Office of the Attorney General
Public Drinking Water System Enforcement Settlement Notice
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed
resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Health
and Safety Code. Before the State may settle a judicial enforcement action
under the Health and Safety Code, the State shall permit the public to comment
in writing on the proposed judgment. The Attorney General will consider any
written comments and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed agreed
judgment if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that
the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the
requirements of the Code.
Case Title and Court: State of Texas v. Dexter Monroe d/b/a Dal High Water
System, Case No. 99-06860, 53 RD Judicial District, Travis County, Texas.
Nature of Defendant's Operations: Defendant owns and operates a public
drinking water system with approximately 43 service connections located north
of US Highway 175, northwest of Athens, Henderson County, Texas. The State
claims that Defendant violated Subchapter C of Chapter 341 of the Texas Health
and Safety Code by failing to comply with various provisions of the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission's (TNRCC's) rules for public drinking
water systems promulgated under that Subchapter.
Proposed Agreed Judgment: The proposed agreed final judgment permanently
enjoins Defendant by requiring that Defendant do the following: adopt plumbing
regulations that prohibit potential cross-connections or other undesirable
plumbing practices; secure from adjacent landowners a sanitary easement covering
all property within 150 feet of the well location; submit to TNRCC and obtain
the TNRCC's approval of an engineering report prepared by a registered professional
engineer which addresses the water system's capacity deficiencies; and implement
the necessary improvements to meet the TNRCC's Minimum Water System Capacity
Requirements. Additionally, Defendant shall pay $1,500 in attorney fees and
all court costs.
For a complete description of the proposed settlement, the complete proposed
Agreed Final Judgment should be reviewed. Requests for copies of the judgment,
and written comments on the proposed settlement should be directed to Laura
L. LaValle, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Texas Attorney General,
P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548, (512) 463- 2012, facsimile (512)
320-0052. Written comments must be received within 30 days of publication
of this notice to be considered.
For further information, please call AG Younger
at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200002724
Elizabeth Robinson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 17, 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 April 6, 2000, through April 13,
2000:
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
APPLICANT: Prolific Energy Company, L.P.; Location: The project is located
in State Tracts 142, 147, 193, and 233 in East Galveston Bay, Galveston County,
Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled
Anahuac, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0109-F1; Description of Proposed Action:
The applicant has requested an oil field development permit to install, operate,
and maintain structures for the production of oil and gas in State Tracts
142, 147, 193, and 233. The applicant may install shell pads with approximately
1,002 cubic yards of clean shell to support the barge-mounted drilling platform
at each potential location. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application
#21975 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: James H. Glanville Company; Location: The project area is located
in the Houston Ship Channel at its confluence with Green's Bayou, 1.5 miles
south of Interstate 10 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. CCC Project No.:
00-0110-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to modify
permit number 18770(06) to add five public dredged material placement areas
and one privately owned placement area to the original permit for use during
previously authorized dredging activities. The applicant proposes to use the
Peggy Lake Placement Area, the Lost Lake Placement Area, the Clinton Placement
Area, the House Tract Placement Area, the East & West Jones Placement
Area, and the Dynegy Galena Parks Placement Area. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E.
permit application #18770(07) under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403).
APPLICANT: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Lands Region
4; Location: The project site is located in Santa Anna's Bayou in the San
Jacinto Battleground State Park near Park Road 1836 in La Porte, Harris County,
Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0111-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant
proposes to amend Permit Number 20314 to include the construction of an additional
containment levee. The proposed levee will involve the placement of 500 to
600 cubic yards of material into created wetlands for the purpose of impounding
fresh drinking water for wildlife. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit
application #20314(02) 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: Lyman Reed; Location: The proposed project is located between
Moses Lake and Galveston Bay on Skyline Drive at the Tide Control Gate in
Texas City, Galveston County, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0112-F1; Description
of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to amend Permit Number 13037(07)
to update, clarify and modify the construction plans for his previously authorized
marina. The proposed modifications include deleting Channel F and Borrow Pit
#3; changing the waterway configuration of the marina; adding an option to
relocate the 7-acre mitigation to the adjacent property (directly adjacent
to wetlands that are protected from erosion); and adding Borrow Pit #2 as
an expansion area for the marina. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application
#13037(08) 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: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Location: The proposed
project is located in Carancahua Cove, West Galveston Bay, near Jamaica Beach,
Galveston County, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0119-F1; Description of Proposed
Action: The applicant proposes to amend Permit Number 21456 to construct two
new terrace fields. In addition, the entrance and circulation channels at
Pirate's Cove would be dredged. Approximately 18,000 cubic yards of material
would be removed from 4,500 linear feet of existing channel. The material
would be deposited to create marsh islands in the shallow, unvegetated flats
landward of the easternmost geotube. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit
application #21456(01) 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: Kent & Linda Myers; Location: The project is located in
Copano Bay and in Copano Ridge Subdivision, located between Salt Lake and
Copano Bay, adjacent to Copano Ridge Road, approximately 3 miles northwest
of Fulton, Aransas County, Texas. The proposed compensatory mitigation site
is adjacent to Italian Bend of Port Bay, approximately 4.5 miles west of Rockport,
Aransas County, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0120-F1; Description of Proposed
Action: The applicant proposes to construct a breakwater to provide erosion
protection for wetlands and uplands, construct a bulkhead within the area
protected by the proposed breakwater, place fill behind the proposed bulkhead
to create uplands suitable for single-family residential lots, and construct
piers for the private, noncommercial use of future residents of the residential
area. The proposed 800-foot-long bulkhead would be constructed prior to the
placement of fill behind the bulkhead. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit
application #21684 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: Department of Aviation, Houston Airport System; Location: The
project is located in isolated wetlands within George Bush Intercontinental
Airport, immediately south on FM 1960 and east of Aldine - Westfield Road,
in Harris County, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0121-F1; Description of Proposed
Action: The applicant proposes to construct improved aviation facilities within
the project site. These would include the construction of a new 8,500-foot
by 150-foot runway, expansion of an existing runway to 10,000 feet by 150
feet, construction of a consolidated rental car facility, relocation of segments
of Garners Bayou, and excavation of stormwater detention ponds associated
with these activities. This project would impact approximately 120 acres of
wetlands, including approximately 73 acres of emergent wetlands, 6 acres of
scrub/shrub wetlands, and 41 acres of forested wetlands. The applicant is
proposing to perform mitigation for the project impacts at two locations.
