DEPARTMENT OF AGING Public Hearings [38 Pa.B. 2277]
[Saturday, May 17, 2008]The Department of Aging (Department) is making the draft 2008-2012 State Plan on Aging (Plan) available for public review and comment. Comments on this document will be used to formulate the Department's final Plan submitted to the Federal Administration on Aging in order for the Commonwealth to receive Federal funds under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
The Department develops a Plan every 4 years. The current Plan being proposed will guide the Department during the Federal Fiscal Years October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2012. The purpose of the Plan is to structure the Department's priorities and to set an aging agenda for the Commonwealth.
Citizens, local government officials and interested organizations in the Commonwealth are invited to submit comments on the Plan. Persons wishing to submit written comments must do so by June 17, 2008. Comments should be addressed to Rocco Claroni, Department of Aging, Systems Planning and Consultation Division, 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919.
The Department will hold the following public hearings on the Plan:
Date Location Time June 3, 2008 Community College of Allegheny County
South Campus
Auditorium in
Building B
1750 Clairton Road
West Mifflin, PA 151221 p.m.--3 p.m. June 4, 2008 The Oaks
Community Room
200 Rachel Drive
Pleasant Gap, PA 1682310 a.m.--12 p.m. June 6, 2008 New Courtland Germantown Home
Education Building, Auditorium
6950 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 191191 p.m.--3 p.m. Persons who wish to speak must call to schedule a time to give oral testimony at the hearings. Testimony is limited to 10 minutes per person. To provide oral testimony, or if persons have a disability and require an accommodation to attend one of the public hearings, contact Nicole Hooper at (717) 772-0473 no later than May 29, 2008.
Copies of the draft Plan are available upon request from the Department of Aging, Systems Planning and Consultation Division, 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919, (717) 772-0473. Copies are also available on the Department's web site at www.aging.state.pa.us or may be viewed at your local public library or local Area Agency on Aging.
NORA DOWD EISENHOWER,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-927. Filed for public inspection May 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
