Office of the Attorney General
Access and Visitation Grant Request for Letters of Intent
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 669b, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
is providing grant funding to the State of Texas for non-custodial parent
access and visitation programs. The Office of the Attorney General is responsible
for the administration of the program in Texas. The Office of the Attorney
General intends to award grants to eligible entities for the purposes of the
program.
These grants may be used to establish and administer programs to support
and facilitate non-custodial parent's access to and visitation with their
children. Eligible activities include: mediation, counseling, education, development
of parenting plans, visitation enforcement (including judicial enforcement,
monitoring, supervision and neutral drop-off and pickup), and development
of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. Projects
funded under this program do not have to run on a statewide basis. Entities
eligible for funding include: courts, local public entities, and private non-profit
organizations. Matching funds (cash or in-kind) are required.
The Office of the Attorney General, as the state's Title IV-D agency, invites
written expressions of interest in this grant program from eligible entities
postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. CDST, June 16, 2000. The deadline for application
submission is also 5:00 p.m. CDST, June 16, 2000. Respondents will be sent
a complete application package. Letters of interest must be sent to:
Regular Mail
Scott Smith Office of the Attorney General Child Support Division P. O.
Box 12017 Mail Code 058-4 Austin, Texas 78711-2017
Express Services (non-U.S. Postal Service)
Scott Smith Office of the Attorney General Child Support Division 5500
East Oltorf Mail Code 058-4 Austin, Texas 78741
Letters of interest may be sent by to E-mail to scott.smith@oag.state.tx.us
For further information,
please call A.G. Younger at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200002424
Elizabeth Robinson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the
Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439-1440). Under
federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal
zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC
Chapter 501. Requests for federal consistency review were received for the
following projects(s) during the period of March 16, 2000, through March 23,
2000:
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: Jack Kellam; Location: The project is located in the Grennel
Slough portion of the San Jacinto River near Highlands, Harris County, Texas.
CCC Project No.: 00-0085-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant
requests authorization to resume dredging activity for the purpose of sand
mining. The proposed activity would involve hydraulically dredging sand from
three areas, totaling approximately 485 acres, to a maximum depth of -28 feet
mean sea level. The applicant's estimated monthly yield of sand is 15,000
cubic yards for each dredging area, for a total of 45,000 cubic yards of sand
dredged per month. The hydraulically dredged sand would be pumped into barges,
and the overflow water would be discharged back into the San Jacinto River.
Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #21905 under §10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403) and §404 of the
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§125-1387).
Applicant: Glynn D. Morgan; Location: The project is located at Sabine
Lake, at Lot Number 11 of Lafitte's Landing Subdivision Phase 2 on Pleasure
Island, Jefferson County, Port Arthur, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0086-F1;
Description of Proposed Action: The applicant seeks after-the-fact authorization
to retain fill placed in 0.31 acres of wetlands without a permit. Type of
Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #21943 under §10 of the Rivers
and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403) and §404 of the Clean Water
Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§125-1387).
Applicant: Oly-Galveston, G.P.; Location: The project is located on Delhide
Cove in the Pirates Cove Subdivision, Section 3, Lots 51, 54, and 63, north
of Christmas Tree Point Road, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. CCC Project
No.: 00-0087-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to
create a canal lot subdivision by dredging an L-shaped canal from Delhide
Cove into his upland property. The entrance canal will be 550 feet long from
the existing boat canal into the harbor. The entrance canal will be 60 feet
wide at the bottom of the cut and 90 feet wide at the top of the cut and will
be excavated to 7 feet below mean sea level (MSL). The boat harbor canal will
be approximately 800 feet long. The harbor canal will be 70 feet wide at the
bottom of the cut, and 100 feet wide at the top of the cut and will be excavated
to 7 feet below MSL. A small circulation canal will also be excavated at the
east end of the harbor to allow better tidal flushing. The circulation canal
will be approximately 800 feet long, 14 feet wide at the bottom of the cut
and 94 feet wide at the top of the cut. The project will result in the excavation
of 21,100 cubic yards of material. A peninsula will be created from the excavated
materials and an additional 11,039 cubic yards of clean sand (a total of 32,139
cubic yards). Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #17800(07)
under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403) and §404
of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§125-1387).
Applicant: FINA Oil and Chemical Company; Location: The project area includes
locations in Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas, and Refugio counties, Texas. CCC
Project No.: 00-0088-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes
to abandon in place two currently inactive pipelines, an 8-inch-diameter line
and a 10-inch-diameter line, at ten crossings of seven water bodies in a four-county
area of South Texas. The length of the crossings under the water bodies ranges
from 104 feet to 9,617 feet. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application
#21916 under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403).
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES:
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - New Nationwide Permits; CCC Project
No.: 00-0083-F2; Description of Proposed Activity: On 9 March 2000, the Corps
published a notice in Part III of the Federal Register (65 FR 12818 - 12899)
announcing the issuance of five new Nationwide Permits (NWPs), the modification
of six existing NWPs, the modification of nine NWP general conditions, and
the adoption of two new NWP general conditions. These NWPs are activity-specific
and authorize certain activities in non-tidal waters of the United States
that have minimal adverse effects on the aquatic environment. The new NWP
general conditions limit the use of certain NWPs in designated critical resource
waters and waters of the United States within 100-year floodplains.
After the publication of this Federal Register notice, Corps districts
will begin finalizing their regional conditions for the new and modified NWPs.
Regional conditions will provide additional protection for the aquatic environment
by ensuring that the NWPs authorize only those activities with minimal adverse
effects on the aquatic environment. Regional conditions will help ensure protection
of high-value waters within the District.
The publication of this Federal Register notice also begins a 90-day process
for States and Tribes to make their section 401 water quality certification
and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) consistency determination decisions.
The 401/CZMA decisions must be made within 90 days of publication of the 9
March 2000 Federal Register. At the end of this 90-day period, on June 7 2000,
the new and modified NWPs and Corps regional conditions will become effective.
The 9 March 2000 Federal Register notice is available for viewing at the
Galveston District, 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, Texas 77550, or on the
Internet at http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/ or http://www.swg.usace.army.mil.
Once in the Galveston District Homepage, hit the "NEWS" button. As an alternate,
World Wide Web users can access the Federal Register through the U.S. Government
Printing Office at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Draft Environmental Assessment
at Wallisville Lake, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0084-F2; Description of Proposed
Activity: The applicant proposes the removal of two saltwater skimmers and
breaching of an abandoned overflow dam at the Wallisville Lake, Texas project.
As originally authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1962, the Wallisville
Lake project consisted of a 19,700- acre reservoir with a navigation lock
and channel and other ancillary features. Project changes to a two-stage filling
of a 5,600-acre reservoir were authorized by the Supplemental Appropriations
Act of 1983. Additional operational changes to limit the reservoir to a continuous
2-foot MSL pool were authorized by the 1990 Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) in an EA documenting the environmental impacts of these changes. Funding
was authorized by the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts of
1990 and 1991. Further operational and design changes to the project consisting
of replacing the river plug with a gated structure, modifying the new south
dam to a non-overflow dam, eliminating Control Structure B, modifying Control
Structures A and C, and establishing borrow and disposal sites were authorized
by the 1995 FONSI and EA. Funding for this construction was provided by Congress
annually in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts of 1992 through
2000. Construction of the dam, gated structure, and ancillary structures was
completed in 1999, and construction of Control Structure A started in 1999.
This Control Structure and the park located at Cedar Hill on Lake Charlotte
are the last features to be constructed to complete the Wallisville Lake Project.
The abandoned south dam consists of about 1,600 feet of earthen non-overflow
dam at the west end of the lower project lands (near the community of Cove)
and 22,400 feet of concrete-capped low overflow dam extending east almost
to the Trinity River, for a total length of 24,000 feet. A borrow ditch adjacent
to the south side of the dam extends along most of its length. It has filled
in at several locations, but still has 1-2 foot depths in other locations.
There are five existing breaches in the overflow section, two of which are
sections of the dam that were not finished before construction was halted.
The remaining three breaches were created by erosion after the dam was abandoned.
The two largest breaches are located at Long Island Bayou and Cotton Bayou.
Pursuant to §306(d)(14) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C.A. §§1451-1464), as amended, interested parties are invited
to submit comments on whether a proposed action is or is not consistent with
the Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies and whether the action
should be referred to the Coastal Coordination Council for review. Further
information for the applications listed above may be obtained from Ms. Janet
Fatheree, Council Secretary, Coastal Coordination Council, 1700 North Congress
Avenue, Room 617, Austin, Texas 78701-1495, or janet.fatheree@glo.state.tx.us.
Persons are encouraged to submit written comments as soon as possible within
30 days of publication of this notice. Comments should be sent to Ms. Fatheree
at the above address or by fax at 512/475-0680.