The first location is the Westside Airport property located between Katy and
Brookshire. The second mitigation site would be located in the Bahr Woods
Mitigation Area, between the West Fork of the San Jacinto River and Woodsons
Gully. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #21984 under §404
of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§125 - 1387).
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES:
APPLICANT: U.S. Department of the Interior - Western Gulf of Mexico Lease
Sale 177; CCC Project No.: 00-0117-F2; Description of Proposed Activity: The
MMS has scheduled the proposed sale for August 2000. This is the fourth Western
Planning Area (WPA) sale scheduled in the Outer Continental Shelf Oil &
Gas Leasing Program (1997-2002). The proposed sale area includes about 28.4
million acres located 14 to 357 kilometers offshore in water depths ranging
from 8 to 3,000 meters. Proposed Sale 177 would offer all unleased blocks
in the WPA with the following exceptions: two whole and four partial blocks
that lie within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; blocks
793, 799, and 816 in the Mustang Island Area which have been identified by
the Navy as needed for testing equipment and for training mine warfare personnel;
and blocks beyond the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, in the area referred to
as the northern portion of the Western Gap.
The MMS regulates all OCS operations under provisions of the OCSLA and
regulations at 30 CFR Part 250, which are supplemented by lease stipulations
and Notice-to-Lessees and Operators. These measures are designed to lessen
potential adverse impacts to sensitive topographic (seafloor) features and
to prevent damage or injury in military use areas offshore.
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-200002751
Larry R. Soward
Chief Clerk, General Land Office
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: April 19, 2000
Notice of Request for Proposals
Pursuant to §1201.027, Texas Government Code; Chapter 2254, Subchapter
A, Texas Government Code; and Chapter 404, Subchapter H, Texas Government
Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces its Request
for Proposals (RFP) from qualified, independent firms to provide master trust
custodial services to the Comptroller. The Comptroller desires to obtain the
services of a master trust custodian to assist the Comptroller in accounting
for and safekeeping of certain securities that are under the care, custody
and control of the Comptroller. The successful respondent will be expected
to begin performance of the contract on or about June 1, 2000.
Contact:
Parties interested in submitting
a proposal should contact Pamela Ponder, Deputy General Counsel for Contracts,
Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 E. 17th St., Room G-24, Austin, Texas,
78744, telephone number: (512) 463-4813, to obtain a copy of the RFP. The
Comptroller will mail copies of the RFP only to those specifically requesting
a copy. The RFP will be available for pick-up at the above-referenced address
on Friday, April 28, 2000, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Central Zone Time
(CZT), and during normal business hours thereafter. The Comptroller will also
make the RFP available electronically on the Texas Marketplace after Friday,
April 28, 2000, 2:00 p.m. (CZT).
Questions:
All questions concerning the RFP
must be in writing and submitted no later than Monday, May 8, 2000, 2:00 p.m.
Questions must be faxed to (512) 475-0973, Attn: Pamela Ponder, Deputy General
Counsel for Contracts. On or before Thursday, May 11, 2000, the Comptroller
expects to post answers to these written questions as a revision to the Texas
Marketplace notice of the issuance of this RFP. The address of the Texas Marketplace
is
www.marketplace.state.tx.us
.
Closing Date:
Proposals must be received
in the Deputy General Counsel's Office at the address specified above no later
than 2:00 p.m. (CZT), on Tuesday, May 23, 2000. Proposals received after this
time and date will not be considered.
Evaluation and Award Procedure:
All proposals
will be subject to evaluation by a committee based on the evaluation criteria
and procedures set forth in the RFP. The Comptroller will make the final decision.
The Comptroller reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all proposals submitted. The Comptroller is under no legal or
other obligation to execute a contract on the basis of this notice or the
distribution of any RFP. The Comptroller shall pay no costs or any other amounts
incurred by any entity in responding to this Notice or the RFP.
The anticipated schedule of events is as follows:
Issuance of RFP - April 28, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Questions Due - May 8, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Answers to Questions Posted - on or before May 11, 2000, or as soon thereafter
as practical;
Proposals Due - May 23, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Contract Execution - May 30, 2000, or as soon thereafter as practical;
Commencement of Project Activities - June 1, 2000.
TRD-200002781
David R. Brown
Assistant General Counsel, Contracts
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: April 19, 2000
Pursuant to §1201.027, Texas Government Code; Chapter 2254, Subchapter
A, Texas Government Code; and Chapter 404, Subchapter H, Texas Government
Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces its Request
for Proposals (RFP) from qualified, independent law firms to serve as Bond
Counsel to the Comptroller. The Comptroller desires to obtain the services
of Bond Counsel in connection with a variety of issues related to the issuance,
sale, and delivery of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, including Commercial
Paper Notes (Notes). The successful respondent will be expected to begin performance
of the contract on or about June 1, 2000.
Contact:
Parties interested in submitting
a proposal should contact Pamela Ponder, Deputy General Counsel for Contracts,
Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 E. 17th St., Room G-24, Austin, Texas,
78744, telephone number: (512) 463-4813, to obtain a copy of the RFP. The
Comptroller will mail copies of the RFP only to those specifically requesting
a copy. The RFP will be available for pick-up at the above-referenced address
on Friday, April 28, 2000, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Central Zone Time
(CZT), and during normal business hours thereafter. The Comptroller will also
make the RFP available electronically on the Texas Marketplace after Friday,
April 28, 2000, 2:00 p.m. (CZT).
