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Volume 39 Number 19 Saturday, May 9, 2009 • Harrisburg, PA Pages 2311—2424 Agencies in this issue The Courts Department of Agriculture Department of Banking Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Department of Environmental Protection Department of Health Department of Public Welfare Department of State Environmental Quality Board Fish and Boat Commission Independent Regulatory Review Commission Insurance Department Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 2313 CONTENTS THE COURTS Notices Changes to an additional class of disproportionate DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT share payments ................................2403 Notice of suspension ..............................2333 Peer groups, peer group medians; and peer group JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS prices for general nursing facilities, county nurs- Order amending Pennsylvania rules of disciplinary ing facilities, hospital-based nursing facilities and enforcement 504(d); no. 76; disciplinary rules; doc. special rehabilitation facilities ...................2404 no.1 ..........................................2318 PHILADELPHIA RULES DEPARTMENT OF STATE In re: compulsory arbitration motion practice; presi- Proposed Rulemaking dent judge administrative order no. 2009-02 .....2327 Schedule of civil penalties—funeral directors and RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE funeral establishments ..........................2345 Proposed amendments to Pa.Rs.Crim.P. 646 (materi- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD als permitted in possession of the jury) and 647 (request for instructions, charge of the jury and Rules and Regulations preliminary instructions) .......................2324 Safe drinking water; public notification revisions . 2334 Proposed revisions of the comments to rules of FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION criminal procedure 430, 455 and 456 ............2318 Notices EXECUTIVE AGENCIES Triploid grass carp permit application ..............2419 2009 classification of wild trout streams; additions DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and adjustments to list..........................2420 Notices Biodiesel infrastructure; public hearing ............2349 INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Notices Notices Action taken by the Commission ...................2420 Actions on applications ...........................2349 Notice of filing of final rulemakings ................2421 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Notices Notices Snowmobile and ATV Advisory Committee meeting . 2350 Application for approval to acquire control of Penn- sylvania domiciled insurance subsidiaries of DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION American International Group, Inc. ..............2421 Notices Geisinger quality options individual PPO—medi- Applications, actions and special notices............2351 cally underwritten; rate filing ...................2421 Bid opportunity...................................2400 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Western region); Comment period extension and public meetings and CompleteCare Program; rate filing ...............2422 hearings: proposed revisions to general NPDES Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Western region); permit for stormwater discharges from municipal medically underwritten direct pay PPO Plan and separate storm sewer systems (PAG-13) ..........2400 high deductible PPO health plan; rate filing ......2422 Solid Waste Advisory Committee; meeting cancella- Highmark Blue Shield (Central region); medi- tion notice......................................2401 cally underwritten direct pay PPO Plan; rate DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH filing...........................................2422 Notices Keystone Health Plan West; Individual Blue HMO- Application for exception: medically underwritten and guaranteed issue; Gettysburg Hospital ............................2401 rate filing ......................................2422 Magee-Womens Hospital ........................2401 Transamerica Life Insurance Company; rate St. Mary Medical Center ........................2402 increase filing for several LTC forms; rate Saint Vincent Endoscopy Center, LLC ............2402 filing...........................................2423 Spartan Health Surgicenter .....................2402 PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 ...........................2403 AGENCY Long-term care nursing facilities; requests for Notices exception .......................................2403 Wireless E-911 State Plan; comment period.........2423 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Statements of Policy Notices Personal care homes ..............................2346 Service of notice of motor carrier applications.......2424 Playground protective surface covering .............2347 Telecommunications (2 documents) .................2424 Now Available Online at http://www.pabulletin.com PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 39, NO. 19, MAY 9, 2009 2314 READER’S GUIDE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN AND PENNSYLVANIA CODE Pennsylvania Bulletin Bulletin before it can take effect. If the agency The Pennsylvania Bulletin is the official gazette of wishes to adopt changes to the Notice of Proposed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 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