TRD-200002269
Larry R. Soward
Chief Clerk, General Land Office
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: March 29, 2000
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the
Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439-1440). Under
federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal
zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC
Chapter 501. Requests for federal consistency review were received for the
following projects during the period of March 23, 2000, through March 30,
2000:
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: The Port of Galveston; Location: The project is located at piers
23 through 26 on the Galveston Ship Channel, Galveston, Galveston County,
Texas. CCC Project Number: 00-0100-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The
applicant proposes to add two pile-supported service platforms and four mooring
platforms to existing wharves. The service platforms would measure 120 feet
by 38 feet. They would extend a maximum of 38 feet further out into the waterway
from the existing wharf line. Two mooring platforms would measure 12 feet
by 41 feet, and two would measure 13 feet by 13 feet. Also proposed is the
replacement/rehabilitation of existing pilings, ramps, and wharf structures.
Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #9703(10) under §10
of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403).
Applicant: The Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science; Location:
The project area is located along the shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay, State
Tract 78 across Ocean Drive from the Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi
campus and begins at a point across from San Dollar Boulevard and continues
west along the shoreline to a point across from the central public bus depot,
Nueces County, Texas. CCC Project Number: 00-0101-F1; Description of Proposed
Action: The applicant proposes to construct a recreational public beach with
two groins and three detached breakwaters. The shoreline along the project
area currently contains concrete rubble, discarded construction materials,
and a deteriorating timber bulkhead. These materials would be removed and
approximately 60,000 to 70,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand would be
placed along 1,200 feet of the shoreline. The sand beach would extend out
approximately 150 feet into the water from the existing bulkhead and cover
approximately 4 acres of bay bottom. Approximately 30,000 to 40,000 cubic
yards of stone or functionally equivalent material would be used to construct
the groins and breakwaters. The footprint of the groins and breakwaters would
cover approximately 1.5 acres of bay bottom. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E.
permit application #21900 under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of
1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403) and §404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§125-1387).
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES:
Applicant: SRI International--National Weather Service Facilities, Brownsville,
Texas; CCC Project Number: 00-0102-F2; Description of Proposed Activity: The
applicant proposes to upgrade the existing Upper Air Facility (UAF) site at
Brownsville International Airport, Texas. Existing telecommunications and
electric power lines connecting the UAB to the nearby weather forecast office
(WFO) would be removed and replaced. A length of 420 feet of new fiber-optic
and 420 feet of new electrical line would be installed underground between
the UAB and WFO. Equipment will be installed on a new tower located near the
UAB building to measure temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, and wind
velocity. The new equipment will be automated and will operate continuously.
New underground electric and fiber-optic line would be installed for a distance
of 210 feet underground between the weather equipment and the UAB.
Pursuant to §306(d)(14) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C.A. §§1451-1464), as amended, interested parties are invited
to submit comments on whether a proposed action is or is not consistent with
the Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies and whether the action
should be referred to the Coastal Coordination Council for review. Further
information for the applications listed above may be obtained from Ms. Janet
Fatheree, Council Secretary, Coastal Coordination Council, 1700 North Congress
Avenue, Room 617, Austin, Texas, 78701-1495, or janet.fatheree@glo.state.tx.us.
Persons are encouraged to submit written comments as soon as possible within
30 days of publication of this notice. Comments should be sent to Ms. Fatheree
at the above address or by fax at (512) 475-0680.
TRD-200002434
Larry R. Soward
Chief Clerk, General Land Office
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: April 5, 2000
Notice of Consultant Contract Award
Notice of Award: Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas Government
Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces this notice
of consultant contract award.
The consultant request for proposals was published in the January 28, 2000,
issue of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg 615).
The consultant will assist Comptroller in a countywide management and performance
review of the following independent school districts in Bastrop County: Bastrop,
Elgin, McDade, and Smithville.
The contract is awarded to WCL Enterprises., P.O. Box 273046, Houston,
Texas 77277-3046. The total amount is not to exceed $223,850.00. The term
of the contract is March 28, 2000 through December 31, 2000. The consultant
must complete the project and submit its final report to Comptroller by July
10, 2000.
TRD-200002442
Pamela Ponder
Deputy General Counsel for Contracts
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: April 5, 2000
Notice of Rate Ceilings
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following
rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in §303.003
and §303.009, Tex. Fin. Code.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for
the period of 04/10/00 - 04/16/00 is 18% for Consumer
1
/Agricultural/Commercial
2
/credit thru
$250,000.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.09 for
the period of 04/10/00 - 04/16/00 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
1
Credit for personal, family or household
use.
2
Credit for business, commercial, investment
or other similar purpose.
TRD-200002405
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: April 4, 2000
Intent to Award Funds
The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities announces its intention
to award funds to the Texas Community Integration Collaborative designed to
assist people of all ages living in state schools, nursing homes and ICF-MR
programs in moving into the community.
Background: The recent Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. 119 S.Ct.
2176 (1999), provides an important legal framework for mutual efforts to enable
individuals with disabilities to live in the most integrated setting appropriate
to their needs. The Court's decision clearly challenges all states to develop
more opportunities for individuals with disabilities through more accessible
systems of cost-effective, community-based services. In Executive Order GWB
99-2, dated September 28, 1999, Governor George W. Bush affirmed the value
of community-based supports for persons with disabilities. Pursuant to the
order, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is directed to enlist
the participation of families, consumers, advocates, providers and relevant
agency representatives in a comprehensive review of all services and support
systems available to persons with disabilities. HHSC is further directed to
pursue opportunities for improvements to the current system of services and
supports for Texans with disabilities, within its statutory authority. In
response to the Court's decision and the Governor's Executive Order, HHSC
created The Promoting Independence Advisory Board. The Advisory Board is intended
to assure that the state moves deliberately and decisively toward a system
of services and supports that fosters independence and productivity and provides
meaningful opportunities for people with disabilities to live in their home
communities. The Advisory Board is comprised of seven consumer/family representatives,
three representatives of service providers and two agency board members representing
Texas Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation (TDMHMR) and the Department
of Human Services (DHS). The primary role of the Advisory Board is to provide
recommendations on the state's implementation process, including guidance
with respect to all aspects of evaluating and planning for system enhancements
that promote independence and community-living options for people with disabilities.
In collaboration with these efforts, the three developmental disabilities
programs in the state, Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, University
Affiliated Program and Advocacy, Inc. will combine resources and create the
Texas Community Integration Collaborative.
Description of Project: The purpose of this project is to make community
living a reality for those individuals who have indicated a desire to live
outside an institution. To achieve this outcome, the project primarily focus
on changing the process by which people living in institutions are notified
about, recommended for, and provided with community support services. The
Texas Community Integration Collaborative will identify one community to demonstrate
project activities. In addition, the Collaborative will work closely with
the Mental Retardation Authority, private nursing home and ICF-MR staff, in
the identified location, to provide training and technical assistance on the
development of community resources, the identification of non-traditional
service options, and strategies to increase community collaboration. Local
disabilities organizations will also be included in this project to identify
advocates and family members from local community who can receive training
and skills necessary to serve as third party advocates. The Collaborative
will also provide regular updates on project activities to the Promoting Independence
Advisory Board as recommended.
Terms and Funding: Funding for this grant will begin May 1, 2000 and end
May 31, 2003. Estimated funding will not exceed $285,000 per year for the
three-year duration. Advocacy, Inc. will be the grantee of record and will
act as the fiscal agent for the Texas Community Integration Collaborative
comprised of the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, Advocacy, Inc.
and the University Affiliated Program.
For information regarding this announcement, please contact Carl Risinger,
Grants Management Director, and Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
(512) 424-4084.
TRD-200002437
Roger A. Webb
Executive Director
Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
Filed: April 5, 2000
Notice of Extension of Deadline for Request for Applications #701-00-021 Concerning Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting Information to the Texas Education Agency in Monitoring Publicly Funded Special Education Programs
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) published Request for Proposals (RFP)
#701-00-021 concerning proposals for identifying and managing the collection,
analysis, and reporting of information to TEA for its monitoring of local
educational agencies and other entities providing special education services
in the March 17, 2000, issue of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg 2467). The TEA is amending the original Texas Register
Notice published on March 17, 2000. The TEA is extending the deadline for
receiving applications from May 15, 2000, to June 5, 2000. In addition to
the proposers' conference held April 7, 2000, a second proposers' conference
will be held April 28, 2000, W.B. Travis Building, Room 1-100, 9:00-10:00
a. m., 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. Critical dates noted in
the RFP will be adjusted to reflect the extended proposal submission date.
Further Information. For clarifying information about the RFP, contact
Forrest A. Novy, Division of Accountability Development and Support, Texas
Education Agency, (512) 463-9515.
TRD-200002441
Criss Cloudt
Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research
Texas Education Agency
Filed: April 5, 2000
Invitation for Offers of Consulting Services
In accordance with Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, and §2254.029, Texas
Government Code, the Texas General Land Office (GLO), Asset Management Division,
announces the notice of Invitation for Offers of Consulting Services to provide
to the GLO a study of the economic, financial, and market conditions in the
Fort Bend County region to the GLO.