Questions:
All questions concerning the RFP
must be in writing and submitted no later than Monday, May 8, 2000, 2:00 p.m.
Questions must be faxed to (512) 475-0973, Attn: Pamela Ponder, Deputy General
Counsel for Contracts. On or before Thursday, May 11, 2000, the Comptroller
expects to post answers to these written questions as a revision to the Texas
Marketplace notice of the issuance of this RFP. The address of the Texas Marketplace
is
www.marketplace.state.tx.us
.
Closing Date:
Proposals must be received
in the Deputy General Counsel's Office at the address specified above no later
than 2:00 p.m. (CZT), on Tuesday, May 23, 2000. Proposals received after this
time and date will not be considered.
Evaluation and Award Procedure:
All proposals
will be subject to evaluation by a committee based on the evaluation criteria
and procedures set forth in the RFP. The Comptroller will make the final decision.
The Comptroller reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all proposals submitted. The Comptroller is under no legal or
other obligation to execute a contract on the basis of this notice or the
distribution of any RFP. The Comptroller shall pay no costs or any other amounts
incurred by any entity in responding to this Notice or the RFP.
The anticipated schedule of events is as follows:
Issuance of RFP - April 28, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Questions Due -May 8, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Answers to Questions Posted - on or before May 11, 2000, or as soon thereafter
as practical;
Proposals Due - May 23, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Contract Execution - May 30, 2000, or as soon thereafter as practical;
Commencement of Project Activities - June 1, 2000.
TRD-200002782
David R. Brown
Assistant General Counsel, Contracts
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: April 19, 2000
Pursuant to §1201.027, Texas Government Code; Chapter 2254, Subchapter
A, Texas Government Code; and Chapter 404, Subchapter H, Texas Government
Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces its Request
for Proposals (RFP) from qualified, independent law firms to serve as Bond
Counsel to the Comptroller. The Comptroller desires to obtain the services
of Bond Counsel in connection with a variety of issues related to the issuance,
sale, and delivery of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, including Commercial
Paper Notes (Notes). The successful respondent will be expected to begin performance
of the contract on or about June 1, 2000.
Contact:
Parties interested in submitting
a proposal should contact Pamela Ponder, Deputy General Counsel for Contracts,
Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 E. 17th St., Room G-24, Austin, Texas,
78744, telephone number: (512) 463-4813, to obtain a copy of the RFP. The
Comptroller will mail copies of the RFP only to those specifically requesting
a copy. The RFP will be available for pick-up at the above-referenced address
on Friday, April 28, 2000, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Central Zone Time
(CZT), and during normal business hours thereafter. The Comptroller will also
make the RFP available electronically on the Texas Marketplace after Friday,
April 28, 2000, 2:00 p.m. (CZT).
Questions:
All questions concerning the RFP
must be in writing and submitted no later than Monday, May 8, 2000, 2:00 p.m.
Questions must be faxed to (512) 475-0973, Attn: Pamela Ponder, Deputy General
Counsel for Contracts. On or before Thursday, May 11, 2000, the Comptroller
expects to post answers to these written questions as a revision to the Texas
Marketplace notice of the issuance of this RFP. The address of the Texas Marketplace
is
www.marketplace.state.tx.us
.
Closing Date:
Proposals must be received
in the Deputy General Counsel's Office at the address specified above no later
than 2:00 p.m. (CZT), on Tuesday, May 23, 2000. Proposals received after this
time and date will not be considered.
Evaluation and Award Procedure:
All proposals
will be subject to evaluation by a committee based on the evaluation criteria
and procedures set forth in the RFP. The Comptroller will make the final decision.
The Comptroller reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all proposals submitted. The Comptroller is under no legal or
other obligation to execute a contract on the basis of this notice or the
distribution of any RFP. The Comptroller shall pay no costs or any other amounts
incurred by any entity in responding to this Notice or the RFP.
The anticipated schedule of events is as follows:
Issuance of RFP - April 28, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Questions Due -May 8, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Answers to Questions Posted - on or before May 11, 2000, or as soon thereafter
as practical;
Proposals Due - May 23, 2000, 2:00 p.m. CZT;
Contract Execution - May 30, 2000, or as soon thereafter as practical;
Commencement of Project Activities - June 1, 2000.
TRD-200002783
David R. Brown
Assistant General Counsel, Contracts
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: April 19, 2000
Application(s) for a Merger or Consolidation
Notice is given that the following application has been filed with the
Texas Credit Union Department and is under consideration:
An application was received from North East Texas Credit Union (Lone Star)
seeking approval to merge with Marion County Federal Credit Union (Jefferson)
with North East Texas Credit Union being the surviving credit union.
Comments or a request for a meeting by any interested party relating to
an application must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of
this publication. Any written comments must provide all information that the
interested party wishes the Department to consider in evaluating the application.
All information received will be weighed during consideration of the merits
of an application. Comments or a request for a meeting should be addressed
to the Texas Credit Union Department, 914 East Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas
78752-1699.
TRD-200002777
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Texas Credit Union Department
Filed: April 19, 2000
Notice is given that the following applications have been filed with the
Texas Credit Union Department and are under consideration:
An application was received from Brownsville Teachers Credit Union, Brownsville,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit persons
who live, work, or worship in Cameron County, Texas and businesses and other
legal entities in Cameron County, Texas to be eligible for membership in the
credit union.
An application was received from North East Texas Credit Union, Lone Star,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit persons
who reside, work or attend school in Titus County, Texas to be eligible for
membership in the credit union.
An application was received from The Education Credit Union, Amarillo,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit the members
of Board of Regents and Trustees at Amarillo College, Wayland Baptist University
(Amarillo Campus), West Texas A&M University, and Clarendon College to
be eligible for membership in the credit union.
