DESCRIPTION:

This request for auditing services is filed under the provisions of the Government Code, Chapter 2254.

The Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG), a regional planning commission who, was organized under State of Texas and administers funds from local, state, federal governments, announces its request for proposal (RFP) to perform an Independent Financial Single Audit in accordance with the office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, for the Fiscal Year 1999 (FY99), October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999. The audit must be completed by January 15, 2000. Our FY98 single audit was performed by Bill C. Rocha, CPA, from San Antonio, Texas.

PERSONS TO CONTACT:

Further information may be obtained from Mr. Dean McGee, Director of Administration or Mr. Tom Wilkinson, Executive Director, at the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, 1706 East 29th Street, P.O. Drawer 4128, Bryan, Texas, 77805-4128, or by phone (409) 775-4244.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESPONSE:

Proposals are due on Monday, August 2, 1999 by 5:00 p.m. at the Brazos Valley Council of Government offices located at 1706 East 29th Street in Bryan, Texas.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

A. Demonstrated Performance/Experience

1. Demonstrated Competence/Qualifications

2. Relevant Experience of Key Staff

B. Schedule Design

1. Meets BVCOG's Goals/Objectives/Includes Quality Control Procedures

2. Provides Quality Planned Follow-up Activity

3. Degree of Proposed Technical Assistance

C. Reasonableness of Cost

1. Cost Effectiveness

2. Costs: Necessary, Reasonable, Allowable & Allocable

3. Competitiveness of Costs

4. Value of in-kind services

D. HUB Status

GENERAL INFORMATION:

BVCOG reserves the right to accept or reject any (or all) proposals submitted. BVCOG is under no legal requirement to execute a resulting contract, if any, on the basis of this advertisement and intends the material herein as a general description of the services desired by BVCOG.

The proposal should be for a period of one year although BVCOG will have the option of extending the contract for an additional two years.

FORM AND FORMAT:

Five copies of the proposal are requested and should be sent by mail, express service or delivered in person within the time frame specified in a sealed envelope marked "PROPOSAL FOR INDEPENDENT SINGLE AUDIT OF FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT AWARDS", addressed to Mr. Tom Wilkinson, Jr., Executive Director, Brazos Valley Council of Governments, P.O. Drawer 4128, Bryan, TX 77805-4128. The proposal should be typed, preferably double spaced--minimum of 10 point font--on 81/2 inch by 11 inch paper with all papers sequentially numbered and bound together with binder clips. Proposals should include a letter of transmittal summarizing the proposal and a table of contents.

For further information, please call (409) 775-4244.

TRD-9903922

Tom Wilkinson, Jr.

Executive Director

Brazos Valley Council of Governments

Filed: July 1, 1999

The Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board, through its agent, the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, invites Educational Institutions and Training Providers to submit applications to be added to the State Certified Training Providers List under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). We strongly encourage you to submit your applications and supporting documentation as soon as possible, as we will not be able to refer WIA adult participants to your programs until this certification process has been completed.

You may obtain electronic copies of the Application documents by accessing the Brazos Valley Workforce Center website at www.bvjobs.org in the Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board section. Requests for application materials, questions, or comments regarding the application process may be presented to Ms. Chris Cremer, Program Specialist, BVCOG (409) 775-4244 or via e-mail ccremer@bvcog.org.

One original and three copies of completed applications and supporting documentation may be submitted on an ongoing basis to:

Mr. Tom Wilkinson, Executive Director, Brazos Valley Council of Governments, P.O. Drawer 4128, Bryan, Texas 77805-4128.

TRD-9903946

Nick Gilley

BVWDB Chairman

Brazos Valley Council of Governments

Filed: July 2, 1999

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) will hold public meetings to gather input on the Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act, which provides $15 million over the next two years for coastal erosion projects. It authorizes the GLO to implement a comprehensive coastal erosion response program that can include designing, funding, building, and maintaining erosion projects alone or in partnership with other governmental and non-governmental entities.

The agenda for each meeting being held consists of the following topics:

I. Summary of Texas Coastal Erosion Legislation

II. Presentation of Coastal Erosion Rates and Status

III. Presentation on Coastal Infrastructure Threatened by Erosion

IV. Explanation of Project Funding - Local, State, and Federal

V. Process for Project Selection -Proposed Criteria, Prioritization, and Identification of Projects

VI. Questions and Answers

VII. Closing Remarks

The locations and times for the public hearings are as follows:

Tuesday, July 6, 1999:

Corpus Christi, 6-9 p.m., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Oso Room - University Center; 6300 Ocean Drive.

Wednesday, July 7, 1999:

Port Aransas, 4-6 p.m., University of Texas Marine Science Institute; Visitors Center Auditorium; 750 Channel View Drive.

Rockport, 7-9 p.m., Aransas County Courthouse; District Courtroom; 301 N. Live Oak.

Thursday, July 8, 1999:

Freeport, 6-9 p.m., Freeport Community House; 1300 W. 2nd Street.

Friday, July 9, 1999:

Port Arthur ; 6-9 p.m., McKee Tower, Community Room, 3rd Floor; 4749 Twin City Highway.

Monday, July 19, 1999:

Clear Lake, 6-9 p.m., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Bayou Building, Room 1313.

Tuesday, July 20, 1999:

Baytown, 6-9 p.m., Lee College; Science Building - Room113; Corner of Lee Drive and Gulf Street.

Wednesday, July 21, 1999:

Port Lavaca, 6-9 p.m., Agriculture Building Auditorium; Calhoun County Fairgrounds; County Road 101.

Thursday, July 22, 1999:

Crystal Beach (Bolivar), 6-9 p.m., Eagle Hall; Highway 87.

Friday, July 23, 1999:

Galveston, 6-9 p.m., University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston; Levin Hall Auditorium.

Monday, July 26, 1999:

Brownsville, 4-6 p.m., Cameron County Courthouse; Administration Building., 4th Floor; 964 E. Harrison St.

South Padre Island, 7-9 p.m., SPI Convention Centre; 7355 Padre Boulevard; 2700 Bay Area Boulevard.

For more information, please contact Dorothy Browne at the Texas General Land Office, 512-475-1468.

TRD-9904029

Larry R. Soward

Chief Clerk, General Land Office

Coastal Coordination Council

Filed: July 6, 1999

Pursuant to 25 Texas Administrative Code §289.205, the Bureau of Radiation Control (bureau), Texas Department of Health (department), filed complaints against the following licensees: Paragon Wireline, Inc., Bryan, L03436; Alpha Technical Services, Inc., Channelview, L04505.

The department intends to revoke the radioactive material licenses; order the licensees to cease and desist use of such radioactive materials; order the licensees to divest themselves of the radioactive material; and order the licensees to present evidence satisfactory to the bureau that they have complied with the orders and the provisions of the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 401. If the fee is paid within 30 days of the date of each complaint, the department will not issue an order.

This notice affords the opportunity to the licensees for a hearing to show cause why the radioactive material licenses should not be revoked. A written request for a hearing must be received by the bureau within 30 days from the date of service of the complaint to be valid. Such written request must be filed with Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control (Director, Radiation Control Program), 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756-3189. Should no request for a public hearing be timely filed or if the fee is not paid, the radioactive material licenses will be revoked at the end of the 30-day period of notice. A copy of all relevant material is available for public inspection at the Bureau of Radiation Control, Texas Department of Health, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).

TRD-9903924

Susan K. Steeg

General Counsel

Texas Department of Health

Filed: July 1, 1999

INTRODUCTION :

The Texas Department of Health (department) requests proposals for the Texas Diabetes Prevention and Control Initiative for the project period October 1, 1999, through September 31, 1999. The department is seeking to select providers of services to target high priority populations as described in the project. Proposals will be reviewed and awarded on a competitive basis.

PURPOSE

The Texas Diabetes Prevention and Control Initiative's mission is to improve the health status of Texans who have, or who are at high-risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes. This will be accomplished by educating health care providers about Diabetes and its newest treatment options, educating and screening Diabetes high-risk populations and assisting them with obtaining quality health care in their communities, and increasing the general awareness of Diabetes in Texas through a Diabetes media campaign.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Eligible applicants include local health departments, community health centers, public or private universities, not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. Individuals are not eligible to apply.

Eligible applicants will be geographically restricted to those proposing to serve one of the three settings: (1) high-risk areas along the Texas-Mexico border; (2) large multiethnic, metropolitan settings with populations greater than 1 million; and (3) one or more rural areas in Texas with populations no greater than 50,000.

AVAILABLE FUNDS

Approximately $700,000 is expected to be available to fund at least three projects with a 12-month budget. The specific dollar amount to be awarded to each applicant will depend upon the merit and scope of the proposed project.

Funding recipients are required to contribute a percentage of their total project budget as match, in-kind contributions, or a combination of the two. The amount contributed will be applicant determined, and will be a criterion used when judging proposals.

DEADLINE

The original and six copies of the application must be received by Nancy Stancic, Program Specialist, Texas Diabetes Program/Council, Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, on or before 5:00 p.m., Central Daylight Saving Time, on August 17, 1999. No facsimiles will be accepted.

REVIEW AND AWARD CRITERIA

Each application will be screened for minimum eligibility, completeness, and satisfactory fiscal and administrative history. Applications which are deemed ineligible or incomplete will not be reviewed. Applications which arrive after the deadline for submission will not be reviewed. Eligible, complete applications will be reviewed by a panel of reviewers and scored according to the quality of the application. Target populations and interventions must be planned in compliance with Texas Diabetes Prevention and Control Initiative outline. The department reserves the right to make funding decisions based on the need to provide Diabetes prevention services across geographic areas and to allocate resources based on an analysis of current resources already available in a particular community in order to avoid the duplication of services.

FOR INFORMATION

For a copy of the RFP, and other information, contact Ms. Nancy Stancic, Texas Diabetes Program/Council, Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, Telephone (512) 458-7490 or at E-mail: nancy.stancic@tdh.state.tx.us. No copies of the RFP will be released prior to July 19, 1999.

TRD-9904059

Susan K. Steeg

General Counsel

Texas Department of Health

Filed: July 7, 1999

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on July 22, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Texas Lottery Commission, 611 E. 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78701, to receive comments regarding proposed amendments to 16 TAC 401.309, relating to assignment of lottery installment prize payments.

TRD-9903919

Kimberly L. Kiplin

General Counsel

Texas Lottery Commission

Filed: June 30, 1999

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission) Staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) pursuant to the Texas Water Code (the Code), §7.075. Section 7.075 requires that before the TNRCC may approve the AOs, the TNRCC shall allow the public an opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed AOs. Section 7.075 requires that notice of the opportunity to comment must be published in the Texas Register not later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is August 16, l999 . Section 7.075 also requires that the TNRCC promptly consider any written comments received and that the TNRCC may withdraw or hold approval of an AO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the TNRCC's Orders and permits issued pursuant to the TNRCC's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to a proposed AO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.

A copy of each of the proposed AOs is available for public inspection at both the TNRCC's Central Office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-3400 and at the applicable Regional Office listed as follows. Written comments about the AOs should be sent to the attorney designated for the AO at the TNRCC's Central Office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on August 16, 1999 . Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The TNRCC attorneys are available to discuss the AOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, §7.075 provides that comments on the AOs should be submitted to the TNRCC in writing .

