PHRC Events
Three RAC public hearings available in December on 2018 ICC Code adoption in Pennsylvania
Date: 12/4/2020
On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the UCC Review & Advisory Council (RAC) will begin the process
on taking public comments regarding the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
reports that have been submitted to the RAC. The reports were posted to
the RAC website (https://www.dli.pa.gov/ucc/Pages/UCC-Review-and-Advisory-Council.aspx)
prior to Wednesday, November 25, 2020, well in advance of the statutory
requirements. The three (3) public hearings are intended to, and will give
the general public an opportunity to give comments on the TAC recommendations
prior to the RAC taking up deliberation on the 2018 code adoption. Each
of the hearings has been advertised in accordance with the statutory language
with one being advertised in the Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg/Central)
[Tuesday, December 15, 2020], the Allentown Morning Call (Eastern) [Wednesday,
December 16, 2020], and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Western) [Thursday, December
17, 2020]. Each of the hearings will follow the same agenda and be run
the same way. The public only needs to attend one (1) of the three (3)
hearings to express their opinion. The hearings will be conducted by Zoom
starting at 10 am prevailing time, with the virtual room being open at 9:30 to
allow members and guests to get logged in and verify that their system is
working. The link for the hearing has been posted to the website and
mobile login information is: To
join the Zoom meeting, click on this link: https://zoom.us/j/99121809216?pwd=aDIwUXdpay8yWGpWWjZSMHZWM3ErZz09
Public hearings on the Technical Advisory Committee recommendations for 2018 ICC code:
Also posted on the website is an online comment form that the RAC is requesting speakers fill out and submit prior to the day of the
hearing. This form will allow the RAC to identify those who desire to speak
and let them know when they are next to speak to keep the process moving
smoothly. Speakers will be given three (3) minutes per TAC committee
report to speak and will be notified of their time via an online timer. Written comments will also be accepted and will be weighted equally to those
made orally. At the end of the hearing, a general comment period will be
available for those who wish to make comments on issues not related to the TAC
reports. The three (3) public hearings while advertised in accordance
with the Pennsylvania Sunshine Law will not be official RAC business meetings
and thus no RAC business will be conducted on these three (3) days. The
next official RAC meeting will be Thursday, January 7, 2021 where RAC members will be
approving back meeting minutes, discussing pending legislation, and starting
deliberation. With respect to the public hearings, the court reporter
will be producing transcripts of the three (3) hearings, and the RAC anticipates sending them to the RAC members prior to December 31, 2020 for review and use in
the deliberations along with all written comments submitted. At this time, it is unknown how long the hearings will last,
but the RAC is committed to taking all relevant public comment offered. Contact the RAC at ra-uccrac@pa.gov.
Please note: If you don’t already have the Zoom software, either download the software after clicking on the link above, or go to https://zoom.us/downloads. This allows use of the web cam on your computer, as well as additional options such as screen sharing.