An application was received from The Education Credit Union, Amarillo,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit the home
schooling parents in Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Oldham, Potter, and Randall
Counties, State of Texas to be eligible for membership in the credit union.
An application was received from The Education Credit Union, Amarillo,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit the certified
day care employees in Potter and Randall Counties, State of Texas to be eligible
for membership in the credit union.
An application was received from The Education Credit Union, Amarillo,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit the school
board members of Amarillo ISD, Adrian ISD, Boys Ranch ISD, Canyon ISD, Highland
Park ISD, River Road ISD, Vega ISD, Wildorado ISD, Hedley ISD, Clarendon ISD,
White Deer ISD, Panhandle ISD, Groom ISD, and Claude ISD to be eligible for
membership in the credit union.
An application was received from The Education Credit Union, Amarillo,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit individuals
holding a valid Texas Teaching Certification but not teaching in the counties
of Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Oldham, Potter and Randall Counties, State of
Texas to be eligible for membership in the credit union.
Comments or a request for a meeting by any interested party relating to
an application must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of
this publication. Credit unions that wish to comment on any application must
also complete a Notice of Protest form. The form may be obtained by contacting
the Department at (512) 837-9236. Any written comments must provide all information
that the interested party wishes the Department to consider in evaluating
the application. All information received will be weighed during consideration
of the merits of an application. Comments or a request for a meeting should
be addressed to the Texas Credit Union Department, 914 East Anderson Lane,
Austin, Texas 78752-1699.
TRD-200002776
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Texas Credit Union Department
Filed: April 19, 2000
In accordance with the provisions of 7 TAC §91.103, the Texas Credit
Union Department provides notice of the final action taken on the following
application(s):
Application(s) to Expand Field of Membership
Dallas Teachers Credit Union, Dallas, Texas - See
Texas Register
issue dated January 28, 2000
Telco Plus Credit Union, Longview, Texas (Denied) - See
Texas Register
issue dated January 28, 2000
TRD-200002775
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Texas Credit Union Department
Filed: April 19, 2000
Public Notice - Request for Proposals for Youth Stand Alone Projects
The East Texas Workforce Development Area is requesting proposals for the
operation and management of Youth Stand Alone Projects for a period beginning
July 6, 2000 and extending through June 30, 2001. Provisions for these services
will involve a cost reimbursement subcontract with the East Texas Council
of Governments which serves as the Grant recipient and Administrative unit
for the East Texas Workforce Development Board.
The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to solicit proposals for the
management and operation of Stand Alone Projects funded through the Workforce
Investment Act. Stand Alone Projects are independently operated, year-round
programs that provide services to economically disadvantaged youth ages 14
through 21 that will help them achieve academic and employment success.
The total amount of funds available through this RFP will be approximately
$350,000.00 and will be distributed as follows:
Only 25% or $87,500 is available to serve In-School youth. At least 75%
or $262,500 must be used to serve Out-of-School youth.
The amount of funds available is subject to change. Projects may serve
out-of-school youth exclusively. However, of the total $350,000.00 available
for stand-alone projects, not more then 25% or $87,500 total may be spent
on in-school youth.
Persons or organizations wanting to receive a Request for Proposal should
request by letter or by fax. Request should be addressed to Gary Allen, Section
Chief - Planning and Board Support, Workforce Development Programs, East Texas
Council of Governments, 3800 Stone Road, Kilgore, Texas 75662 or faxed to
903983-1440.
RFP's will not be released prior to April 12, 2000. It is anticipated that
the deadline for receipt of proposals shall be May 8, 2000.
Questions concerning the Request for Proposals process should be addressed
to Wendell Holcombe, East Texas Council of Governments at (903) 984-8641.
TRD-200002648
Glynn Knight
Executive Director
East Texas Council of Governments
Filed: April 14, 2000
This is to request individuals to serve as independent reviewers for Workforce
Investment Act Stand Alone Youth Project proposals. The review of proposals
is scheduled on May 9-10, 2000 and May 11, 2000 if necessary. The ratings
of the reviewers will be considered by the Youth Committee of the East Texas
Workforce Development Board as they develop a recommendation for subcontract
award. Reviewers will be paid $450 per day plus expenses. Individuals interested
in serving as independent reviewers should submit a resume along with a cover
letter indicating their availability on the proposed dates. Individuals who
have submitted a resume within the past 24 months need not send a new resume
unless there is a need to update the information, but written notification
of availability is required in order to be considered.
Submissions must be in writing and due at 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time
on April 24, 2000. Facsimile and e-mail submissions are acceptable. All correspondence
should be sent to the attention of:
Gary Allen, Section Chief-Planning and Board Support, East Texas Council
of Governments, 3800 Stone Road, Kilgore, Texas 75662, Phone: (903) 984-8641,
Fax - (903) 983-1440, E-mail; gary.allen@twc.state.tx.us
Anyone having questions regarding this process should contact Wendell Holcombe,
Director of Workforce Programs, or Gary Allen at the address listed above.
TRD-200002646
Glynn Knight
Executive Director
East Texas Council of Governments
Filed: April 14, 2000
Notice of Request for Proposals for the Texas Health Steps Program
INTRODUCTION
The Texas Department of Health (department) requests proposals for the
Texas Health Steps (THSteps) program for the project period beginning at date
of award through August 31, 2001, with two optional renewal periods corresponding
to state fiscal years 2002 and 2003. The department is seeking to select providers
of services related to the recruitment, retention, and training of THSteps
medical and dental providers. Proposals will be reviewed and awarded on a
competitive basis.
PURPOSE
The THSteps program (formerly known as the Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis and Treatment - EPSDT) is a federally mandated preventive health
care program administered by the department. It is the intent of this Request
for Proposals (RFP) to enhance ThSteps provider training and recruitment outcomes
by providing additional training opportunities for both existing and potential
ThSteps providers.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Eligible applicants include community-based groups, health departments,
public and private agencies, proprietary entities, for-profit, not-for-profit
organizations, boards, and other health and education related organizations.
