gency Shelter Grant(ESG) programs. The Department of ing, 121 West 10th Street, Erie, PA 16501, (814) 871-4241. Health (DOH) administers the Housing Opportunities for Northeast Regional Office, 201 Samters Building, 101 Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. No changes other Penn Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503, (717) 963-4571. than the reorganization of DOH are reported concerning the HOPWA program. Southeast Regional Office, 908 State Office Building, Broad and Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, PA This summary is designed to provide an opportunity to 19130, (215) 560-2256. citizens, local government officials and interested organi- zations of the Commonwealth to comment about the Plan. Northcentral and Southcentral Regional Offices, 576 Written comments should be submitted to Aldona Forum Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-7347. Kartorie, Office of Community Development and Housing, 3. Pennsylvania’s 28 District Libraries: Department of Community and Economic Development, B. F. Jones Memorial Library, Aliquippa Room 509 Forum Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Writ- Allentown Public Library, Allentown ten comments must be received by November 3, 1997. Centre County Library, Bellefonte In addition, a public hearing has been scheduled as Bethlehem Area Public Library, Bethlehem follows: October 21, 1997, Department of Community and Conococheague District Library, Chambersburg Economic Development, Room 321 Forum Building, Har- Clarion District Library, Clarion risburg, PA 17120, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bucks County Free Library, Doylestown Easton Area Public Library, Easton Anyone who wants to speak must call to schedule a Erie County Library, Erie time to give oral testimony at the hearing. This hearing Dauphin County Library, Harrisburg will be shortened if no one is scheduled to testify or if Cambria County Library, Johnstown there is minimal response. To schedule oral testimony at Lancaster County Library, Lancaster the hearing, contact Aldona Kartorie at (717) 720-7409 by Delaware County Library, Brookhaven October 16, 1997. Monessen Public Library, Monessen Anyone who has a disability and wishes to attend this New Castle Public Library, New Castle meeting and requires an auxiliary aid, service or other Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library, accommodation to participate in the proceeding should Norristown contact Aldona Kartorie, Room 509, Forum Building, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 720-7409 to discuss how Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh DCED may best accommodate those needs. For anyone Pottsville Free Public Library, Pottsville with a hearing disability, text telephone (TT) calls can be Reading Public Library, Reading placed through the Pennsylvania Relay System at (800) Scranton Public Library, Scranton 654-5984. Calls will be relayed to the Department’s Warren Public Library, Warren number listed above. Citizen’s Library, Washington Purpose Chester County Library, Exton Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre The Commonwealth’s 1998 Action Plan updates the James V. Brown Library, Williamsport 5-Year Consolidated Plan by describing how the programs Martin Memorial Library, York will be implemented in 1998. The Action Plan must be approved by HUD to receive direct funding under most 4. Audio cassette copies of the Consolidated Plan can HUD housing and community development programs or be obtained by contacting the Tri-County Branch of the to permit the funds to go to projects and organizations Pennsylvania Association of the Blind: Patricia Summers, within the State. Applicants for funding from Federal Coordinator, Harrisburg, Area Radio Reading Service, housing programs must obtain certification that their 1800 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102, (717) proposed use of HUD assistance will be consistent with 238-2531. the applicable Plan for the area. The Plan will be made available again at these same The Plan will have a major impact on the types, locations following HUD approval. location and number of affordable housing units gener- SAMUEL A. MCCULLOUGH, ated and preserved in this Commonwealth as well as the Secretary infrastructure and public facilities, services and other [Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1589. Filed for public inspection October 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m.] economic and community development initiatives that Commonwealth communities will undertake. Content The major change discussed in the Plan is the Single Application Process implemented by DCED on July 1, DEPARTMENT OF 1997. No other major changes have occurred and all priorities are intact. DCED has undertaken the initiative, for the first time ever, to apply for Super NOFA funding. EDUCATION Public Review Professional Standards and Practices Commis- The Consolidated Plan is available for public comment sion; Application of Homer