Texas Register
February 27, 1998
Vol. 23 No. 9
Pages 1741-2187

IN THIS ISSUE


GOVERNOR

Office of the Governor
Appointments made January 27, 1998

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Letter Opinions

PROPOSED

Office of the Secretary of State

Elections
1 TAC §81.74

Department of Information Resources

Planning and Management of Information Resources Technologies
1 TAC §201.5

Texas Department of Agriculture

General Procedures
4 TAC §1.14
Licensing
4 TAC §2.1, §2.2
4 TAC §§2.10-2.14
Pesticides
4 TAC §7.20, §7.21
Weights and Measures
4 TAC §12.12
4 TAC §12.40, §12.43
Grain Warehouse
4 TAC §13.3, §13.4
Vegetable and Citrus Fruit Handling and Marketing Program
4 TAC §14.3
Egg Law
4 TAC §15.4, §15.5
Aquaculture
4 TAC §16.3
Organic Standards and Certification
4 TAC §18.2, §18.5
Nursery Products and Floral Items
4 TAC §22.2, §22.3

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Practice and Procedure
16 TAC §22.2, §22.3
Substantive Rules
16 TAC §§23.34, 23.35, 23.36, 23.37
Substantive Rules Applicable to Electric Service Providers
16 TAC §§25.161-25.171

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Administration
16 TAC §31.5

Texas Lottery Commission

Bingo Regulation and Tax
16 TAC §402.554
16 TAC §402.555

Texas Cosmetology Commission

General Rules and Regulations
22 TAC §89.1

Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

General Rules of Procedures and Practices
22 TAC §661.41

Texas Department of Health

Purchased Health Services
25 TAC §29.1109
Home and Community Support Services Agencies
25 TAC §115.2, §115.3
Hospital Licensing
25 TAC §§133.1-133.3
25 TAC §§133.11-133.14
25 TAC §133.21, §133.22
25 TAC §§133.51-133.54
25 TAC §133.71, §133.72
25 TAC §133.101, §133.102
25 TAC §§133.111-133.113
25 TAC §133.121
25 TAC §133.131
25 TAC §133.1, §133.2
25 TAC §§133.21-133.26
25 TAC §§133.41-133.47
25 TAC §133.61, §133.62
25 TAC §133.81
25 TAC §133.101, §133.102
25 TAC §133.121, §133.122
25 TAC §§133.141-133.143
25 TAC §§133.161-133.169
Food and Drug
25 TAC §§229.402-229.411
Radiation Control
25 TAC §289.204

Statewide Health Coordinating Council

Health Planning and Resource Development
25 TAC §§571.2, 571.4, 571.5

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission

Impairment and Supplemental Income Benefits
28 TAC §§130.101-130.106, 130.108, 130.110-130.112
General Medical Provisions
28 TAC §133.101
Benefits-Guidelines for Medical Services, Charges, and Payments
28 TAC §134.1002

Texas Youth Commission

Treatment
37 TAC §87.91
Program Services
37 TAC §91.21
37 TAC §91.89

Texas Department of Human Services

Nursing Facility Administrators
40 TAC §§18.17-18.20

Texas Workforce Commission

Communities in Schools
40 TAC §827.1, §827.2
40 TAC §§827.11-827.14
40 TAC §827.21
40 TAC §§827.31-827.33
40 TAC §§827.41-827.43
40 TAC §§827.51-827.55

Texas Department of Transportation

Contract Management
43 TAC §§9.30-9.33, 9.37-9.39, 9.41-9.43

WITHDRAWN

Texas Racing Commission

Licenses for Pari-mutuel Racing
16 TAC §305.42
16 TAC §305.70

ADOPTED

Texas Department of Economic Development

Procedures of the Board
10 TAC §§190.1-190.8
10 TAC §§190.1-190.7

Railroad Commission of Texas

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division
16 TAC §9.2, §9.15
16 TAC §§9.20-9.22, 9.29

Texas Lottery Commission

Administration of the State Lottery Act
16 TAC §401.311
Bingo Regulation and Tax
16 TAC 402.544, 402.550, 402.552, 402.553, 402.557, 402.560-402.562, 402.564, 402.566

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Financial Planning
19 TAC §§13.91-13.98
Campus Planning
19 TAC §17.32
19 TAC §17.42
19 TAC §17.66, §17.68

Texas Cosmetology Commission

General Rules and Regulations
22 TAC §89.8, §89.13

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Licensure
22 TAC §163.1, §163.8
Physician Registration
22 TAC §166.2
Institutional Permits
22 TAC §171.9
Schedule of Fees and Penalties
22 TAC §175.1, §175.2
Contact Lens Prescriptions
22 TAC §§181.1-181.7
Acupuncture
22 TAC §183.17
22 TAC §183.17, §183.23

State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors

Professional Counselors
22 TAC §681.64
22 TAC §§681.81, 681.82
22 TAC §§681.92, 681.94

Texas Department of Health

Purchased Health Services
25 TAC §29.302
Communicable Diseases
25 TAC §§97.1-97.5
Home and Community Support Services Agencies
25 TAC §115.1
25 TAC §115.11, §115.12
25 TAC §§115.21, 115.25, 115.27, 115.28
25 TAC §115.51, §115.52
Shellfish Sanitation
25 TAC §§241.1, 241.2, 241.4-241.29
25 TAC §§241.1-241.7

Texas Department of Insurance

Corporate and Financial Regulation
28 TAC §7.67

Texas Department of Public Safety

Organization and Administration
37 TAC §1.4
Commercial Driver's License
37 TAC §16.3, §16.12
Vehicle Inspection
37 TAC §23.101, §23.102

