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September 13, 1997 (Pages 4711-4814) Pennsylvania Bulletin Volume 27 (1997) Repository 9-13-1997 September 13, 1997 (Pages 4711-4814) Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/pabulletin_1997 Recommended Citation Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, "September 13, 1997 (Pages 4711-4814)" (1997). Volume 27 (1997). 37. https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/pabulletin_1997/37 This September 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 27 (1997) by an authorized administrator of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Digital Repository. PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN Volume 27 Number 37 Saturday, September 13, 1997 • Harrisburg, Pa. Pages 4711—4814 Agencies in this issue: The Governor The Courts Delaware River Basin Commission Department of Banking Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Department of Environmental Protection Department of General Services Department of Health Department of Public Welfare Department of Revenue Department of Transportation Insurance Department Liquor Control Board Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Turnpike Commission Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 4713 Contents THE GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Notices EXECUTIVE ORDER Health Policy Board meeting ......................4792 Pennsylvania Commission for Women ..............4721 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Community Prevention Planning Committee meeting .........4792 THE COURTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Notices JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION Office of Medical Assistance programs; payments to Amendment of Rule 301(b); no. 186; Judicial Admin- nursing facilities; notice of change in methods and istration doc. no. 1 ..............................4724 standards of setting payment rates ..............4792 LOCAL COURT RULES DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Lehigh County Proposed Rulemaking Procedures for preparation and transcription of Inheritance Tax; disclaimers of nonprobate taxable court proceedings; file no. 97-J-14. ...............4724 assets ..........................................4750 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notices EXECUTIVE AGENCIES Application receipt for Section 16 program .........4794 Findings: DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Columbia County ...............................4794 Proposed Rulemaking Somerset County ...............................4794 Amendments to administrative manual—rules of Land no longer needed for transportation purposes . 4795 practice and practice ............................4726 Retention of engineering firms.....................4795 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Notices Notices Application and request for redomestication of Action on applications.............................4752 MidAmerica Life Insurance Company of Philadel- DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL phia, Pennsylvania..............................4798 RESOURCES LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD Proposed Rulemaking Notices State Forests .....................................4744 Expiration of leases ...............................4798 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Notices Notices Applications, actions and special notices............4753 Golier Gas Compnay, Inc.—gas service .............4798 Availability of technical guidance ..................4791 In the matter of The Aspers Water Company; de Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting . 4792 facto abandonment; doc. no. A-210050F2000 ......4799 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, PFG Gas, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES Inc. and North Penn Gas Company—merger......4799 Notices Service of notice of motor carrier applications.......4799 Contract awards ..................................4812 TURNPIKE COMMISSION State contracts information........................4805 Notices State surplus property sale ........................4792 Request for proposals .............................4804 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 27, NO. 37, SEPTEMBER 13, 1997 4714 READER’S GUIDE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN AND PENNSYLVANIA CODE Pennsylvania Bulletin proposal must be published in the Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Bulletin is the official gazette of Bulletin before it can take effect. If the agency the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is published wishes to adopt changes to the Notice of Proposed every week and includes a table of contents. 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