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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-1267

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WELFARE

Availability of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Proposed State Plan and Public Hearing Schedule

[33 Pa.B. 3051]

   The Department of Public Welfare (Department) is making available for public review and comment the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-04 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) proposed State Plan. Comments on this document and testimony received at public hearings scheduled for July will be used to formulate the Department's final State Plan for using Federal funds in the FY 2003-04 LIHEAP.

   The Department has sent advance copies of the proposed State Plan to the LIHEAP Advisory Committee. In addition, copies have been sent to fuel associations, legal service agencies and area agencies on aging for distribution to their members or constituents. Persons who want copies can obtain them after publication of this notice by contacting a local county assistance office or by contacting Karen Kirk, (717) 772-7906.

   The Department will hold three public hearings throughout this Commonwealth to allow testimony on the proposed State Plan and to fulfill the Federal mandate for public input into the planning process. This mandate appears in Title XXVI (The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981) (Pub. L. No. 97-35, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 8621--8629) as amended by the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1984 (Pub. L. No. 98-558), the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Pub. L. No. 99-425), the Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101-501), the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 (Pub. L. No. 103-43), the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-252) and the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-285).

Public Hearing Schedule

July 15, 2003, 10 a.m.--1 p.m.
Philadelphia County Assistance Office
LIHEAP Conference Room, 2nd Floor
4601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA

July 17, 2003, 10 a.m.--12 p.m.
Allegheny County Courthouse
Gold Room, 4th Floor
436 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA

July 18, 2003, 10 a.m.--12 p.m.
Health and Welfare Building
Room 812, 8th Floor
Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA

   Persons who wish to testify on the proposed State Plan at a public hearing should arrange a time by telephoning (717) 772-7906 before July 3, 2003. Persons from outside the Harrisburg area should call (800) 692-7462 or send a written request, including telephone number, to Nancy Poindexter, Federal Programs and Program Management, Room 224, Willow Oak Building No. 42, DPW Complex 2, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

   Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

ESTELLE B. RICHMAN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1267. Filed for public inspection June 27, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]


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