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PA Bulletin, Volume 39, No. 33, Contents

PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN

Volume 39                         Number 33
Saturday, August 15, 2009 * Harrisburg, PA
Pages 4875--5004

CONTENTS

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent actions during the 2009 regular session of the General Assembly

THE COURTS


DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT

Notice of disbarment

JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

Amendments of Pennsylvania rules of disciplinary enforcement 203, 214 and 216; no. 79; disciplinary rules docket

JUVENILE RULES

Order amending rule 1613 of the rules of juvenile court procedure; no. 476; Supreme court rules docket

LOCAL COURT RULES
Beaver County

Beaver County Regional Booking Center Fund Fee; criminal division no. 59; AD 2009

SUPREME COURT

Accreditation of the American Board of Certification as a certifying organization in the area of bankruptcy; no. 80; disciplinary rules docket

Accreditation of the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a certifying organization in the areas of civil trial advocates and criminal trial advocates; no. 81; disciplinary rules docket

EXECUTIVE AGENCIES


DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Proposed Rulemaking

Proposed amendments to the Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to revise the Human Health Water Quality Criteria for PCBs in the Delaware Estuary, to apply the PCB Human Health Water Quality Criteron to Delaware Bay, and to provide for the use of compliance schedules to implement stream quality objectives established by the Commission

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
Notices

Actions on applications

Maximum lawful rate of interest for residential mortgages for the month of September 2009

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Notices

Public hearing

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notices

Application of Anthony Hicks for reinstatement of teaching certificates; doc. no. RE-09-03

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Notices

Announcement of revised General Information Form

Applications, actions and special notices

Availability of technical guidance

Extension of Pennsylvania National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater discharges from municipal storm sewer systems (MS4s) general permit (PAG-13)

Notice of availability of the fiscal year report for the Reclamation Fee O & M Trust Account

Proposed revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan incorporating the Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act; public hearing

Proposed revisions to general NPDES permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction activies (PAG-2); public notice of availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Notices

Notice of list of Preventable Serious Adverse Events

Pennsylvania Cancer Control, Prevention and Research Advisory Board meeting

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Notices

Nursing Facility Assessment Program

Payment for nursing facility services provided by nonpublic nursing facilities; notice of change in methods and standards of setting payment rates

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Notices

Pennsylvania Jack O' Lantern Jackpot '09 instant lottery game

Pennsylvania Lottery's EaglesTM instant lottery game

Pennsylvania Lottery's SteelersTM instant lottery game

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Notices

State Plan Advisory Board meeting

EXECUTIVE BOARD
Statements of Policy

Reorganization of the:

   Department of General Services

   Department of Labor and Industry

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
Notices

Application for approval to acquire control of Allegheny Casualty Company

Application for domestic certificate of authority by Eternal Care Insurance Company

Application for merger of:

   Aetna Health, Inc. (CO Corporation) with and into Aetna Health, Inc. (PA Corporation)

   Aetna Health, Inc. (DE Corporation) with and into Aetna Health, Inc. (PA Corporation)

   Aetna Health, Inc. (MD Corporation) with and into Aetna Health, Inc. (PA Corporation)

   Aetna Health, Inc. (MO Corporation) with and into Aetna Health, Inc. (PA Corporation)

   Aetna Health of the Carolinas, Inc. (NC Corpora   tion) with and into Aetna Health, Inc. (PA Corporation)

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; BlueCare Cooperative Plan; rate filing

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Highmark Blue Shield; BlueCare Major Medical Plan; rate filing

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; filing no. 1507-SP-CARE-PRAG-16-RATE; Special Care Hospital Program; rate filing

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; filing no. 1512-BCSEC65-A-1/1/10; application for approval of revised rates for Nongroup Medigap Hospitalization Program (Security 65) Standardized Benefit Package A; rate filing

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; filing no. 1512-BCSEC65-B-1/1/10; application for approval of revised rates for Nongroup Medigap Hospitalization Program (Security 65) Standardized Benefit Package B; rate filing

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; filing no. 1512-BCSEC65-C-1/1/10; application for approval of revised rates for Nongroup Medigap Hospitalization Program (Security 65) Standardized Benefit Package C; rate filing

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; filing no. 1512-BCSEC65-H W RX-1/1/10; application for approval of revised rates for Nongroup Medigap Hospitalization Program (Security 65) Standardized Benefit Package H with Rx Benefits; rate filing

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; filing no. 1512-BCSEC65-H WO RX-1/1/10; Application for Approval of Revised Rates for Nongroup Medigap Hospitalization Program (Security 65) Standardized Benefit Package H without Rx Benefits; rate filing

Capital Blue Cross and Capital Advantage Insurance Company; Individual Direct Pay Comprehensive Major Medical Benefit Program for HIPAA and HCTC Eligible Individuals; rate filing

Capital Blue Cross; proposed 8% rate increase for the hospitalization portion of the Special Care Individual Direct Pay Basic Hospitalization/Medical-Surgical Contract; filing no. 09-LL; rate filing

