PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN Volume 28 Number 38 Saturday, September 19, 1998 • Harrisburg, Pa. Pages 4705—4776 Agencies in this issue: Department of Banking Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Department of Corrections Department of Environmental Protection Department of General Services Department of Health Department of Transportation Environmental Hearing Board Health Care Cost Containment Council Human Resources Investment Council Independent Regulatory Review Commission Insurance Department Legislative Reference Bureau Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Public School Employes’ Retirement Board State Board of Medicine State Board of Podiatry Treasury Department Detailed list of contents appears inside. 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Church Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. 4707 Contents EXECUTIVE AGENCIES INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Notices Notices Notice of filing of final-form rulemakings ...........4763 Action on applications.............................4725 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL Notices RESOURCES Correction to the notice of application for conversion Notices of a domestic mutual life insurance corpora- Lumber Heritage Region Management Action Plan tion ............................................4764 Study; request for proposal ......................4727 Highmark, Inc.; filing no. 98160000; requesting authority to increase community-rated group den- DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS tal programs ...................................4764 Rules and Regulations Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc.; 1999 base rate Administration and State correctional institutions filing...........................................4764 and facilities ...................................4719 Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insur- ance Company; homeowners program rate revi- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION sion............................................4764 Notices Review procedure hearings; cancellation or refusal Applications, actions and special notices............4727 of insurance ....................................4765 Availability of technical guidance ..................4760 LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES Notices Notices Documents filed but not published .................4725 Contract awards ..................................4776 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION State contracts information........................4769 Proposed Rulemaking DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; Annual Notices Resource Planning Report .......................4724 Application of Western Pennsylvania Hospital for Notices exception to 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(c) ..............4761 Service of notice of motor carrier applications.......4766 Availability for public comment of the Department of Health’s plan required by section 1932 of the PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Admin- Notices istration (ADAMHA) Reorganization Act of Request for proposals .............................4767 1992 ...........................................4761 Emergency Medical Services Office; notice of fund- PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYES’ RETIREMENT ing priorities ...................................4762 BOARD DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notices Hearings scheduled ...............................4767 Notices Comtemplated sale of property no longer needed for STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE transportation purposes .........................4763 Rules and Regulations Licensure, certification, examination and registra- ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD tion fees........................................4721 Rules and Regulations Practice and procedures ...........................4714 STATE BOARD OF PODIATRY Notices HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT COUNCIL Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Barbara Lynn Notices Block, DPM, before the State Board of Podiatry; Meetings scheduled ...............................4763 doc. no. 0041-44-98; file no. 97-44-03029..........4768 HUMAN RESOURCES INVESTMENT COUNCIL TREASURY DEPARTMENT Notices Notices Meeting notice....................................4763 Request for proposals .............................4768 Now Available Online at http://www.pabulletin.com PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 28, NO. 38, SEPTEMBER 19, 1998 4708 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. It is published Rulemaking to enlarge the scope, they must re- every week and includes a table of contents. A propose. cumulative subject matter index is published quar- Citation to the Pennsylvania Bulletin terly. 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