Volume 33 Number 11 Saturday, March 15, 2003 • Harrisburg, Pa. Pages 1315—1440 Agencies in this issue: The Governor The Courts Delaware River Basin Commission Department of Agriculture Department of Banking Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Department of Environmental Protection Department of General Services Department of Health Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Hearing Board Environmental Quality Board Fish and Boat Commission Game Commission Independent Regulatory Review Commission Insurance Department Legislative Reference Bureau Liquor Control Board Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Philadelphia Regional Port Authority State Board of Barber Examiners State Board of Funeral Directors State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors State Board of Veterinary Medicine State Employees’ Retirement Board Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 1317 CONTENTS THE GOVERNOR Revision of areas unsuitable for surface mining; petition no. 11969901; Muddy Run Watershed, PROCLAMATION Cambria and Clearfield Counties ................1417 Amendment to proclamation of disaster emergency. 1323 Sewage Advisory Committee meeting cancellation. 1418 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES THE COURTS Notices Special notice.....................................1440 RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE State contracts information........................1435 Order amending Rules 141, 430, 454, 461 and 462, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and revising the comment to Rule 460; no. 292 criminal procedural rules; doc. no. 2 .............1324 Notices Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; recommendations prescribing child immunization EXECUTIVE AGENCIES practices .......................................1418 Infant Hearing Screening Advisory Committee DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION meeting ........................................1421 Notices Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Advisory Commission meeting and public hearing............1367 Committee; public hearing and public meeting....1422 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Rules and Regulations Notices Lifetime licensure.................................1329 Notice of public hearing ...........................1422 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notices Statements of Policy Action on applications.............................1368 Additional traffic-control devices in highway work DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL zones—statement of policy.......................1361 RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD Notices Notices Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Tanoma Coal Company v. DEP; EHB doc. no. 2003- Council meeting ................................1370 051-L ..........................................1423 Cooks Creek Watershed Conservation Plan .........1370 Elk Creeks Watershed Conservation Plan ..........1370 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD French Creek Watershed Conservation Plan ........1371 Proposed Rulemaking Lower Tohickon Creek Watershed Conservation Safe drinking water; filter backwash recycling rule Plan ...........................................1371 (FBRR) (correction) .............................1350 Octoraro Creek Watershed Conservation Plan ......1371 Sandy Run Creek Watershed Conservation Plan ....1372 FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION Two Rivers Watershed Conservation Management Rules and Regulations Plan ...........................................1372 Issuing agents; Boating Safety Education Certifi- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River cates ...........................................1348 Management Plan ..............................1372 Upper and Middle Neshaminy Creek Watershed GAME COMMISSION Conservation Plan ..............................1373 Proposed Rulemaking DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Hunting and trapping.............................1351 See also ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD Hunting and trapping; hunting and furtaker li- Notices censes..........................................1357 Applications, actions and special notices............1373 Hunting and trapping; rimfire rifle ................1353 Availability of technical guidance ..................1416 Hunting and trapping; shooting hours..............1355 Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting Lands and buildings; special permits...............1350 cancellation ....................................1416 INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meet- COMMISSION ing cancellation.................................1417 Extension of General NPDES permit for stormwater Notices discharges associated with industrial activities Actions taken by the Commission ..................1423 (PAG-3)........................................1417 Notice of comments issued ........................1424 Now Available Online at http://www.pabulletin.com PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 33, NO. 11, MARCH 15, 2003 1318 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Telecommunications...............................1432 Notices Water service (3 documents) ................. 1432, 1433 Chevian, Martin J.; hearing .......................1428 PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY Donegal Mutual Insurance Company; homeowners Notices insurance rate and rule filing....................1428 Request for bids ..................................1433 GEICO General Insurance Company; automobile casualty manuals rate and rule revisions .........1429 STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS HealthAmerica; eastern and western service areas; Notices rate filing ......................................1429 Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs v. Hoffman, Lawrence R., Esq.; hearing...............1429 James A. Morland; doc. no. 1041-42-01 ...........1433 Insurance Services Office, Inc.; personal automobile insurance; prospective loss cost revision ..........1429 STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS Review procedure hearings; cancellation or refusal Proposed Rulemaking of insurance ....................................1430 Renewal fee ......................................1358 Sammour, Adnan K., M.D.; hearing ................1430 STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND PROFESSIONAL Notices COUNSELORS Documents filed but not published .................1431 Rules and Regulations LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD Exemption from licensure examination.............1346 Notices STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Expiration of leases ...............................1431 Proposed Rulemaking PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Continuing education provider approval ............1359 Notices STATE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT BOARD Gas service .......................................1431 Notices Railroad (2 documents)............................1432 Hearings scheduled ...............................1433 PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 33, NO. 11, MARCH 15, 2003 1319 READER’S GUIDE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN AND PENNSYLVANIA CODE Pennsylvania Bulletin Bulletin before it can take effect. 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