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PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN Volume 30 Number 14 Saturday, April 1, 2000 • Harrisburg, Pa. Pages 1731—1862 Part I See Part II page 1841 for the Agencies in this issue: Subject Index for January—March 2000 The General Assembly The Courts Board of Claims Department of Agriculture Department of Banking Department of Environmental Protection Department of General Services Department of Public Welfare Environmental Quality Board Executive Board Fish and Boat Commission Health Care Cost Containment Council Insurance Department Liquor Control Board Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Philadelphia Regional Port Authority State Employees’ Retirement Board Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 1733 Contents THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Public notice of proposed revision to Pennsylvania General NPDES permit for wet weather dis- THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY charges from combined sewer systems (PAG-6)....1810 Recent actions during the 2000 regular session of Solid Waste Advisory Committee; Residual Waste the General Assembly ...........................1739 Subcommittee .................................. 1811 Water Resources Advisory Committee cancellation of April 12, 2000 meeting .......................... 1811 THE COURTS DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT Notices Notice of suspension ..............................1741 Contract awards ..................................1837 State contracts information........................1826 JUVENILE RULES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Statements of Policy Hearing procedures ...............................1762 Rules and Regulations Subsidized child day care eligibility ................1743 LOCAL COURT RULES Notices Luzerne County Income limits for the categorically needy nonmoney Order adopting the reorganization and renumbering payment Medical Assistance Program ............1812 of the Luzerne County rules of criminal proce- Payments to nursing facilities; January 1, 2000 dure; no. 63 misc. 2000..........................1741 final rates ......................................1812 PHILADELPHIA RULES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD Philadelphia County Statements of Policy Joint general court regulation; trial and orphans’ Processing petitions ...............................1766 court divisions; no. 2000-02......................1740 Joint general court regulation; trial and orphans’ EXECUTIVE BOARD court divisions; no. 2000-03......................1741 Statements of Policy SUPREME COURT Reorganization of the Department of Environmental Schedule of holidays for year 2001 for staffs of the Protection ......................................1760 appellate courts and the Administrative Office of FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION Pennsylvania Courts; no. 217 judicial administra- Proposed Rulemaking tion doc. no. 1 ..................................1742 Sessions of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for Administration; Commission property; fishing and the year 2001; no. 123 appellate court rules doc. boating.........................................1755 no.1...........................................1742 Notices Temporary changes to fishing regulations at the lake in Lackawanna State Park, Lackawanna EXECUTIVE AGENCIES County .........................................1813 HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT COUNCIL BOARD OF CLAIMS Notices Proposed Rulemaking Listing of data releases ...........................1813 Rules of procedure ................................1755 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Notices Notices Gus R. Grant; doc. no. AG00-03-005................1819 Guidelines for distribution of crop insurance assist- Health Central, Inc.; rate filing ....................1819 ance funds under Act 57 ........................1768 Review procedure hearings; cancellation or refusal of insurance ....................................1819 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING The Medical Protective Company; physicians and Notices surgeons professional liability rate and rule revi- Action on applications.............................1772 sion occurrence, standard and enhanced claims made and MGMA PG East, Inc. programs ........1820 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION See also ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD Notices Notices Expiration of leases ...............................1820 Applications, actions and special notices............1773 Availability of technical guidance ..................1809 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board; notice Statements of Policy of meeting......................................1810 Abbreviated dispute resolution process .............1764 Now Available Online at http://www.pabulletin.com PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 30, NO. 14, APRIL 1, 2000 1734 Notices GTE North Incorporated and TCG Pittsburgh ....1823 Ratification and adoption of amendments to part PECO Hyperion Telecommunications .............1823 192 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations; United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania d/b/a doc. no. M-00001347 ............................1820 Sprint and Capital Telecommunications, Inc. 1824 Service of notice of motor carrier applications.......1821 PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY Telecommunications Adelphia Business Solutions Operations, Inc. (3 Notices documents) ...................................1822 Request for proposals .............................1824 Allegheny Hyperion Telecommunications, LLC (2 STATE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT BOARD documents) ...................................1823 GTE North Incorporated and TCG Delaware Val- Notices ley, Inc. ......................................1823 Hearings scheduled ...............................1824 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 30, NO. 14, APRIL 1, 2000 1735 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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