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PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN Volume 27 Number 36 Saturday, September 6, 1997 • Harrisburg, Pa. Pages 4533—4710 Part I See Part II page 4615 for the Agencies in this issue: Department of Public Welfare’s The Courts Subsidized Child Day Care Eligibility Department of Banking Requirements Department of Community and Economic Development Department of Environmental Protection See Part III page 4663 for the Department of General Services Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Department of Public Welfare Authority’s and Department of Environmental Department of Revenue Protection’s Clean Water State Revolving Department of Transportation Independent Regulatory Review Commission Fund Projects and page 4693 for the Drinking Insurance Department Water State Revolving Fund Projects Liquor Control Board Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Prevailing Wage Appeals Board State Employes’ Retirement Board Turnpike Commission Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 4535 Contents THE COURTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Statements of Policy APPELLATE PROCEDURE Determining cause to initiate examination..........4559 Amendment to note to Pa.R.A.P. 1701; no. 109; doc. no.1...........................................4543 Notices Retention of engineering firms.....................4594 CIVIL PROCEDURAL RULES Proposed Rules 1940.1—1940.10 governing volun- INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW tary mediation in divorce and custody actions; COMMISSION recommendation 47 .............................4544 Notices CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES Actions taken by the Commission ..................4596 Order amending Rule 149; no. 225; doc. no. 2.......4546 Notice of filing of final-form rulemakings ...........4599 Adoption of Pa.R.Crim.P. 1411; amendment of INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Pa.R.Crim.P. 1410; revision of comment to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1409; no. 226; doc. no. 2 ............4549 Notices Independence Blue Cross; non-group rate increase; filing no. 8-P-97 ................................4599 Independence Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue EXECUTIVE AGENCIES Shield; non-group major medical rate increase; DEPARTMENT OF BANKING filing no. 9-P-97 ................................4599 Independence Blue Cross; rate increase for Medi- Notices care supplement programs; Security 65 program: Action on applications.............................4561 Plans A, B, C and H; filing no. 10-P-97...........4600 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC QCC Insurance Company; non-group personal DEVELOPMENT choice rate increase; filing no. QCC-1-97 .........4600 Notices LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD FY 1997-98 Family Savings Account Program work- Notices shop ...........................................4561 Expiration of leases ...............................4600 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT Notices AUTHORITY Applications, actions and special notices............4562 Notices Availability of technical guidance ..................4592 Clean Water State Revolving Fund projects; public Clean Water State Revolving Fund projects; public hearing on Federal FY 1998 and 1999 project hearing on Federal FY 1998 and 1999 project priority list and FY 1998 intended use plan and priority list and FY 1998 intended use plan and Federal Hardship Grants program for rural com- Federal Hardship Grants program for rural com- munities (Part III) ..............................4663 munities (Part III) ..............................4663 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund projects; pub- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund projects; pub- lic hearing on Federal FY 1998 and 1999 project lic hearing on Federal FY 1998 and 1999 project priority list and FY 1998 intended use plan (Part priority list and FY 1998 intended use plan (Part III) ............................................4693 III) ............................................4693 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES PREVAILING WAGE APPEALS BOARD Notices Notices Contract awards .................................. 4611 Hearing ..........................................4601 State contracts information........................4603 STATE EMPLOYES’ RETIREMENT BOARD DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Notices Proposed Rulemaking Hearings scheduled ...............................4601 Subsidized child day care eligibility (Part II) .......4615 TURNPIKE COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Notices Notices Request for bids ..................................4602 Pennsylvania Count Cashula instant lottery game . 4593 Request for proposals .............................4602 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 27, NO. 36, SEPTEMBER 6, 1997 4536 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. 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