327 Public comment on the proposed Federal Fiscal Year 2014 combined agency state plan attachments

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Public Comment on the Proposed Federal Fiscal Year 2014 Combined Agency State Plan Attachments

[43 Pa.B. 1154]
[Saturday, February 23, 2013]

 The Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), announces a period of public comment on its proposed Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014 Combined Agency State Plan Attachments (Attachments). The plan is the blueprint for the provision of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services to persons with disabilities living in this Commonwealth. The FFY 2014 begins on October 1, 2013, and ends on September 30, 2014. This notice is provided under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

 OVR is required to develop and implement a Combined Agency State Plan, which must be reviewed and revised annually when there are changes to its VR program. These revisions take the form of updates to existing attachments. The FFY 2013 plan is currently in effect and is a compliance document on file with the Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration and United States Department of Education.

 This comment period provides individuals, advocates and other interested parties or organizations, or both, opportunities to present their views and recommendations regarding VR services for persons with disabilities. In this Commonwealth, these services are provided by OVR through a network of 21 district offices and the Hiram G. Andrews Center. Comments are being solicited regarding the following State Plan attachments:

 • Input and Recommendations of the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council.

 • Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.

 • Annual Estimate of Individuals to be Served and Costs of Services.

 • OVR's Goals and Priorities.

 • Order of Selection.

 • Distribution of Supported Employment Funds.

 • Innovation and Expansion Activities.

 In addition to the VR State Plan, the agency's Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS) will accept public comment on

 • The Business Enterprise Program.

 • Specialized Services for Children and Adults.

 • Independent Living Services for older persons who are blind.

 The scheduled public meetings are listed as follows. Meeting sites are accessible and interpreters for people who are deaf or hard of hearing will be present at each public meeting. For additional information, reasonable accommodation requests or alternative format requests, call the OVR district office conducting the public meeting. Written comments may be submitted by mail to the appropriate district office serving the area in which the individual/organization member resides.

 In addition, a conference call/web collaboration will be available for people to participate in the meeting by means of their phones and/or computers. Contact the local district office for details.

 Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2013.

 To obtain a copy of the proposed FFY 2013 plan Attachments or other information, call the contact person listed for the appropriate District Office serving their county.

 A copy of the approved FFY 2013 Attachments, as well as the proposed FFY 2014 Attachments, will be available on the OVR web site at www.dli.state.pa.us by clicking on ''Disability Services,'' then ''Office of Vocational Rehabilitation,'' then ''Publications.''

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation District Office

State Plan Meeting Information

Allentown BVRS District Office
(Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton Counties)
Date: March 21, 2013, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
45 North Fourth Street
Allentown, PA 18102
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Rick Walters

Altoona BBVS District Office
(Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Columbia,  Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin,
 Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset
 and Union Counties)
Date: March 25, 2013, Time: 2 p.m.—6 p.m.
1130 12th Avenue, Fourth Floor Conference Room
Altoona, PA 16601
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Anne Strollo

Altoona BVRS District Office
(Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton and Huntingdon Counties)
Date: March 25, 2013, Time: 2 p.m.—6 p.m.
1130 12th Avenue, Fourth Floor Conference Room
Altoona, PA 16601
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Pamela Montgomery

Dubois BVRS District Office
(Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson and McKean
 Counties)
Date: March 20, 2013, Time: 11 a.m.—12 p.m. and
 5 p.m.—6 p.m.
199 Beaver Drive
DuBois, PA 15801
[phone] (Voice/TTY)
Contact Person: Ralph Serafini

Erie BBVS District Office
(Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie,
 Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer,
 Potter, Venango and Warren Counties)
Date: April 4, 2013, Time: 5 p.m.—6 p.m. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Conference Room
3200 Lovell Place
Erie, PA 16503
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Dawn Sokol, [phone]

and

Perkins Family Restaurant
Date: April 18, 2013, Time: 10:30 a.m.—12 p.m.
18276 Conneaut Lake Road
Meadville, PA 16335
Contact Person: Dawn Sokol, [phone]
On-site at restaurant—mobile number, [phone]

Erie BVRS District Office
(Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and
 Warren Counties)
Date: April 4, 2013, Time: 1 p.m.—3 p.m. and 5 p.m.—
 6 p.m.
Erie District Office Conference Room
3200 Lovell Place
Erie, PA 16503
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Jack Hewitt or Kim Garnon

