Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 110.23. Method of reproduction and format. (a) Reproduction. The method of reproduction will be determined by the Director. (b) Format. Unless compelling reasons dictate otherwise, reproduced documents shall be in black print on white paper, 8-1/2 inches wide by 11 or 13 inches…

§ 110.24. Documents which may be furnished without charge. (a) Reproductions of applications and attendant papers and records of employees or candidates, excluding test material, may be furnished to appointing authorities to which the names of the employees or eligibles are furni…

§ 110.25. Documents which may not be furnished without charge. Reproductions of records not included in § 110.24 (relating to documents which may be furnished without charge) may be furnished to a requestor upon payment to the Commission of an amount equal to the prevailing cost …

§ 110.26. Requests for reproductions of records. Requests for reproductions of records under this chapter shall be in writing, and submitted to the Director. Each shall contain the business telephone number of the requestor, and shall provide sufficient detail to permit ease in r…

§ 110.27. Payment for reproductions and postage. Payment for reproductions furnished under § 110.25 (relating to documents which may not be furnished without charge) shall be by check or money order. Cash or any other object of value shall not be accepted. For reproductions maile…

§ 110.28. Records retention. The Director will prepare and maintain a comprehensive records retention schedule. This schedule will identify those records required for retention by the act and satisfy the act regarding open access under reasonable conditions. (1) Minutes of Commis…

§ 110.3. Briefs. (a) The parties will be notified of the procedure and schedule for the submission of briefs. Parties submitting briefs shall submit the original and five copies to the Commission’s Appeals Office. Briefs filed outside of the time period or sequence specified will…

§ 110.4. Transcripts. (a) Parties shall make arrangements to purchase copies of the transcript directly with the reporting service. The Commission’s copy of transcripts may be reviewed at the Commission offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia or Pittsburgh. Arrangements for this revi…

§ 110.5. Form of documents. (a) Typewritten. Pleadings, submittals, briefs, or other hearing-related documents filed with the Commission, if not printed, shall be typewritten on letter size paper, 8 1/2 inches wide and 11 inches long, with left hand margin not less than 1 1/2 inc…

RESTRICTED AREAS § 111.1. Posting. All lands and buildings under control of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and used for the storage of emergency equipment, materials and supplies shall be conspicuously marked with official posters designating them as restricted area…

§ 111.2. Authorization for entry. Entry upon or into all such designated lands and buildings shall be restricted to those persons specifically authorized to enter such properties by any of the following: (1) The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. (2) The Department of Mili…

§ 111.3. Penalty for unauthorized entry. Any person entering upon or into lands and buildings designated as restricted areas without specific authorization as provided in § 111.2 (relating to authorization for entry) shall be subject to arrest and penalty, as provided in 35 Pa.C.…

§ 112.1. Scope. (a) Whenever the Governor shall have proclaimed that conditions of disaster emergency exist throughout this Commonwealth or in one or more political subdivisions thereof due to a natural disaster including but not limited to floods, heavy snows, or prolonged perio…

§ 112.2. Policy. (a) Section 4 of the act of July 6, 1961 (P. L. 515, No. 265) (71 P. S. § 1689.104) provides that political subdivisions and municipal authorities may be reimbursed for the costs of roadway clearance and repair of public water systems whenever the Governor procla…

§ 112.3. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings: Disaster emergency—Those conditions which: (i) Seriously affect the safety, health or welfare of a substantial number of citizens of this Commonwealth or preclude the oper…

§ 112.4. Responsibilities. (a) Office of the Budget. The Office of the Budget shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Review the request from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for transfer of funds for use in the emergency. (2) Recommend to the Governor an amoun…

§ 112.5. Procedures. (a) The following system is established for the disbursement of funds appropriated as the result of a Gubernatorial Proclamation of Disaster Emergency: (1) The executive agency for each segment of the program, that is, Pennsylvania Department of Transportatio…

GENERAL STANDARDS § 113.1. Definitions. (a) The terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in this chapter as are ascribed in them in the act. (b) The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indi…

§ 113.10. Loan period. The loans granted under the act may not exceed 15 years, and any loan in the amount of $15,000 or less shall be for not more than 5 years. The minimum amount of a loan is $5,000. Source The provisions of this § 113.10 adopted December 23, 1982, effective De…

FACILITY LOANS § 113.101. Loan authorization. The OSFC is authorized to make loans which will assist in establishing or modernizing facilities that house apparatus equipment, accessory equipment, communications equipment and protective equipment. Source The provisions of this § 1…

§ 113.102. Loan. The loan for acquisition of land or construction of a new facility or renovation of an existing facility to any volunteer fire company, ambulance service or rescue squad for a specified project may not exceed 50% of the total cost of the facility or modernization…

§ 113.103. Proceeds of loan. (a) Proceeds of the loan may be used for land acquisition, or facility construction and modernization specifically described on the loan application and loan agreement. If proceeds of the loan are to be used for land acquisition, approval will be gran…

§ 113.104. Prerequisite materials to final settlement. As a prerequisite to final settlement, the volunteer company shall deliver the loan agreement, the promissory note and mortgage, with the real property description set forth in Exhibit A of the mortgage and other security doc…

§ 113.105. Mortgage. (a) The mortgage shall be recorded by the volunteer company, at its own expense, in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county in which the land is located. (b) Whenever a volunteer company has obtained a previous mortgage for land acquisition or const…