(1)COMPANY: Amerada Hess Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0580-MLM-E; TNRCC IDENTIFICATION (ID) NUMBER: 39003; LOCATION: 1802 Poth Lane, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: refining/storage; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.4 and the Code, §26.121 by causing, suffering, allowing, or permitting the unauthorized discharge of industrial waste into or adjacent to water in the state of Texas, resulting in soil and groundwater contamination at the facility and adjacent properties; 30 TAC §335.62 and 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §262.11, by failing to perform hazardous waste determinations for one roll-off box of tank bottom sludge generated during the cleaning of tank 144; 30 TAC §335.2(a), §335.431, and 40 CFR §268.38, by failing to obtain permit authority prior to disposing of hazardous waste into an unauthorized concrete lined tank; the Code, §26.121 by failing to maintain total organic carbon daily maximum permit levels in wastewater discharges at or below permitted levels, by applying wastewater which contained benzene to plant property, and by failing to maintain oil and grease daily maximum permit limits; 30 TAC §305.125(1) and §335.4 by failing to obtain authorization for application of wastewater to plant property; and 30 TAC §319.7(a) by failing to accurately report the total organic carbon daily maximums when it originally submitted the monthly effluent report of its effluent water at its marine terminal facility; PENALTY: $278,063; STAFF ATTORNEY: Paul C. Sarahan, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3400; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

(2)COMPANY: City of Aransas Pass; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0917-PST-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 0058642; LOCATION: 235 East Wilson, Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: fleet refueling; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(a)(1)(A) by failing to provide a method, or combination of methods, of release detection from underground storage tank (UST) systems which contains regulated substances; 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2) by failing to equip a tank with a tight-fill fitting, adapter, or similar device, to provide a liquid-tight seal during the transfer of regulated substances into the tank, equip the fill tube of the tanks with an attached spill container or catchment basin, or to ensure that the fill tube is enclosed in a liquid-tight manway, riser, or sump, and equip the tank with a valve or other appropriate device designed to either automatically shut off the flow of regulated substances to restrict the flow of regulated substances into the tank or emit an audible and visible alarm capable of alerting the person responsible for the delivery when the liquid level in the tank reaches a preset level; PENALTY: $5,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Richard O'Connell, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5528; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

(3)COMPANY: Dwayne Barker; DOCKET NUMBER: 1996-0702-LII-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 4443; LOCATION: 27002 O'Kent, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: landscape irrigation systems; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §344.77(a)(1) by failing to meet manufacturer's minimum spacing requirements for sprinkler heads installation; 30 TAC §344.63 by failing to affix the mandatory seal of a licensed irrigator to documents provided to irrigation system customers; 30 TAC §344.93(a) and (b) by failing to display landscape irrigator license fleet trucks and by failing to include landscape irrigator license number on published advertisements; and 30 TAC §344.94(b), formerly 30 TAC §344.505(b), by failing to include mandatory language on contracts and other documents provided to irrigation system customers; PENALTY: $3,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Laura Kohansov, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239- 2029; REGIONAL OFFICE: 140 Heimer Road, Suite 360, San Antonio, Texas 78232-5042, (210) 490-3096.

(4)COMPANY: Broadway Shrimp and Oysters, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0484- IWD-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 12457; LOCATION: northwest corner of the Port Lavaca City Harbor on the west by State Highway 238, Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: shrimp processing plant; RULES VIOLATED: the Code, §26.121 by allowing an unauthorized discharging into or adjacent to any water in the state which in itself or in conjunction with any other discharge or activity causes, continues to cause, or will cause pollution of any of the water in the state at an unpermitted site; PENALTY: $3,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: William Puplampu, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0677; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

(5)COMPANY: W.R. Coffey, dba C and L Land Development and Athens Land Company, and C and L Investment Company, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0009-MLM-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 1070235; LOCATION: State Highway 175 and County Road 3913, Henderson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §285.58(a)(6), Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §366.004, and the Code, §26.121 by discharging raw sewage from an on-site sewage facility via an open pipe into a ditch and allowing the raw sewage to flow onto adjacent property and into a stock pond, areas which were accessible to children; 30 TAC §290.106 and THSC, §341.033(d) by failing to submit water samples from the facility for bacteriological analysis to a laboratory; 30 TAC §290.106(a)(1) by failing to have a written sample siting plan for the collection of routine bacteriological samples from representative service connections throughout the distribution system; 30 TAC §290.112(1) by failing to retain on the facility premises or at a convenient location near the premises records of bacteriological analyses, records of action taken by the facility to correct any violations, and copies of written reports relating to sanitary surveys of the facility; 30 TAC §290.42(e) and paragraph (8) by failing to provide continuous disinfection of all water and by failing to house and lock up the hypochlorination solution containers and pumps in order to protect them from adverse weather conditions and vandalism and to completely cover the hypochlorination solution containers in order to prevent dust, insects, and other contaminants from tainting the solution; 30 TAC §290.46(f)(1)(A) and (2)(B) by failing to maintain a minimum free chlorine residual of 0.2 milligrams per liter (mgl) in the far reaches of the distribution system at all times, to perform chlorine residual tests at least once every seven days from various locations within the distribution system, and to maintain records of these tests for a minimum of three years; 30 TAC §290.46(e) and (h) by failing to have a certified water works operator supervise the facility operations and by failing to keep a supply of calcium hypochlorite disinfectant on hand for use when making repairs, setting meters, and disinfecting new mains prior to placing them in service; 30 TAC §290.41(c)(3)(A), (K), (M), (N), and (O) by failing to provide to the TNRCC well completion data regarding the facility wells prior to placing the wells into service, to seal the well heads with gaskets or with pliable crack-resistant caulk, to keep accurate information pertaining to the wells for future reference including a log of the ground formations encountered, casing records, material settings, and water levels, to provide a suitable sampling tap on the discharge pipe of each well pump to facilitate the collection of samples for chemical and bacteriological analysis directly from the well, to install flow measuring devices on each well to measure production yields and provide for the accumulation of water production data, and to protect the well sites by erecting intruder-resistant fences or in the alternative by locating the wells in locked, ventilated well houses in order to prevent possible contamination or damage to the facilities by trespassers; 30 TAC §290.41(c)(1)(E) by failing to report to the commission all known abandoned or inoperative wells and the existing or potential pollution hazards which may affect ground water quality; 30 TAC §290.44(d)(4) by failing to provide accurate metering devices at each service connection for the accumulation of water usage data; 30 TAC §290.46(k) and (n) by failing to obtain approval from the executive director, to show that the other water supply is a safe, sanitary quality prior to interconnecting with another water system, and to maintain an up-to-date map of the distribution system so that valves and mains may be easily located during emergencies; 30 TAC §290.46(j)(2) by failing to inspect and/or provide service inspection certifications prior to providing continuous water service to new construction, on any existing service when the water purveyor has reason to believe that cross-connections or other unacceptable plumbing practices exist, or after any material improvement, correction, or addition to the private plumbing facilities; 30 TAC §291.93(a) by failing to plan, furnish, operate, and maintain production, treatment, storage, transmission, and distribution facilities of sufficient size and capacity to provide a continuous and adequate supply of water for all reasonable consumer uses; 30 TAC §291.101(a) and the Code, §13.244 by supplying retail water service to the public without first having obtained from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require the installation, operation, or extension of the retail water service; and 30 TAC §290.120(b) and (c) by failing to provide the TNRCC with a sample site selection form, to set forth a pool of tap sampling sites from which water samples may be taken in order to analyze the water for lead and copper content, and to submit water samples for lead and copper content analysis; PENALTY: $9,840; STAFF ATTORNEY: Mary Risner, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6224 REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.

(6)COMPANY: Chevron U.S.A., Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0854-AIR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: EE-0015-H; LOCATION: 6501 Trowbridge, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum refinery; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.20(2), 40 CFR §61.355(a), and the Code, §382.085(b) by failing to accurately conduct the determination for the total annual benzene quantity generated at the plant; and 30 TAC §101.20(2), 40 CFR §61.342(b), and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to install the required benzene waste control equipment; PENALTY: $200,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Mary R. Risner, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6224; REGIONAL OFFICE: 7500 Viscount Boulevard, Suite 147, El Paso, Texas 79925-5633, (915) 778-9634.

(7)COMPANY: Chevron Products Company; DOCKET NUMBERS: 1998-0555-IWD-E and 1998-0556-IWD-E; TNRCC ID NUMBERS: L-91463 and L-93787; LOCATION: 6027 Kirby Street and 7050 Telephone Road, Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum storage tank groundwater remediation sites; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §321.133(c)(2)(A) and the Code, §26.121 by discharging wastewater from two sites that exceeded the required limitations of 50 parts per billion (ppb) for benzene and 500 ppb for total benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene; PENALTY: $1,950; STAFF ATTORNEY: Richard O'Connell, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5528; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(8)COMPANY: CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P.; DOCKET NUMBERS: 1997- 0151-IHW-E and 1998-0579-IHW-E; TNRCC ID NUMBERS: NE0027V, 30532, 32501; LOCATION: 1801 Nueces Bay Boulevard and Cantwell Lane, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum refineries; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.2 and §335.43 by storing, processing, and disposing of hazardous waste in a surface impoundment without a permit or other authorization; 30 TAC §101.4, §112.31, and THSC, §382.085 by discharging one or more air contaminants including unauthorized emissions of hydrogen fluoride and volatile organic compounds, ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide greater than 0.08 parts per million over a period of 30 minutes, and nuisance odors; 30 TAC §116.115 by failing to install, calibrate, test, and maintain certification of nitrogen oxide analyzer on the boiler within 180 days after their initial start-up, to conduct performance testing, and to submit a complete compliance report on boiler within 180 days after initial start-up; and 30 TAC §335.4 and the Code, §26.121 by causing, suffering, allowing, or permitting the unauthorized discharge of industrial waste into or adjacent to the water in the state of Texas; PENALTY: $650,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Paul C. Sarahan, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3400; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

(9)COMPANY: Curiel Construction, Incorporated and Curiel Trucking, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-1400-AIR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: EE-0739-E; LOCATION: 266 Horizon Boulevard, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: construction material site; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §111.143(3)(B) and THSC, § 382.085(b) by causing, suffering, allowing, or permitting material to be handled, transported, or stored without complete covering so as to achieve maximum control of dust emissions; 30 TAC §116.110(a) and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b) by constructing or modifying an existing facility without obtaining a permit; and 30 TAC §106.142 by not satisfying the conditions of exemptions from permitting; PENALTY: $3,750; STAFF ATTORNEY: Ali Abazari, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5915; REGIONAL OFFICE: 7500 Viscount Boulevard, Suite 147, El Paso, Texas 79925- 5633, (915) 778-9634.

(10)COMPANY: Dean Lumber Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0506-SWR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 32629; LOCATION: 1215 South Montgomery Street, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: pine sawmill wood treating operation; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.2 by storing and disposing hazardous waste in waste pile unit 007 without a hazardous waste permit; 30 TAC §335.152(a)(5), incorporating 40 CFR §264.112, by failing to have an approved written closure plan for waste pile unit 007; and 30 TAC §335.152(a)(10), incorporating 40 CFR §264.251, by failing to meet the hazardous waste pile design standards for hazardous waste pile unit 007; PENALTY: $12,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Ali Abazari, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5915; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535- 5100.

(11)COMPANY: Felix Escobedo dba Felix and Sons Body Shop; DOCKET NUMBER: 1997- 0220-AIR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 10025; LOCATION: 12423 Market Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: vehicle repair and refinishing operation; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.110(a), §115.426, and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to have a filter system with at least 90% control efficiency in the paint booth area and by failing to maintain on site and have readily available material data safety sheets for paints and solvents systems used during the previous consecutive 24-month period or currently in use and records of the registration or identification numbers for each waste generator; PENALTY: $500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Ali Abazari, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5915; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(12)COMPANY: Fast Lube Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-1172-AIR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: EE-0880-C; LOCATION: 7849 North Loop Road, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: gasoline dispensing station; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.252(2) and THSC, §382.085(b) by transferring gasoline from a storage vessel which may ultimately be used in a motor vehicle in the El Paso area with a Reid Vapor Pressure greater than 7.0 pounds per square inch absolute; PENALTY: $1,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: John Sumner, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0497; REGIONAL OFFICE: 7500 Viscount Boulevard, Suite 147, El Paso, Texas 79925- 5633, (915) 778-9634.

