NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF AGING
Draft 2012—2016 State Plan on Aging; Public Comment; Public Hearings
[42 Pa.B. 3271]
[Saturday, June 9, 2012]The Department of Aging (Department) is making the draft 2012-2016 State Plan on Aging (Plan) available for public review and comment. Comments to this document will be used to formulate the Department's final plan submitted to the Federal Administration on Aging for the Commonwealth to receive Federal funds under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
The Department periodically develops a Plan; the Plan being proposed will guide the Department during the Federal Fiscal Years October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2016. The purpose of the Plan is to structure the Department's goals and priorities and to set an aging agenda for the Commonwealth.
Residents, local government officials and interested organizations in the Commonwealth are invited to submit comments on the Plan. Persons wishing to submit written comments on the plan must do so by June 29, 2012. Comments should be addressed to David Gingerich, Acting Deputy Secretary of Aging, 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919, RA-StatePlanOnAging@state.pa.us.
The Department will hold the following public hearings on the Plan:
Date Location Time June 18, 2012 Penn State University
Wartik Lab, Room 108
State College, PA
10 a.m.—12 p.m.
1 p.m.—3 p.m.http://www.geog.psu.edu/sites/default/files/2011%20Visitor %20Guide.pdf June 25, 2012 University of Pennsylvania
Biomedical Research Building
Auditoriums 2-3 and Lobby
421 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA
10 a.m.—12 p.m.
1 p.m.—3 p.m.http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/map.php June 28, 2012 University of Pittsburgh
William Pitt Union—Ball- room
3959 5th Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA10 a.m.—12 p.m.
1 p.m.—3 p.m.http://www.tour.pitt.edu/tour-005.html Persons who wish to give oral testimony at the public hearings must call in advance to schedule a time. Oral testimony is limited to 5 minutes per person and a written copy of the testimony will be requested the day of the public hearing. To schedule oral testimony at any of the hearings contact Brittany Bendigo at (717) 425-5719. The previously listed facilities are accessible by people with disabilities. People with a disability who require an accommodation to attend one of the public hearings are asked to notify Brittany Bendigo at (717) 425-5719 in advance so the appropriate accommodations can be made.
Copies of the draft plan can be obtained from the Department's web site at www.aging.state.pa.us. Copies of the Plan are also available at local Area Agencies on Aging (http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/your_local_resources/17952).
BRIAN M. DUKE,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1050. Filed for public inspection June 8, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
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