Firms wishing to respond to the request must have demonstrated prior experience
in dealing with the economic, financial, and market conditions specific to
the Harris and Fort Bend county region. In addition, firms must have a working
knowledge of state and local laws and regulations which affect the ability
of the consultant to deliver a comprehensive product.
The purpose of this request is to provide the GLO with a key component
of its disposition strategy for property held in the Fort Bend County area.
The information provided to the GLO shall include an inventory of available
housing developments, current housing trends, supply, demand, and absorption
rates for residential, commercial, and industrial property, an analysis of
the information gathered on a macro and micro level, an analysis of any overlapping
markets within the subject tracts, an economic base analysis of the greater
Fort Bend and southwest Harris county environs and other tasks as assigned.
Contact:
Parties interested in submitting
a proposal should contact Lewis McLeroy, Planner III, General Land Office,
Asset Management, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite #720, Austin, Texas, 78701-1495,
telephone number: (512) 463-9887. Information will be available for pick-up
at the above-referenced address on Friday, April 14, 2000, between 2 p.m.
and 5 p.m., Central Zone Time (CZT), and during normal business hours thereafter.
GLO also plans to place the invitation for consulting services on the Texas
Marketplace after Friday, April 14, 2000, 2 p.m. (CZT). All written inquiries
and Mandatory Letters of Intent must be received at the above-referenced address
no later than 2 p.m. (CZT) on Monday, May 1, 2000. Letters of Intent must
be address to Lewis McLeroy, Planner III, and must be signed by an authorized
representative of each entity. Prospective respondents are encouraged to fax
the Letters of Intent and Question to (512) 463-5098 to ensure timely receipt.
Letters of Intent received after the deadline will not be considered.
Closing Date:
Proposals must be received
in the Planner's Office at the physical address specified above no later than
12:00 p.m. (CZT), on Monday, May 15, 2000. Proposals received after this time
and proposals submitted by facsimile will not be considered.
TRD-200002433
Larry R. Soward
Chief Clerk
General Land Office
Filed: April 5, 2000
Correction of Errors
The Texas Department of Health submitted a proposed amendment for 25 TAC §289.202,
published in the December 3, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 10775). A correction of error notice was
published in the March 24, 2000, issue of the
Texas
Register
(25 TexReg 2679) with incorrect information submitted by the
agency.
On page 10776, column 2, §289.202(c)16, not (b)(16), as published
in the
Texas Register
, the scientific value
"wT" should have been published as "w
T
."
Correction of Error
The Texas Department of Health submitted a proposed amendment for 25 TAC §289.201,
published in the December 3, 1999, issue of the
Texas
Register
(24 TexReg 10767). A correction of error notice was published
in the March 24, 2000, issue of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg 2679) with incorrect information submitted by the agency.
On page 10772, column 1, §289.201(b)(120), on line 3, "...the ultimate
emission of 1.3 x 105 million" should have been published as "...the ultimate
emission of 1.3 x 10
5
million".
TRD-200002447
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
The Texas Department of Health has taken actions regarding licenses for
the possession and use of radioactive materials as listed in the table below.
The subheading labeled "Location" indicates the city in which the radioactive
material may be possessed and/or used. The location listing "Throughout Texas"
indicates that the radioactive material may be used on a temporary basis at
job sites throughout the state.
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In issuing new licenses and amending and renewing existing licenses, the
Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, has determined that
the applicants are qualified by reason of training and experience to use the
material in question for the purposes requested in accordance with Title 25
Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 289 in such a manner as to minimize
danger to public health and safety or property and the environment; the applicants'
proposed equipment, facilities, and procedures are adequate to minimize danger
to public health and safety or property and the environment; the issuance
of the license(s) will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public
or the environment; and the applicants satisfy any applicable requirements
of 25 TAC Chapter 289.
This notice affords the opportunity for a hearing on written request of
a licensee, applicant, or "person affected" within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice. A "person affected" is defined as a person who
is resident of a county, or a county adjacent to the county, in which the
radioactive materials are or will be located, including any person who is
doing business or who has a legal interest in land in the county or adjacent
county, and any local government in the county; and who can demonstrate that
he has suffered or will suffer actual injury or economic damage due to emissions
of radiation. A licensee, applicant, or "person affected" may request a hearing
by writing Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control (Director,
Radiation Control Program), Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street,
Austin, Texas 78756-3189.
TRD-200002426
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: April 5, 2000
Notice is hereby given by the Texas Department of Health (department),
Bureau of Radiation Control that it has amended Radioactive Material License
Number L04971 issued to Waste Control Specialists, LLC (WCS) located in Andrews
County, Texas, one mile North of State Highway 176, 250 feet East of the Texas/New
Mexico State Line; 30 miles West of Andrews, Texas.
The issuance of amendment number 11 results in the modification of condition
22.D(3) to authorize additional waste matrices and radionuclides to be processed
using the solvated electron technology in the Commodore D/2 unit.
The department has determined that the amendment of the license, 25 Texas
Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 289, and the documentation submitted by
the licensee provide reasonable assurance that the licensee's radioactive
waste facility is sited, designed, operated, and will be decommissioned and
closed in accordance with the requirements of 25 TAC Chapter 289; the amendment
of the license will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public
or the environment; and the activity represented by the amendment of the license
will not have a significant effect on the human environment.
This notice affords the opportunity for a public hearing upon written request
within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice by a person affected
as required by Texas Health and Safety Code §401.116 and as set out in
25 TAC §289.205(f). A "person affected" is defined as a person who is
a resident of a county, or a county adjacent to a county, in which the radioactive
materials are or will be located, including any person who is doing business
or who has a legal interest in land in the county or adjacent county, and
any local government in the county; and who can demonstrate that he has suffered
or will suffer actual injury or economic damage.
A person affected may request a hearing by writing Mr. Richard A. Ratliff,
P.E., Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas,
78756-3189. Any request for a hearing must contain the name and address of
the person who considers himself affected by this action, identify the subject
license, specify the reasons why the person considers himself affected, and
state the relief sought. If the person is represented by an agent, the name
and address of the agent must be stated. Should no request for a public hearing
be timely filed, the agency action will be final.
A public hearing, if requested, shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of Texas Health and Safety Code, §401.114, the Administrative
Procedure Act (Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code), and the formal hearing
procedures of the department (25 Texas Administrative Code §1.21. et
seq.).
A copy of the license amendment and supporting materials are available
for public inspection and copying at the office of the Bureau of Radiation
Control, Texas Department of Health, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street,
Austin, Texas, telephone (512) 834-6688, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
(except holidays). Information relative to inspection and copying the documents
may be obtained by contacting Chrissie Toungate, Custodian of Records, Bureau
of Radiation Control.
TRD-200002429
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: April 5, 2000
Pursuant to 25 Texas Administrative Code §289.205, the Bureau of Radiation
Control (bureau), Texas Department of Health (department), filed complaints
against the following registrants: Spohn Investment Corporation, Corpus Christi,
R17092; Prevention Matters, LLC, Flower Mound, R24286; Port Acres Medical
Clinic, Port Arthur, R23818; Southwest Clinica Familiar, P.A., Houston, R23811;
Lunar, Inc., Garland, R23699; Wylie Hospital Partners, Ltd, Wylie, R23681;
Kevin F. Murphy, M.D. and Associates, P.A., Dallas, R23017; Nancy M. Yeo,
D.O., Dallas, R22879; BEC Consulting and Diagnostics, Inc., Houston, R22767;
CMA Health Rehabilitation Institute, Mesquite, R24502; Hillcroft X-Ray Center,
Houston, R22780; Advanced Chiropractic Group, Longview, R20798; Bergeson Chiropractic
Clinic, Friendswood, R18543; Mahan Chiropractic, San Angelo, R11596; Cheryl
Nicoli Contreras, D.D.S., Rockwall, R24367; G. Scott Sauer, D.D.S., Amarillo,
R23088; Yxlon International, Duluth, Georgia, R24273; Spectrographic Engineering
Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, R22096.
The complaints allege that these registrants have failed to pay required
annual fees. The department intends to revoke the certificates of registration;
order the registrants to cease and desist use of radiation machine(s); order
the registrants to divest themselves of such equipment; and order the registrants
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 registrants for a hearing to
show cause why the certificates of registration 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 certificates of registration 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, telephone (512) 834-6688, Monday-Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).
TRD-200002427
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: April 5, 2000
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: Professional Testing (EMI), Incorporated,
Round Rock, G01998; DLSA Services, Andrews, L03478; Knight Engineering Services
Corporation, Humble, L05081.
The complaints allege that these licensees have failed to pay required
annual fees. 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, telephone (512) 834-6688, Monday-Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).
TRD-200002428
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: April 5, 2000
Notice of Proposed Medicaid Provider Payment Rates
Proposal. As single state agency for the state Medicaid program, the Health
and Human Services Commission (HHSC) proposes new enhanced per diem payment
rates for nursing facilities participating in the Enhanced Direct Care Staff
option to be implemented by the Texas Department of Human Services. Providers
choosing to participate will be paid one of the proposed payment rates in
addition to the basic payment rates effective January 1, 2000. Payment rates
are proposed to be effective May 1, 2000, as follows:
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Methodology and justification. The proposed rates were determined in accordance
with the rate setting methodology proposed at 1 Texas Administrative Code
355, subchapter C (relating to Enhanced Direct Care Staff Rate), §355.308
in the February 25, 2000, issue of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg 1474). The proposed enhanced per diem rates assume no change
to the methodology as proposed by HHSC.
