185 NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF AGING ing should contact Jodi Tucker, (717) 772-1624, [email protected]. Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Council Virtual ROBERT TORRES, Meeting Secretary [Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-46. Filed for public inspection January 8, 2021, 9:00 a.m.] The Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Council will hold a meeting by means of WebEx on Thursday, February 18, 2021, starting at 10 a.m. Individuals interested in attend- DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND SECURITIES Actions on Applications The Department of Banking and Securities (Department), under the authority in the Banking Code of 1965 (7 P.S. §§ 101—2204), the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P.S. §§ 733-1—733-1203) and 17 Pa.C.S. (relating to Credit Union Code), has taken the following actions on applications received for the week ending December 29, 2020. Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P.S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications, may file comments in writing with the Department of Banking and Securities, Bank Supervision or Credit Union and Trust Supervision (as applicable), 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice regarding receipt of the application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The nonconfidential portions of the applications are on file at the Department and are available for public inspection, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, for banks (717) 783-8240 and for credit unions and trust companies (717) 783-2253. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department’s Right-to-Know Law Records Request policy. BANKING INSTITUTIONS Section 112 Acquisitions Date Name and Location of Applicant Action 12-22-2020 T-VIII PubOpps, LP and related parties Approved Greenwich Fairfield County, CT Application by T-VIII PubOpps, LP; T-VIII PubOpps GP, LLC; Trident VIII, LP; Trident VIII Parallel Fund, LP; Trident VIII DE Parallel Fund, LP; Trident VIII Professionals Fund, LP; Trident Capital VIII, LP; Stone Point Capital, LLC; Stone Point GP Ltd; CD Trident VI, LLC; DW Trident GP, LLC; JC Trident GP, LLC; SF Trident VI, LLC; and NZ Trident GP, LLC, for approval to purchase or otherwise acquire approximately 8.5% of the shares of voting common stock and 100% of the shares of Series C Perpetual Non-Cumulative Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock of TriState Capital Holdings, Inc., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA, and thereby indirectly acquire ownership interest in TriState Capital Bank, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA. Holding Company Acquisitions Date Name and Location of Applicant Action 12-22-2020 Traditions Bancorp, Inc. Filed York York County Application for approval to acquire 100% of York Traditions Bank, York, PA. Branch Applications De Novo Branches Date Name and Location of Applicant Location of Branch Action 12-21-2020 Investors Bank 100 Gibraltor Road Filed Short Hills Horsham Essex County, NJ Montgomery County, PA 12-21-2020 Investors Bank 706 Stony Hill Road Filed Short Hills Yardley Essex County, NJ Bucks County, PA PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 51, NO. 2, JANUARY 9, 2021 186 NOTICES Branch Relocations Date Name and Location of Applicant Location of Branch Action 12-14-2020 CNB Bank To: 200 East Mahoning Street Effective Clearfield Punxsutawney Clearfield County Jefferson County From: 559 West Mahoning Street Punxsutawney Jefferson County 12-22-2020 S & T Bank To: 1349 Wilmington Pike Filed Indiana West Chester Indiana County Chester County From: 300 Oakland Road West Chester Chester County CREDIT UNIONS No activity. The Department’s Web site at www.dobs.pa.gov includes public notices for more recently filed applications. RICHARD VAGUE, Secretary [Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-47. Filed for public inspection January 8, 2021, 9:00 a.m.] ▪ Distributing 1+ million new books across K—3 class- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION rooms; Annual Certification Under Section 7201-B(e) of ▪ Increasing access to Advanced Placement and dual the Tax Reform Code enrollment classes for high school; ▪ Hiring nurses and counselors in every school; and, December 28, 2020 ▪ Establishing music and art classes in every elemen- William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D. tary school. Superintendent The District is also implementing the following new School District of Philadelphia programs and initiatives aimed at increasing the range 440 North Broad Street, Suite 301 and quality of educational options available to students, Philadelphia, PA 19130 including: I am writing pursuant to Section 7201-B(e) of the Tax ▪ Improving Literacy: since school year 2014-2015, over Reform Code, Act 52 of 2013, 72 P.S. § 7201-B(e), which 4,600 3rd grade students have moved up a performance provides that a city of the first class may impose a one tier on the English Language Arts section of the PSSAs in percent sales and use tax that may be used by a school 2019, including 3,100 who moved out of Below Basic. district of the first class in an amount up to $120,000,000. ▪ School Progress Report: 75% of schools (156 schools) Effective July 1, 2014, the City of Philadelphia imposed saw an increase in overall SPR score and 45% of schools this sales and use tax. However, the use of these funds by (94 schools) increased their tier; the number of schools in the School District of Philadelphia (‘‘District’’) must be the highest tiers of school performance (Reinforce and authorized by the Secretary of Education. Model) increased from 36 to 82; the number of schools in Pursuant to Section 7201-B(e)(1), as Secretary of Edu- the lowest tier of school performance decreased from 88 to cation, I must consider whether ‘‘the school dis- 50; 30 schools increased their overall score two years in a trict. .began implementation of reforms that provide for row; 12 schools increased their overall score three years [the District’s] fiscal stability, educational improvement in a row; and, 6 schools increased their overall score four and operational control.’’ years in a row. ▪ Career and College Readiness: among District high According to the District, it has utilized new funding schools, the four-year cohort graduation was 78%; ap- from the City of Philadelphia to build on previous invest- proximately two-thirds of District high schools saw an ments and expand those investments, including: increase in SPR College and Career Readiness score from ▪ Training all K—3 teachers to be expert literacy 2014-2015 to 2018-2019; increased the number of District instructors; high school students on track to graduate in four years. ▪ ▪ Hiring an early literacy coach in all District elemen- School Climate: 73% of District schools saw an in- tary schools to ensure the highest quality instruction; crease in SPR climate scores since 2017-2018, and 92% have since 2014-2015; improved the percentage of stu- ▪ Modernizing 500+ early literacy classrooms across dents attending 95% or more of instructional days; fewer 39 schools; students received out-of-school suspensions. PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 51, NO. 2, JANUARY 9, 2021 NOTICES 187 The District has also reported that additional steps disburse to the District, on or before the tenth day of have been taken to improve operational controls and to every month, the total amount of money contained in the maintain fiscal stability, including that it projects to end Local Sales and Use Tax Fund as of the last day of the the fiscal year with a $178.5 million positive fund bal- previous month up to a maximum of $120,000,000 pursu- ance. It is also the sixth consecutive year with a year-end ant to section 7201-B(e)(2) of the Tax Reform Code. positive fund balance. NOE ORTEGA, As a result of the foregoing reforms documented by the Acting Secretary District, I hereby certify that the requisites of Section [Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-48. Filed for public inspection January 8, 2021, 9:00 a.m.] 7201-B(e) of the Tax Reform Code have been satisfied. I authorize the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue to DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Applications, Actions and Special Notices APPLICATIONS THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS This notice provides information about persons who have applied for a new, amended or renewed NPDES or WQM permit, a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges or submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a General Permit. The applications concern, but are not limited to, discharges regarding industrial, animal or sewage waste, discharges to groundwater, discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376). Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or Amendment Section III WQM Industrial, Sewage or Animal Waste; Discharge into Groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 Individual Permit Section V NPDES MS4 Permit Waiver Section VI NPDES Individual Permit Stormwater Construction Section VII NPDES NOI for Coverage under NPDES General Permits For NPDES renewal applications in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements.