Plan of Conversion by Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action: Approval of a plan by Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company to convert from a mutual property and casualty insurance company to a stock property and casualty insurance company.

Statutory authority: N.Y. Insurance Law Section 7307.

Subject: Plan of Conversion by Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company.

Purpose: To convert a mutual property and casualty insurance company to a stock property and casualty insurance company.

Public hearing will be held at: 10:00 a.m., August 23, 2018 at One State Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

Interpreter Service: Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated below.

Accessibility: All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with mobility impairment.

Substance of proposed rule: Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company has submitted a plan pursuant to N.Y. Insurance Law Section 7307 to convert from a mutual property and casualty insurance company to a stock property and casualty insurance company.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from: Bernard Lott, Department of Financial Services, One State St., New York, NY 10004, (212) 709-7763

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to: Linda Krebs, New York State Department of Financial Services, One State Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10004, (212) 709-3870, email: [email protected]

Public comment will be received until: Five days after the scheduled public hearing.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis, and Job Impact Statement: Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule comes within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

Pursuant to Agriculture and Markets Law § 284-a, Notice is hereby given that the Department of Agriculture and Markets has designated the “Lewis County Cuisine Trail,” described as:

“Beginning at the intersection of Shady Ave and S State Street (5406 Shady Ave) in the town of Lowville travel southeast towns Elm Street for.548 miles and make a slight left to stay on S State Street and continue onto NY-12 S/Utica Blvd for 3.58 miles and turn left onto E Martinsburg Rd for 2.60 miles and turn right onto Number 4 Rd for.523 miles and then turn left onto Snell Rd for 4.32 mi and turn right onto NY-812 N and travel for 5.07 miles and turn left onto NY-126/W Shady Ave for 5.58 miles and turn left onto NY-410 W for 3.97 miles and turn right onto NY-26 N for 4.38 miles and turn left onto Roberts Rd for 4.85 miles and turn left onto NY-12 S and travel for 11.7 miles into the town of Lowville”

For further information, please contact: Marcy Kugeman, Agricultural Development, Department of Agriculture, 10B Airline Dr., Albany, NY 12235, (518) 457-1977, (518) 457- 2716 (Fax)

Pursuant to Section 33 of the Public Lands Law, the Office of General Services hereby gives notice to the following:

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Correctional and Community Supervision has determined a certain piece or parcel of land, known as 7874 State Route 11, Town of Chateaugay, Franklin County, State of New York, a former correctional facility, improved with approximately 30 various building structures totaling over 98,000 square feet of gross building area on a 99.03 +/- acre lot of land, with tax map identifier 061-2-5 on the Franklin County Tax Rolls, as surplus and no longer useful or necessary for state program purposes and has been abandoned for sale or disposition as Unappropriated State land.

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- 4973 fax

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, 2018. The following changes are proposed:

The Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) reimbursement methodology is revised to include recalculated weight and component updates that will become effective on or after July 1, 2018. The estimated annual net aggregate increase in gross Medicaid expenditures attributable to this initiative contained in the budget for state fiscal year 2018/2019 is $7,541,000.

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, Bureau of Federal Relations & Provider Assessments, 99 Washington Ave., One Commerce Plaza, Suite 1430, Albany, NY 12210, (518) 474-1673, (518) 473-8825 (FAX), [email protected]

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 institutional services related to temporary rate adjustments to Article 28 Hospitals that are undergoing closure, merger, consolidation, acquisition or restructuring themselves or other health care providers. These payments are authorized by Section 2826 of the New York Public Health Law.

The temporary rate adjustments have been reviewed and approved for the following 7 hospitals with aggregate payment amounts totaling up to $48,666,519 for the period July 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, $29,649,285 for the period April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020 and $27,596,025 for the period April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. The approved providers along with their individual estimated aggregate amounts include:

1. Eastern Niagara Hospital, up to $1,425,000 for SFY 18/19 and $1,575,000 for SFY 19/20;

2. St. John’s Riverside Hospital – St. John’s Division, up to $1,800,000 for SFY 18/19, $700,000 for SFY 19/20, and $500,000 for SFY 20/21;

3. South Nassau Communities Hospital, up to $4,000,000 for SFY 18/19, $4,000,000 for SFY 19/20, and $4,000,000 for SFY 20/21;

4. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, up to $8,365,000 for SFY 18/19;

5. Interfaith Medical Center, up to $11,110,190 for SFY 18/19, $13,505,285 for SFY 19/20, and $13,384,525 for SFY 20/21;

6. St. Barnabas Hospital, up to $12,000,000 for SFY 18/19;

7. Richmond University Medical Center, up to $9,966,329 for SFY 18/19, $9,869,000 for SFY 19/20, and $9,711,500 for SFY 20/21.

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 City Deferred Compensation Plan & NYCE IRA (the “Plan”) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide unbundled recordkeeping services for the City of New York Deferred Compensation Plan. The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) will be available beginning on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Responses are due no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. To obtain a copy of the RFP, please visit www1.nyc.gov/site/olr/about/about-rfp.page and download the RFP along with the applicable documents.

If you have any questions, please submit them by fax to Georgette Gestely, Director, at (212) 306-7376.

Consistent with the policies expressed by the City, proposals from New York City certified minority-owned and/or women-owned businesses or proposals that include partnering arrangements with New York City certified minority-owned and/or women-owned firms are encouraged. Additionally, proposals from small and New York City-based businesses are also encouraged.

Pursuant to 19 NYCRR Part 1205, the variance and appeal petitions below have been received by the Department of State. 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 Brian Tollisen or Neil Collier, Building Standards and Codes, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12231, (518) 474-4073 to make appropriate arrangements.

2018-0273 In the matter of Maines Firm, PLLC, Russell Maines, 109 East Seneca Street, Ithaca, N.Y. for Iswza Fraternity, Inc., concerning fire safety requirements including a variance for existing guardrail spacing which exceeds the code requirement.

Involved is the certificate of compliance inspection of an existing residential occupancy (fraternity), three stories in height, known as “Edgemoor”, located at 119-25 Edgemoor Lane, City of Ithaca, County of Tompkins, New York.

2018-0276 In the matter of P J Apartments, Nicole Freelove, P.O. Box 218, Ithaca, NY for 211 Williams Street, LLC. concerning fire safety requirements including a variance for reduction in required height of existing handrails and guardrails.

Involved is the certificate of compliance inspection of an existing residential occupancy, two stories in height, located at 211 Williams Street, City of Ithaca, County of Tompkins, New York.

Pursuant to 19 NYCRR Part 1205, the variance and appeal petitions below have been received by the Department of State. 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 Brian Tollisen or Neil Collier, Building Standards and Codes, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12231, (518) 474-4073 to make appropriate arrangements.

2018-0280 In the matter of March Associates Architects, Christopher Crolius, 258 Genesee Street, Utica, N.Y. for Poland Central School District concerning fire safety requirements including a variance to exceed the allowable building area and allowable length of openings in a fire wall.

Involved is the alterations and additions to an existing educational occupancy, two stories in height, located at 74 Cold Brook Street, Town of Poland, County of Herkimer, New York.