4643 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 August 22, 2000. BANKING INSTITUTIONS Holding Company Acquisitions Date Name of Corporation Location Action 7-27-00 Sterling Financial Corporation, Lancaster Effective Lancaster, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Hanover Bancorp, Inc., Hanover 8-16-00 M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo, NY Approved and Olympia Financial Corp., Buffalo, NY, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Keystone Financial, Inc., Harrisburg, PA Conversions Date Name of Institution Location Action 8-22-00 Chelten Hills Savings Association Abington Approved Abington Montgomery County To: Chelten Hills Savings Bank Abington Montgomery County Represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings association to a State-chartered mutual savings bank. Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Bank Location Action 8-21-00 The Phillipsburg National Bank Phillipsburg, NJ Effective and Trust Company, Phillipsburg, NJ, and Twin Rivers Community Bank, Easton, PA Surviving Institution— The Phillipsburg National Bank and Trust Company, Phillipsburg, NJ with a change in Corporate Title to Vista Bank, National Association 8-22-00 Merchants Bank of Pennsylvania, Shenandoah Approved Shenandoah, and The First National Bank of Leesport, Leesport Surviving Institution— Merchants Bank of Pennsylvania, Shenandoah, with a change in Corporate Title to ‘‘Leesport Bank’’ Branch Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 8-14-00 Pittsburgh Home Savings Bank 1000 Village Run Rd. Opened Pittsburgh Wexford Allegheny County Pine Township Allegheny County PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 30, NO. 36, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000 4644 NOTICES Date Name of Bank Location Action 8-22-00 First Commonwealth Bank 9503 Lincoln Highway Approved Indiana Bedford Indiana County Bedford County Branch Relocations/Consolidations Date Name of Bank Location Action 8-16-00 Bank of Hanover and To: 10 Lincoln Street Approved Trust Company New Oxford Hanover Adams County York County From: 318 Lincolnway East New Oxford Adams County 8-16-00 Laurel Bank To: 534 Main Street Approved Johnstown Berlin Cambria County Somerset County From: 506 Main Street Berlin Somerset County Branch Discontinuances Date Name of Bank Location Action 8-16-00 The Drovers & Merchants Bank Pennsylvania Ave. Approved York and Landvalle St. York County York Haven York County 8-18-00 Main Street Bank 3321 Willow Lane Filed Reading Macungie Berks County Lehigh County 8-18-00 Main Street Bank Route 61 Filed Reading Schuylkill Haven Berks County Schuylkill County Articles of Amendment Date Name of Bank Purpose Action 8-18-00 Earthstar Bank To change the principal Approved Southampton place of business From: and Bucks County 111 Second Street Pike, Effective Southampton, Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, PA To: 376 Second Street Pike, Southampton, Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, PA SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS Branch Applications Date Name of Association Location Action 8-16-00 Washington Savings Association 8729 Frankford Ave. Approved Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia County Philadelphia County CREDIT UNIONS No activity. DAVID E. ZUERN, Secretary [Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1510. Filed for public inspection September 1, 2000, 9:00 a.m.] PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 30, NO. 36, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000 NOTICES 4645 DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Application of Pierce Junior College for Approval of Amendment of its Articles of Incorporation Commonwealth’s Consolidated Plan The Department of Community and Economic Develop- Notice of Opportunity for Hearing ment (DCED) proposes to amend the Commonwealth’s and Invitation to Protest Consolidated Plan for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2000- 2004. Under 24 Pa.C.S. § 6503(e) (relating to certification of This notice is to summarize the change being made to institutions), the Department of Education (Department) the Commonwealth’s Consolidated Plan for the years will consider the application of Pierce Junior College for a 2000—2004. In the Program Description—Section I(C)(1) Certificate of Authority approving the institution’s Administration, it states that the Commonwealth may amendment to and the restating of its Articles of Incorpo- use up to 1% of its FY 2000 Community Development ration in their entirety. Block Grant (CDBG) administrative funds to provide technical assistance grants. The State proposes to use up In accordance with 24 Pa.C.S. § 6503(e), the Depart- to 1% of its CDBG administrative funds from prior year ment will act upon the application without hearing, grants also to provide technical assistance. unless within 30 days after the publication of this notice Persons with questions regarding these proposed in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a written request for public changes to the Commonwealth’s Consolidated Plan should hearing is filed with the Department, along with a notice contact the Department of Community and Economic of intervention, a petition to intervene or protest in Development, 502 Forum Building, Office of Community accordance with 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.23 and 35.24 (relating Development and Housing, Harrisburg, 17120, Ed Geiger, to protest) or 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.27—35.32 (relating to Director at (717) 787-5327. intervention). SAMUEL A. MCCULLOUGH, All petitions to intervene, protest and request for Secretary hearing shall be filed with Dr. Warren D. Evans, [Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1511. Filed for public inspection September 1, 2000, 9:00 a.m.] Chartering/Governance/Accreditation Specialist, 333 Mar- ket Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, (717) 787-7572 on or before 4 p.m. on the due date prescribed by this notice. Persons wishing to review the application should phone or write to the aforementioned office to schedule a time Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board for an in-office review. Copies of the application are not Meeting available. The Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board Persons with a disability who wish to attend the formally known as Team Pennsylvania Human Resources hearing, if held, and require an auxiliary aid, service or Investment Council will be holding a Board Meeting on other accommodation to participate, should contact Dr. Thursday, September 28, 2000, from 9:30 a.m.—12:30 Evans at the listed telephone number to discuss how the p.m. at the Westmoreland County Community College in Department may best accommodate their needs. Greensburg, PA. EUGENE W. HICKOK, Persons with a disability who wish to attend the Secretary meeting and require special accommodations, should con- tact the Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board [Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1513. Filed for public inspection September 1, 2000, 9:00 a.m.] Office at (717) 772-4966. SAMUEL A. MCCULLOUGH, Secretary [Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1512. Filed for public inspection September 1, 2000, 9:00 a.m.] PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 30, NO. 36, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000 4646 NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Applications, Actions and Special Notices APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT [National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)] DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER (Part I Permits) The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Where indicated, the EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision to 40 CFR 123.6E. Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board. The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application. Persons with a