(13)COMPANY: Vicki Seyer dba Greenvilla Mobile Home Park; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998- 0485-PWS-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 0840067; LOCATION: Farm to Market Roads 3436 and 517, Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.106(a), §290.105(e), and the Code, §341.033(d) by failing to submit monthly water samples for bacteriological analysis and by failing to provide public notice of the failure to submit samples; and 30 TAC §290.51 and the Code, §341.041 by failing to pay the required public health service fees; PENALTY: $2,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Scott McDonald, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6005; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(14)COMPANY: Ubaldo Gomez dba JLG Trucking; DOCKET NUMBER: 1997-0743-AIR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: EE-0466-Q; LOCATION: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: trucking company; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §111.143 by failing to cover trucks which were hauling materials and releasing airborne particulate matter; PENALTY: $4,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Laura Kohansov, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2029; REGIONAL OFFICE: 7500 Viscount Boulevard, Suite 147, El Paso, Texas 79925-5633, (915) 778-9634.

(15)COMPANY: Nuclear Sources and Services, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0735- IHW-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 50269; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: commercial hazardous and industrial solid waste storage; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.431(c), incorporating 40 CFR §268.50(c), by storing containers of hazardous waste at the facility for more than one year; 30 TAC §335.152(a)(4), incorporating 40 CFR §264.73(b)(1) and (2), by failing to maintain adequate tracking inventories for hazardous wastes and failing to maintain records of locations and quantity of each hazardous waste; 30 TAC §335.6(b) by failing to update or correct items on its notice of registration; 30 TAC §335.10(b)(22) by failing to include a TNRCC waste stream number on manifest number 1586727; 30 TAC §335.431(c), incorporating 40 CFR §268.50(a)(2)(i), by failing to mark hazardous waste containers stored at the facility with hazardous waste labels; 30 TAC §335.152(a)(7), incorporating 40 CFR §264.171, by storing three containers in advanced conditions of corrosion; 30 TAC §335.152(a)(3), incorporating 40 CFR §264.52(d), by failing to list the correct names and telephone numbers of the emergency coordinators in the contingency plan; 30 TAC §335.474 by failing to prepare a source reduction and waste minimization plan; 30 TAC §335.152(a)(2), incorporating 40 CFR §264.31, by storing several drums of hazardous waste in an unregistered site; 30 TAC §335.431(c), incorporating 40 CFR §268.50(a)(2)(i), by failing to clearly mark accumulation period start dates on containers of hazardous waste stored at the facility; and 30 TAC §335.152(a)(7), incorporating 40 CFR §264.177, by storing reactive and ignitable wastes and incompatible wastes without separation by dike, berm, wall, or other device; PENALTY: $85,250; STAFF ATTORNEY: Robin Houston, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0682; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(16)COMPANY: Yogesh Gandhi dba The Party Keg; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0550-PST-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 0006788; LOCATION: 6101 Gulfway Drive, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum retail; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.242(3) and (4) by failing to maintain the Stage II vapor recovery system (VRS) in proper working order and by failing to remove defective Stage II VRS from service; 30 TAC §115.248 and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to ensure that at least one facility representative received training and instruction in the operation and maintenance of the Stage II VRS by successfully completing a training course approved by the TNRCC; 30 TAC §115.244(1)(3) and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to conduct daily inspections of Stage II vapor recovery equipment and by failing to maintain inspection records, the California Air Resources Board Executive Order, and all other Stage II vapor recovery records at the facility for a period of two years; and 30 TAC §115.244(1)(2) and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to properly test equipment within 30 days following installation and by failing to conduct the annual pressure decay testing; PENALTY: $16,250; STAFF ATTORNEY: William Puplampu, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0677; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Suite 110, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(17)COMPANY: R and R Remediation Services, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999- 0112-MLM-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 81073; LOCATION: 12025 Highway 16 South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: waste management; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.2 and §335.43 by failing to obtain a permit or other authorization prior to the receipt and storage of hazardous wastes; 30 TAC §335.6(h) by failing to submit in writing the types of industrial solid waste that were recycled, the method of storage prior to recycling, and the nature of the recycling activity; 30 TAC §335.112(a)(8), incorporating 40 CFR §265.173(a), by failing to ensure that four 55-gallon drums of hazardous waste remained closed except when wastes were being added or removed; 30 TAC §335.12(a)(1) by accepting the delivery of a hazardous or class I industrial solid waste, that was designated by the waste manifest for delivery to another facility; 30 TAC §334.502 by failing to have a stockpile or land surface treatment unit with an appropriate means of preventing discharge or release of petroleum substance waste or petroleum substance waste constituents into any media; 30 TAC §335.484(e) by failing to provide written notice of any changes or additional information concerning the information submitted or activities authorized in any registration within 15 days of the change or from the date the additional information was acquired; and 30 TAC §335.5 by failing to record, in the county deed records, the disposal of arsenic contaminated soil around the asphalt plant; PENALTY: $13,370; STAFF ATTORNEY: Ali Abazari, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5915; REGIONAL OFFICE: 140 Heimer Road, Suite 360, San Antonio, Texas 78232-5042, (210) 490-3096.

(18)COMPANY: Bob Smith dba Windfern Mobile Home Park; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998- 0494-MWD-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 13509-001; LOCATION: 9401 Windfern Road, Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125 and the Code, §26.121(a)(1) by failing to properly discharge sewage and waste from facility, to comply with his permitted daily average grab sample limit of 35 mgl for five-day carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand and 65 mgl for total suspended solids, and to adequately maintain the facility's lift station, backup pump, piping, and structural condition; PENALTY: $18,750; STAFF ATTORNEY: Scott McDonald, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6005; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(19)COMPANY: SVI Corporation dba Stockham Valves and Fittings, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-1115-MWD-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 12456-001; LOCATION: 9.8 miles west of Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: valve and pipe fitting manufacturing; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §319.7(d) by failing to submit an monthly effluent reports each month by the 20th day of the following month for each discharge; PENALTY: $2,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Laura Kohansov, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2029; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(20)COMPANY: COMPANY: Craig Penfold dba Village Oaks Mobile Home Community; DOCKET NUMBER: 97-0637-MWD-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 12667-001; LOCATION: approximately 500 feet east of FM Road 2499 and 1000 feet north of the Denton-Tarrant County boundary, Denton County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: domestic wastewater treatment (package plant); RULES VIOLATED: This is an amendment to an AO issued by the commission on August 31, 1998 which resolved an enforcement action against Craig Penfold dba Village Oaks Mobile Home Community (Village Oaks) for violations of the Code, §26.121 and Permit Number 12667-001. The amendment would allow Village Oaks to implement a supplemental environmental project to offset a portion of the remaining owed amount of the administrative penalty; PENALTY: $23,760; STAFF ATTORNEY: Cecily Small Gooch, Litigation Division, MC 175, (817) 469-6750; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

TRD-9904078

Paul C. Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (commission) will conduct a public hearing to receive testimony concerning revisions to 30 TAC Chapters 39, 50, 55, 80, 106, 116, 122, 305, and 321 and to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.017; Texas Government Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 2001; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations, §51.102 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations concerning SIPs. The revisions to Chapters 39, 55, and 116 constitute revisions to the SIP. The changes revise the commission's procedural rules for notice, comment and hearings.

The commission proposes to amend and clarify existing procedural rules, implementing the requirements of House Bill (HB) 801, HB 1479, Senate Bill (SB) 7, SB 211, SB 766, and SB 1308 (Texas Legislature 76th Session). This includes changes to requirements for contested case hearings.

A public hearing on this proposal will be held August 10, 1999, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 201S of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Building E, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin. The hearing will be structured for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested persons. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order of registration. There will be no open discussion during the hearing; however, agency staff members will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes before the hearing and will answer questions before and after the hearing.

Written comments may be submitted by mail to Casey Vise, MC 205, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087; or by fax at (512) 239- 4808. All comments must be received by August 16, 1999, and should reference Rule Log No. 99030- 039-AD. Comments received by 5:00 p.m. on that date will be considered by the commission before any final action on the proposal. For further information, please contact Ray Henry Austin at (512) 239-6814.

Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the hearing should contact the agency at (512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

TRD-9904063

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

Notice is hereby given that under the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.017; Texas Government Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 2001; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations, §51.102 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations concerning State Implementation Plans (SIP), the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (commission) will conduct a public hearing to receive testimony concerning revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 101, concerning General Rules, and the SIP.

The commission proposes amendments to §§101.1, 101.2, 101.10, and 101.30, and new 101.28. The amendments to §101.1 remove definitions duplicated in other chapters of 30 TAC, add definitions that are used in multiple chapters, and amend certain definitions; the amendments to §101.2 authorize the executive director to act on petitions for single property designation; the amendments to §101.10 clarify the existing statutory authority of the commission under Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.014, concerning Emission Inventory; and the amendments to §101.30 relocate certain definitions to §101.1 because the definitions are used in multiple chapters. The new §101.28 allows compliance with a single set of equivalent or more stringent monitoring and testing requirements for holders of federal operating permits with multiple requirements. The proposed amendments to §§101.1, 101.10, and 101.30, and the new §101.28 are amendments to the SIP.

A public hearing on the proposal will be held August 12, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 5108 of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Building F, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin. The hearing will be structured for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested persons. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order of registration. There will be no open discussion during the hearing; however, an agency staff member will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes prior to the hearing and answer questions before and after the hearing.

Comments may be submitted to Casey Vise, MC 205, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or faxed to (512) 239-4808. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., August 16, 1999, and should reference Rule Log Number 99017-101-AI. For further information, please contact Beecher Cameron, of the Policy and Regulations Division, at (512) 239-1495.

Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the hearing should contact the agency at (512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

TRD-9904062

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

CHARCO CATTLE COMPANY, L.L.C., c/o Austin E. Brown, II, 1740 Milam Building, 115 East Travis, San Antonio, Texas, 78205-1644, applicant, seeks an amendment pursuant to §11.122, Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. Permit Number 5465, with a priority date of December 4, 1993, authorizes permittee to divert and use not to exceed 30 acre-feet of water per annum from 2 points on a natural pool on Aqua Dulce Creek, a tributary of Petronila Creek, tributary of Cayo del Mazon, tributary of Cayo del Hinoso, tributary of Alazan Bay, tributary to Baffin Bay, tributary of Laguna Madre. The permittee is authorized to divert water at a maximum rate of 1.8 cfs to irrigate a maximum of 50 acres out of 3063.09 acres of land in Nueces County approximately 27 miles West of Corpus Christi, Texas. It also allows use of the bed and banks of Agua Dulce Creek to convey groundwater for subsequent irrigation use; diversion and use of this water from the creek anywhere within the property boundary of the 3063.09 acre tract; and a requirement that the amount of this water diverted in any 24-hr period not exceed 95% of the amount of groundwater discharged into the creek during the previous 24-hr period. The applicant seeks to amend water use Permit Number 5465, as amended, to 1) allow diversion of surface water and stored groundwater from the perimeter of 3 existing reservoirs; a proposed reservoir on Agua Dulce Creek, and an existing reservoir on Quinta Creek, tributary of Agua Dolce Creek, 2) increase existing appropriation of surface water diverted per year from 30 ac-ft to 250 ac-ft. 3) increase maximum diversion rate from 800 g.p.m. to 2000 g.p.m.; 4) allow surface water or any discharged ground water to be diverted anywhere between applicant's upstream property boundaries on Agua Dulce & Quinta Creeks and the downstream property boundary on Agua Dulce Creek; 5) allow discharge of ground water into Quinta Creek as well as Agua Dulce Creek, using bed & banks conveyance to points of diversion; 6) remove the 24-hour requirement for replenishment of diverted water described in the amended permit ; and 7) increase irrigated acreage from 50 to 1200 acres within the originally authorized 3063.09 acre tract. All of the dams & reservoirs are on-channel, and will be located in the Casa Blanca Grant, Abstract 221, Nueces County; approximately 27 miles in a westerly direction from Corpus Christi and approximately 5.5 miles in a northeasterly direction from Agua Dulce (a nearby town). The midpoint on the centerline of the new dam (Reservoir No. 2) will be located at N 76° 30 minutes West, 27,680 feet from the Southeast corner of the aforesaid grant on Agua Dulce Creek; approximately at Latitude 27.981° North, Longitude 97.908° West. The reservoir will have a capacity of 23 ac-ft and will have a surface area of 9.04 acres. Construction of the dam will begin within 2 years and be completed within 3 years of issuing this amendment. The applicant requests authorization to allow ground water to be discharged into either Agua Dulce or Quinta Creeks anywhere on the 3063.09 acre tract. The most upstream point of Agua Dulce Creek on the applicant's property is Diversion Point 1, at Latitude 27.981° N, Longitude 98.008° W, also bearing N 78° W, 32,900 feet from the Southeast corner of said grant. The most upstream point of Quinta Creek on the applicant's property (Diversion Point 2) is at Latitude 27.972° N, Longitude 97.889° W, also bearing N 60.75° W, 28,800 feet from the Southeast corner of said grant. The most downstream point of Agua Dulce Creek on the applicant's property (Diversion Point 3), is at Latitude 27.972° N, Longitude 97.886° W, also bearing N 67° W, 20,033 feet from the Southeast corner of said grant. The Applicant has indicated that they will measure all ground water discharged into either Agua Dulce or Quinta Creeks and will measure all waters diverted directly from the streams or from the perimeter of the 5 reservoirs. They have also indicated that, during any calendar year, they will not divert more than 250 ac-ft of surface water plus 95% of all ground water discharged into the 2 creeks. Quinta Creek, tributary of Agua Dulce Creek, tributary of Petronila Creek, tributary of Cayo del Mazon, tributary of Cayo del Hinoso, tributary of Alazan Bay, tributary to Baffin Bay, tributary of Laguna Madre, Nueces-Rio Grande Coastal Basin, Nueces County.

