Pursuant to NYS GML Article 6, 120-w, the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, Parks and Streets hereby give notice of the following:

SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS

TO PROVIDE RECYCLABLE MATERIAL COLLECTION AND/OR PROCESSING

Notice is hereby given that proposals for the City of Buffalo for the COLLECTION AND PROCESSING of single stream recyclables will be received by the Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets on February 26, 2010 until 2:00 pm local time, at Buffalo City Hall, Room 502, 65 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202.

In accordance with New York State General Municipal Law 120-w, it is the intention of the City of Buffalo to enter into negotiations for an agreement with contractor(s) whose proposal(s), in the judgment of the City of Buffalo, best serves the City of Buffalo's recycling program considering net costs to the City of Buffalo, technical feasibility and reliability, financial condition, resources, risk allocation, and experience with similar recycling operations. A five-year service period is being sought, with the potential for extension of the contract(s) for an additional five-year period, upon mutual consent. Contractors must identify sufficient equipment and facilities to collect haul and/or process up to 16,000 tons of material. The City of Buffalo reserves the right in reject all proposals.

The Request for Proposals may be obtained at the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, Parks and Streets, Room 502, Buffalo City Hall, 65 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202 and is also available online at the City of Buffalo Website, www.city-buffalo.com <http://www.city-buffalo.com/>.

The Request for Proposals can be obtained for fifty-eight dollars ($58.00) payable to the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, certified check or money order only. Proposals may be returned in good condition with a letter requesting a refund until 4:00 pm, March 26, 2010. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the City of Buffalo Comptroller or by a bid bond having a surety thereon from a surety company acceptable to the City Counsel, in an amount of $200,000, as surety for execution of the contract.

For further information, contact: Steven J. Stepniak, Commissioner, City of Buffalo Public Works, Parks and Streets, Rm. 502, Buffalo City Hall, 65 Niagara St., Buffalo, NY 14202, (716) 851-5636, e-mail: [email protected]

Pursuant to Section 30-a of the Public Lands Law, the Office of General Services hereby gives notice to the following:

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Children and Family Services has declared that 567 Richmond Avenue, improved with a large, two story residence, located in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, is no longer useful for State program purposes and has been declared abandoned to the Commissioner of General Services for sale or other disposition as unappropriated State land.

For further information, contact: Thomas Pohl, Esq., Office of General Services, Legal Services, 41st Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, (518) 474-8831, (518) 473-4773 fax

Pursuant to the Public Lands Law, the Office of General Services hereby gives notice to the following:

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities has determined that the former Hostel 2430 on Industrial Street, Town of Persia, Cattaraugus County. Consisting of 5.957± acres of land improved with a 56,000± square foot building, is no longer useful or necessary for their purposes and has declared the same abandoned to the Office of General Services for sale or other disposition as Unappropriated State land.

For further information, contact: Thomas Pohl, Office of General Services, Legal Services, 41st Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, (518) 474-8831, (518) 473-4973 fax

Pursuant to Section 30-a of the Public Lands Law, the Office of General Services hereby gives notice to the following:

Notice is hereby given that the Office of General Services has declared that 1406 Lovejoy Street, improved with a large, one story warehouse, located in the Village of Sloan, Erie County, is no longer useful for State program purposes and has been declared abandoned to the Commissioner of General Services for sale or other disposition as unappropriated State land.

For further information, contact: Thomas Pohl, Esq., Office of General Services, Legal Services, 41st Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, (518) 474-8831, (518) 473-4773 fax

Pursuant to Section 30-a of the Public Lands Law, the Office of General Services hereby gives notice to the following:

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Children and Family Services has declared that 3737/3757 East Genesee and 1439/1441 South Salina Street, each improved with a large, two story, single family residence, located in the City of Syracuse, County of Onondaga, are no longer useful for State program purposes and has been declared abandoned to the Commissioner of General Services for sale or other disposition as unappropriated State land. These abandonments were approved on September 17, 2009.

