372 Public comment on the proposed Federal fiscal year 2011 combined agency State plan attachments; times announced for public comment?

DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Public Comment on the Proposed Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Combined Agency State Plan Attachments; Times Announced for Public Comment

[40 Pa.B. 1125]
[Saturday, February 27, 2010]

 The Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, announces a period of public comment on its proposed Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2011 Combined Agency State Plan Attachments. The FFY 2011 begins on October 1, 2010, and ends on September 30, 2011.

 The purpose of this period of comment is to provide individuals, advocates and other interested parties and/or organizations opportunities to present their views and recommendations regarding Vocational Rehabilitation (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 (HGAC).

 OVR is required, under law, to develop and implement a Combined Agency State Plan, which must be reviewed and, as necessary, revised annually when there are changes to its VR program. These revisions take the form of updates to existing Attachments. The Plan currently in effect is for FFY 2010 and is a compliance document now on file with the Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration and United States Department of Education. It is the blueprint for the provision of VR services to persons with disabilities living in this Commonwealth.

 This period of public comment allows interested parties an opportunity to provide input regarding the Commonwealth's public VR program. Specifically, comment is 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; and innovation and expansion activities. In addition to the Vocational Rehabilitation State Plan, the agency's Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services will accept public comment on the Business Enterprise Program, Specialized Services for Children and Adults and Independent Living Services for older persons who are blind, which are unique to their funding.

 Following is the pertinent information for the upcoming public meetings. 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 they wish to attend. If an individual or organization's representative is unable to attend a public meeting, but wishes to provide testimony, written comments may be mailed to the appropriate OVR District Office serving the area in which the individual/organization member resides. Written comments must be received by 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2010.

 Individuals/organizations wishing to obtain a copy of the proposed FFY 2011 Combined Agency State Plan Attachments or other information should call the contact person listed for the appropriate OVR District Office serving their county's geographical area.

 Copies of the approved FFY 2010 Combined Agency State Plan Attachments and the proposed FFY 2011 Combined Agency State Plan Attachments, will be available on the OVR web site, www.dli.state.pa.us, by using ''Disability Services'' as the Keyword.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation District Office

State Plan Meeting Information

Allentown BVRS District Office
(Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton Counties)
45 North Fourth Street
Allentown, PA 18102
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 7, 2010, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
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)
1130 12th Avenue, Fourth Floor Conference Room
Altoona, PA 16601
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 6, 2010, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Anne Strollo or Jerry Maringione

Altoona BVRS District Office
(Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, and Huntingdon
 Counties)
1130 12th Avenue, Fourth Floor Conference Room
Altoona, PA 16601
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 6, 2010, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Pamela Montgomery

DuBois BVRS District Office
(Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson and McKean
 Counties)
199 Beaver Drive
DuBois, PA 15801
[phone] (Voice/TTY)
Date: March 31, 2010, Time: 11 a.m.—12 p.m.
 and 5 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Catherine Farr or Ralph Serafini

Erie BBVS District Office
(Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, For est, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter,  Venango and Warren Counties)
Date: March 23, 2010, Time: 10:30 a.m.—12 p.m.
Perkins Family Restaurant
18276 Conneaut Lake Road
Meadville, PA 16335
and
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Conference Room
3100 Lovell Place
Erie, PA 16503
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 25, 2010, Time: 5 p.m.—6:30 p.m.
Contact Person: Dawn Sokol

Erie BVRS District Office
(Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and  Warren Counties)
Erie District Office Conference Room
3200 Lovell Place
Erie, PA 16503
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 25, 2010, Time: 1 p.m.—3 p.m.
 and 5 p.m.—7 p.m.
Contact Person: Jack Hewitt or Kim Garnon

Harrisburg BBVS District Office
(Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster,  Lebanon, Perry and York Counties)
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Forum Place, 8th Floor Conference Room
555 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Date: March 25, 2010, Time: 11 a.m.—2 p.m.
 and 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Karen Knaub
and
For Sight Vision Center, Conference Room
1380 Spahn Avenue
York, PA 17403
Date: March 23, 2010, Time: 10 a.m.—12 p.m.
Contact Person: Jennifer Zack [phone], Ext. 105

Harrisburg BVRS District Office
(Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin and  Perry Counties)
Forum Place, 8th Floor Conference Room
555 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 7, 2010, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Belinda Crobak

Johnstown BVRS District Office
(Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland
 Counties)
HGAC Seminar Theater
727 Goucher Street
Section 10
Johnstown, PA 15905
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 31, 2010, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: John Brown

New Castle BVRS District Office
(Armstrong, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties)
Conference Room
100 Margaret Street
New Castle, PA 16101
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 30, 2010, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Gary Gay

Norristown BVRS District Office
(Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties)
1875 New Hope Street
Norristown, PA 19401
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 6, 2010, Time: 3:30 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Michael Wakefield or Cheryl Calabrese

Philadelphia BBVS District Office
(Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia  Counties)
Meeting Held At:
Philadelphia BBVS District Office Conference Room
5th Floor Conference Room
444 North Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 8, 2010, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
and
Associated Services for the Blind
919 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 6, 2010, Time: 2 p.m.—4 p.m.
Contact Person: Roland Gensel

Philadelphia BVRS District Office
(Philadelphia County)
5th Floor Conference Room
444 North Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 23, 2010, Time: 2 p.m.—4 p.m.
 and 5 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Tony Ippolito

Pittsburgh BBVS District Office
(Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene,  Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland Counties)
Pittsburgh District Office Conference Room
531 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 7, 2010, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Stephanie McNeill

Pittsburgh BVRS District Office
(Allegheny County)
The Human Services Building
The Liberty Room
1 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 24, 2010, Time: 5:30 p.m.—7 p.m.
Contact Person: Gary Donatelli

Reading BVRS District Office
(Berks and Schuylkill Counties)
3602 Kutztown Road
Suite 200
Reading, PA 19605
[phone] (Voice), [phone] or
 [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 31, 2010, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Janell Shaffer-Yoder

Washington BVRS District Office
(Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties)
Fayette Community Action Building
Conference Room
137 North Beeson Boulevard
Uniontown, PA 15401
Date: April 7, 2010, Time: 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Contact Person: Lori Kaczmarek
and
Washington District Office Conference Room
201 West Wheeling Street
Washington, PA 15301
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 6, 2010, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Lori Kaczmarek

Wilkes-Barre BBVS District Office
(Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne,  Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan,  Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming Counties)
Center for Vision Loss
845 Wyoming Street
Allentown, PA 18103
[phone], [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 1, 2010, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Karen Walsh-Emma [phone],
 Ext. 211
and
Wilkes-Barre District Office BBVS
Wilkes-Barre District Office Conference Room
300G Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
[phone] (Voice), or [phone],
  [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 8, 2010, Time: 4 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Stan Swaintek

Wilkes-Barre BVRS District Office
(Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Sul livan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties)
Wilkes-Barre OVR
300G Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 7, 2010, Time: 1 p.m.—2 p.m.
 and 5 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Peggy Doyle

Williamsport BVRS District Office
(Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter,  Snyder, Tioga and Union Counties)
Conference Room, The Grit Building
Suite 102
208 West Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: March 29, 2010, Time: 3 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Susan Swartz

York BVRS District Office
(Adams, Franklin, Lancaster and York Counties)
2550 Kingston Road
Suite 207
York, PA 17402
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TTY)
Date: April 7, 2010, Time: 2 p.m.—6 p.m.
Contact Person: Barry Brandt or Bonnie Bluett [phone], Ext. 204

SANDI VITO, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-372. Filed for public inspection February 26, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]