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December 11, 2002
as posted
in 5 daily Maine newspapers
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NOTICE OF STATE RULE-MAKING
Public Input for Proposed and Adopted Rules
Notices are published
each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rule-making.
You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person.
You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing.
If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one -- the agency may then
schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it.
If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please
notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions:
you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the
agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your
petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rule-making if the petition
is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rule-making
if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review
a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State
House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone 207/287-1615) will provide you
with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee
will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered
voters, or from "...any person who may be directly, substantially and
adversely affected by the application of a rule..." (Title 5 Section
11112). World-Wide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts
of adopted rule chapters may be found on the World-Wide Web at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rcn/apa/.
PROPOSALS
AGENCY:
10-144 - Department of Human Services, Bureau of Family Independence
RULE TITLE OR SUBJECT: Ch. 301, Food Stamp Manual - Updated List
of Waived Geographic Areas for Time Limited Rule for ABAWDS, Removal
of Geographic Exemptions for Work Registration, Excess Utility Costs
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2002-P304
CONCISE SUMMARY: Food Stamp applicants and recipients are not able to
be exempt from work registration regulations due to geographic location.
The following are the counties/municipalities that have had this exemption
that will no longer exist: Androscoggin County: Leeds, Livermore, Livermore
Falls and Mechanic Falls; Aroostook County (all); Cumberland County:
Harrison; Franklin County (all); Hancock County (all); Kennebec County.
Albion, Benton, Clinton, Gardiner, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Readfield,
and Vienna; Oxford County (all); Penobscot County: Alton, Bradford,
Bradley, Burlington, Carmel, Carroll Pit., Charleston, Chester, Clifton,
Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dixmont, Drew. Pit., East Millinocket, Edinburg,
Enfield, Etna, Exeter, Garland, Greenbush, Howland, Hudson, Kingman
Twp., LaGrange, Lakeville, Lee, Levant, Lincoln, Lowell, Mattawamkeag,
Maxfield, Medway, Millinocket, Mt. Chase, Newburgh, Passadumkeag, Patten,
Penobscot Nation, Plymouth, Sebois Pit., Springfield, Stacyville, Stetson,
Webster Pit., Winn, and Woodville; Piscataquis (all); Sagadahoc: Bowdoin
and Richmond; Somerset County (all); Washington County (all); Waldo
County: Burnham, Frankfort, Freedom, Islesboro; Liberty, Palermo, Stockton
Springs, Thorndike, and Troy; York County: Ogunquit and Sanford.
Food Stamp applicants and recipients living in the following counties/municipalities
are no longer exempt from the time limited rules for ABAWDS (Able Bodied
Adults Without Dependents) as those municipalities (or the county to
which they belong) no longer have an unemployment rate greater than
20% of the national rate. The unemployment rates in these areas have
not been at least twenty (20) percent higher than the national average
for a recent twenty-four (24) month period. The areas are: Aroostook
County: Amity, Blaine, Caribou, Castle Hill, Chapman, Easton, Frenchville,
Garfield Pit., Hammond Plt., Hodgdon, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Madawaska,
Mapleton, Mars Hill, Masardis, Merrill, Nashville Pit., New Limerick,
Presque Isle, Smyrna, Wade, Washburn, Westfield, Westmandland, and Woodland;
Hancock County: Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Dedham, Deer
Isle, Frenchboro, Penobscot, Stonington, Swans Island, and Verona; and
Penobscot County: Dixmont and Drew Plt.
Food Stamp applicants and recipients living in the following counties/municipalities
(in addition to those already in policy) are now exempt from the time
limited rules for ABAWDS (Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents): Androscoggin
County: Minot; York County: Acton.
In addition, this rule clarifies that residents in public housing who
pay for excess utility costs may use this cost used as separate utility
cost in order to receive a non-heat standard allowance.
THIS RULE WILL NOT HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 MRSA §3104
PUBLIC HEARING): None scheduled unless requested by 5 or more people.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: January 10, 2003
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Richard Morrow, Food Stamp Program Manager
AGENCY NAME: Department of Human Services, Bureau of Family Independence
ADDRESS: 11 State House Station, Whitten Road, Augusta, ME 04333-0011
TELEPHONE: (207) 287-5093
TTY: (207) 287-6948
ADOPTIONS
AGENCY:
65-407 - Public Utilities Commission
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 380, Electric Energy Conservation
Program
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2002-464
CONCISE SUMMARY: (1) to determine the definitions of low-income and
small business consumer pursuant to 35-A M.R.S.A. § 3211-A and (2) to
bring existing terms of Chapter 380 into compliance with P.L. 2001 ch.
624.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 2004
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Paula J Cyr
AGENCY NAME: Public Utilities Commission
ADDRESS: 242 State Street, Station 18, Augusta, ME 04333-0018
TELEPHONE: (207) 287-3831
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