CITY OF CONVERSE, 403 South Seguin, P.O. Box 36, Converse, Texas, 78109-0036, applicant, seeks a permit to appropriate public water pursuant to §11.121, Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. The applicant seeks authorization to divert not to exceed 48.61 acre-feet of water per annum from Salitrillo Creek, a tributary of Martinez Creek, tributary of Cibolo Creek, tributary of the San Antonio River, for industrial use and not to exceed 748.36 acre-feet of water per annum from the creek for irrigation use within the City of Converse's Certificate of Convenience and Necessity area in Bexar County. Irrigation water will be supplied to individual customers for their lawns and to city parks, recreational playgrounds and sport fields. The amount of land to be irrigated per annum will not exceed 426 acres. Applicant would retain sole ownership of the water rights granted within this appropriation, and it will not be appurtenant to the land areas irrigated. The location of the diversion point is Latitude 30.733° North, Longitude 98.43° West, bearing North 45° West 100 feet from the Southeast corner of the Richard Mockett Survey No. 316, Abstract No. 497, approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Converse. The total maximum diversion rate will be 3.34 cfs (1500 gpm). The proposed diversion site is on land currently not owned by the City of Converse. The applicant has indicated that the primary source of the water requested is wastewater discharged into the creek by the San Antonio River Authority. Salitrillo Creek, a tributary of Martinez Creek, tributary of Cibolo Creek, tributary of the San Antonio River, Bexar County.

Written public comments and requests for a public meeting should be submitted to the Office of Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section below, within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of the notice. A public meeting is intended for the taking of public comment, and is not a contested case hearing. A public meeting will be held if the Executive Director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application.

The TNRCC may grant a contested case hearing on this application if a written hearing request is filed within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice. The Executive Director may approve the application unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after newspaper publication of this notice.

To request a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) applicant's name and permit number; (3) the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing;" (4) a brief and specific description of how you would be affected by the application in a way not common to the general public; and (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the proposed activity. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the requested permit amendment which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information section below.

If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will not issue the permit amendment and will forward the application and hearing request to the TNRCC Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

Written hearing requests, public comments or requests for a public meeting should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas, 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103, the same address. For additional information, individual members of the general public may contact the Office of Public Assistance at 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding the TNRCC can be found at our web site at www.tnrcc.state.tx.us.

TRD-9904031

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 6, 1999

The following notices were issued during the period of June 25, 1999 through July 2, 1999.

The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper. The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section above, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTICE.

The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper. The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section above, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ABB VETCO GRAY, INC. has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11651-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 25,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 12221 North Houston-Rosslyn Road, approximately 1.0 mile south of Farm-to-Market Road 149 in Harris County, Texas.

AREA DEVELOPMENT, INC., 8632 South Highway 287, Corsicana, Texas, 75110, has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13528-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 60,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on a county road approximately 1.3 miles south of the intersection of the county road and a point on U.S. Highway 287 approximately 0.9 mile east of the eastern abutment of the U.S. Highway 287 bridge over Richland Chambers Reservoir in Navarro County, Texas.

AZTEC COVE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11831-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 7,500 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately seven miles east of the City of Trinity on the north side of Farm-to-Market Road 356, approximately 2,000 feet west of the bridge over the White Rock Creek Arm of Lake Livingston in Trinity County, Texas.

BAYER CORPORATION AND TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS CORPORATION have applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit Number 00587 to authorize the removal of effluent limitations and/or reduction in monitoring frequencies for cyanide (weak acid dissociable), phenolic compounds (total recoverable), total zinc, total silver, and total chromium at Outfall 002. The current permit authorizes the discharge of raw water treatment wastewaters and non-process area storm water at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,000,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001 which will remain the same; treated process wastewaters, chromate and non-chromate cooling tower blowdown, boiler blowdown, and storm water at a daily average flow not to exceed 5,500,000 gallons per day via Outfall 002 which will remain the same; and rainfall runoff from non-process areas on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 003 which will remain the same. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace the existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0004961 issued on July 15, 1994 and TNRCC Permit Number 00587 issued on July 30, 1993. Bayer Corporation formerly operated polychloroprene rubber and organic chemical manufacturing facilities, and Texas Petrochemicals Corporation will continue to operate an organic chemical manufacturing facility. The plant site is located at 8701 Park Place Boulevard, approximately 1.5 miles south-southwest of the intersection of Goodyear Drive and State Highway 225 in the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas.

BROWNSVILLE NAVIGATION DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 02817, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater, treated shrimp processing wastewater, shrimp boat bilge water, and stormwater at a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace the existing NPDES Permit Number TX0100242 issued on November 22, 1996 and TNRCC Permit Number 02817 issued January 7, 1993. The applicant operates the Fishing Harbor Wastewater Plant, a facility which receives and treats domestic wastewater, bilge water, and wastewater from shrimp processing facilities. The plant site is located on the south side of State Highway 48 approximately 5.4 miles east of the intersection of State Highway 48 and Farm-to-Market Road 511, northeast of the City of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas.

LARRY R. BUCK has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12909-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 6,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located north of the intersection of Bud Cross Drive and McRee Street, approximately 1.7 miles northwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1220 (Morris-Ditto-Newark Road) and East Peden Road in Tarrant County, Texas.

CALLISBURG INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13393-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 7,500 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 0.7 mile east-southeast of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 678 and 3164 in Cooke County, Texas.

CENTRAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12214-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 17,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located south of and adjacent to U.S. Highway 69, approximately 0.4 mile northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm-to-Market Road 843 in Angelina County, Texas.

CHAMP'S WATER COMPANY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11005-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 280,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located southwest of the intersection of Bonazzi Boulevard and Stallings Drive, approximately 3,750 feet west of West Montgomery Road, 11 miles northwest of the City of Houston central business district and 2.9 miles west of Interstate Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas.

CHAMP'S WATER COMPANY, INC. has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0090506 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12571-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 3/4 of a mile south of the intersection of Atascocita Road and Wilson Road in northern Harris County, Texas.

CHEVRON U.S.A., Inc., 2202 Oil Center Court, Houston, Texas, 77073, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of Permit Number 03822, which authorizes the discharge of process water and stormwater on an intermittent, flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The applicant operates an oil and gas production research facility. The plant site is located at 2202 Oil Center Court, approximately 1.4 miles north of the intersection of Farrell Road and Hardy Road in the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas. The effluent is discharged through a 24-inch diameter pipe to Turkey Creek; thence to Cypress Creek in Segment No. 1009 of the San Jacinto River Basin. The unclassified receiving waters uses are no significant aquatic life use for Turkey Creek. The designated uses for Segment No. 1009 are high quality aquatic life use, contact recreation, and public water supply.

CITY OF COLLEGE STATION has applied for a minor amendment to Permit Number 10024-006 to authorize Marketing and Distribution of Class A sludge. The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 9,500,000 gallons per day, which will remain unchanged. The plant site is located adjacent to the west side of Carters Creek, approximately 0.75 mile east of State Highway 6, and approximately 4,000 feet north and 1,800 feet east of the intersection of State Highway 6 East and Texas Avenue in Brazos County, Texas.

CITY OF COMO has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11313-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the west side of Carroll Creek, approximately 2400 feet west of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 69 and State Highway 11 in Hopkins County, Texas.

CORSICANA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., has applied for a renewal of an existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0028011 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 01667. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of stormwater on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The applicant operates an organic chemical manufacturing plant. The plant site is located on the south side of State Highway 31 approximately 1.2 miles east of the intersection of State Highway 31 and Interstate Highway 45 in the City of Corsicana in Navarro County, Texas.

CITY OF COTULLA has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10153-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 990,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located Approximately 1.1 miles south of the intersection of State Highway 97 and State Highway 624 and 1.1 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway-Business 81 and State Highway 97 in La Salle County, Texas County, Texas.

COUNTRY CLUB PARK ESTATES UTILITY TRUST has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11107-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 52,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on Taylors Cove in the Country Club Park Estates Subdivision, approximately 2 miles north of State Highway 73 and 6 miles west of the City of Port Arthur, in Jefferson County, Texas.

CZECH CATHOLIC HOME FOR THE AGED has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10935-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 6,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Farm-to- Market Road 441 (adjacent to Farm-to-Market Road 441) in Wharton County, Texas.

CITY OF EMORY, has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10082-002. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of filter backwash at a daily average flow not to exceed 44,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at Freebridge Road, approximately 2,000 feet west of Freebridge Road and one mile south of Farm-to-Market Road and one mile south of Farm-to-Market Road 35 in the City of East Tawakoni in Rains County, Texas.

FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 50 has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13228-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 700,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 22122 Bellaire Boulevard, approximately 4,600 southeast of the intersection of Farm-to- Market Road 1093 and Grand Parkway in Fort Bend County, Texas.

GE PACKAGE POWER, INC. has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13365-001 which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 16415 Jacintoport Boulevard in Harris County, Texas.

CITY OF GALVESTON has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10688-006, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 500,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes a daily average flow not to exceed 150,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 4200 feet northeast of the San Luis Pass Toll Bridge, approximately 2000 feet north-northwest of Farm-to-Market Road 3005 (Termini-San Luis Pass Road), approximately 23.5 miles southwest of the City of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas.

CITY OF GANADO has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10010, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 35,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 800 feet southwest of the City of Ganado limits and approximately 1,900 feet west of the intersection of Baker Street and State Highway 172, at the end of Baker Street in Jackson County, Texas.

THE GEORGE FOUNDATION has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12603-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 25,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1,500 feet west of the crossing of Farm-to-Market Road 762 and Dry Creek in Fort Bend County, Texas.

WALTER MADISON GRAY, SR. has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11449-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 6,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 5601 FM 565 South in the City of Baytown in Chambers County, Texas.

GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11378-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 160,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located one mile east of Farm-to-Market Road 725 and 3.1 miles southeast of the intersection of Interstate Highway 35 and Farm-to-Market Road 725 in Guadalupe County, Texas.

HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 89 has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit Number 12939-001 to authorize a decrease in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 500,000 gallons per day to a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day and to authorize to move the wastewater treatment facility approximately 250 feet north of the current site. The plant site is located north of Fellows Road, approximately 3,600 feet west of the intersection of Fellows Road and Farm-to-Market Road 518 (Cullen Boulevard) in Harris County, Texas.

HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 278 has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13037-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 400,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the east bank of Williams Gully approximately 400 feet north of Will Clayton Parkway in Harris County, Texas.