TRD-200002432
Marina Henderson
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: April 5, 2000
Open Solicitation #3 for Hartley County
Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32 of the Human Resources Code and
40 TAC§19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) is announcing
the reposting of the open solicitation period for the construction of a 90-bed
nursing facility in
Hartley County, County #103
,
identified in the
December 24, 1999
, issue of
the
Texas Register
(
24 TexReg 11811
). Medicaid contracted nursing facility occupancy rates
in Hartley County exceed the threshold (90% occupancy) in each of six months
in the continuous period of
May 1999 through October
1999
. The county occupancy rates for each month of that period were:
TRD-200002431
Paul Leche
General Counsel
Texas Department of Human Services
Filed: April 5, 2000
The Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) is inviting proposals for
contract registered dietitians.
Description of Services:
Registered Dietitians
are needed statewide to assist private schools and residential child care
institutions (RCCIs) participating in the National School Lunch Program and/or
the School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP) in implementing the requirements of
the Healthy School Meals Initiative (HSMI). Contractors must make an on-site
HSMI visit to each school food authority (SFA) for which they are responsible.
The services required of each contractor for each SFA include: conducting
a nutrient analysis of a one-week cycle menu provided by each SFA; instructing
SFAs interested in using NuMenus (Nutrient Standard Menu Planning system)
in how to conduct and review a nutrient analysis; instructing SFAs interested
in using Assisted NuMenus or food-based menu planning systems in how to review
a nutrient analysis; providing instruction in how to use the nutrient analysis
to adjust menus/recipes to meet nutrition goals identified in the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans; providing technical assistance in menu planning
and meal preparation to encourage and support the successful implementation
of the Healthy School Meals Initiative; and completion of HSMI review documents.
In addition to the on-site visit, contractors will also be responsible for
conducting a follow-up desk review for each school/RCCI visited.
Geographical Area:
Dietitians are being actively
sought statewide.
Closing Date:
Proposals must be received
by 12:00 PM, June 30, 2000.
Terms of Contract:
The contract period is
October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001.
Contact Person:
To request an RFP, please
write Pam Powell, SNP Training Unit MC Y-906, P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas
78714-9030.
Procedures of Selection:
A screening form
will be used to select applicants. Applicants that are considered for selection
will be scheduled for an interview.
TRD-200002430
Paul Leche
General Counsel
Texas Department of Human Services
Filed: April 5, 2000
Insurer Services
The following applications have been filed with the Texas Department of
Insurance and are under consideration:
Application to change the name of MASSACHUSETTS CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
to CENTRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign life company. The home office
is in Boston, Massachusetts.
Application to change the name of INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY to
STATE NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign fire and casualty company.
The home office is in Jacksonville, Florida.
Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, addressed
to the attention of Godwin Ohaechesi, 333 Guadalupe Street, M/C 305-2C, Austin,
Texas, 78701.
TRD-200002425
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 5, 2000
Pursuant to the Texas Insurance Code, Article 1.33B(c) and 5.101 the Commissioner
of Insurance will hold a public meeting May 19, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. in Room
100 of the Texas Department of Insurance Building, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin,
Texas. The Commissioner will consider the oral comments from the parties of
record on the proposal for decision in SOAH Docket Number 454-99-0408.G to
establish benchmark rates for private passenger and commercial automobile
insurance. Also the Commissioner will consider such other matters as may properly
be brought before him.
TRD-200002438
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 5, 2000
The following third party administrator (TPA) applications have been filed
with the Texas Department of Insurance and are under consideration.
Application for incorporation in Texas of Administrative Solutions, Inc.,
a domestic third party administrator. The home office is Austin, Texas.
Any objections must be filed within 20 days after this notice was filed
with the Secretary of State, addressed to the attention of Charles M. Waits,
MC 107-5A, 333 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.
TRD-200002410
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice of Minor Amendment
APPLICATION US Liquids of Texas, Inc., 250 Gellhorn Drive, Houston, Texas
77013, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
for a minor amendment to Permit No. MSW 2234-A, which would authorize the
relocation of the site access point. The site access point would be from Woodforest
Boulevard rather than from Gellhorn Drive, a distance of approximately 300
yards. The municipal solid waste facility is located on a 6.6463 acre site
in Houston, Texas, northeast of the intersection of Gellhorn Drive and Woodforest
Boulevard at 250 Gellhorn Drive in Harris County. The Executive Director of
the TNRCC has prepared a draft permit which, if approved, will authorize a
minor amendment to this permit under the terms described above. PUBLIC COMMENT.
Written comments concerning this minor amendment may be submitted to the TNRCC,
Chief Clerk's Office, Mail Code 105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087
telephone (512) 239-3300. Comments must be received no later than 10 days
from the date this notice is mailed. Written comments must include the following:
(1) your name (or for a group or association, the name of an official representative),
mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the name
of the applicant and the permit number; and (3) the location of your property
relative to the applicant's operations. INFORMATION. Individual members of
the public who wish to inquire about the information contained in this notice
may contact the TNRCC Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1 (800) 687-4040.
TRD-200002420
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 4, 2000
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission)
staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed
Default Orders. The TNRCC staff proposes a Default Order when the staff has
sent an Executive Director's Preliminary Report and Petition (EDPRP) to an
entity outlining the alleged violations; the proposed penalty; and the proposed
technical requirements necessary to bring the entity back into compliance,
and the entity fails to request a hearing on the matter within 20 days of
its receipt of the EDPR. Similar to the procedure followed with respect to
Agreed Orders entered into by the executive director of the TNRCC pursuant
to the Texas Water Code (the Code), §7.075, this notice of the proposed
order and the opportunity to comment is published in the
Texas Register
no later than the 30th day before the date on which
the public comment period closes, which in this case is
May 14, 2000
. The TNRCC will consider any written comments received
and the TNRCC may withdraw or withhold approval of a Default Order if a comment
discloses facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed Default
Orders is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements
of the statutes and rules within the TNRCC's jurisdiction, or the TNRCC's
orders and permits issued pursuant to the TNRCC's regulatory authority. Additional
notice of changes to a proposed Default Order is not required to be published
if those changes are made in response to written comments.
A copy of each of the proposed Default Orders 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 Default Order should
be sent to the attorney designated for the Default Order at the TNRCC's Central
Office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be
(1) COMPANY: Dennis Dickerson, Individually and Kat Sav-Mor, Incorporated;
DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0718-PST-E; TNRCC IDENTIFICATION (ID) NUMBER: 0003137;
LOCATION: 4230 North Grandview, Odessa, Ector County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
underground storage tanks (UST); RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.54(d)(1)(B)
by failing to permanently remove the three USTs from service which had been
temporarily removed from service in excess of 12 months; 30 TAC §334.22(a)
by failing to pay annual facility fees for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998;
and 30 TAC §334.11(a)(1) by failing to submit information requested by
the executive director that was necessary to demonstrate compliance with the
requirements of 30 TAC Chapter 334; PENALTY: $10,625; STAFF ATTORNEY: Mary
R. Risner, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239- 6224; REGIONAL OFFICE:
3300 North A Street, Building 4, Suite 107, Midland, Texas 79705-5404, (915)
570-1359.
(2) COMPANY: Micor Energy, L. L. C. dba AFCO; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0831-PST-E;
TNRCC ID NUMBER: 58511; LOCATION: 233 West Beauregard Avenue, San Angelo,
Tom Green County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2)(A)(i)(III)
by failing to test a line leak detector; 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C) by failing
to provide proper overfill prevention equipment for UST systems; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3)
by failing to provide amended registration for any change or additional information
regarding USTs; PENALTY: $11,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Robin Houston, Litigation
Division, MC 175, (512) 239- 0682; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite
K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655- 9479.
(3) COMPANY: Rudy L. Ramirez; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1572-OSI-E; TNRCC ID
NUMBER: 1836; LOCATION: 808 South Main, Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: on-site sewage facility (OSSF); RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §285.58(a)(10)
and (11) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §366.004 by abandoning, without
just cause, an OSSF during the installation, construction, alteration, extension
or repair before or after the final inspection and by failing to call for
the required inspections from the permitting authority; PENALTY: $5,906; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Ali Abazari, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5915; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512)
339-2929.
TRD-200002380
Paul C. Sarahan
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 3, 2000
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
May 14, 2000
. 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 May 14, 2000
. 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: James Ray Eatherly; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1149-OSI-E; TNRCC
IDENTIFICATION (ID) NUMBER: OS7095; LOCATION: 641 North Keathley, Garden City,
Glasscock County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: on-site sewage facility (OSSF);
RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §285.5(2) and §285.58(a)(3) and Texas Health
and Safety Code (THSC), §366.051(c) and §366.054 by failing to obtain
permitting authorization before beginning to install, construct, alter, extend,
and/or repair an OSSF; PENALTY: $250; STAFF ATTORNEY: Joshua Olszewski, Litigation
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3645; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3300 North A Street, Building
4, Suite 107, Midland, Texas 79705-5404, (915) 570-1359.
