Issuance of Draft RFP for Solid Waste Recycling Services for Columbia County

A copy of the RFP for Solid Waste Recycling Services for Columbia County has been filed with the Columbia county Board of Supervisors Clerk and can be viewed on the Columbia County Government website - www.columbiacountyny.com by following the link to the "Solid Waste Department". As per NYS General Municipal Law Section 120-W a 60 day public comment period is required. Comments are due by April 22, 2012 and should be sent to: Jolene D. Race, Director, 401 State St., Hudson, NY 12534 or via email to [email protected]

Pursuant to subdivision 5 of Section 23-1101 of the Environmental Conservation Law, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation hereby gives public notice of the following:

Consent to the requested Assignment of NYSDEC Leases / Revenue Contracts R-76665 and R-73715 from Grayhawk Energy, LLC. with offices located at 1315 Old Freeport Road Pittsburgh, PA 15238 to Vertical Energy, Inc. with offices located at 44 Valley Park Dr. Sugar Grove, PA 16350. Revenue Contract R-76665 was originally leased to Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation on January 17, 1974, consisting of 2,561.00 acres more or less of State owned lands known as Chautauqua County State Reforestation Area #2 and being located in the Towns of North Harmony and Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York. Revenue Contract R-73715 was originally leased to Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation on February 1, 1974, consists of 1,325.00 acres more or less of State owned lands Chautauqua County State Reforestation Area #11 and being located in the Town of North Harmony, Chautauqua County, New York. The Department intends to lease approved portions of such lands to Vertical Energy, Inc. through the approval of the above referenced assignments for oil and gas well development.

For further information contact: Charles C. Roll, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Mineral Resources, 625 Broadway, 3rd Fl., Albany, NY 12233-6500, (518) 402-8072

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 comply with recently enacted federal regulation, as follows:

Non-Institutional Services

• Effective July 1, 2011, the following is a list of situations for which Medicaid will not pay the incremental cost associated with such situation when it occurs within an ambulatory health care setting:

- Surgery performed on the wrong patient,

- Surgery performed on the wrong site, or

- Wrong surgery performed on a patient.

There are no additional gross Medicaid savings or expenditures attributed to this change.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed state plan amendment, 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 amendment will also 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, or 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), [email protected]

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.

2011-0230 Matter of Hope Hillyer Larson, P.O. Box 933, Medford, NY 11763, for a variance concerning requirements for required ventilation for habitable space and minimum room dimensions for a single-family dwelling.

Involved is a single-family dwelling, two stories in height, approximately 1,914 square feet in area and of type VB construction, located at 48 Chestnut Street, Patchogue, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, State of New York.

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 1,996 tons +/- red pine, 114 MBF +/- larch sawtimber, 3 MBF +/- white ash sawtimber, .06 MBF +/- hard maple sawtimber, 9 cords +/- firewood, located on Chenango Reforestation Area No. 37, Stands A-2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 23, 30, and 33, 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, March 15, 2012.

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 11-2301 and 11-2305 of the Environmental Conservation Law, the Department of Environmental Conservation hereby gives Public Notice of the following:

Sealed bids for hardwood sawtimber: aspen, 6.2 MBF more or less; beech, 6.1 MBF more or less; black birch, 0.6 MBF more or less; black cherry, 6.7 MBF more or less; hard maple, 6.6 MBF more or less; hemlock, 10.4 MBF more or less; red maple, 29.1 MBF more or less; red oak, 48.7 MBF more or less; white ash, 66.7 MBF more or less; white oak, 6.4 MBF more or less; white pine, 0.3 MBF more or less; hardwood pulp: 132.3 cords, more or less, located on Livingston Reforestation Area No. 93, Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area, Stands C-8 and C-9, will be accepted at the Department of Environmental Conservation, Contract Unit, 625 Broadway, 10th Fl., Albany, NY 12233-5023 until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 15, 2012.

For further information, contact: Joel Fiske, Senior Forester, Department of Environmental Conservation, Lands and Forests, Region 8, 7291 Coon Rd., Bath, NY 14810-9728, (607) 776-2165

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 158.7 MBF more or less of mixed hardwood sawtimber and 358.0 cords more or less of hardwood pulpwood, located on Oswego Reforestation Area No. 4, Chateaugay State Forest, Stands A-2, 4, and 7, 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, March 15, 2012.

For further information, contact: Daniel Sawchuck, Forester 1, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division Lands and Forests, Region 7, 1285 Fisher Ave., Cortland, NY 13045-1090, (607) 753-3095