CITY OF HASKELL has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10728-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 700,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately one mile south and 0.25 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 277 and State Highway 24 in Haskell County, Texas

HOUSHANG SOLHJOU has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12261-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 40,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 415 Carby approximately 2,400 feet east-northeast of the intersection of Airline Drive and Carby, north of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas.

HOUSTON COMMERCE BANK has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0095770 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12935-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 3.2 miles north-northwest of the intersection of State Highway 6 and State Highway 35, adjacent to Brazoria County Road 144 to the west and to the east of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Brazoria County, Texas.

CITY OF JACKSBORO has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10994-002. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of filter backwash effluent at a daily average flow not to exceed 24,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located northwest of the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and North Bowie Street (State Highway 59) in The City of Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas.

WAYNE ROBERT JOHNSON has applied for a renewal of an existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0069981 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 00516. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of process wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 38,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001. The applicant operates a cottonseed delinting plant. The plant site is located at 410 Freidman Street in the Community of Fabens in El Paso County, Texas.

KAW TRANSPORT COMPANY, 2727 Vista Road, La Porte, Texas, 77571, has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 03317. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated internal tank cleaning wastewater and treated external tractor/trailer washwater at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,100 gallons per day via Outfall 001. Issuance of the proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 03317 will replace the existing TNRCC Permit Number 03317.

KENDALL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, P.O. Box 745, Comfort, Texas, 78013, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit Number 10414-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day to a daily average flow not to exceed 350,000 gallons per day and to change the way of disposal from irrigation to direct discharge with the option to irrigate an additional 100,000 gallons per day. The current permit authorizes the irrigation of treated domestic wastewater via irrigation on 37 acres.

CITY OF KENDLETON has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10996-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 80,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1,500 feet east of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 2219 and U.S. Highway 59; and 1,000 feet south of U.S. Highway 59 in Fort Bend County, Texas.

LAVACA-NAVIDAD RIVER AUTHORITY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12084-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at the Brackenridge Plantation Campgrounds, approximately 3200 feet south of State Highway 111 and approximately 7.0 miles east of the City of Edna in Jackson County, Texas.

CITY OF MANVEL has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit Number 13872-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 28,000 gallons per day to a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 0.8 mile northwest of the intersection of State Highway 6 and Farm-to-Market Road 1128 in Brazoria County, Texas.

MILLSAP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13537-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 16,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1,700 feet northeast of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 3028 and Farm-to-Market Road 113 in Parker County, Texas.

MOSCOW WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11139-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 40,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 600 feet southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Loop 177 in the City of Moscow in Polk County, Texas.

CITY OF MOULTON has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0053287 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10227-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 121,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 106 East South First Street, approximately three blocks south of the intersection of East First Street and Moore Avenue in the City of Moulton in Lavaca County, Texas.

CITY OF MOUNT CALM has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11464-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 36,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 36,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located southeast of the City of Mount Calm, south of Farm-to Market Road 339, approximately one mile east of the intersection of State Highway 31 and Farm-to-Market Road 339 in Hill County, Texas

MOUNTAIN MAN, INC., has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12670-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 175,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2,100 feet north of Farm-to-Market Road 1097 and 1.9 miles east-northeast of the City of Willis in Montgomery County, Texas.

NOR-SHAM, INC has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10980-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2,600 feet west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Jetero Boulevard in Harris County, Texas.

NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10910-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,750,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 75,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 24235 Gosling Road, on the north bank of Willow Creek approximately 1,200 feet upstream of the Gosling Road crossing of Willow Creek in Harris County, Texas.

NORTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 14065-001, to authorize the discharge of treated water treatment filter backwash water at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,250 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 13,600 feet east-northeast of the intersection of State Highway 105 and Farm- to-Market Road 50 in Washington County, Texas.

NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 12 has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11991-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 155,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2 miles south of Freeman Road (FM 529), one mile north of Clay Road and 1/4 mile west of Fry Road in Harris County, Texas.

OKLAHOMA METAL PROCESSING COMPANY, INC.; D.B.A. PRO-METAL PROCESSING COMPANY, P.O. Box 15617, Houston, Texas, 77220, has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 03532. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of stormwater runoff on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. Issuance of the proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 03532 will replace the existing TNRCC Permit Number 03532. The applicant operates a metals reclamation and shredding plant.

OWENS CORNING has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 01178, which authorizes the discharge of storm water runoff commingled with cooling tower and boiler blowdown on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace the existing NPDES Permit Number TX0065749 issued on June 19, 1987 and TNRCC Permit Number 01178, issued on October 11, 1996. The applicant operates a fiberglass wool insulation products manufacturing plant. The plant site is located adjacent to the east side of Interstate Highway 35E, approximately one (1) mile north of the intersection of Interstate Highway 35E and U.S. Highway 287, north of the City of Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas.

CRAIG PENFOLD has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12667-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 18,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1,000 feet north of the Denton-Tarrant County Boundary and 2,500 feet west of Farm-to-Market Road 2499 in Denton County, Texas.

PINEWOOD PLACE, INCORPORATED has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12643-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 9601 Dowdell Road, approximately 1/4 mile northeast from the intersection of Dowdell Road with Farm-to-Market Road 2920 in Harris County, Texas.

PIONEER CONCRETE OF TEXAS, INC., 8505 Freeport Parkway, Suite 200, Irving, Texas, 75063, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a major amendment with renewal to Permit Number 01406 to authorize the removal of the daily average flow limit of 6,000,000 gallons per day at Outfall 001. The proposed permit authorizes the intermittent, flow variable discharge of washwater and stormwater via Outfall 001. The current permit authorizes intermittent, flow variable discharges of stormwater via Outfalls 002, 003, and 004, which will remain the same. The applicant operates the Bridgeport Quarry, a limestone crushing and washing plant.

CITY OF PORT ARTHUR has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10364-002, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,750,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 2,750,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located immediately northeast of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 365 and Rhodair Gully, approximately 6,000 feet west-southwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 365 and Port Arthur Road in Jefferson County, Texas.

PRIDE COMPANIES, L.P., P.O. Box 3237, Abilene, Texas, 79604-3237, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for a renewal of Permit Number 03490, which authorizes the discharge of treated tankage wastewaters, stormwater and other wastewaters via Outfall 001 at a daily average dry-weather flow not to exceed 150 gallons per day. The applicant operates a bulk fuel terminahandling jet fuel, gasoline and other refinery products.

CITY OF ROSEBUD has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10731-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 0.9 mile west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Farm-to-Market Road 53, approximately 1000 feet south of Farm-to-Market Road 53 in Falls County, Texas.

CITY OF SCHULENBURG has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10115-002, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 500 feet west of the intersection of Babylon Lane and Williams Avenue in the City of Schulenburg in Fayette County, Texas.

SHELDON ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10541-002. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 220,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 0.25 mile northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Sheldon Road in Harris County, Texas.

SOLVAY INTEROX, INC., has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 02544. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of stormwater on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The plant site is located at 1230 Battleground Road (State Highway 134) in the City of Deer Park in Harris County, Texas.

CITY OF SOUR LAKE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10703-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 600,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1/2 mile southwest of the City of Sour Lake, approximately 3/4 mile west of State Highway 326 in Hardin County, Texas.

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11085-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 300,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at Texas A & M University Galveston (Mitchel Campus) on the east side of Seawolf Parkway near the north end of Pelican Island Causeway in the City of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas.

THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10717-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 450,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately one mile west of the intersection of State Highway 171 and Farm-to-Market Road 2838, three miles northwest of the City of Mexia in Limestone County, Texas.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12009-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 7,500 gallons per day. The plant site is located within the right of way of U.S. Highway 59 approximately six and 1/2 miles northeast of the City of Linden in Cass County, Texas.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12952-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 6,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the southbound right-of-way of Interstate Highway 35W, at a point approximately 3.9 miles south of Burleson in Johnson County, Texas.

TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY, P.O. Box 2943, Fort Worth, Texas, 76113, has applied for a renewal of an existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0101168 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 02877. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of coal pile runoff on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001, cooling tower blowdown and stormwater runoff at a daily maximun dry weather flow rate of 1,500,000 gallons per day via Outfall 002, and stormwater runoff on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 003. The applicant operates a lignite fired steam electric station. The plant site is located approximately one mile east of the Town of Hammond and approximately eight miles north (via State Highway 6) of the City of Calvert in Robertson County, Texas.

CITY OF THROCKMORTON has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10469-002, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 120,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1500 feet east of U.S. Highway 183 and 2500 feet south of U.S. Highway 380 in Throckmorton County, Texas.

CITY OF TOM BEAN has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10057-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 90,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1/2 mile southeast of the intersection of State Highway 11 and Farm-to-Market Road 2729 in Grayson County, Texas.

TURKEY CREEK FARMS, INC., has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 03076. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of excess water from a recycle irrigation system on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001 and 002. The plant site is located at the intersection of Broze Road and Farm-to-Market Road 1960, approximately 5.5 miles east of Interstate Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS has applied for a renewal of Permit Number 12088-001, which authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,000 gallons per day via evaporation and when needed by irrigation of 0.5 acre of grassland. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal site are located on the south side of Somerville Lake in Rocky Creek Park at a point approximately 400 feet southwest of the intersection of Road A and Road B within Rocky Creek Park in Washington County, Texas.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12035-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 400,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located west of San Fernando Creek, on the east side of the Kingsville Naval Air Station in Kleberg County, Texas.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12096-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located south of 16th Street at North Fort Hood in Coryell County, Texas.

CITY OF WEATHERFORD has applied for a minor amendment to NPDES Permit Number TX0047724 to authorize a change in the means of disinfection from chlorination to ultraviolet light. The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 4,500,000 gallons per day. The proposed permit will not change any other permit parameters or limits or increase the authorized flow. The plant site is located at 1327 Eureka Street; approximately 4,000 feet north-northwest of the intersection of Interstate Highway 20 and Farm-to-Market Road 2552 in Parker County, Texas.

WHITE ROCK ESTATES PROPERTY OWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, Route 3, Box 133-A-41, Trinity, Texas, 75862, has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13354-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 10,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2,000 feet west of the bridge over the White Rock Creek Arm of Lake Livingston, approximately seven miles east of the City of Trinity on the south side of Farm-to-Market Road 356 in Trinity County, Texas.

THE CITY OF WHITNEY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11408-002, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 400,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1 mile west of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1244 and Farm-to-Market Road 933 in Hill County, Texas.

Notice of Water Quality Applications (CAFO)

The following notices were issued during the period of June 25, 1999 through July 2, 1999.

