PROPOSED RULEMAKING

DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WELFARE

[55 PA. CODE CHS. 4225 AND 4226]

Early Intervention Services; Extension of Public Comment Period

[30 Pa.B. 3806]

   The Department of Public Welfare (Department) published a notice of proposed rulemaking at 30 Pa.B. 27852 (June 3, 2000) seeking public comment on proposed rulemaking applicable to early intervention services. The notice of proposed rulemaking provided for a 60-day public comment period to end on August 2, 2000. The public comment period on the proposed regulations is hereby extended by 90 days.

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections regarding the proposed rulemaking to Mel Knowlton, Office of Mental Retardation, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675, (717) 783-5764, fax (717) 787-6583.

   The extension in the public comment period is being made because the Department wants to allow adequate opportunity for interested stakeholders to review and comment on this comprehensive regulatory proposal.

   The Department is also adding two additional public hearings. They are scheduled as follows:

         Western Region
October 13, 2000
State Office Building, Room 605
300 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
10 a.m.--1 p.m.

         Southeast Region
October 2, 2000
Philadelphia Office of MR Services
105 S. 7th Street, 4th Floor
Conference Room A1 & A2
Philadelphia, PA 19106
10 a.m.--1 p.m.

   Request to provide verbal comments are to be addressed to:

         Mary Puskarich
Western Region OMR
1403 State Office Building
300 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 565-5144

         Vicki Stillman-Toomey
Southeast Region OMR
306 State Office Building
1400 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 560-2247

FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1281. Filed for public inspection July 28, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]

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