For further information, please contact: Thomas Pohl, Esq., Office of General Services, Legal Services, 41st Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, (518) 474-8831, (518) 473-4773 fax

Pursuant to the Public Lands Law, the Office of General Services hereby gives notice to the following:

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities has determined that the former Hostel 11849 on NYS Route # 30, Town of Wells, Hamilton County. Consisting of 1.586+/- acres of vacant land, is no longer useful or necessary for their purposes and has declared the same abandoned to the Office of General Services for sale or other disposition as Unappropriated State land.

For further information, contact: Robert M. VanDeloo, Jr., Office of General Services, Bureau of Land Management, 26th Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, (518) 474-2195

Pursuant to 42 CFR Parts 431, 433, 440 and 441, CMS-2237-IFC, the Department of Health hereby gives notice of the following:

The Department of Health proposes to amend the Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Case Management Services) CMCM State Plan (SPA#: New York 08-49, Target Group C, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Case Management) to reflect State legislation enacted as part of the 2010-11 State Budget, consistent with the 2009 Federal Regulation changes.

Effective February 11, 2010, the AIDS Institute CMCM State Plan Amendment will be revised to be consistent with the 2009 Federal Regulation changes of the Social Security Act.

For further information, contact: Judith Mazza, Director, COBRA, CMCM, Bureau of Community Support Services, AIDS Institute, Division of Healthcare, Corning Tower, Rm. 459, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0004, (518) 486-1323, Fax: (518) 474-1452, e-mail: [email protected]

New York State

Consolidated Annual Performance Report

Available for Public Comment

In accordance with the provisions of the National Affordable Housing Act, the State of New York is making a draft of its Consolidated Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for Program Year 2009 available for public comment. The CAPER analyzes New York State’s progress in implementing its HUD-approved Annual Action Plan for 2009.

The public is invited to review the draft New York State CAPER and to offer comments on the document. The draft 2009 CAPER, as published for public comment, will be available during the public comment period on the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) website at www.nysdhcr.gov. In addition, copies can be requested by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephoning 1-866-ASK-DHCR (1-866-275-3427).

The public comment period will begin on Friday, February 26, 2010 and end on Friday, March 12, 2010. Written comments must be postmarked no later than March 12, 2010. E-mail comments must be sent by that date. Comments should be addressed to Brian McCarthy, DHCR, Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State St., Albany, NY 12207 or e-mailed to: [email protected]

Pursuant to section 14.07 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law, the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation hereby gives notice of the following:

In accordance with subdivision ( c) of section 427.4 of title 9 NYCRR notice is hereby given that the State Review Board will be considering nomination proposals for listing of properties in the State Register of Historic Places at a meeting to be held at March 9, 2010 10:00 AM., at Peebles Island State Park, Waterford, NY.

The following properties will be considered:

