PURSUANT to the Open Meetings Law, the New York State Civil Service Commission hereby gives public notice of the following:

Please take notice that the regular monthly meeting of the State Civil Service Commission for December 2016 will be conducted on December 13 and December 14 commencing at 10:00 a.m. This meeting will be conducted at NYS Media Services Center, Suite 146, South Concourse, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY with live coverage available at https://www.cs.ny.gov/commission/.

For further information, contact: Office of Commission Operations, Department of Civil Service, Empire State Plaza, Agency Bldg. One, Albany, NY 12239, (518) 473-6598

Pursuant to Public Officer Law § 104, the Division of Criminal Justice Services gives notice of a meeting of the New York State Juvenile Justice Advisory Group:

For further information contact: Michelle Larimore, Agency Program Aide, Office of Youth Justice Policy, Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 S. Swan St., 8th Fl., Albany, NY 12210, e-mail: [email protected], (518) 457-3670, Fax (518) 457-7482

Pursuant to 42 CFR Section 447.205, the Department of Health hereby gives public notice of the following:

The Department of Health proposes to amend the Title XIX (Medicaid) State Plan for non-institutional temporary rate adjustments to providers that are undergoing a closure, merger, consolidation, acquisition or restructuring themselves or other health care providers. These payments are authorized by § 2826 of the New York Public Health Law. This notice provides clarification to provisions previously noticed on February 24, 2016, moving these adjustments from institutional services to non-institutional services.

The temporary rate adjustment has been reviewed and approved for 52 providers with aggregate payment amounts totaling up to $7,580,000 for the period March 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016 and $9,420,000 for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. The approved providers along with their individual estimated aggregate amounts include:

1. A.O Fox Memorial Hospital, up to $255,000 SFY 15/16 and $255,000 for SFY 16/17;

2. Adirondack Medical Center, up to $75,000 SFY 15/16 and $75,000 for SFY 16/17;

3. Alice Hyde Hospital Association, up to $130,000 SFY 15/16 and $130,000 for SFY 16/17;

4. Auburn Memorial Hospital, up to $75,000 SFY 15/16 and $75,000 for SFY 16/17;

5. Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County- Cobleskill Reg, up to $75,000 SFY 15/16 and $75,000 for SFY 16/17;

6. Brooks Memorial Hospital, up to $245,000 SFY 15/16 and $245,000 for SFY 16/17;

7. Canton-Potsdam Hospital, up to $65,000 SFY 15/16 and $65,000 for SFY 16/17;

8. Carthage Area Hospital, up to $275,000 SFY 15/16 and $275,000 for SFY 16/17;

9. Catskill Regional Hospital - Sullivan, up to $255,000 SFY 15/16 and $255,000 for SFY 16/17;

10. Catskill Regional Medical Center-Hermann Div, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

11. Cayuga Medical Center-Ithaca, up to $120,000 SFY 15/16 and $120,000 for SFY 16/17;

12. Champlain Valley Physicians HMC, up to $75,000 SFY 15/16 and $75,000 for SFY 16/17;

13. Chenango Memorial Hospital, up to $75,000 SFY 15/16 and $75,000 for SFY 16/17;

14. Claxton Hepburn Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

15. Clifton-Fine Hospital, up to $275,000 SFY 15/16 and $275,000 for SFY 16/17;

16. Columbia Memorial Hospital, up to $120,000 SFY 15/16 and $120,000 for SFY 16/17;

17. Community Memorial Hospital, up to $130,000 SFY 15/16 and $130,000 for SFY 16/17;

18. Corning Hospital, up to $65,000 SFY 15/16 and $65,000 for SFY 16/17;

19. Cortland Memorial Hospital, up to $255,000 SFY 15/16 and $255,000 for SFY 16/17;

20. Cuba Memorial Hospital, up to $245,000 SFY 15/16 and $245,000 for SFY 16/17;

21. Delaware Valley Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

22. Elizabethtown Community Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

23. Ellenville Community Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

24. Gouvernor Hospital, up to $275,000 SFY 15/16 and $275,000 for SFY 16/17;

25. Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital, up to $275,000 SFY 15/16 and $275,000 for SFY 16/17;

26. Jones Memorial Hospital, up to $120,000 SFY 15/16 and $120,000 for SFY 16/17;

27. Lewis County General Hospital, up to $245,000 SFY 15/16 and $610,000 for SFY 16/17;

28. Little Falls Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $1,185,000 for SFY 16/17;

29. Margaretville Memorial Hospital, up to $255,000 SFY 15/16 and $255,000 for SFY 16/17;

30. Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, up to $65,000 SFY 15/16 and $65,000 for SFY 16/17;

31. Massena Memorial Hospital, up to $205,000 SFY 15/16 and $205,000 for SFY 16/17;

32. Medina Memorial Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

33. Moses-Ludington Hospital, up to $205,000 SFY 15/16 and $205,000 for SFY 16/17;

34. Nathan Littauer Hospital, up to $75,000 SFY 15/16 and $75,000 for SFY 16/17;

35. Northern Dutchess Hospital, up to $65,000 SFY 15/16 and $65,000 for SFY 16/17;

36. Noyes Memorial Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

37. O'Connor Hospital, up to $105,000 SFY 15/16 and $105,000 for SFY 16/17;

38. Olean General Hospital - Main, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

39. Oneida City Hospital, up to $120,000 SFY 15/16 and $120,000 for SFY 16/17;

40. Oswego Hospital, up to $85,000 SFY 15/16 and $85,000 for SFY 16/17;

41. River Hospital, up to $275,000 SFY 15/16 and $275,000 for SFY 16/17;

42. Samaritan Medical Center, up to $65,000 SFY 15/16 and $65,000 for SFY 16/17;

43. Schuyler Hospital, up to $150,000 SFY 15/16 and $150,000 for SFY 16/17;

44. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, up to $120,000 SFY 15/16 and $495,000 for SFY 16/17;