The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper. The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section above, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

NORTEX FEEDLOT, CO., P.O. Box 1428, Dalhart, Texas, 79022, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for TPDES Permit Number 01524 to renew and replace a state permit to authorize the applicant to operate an existing beef cattle feedlot facility at a maximum capacity of 36,000 head in Dallam County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

JELLE, OLKE, WIEPIE AND TAY JONGSMA, d.b.a. AMELIA DAIRY, Route 1, Box 10195, Winnsboro, Texas, 75494, have applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a TPDES Permit Number 03128 to authorize the applicant to amend and renew a state permit to operate an existing dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 990 head in Wood County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

LONNIE HAMMONDS, Route 1, Box 474, Hico, Texas, 76757, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for TPDES Permit Number 03132 to amend an existing permit, and authorize the applicant to operate a dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 1,900 head in Erath County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

MC6 CATTLE FEEDERS INC., P.O. Box 310, Hereford, Texas, 79045, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for TPDES Permit 03196 to authorize the applicant to expand an existing beef cattle operation from 35,000 to a maximum capacity of 55,000 head in Deaf Smith County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

J. M. SLEGERS, Route 4, Box 192, Dublin, Texas, 76446, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a TPDES Permit Number 03301 to authorize the applicant to operate an existing dairy operation at a maximum capacity of 990 head in Erath County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

BILL O'DOWD, 9518 CR 913, Godley, Texas, 76044, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a TPDES Permit Number 03612 to amend an existing permit, and authorize the applicant to operate a dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 999 head in Johnson County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

OWEN BEAN, Route 1, Box 300, Blanket, Texas, 76432, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for an amendment to Permit Number 03629 to authorize the applicant to expand an existing dairy operation from a maximum capacity of 350 head to 450 head in Comanche County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

JAN PIETER DEVRIES, Route 1 Box 90, Dublin, Texas, 76446, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new TPDES Permit Number 03679 to authorize the applicant to operate an existing dairy operation at a maximum capacity of 1,500 head in Erath County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

CARSON & MARK LOVING, Route 4 Box 214, Dublin, Texas, 76446, have applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for renewal of Permit Number 03692 to authorize the applicant to operate an existing dairy operation at a maximum capacity of 450 head in Erath County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

STANLEY JACKSON, 9400 County Road 1016, Burleson, Texas, 76028, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new TPDES Permit Number 04057 to authorize the applicant to operate a dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 750 head in Johnson County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land

GERARD VAN KOOTEN, P.O. Box 190, Comanche, Texas, 76442, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new Permit Number 04067 to authorize the applicant to operate a dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 600 head in Comanche County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

JOHANNES DEGOEDE, Route 8 Box 84799, Winnsboro, Texas, 79494, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a TPDES Permit Number 04088 to authorize the applicant to operate an existing dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 750 head in Wood County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

DARREN TURLEY, Route 4 Box 176B, Dublin, Texas, 76446, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new Permit Number 04090 to authorize the applicant to operate a new dairy operation at a maximum capacity of 450 head in Erath County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

GARY NUTT, Route 1 Box 41 A, Dimmit, Texas, 79027, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new TPDES Permit Number 04101 to authorize the applicant to operate a new beef cattle operation at a maximum capacity of 10,000 head in Castro County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

RODEN DAIRY, INC., 9500 CR 1006, Godley, Texas, 76044, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new TPDES Permit Number 04104 to authorize the applicant to operate a new dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 1800 milking head and a total of 2000 head in Gray County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

BAUKE MULDER, Route 3, Box 142E, Hico, Texas, 76457, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new Permit Number 04108 to authorize the applicant to operate a dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 690 head in Hamilton County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

LLOYD VAN ZANDT, 5543 Farm-to-Market Road 916, Grandview, Texas, 76050, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a new State Permit Number 04109 to authorize the applicant to operate a dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 350 head in Johnson County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially used on agricultural land.

TRD-9904032

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 6, 1999

Notice is hereby given that under the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.017; Texas Government Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 2001; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations, §51.102, of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regulations concerning State Implementation Plans (SIP), the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (commission) will conduct a public hearing to receive testimony concerning revisions to the SIP, concerning the Houston/Galveston (HGA) Ozone Nonattainment Area.

The purpose of this proposal is to provide the reader with a broad overview context of the SIP revisions that have been submitted to the EPA by the State of Texas. Some sections may be obsolete or superseded by new revisions but have been retained for the sake of historical completeness. The reader is referred to the body of the SIP for details on the current SIP revision.

This SIP revision consists of modeling of specific control strategies that will show attainment of the one-hour ozone standard in the HGA area by 2007. No rules are being proposed for the present SIP revisions. Any needed rules will be developed for the next SIP revision due by December 31, 2000. Eight specific modeling scenarios have been identified for the agency's contractor to model. These scenarios reflect mandated federal controls for such sources as on road motor vehicles, small utility engines, heavy-duty diesel engines, and locomotives. In addition, the scenarios include state- initiated nitrogen oxides controls for point sources, as well as, local measures primarily transportation-related identified by HGA stakeholder groups.

A public hearing on this proposal will be held in Houston, Texas on August 2, 1999, at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Houston Pollution Control Building Auditorium located at 7411 Park Place Boulevard. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order of registration. Open discussion will not occur during the hearing, however, an agency staff member will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes prior to the hearing and will answer questions before and after the hearing.

Written comments may be mailed to Ms. Bettie Bell, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, MC 205, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas, 78711-3087, or faxed to (512) 239-4808. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., August 9, 1999. For further information on this proposal, please contact Mr. Mike Magee, Strategic Assessment Section, SIP Development, at (512) 239-1511.

Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the hearing should contact the agency at (512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

TRD-9904069

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

The executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) has issued a public notice of the determination of proposed non-residential future land use for the Aztec Ceramics State Superfund Site, located at 4735 Emil Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Determination of future land use will impact the remedial action proposed for the site. Consequently, the TNRCC will hold a public meeting to obtain comments on the proposed future land use before selecting any remedial action for the site. The public meeting will be held at the Barbara Jordan Center located at 2803 East Commerce, San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday, August 17, 1999, beginning at 7:00 P.M. This public meeting will not be a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001). After the land use determination has been finalized, TNRCC will continue with the evaluation of remedial action alternatives for cleanup of the site. The TNRCC will then propose a remedial action and hold another public meeting, planned in September 1999, pursuant to the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361.187.

The Aztec Ceramics site was originally placed on the state Superfund list on April 11, 1995, as announced in that issue of the Texas Register (20 TexReg 2733).

The facility manufactured ceramic tile products for approximately 50 years prior to ceasing operation in 1988. Solid wastes generated by this process were fired and unfired tile rejects as well as glaze waste. Heavy metal pigments were used as the coloring agents in the glaze mixture. During the spring and summer of 1997, a Phase 1 remedial investigation was conducted at the site. The Phase 1 investigation confirmed that surface and subsurface soils are contaminated with metals and that groundwater has not been impacted by this contamination. In February 1998 TNRCC conducted a removal of approximately 200 drums of waste from the site. Then in January and February 1999, the property owners paid for the demolition and removal of all buildings and contaminated debris on site except for the glaze waste-filled impoundment and contaminated soils. In February and March 1999, TNRCC conducted a Phase 2 remedial investigation to better define the volume of contaminated soils and glaze waste. During May 1999, TNRCC began a study to evaluate remedies for cleanup of the site. Because the Aztec Ceramics property has historically been used as an industrial site, and because the properties immediately adjacent to Aztec are being used for non- residential purposes, the TNRCC is proposing a non-residential land use for the Aztec Ceramics Site.

All persons desiring to make comments regarding the proposed land use may do so prior to or at the public meeting. All comments submitted prior to the public meeting should be sent in writing to Glenda Champagne, TNRCC Project Manager, Remediation Division, MC-143, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. A portion of the records for this site are available for public review during regular business hours at the Carver Branch Library , 3350 E. Commerce, San Antonio, Texas 78220, (210) 225-7801, or at the TNRCC 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building D, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-2920. Copying of file information is subject to payment of a copying fees. For further information, please call (800) 633-9363 (within Texas calls only).

TRD-9904064

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

The executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) has issued a public notice of the proposed commercial/industrial future land use for the Old Lufkin Creosoting State Superfund Site, located in the City of Lufkin at 1411 E. Lufkin Avenue.

Determination of future land use will subsequently impact the remedial investigation and remedial action for the site. Consequently, the TNRCC will hold a public meeting to obtain comments on the proposed future land use and take comments on the facility before completing the remedial investigation and evaluating remedial actions for the site. The TNRCC is proposing a commercial/industrial future land use for consideration in implementing the human health risk assessment, ecological risk assessment and feasibility study. The public meeting will be held in Council Chambers of Lufkin City Hall located at 300 East Shepherd in Lufkin, Texas on Tuesday, August 24, 1999, beginning at 7:00 p.m. This public meeting will not be a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001). After the subject meeting is held and future land use has been determined, a human health risk assessment, ecological risk assessment, and a feasibility study, or similar study, will be performed to evaluate various remedial action proposals. The TNRCC will then propose a selected remedy and hold another public meeting pursuant to the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361.187.

In accordance with Chapter 361.1855 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, the TNRCC shall publish notice of the public meeting in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the facility is located at least 31 days before the date of the public meeting.

The Old Lufkin Creosoting Site was originally proposed for listing on the state registry of Superfund Sites in the September 25, 1990 Texas Register (15 TexReg 5623-5624). The site was a creosoting facility which operated from 1946 to 1978 and released hazardous substances including creosote constituents.

All persons desiring to make comments may do so prior to or at the public meeting. All comments submitted prior to the public meeting should be sent in writing to Mr. Rob Conti, Remediation Division, MC-143, TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. A portion of the records for this site are available for public review during regular business hours at the Kurth Memorial Library, 101 N. Cotton Square, Lufkin, Texas, or at the TNRCC, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building D, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-2920. Copying of file information is subject to payment of a fee. For further information, please call 1-800-633-9363 (within Texas only) or 512/239-2141.

TRD-9904065

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or the commission) is required under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361, as amended (the "Act"), to identify and assess facilities that may constitute an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety or the environment due to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment. The most recent registry listing of these sites was published in the June 4, 1999, issue of the Texas Register ( 24 TexReg 4303-4305).

Pursuant to §361.184 (a), the commission must publish in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the facility is located a notice of intent to list a facility on the state registry of state Superfund sites. This is a notice of a facility or area that the executive director of the TNRCC has determined eligible for listing, and which the executive director proposes to list on the state registry. Also specified is the general nature of the potential endangerment to public health and safety or the environment as determined by information currently available to the executive director. The notice of intent to list this facility will also be published in the Orange Leader on July 16, 1999.

The site being proposed to the state Superfund registry is the Spector Salvage Yard facility located at Tenth and Jackson Streets, Orange, Texas. The property is bordered on the north and east sides by railroad tracks. The City of Orange sewage treatment plan is located west of the property. The Evergreen Cemetery is located south of the site. Tenth Street divides the property into two parts approximately four acres in total size. A chain-link fence with warning signs restricts access to the property by the public. The lots contain several warehouse buildings as well as vehicles, mechanical parts and scrap metal. Spector Salvage Yard conducted general salvage operations at the site before ceasing operations in 1971.

The TNRCC inspected the site and noted several unmarked drums, used oil drums, and assorted solid waste material stockpiled on the property. Several drums at the site appeared to be leaking and piles of burned materials, including insulated electrical wire, were noted on the ground. Soil samples collected on both lots indicated elevated levels of barium, cadmium, chromium and lead. During subsequent inspections, soil and sediment samples from suspected source areas on site and adjacent ditches detected heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), pesticides, and volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds. These substances in the amounts detected at the site may constitute an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety or the environment.

The executive director is also issuing a notice of a proposed commercial/industrial land use designation for the site. Determination of future land use will impact the remedial investigation and remedial action for the site. In accordance with Chapter 361.1855 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, the TNRCC shall hold a public meeting to obtain comments on the proposed future land use.

The public meeting will be held on Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. at the Library Council Chambers of the Orange Public Library, 220 North Fifth Street in Orange, Texas. The public meeting will be legislative in nature and not a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001). This public meeting is for the executive director to receive information regarding the proposed listing of the site, including information regarding the facility and identification of potentially responsible parties (PRP's), and comments regarding the appropriate use of the land.

Persons desiring to comment on the proposed listing, identification of PRP's and future land use determination of the Spector Salvage Yard site may do so in the context of the public meeting either orally or in writing. Written comments may also be submitted to the attention of Mr. Mike Garrigan, TNRCC, Remediation Division, MC-143, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087; telephone (800) 633-9363 (within Texas only) or (512) 239-2493.

The executive director has prepared a brief summary of the commission's records regarding this site. A portion of the records for this site, including documents pertinent to the executive director's determination of eligibility, is available for review, during regular business hours, at the Orange Public Library, 220 North Fifth Street in Orange, Texas. Copies of the complete public record file may be obtained during regular business hours at the TNRCC, Central Records Center, Building D, Room 190, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753; telephone (800) 633-9363 (within Texas only) or (512) 239-2920. Photocopying of file information is subject to payment of a fee.