1. Moser Farm (The Mennonite Heritage Farm), Kirschnerville vic., Lewis County

2. Alcoa Easy Living House, Rochester vic, Monroe County

3. Northside High School, Corning, Steuben County

4. St. Mark's Church, LeRoy, Genesee County

5. Temple Beth El of Borough Park, Kings County

6. Elmendorf Reformed Church, New York County

7. Owasco Reformed Church, Owasco, Cayuga County

8. Christ Lutheran Church (German Evangelical Lutheran Church), Ellenville, Ulster County

9. Grace Church, Scottsville, Monroe County

10. Frank Melville Memorial Park, Setuaket, Suffolk County

11. Historic Cemeteries in the Town of Southampton MPDF, Suffolk County

12. The Rev. Paul Cuffee Gravesite (Southampton Cemeteries MPDF), Hampton Bays, Suffolk County

13. Barnes-Hiscock House, Syracuse, Onondaga County

14. St. Paul's Armenian Apostolic Church (former Park Ave. Methodist), Syracuse, Onondaga County

15. Union Savings Bank, Patchogue, Suffolk County

16. Drovers Inn and Round Family Residence, Vestal, Broome County

17. Rushmore Farm, Athens Vicinity, Greene County

18. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Buffalo, Erie County

19. Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls, Niagara County

20. Olivet Chapel, Goshen, Orange County

21. Forth House, Livingston, Columbia County

22. Silvernail House, Ancram, Columbia County

23. McNish House, Salem vic., Washington County

24. Spanish-American War Monument, Hastings-on-Hudson vic. Westchester County

25. Walter's Hot Dogs, Mamaroneck, Westchester County

26. Chapel & Cultural Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, Rensselaer County

Comments may be submitted to Carol Ash, Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, attention Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau, Peebles Island, P.O. Box 189, Waterford, New York 12188-0189, no later than Monday, March 8 or may be submitted in person at the meeting by contacting Ruth L. Pierpont at the same address no later than Monday, March 8.

For further information, contact: Ruth L. Pierpont, Director, Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Peebles Island, P.O. Box 189, Waterford, NY 12188-0189, (518) 237-8643

On the 25th day of January, 2010, the Counties of Warren and Washington Industrial Development Agency awarded a contract to American Steel Processing Co. pursuant to section 120-w of the General Municipal Law for purchase and hauling of recovered metals. The validity of the Recovered Metals Purchase and Haul Agreement or the procedures which led to its award may be hereafter contested only by action, suit or proceeding commenced within sixty (60) days after the date of the notice, as described in Section 3, herein, and only upon the ground or grounds that: (a) such award or procedure was not authorized pursuant to Section 120-w of the General Municipal Law; or (b) any of the provisions of Section 120-w of the General Municipal Law which should be complied with at the date of the publication of the notice have not been substantially complied with; or (c) a conflict of interest can be shown in the manner in which the contract was awarded; or by action, suit or proceeding commenced on the grounds that such contract was awarded in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Pursuant to Section 9-0505 of the Environmental Conservation Law, the Department of Environmental Conservation hereby gives Public Notice for the following:

Sealed bids for 2,181 tons more or less of red pine, 135.8 MBF more or less of Norway spruce, 1.2 MBF more or less of black cherry, 1.2 MBF more or less of red maple, 0.3 MBF more or less of aspen, 0.1 MBF more or less of white pine, 15 cords more or less of firewood, located on Chenango Reforestation Area No. 19, Stands C-43, 45 and 46, will be accepted at the Department of Environmental Conservation, Contract Unit, 625 Broadway, 10th Fl., Albany, NY 12233-5027 until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

For further information, contact: Robert Slavicek, Supervising Forester, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forests, Region 7, 2715 State Hwy. 80, Sherburne, NY 13460-4507, (607) 674-4036

Pursuant to Section 9-0505 of the Environmental Conservation Law, the Department of Environmental Conservation hereby gives Public Notice of the following:

Sealed bids for red pine sawtimber - 140.7 MBF more or less, white pine sawtimber - 7.9 MBF more or less, pine pulp - 35.3 cords more or less, firewood - 8.0 cords more or less, located on Lewis Reforestation Area No. 1, Stands C-24, D-8 & D-9, will be accepted at the Department of Environmental Conservation, Contract Unit, 625 Broadway, 10th Fl., Albany, NY 12233-5027 until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

For further information, contact: Andrea Mercurio, Senior Forester, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forests, Region 6, 7327 State Rte. 812, Lowville, NY 13367, (315) 376-3521

Pursuant to Section 9-0505 of the Environmental Conservation Law, the Department of Environmental Conservation hereby gives Public Notice of the following:

Sealed bids for 444.2 MBF more or less of sawtimber and 810.7 cords more or less of pulpwood, located on Tioga Reforestation Area No. 2, Stands A-3, 6, 7, 20, 22, 24, 25, B-6.1, 10, and 15.1, will be accepted at the Department of Environmental Conservation, Contract Unit, 625 Broadway, 10th Fl., Albany, NY 12233-5027 until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

For further information, contact: Henry C. Dedrick, Jr., Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forests, Region 7, 1285 Fisher Ave., Cortland, NY 13045-1090, (607) 753-3095