Texas Rehabilitation Commission

Legal Services
40 TAC §110.2

Texas Commission for the Blind

Scope and Services and General Clientele
40 TAC §161.5
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
40 TAC §§163.85-163.87

EXEMPT-FILINGS

Texas Department of Insurance
PROPOSED ACTION

RULE-REVIEW

Proposed Rule Reviews
Public Utility Commission of Texas

TABLES-AND-GRAPHICS

OPEN-MEETINGS

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Friday, February 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
State Office of Administrative Hearings
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Aerospace Commission
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Department of Agriculture
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Friday, February 27, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 1998, 2:00 p.m.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Monday, February 23, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Texas Commission on the Arts
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 10:15 a.m.
Friday, March 6, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Friday, March 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 8, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 21, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 28, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 30, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
The State Bar of Texas
Saturday, February 21, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, February 21, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Bond Review Board
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 2:00 p.m.
Office of Court Administration
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 12, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 12, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 19, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 7, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Friday, March 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
State Employee Charitable Campaign
Friday, February 27, 1998, 2:30 p.m.
Finance Commission of Texas
Friday, February 20, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Wednesday-Friday, March 4-6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
General Services Commission
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Department of Health
Friday, February 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, February 27, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Health Care Information Council
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Friday, February 27, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Friday, February 27, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Healthy Kids Corporation (“THKC”)
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments
Saturday, February 28, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas House of Representatives
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Sunday, February 22, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 22, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, February 23, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Monday, February 23, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Monday, February 23, 1998, 9:30 p.m.
Monday, February 23, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Monday, February 23, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Commission on Human Rights
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS)
Friday, February 20, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Insurance
Monday, March 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 10, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 11, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Legislative Council
Tuesday, March 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas State Library
Saturday, March 7, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Monday, February 23, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Lottery Commission
Monday, February 23, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments
Friday, March 6, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Midwestern State University
Monday, February 16, 1998, 12:15 p.m.
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, February 23, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, March 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 5, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, March 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Monday, March 9, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 11, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 12, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday-Friday, March 12-13, 1998, 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. respectively
Wednesday, March 18 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 31, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Board of Nurse Examiners
Wednesday, March 4, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners
Monday-Tuesday, March 9-10, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Friday, February 27, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Public Finance Authority
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Public Safety
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, February 20, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Friday, February 27, 1998, 9:30 p.m.
Railroad Commission of Texas
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 9:15 a.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
State Securities Board
Tuesday, March 3, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
Friday, February 27, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 28, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Special Board of Review
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 4:30 p.m.
The Texas A&M University System
Monday, February 16, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Monday, February 16, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Monday, February 23 1998, 2:30 p.m.
Texas Southern University
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 10:00 a.m., rescheduled from March 12, 1998
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 11:15 a.m., rescheduled from March 12, 1998
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 12:30 p.m., rescheduled from March 12, 1998
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 1:15 p.m., rescheduled from March 12, 1998
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 2:15 p.m., rescheduled from March 12, 1998
Friday, April 3, 1998, 8:30 a.m., rescheduled from March 13, 1998
The Texas State University System
Thursday-Friday, February 19-20, 1998, 8:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. respectively
Texas Woman's University
Friday, March 6, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
University of Houston System
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
University Interscholastic League
Monday, February 16, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Tuesday, February 17, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
The University of Texas System
Wednesday, February 18, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Workforce Commission
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Regional Meetings

IN-ADDITION

Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Corrections of Error
Office Of The Attorney General
1998 Tax Charts
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Notice of Consultant Contract Award
Office of Court Administration
Notice of Consultant Contract Award
Texas Credit Union Department
Application(s) to Expand Field of Membership
Texas Education Agency
Corrections of Error
General Land Office
Notice of Availability and Request for Comments on a Proposed Settlement of Natural Resource Damages Claim
General Services Commission
Notice of Request for Proposals from Consultant Firms
Notice to Bidders
Texas Department of Health
Corrections of Error
Texas Department of Health
Conversion Chart for Hospital Licensing
Designation of Site Serving Medically Underserved Populations
Notice of Intent to Revoke a Radioactive Material License
Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Integrated Enrollment and Services Project Vendor Forum
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Request for Proposal
Texas Department of Insurance
Notice
Notice
Notice Of Public Hearing
Third Party Administrator Applications
Texas Department Of Mental Health And Mental Retardation
Notice To Bidders
Notice To Bidders
Notice of Public Hearing On Medicaid Rates
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Notice of Application To Appropriate Public Waters of The State of Texas
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Settlement Agreements of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Settlement Agreements of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Notice of Public Hearing
Notice of Receipt of Application and Declaration of Administrative Completeness for Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility Permit For The Period of February 9, 1998 to February 13, 1998
North Texas Tollway Authority
Request For Proposals
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Notice of Public Comment Hearing for Permit Renewal
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Amended Notice of Application for Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application To Amend Certificate Of Convenience And Necessity
Notice of Application For Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Customer-Specific Pricing Contract For Billing And Collection Services Pursuant To PURA §58.103
Notice of Customer-Specific Pricing Contract For Billing And Collection Services Pursuant To PURA §58.103
Notice of Customer-Specific Pricing Contract For Billing And Collection Services Pursuant To PURA §58.103
Notice of Intent To File Pursuant To Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27
Notice of Intent To File Pursuant To Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.28
Notice of Intent To File Pursuant To Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.28
Public Notices of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation
Proposed Research Agenda, FY 1998
Texas Water Development Board
Corrections of Error

End of Issue