First Priority Health HMO; Individual Conversion HMO; rate filing

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; Direct Pay ClassicBlue Hospital Plan (Western Region); rate filing

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; Direct Pay ClassicBlue Major Medical Plan (Western Region); rate filing

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; Direct Pay ClassicBlue Medical Surgical Plan (Western Region); rate filing

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1A-SSC-09-HBCBS; request to increase rates for the Direct Pay Special Care Hospital Plan (Western Region); rate filing

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Western Region); Direct Pay Guaranteed Issue PPO High Deductible Health Plans; rate filing

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Western Region); Guaranteed Issue PreferredBlue Individual Preferred Provider Plan; rate filing

Highmark Blue Shield (Central Region); Direct Pay Guaranteed Issue PPO High Deductible Health Plans; rate filing

Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1A-SSC-09-HBS; request to increase rates for the Direct Pay Special Care Hospital Plan (Central Region); rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (AA)-E-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for attained age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan E for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (AA)-I-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for attained age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan I without Rx Benefits for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (AA)-IRx-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for attained age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan I with Rx Benefits for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-A-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan A for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-B-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan B for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-C-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan C for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-H-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan H without Rx Benefits for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-HRx-09-HBCBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan H with Rx Benefits for the Western Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; ClassicBlue Comprehensive Major Medical Plan (Central Region); filing no. 1A-CMM-09-HBS; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; Direct Pay ClassicBlue Hospital, Medical/Surgical and Major Medical Plans (Central Region); rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-DPMGA (MIDA)-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for Security65 Direct Pay Medicare Supplement Plan A, providing Medical/Surgical Benefits in the Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNP) and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Service Areas; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-DPMGB (MIDA)-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for Security65 Direct Pay Medicare Supplement Plan B, providing Medical/Surgical Benefits in the Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNP) and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Service Areas; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-DPMGC (MIDA)-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for Security65 Direct Pay Medicare Supplement Plan C, providing Medical/Surgical Benefits in the Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNP) and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Service Areas; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-DPMGH (MIDA)-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for Security65 Direct Pay Medicare Supplement Plan H, providing Medical/Surgical Benefits in the Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNP) and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Service Areas; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (AA)-E-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for attained age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan E for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-H-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan H without Rx Benefits for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-HRx-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan H with Rx Benefits for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (AA)-I-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for attained age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan I without Rx Benefits for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (AA)-IRx-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for attained age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan I with Rx Benefits for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-A-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan A for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-B-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan B for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; filing no. 1-MGP (IA)-C-09-HBS; application for approval of revised rates for issue age Nongroup MedigapBlue Plan C for the Central Pennsylvania Region; rate filing

Highmark, Inc.; filing no. 1A-SCMS-09-HI; requesting approval to increase rates for Special Care Medical Surgical Plans; rate filing

Highmark, Inc.; filing no. 1-DPMS (MIDA)-09-HBS; requesting approval to increase rates for Direct Pay Medical Surgical Products in the IBC and BCNEPA Plan Areas; rate filing

Independence Blue Cross; filing no. 7-P-09; application for approval of revised rates for Nongroup and Community Group Security 65 Medigap Hospitalization Program, Standardized Benefit Plan B; rate filing

Independence Blue Cross; filing no. 7-P-09; application for approval of revised rates for Nongroup and Community Group Security 65 Medigap Hospitalization Program, Standardized Benefit Plan C; rate filing

Independence Blue Cross; filing no. 7-P-09; application for approval of revised rates for Nongroup and Community Group Security 65 Medigap Hospitalization Program, Standardized Benefit Plan H without Rx Benefits; rate filing

Keystone Health Plan West; Direct Pay KeystoneBlue for Kids; rate filing

Keystone Health Plan West; Individual Conversion HMO; rate filing

Review procedure hearings; cancellation or refusal of insurance

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
Notices

Documents filed but not published

PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Rules and Regulations

Corrective amendment to 58 Pa. Code Chapter 437a

Proposed Rulemaking

Vendor revisions

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Notices

Order

Order

Petition of BLC Management, LLC, d/b/a Angles Communications Solutions, for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier under section 214(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; doc. no. P-2009-2104963

Petition of Full Service Network, LP for a Declaratory Order or, in the Alternative, an exemption/waiver of various Chapter 64 regulations as applied to prepaid landline service; doc. no. P-20092097542

Service of notice of motor carrier applications

Telecommunications

Telecommunications

Telecommunications

Telecommunications

Telecommunications

STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
Notices

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs v. Nga Thi Phan; doc. no. 1204-45-2009

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs v. Tracy Ngoc Quan; doc. no. 1170-45-2009

STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Notices

Action on Odor Management Plans for concentrated animal operations, and concentrated animal feeding operations and volunteers complying with Pennylvania'a Facility Odor Management Program

STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT BOARD
Notices

Hearings scheduled

THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Notices

Request for bids

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