AVAILABLE FUNDS
The specific dollar amount to be awarded will depend upon the merit and
scope of the proposed project(s). Continued funding will be based upon the
availability of funds and the documented progress of the project.
DEADLINE
The original and seven copies of the application must be received by Ben
Delamater, Purchaser, Texas Department of Health, Materials Acquisition and
Management Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, on or before
5:00 p.m., Central Daylight Saving Time, on July 7, 2000. No facsimiles will
be accepted.
REVIEW AND AWARD CRITERIA
Each application will be screened for eligibility and responsiveness. Non-eligible
and non- responsive applications will not be considered for further evaluation.
Applications that arrive after the deadline for submission will not be reviewed.
Eligible, complete applications will be reviewed by a panel of reviewers and
scored according to the quality of the application.
FOR INFORMATION
For a copy of the RFP, and other information, contact Ben Delamater, Texas
Department of Health, Materials Acquisition and Management Division, 1100
West 49th Street, Austin, Texas, Telephone (512) 458-7744, Extension 6950;
Fax Number (512) 458-7244; or E-Mail benjamin.delamater@tdh.state.tx.us.
No copies of the RFP will be released prior to May 3, 2000.
TRD-200002773
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: April 19, 2000
Notice of Adopted Medicaid Provider Payment Rates
As single state agency for the state Medicaid program, the Health and Human
Services Commission adopts 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 payment rates in addition to the basic payment rates
effective January 1, 2000. Payment rates that were published in the April
14, 2000, issue of the
Texas Register
(25
TexReg 3330) are effective May 1, 2000, as follows:
[Figure]
The adopted rates were determined in accordance with the rate setting methodology
codified at 1 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 355, subchapter C (relating
to Enhanced Direct Care Staff Rate), §355.308.
TRD-200002759
Marina Henderson
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: April 19, 2000
In accordance with its responsibilities as defined under the Texas Health
and Safety Code, §533.062, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
publishes this "Long-Term Care Plan for Persons with Mental Retardation and
Related Conditions."
The report is available on the HHSC website at
http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us
beginning April 19, 2000. Interested parties
may also obtain copies of the report at the offices of HHSC, 4900 North Lamar
Boulevard, Fourth Floor, Austin, Texas, 78751.
TRD-200002778
Marina S. Henderson
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: April 19, 2000
Housing Trust Fund Capacity Building Program Notice of Request for Proposals
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' (TDHCA) Housing
Trust Fund, pursuant to the newly adopted rules published in the April 14,
2000 issue of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg
3239), is accepting proposals to provide training to nonprofit and community
housing development organizations in the state of Texas. The purpose of the
training will be to assist these organizations in developing their capacity
to provide safe, decent and sanitary housing for low, very low, and extremely
low income individuals and families, and persons with special needs. Proposals
will be considered for providing training on a statewide or regional basis.
Successful candidates will provide training services under contract with
TDHCA. Training may be scheduled through June 30, 2001. Training topics may
include, but are not limited to, the following:
Architectural Barrier Removal/Universal Design;
CHDO Training;
Comprehensive Capacity Building (including Planning, Resource Development,
Internal Operations and Governance, Program Delivery, and Networking);
Construction Management;
Energy Efficiency and Alternative Building Methods;
Grant Application Writing;
Property Management;
Real Estate/Project Development.
Proposals must be received at TDHCA by 5:00 p.m. on June 12, 2000.
Faxed proposals will not be accepted.
The Housing Trust Fund plans to select a diverse group of proposals that
will serve nonprofit housing development organizations throughout the state.
Proposals will be selected based on criteria outlined in the proposal package.
Awards will be made as grants. TDHCA's board of directors reserves the
right to change the award amount, or to award less than the requested amount.
All interested parties with a workable plan are encouraged to participate
in the program. For more information or to request a proposal package, please
contact the Housing Trust Fund office at (512) 475-1458, or e-mail bmcmurra@tdhca.state.tx.us.
Please direct your proposal to :
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Housing Trust Fund
Attn.: Bradford D. McMurray
P.O. Box 13941
Austin, Texas 78711-3941
Physical Address:
507 Sabine, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78701
TRD-200002747
Daisy A. Stiner
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: April 18, 2000
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' (TDHCA) Housing
Trust Fund, pursuant to the newly adopted rules published in the April 14,
2000 issue of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg
3239), is accepting proposals to administer seven hundred thirty two thousand
dollars ($732,000) of predevelopment loan funds to nonprofit and community
housing development organizations in the state of Texas, whose purpose is
to provide safe, decent and sanitary housing for low, very low, and extremely
low income individuals and families, and persons with special needs.
The successful candidate must demonstrate that they will be able to identify
and provide matching funds equal to the amount of funds furnished by the Housing
Trust Fund ($732,000). The Housing Trust Fund will select a single nonprofit
organization to match and administer these funds to local nonprofit and community
housing development organizations throughout the state.
Proposals will be selected based on criteria outlined in the proposal package.
The award will be made as a grant, and administered under contract with TDHCA.
An administrative fee of up to $50,000 is available to the successful candidate.
Proposals must be received at TDHCA by 5:00 p.m. on June 12, 2000.
Faxed proposals will not be accepted.
All interested parties with a workable plan are encouraged to participate
in the program. For more information or to request a proposal package, please
contact the Housing Trust Fund office at (512) 475-1458, or e-mail bmcmurra@tdhca.state.tx.us.
Please direct your proposal to:
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Housing Trust Fund
Attn.: Bradford D. McMurray
P.O. Box 13941
Austin, Texas 78711-3941
Physical Address:
507 Sabine, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78701
TRD-200002748
Daisy A. Stiner
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: April 18, 2000
Manufactured Housing Division
Notice of Administrative Hearing to be held
Tuesday,
May 9, 2000, 1:00 p.m.