TRD-9904066

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

The executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) has issued a public notice of the determination of the proposed non-residential future land use for the Materials Recovery Enterprises, Inc. (MRE) facility, located approximately 0.25 mile north of FM 604 and 0.5 mile east of US 83 about 4 miles southwest of Ovalo, Taylor County, Texas. The TNRCC is proposing a non-residential (industrial) future land use determination for consideration in implementing the human health risk assessment, ecological risk assessment and feasibility study.

Determination of future land use will impact the remedial action proposed for the site. Consequently, the TNRCC will hold a public meeting to obtain comments on the proposed future land use before evaluating remedial actions for the site. The public meeting will be held at the Tuscola Community Center, 702 Graham Street, Tuscola, Texas on Thursday, August 26, 1999, beginning at 7:00 p.m. This public meeting will not be a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001). After the subject meeting is held and future land use has been determined, a Phase 2 Remedial Investigation, Baseline Risk Assessment and Feasibility Study may be performed to evaluate various remedial action proposals. The TNRCC will then propose a selected remedy and hold another public meeting pursuant to the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361.187.

In accordance with 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §§361.1855 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, the TNRCC shall publish notice of a public meeting in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the facility is located at least 31 days before the date of the public meeting.

The MRE Site was originally proposed to the state Superfund registry on July 25, 1997 as announced in that issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 6970-6971). The company received a permit in 1978 from the Department of Water Resources to use a former Atlas missile silo to operate a class I industrial solid waste management facility. MRE received waste from 1978 to 1982. A Phase I Remedial Investigation draft report was submitted to the TNRCC for review on June 4, 1999.

All persons desiring to make comments regarding appropriate future land use may do so prior to or at the public meeting. All comments submitted prior to the public meeting should be sent in writing to Mr. Jeffrey E. Patterson, TNRCC Project Manager, Superfund Investigation Section, MC- 143, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. A portion of the records for this site are available for public review during regular business hours at the Abilene Public Library, 202 Cedar Street, Abilene, Texas 79601, 915/677-2474, Tuscola City Hall, Mayor's Office, 418 Graham Street, Tuscola, Texas 79562, 915/554-7766, or at the TNRCC 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building D, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-2920. Copying of file information is subject to payment of a fee. For further information, please call 1-800-633-9363 (within Texas calls only) or 512-239-0341.

TRD-9904067

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

The executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) by this notice is issuing a public notice of intent to delete (delist) a facility from the state registry (Texas Superfund Registry ) of sites which may constitute an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety or the environment due to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment.

The site proposed for deletion is the Double R Plating State Superfund site that was originally proposed for listing on the Texas Superfund Registry in the September 10, 1991, issue of the Texas Register (16 Tex Reg 4989).

The Double R Plating State Superfund site, including all land, structures, appurtenances, and other improvements, is a 15-acre site located on County Road 3544, approximately three miles northwest of Queen City in Cass County, Texas. In addition, the site includes any areas outside the site property boundary where hazardous substance(s) came to be located as a result, either directly or indirectly, of releases of hazardous substance(s) from the site property.

The site was used for filter cleaning and metal cutting operations in the early 1970's and for electroplating operations from the late 1970's to 1987. The site included an electroplating building, large and small storage sheds, two protective sheds housing the on-site water wells, a waste-water treatment facility, and various areas of scattered debris. As part of the waste-water treatment facility, four connected concrete settling tanks were located just behind (to the west) of the electroplating building.

The eastern half of the site is relatively clear of trees, while the reminder is fairly densely vegetated. Land use in the vicinity of the site is both residential and agricultural, with agricultural land consisting primarily of pasture used for grazing.

Various operations have been conducted at the site since the 1970's. Early in the 1970's, the land was first used for cattle grazing, a lint filter cleaning operation using high-pressure steam cleaners, storage, cutting, and selling of scrap metal. In the mid

to late 1970's, the site was used as an electroplating operation, known as BBC Plating. BBC Plating used hydroxide and hydrochloric acid-based metal cleaners, zinc chloride solution, and chromate solution to plate metal parts. In 1985, the electroplating operation was sold and renamed Double R Plating or R&R Plating. Electroplating operations at this time consisted of zinc/chromate conversion process to plate metal parts and resulted in the generation of electroplating waste-water and sludge containing zinc and chromium. Metal plating operations continued at the site until 1987.

In 1986, Double R Plating applied to the TNRCC (formerly the Texas Water Commission) for a waste-water discharge permit, which included the design and construction of a waste-water treatment facility at the site. The TNRCC did not approve the discharge permit, although the treatment facility was constructed in late 1986 and operated for a short while. In April of 1987, the facility was bought and renamed Best Texas Plating. In October of 1987, the facility was found to be abandoned by a TNRCC inspector. After a series of foreclosures by Atlanta National Bank, the property was bought by the current owners in April of 1989.

During the operations of the facility, untreated electroplating sludge containing zinc, chromium, and other metals was discharged onto a hillside behind the electroplating building and adjacent to an unnamed creek. Between 1984 and 1987, the TNRCC's Tyler Regional office inspected the site, found many violations, and filed several enforcement actions against the operators of the site. During this time, both the TNRCC and the Texas Department of Health collected groundwater samples from local domestic wells. In 1987, the TNRCC found the site abandoned. In 1989 and 1990, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performed a Preliminary Assessment and Site Inspection at the site. As a result of these investigations, the EPA determined that the site was not eligible for listing on the National Priorities List (Federal Superfund Program).

The site was referred to the Texas State Superfund Program and proposed for listing on the State Registry in 1991. In 1992, the TNRCC performed a Removal Action to stabilize the site. From 1994 to 1996, the TNRCC performed a Remedial Investigation/Baseline Risk Assessment. From 1996 to 1997, the TNRCC performed a Supplementary Remedial Investigation. In March of 1997, the TNRCC completed the Presumptive Remedy Report. A public meeting regarding the selection of the remedy was held on May 20, 1997 at the Queen City City Hall. The were no changes to the proposed remedy during the public comment period. The remedial action was conducted from mid- 1997 to the end of 1998.

The remedial action included the removal of over 210 cubic yards of chromium contaminated soil; cleaning of the electroplating building; removal of 183 drums (containing both sludge waste and investigative derived waste); removal of 16 small containers; and the plugging and abandonment of the on-site industrial (shallow) well and five monitoring wells.

No post-closure care or engineered control is required and no continued monitoring is required by the remediation plan. Future use of the property is considered appropriate for residential use according to risk reduction standards applicable at the time of this filing.

The executive director has determined that this site no longer presents an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety and the environment and is therefore eligible for deletion from the list of sites proposed for the state Superfund registry in accordance with 30 TAC §335.344(c).

In accordance with 30 TAC §335.344(b), the TNRCC shall, upon a request filed with or initiated by the executive director, hold a public meeting to receive comment on this intended deletion. This meeting is not considered a contested case hearing within the meaning of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001. Requests for a public meeting must be filed with the executive director before 5:00 p.m., August 16, 1999. At least 30 days prior to the date set for the meeting, notice shall be provided by first class mail to all Potentially Responsible Parties and other interested persons, and by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the facility is located. The person submitting the request shall bear the cost of the publication of the notice. The executive director does not intend to initiate a public meeting.

If a public meeting challenging this determination of eligibility for deletion by the executive director is not requested by a Potentially Responsible Party or any

Interested person(s) before the designated date, the Double R Plating State Superfund site will be deleted from the state Superfund registry.

All inquiries regarding the Double R Plating State Superfund site or requests for a public meeting should be directed to Ms. Diane Poteet, Project Manager, TNRCC, Remediation Division. MC-143, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087; telephone 1-800- 633-9363 (within Texas only) or (512) 239-2502. A portion of the record for this site, including documents pertinent to the executive director's determination, is available for review during regular business hours at the Atlanta Public Library, 101 West Hiram, Atlanta, Texas 75551, telephone (903) 796-2112. The complete public file may be obtained during regular business hours at the TNRCC, Central Records, Building D, North Entrance, Room 190, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753, telephone (800) 633- 9363 or (512) 239-2920. Photocopying of file information is subject to payment of a fee.

TRD-9904068

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: July 7, 1999

CONSULTANT PROPOSAL REQUEST:

This request by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) for consultant services is filed under the provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2254.

NCTCOG intends to select a consultant firm to assist with the selection of locally approved control strategies in support of an attainment demonstration for the Dallas-Fort Worth State Implementation Plan (SIP). This process will require analysis and evaluation of emission benefits and costs of various emission control measures to be implemented in the four-county Dallas-Fort Worth nonattainment area. Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) reduction strategies will be the primary focus of this effort.

DUE DATE:

Proposals must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Central Time on Monday, July 19, 1999, to Chris Klaus, Senior Transportation Planner, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011 or P.O. Box 5888, Arlington, Texas 76005-5888. For more information and copies of the Request for Proposals, contact Chris Klaus, (817) 695-9286.

CONTRACT AWARD PROCEDURES:

The firm selected to perform this study will be recommended by a Project Review Committee. The PRC will use evaluation criteria and methodology consistent with the scope of services contained in the Request for Proposals. The NCTCOG Executive Board will review the PRC's recommendations and, if found acceptable, will issue a contract award.

REGULATIONS:

NCTCOG, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Statute 252, 41 United States Code 2000d to 2000d-4; and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 1, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all proposers that it will affirmatively assure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability in consideration of an award.

TRD-9903952

R. Michael Eastland

Executive Director

North Central Texas Council of Governments

Filed: July 2, 1999

The Texas Public Finance Authority (the "Authority") is requesting proposals for bond counsel services. The deadline for proposal submission is 5:00 p.m., July 28, 1999.

The Authority's Board of Directors (the "Board") will make its selection based upon demonstrated competence, experience, knowledge and qualifications, as well as the reasonableness of the proposed fee for the services to be rendered. Firms responding to the Request For Proposal must maintain a Texas office staffed with personnel who are responsible for providing bond counsel services to the Authority. All things being equal, the Board will give first consideration to firms whose principal place of business is located in Texas. By the Request for Proposal, however, the Board has not committed itself to employ bond counsel nor does the suggested scope of service or term of agreement therein require that the bond counsel be employed for any or all of those purposes. The Board reserves the right to make those decisions after receipt of proposals and the Board's decision on these matters is final. The Board reserves the right to negotiate individual elements of the Firm's proposal and to reject any and all proposals.

Copies of the Request for Proposal may be obtained by calling or writing Marce Snyder or Jeanine Barron, Texas Public Finance Authority, P.O. Box 12906, Austin, Texas 78711, (512) 463- 5544.

TRD-9904045

Judith Porras

General Counsel

Texas Public Finance Authority

Filed: July 6, 1999

The Texas Public Finance Authority (the "Authority") is requesting proposals for financial advisory services. The deadline for proposal submission is 5:00 p.m., July 28, 1999.

The Board will make its selection based upon demonstrated competence, experience, knowledge and qualifications, as well as the reasonableness of the proposed fee for the services to be rendered. All things being equal, the Board will give first consideration to firms whose principal place of business is located in Texas. By the Request for Proposal, however, the Board has not committed itself to employ a financial advisor nor does the suggested scope of service or term of agreement therein require that the financial advisor be employed for any or all of those purposes. The Board reserves the right to make those decisions after receipt of proposals and the Board's decision on these matters is final. The Authority reserves the right to negotiate individual elements of the firm's proposal and to reject any and all proposals.

Copies of the Request for Proposal may be obtained by calling or writing Marce Snyder or Jeanine Barron, Texas Public Finance Authority, P.O. Box 12906, Austin, Texas 78711, (512) 463-5544.

TRD-9904046

Judith Porras

General Counsel

Texas Public Finance Authority

Filed: July 6, 1999

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of an application on June 30, 1999, for a service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.154 - 54.159 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Docket Title and Number: Application of BlueStar Networks, Inc. for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 21053 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Applicant intends to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange, exchange access and interexchange telecommunications services. The Applicant will provide Internet-protocol based telecommunications services using digital subscriber line technology.

Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the entire state of Texas served by all incumbent local exchange companies.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 no later than July 21, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9904022

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 5, 1999

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) an application on June 22, 1999, pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §23.94 for approval of a revised General Exchange Tariff.

