Proposed Action
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number
2410 scheduled for July 27, 1999 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 100 of the William
P. Hobby Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas,
will consider a proposal made in a staff petition. Staff's petition seeks
amendment of the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual), to
adopt new and/or adjusted 1998, 1999, and 2000 model Private Passenger Automobile
Physical Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification information. Staff's
petition (Ref. No. A-0599-06-I), was filed on May 28, 1999.
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other relevant
loss factors for the listed 1998, 1999, and 2000 model vehicles.
A copy of the petition, including an exhibit with the full text of the
proposed amendments to the Manual is available for review in the office of
the Chief Clerk of the Texas Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street,
Austin, Texas. For further information or to request copies of the petition,
please contact Sylvia Gutierrez at (512) 463-6326; refer to (Ref. No. A-0599-06-I).
Comments on the proposed changes must be submitted in writing within 30
days after publication of the proposal in the
Texas
Register
, to the Office of the Chief Clerk, Texas Department of Insurance,
P.O. Box 149104, MC 113-2A, Austin, Texas, 78714-9104. An additional copy
of comments is to be submitted to David Durden, Deputy Commissioner, Automobile
and Homeowners Division, Texas Department of Insurance, P.O. Box 149104, MC
104-5A, Austin, Texas, 78714-9104.
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96,
which exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001
(Administrative Procedure Act).
TRD-9903231
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: June 2, 1999