(2) COMPANY: G. B.'s Self Serve, Incorporated and Elaine Gabbert and Gary
P. Gabbert and Gary P. Gabbert, Individually; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0058-PST-E;
TNRCC ID NUMBER: 27370; LOCATION: 1001 East Moore, Terrell, Kaufman County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: underground storage tank (UST); RULES VIOLATED: 30
TAC §334.54(d)(1)(B) by failing to permanently remove from service USTs
which had been temporarily removed from service for longer than 12 months;
PENALTY:$7,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: David Speaker, Litigation Division, MC 175,
(512) 239-2548; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas
76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.
(3) COMPANY: Ron Laney Oil Company, Incorporated and James Peek dba Peek
Service Station; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-1026-PST-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 08313; LOCATION:
on Highway 277, Goree, Knox County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST; RULES VIOLATED:
30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(B)(i) and (2) by failing to perform tank tightness
testing in combination with inventory control methods, and by failing to perform
tightness tests for suction piping; 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(A)-(C) by failing
to equip the fill pipe with a tight-fill fitting, by failing to install spill
containment equipment, and by failing to install overfill prevention equipment;
and 30 TAC §334.7(a)(1) by failing to register USTs with the TNRCC; PENALTY:
$9,300; STAFF ATTORNEY: Scott McDonald, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512)
239-6005; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833,
(915) 698-9674.
(4) COMPANY: Racetrac Petroleum, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-0674-PST-E;
TNRCC ID NUMBER: 12591; LOCATION: 7057 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Dallas County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: USTs; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.246(5) and
THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to maintain a record of Stage II testing
conducted at the station; PENALTY: $3,125; STAFF ATTORNEY: Robin Houston,
Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0682; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas
Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.
TRD-200002381
Paul C. Sarahan
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 3, 2000
Any person may request to be added to a mailing list for any permitting
activity currently under consideration at the TNRCC. To be added to the mailing
list for a specific permit, please mail the following information to the Office
of the Chief Clerk: your name, your mailing address, the name of the applicant,
and the applicant's permit number.
If you are interested in activities occurring within a specific county
or counties, you may be added to the mailing list for a specific county or
counties. To be added to a specific county mailing list(s), please send the
following information to the Office of the Chief Clerk: your name, your mailing
address, the county or counties in which you are interested. Note that a request
to be added to a mailing list for a specific county will result in notification
of all permitting matters affecting the particular county.
All requests to be added to mailing lists should be submitted by mail to
the Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P. O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
Individual members of the public who wish to inquire about the information
contained in this notice, or to inquire about other agency permit applications
or permitting processes, should call the TNRCC Office of Public Assistance,
Toll Free, at 1(800) 687-4040.
TRD-200002444
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 5, 2000
APPLICATION The City of Dumas, P.O. Box 438, Dumas, Texas 79029 is proposing
a municipal solid waste landfill to be located 0.75 miles southeast of the
City of Dumas in Moore County. The city has applied to the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a Type IV landfill site which would authorize
the disposal of brush, construction- demolition waste, and/or rubbish that
are free of putrescible and free of household waste. The permit application
is available for viewing and copying at the City of Dumas, City Hall located
at 124 West Sixth (6th) Street, Dumas Texas. The TNRCC Executive Director
has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct
a technical review of the application. This application was submitted to the
TNRCC on January 25, 2000. After completion of that review, the TNRCC will
issue a Notice of Application and Executive Director's Preliminary Decision.
MAILING LISTS. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to obtain additional
information regarding this application. You may also ask to be on a county-wide
mailing list to receive public notices for all TNRCC permits in the county.
To get on a mailing list, send a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk,
at the address listed below. PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit
public comments on this application. The TNRCC will hold a public meeting
on this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity
to submit written or oral comments or to ask questions about the application.
A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. Information concerning this
meeting will be given in a later public notice. Written public comments should
be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087,
Austin, TX 78711-3087. You are encouraged to submit your comments as soon
as possible so your concerns can be considered during the review of the application.
ADDITIONAL NOTICE. After the TNRCC completes the technical review of the application,
the Executive Director may prepare a draft permit and will issue a preliminary
decision on the application. Notice of the Application and Preliminary Decision
will be published and mailed to those who are on or who asked to be on the
county-wide mailing list or the mailing list for this application. That notice
will contain the final deadline for submitting public comments. OPPORTUNITY
FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the
Executive Director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all
relevant and material, or otherwise significant public comments. The Response
to Comments, along with the Executive Director's Decision on the application,
will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who are on the
county-wide mailing list or the mailing list for this application. The mailing
will also provide instructions for requesting reconsideration of the executive
director's decision and for requesting a contested case hearing. A contested
case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district
court. A person who may be affected by the facility is entitled to request
a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing will only be granted based
on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission's
decision on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a hearing
on issues that were raised during the public comment period. Issues that are
not raised in public comments may not be considered during a hearing. INFORMATION.
If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting
process (such as being added to the mailing list), please call the TNRCC Office
of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1(800) 687-4040. General information about
the TNRCC can be found at our web site at www.tnrcc.state.tx.us. Further information
may also be obtained from the City of Dumas at its address stated above or
by calling Mr. Daniel Fleischman at (806) 935-6421.
TRD-200002421
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 4, 2000
Bexar Metropolitan Water District, 2047 W. Malone, San Antonio, Texas 78225,
applicant, seeks an amendment to Water Use Permit No. 3865 pursuant to §11.122,
Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules
30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. Permit No. 3867 includes authorization for
Bexar Metropolitan Water District, with a time priority of June 22, 1981,
to divert and use not to exceed 276.04 acre-feet of water per annum at a maximum
diversion rate of 5.52 cfs (2477 gpm) from a reach located between two specific
points on the Medina River for irrigation purposes in Bexar County. Permit
No. 3865 contains a special condition authorizing permittee to divert water
authorized under the permit only when the remaining flow of the Medina River
below the authorized diversion point equals or exceeds 12 cfs. Applicant seeks
authorization to amend their portion of Permit No. 3865 by moving the diversion
point to a location identical to that authorized under the District's Water
Use Permit No. 4137 (A-3866). The new diversion point is located on the north
bank of the Medina River and is S 84øW, 4700 feet from the southeast
corner of the Ignacio Perez Grant, County Block 4297, Bexar County, also being
29.2615ø North Latitude and 98.5075øW Latitude. This point is
approximately 7000 feet downstream of the currently authorized diversion segment.
Permittee also seeks authorization to add municipal and industrial use to
the irrigation use currently authorized under their portion of Permit No.
3865. The San Antonio Water System also owns water rights authorized by Permit
No. 3867. This notice is being sent to you as owner of one of two water right
holders with a diversion point on the Medina River between the diversion point
authorized under Permit No. 3865 and the proposed new diversion point. Any
proposed amendment to the application will include a condition that use of
water authorized under Permit No. 3865, as amended, will be junior in priority
to the interjacent water rights in the Medina River watershed. In addition,
diversion of the water included in the permit will only be authorized when
the flow of the Medina River downstream of the diversion point equals or exceeds
12 cfs.
Bexar Metropolitan Water District, 2047 W. Malone, San Antonio, Texas 78225,
applicant, seeks an amendment to Water Use Permit No. 3866 pursuant to §11.122,
Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules
30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. Permit No. 3866 includes authorization for
Bexar Metropolitan Water District, with a time priority of June 22, 1981,
to divert and use not to exceed 565.824 acre-feet of water per annum at a
maximum diversion rate of 7.54 cfs (3386 gpm) from a reach located between
two specific points on the Medina River for irrigation purposes in Bexar County.
Permit No. 3866 contains a special condition authorizing permittee to divert
water authorized under the permit only when the remaining flow of the Medina
River below the authorized diversion point equals or exceeds 12 cfs. Applicant
seeks authorization to amend their portion of Permit No. 3866 by adding municipal
and industrial use to the irrigation use currently authorized under the permit.
This notice is being sent to you as part owner of Water Use Permit No. 3866
which includes the same diversion area on the Medina River described above.
Bexar Metropolitan Water District, 2047 W. Malone, San Antonio, Texas 78225,
applicant, seeks an amendment to Water Use Permit No. 3867 pursuant to §11.122,
Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules
30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. Permit No. 3867 includes authorization for
Bexar Metropolitan Water District, with a time priority of June 22, 1981,
to divert and use not to exceed 151.51 acre-feet of water per annum at a maximum
diversion rate of 4.04 cfs (1813 gpm) from a reach located between two specific
points on the Medina River for irrigation purposes in Bexar County. Permit
No. 3867 contains a special condition authorizing permittee to divert water
authorized under the permit only when the remaining flow of the Medina River
below the authorized diversion point equals or exceeds 12 cfs. Applicant seeks
authorization to amend their portion of Water Use Permit No. 3867 by adding
a diversion point identical to that authorized under the District's Water
Use Permit No. 4137 (A-3866). The new diversion point is located on the north
bank of the Medina River and is S 84øW, 4700 feet from the southeast
corner of the Ignacio Perez Grant, County Block 4297, Bexar County, also being
29.2615ø North Latitude and 98.5075øW Latitude. This point is
about 3000 feet downstream of the currently authorized diversion segment.
