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Volume 32 Number 47 Saturday, November 23, 2002 • Harrisburg, Pa. Pages 5731—5864 See Part II page 5843 for the Agencies in this issue: Department of Conservation and The General Assembly The Courts Natural Resources’ State Park Delaware River Basin Commission General Provisions Regulations Department of Banking Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Department of Education Department of Environmental Protection Department of General Services Department of Public Welfare Environmental Hearing Board Game Commission Historical and Museum Commission Independent Regulatory Review Commission Insurance Department Milk Marketing Board Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Public School Employees’ Retirement Board State Board of Barber Examiners State Board of Podiatry Turnpike Commission Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198 Attn: Pennsylvania Bulletin (717) 766-0211 ext. 2340 800 W. Church Rd. (800) 334-1429 ext. 2340 (toll free, out-of-State) Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-3198 (800) 524-3232 ext. 2340 (toll free, in State) Copyright 2002 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ISBN 0-8182-0004-9 Editorial preparation, composition, printing and distribution of the Pennsylvania Bulletin is effected on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by FRY COMMUNICATIONS, Inc., 800 W. Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 5733 CONTENTS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD Recent actions during the 2002 regular session of Notices the General Assembly ...........................5741 Robert Shuey, et al. v. DEP and Quality Aggregates, permittee; EHB doc. no. 2002-269-R..............5816 COMMISSION ON SENTENCING Meetings scheduled ...............................5741 GAME COMMISSION Proposed Rulemaking Biggame.........................................5769 THE COURTS HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION LOCAL COURT RULES Notices Montgomery County National Register nominations to be considered by Adoption of local rules of civil procedure; Rule the Historic Preservation Board .................5816 3105*(a). delivery of writ and Rule 3129*(e). INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW internet notice; no. 02-00001-0005 ...............5742 COMMISSION Live scan processing fee; no. misc. 134 Jan. 02 .....5742 Notices Actions taken by the Commission ..................5816 EXECUTIVE AGENCIES Notice of filing of final rulemakings ................5817 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Rules and Regulations Notices Medicare supplement insurance minimum stan- Commission meeting and public hearing............5764 dards ..........................................5743 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Policies and forms; general filing requirements and Notices general contents of forms........................5747 Action on applications.............................5764 Notices Maximum lawful rate of interest for residential Application for merger ............................5818 mortgages for the month of December 2002.......5765 Application for voluntary surrender of Pennsylvania DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL certificate of authority ..........................5818 Farmers New Century Insurance Company; private RESOURCES passenger automobile insurance; rate filing.......5818 Rules and Regulations Pioneer Life Insurance Company; individual stan- State parks; general provisions (Part II)............5843 dardized Medicare supplement plans A—E; rate filing...........................................5818 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Review procedure hearings; cancellation or refusal Notices of insurance ....................................5819 Application of Dickinson College for approval of changes to its articles of incorporation ...........5766 MILK MARKETING BOARD Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Hearing and presubmission schedule for all milk Notices marketing areas; container costs .................5819 Applications, actions and special notices............5766 Draft general permits for beneficial use of biosolids PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION or residential septage by land application (PAG-7, Notices PAG-8, PAG-9); extension of public comment Final order .......................................5820 period..........................................5808 Gas service (2 documents) ................... 5820, 5821 Railroad (2 documents)............................5821 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES Service of notice of motor carrier applications.......5821 Notices Telecommunications...............................5822 Contract awards ..................................5839 Tentative order requesting comments on revising State contracts information........................5834 the abbreviated dispute resolution process........5822 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Transfer by sale (2 documents) ....................5825 Notices PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT Medical Assistance program fee schedule revisions; BOARD deletion of codes having zero occurrences .........5809 Notices Hearings scheduled ...............................5825 Now Available Online at http://www.pabulletin.com PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 32, NO. 47, NOVEMBER 23, 2002 5734 STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS TURNPIKE COMMISSION Rules and Regulations Notices Standards for disinfection and sanitation ...........5751 Retention of an engineering firm (5 documents).....5825, STATE BOARD OF PODIATRY 5827, 5828, 5830, 5832 Proposed Rulemaking Continuing education .............................5759 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 32, NO. 47, NOVEMBER 23, 2002 5735 READER’S GUIDE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN AND PENNSYLVANIA CODE Pennsylvania Bulletin Bulletin before it can take effect. 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