45. St. James Mercy Hospital, up to $255,000 SFY 15/16 and $255,000 for SFY 16/17;

46. TLC Health Network, up to $275,000 SFY 15/16 and $275,000 for SFY 16/17;

47. Tri Town Regional, up to $65,000 SFY 15/16 and $65,000 for SFY 16/17;

48. Westfield Memorial Hospital, up to $275,000 SFY 15/16 and $275,000 for SFY 16/17;

49. Wyoming County Community Hospital, up to $130,000 SFY 15/16 and $130,000 for SFY 16/17;

50. WCA Hospital, up to $120,000 SFY 15/16 and $120,000 for SFY 16/17;

51. United Memorial Medical Center -- North Street Division, up to $75,000 SFY 15/16 and $75,000 for SFY 16/17;

52. St. Mary's Healthcare -- St. Mary's Hospital, up to $105,000 SFY 15/16 and $105,000 for SFY 16/17

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed State Plan Amendment. Copies of which will be available for public review on the Department’s website at http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/state_plans/status.

Copies of the proposed State Plan Amendments will be on file in each local (county) social services district and available for public review.

For the New York City district, copies will be available at the following places:

New York County 250 Church Street New York, New York 10018

Queens County, Queens Center 3220 Northern Boulevard Long Island City, New York 11101

Kings County, Fulton Center 114 Willoughby Street Brooklyn, New York 11201

Bronx County, Tremont Center 1916 Monterey Avenue Bronx, New York 10457

Richmond County, Richmond Center 95 Central Avenue, St. George Staten Island, New York 10301

For further information and to review and comment, please contact: Department of Health, Division of Finance and Rate Setting, 99 Washington Ave., One Commerce Plaza, Suite 1460, Albany, NY 12210, [email protected]

The New York State Appearance Enhancement Advisory Committee will hold an open board meeting on December 27, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the Department of State, 99 Washington Ave., 5th Fl. Conference Rm. (alternate Rm. 1135), Albany; 65 Court St., 2nd Fl. Conference Rm., Buffalo; and, 123 William St., 2nd Fl. Conference Rm., New York City.

Should you require further information, please contact Sharon Charland at [email protected] or (518) 473-2733.

An open board meeting of the NYS Hearing Aid Dispensing Advisory Board will be held on December 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the Department of State, 99 Washington Ave., 5th Fl. Conference Rm., Albany; 65 Court St., 2nd Fl. Conference Rm.; and, 123 William St., 2nd Fl. Conference Rm., New York City.

Should you require further information, please contact Sharon Charland at [email protected] or (518) 473-2733.

The New York State Real Estate Board will hold an open board meeting on December 14, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Department of State, 99 Washington Ave., Rm. 505, Albany; 123 William St., Rm. 231, New York City; and, 276 Waring Rd., Rochester. The Board will hold a public hearing on general real estate issues immediately following the board meeting at the same locations.

Should you require further information, please contact Sharon Charland at [email protected] or (518) 473-2733.

The Commissioner of Taxation and Finance hereby sets the interest rates for the months of January, February, March, 2017 pursuant to sections 697(j) and 1096(e) of the Tax Law, as follows:

For purposes of section 697(j) the overpayment rate of interest is set at 3 percent per annum, and the underpayment rate of interest is set at 7.5 percent per annum. For purposes of section 1096(e), the overpayment rate of interest is set at 3 percent per annum, and the underpayment rate of interest is set at 8 percent per annum. (The underpayment rates set pursuant to sections 697(j) and 1096(e) may not be less than 7.5 percent per annum.) Pursuant to section 1145(a)(1) of the Tax Law, the underpayment rate for State and local sales and use taxes administered by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance is 14.5 percent per annum. The underpayment rate for the special assessments on hazardous waste imposed by section 27-0923 of the Environmental Conservation Law is 15 percent.

For the interest rates applicable to overpayments (refunds) and underpayments (late payments and assessments) of the following taxes administered by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance for the period January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017, see the table below:

1/1/17 - 3/31/17 Interest Rate Per Annum Compounded Daily

* The Tax Law requires the interest rate on sales tax assessments or late payments to be set at 14-1/2% for this quarter. However, if the Commissioner determines that the failure to pay or the delay in payment is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, the Commissioner may impose interest at the corporation tax late payment and assessment rate. That rate is 8% for this quarter.

** There are a number of state and local governmental bodies that have interest rates tied to the overpayment and underpayment rates contained in either section 697(j) (Income Tax) or section 1096(e) (Corporation Tax) of the Tax Law. For purposes of section 697(j) and section 1096(e) of the Tax Law, the overpayment rate for this period is 3%. For purposes of section 697(j) of the Tax Law, the underpayment rate for this period is 7.5%. For purposes of section 1096(e) of the Tax Law, the underpayment rate for this period is 8%.

*** Under section 527(f) of the Tax Law, the interest rates relating to the Fuel Use tax are set pursuant to the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). For more information regarding IFTA interest rates, see www.iftach.org.

For further information contact: Kathleen O’Connell, Office of Counsel, Department of Taxation and Finance, W. A. Harriman Campus, Albany, NY 12227, (518) 530-4153

For rates for previous periods, visit the Department of Taxation and Finance website: www.tax.ny.gov/taxnews/int_curr.htm