Harrisburg BBVS District Office
(Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster,  Lebanon, Perry and York Counties)
Date: March 25, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Forum Place, 8th Floor Conference Room
555 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Karen Knaub, [phone]

and

York BVRS District Office
Date: March 26, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
2550 Kingston Road, Suite 101
York, PA 17402
Contact Person: Karen Knaub, [phone]

Harrisburg BVRS District Office
(Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin and
 Perry Counties)
Date: March 25, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Forum Place, 8th Floor Conference Room
555 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Belinda Crobak

Johnstown BVRS District Office
(Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland
 Counties)
Date: April 3, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Hiram G. Andrews Center Seminar Theater
727 Goucher Street, Section 10
Johnstown, PA 15905
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Tammy Burke, [phone]

New Castle BVRS District Office
(Armstrong, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties)
100 Margaret Street
New Castle, PA 16101—no meeting at the district office
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Gail Steck

Date: March 27, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Butler Career Link
Pullman Commerce Center
112 Hollywood Drive, 2nd Floor
Butler, PA 16001
[phone]

and

Date: April 3, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Beaver County Career Link
285 Beaver Valley Mall, Route 18
Monaca, PA 15061
[phone]

Norristown BVRS District Office
(Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties)
Date: March 26, 2013, Time: 3:30 p.m.—6 p.m.
1875 New Hope Street
Norristown, PA 19401
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Kevin Sand

Philadelphia BBVS District Office
(Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia  Counties)
Date: March 19, 2012, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Philadelphia BBVS District Office Conference Room—no  meetings at district office
5th Floor Conference Room
444 North Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Lynn Heitz, [phone] or Mike  Wakefield, [phone]

Associated Services for the Blind
Date: March 26, 2013, Time: 3:30 p.m.—6 p.m.
919 Walnut Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Derby Ewing, [phone], Ext. 3295

and

Date: March 28, 2013, Time: 2:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.
Montgomery County Association for the Blind
212 North Main Street
North Wales, PA 19454
Contact Person: David Sherwin, [phone]

Philadelphia BVRS District Office
(Philadelphia County)
Date: March 28, 2013, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
444 North Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Persons: Ralph Zuccarino

Pittsburgh BBVS District Office
(Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene,  Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland Counties)
Date: April 3, 2013, Time: 5 p.m.—7 p.m.
531 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Janet Curley, [phone]

Pittsburgh BVRS District Office
(Allegheny County)
Date: April 3, 2013, Time: 6 p.m.—8 p.m.
The Allegheny County Human Services Building, The
 Liberty Room
1 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Maryann Sutor, [phone]

Reading BVRS District Office
(Berks and Schuylkill Counties)
Date: March 28, 2013, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
3602 Kutztown Road, Suite 200
Reading, PA 19605
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Betty Brown, [phone], Ext. 102

Washington BVRS District Office
(Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties)
Date: March 19, 2013, Time: 4 p.m.—5:30 p.m.
Washington District Office Conference Room
201 West Wheeling Street
Washington, PA 15301
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Lori Kaczmarek, [phone], Ext. 251

and

Fayette Community Action Building
Date: March 20, 2013, Time: 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
Conference Room
137 North Beeson Boulevard
Uniontown, PA 15401
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Hila Saxer, [phone], Ext. 236

Wilkes-Barre BBVS District Office
(Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne,  Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan,  Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming Counties)
Date: March 18, 2013, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Conference Room
300G Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
[phone] (Voice) or [phone], [phone]  (TTY)
Contact Person: Karen Walsh-Emma, [phone],
 Ext. 211

and

Allentown BVRS District Office
Date: March 21, 2012, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
45 North Fourth Street
Allentown, PA 18102
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Karen Walsh-Emma, [phone],
 Ext. 211

Wilkes-Barre BVRS District Office
(Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike,
 Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties)
Date: March 18, 2013, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre OVR District Office
300G Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Heather Nelson

Williamsport BVRS District Office
(Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter,
 Snyder, Tioga and Union Counties)
Date: March 27, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
The Grit Building, Suite 102
208 West Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
[phone] or [phone] (Voice), [phone]  (TTY)
Contact Person: Susan Swartz

York BVRS District Office
(Adams, Franklin, Lancaster and York Counties)
Date: March 26, 2013, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
2550 Kingston Road, Suite 207
York, PA 17402
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Bonnie Bluett, [phone], Ext. 204

JULIA K. HEARTHWAY, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-327. Filed for public inspection February 22, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]