, State Office of Administrative Hearing, Stephen
F. Austin Building, 1700 North Congress, 11th Floor, Suite 1100, Austin, Texas.
AGENDA
Administrative Hearing before an administrative law judge of the State
Office of Administrative Hearings in the matter of the Texas Department of
Housing and Community Affairs vs. Gold Starr Corporation to hear alleged violations
of the Act, §6(j) and §20(a), the Rules §80.180(b) and Chapter
347.304(b) and 347.305 of the Texas Finance Code regarding not delivering
the formaldehyde health notice to a consumer prior to the execution of any
mutually binding sales agreement; failing to have a consumer sign a formaldehyde
notice and give a copy of the signed notice to the consumer; not giving a
consumer the conspicuous notice of the requirements of the Texas Finance Code
concerning retention of deposits, failing to have the consumer sign the notice,
and failing to give the consumer a copy of the notice at the time the deposit
was made; and exceeding the maximum deposit to hold a manufactured home in
inventory. SOAH 332-001069. Department MHD1999001340RD and MHD2000000799RD.
Contact:
Jerry Schroeder, P.O. Box 12489,
Austin, Texas 78711-2489, (512) 475-3589.
TRD-200002785
Daisy Stiner
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: April 19, 2000
In accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 5, Texas Property Code, as added
by Chapter 994, Acts of the 74th Legislature, the Texas Department of Housing
and Community Affairs has determined that the requirements governing residential
contracts for deed in Subchapter E will apply to the following counties in
Texas:
1. Andrews
2. Brooks
3. Cameron
4. Coleman
5. Culberson
6. Dimmit
7. Duval
8. El Paso
9. Frio
10. Hidalgo
11. Jim Hogg
12. Jim Wells
13. Kinney
14. Kleberg
15. La Salle
16. Maverick
17. Mitchell
18. Nolan
19. Pecos
20. Presidio
21. Reagan
22. Reeves
23. San Patricio
24. Starr
25. Uvalde
26. Val Verde
27. Ward
28. Webb
29. Willacy
30. Winkler
31. Zapata
32. Zavala
Each county listed above is within 200 miles of an international border
and has a per capita income that averaged 25 percent below the state average
for the years 1995, 1996, and 1997 and an unemployment rate that averaged
25 percent above the state average for the years 1997, 1998, and 1999.
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has also determined
that the requirements contained in Subchapter E will apply to the counties
listed above beginning June 1, 2000 , please contact Ann A. Garcia at the
Office of Colonia Initiatives at 1-800-462-4251 or agarcia@tdhca.state.tx.us.
for additional information.
TRD-200002732
Daisy A. Stiner
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: April 18, 2000
Request for Proposal
Analysis of Potential Control Measures to Obtain NOx Reductions and Prepare
the Mobile Source-Trading Program
AGENCY:
The Houston-Galveston Area Council
(H-GAC)
CONTACT:
Lily Elizabeth Wells, AICP
Chief Air Quality Planner
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)
Transportation Department
P. O. Box 22777 - 3555 Timmons Lane
Houston, Texas 77227-2777
Phone: 713-993-4537
Description:
The Houston-Galveston Area Council
seeks Request For Proposal from firms with expertise in evaluating potential
control measures reducing mobile emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). Qualifying
firms must demonstrate their ability to quantify potential emissions benefits
and costs of potential mobile source control measures contained in revisions
to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Houston-Galveston nonattainment
Area. The Study Area for this project is defined as the Houston-Galveston
Nonattainment Area, which includes Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston,
Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties.
A pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday,
May 2, 2000 at 2:30 p.m.
in H-GAC's Conference Room "A" (Second Floor
of 3555 Timmons Lane, Houston, Texas 77027). Questions from consultants concerning
any aspect of the RFP will be addressed during this meeting. The deadline
for the submission of this proposal is
Friday, May
19, 2000,
promptly at
4:00 p.m.
Ten (10)
typewritten, bound/stapled and signed copies are required.
TRD-200002731
Alan Clark
MPO Director
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Filed: April 18, 2000
Request for Proposal (RFP) - CLASS Case Management Services in Dallas County Catchment Area
The Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) is requesting proposals from
providers for the delivery of case management services provided through the
Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) program. To be eligible
to contract with the Department, a case management agency must be selected
in the RFP process, be enrolled as a CLASS provider, and attend and complete
mandatory CLASS provider agency training.
Purpose:
This announcement should appear
in the
Texas Register
on April 28, 2000.
Description of Services:
A case management
agency enrolls participants in the CLASS program and is the focal point for
developing service plans, coordinating services, and tracking participant
progress. The case manager convenes the interdisciplinary team (IDT) that
is responsible for developing the plan of care and assures that services are
consistent with the needs and preferences of the individual participant. Case
managers further assist in the identification and development of appropriate
community resources, crisis intervention, advocacy, and safeguarding individual
rights. The case manager works in a cooperative relationship with the direct
services agency which delivers home and community-based services.
Geographic Area:
The department intends to
contract for the delivery of CLASS services to the following number of individuals
in the following service area/counties: Possibility of up to 141 individuals
in the Dallas area (Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Collin, Rockwall, Ellis counties).
Closing Date and Time:
Proposals must be
received by the Department by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2000.
Contact Person for RFP:
To obtain a Request
for Proposal packet, please write Jessie Hood, Systems Support Specialist,
CLASS Program, Texas Department of Human Services, 701 W. 51st Street (Mail
Code W-521, Austin, TX 78751), P.O. Box 149030, Mail Code W-521, Austin, Texas
78714-9030. You may call Jessie Hood at (512) 438-3516 or fax a request to
(512) 438-5135. The RFP packet will be available on Monday, May 1, 2000.
Bidder's Questions/Inquiries:
Bidders must
submit questions pertaining to the RFP and/or the CLASS program, in writing,
to TDHS to the attention of Jessie Hood at the address or fax number above.
