893 Application of Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and Pennsyl- vania College of Podiatric Medicine for Approval of an Affiliation Agreement; opportunity for hearing and invitation to protest

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Application of Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine for Approval of an Affiliation Agreement; Opportunity for Hearing and Invitation to Protest

[28 Pa.B. 2593]

   Under 24 Pa.C.S. § 6504 (relating to Fundamental Changes), the Department of Education (Department) will consider the application of Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (PCPM) for a Certificate of Authority approving an affiliation Agreement between Temple University and the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. PCPM will become part of Temple as a separate school within the University known as the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. PCPM will amend its articles of incorporation and bylaws to convert to a membership corporation with Temple as its sole member.

   In accordance with 24 Pa.C.S. § 6503(e), the Department will act upon the application without hearing, unless within 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a written request for public hearing is filed with the Department, along with a notice of intervention, a petition to intervene or protest in accordance with 1 Pa. Code § 35.23 and 35.24 (relating to protest) or 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.27--35.32 (relating to intervention).

   All petitions to intervene, protest and request for hearing shall be filed with Dr. Warren D. Evans, Chartering/Governance/Accreditation Specialist, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, [phone] on or before 4 p.m. on the due date prescribed by this notice. Persons wishing to review the application should phone or write to the aforementioned office to schedule a time for an in-office review. Duplicate copies of the application are not available.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing, if held, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate, should contact Suzanne B. Markowicz at [phone] to discuss how the Department of Education may best accommodate their needs.

EUGENE W. HICKOK,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-893. Filed for public inspection June 5, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]