Permittee also seeks authorization to add municipal and industrial use to
the irrigation use currently authorized under their portion of Permit No.
3867. This notice is being sent to you as owner of one of two water right
holders with a diversion point on the Medina River between the diversion point
authorized under Permit No. 3867 and the proposed new diversion point. Any
proposed amendment to the application will include a condition that use of
water authorized under Permit No. 3867, as amended, will be junior in priority
to the interjacent water rights in the Medina River watershed. In addition,
diversion of the water included in the permit will only be authorized when
the remaining flow of the Medina River downstream of the diversion point equals
or exceeds 12 cfs.
Written public comments and requests for a public meeting should be submitted
to the Office of the Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information
section below by April 24, 2000. 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 by April 24, 2000. The Executive Director can consider
an approval of the application unless a written request for a contested case
hearing is filed by April 24, 2000. 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 any proposed conditions to the requested
amount which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing
must be submitted in writing to the TNRCC 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 requested amendment and may
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, TX 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process,
please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103 at 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-200002422
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 4, 2000
PROSPER LAND COMPANY, L. L. C., 14275 Midway Road, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas
75224, applicant, seeks a permit pursuant to Texas Water Code (TWC) §11.143
and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC §§295.1,
et seq. The applicant seeks authorization to modify and maintain an existing
17.28 acre-foot capacity reservoir on an unnamed tributary of Indian Creek,
tributary of the Trinity River, Trinity River Basin. The reservoir, which
was constructed pursuant to TWC §11.142 (domestic & livestock use),
will be used for in-place recreational purposes, is in Denton County approximately
20 miles southeast of Denton, Texas. Station 19+00 on the centerline of the
dam is S 15.654ø E 1483.96 feet from the Northeast corner of the B.
Schoonover Survey, Abstract No. 1208, also being, at Latitude 33.077ø
and Longitude 96.848ø.
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 any
proposed conditions to the requested amendment which would satisfy your concerns.
Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the
TNRCC 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 requested amendment and may 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, TX 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process,
please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103 at 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-200002423
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 4, 2000
RFQ Design Walnut Hill Ramp
Notice of Intent
Notice of Invitation. The North Texas Tollway Authority (the NTTA), a regional
tollway authority and a political subdivision of the State of Texas, intends
to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) to enter into an agreement with
a qualified engineering firm pursuant to Chapter 366 or the Texas Transportation
Code and Chapter 2254 of the Texas Government Code to provide professional
engineering services for the development of final designs, and the preparation
of plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E) for a southbound exit ramp
and toll plaza from the southbound Dallas North Tollway to Walnut Hill Lane
in Dallas, Texas.
To be considered, potential proposers must submit a Letter of Request,
requesting a copy of the Requested for Qualifications (RFQ), which letter
must also contain the name of the proposer, a contact person, and an address
to which the RFQ may be sent. The NTTA will send only one copy of the RFQ
to each proposer.
Deadline. A Letter of Request notifying the NTTA of a request for an RFQ
will be accepted by fax at (214) 461-2053, or by mail or hand delivery to:
North Texas Tollway Authority, 3015 Raleigh Street, P.O. Box 190369, Dallas,
Texas 75219, Attn: Ms. Nancy Greer.
Letters of Request will be received until 1:00 p.m. on April 28, 2000.
Agency Contact. Any requests for additional information regarding this
notice of invitation should be sent, in writing, to Mr. Mark Bouma, P.E. Director
of Engineering, at the above address or fax number.
TRD-200002440
Katharine D. Nees
Deputy Executive Director
North Texas Tollway Authority
Filed: April 5, 2000
Request for Proposal - Tertiary and Secondary Child Abuse Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Services
The Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) Division
of Prevention and Early Intervention announces a Request for Proposal (RFP)
for a contractor to provide training and technical assistance services to
tertiary (child maltreatment has already occurred) and secondary (high risk
exists for child maltreatment) child abuse prevention programs statewide which
operate as parent mutual-help programs. The RFP will be released on or about
April 14, 2000.
Brief Description of Services:
The services
being sought by this RFP encompass the following: technical assistance to
the state's existing parent mutual-help/support group programs which exist
for tertiary and secondary child abuse prevention; a comprehensive training
program for program staff and volunteers; development and promotion of new
programs in underserved areas; maintenance of staff and program resource materials;
funding assistance directly to programs; a "helpline" or crisis telephone
line for parents; community awareness efforts; and program evaluation.
Goals for the state's parent mutual-help programs as a result of contracting
for these training and technical assistance services are anticipated to be:
increased community awareness and support for programs; effective implementation
of parent/youth education curricula; overall improvement in quality and effectiveness
of programs; improved rates of volunteer recruitment and retention; enhancement
of staff and volunteer skills; and an increase in the number of parents who
access and engage in services.
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible offerors include
private nonprofit and for-profit corporations, cities, counties, state agencies/entities,
partnerships and individuals. Charitable community or religious organizations,
as well as Historically Underutilized Businesses, are encouraged to submit
proposals.
Limitations:
No more than one contract will
be awarded under this RFP. Funding of the selected proposal will be dependent
upon available federal and/or state appropriations. PRS reserves the right
to reject any and all offers received in response to this RFP and to cancel
this RFP.
Deadline for Proposals, Term of Contract, and Amount
of Award:
Proposals will be due May 30, 2000, at 2:00 p.m. The effective
dates of a contract awarded under this RFP will be September 1, 2000, through
August 31, 2001, with a maximum amount of $500,000 being available to fund
the contract.
Contact Person:
Potential offerors may obtain
a copy of the RFP on or about April 14, 2000. It is preferred that requests
for the RFP be submitted in writing (by mail or fax) to: Judy Mayfield, Mail
Code E-541; c/o Linda Fleming; Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services; P.O. Box 149030; Austin, Texas 78714-9030; Fax: 512-438-2031.
TRD-200002439
C. Ed Davis
Agency Liaison
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Filed: April 5, 2000
Notice of Application for Amendment to Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
On March 31, 2000, Global
NET
Corporation
filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission)
to amend its service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted
in SPCOA Certificate Number 60307. Applicant intends to reflect a change in
ownership/control changing the name on its certificate to its subsidiary,
NSPOF Communications, Inc.
The Application: Application of Global
NET
Corporation for an Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating
Authority, Docket Number 22363.
Persons with questions about this docket, or who wish to intervene or otherwise
participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments
to the Public Utility Commission of Texas at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas
78711-3326 no later than April 19, 2000. You may contact the commission's
Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech- impaired
individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512)
936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 22363.
TRD-200002408
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) on March 31, 2000, of nine applications for approval
of an unbundled cost of service rate by an electric utility. A summary of
the applications follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Sharyland Utilities, L.P. for Approval
of Unbundled Cost of Service Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201 and Public
Utility Commission Substantive Rule §25.344, Docket Number 22348; Application
of Texas-New Mexico Power Company for Approval of Unbundled Cost of Service
Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201 and Public Utility Commission Substantive
Rule §25.344, Docket Number 22349; Application of TXU Electric Company
for Approval of Unbundled Cost of Service Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201
and Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §25.344, Docket Number
22350; Application of Southwestern Public Service Company for Approval of
Unbundled Cost of Service Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201 and Public Utility
Commission Substantive Rule §25.344, Docket Number 22351; Application
of Central Power & Light Company for Approval of Unbundled Cost of Service
Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201 and Public Utility Commission Substantive
Rule §25.344, Docket Number 22352; Application of Southwestern Electric
Power Company for Approval of Unbundled Cost of Service Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201
and Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §25.344, Docket Number
22353; Application of West Texas Utilities Company for Approval of Unbundled
Cost of Service Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201 and Public Utility Commission
Substantive Rule §25.344, Docket Number 22354; Application of Reliant
Energy, Inc. for Approval of Unbundled Cost of Service Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201
and Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §25.344, Docket Number
22355; Application of Entergy Gulf States for Approval of Unbundled Cost of
Service Rate Pursuant to PURA §39.201 and Public Utility Commission Substantive
Rule §25.344, Docket Number 22356 (Applicants).
Applicants petition the commission for approval of an unbundled cost of
service rate filed pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §39.201
and Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §25.344. Each applicant
has filed an unbundled cost of service rate filing package, including proposed
tariffs for its proposed transmission and distribution utility and supporting
cost data for determination of its non-bypassable delivery charges.
Persons who wish to comment upon, or who wish to intervene or otherwise
participate in 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 May 12, 2000.