All questions must be received by TDHS by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2000.
Historically underutilized businesses, public or private profit, with demonstrated
knowledge, competence and qualifications in performing these services are
encouraged to apply.
TRD-200002774
Paul Leche
Liaison
Texas Department of Human Services
Filed: April 19, 2000
Invitation to Negotiate
Notice of Invitation to Negotiate (ITN). The Department of Information
Resources (DIR) is requesting proposals from Consultants for a Statewide Information
Technology Security Assessment for all Texas state agencies and selected institutions
of higher education (Agencies). The closing date for the Invitation to Negotiate
is May 1, 2000.
Objective and Scope of Work: The goal of this initiative is to assess the
current status of state security preparedness and review the statewide security
structure, with an emphasis of online systems connected to the Internet, and
the feasibility of consolidating operations for small agencies. Based on the
assessment, solutions will be recommended where needed, and best practices
will be determined. A final report will make agencies and leadership aware
of the status of security as it relates to information technology and the
impact it has on the E-Government initiatives.
The role of the consultant will be to perform all the functions of the
information technology security assessment listed in accordance with the terms
and conditions of a contract with DIR. The consultant shall be required to
coordinate the work directly with DIR and the agency participants. The consultant
shall report project status to the project team at DIR and to a steering committee
made up of agency participant members. Actions will be taken as security weaknesses
are identified to immediately convey them to the affected agency for appropriate
resolution.
Statement of Experience. The consultant must include evidence of the qualifications
and experience in information technology security methods and skills and describe
the consultant's knowledge of the project requirements.
Awards Procedure. All proposals must meet the requirements set forth in
the ITN, available from DIR in April 2000. A vendor selections committee will
be made up of DIR staff who shall review the offers and determine which consultants
demonstrate competence, knowledge, and has the best qualifications. At any
time during this process, proposers may be asked to clarify their proposal.
In addition, the consultants selected will be requested to further demonstrate
competence, knowledge and qualifications with an oral presentation. The DIR
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals submitted. Issuance
of this ITN creates no obligation to award a contract or to pay proposal preparation
costs.
TO OBTAIN THE ITN: CONTACT: Linda Mullins at (512) 463-8891; Department
of Information Resources; P.O. Box 13564; Austin, Texas 78711-3564, or send
an e-mail request for the ITN to linda.mullins@dir.state.tx.us. The ITN is
also available at DIR's website: http://www.dir.state.tx.us/.
TRD-200002620
C.J. Brandt, Jr.
General Counsel
Department of Information Resources
Filed: April 13, 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 VALUE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF TEXAS, INC.
to VALUEOPTIONS OF TEXAS, INC., a domestic health maintenance organization.
The home office is in Dallas, Texas.
Application to change the name of THE TOA-RE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
to THE TOA REINSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a foreign fire and casualty company.
The home office is in Wilmington, Delaware.
Application to change the name of ROYAL MACCABEES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
to REASSURE AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign life company. The home
office is in Jacksonville, Florida.
Application for admission to the State of Texas by MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY,
a foreign fire and casualty company. The home office is in Mendota Heights,
Minnesota.
Application for admission to the State of Texas by AMERISURE PARTNERS INSURANCE
COMPANY, a foreign fire and casualty company. The home office is in Farmington
Hills, Michigan.
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-200002622
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 13, 2000
The following applications have been filed with the Texas Department of
Insurance and are under consideration:
Application to change the name of COMMERCIAL UNION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA to CGU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, foreign life company.
The home office is in Wilmington, Delaware.
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-200002779
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 19, 2000
Under Docket No. 2447 the Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public
hearing on May 24, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby
Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe St., Austin, Texas. This hearing
is concerning proposed amendments to 28 TAC §§5.9403 - 5.9406 and §§5.9408
- 5.9411, relating to the plan of operation of the Residential Property Insurance
Market Assistance Program (MAP).
The proposed amendments and the statutory authority for the proposal were
published in the April 14, 2000, issue of the
Texas
Register
(25 TexReg 3168).
TRD-200002758
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 19, 2000
Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas Government Code, the Texas
Department of Insurance (TDI) announces its Request for Proposals (RFP) from
qualified Respondents for consultant and actuarial services for a study of
health insurance mandated benefits. The successful respondent, if any, shall
review, analyze, and evaluate the costs and benefits associated with thirteen
(13) mandated health insurance benefits as provided in group health benefit
plans. The thirteen mandated health insurance benefits that must be addressed
in the study are as follows: chemical dependency; complications of pregnancy;
oral contraceptives; newborns with congenital defects; HIV/AIDS/HIV-related
illnesses; mammography screening; prostate-specific antigen screening; serious
mental illness; minimum maternity length-of-stay; minimum mastectomy length-of-stay;
reconstructive surgery following mastectomy; handicapped dependents regardless
of age; and childhood immunizations. The successful respondent will be expected
to begin performance of the contract on or about May 19, 2000.
Contact:
Parties interested in submitting
a proposal should contact Regina Durden, Director of Purchasing, Texas Department
of Insurance, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714, (512) 475-1782, or by
e-mail at
Regina.Durden@tdi.state.tx.us
. to
obtain a complete copy of the RFP. The RFP is available electronically on
TDI's website at
www.tdi.state.tx.us
and on
Texas Marketplace at
www.texas-one.org
.
Evaluation Criteria:
Proposals will be evaluated
under the evaluation criteria outlined in the RFP.
Closing Date:
Proposals must be received
in the Purchasing Division no later than 3:00 p.m.(cst) on May 5, 2000. Proposals
received after this time and date will not be considered.
TDI reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals submitted. TDI is under no legal or other obligation to execute
a contract on the basis of this notice or the distribution of an RFP. Neither
this notice nor the RFP commits TDI to pay for any costs incurred prior to
the execution of a contract.