§ 113.106. Insurance and surveys. (a) Mortgage. The volunteer company shall procure, pay for and deliver to the OSFC a mortgagee’s title insurance policy in the aggregate amount of the loan, insuring the interest of the OSFC as the mortgagee under the mortgage as a lien or charge…

§ 113.107. Approved plans and specifications. (a) A copy of the approved plans and specifications for the construction or modernization project shall be submitted to and will be retained by the OSFC. The volunteer company is responsible for complying with applicable Federal, Stat…

§ 113.108. Inspections. (a) The OSFC may conduct periodic inspections during construction or modernization. (b) The OSFC will conduct the final inspection after completion to determine full compliance prior to issuance of the final payment from the loan proceeds. In lieu of the f…

§ 113.109. Loan advances. Loan advances will be made as follows for construction or modernization loans: (1) At the time of settlement, 30% of the total loan will be paid to the volunteer company. (2) When the facility construction or improvements are 50% complete and substantiat…

§ 113.11. Loan repayment. (a) The loan shall be repaid at the rate of interest of 2% per annum payable monthly on the unpaid balance of the loan commencing not later than 2 months after the date of the loan and payable on the first day of every month thereafter during the term of…

§ 113.110. Conditions precedent to final payment. (a) The volunteer company shall procure and retain in its possession necessary certificates, opinions of counsel, permits, letters, grants, authorizations and resolutions, loan guarantees and approvals from governmental authoritie…

§ 113.12. Loan procedures. (a) In advance of a loan settlement, the OSFC’s comptroller shall issue two-party checks which shall list the volunteer company and a lending institution, apparatus equipment manufacturer or dealer, construction company or other interested party, as ide…

§ 113.2. General provisions for assistance to volunteer companies. (a) The OSFC will accept applications from a volunteer fire company, volunteer ambulance service and volunteer rescue service, as authorized under the act, on forms provided and authorized by the OSFC. (b) The Gen…

APPARATUS EQUIPMENT LOANS § 113.201. Loan authorization. The OSFC is authorized to make loans which will assist in the purchase of fire fighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, rescue vehicles, utility vehicles and special service vehicles.

§ 113.202. Loan amounts. (a) The amount of a loan for the purchase of a new aerial apparatus will not exceed $150,000 or 50% of the total cost of the aerial apparatus, whichever is less. (b) The amount of a loan for the purchase of a single new firefighting apparatus equipment, e…

§ 113.203. Proceeds of loan. (a) Proceeds of the loan may be used for the purchase of firefighting apparatus equipment, ambulances, rescue vehicles, utility vehicles and special service vehicles as specifically described on the loan application and loan agreement. (b) Proceeds of…

§ 113.204. Specifications. (a) The volunteer company shall submit one complete set of specifications of the new firefighting apparatus equipment, new ambulance, new rescue vehicle, new utility vehicle or new special service vehicle. (b) For the repair or rehabilitation of existin…

§ 113.205. Compliance. (a) Firefighting apparatus equipment to be purchased shall comply with the applicable NFPA Standard. The volunteer company shall provide to the OSFC, either prior to or at the loan settlement, a factory certification or the written results of any pump or ae…

§ 113.206. Prerequisite materials. (a) As a prerequisite to final settlement, the volunteer company shall deliver the promissory note, security agreement and financing statements describing the specific equipment, which shall be filed with the Corporation Bureau, Department of St…

§ 113.207. Insurance. The volunteer company shall maintain insurance in form and substance satisfactory to and in amounts required by the OSFC, evidenced by a certificate of insurance furnished by the volunteer company for the benefit of the OSFC, other encumbrance holders and th…

§ 113.3. Initial application procedure. (a) Part I. As its initial step in applying for a loan, the volunteer company shall submit the following documentation: (1) A copy of the bylaws which provide that the applicant does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, s…

PROTECTIVE, ACCESSORY AND COMMUNICATIONSEQUIPMENT LOANS § 113.301. Loan authorization. The OSFC is authorized to make loans which will assist in the purchase of protective, accessory and communication equipment.

§ 113.302. Loan. Loans for protective, accessory and communication equipment may not exceed $10,000 and shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years.

§ 113.303. Proceeds of loan. Proceeds of the loan shall be used for the purchase of protective, accessory and communication equipment as specifically described in the loan application and loan agreement. Source The provisions of this § 113.303 adopted December 23, 1982, effective…

§ 113.304. Application limitations. A volunteer company may not receive a loan for protective, accessory or communication equipment more than once in a 5-year period.

§ 113.305. Equipment compliance. (a) A volunteer company shall select protective and accessory equipment that meets the standards of the NFPA or a Federal agency or the requirements of one of the Nationally recognized testing organizations, in particular Underwriters Laboratories…

§ 113.306. Prerequisite materials. As a prerequisite to final settlement, the volunteer company shall deliver the promissory note, security agreement and financing statements describing the specific equipment, which shall be filed with the Corporation Bureau, Department of State,…

§ 113.307. Insurance. The volunteer company shall maintain insurance in form and substance satisfactory to, and in amounts required by, the OSFC, evidenced by a certificate of insurance furnished by the volunteer company for the benefit of the OSFC, other encumbrance holders and …