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact
the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002402
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 3, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 28, 2000, for a service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Urban Media of Texas, Inc. for
a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22329
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, ISDN, T1-Private
Line, Switch 56 KBPS, Fractional T1, and long distance services.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the entire state of
Texas.
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 April 19, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002275
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 30, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 28, 2000, for a service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Hinotel, Inc. for a Service Provider
Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22330 before the Public
Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, Digital Subscriber
Line, ISDN, T1-Private Line, long distance and wireless services.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the entire state of
Texas.
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 April 19, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002276
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 30, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 29, 2000, for a service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of OnSite Access Local, LLC. for a
Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22336 before
the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, Digital Subscriber
Line, ISDN, T1- Private Line, Switch 56 KBPS, Frame Relay, Fractional T1,
and long distance services.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of Texas
currently served by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and GTE Southwest,
Inc.
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 April 19, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002299
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 31, 2000, for a service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Annox, Inc. for a Service Provider
Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22359 before the Public
Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of Texas
currently served by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
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 April 19, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002406
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 31, 2000, for a service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Pulsar Telecommunications, Inc.,
doing business as Pulsar Communications, Inc. for a Service Provider Certificate
of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22362 before the Public Utility Commission
of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, DSL, ISDN, T1-Private
Line, Switch 56 KBPS, Frame Relay, Fractional T1, and enhanced service applications.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the entire state of
Texas.
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 April 19, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002407
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on April 3, 2000, for a service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of OnFiber Carrier Services, Inc.
for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22365
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide Digital Subscriber Line, ISDN, T1-Private
Line, Switch 56 KBPS, Frame Relay, and Fractional T1 services.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the entire state of
Texas.
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 April 19, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002409
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 29, 2000, to amend a certificated
service area boundary in Travis County pursuant to §§14.001, 37.051,
and 37.054, 37.056, 37.057 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated (Vernon 1998 & Supp. 2000) (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Pedernales Electric Cooperative,
Inc. (PEC) to Amend Certificated Service Area Boundary Within Travis County.
Docket Number 22335.
The Application: PEC requests the boundary change for purposes of efficiency
to allow a single electric service provider to serve separate sections of
a subdivision. The proposed boundary change will allow all of the lots in
Sections 9, 9-A and 9-B of the Shadowridge Crossing Subdivision to be served
by the City of Austin, and will further allow Lots 19-29 of Block A, Section
12, and Lots 1-13 in Block C, Section 12, of the Shadowridge Crossing Subdivision
to be served by PEC in conjunction with the other blocks of Section 12 which
are already in PEC's service area. Copies of the application and additional
associated maps are available for reviewing at the Austin Energy office, 721
Barton Springs, Suite 502, Austin Texas 78704. Persons with questions about
this project should contact John V. Tempesta at (512) 322-6598 or Lambeth
Townsend and Richard L. Hamala at (512) 322-5830.
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 or (888)
782-8477. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY)
may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free)
1-800-735-2989. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding will be established.
The commission should receive a letter requesting intervention.
TRD-200002351
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 3, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 29, 2000, to amend a certificate
of convenience and necessity pursuant to §§14.001, 37.051, and 37.054,
37.056, 37.057 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code
Annotated (Vernon 1998) (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Central Power and Light Company
(CPL) to Amend A Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission
Line Within Nueces County. Docket Number 22338.
The Application: CPL proposes to construct an approximately 14.7 mile new
138kV transmission line. The purpose of the project is to allow an additional
path for new generation into the CPL system and maintain compliance with electrical
system planning criteria. The proposed 138 kV single-circuit transmission
line would exit the CITGO/North Oak Park Substation from the north and cross
an industrial area to an existing 138 kV transmission line corridor within
an industrial facility, a distance of approximately 4,100 linear feet. An
existing 138 kV transmission line would be paralleled along 3,200 linear feet
to a Union Pacific Railroad crossing at Cantwell Drive. An existing 138 kV
single-circuit wood pole transmission line that parallels Cantwell Drive and
Leopard Street from the intersection of Cantwell Drive to the intersection
of McBride Lane would be rebuilt for double-circuit service. The rebuilt portion
of the transmission line totals approximately 10,900 linear feet. The new
transmission line would continue along Leopard Street from McBride Lane to
Corn Products Road (a distance of approximately 7,400 linear feet) where it
would parallel a 5,500-foot-long segment that has been constructed. A 9,900-foot-long
segment of transmission line would continue to the west from Clarkwood Road
along property lines to an existing 138 kV transmission line corridor. The
corridor would be paralleled an additional 25,800 linear feet to the northwest
to the Lon C. Hill Power Station. Existing rights of way (ROWs) and easements
would be used along the 10,900- foot-long portion of the line that would be
rebuilt; new 60-foot-wide ROW would be acquired along the remainder of the
alignment. Copies of the amended application and additional associated maps
are available for reviewing at the CPL office located at 539 North Carancahua
in Corpus Christi. Arrangements to view or obtain a map may be made by contacting
Ralph Underbrink at (361) 881-5542.
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 or (888)
782-8477. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY)
may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free)
1-800-735-2989. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding will be established,
but will be no earlier than May 15, 2000. The commission should receive a
letter requesting intervention on or before that date.
TRD-200002403
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 3, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 29, 2000, to amend a certificate
of convenience and necessity pursuant to §§14.001, 37.051, and 37.054,
37.056, 37.057 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code
Annotated (Vernon 1998) (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Central Power and Light Company
(CPL) to Amend A Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission
Line Within Nueces County. Docket Number 22339.
The Application: CPL proposes to construct an approximately 17.2 mile new
single circuit 138 kV transmission line. The purpose of the project is to
allow an additional path for new generation into the CPL system and maintain
compliance with electrical system planning criteria. The 138 kV single-circuit
transmission line would parallel Navigation Boulevard and the Corpus Christi
Ship Channel across land that is undergoing development by the Port of Corpus
Christi as the Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor, a distance of 19,800
linear feet. The new transmission line would provide an opportunity to provide
service to industrial sites within the Trade Corridor which is north of the
ship channel and provide an opportunity to remove a six- mile-long segment
of the existing Nueces Bay to Qualitech 138 kV single-circuit transmission
line from Nueces Bay. The Nueces Bay to Qualitech circuit would be added as
a second circuit to the Lon C. Hill Power Station to Nueces Bay Power Station
Transmission Line. The second circuit would extend from the Nueces Bay Power
Station to a point where the proposed new transmission line intersects the
existing Nueces Bay to Qualitech 138 kV transmission line. Copies of the amended
application and additional associated maps are available for reviewing at
the CPL office located at 539 North Carancahua in Corpus Christi. Arrangements
to view or obtain a map may be made by contacting Ralph Underbrink at (361)
881-5542.
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 or (888)
782-8477. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY)
may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free)
1-800-735-2989. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding will be established,
but will be no earlier than May 15, 2000. The commission should receive a
letter requesting intervention on or before that date.
TRD-200002411
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 29, 2000, to amend a certificate
of convenience and necessity pursuant to §§14.001, 37.051, and 37.054,
37.056, 37.057 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code
Annotated (Vernon 1998) (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Central Power and Light Company
(CPL) to Amend A Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission
Line Within Nueces County. Docket Number 22340.
The Application: CPL proposes to construct an approximately .6 mile new
138-kv transmission line. The purpose of the project is to allow an additional
path for new generation into the CPL system and maintain compliance with electrical
system planning criteria. The 138 kV single-circuit transmission line would
be constructed by trenching and boring. Trenching would be used to install
underground conductors through the refinery and in the vicinity of the Nueces
Bay Power Station to the 138 kV substation. The portion of the underground
line within the refinery would total 800 linear feet. The underground portion
of the line from the vicinity of the Nueces Bay Power Station to the 138 kV
substation would total approximately 1,000 linear feet. Installation across
the ship channel would be carried out by boring under the channel, Port of
Corpus Christi Railroad facilities, and Navigation Boulevard, a distance of
1,900 linear feet. Copies of the amended application and additional associated
maps are available for review at the CPL office located at 539 North Carancahua
in Corpus Christi. Arrangements to view or obtain a map may be made by contacting
Ralph Underbrink at (361) 881-5542.
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 or (888)
782-8477. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY)
may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free)
1-800-735-2989. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding will be established,
but will be no earlier than May 15, 2000. The commission should receive a
letter requesting intervention on or before that date.
TRD-200002412
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 29, 2000, to amend a certificate
of convenience and necessity pursuant to §§14.001, 37.051, and 37.054,
37.056, 37.057 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code
Annotated (Vernon 1998) (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Central Power and Light Company
(CPL) to Amend A Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission
Line Within San Patricio County. Docket Number 22341.
