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PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN Volume 26 Number 8 Saturday, February 24, 1996 • Harrisburg, Pa. Pages 741—846 In this issue: The Courts Delaware River Basin Commission Department of Agriculture Department of Banking Department of Community Affairs Department of Education Department of Environmental Protection Department of General Services Department of Health Department of Public Welfare Department of Transportation Housing Finance Agency Independent Regulatory Review Commission Insurance Department Liquor Control Board Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Philadelphia Regional Port Authority State Board of Medicine State Board of Osteopathic Medicine Turnpike Commission Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 743 Contents THE COURTS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Notices LOCAL COURT RULES Advantage Health Corporation; public meeting re- Delaware County scheduled ....................................... 804 Adoption of Rule *206.6 ............................ 750 Notice of beginning of review; Certificates of Need . 804 Adoption of Rule *2039............................. 750 Amendment of Rule *1305(b) ....................... 750 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Notices Franklin and Fulton Counties Notice of Rule Change—180 day extension: Adoption of local rule of judicial administration Elimination of the transitionally needy component 39-1905; page BB48.............................. 750 of the General Assistance Program.............. 805 PHILADELPHIA RULES Medical documentation for General Assistance Chronically Needy (CN) nonfinancial eligibility Philadelphia County determination ................................. 805 Adding a provision for relisting arbitration cases by Payment of drugs for the medically needy ......... 806 agreement of all parties; administrative doc. no. Prior authorization for psychiatric partial hospi- 01 of 1996....................................... 748 talization services.............................. 806 SUPREME COURT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Sessions of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for the year 1996; no. 94; doc. no. 1 .................. 751 Notices Access route approvals ............................. 806 Retention of engineering firms...................... 810 EXECUTIVE AGENCIES HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Notices DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Low-Income Rental Housing Tax Credit Allocation Notices Plan for 1996.................................... 814 Commission meeting and public hearing............. 763 INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMISSION Notices Notices Referendum on proposed amendment of the Penn- Actions taken by the Commission ................... 814 sylvania Apple Marketing Program ............... 763 Notice of filing of final-form rulemakings ............ 817 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Notices Proposed Rulemaking Action on applications.............................. 764 Disclosure of material transactions.................. 752 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Notices Notices Alleged violation of insurance laws: State Planning Assistance Grant (SPAG) Program . 765 Alexandru Boscu a/k/a Alexander Boscu; doc. no. SC96-02-005................................... 817 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Western Slovak Association; doc. no. SC96-02- Notices 004........................................... 817 Application of San Francisco Theological Seminary Capital Blue Cross; Easton Hospital; Member Hos- of San Anselmo, California for approval to operate pital Prospective Payment Agreement; filing no. in Pennsylvania; notice of opportunity of hearing 96-E ............................................ 818 and invitation to protest ......................... 767 Pennsylvania Blue Shield; Community Rated Group Optional Endorsement for Domestic Partner Cov- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION erage in the Independence Blue Cross Service Notices Area; filing no. 96020000; forms 4919 and 4920.... 818 Applications, actions and special notices............. 767 LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES Notices Notices Expiration of leases ................................ 818 Contract awards ................................... 844 Federal Surplus Property Program.................. 824 State contracts information......................... 827 Stae Surplus Property Program; oil and antifreeze removal ......................................... 804 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 26, NO. 8, FEBRUARY 24, 1996 744 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE Proposed Rulemaking Proposed Rulemaking Termination of proposed rulemaking; integrated re- Respiratory care practitioners ...................... 757 source planning for water utilities (52 Pa. Code § 65.21); doc. no. L-00930077..................... 756 STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Proposed Rulemaking Notices Respiratory care practitioner ....................... 757 Borough of New Ringgold; railroad.................. 819 City of Johnstown; railroad......................... 820 TURNPIKE COMMISSION Schnecksville North Water and Sewer Company, Notices Inc.; sewer service ............................... 821 Retention of engineering firm....................... 822 Service of notice of motor carrier applications........ 820 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Author- ity; railroad ..................................... 820 Washington County Planning Commission; railroad . 820 PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY Notices Request for proposals .............................. 821 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 26, NO. 8, FEBRUARY 24, 1996 745 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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