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 services to revise provisions of the Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) reimbursement methodology on or after July 1, 2011:

Recalculated weights will become effective on July 14, 2011.

There is no estimated annual change to gross Medicaid expenditures as a result of the proposed amendments.

Copies of the proposed state plan amendment 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

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed state plan amendment.

For further information and to review and comment, please contact: Department of Health, Bureau of HCRA Operations & Financial Analysis, Corning Tower Bldg., Rm. 984, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, (518) 474-1673, (518) 473-8825 (FAX), e-mail [email protected]

This is an amendment to a previous legal notice.

The New York State Department of State's Division of Coastal Resources will hold two informational meetings in July regarding Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats along the Hudson River. The meetings are intended to share with the public and other federal and state agencies the efforts of the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to revise existing documentation for designated areas and to identify any new areas for designation as Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats.

The first meeting will be held Wednesday, July 6, 2011 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in conference room 126B in DEC's Region 3, New Paltz Office. The second meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 11, 2011 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Catskill Town Hall. The meetings will provide an unofficial forum for discussion of the proposed amendments.

In late July, the DOS will hold a public hearing to obtain formal comments relevant to the accuracy of the information contained in proposed revisions to the 35 designated Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats. Fourteen of the 35 have draft boundary changes and seven are new proposed habitats. The public hearing will take place on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Norrie Point Environmental Center in the Hamlet of Staatsburg in Dutchess County.

The period for public comment relevant to the accuracy of the information contained in the proposed draft habitat documentation has been extended to August 15, 2011. Comment can be submitted to Department of State, Division of Coastal Resources, 99 Washington Ave., Suite 1010, Albany, NY 12231.

The DOS is presently considering:

1) Draft revisions to 17 designated Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats in Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties.

Normans Kill (Town of Bethlehem);Papscanee Creek and Marsh (Towns of East Greenbush, Schodack); Schodack and Houghtaling Islands and Schodack Creek(Towns of Schodack, Stuyvesant, New Baltimore); Mill Creek Wetlands(Town of Stuyvesant); Coxsackie Creek (Town of New Baltimore); Vosburgh Swamp and Middle Ground Flats (Towns of Coxsackie, Athens); Catskill Creek (Town of Catskill); Germantown-Clermont Flats (Towns of Germantown, Clermont); Rondout Creek (Towns of Esopus, Kingston, Ulster); Esopus Meadows (Town of Esopus); Fishkill Creek (Towns of Fishkill, Beacon); Moodna Creek (Towns of Cornwall, New Windsor); Iona Island Marsh (Town of Stoney Point); Haverstraw Bay (Towns of Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Stoney Point); Hook Mountain (Town of Clarkstown); Piermont Marsh (Town of Orangetown).

In addition, the DOS is considering draft revisions and boundary modifications for 14 designated Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats in Albany, Columbia, Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties.

Shad and Schermerhorn Islands (Towns of Bethlehem, Coeymans); Coxsackie Island Backwater (Towns of Coxsackie, New Baltimore); Stockport Creek and Flats (Towns of Stuyvesant, Stockport, Greenport); Roger's Island (Town of Greenport); Ramshorn Marsh (Town of Catskill); Inbocht Bay and Duck Cove (Town of Catskill); Roeliff-Jansen Kill (Towns of Germantown, Livingston, Clermont); Esopus Estuary (Towns of Saugerties, Red Hook); North and South Tivoli Bays (Town of Red Hook); The Flats (Towns of Ulster, Kingston, Red Hook); Vanderburgh Cove and Shallows (Towns of Rhinebeck, Hyde Park); Constitution Marsh (Town of Philipstown); Hudson River Mile 40-60 (Towns of Fishkill, New Windsor, Cornwall); Croton River and Bay (Towns of Cortland, Ossining).

2) The DOS is also considering combining two designated Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats in Albany, Greene, Ulster, and Dutchess counties.

Kingston-Poughkeepsie Deepwater (formally Kingston Deepwater, Poughkeepsie Deepwater in the towns of Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Esopus, Poughkeepsie); Coeymans and Hannacroix Creeks Complex (formally Coeymans Creek, Hannacroix Creek) (Towns of Coeymans, New Baltimore).

3) The DOS also will consider the designation of seven new Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats in Columbia, Greene, Ulster, and Putnam counties.

Stuyvesant Marsh (Town of Stuyvesant); Brandow Point Marsh and Flats (Town of Athens); South Bay Creek and Marsh (Town of Hudson); Catskill Deepwater (Town of Catskill); Smith's Landing (Town of Catskill); Black Creek (Town of Esopus); Manitou Marsh (Town of Philipstown).

Copies of the narratives and maps, describing and depicting boundaries for the habitats, will be available for review at the information meetings. They also can be viewed online at http://www.nyswaterfronts.com/index.asp by clicking on the 'Department of State Hudson River Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats Updates' under New Stories.

Please contact Stephanie Wojtowicz at the Department of State, 99 Washington Ave., Suite 1010, Albany, NY 12231, (518) 474-6000 with any questions or for a map showing the meeting locations.