The Application: CPL proposes to construct an approximately 2.7 mile new
138-kV double- circuited transmission line from CPL's existing Portland to
Nueces Bay 138 kV transmission line into its existing Whitepoint Substation
in San Patricio County. The purpose of the project is to allow an additional
path for new generation into the CPL system and maintain compliance with electrical
system planning criteria. CPL's existing Whitepoint Substation is located
on the west side of Midway Road just south of County Road (CR) 76 in San Patricio
County, Texas between Portland and Taft. The proposed 138 kV double-circuit
line will exit CPL's Whitepoint Substation to the east and cross to a point
on the east side of Midway Road. The line will then turn and extend for approximately
2.7 miles in a southerly direction along the east side and parallel to Midway
Road, crossing CR 72, CR 74 and Lang Road until it reaches CPL's existing
Nueces Bay to Portland 138 kV transmission line. Copies of the amended application
and additional associated maps are available for review at the CPL office
located at 539 North Carancahua in Corpus Christi. Arrangements to view or
obtain a map may be made by contacting Ralph Underbrink at (361) 881-5542.
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 or (888)
782-8477. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY)
may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free)
1-800-735-2989. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding will be established,
but will be no earlier than May 15, 2000. The commission should receive a
letter requesting intervention on or before that date.
TRD-200002413
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant
to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215.
Docket Title and Number. GTE Southwest, Inc.'s Application for Approval
of LRIC Studies for Remote Call Forwarding, Anonymous Call Block/Rejection,
Call Waiting Identification, Special/Selective Call Forwarding and Caller
ID-Name and Number Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215. Docket
Number 22234.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 22234. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than 45 days after the filing date of a sufficient LRIC study, and should
be filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue,
P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the commission's 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.
TRD-200002298
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant
to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215.
Docket Title and Number. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's Application
for Approval of LRIC Study for DirectLine Custom Service Pursuant to P.U.C.
Substantive Rule §26.215. Docket Number 22303.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 22303. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than 45 days after the filing date of a sufficient LRIC study, and should
be filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue,
P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the commission's 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.
TRD-200002297
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the intent to file, with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas (commission), a long run incremental cost (LRIC) studies
pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215 on or about April 10, 2000.
Docket Title and Number. GTE Southwest, Inc.'s Application for Approval
of LRIC Studies for Emergency Number Service (911)-Wireless and Competitive
Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) Services Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215.
Docket Number 22358. The studies include 911 Selective Router Port Connection;
911 Wireless Additive; 911 Steerable ALI; and 911 Frame Relay Access.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 22358. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than 45 days after the filing date of a sufficient LRIC study and should
be filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue,
P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the commission's 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.
TRD-200002414
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 4, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on March 29, 2000, for a temporary
waiver of P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.87.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Southwestern Public Service Company
for Good Cause Extension of Filing Deadline for Distribution Unbundling Reports
Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.87. Docket Number 22343.
The Application: Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.3, Southwestern
Public Service Company (SPS) requests the commission grant it an extension
of the filing deadline contained in P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.87(c).
This section requires electric utilities to file annual distribution unbundling
reports on the last working day of March each year, covering data involving
the previous calendar year. SPS requests an extension until April 28, 2000,
to file its report.
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 commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 on
or before April 21, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text
telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All comments
should reference Docket Number 22343.
TRD-200002300
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2000
On March 27, 2000, Plex-Net, Ltd. and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively
referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA).
The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22325. 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 ten 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 22325. 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 April 24, 2000,
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, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may
call the commission's 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
22325.
TRD-200002268
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 29, 2000
On March 28, 2000, Resource Innovations Group, Inc. doing business as DFW-Direct
and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint
application for approval of 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 22331. 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 ten 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 22331. 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 April 25, 2000,
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, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may
call the commission's 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
22331.
TRD-200002285
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 30, 2000
Request for Proposal
The San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is
seeking proposals from qualified firms to conduct the Olmos Park Transportation
Management Plan Study.
A copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) may be requested by calling Jeanne
Geiger, Senior Transportation Planner, at (210) 227-8651. Anyone wishing to
submit a proposal must do so by 12:00 p.m. (CDT), Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at
the MPO office:
Janet A. Kennison, Administrator
Metropolitan Planning Organization
1021 San Pedro, Suite 2200
San Antonio, Texas 78212
The contract award will be made by the MPO's Transportation Steering Committee
based on the recommendation of the project's consultant selection committee.
The Olmos Park Transportation Management Plan Consultant Selection Committee
will review the proposals based on the evaluation criteria listed in the RFP.
Funding for this study, in the amount of $75,000, is contingent upon the
availability of Federal transportation planning funds.
TRD-200002279
Janet a. Kennison
Administrator
San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Filed: March 30, 2000
The San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is
seeking proposals from qualified firms to conduct the Regional Thoroughfare
Plan Study.
A copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) may be requested by calling Jeanne
Geiger, Senior Transportation Planner, at (210) 227-8651. Anyone wishing to
submit a proposal must do so by 12:00 p.m. (CDT), Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at
the MPO office:
Janet A. Kennison, Administrator
Metropolitan Planning Organization
1021 San Pedro, Suite 2200
San Antonio, Texas 78212
The contract award will be made by the MPO's Transportation Steering Committee
based on the recommendation of the project's consultant selection committee.
The Regional Thoroughfare Plan Consultant Selection Committee will review
the proposals based on the evaluation criteria listed in the RFP.
Funding for this study, in the amount of $100,000, is contingent upon the
availability of Federal transportation planning funds.
TRD-200002280
Janet A. Kennison
Administrator
San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Filed: March 30, 2000
Applications Received
Pursuant to the Texas Water Code, §6.195, the Texas Water Development
Board provides notice of the following applications received by the Board:
Canyon Regional Water Authority, 850 Lakeside Pass Drive, New Braunfels,
Texas, 78130, received January 31, 2000, application for financial assistance
in the total amount of $10,000,000 from the Texas Water Development Funds.
Greater Texoma Utility Authority for Argyle Water Supply Corporation, 5100
Airport Drive, Denison, Texas, 75020, received March 1, 2000, application
for financial assistance in the amount of $1,325,000 from the Texas Water
Development Funds.
Panhandle Ground Water Conservation District No. 3, P.O. Box 637, White
Deer, Texas, 79097, received March 24, 2000, application for financial assistance
in the amount of $300,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Loan Program.
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 119, c/o Schweinle, Parish,
Lowerre & Strawn, P.C., 1001 Fannin, Suite 3800, Houston, Texas, 77002,
received March 1, 2000, application for financial assistance in the amount
of $3,060,000 from the Texas Water Development Funds.
Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 61, 13205 Cypress North Houston
Road, Cypress, Texas, 77429, received February 28, 2000, application for financial
assistance in the amount of $4,735,000 from the Texas Water Development Funds.
Bolivar Peninsula Water Supply Corporation, 1840 Highway 87, Crystal Beach,
Texas, 77650, received January 27, 2000, application for financial assistance
in the total amount of $15,215,000 from the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund and the Texas Water Development Funds.
City of Harlingen, 219 East Jackson, P.O. Box 1950, Harlingen, Texas, 78551,
received February 2, 2000, application for financial assistance in the amount
of $1,845,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
Hurst Creek Municipal Utility District, 102 Trophy Drive, Austin, Texas,
78738-1101, received March 1, 2000, application for financial assistance in
the amount of $350,000 from the Texas Water Development Funds.
Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, 515 Seventh
Street, Comfort, Texas, 78130, received March 20, 2000, application for financial
assistance in total amount of $2,720,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving
Fund and the Texas Water Development Funds.
United States Geological Survey, 2320 La Branch Street, #1112, Houston,
Texas, 77004-1099, received April 4, 2000, application for grant assistance
in an amount not to exceed $300,000 from the Research and Planning Fund.
Upper Colorado River Authority, P.O. Box 1482, San Angelo, Texas, 76902,
received March 29, 2000, application for grant assistance in an amount not
to exceed $36,850 from the Research and Planning Fund.
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, P.O. Box 429, Edna, Texas, 77957, received
April 3, 2000, application for additional grant assistance in an amount not
to exceed $59,000 from the Research and Planning Fund.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, 311 North 15th Street, McAllen,
Texas, 78501-4705, received April 4, 2000, application for additional grant
assistance in an amount not to exceed $74,784 from the Research and Planning
Fund.
TRD-200002443
Gail L. Allan
Director of Project-Related Legal Services
Texas Water Development Board
Filed: April 5, 2000
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
Texas Education Agency
General Land Office
Texas Department of Health
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials
Notice of Amendment to License of Waste Control Specialists, LLC
Notice of Intent to Revoke Certificates of Registration
Notice of Intent to Revoke Radioactive Material Licenses
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Department of Human Services
Request for Proposal for Registered Dietitians
Texas Department of Insurance
Notice
Third Party Administrator Applications
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Default Orders of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Settlement Agreements of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Notice of Opportunity to Participate in Permitting Matters
Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain A Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Notice of Water Rights Application
Notice of Water Rights Application
North Texas Tollway Authority
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Applications for Approval of Unbundled Cost of Service Rate
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Notice of Filing Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215
Notice of Filing Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215
Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215
Notice of Petition for Extension of Filing Deadline Contained in P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.87
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Request for Proposal
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Workforce Commission