Tariff Title and Number: Application of Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc. for Approval of a Revised General Exchange Tariff Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §23.94. Tariff Control Number 21024.

The Application: Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Dell or the company) seeks approval to replace the General Exchange Tariff currently on file with the commission with a revised General Exchange Tariff. It is necessary to replace the current tariff because it is a patchwork of revisions, which makes it burdensome to use, and it contains numerous obsolete rules, regulation, definitions, descriptions, and references. The revised General Exchange Tariff will more completely describe and clarify the terms and conditions under which the company provides services to its customers. The revised General Exchange Tariff will not contain any changes in the rates or services currently offered by the company under its existing General Exchange Tariff. Dell proposes an effective date of October 1, 1999, for all exchanges served by the company.

Subscribers of Dell have a right to petition the commission for review of this application by filing a protest with the commission. The protest must be signed by a minimum of 5%, or 35 affected local service customers, and must be received by the commission no later than August 30, 1999.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326, or call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 on or before August 30, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. Please reference Tariff Control Number 21024.

TRD-9903941

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 1, 1999

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) an application on June 22, 1999, pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §23.94 for approval of a revised General Exchange Tariff.

Tariff Title and Number: Application of La Ward Telephone Exchange, Inc. for Approval of a Revised General Exchange Tariff Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §23.94. Tariff Control Number 21025.

The Application: La Ward Telephone Exchange, Inc. (La Ward or the company) seeks approval to replace the General Exchange Tariff currently on file with the commission with a revised General Exchange Tariff. It is necessary to replace the current tariff because it is a patchwork of revisions, which makes it burdensome to use, and it contains numerous obsolete rules, regulation, definitions, descriptions, and references. The revised General Exchange Tariff will more completely describe and clarify the terms and conditions under which the company provides services to its customers. The revised General Exchange Tariff will not contain any changes in the rates or services currently offered by the company under its existing General Exchange Tariff. La Ward proposes an effective date of October 1, 1999, for all exchanges served by the company.

Subscribers of La Ward have a right to petition the commission for review of this application by filing a protest with the commission. The protest must be signed by a minimum of 5%, or 57 affected local service customers, and must be received by the commission no later than August 30, 1999.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326, or call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 on or before August 30, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. Please reference Tariff Control Number 21025.

TRD-9903940

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 1, 1999

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of an application on June 28, 1999, to amend a certificate of convenience and necessity pursuant to §§14.001, 32.001, 36.001, 37.051, and 37.054, 37.056, 37.057, 37.058 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated (Vernon 1998) (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Docket Title and Number: Application of Southwestern Electric Power Company to Amend a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Relocation of a Transmission Line within Harrison County, Docket Number 21038 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

The Application: Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) requests approval to relocate approximately 1,300 feet of 69-kV transmission line in Marshall, Texas within Harrison County. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is requesting the relocation of the transmission line in order to construct a new overpass along State Highway 154. Typically, this type of matter would be processed under P.U.C. Substantive rule §25.101(c)(2)(C), however because of TxDOT's construction plans and location of the new overpass, the relocation of the 69-kV transmission line is more than the 200 feet permitted under the exemption in Section 25.101(c)(2)(C)(v). Therefore, SWEPCO filed the amendment to its CCN.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas at P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 no later than July 28, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9903927

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 1, 1999

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of an application on June 30, 1999, to amend a certificate of convenience and necessity pursuant to §§14.001, 32.001, 36.001, 37.051, and 37.054, 37.056, 37.057, 37.058 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated (Vernon 1998) (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Docket Title and Number: Application of Central Power and Light Company to Amend a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line within Hidalgo County, Docket Number 21057 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

The Application: Central Power and Light Company (CPL) requests approval to construct approximately 0.6 miles of 138-kV Double-circuit line near Lull, Texas within Hidalgo County. The proposed project is necessary to interconnect Duke Energy, an independent power producer, who is currently constructing a 510 megawatt (MW) gas turbine power plant, just east of the community of Lull, Texas in Hidalgo County. The power plant is scheduled for operation during the summer of 2000.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 within 15 days of this notice. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9904027

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on June 29, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates or terms pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212, Procedures Applicable to Chapter 58-Electing Incumbent Local Exchange Companies (ILECs).

Tariff Title and Number: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Notification to Institute Pricing Flexibility for Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number 21049.

The Application: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) has notified the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it is instituting tariff provisions allowing customer-specific pricing for intraLATA Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service. SWBT requests an effective date of August 1, 1999. SWBT has provided notification of this LDMTS tariff revision to the Local Service Providers.

Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 by July 23, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9904073

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 7, 1999

Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on July 1, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates or terms pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212, Procedures Applicable to Chapter 58-Electing Incumbent Local Exchange Companies (ILECs).

Tariff Title and Number: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to Introduce Prepaid Home Service as a New Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number 21063.

The Application: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) has notified the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it is initiating a new service called Prepaid Home Service ^sm (PHS). This service is being offered to meet customer demands for prepaid local service. PHS provides residence customers one month of access to the public switched network upon acknowledged receipt of cash payment at an authorized payment agency. SWBT's PHS gives customers another choice alternative to traditional local telephone service. Prepaid services, such as, prepaid long distance, cellular service and local service are common in today's telecommunications marketplace and are readily available to customers. PHS is different from the commission developed Prepaid Local Telephone Service (PLTS) in numerous ways. PLTS addresses the needs of a specific group of customers. PHS is a broad offering to all residential customers. PHS is designed and priced to provide customer flexibility and value under SWBT's umbrella of service and quality. SWBT has provided notification of this new Prepaid Home Service ^sm to the Local Service Providers. This service is available for resale at the wholesale discount rate. SWBT requests an effective date of August 2, 1999.

Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 by July 23, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9904075

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 7, 1999

Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on July 1, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates or terms pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212, Procedures Applicable to Chapter 58-Electing Incumbent Local Exchange Companies (ILECs).

Tariff Title and Number: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to Modify the "Digital Plus" Promotion Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number 21064.

The Application: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has notified the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it is modifying the terms for the promotional rates for the current "Digital Plus" promotion that runs through December 31, 1999. The promotion currently offers discounted rates for the Extended Area Calling Service plans marketed as "Local Plus ^R " for customers that also purchase either Smart Trunk or Digital Loop Service and commit to a 24- or 36-month contract for this service combination. This filing adds Super Trunk as one of the available service combinations. Local Plus ^R must also be purchased on all trunk equivalents capable of originating outgoing messages, with a minimum of ten trunks. Customers who choose this option must also purchase Dynamic Channel Allocation feature. The percentage discounts have also been revised on the Digital Loop portion of the promotion. Notification of this application has been provided to the Competitive Local Exchange Companies.

Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 by July 23, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9904076

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 7, 1999

Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on July 1, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates or terms pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212, Procedures Applicable to Chapter 58-Electing Incumbent Local Exchange Companies (ILECs).

Tariff Title and Number: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Notification to Introduction of a Volume Pricing Plan for Frame Relay Digital Service in Texas Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number 21058.

The Application: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has notified the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it is introducing a Volume Pricing Plan for Frame Relay Service in Texas. Each customer's contract may contain certain conditions and rates specific to that customer's needs; however, the discounted rates will be set within the range of the Long Run Incremental Cost and the price ceiling for the service. The price ceiling will be the currently approved rates for Frame Relay Service.

Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 by July 23, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9904074

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 7, 1999

On July 1, 1999, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of an amendment to an existing interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 21060. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within 35 days after it is submitted by the parties.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the amendment to the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 21060. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by August 3, 1999, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

After reviewing any comments, the commission will issue a notice of approval, denial, or determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the submission of evidence by the applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public hearing.

Persons with questions about this project or who wish to comment on the joint application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21060.

TRD-9904036

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

On July 1, 1999, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Southside Communications, L.L.C., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of an amendment to an existing interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 21065. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within 35 days after it is submitted by the parties.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the amendment to the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 21065. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by August 3, 1999, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

After reviewing any comments, the commission will issue a notice of approval, denial, or determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the submission of evidence by the applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public hearing.

Persons with questions about this project or who wish to comment on the joint application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21065.

TRD-9904039

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

On June 28, 1999, NOS Communications, Inc. and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 21044. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA §252(e)(2) the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, under FTA §252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited review of this application.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 21044. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by August 3, 1999, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the submission of evidence by the applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public hearing.

Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21044.

TRD-9904034

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

On June 28, 1999, Time Warner Telecom of Texas, L.P. and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 21045. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA §252(e)(2) the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, under FTA §252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited review of this application.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 21045. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by August 3, 1999, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the submission of evidence by the applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public hearing.

Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21045.

TRD-9904035

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

On July 1, 1999, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Affinity Network, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of an existing interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 21061. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within 35 days after it is submitted by the parties.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 21061. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by August 3, 1999, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

After reviewing any comments, the commission will issue a notice of approval, denial, or determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the submission of evidence by the applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public hearing.

Persons with questions about this project or who wish to comment on the joint application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21061.

TRD-9904037

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

On July 1, 1999, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and STPCS Joint Venture, LLC doing business as SOL Communications, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 21062. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas.

The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA §252(e)(2) the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, under FTA §252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited review of this application.

The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 21062. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by August 11, 1999, and shall include:

1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those interests;

2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof:

a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the agreement; or

b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or

c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and

3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based.

After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the submission of evidence by the applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public hearing.

Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, PO Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21062.

TRD-9904038

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) will hold a workshop regarding distributed generation and standard performance contracting for energy efficiency on Wednesday, July 21, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Hearing Room, located on the 7th floor of the William B. Travis Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Project Number 20363, Investigation into Distributed Resources in Texas , has been established for this proceeding.

The workshop participants will address matters currently under investigation in Project Number 20363. The Standard Performance Contracting Task Force will continue its work on a standard performance contracting approach for Texas. Topics will include the standard offer, market transformation programs, low-income programs, program equity and eligibility criteria, and funding of the statewide goal for energy efficiency. A second task force, the Distributed Generation Interconnection Task Force, will continue work on technical standards for interconnection, a standard interconnection agreement, tariff issues, and utility reporting of requests for interconnection.

This notice is not a formal notice of proposed rulemaking, however, the parties' responses to the questions and comments at the workshop will assist the commission in developing a commission policy or determining the necessity for a related rulemaking.

Two days prior to the workshop the commission shall make available in Central Records under Project Number 20363 an agenda for the format of the workshop. The workshop agenda will also be posted to the commission's Internet home page and e-mailed to interested persons. You may add your e-mail address to the list of interested persons by contacting staff member Nat Treadway, Office of Policy Development, (512) 936-7236 or . Questions concerning the workshop, this notice, or either task force should be referred to Nat Treadway. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-9904040

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: July 6, 1999

An attorney with the Texas Water Development Board will conduct a public hearing beginning at: 10:00 a.m., August 30, 1999, Room 118, Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78711, on the proposed Fiscal Year 2000 Intended Use Plan ("IUP") for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund ("CWSRF"). The Intended Use Plan contains a listing of treatment works projects in prioritized order which will be considered for funding in FY 2000 through the CWSRF program. The proposed IUP has been prepared pursuant to rules for the CWSRF as adopted by the Texas Water Development Board in 31 TAC Chapter 375.

Interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearing and to present relevant and material comments concerning the proposed IUP. In addition, persons may participate in the hearing by mailing written comments before the above date to Helen Dean, Manager, Grants Administration and Special Reporting, Texas Water Development Board, P.O. Box 13231, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711. Copies of the proposed FY 2000 IUP will be sent to all communities which have projects on the list on or about July 16, 1999. Additional copies will be available in Room 543 of the Stephen F. Austin Building or may be obtained from the Engineering Division, Texas Water Development Board, P.O. Box 13231, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711, on that date.

The hearing is being conducted pursuant to 31 TAC Section 375.11 and 40 Code of Federal Regulation, Section 25.5.

TRD-9904023

Suzanne Schwartz

General Counsel

Texas Water Development Board

Filed: July 5, 1999