Pursuant to 19 NYCRR 1205, the petitions below have been received by the Department of State for action by the Uniform Code Regional Boards of Review. Unless otherwise indicated, they involve requests for relief from provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Persons wishing to review any petitions, provide comments, or receive actual notices of any subsequent proceeding may contact Steven Rocklin, Codes Division, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12231, (518) 474-4073 to make appropriate arrangements.

2011-0207 Matter of Brier Hill Fire Department. attn: Anthony Felder, PE, Indian River Lakes Engineering, P.O. Box 184 Redwood, N.Y.13679. The petitioner requests a variance for the Brier Hill Fire Department to construct a new fire station containing public assembly space without providing an automatic fire sprinkler system as required by the Building Code of New York State. Section 903.2.1.2. The building is located at 2672 State Rt 37 Box 57, Town of Morristown, St. Lawrence County, State of New York.

2011-0210 Matter of New York State Office of Mental Health, attn: Herbert Blasewitz 75 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208 for a variance concerning requirements for the number of plumbing fixtures based on occupancy and providing direct access to toilet rooms from patient rooms.

Involved are the alterations to the second and third stories of an existing institutional occupancy known as "Hutchings Psychiatric Center", located at 620 Madison Avenue, City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, State of New York.

2011-0212 Matter of Paul Van Scott for Burke Hollow Development, P.O.Box 471, Fishers, New York, 14453, for a variance regarding reduction of the required static water pressure at a dwelling. The building is classified as a one family dwelling, 2 stories in height, of Type 5B (unprotected wood frame) construction, approximately 2,100 square feet in gross area. The building is located at Lot 5, Woods Edge Subdivision, Valentown Road in the Town of Victor, Ontario County, State of New York.

2011-0214 Matter of Paul Van Scott for Burke Hollow Development, P.O.Box 471, Fishers, New York, 14453, for a variance regarding reduction of the required static water pressure at a dwelling. The building is classified as a one family dwelling, 2 stories in height, of Type 5B (unprotected wood frame) construction, approximately 2,100 square feet in gross area. The building is located at Lot 7, Woods Edge Subdivision, Valentown Road in the Town of Victor, Ontario County, State of New York.

2011-0219 Matter of White Plains Project LLC, John Keegan 1 Station Place, Stamford, CT 06902, for a variance concerning exterior wall openings, including 19 NYCRR 704.8. The petition pertains to construction of a new storage building, S1 occupancy, located at 179 Westmoreland Avenue, City of White Plains, County of Westchester, State of New York.

2011-0220 Matter of River of Life Fellowship. attn: Pastor George Gray, P.O. Box 397 Copenhagen N.Y.13626. The petitioner requests a variance to construct a new church building without providing an automatic fire sprinkler system as required by the Building Code of New York State. Section 903.2.1.3.The building is located at 2140 Doran Rd, Town of Denmark, Lewis County, State of New York.

2011-0223 Matter of John DeClair, C.K.H. Industries 520 Temple Hill Rd., New Windsor, NY 12553 for a variance concerning fire safety issues including the requirement for a minimum ceiling height in a basement alteration.

Involved is the alteration of an existing basement in a single family residence. The building is 2 stories in height of Type VB (combustible) construction having a floor area of 1,400 square feet. The building is located at 154 Dumbarton Dr., Town of Bethlehem, Albany County, State of New York.

2011-0224 Matter of Nickolas A. Waer, AIA, Partner, Mosaic Associates Architects, 73 Troy Road, East Greenbush, NY 12061 for a variance concerning code requirements for swimming pool alarms located in a public middle school.

Involved is the alteration of a building containing a E (educational) occupancy, 1 story in height of Type IIB (non-combustible) construction having a floor area of 333,000 square feet. The petitioner is proposing to install motion censors in the pool area as opposed to maintaining existing pool alarms. The building is known as the Gowans-Arcadia-Koda Middle School located at 970 Route 146, Clifton Park, Saratoga County, State of New York.

2011-0227 Matter of Donald Pearce, Trustee Catskill Lodge of Elks, PO Box 417, Catskill, NY 12414, for a variance concerning fire safety issues including the requirement for a sprinkler system.

Involved is the construction of an addition to an existing building containing an assembly occupancy which triggers the sprinkler requirement throughout the building. The building contains an A-2 occupancy, is 1 story in height, of Type IIB (non-combustible) construction having a gross floor area of 8,800 square feet. The building is known as the Catskill Lodge of the Elks and is located at 45 North Jefferson St. Town of Catskill, Greene County, State of New York.

2011-0229 Matter of William Dickenson, P.O. Box 3045, Elmira, NY 14905, for a variance concerning safety requirements, including sprinkler requirements at the Golden Glow Fire Co., Inc, located at 214 Hendy Creek Road, Town of Big Flats, County of Chemung, State of New York.

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 347.9 MBF more or less of sawtimber and 610.4 cords more or less of spruce and hardwood pulp, located on Cortland Reforestation Area No. 2, Taylor Valley State Forest, Stands A-47.2, 50, 51, 53, B-4.1, 17.1 and 17.2 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, July 21, 2011.

For further information, contact: Henry Dedrick, Jr., Senior Forester, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forests, Region 7, 1285 Fisher Ave., Cortland, NY 13045-1090, (607) 753-3095 x 217