TRD-200002780
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 19, 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 Orthopedic Physicians of Texas
Association, a domestic third party administrator. The home office is Houston,
Texas.
Application for incorporation in Texas of Vision Choice, P.A., a domestic
third party administrator. The home office is Houston, 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-200002659
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 17, 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 Discount Services, Inc., a domestic
third party administrator. The home office is Dallas, Texas.
Application for admission to Texas of Employee Benefit Plan Administration,
Inc., a foreign third party administrator. The home office is Hampton, New
Hampshire.
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-200002784
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 19, 2000
Notice of Public Hearing
Legislation requires that the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation (TDMHMR) develop a report on state-operated campus-based mental
retardation facilities (state schools) and state-operated campus-based mental
health facilities (state hospitals) for submission with the agency's strategic
plan.
This report is required to:
(a) project future bed requirements for state schools and state hospitals;
(b) document the methodology used to develop projections of future bed
requirements;
(c) project maintenance costs for institutional facilities;
(d) recommend strategies to maximize the use of institutional facilities;
and
(e) specify how each state school and hospital will:
(1) serve and support the communities and consumers in its service area;
and
(2) fulfill statewide needs for specialized services.
As the report is developed, TDMHMR is required to consider:
(a) the medical needs of the most medically fragile of its consumers,
(b) the provision of services to consumers with severe and profound mental
retardation and to persons with mental retardation who are medically fragile
or have behavioral problems,
(c) the program and service preference information collected, and
(d) input solicited from consumers of services of mental retardation and
mental health facilities.
Legislation also requires that TDMHMR conduct two public hearings to receive
comments from interested parties, one to be held at the beginning of the report
development process and the second to be held at the end of the process. TDMHMR
held the first of the required public hearings on November 23, 1999.
In accordance with these requirements, TDMHMR has scheduled the second
public hearing to hear comments from interested parties regarding the draft
report. The public hearing will be held on May 17, 2000, in the Texas Department
of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Central Office Auditorium, 909 West
45th St., Austin, Texas between 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The session in the
morning is scheduled between 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. to receive comments on
the draft report regarding mental retardation facilities and the afternoon
session is scheduled between 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. to receive comments on
the draft report regarding mental health facilities.
Each speaker will have a maximum of 5 minutes for presentation.
A copy of the draft report may be obtained, beginning May 3, 2000, at the
TDMHMR web site at: http://www.mhmr.state.tx.us/centraloffice/planningresearchevaluation/reports.
Copies of the draft report may also be obtained, beginning May 3, 2000,
by contacting: Vijay Ganju, Ph.D., Director, Planning, Research and Evaluation,
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box 12668,
Austin, Texas 78711-2668.
Comments regarding the draft report should be directed to Dr. Ganju. Comments
must be received by 5:00p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2000.
TRD-200002746
Charles Cooper
Chairman, Texas MHMR Board
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Filed: April 18, 2000
Correction of Error
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission adopted amendments to
30 TAC §116.10. The rule appeared in the April 7, 2000,
Texas Register
(25 TAC 2957).
Due to an error by TNRCC, at the beginning of subparagraph §116.10(2)(C)
on page 2962 the new underlined language should have read
"Qualified grandfathered facility.
" The word "facility" was omitted
in error.
TRD-200002803
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
An agreed order was entered regarding R. J. SMELLEY COMPANY INC, Docket
Number 1997-0956-AGR-E; Permit Number 02422; Enforcement ID Number 11681 on
April 7, 2000, assessing $13,125 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Ali Abazari, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-5915 or Karen Berryman, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-2172, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An order was entered regarding BASSE TRUCK LINE, INC., Docket Number 1998-1232-
AIR-E; SOAH Docket Number 582-99-0802 on April 14, 2000, assessing $2,500
in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
William Puplampu, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-0677 or Carl Schnitz, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-1892, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A default order was entered regarding TEXAS INDUSTRIAL SCRAP IRON AND METAL,
INC., Docket Number 1998-1303-AIR-E; SOAH Docket Number 582-99-2446 on April
7, 2000, assessing $4,000 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Robin Houston, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-0682 or Suzanne Walrath, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-2134, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding GARY MCCUVVINS DBA MELODY RANCH SALES,
Docket Number 1999-1269-AIR-E; Air Account Number TA-3752-N on April 7, 2000,
assessing $750 in administrative penalties with $150 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Carl Schnitz, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1892 or Jorge Ibarra, Enforcement
Coordinator at (817) 469-6750, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding SAM ABOUL-JIBIN DBA MONDIAL SALES &
SERVICES CENTER, Docket Number 1999-0964-AIR-E; Air Account Number TA-3907-I
on April 7, 2000, assessing $1,000 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Michael De La Cruz, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-0259, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding JOHNNY SMITH DBA JOHNNY SMITH USED
CARS, Docket Number 1999-0962-AIR-E; Air Account NumberTA-3236-N on April
7, 2000, assessing $625 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Michael De La Cruz, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-0259, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding MICKEY GARNER DBA MAJIC ENTERPRIZES,
Docket Number 1999-0961-AIR-E; Air Account Number TA-3822-R on April 7, 2000,
assessing $4,000 in administrative penalties with $800 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Michael De La Cruz, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-0259, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK, L.P.,
Docket Number 1999-0401-AIR-E; Air Account Number LK-0009-T on April 7, 2000,
assessing $10,925 in administrative penalties with $4,370 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Gary McDonald, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 825-3100 or Lawrence King,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1405, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding BFI WASTE SYSTEMS OF NORTH AMERICA,
INC., Docket Number 1999-1251-AIR-E; Air Account Number JI-0046-S on April
7, 2000, assessing $2,250 in administrative penalties with $450 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Kara Dudash, Enforcement Coordinator at (915) 698-9674 or Stacey Young, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-1899, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding GREENBRIER OPERATING COMPANY, Docket
Number 1999-0763-AIR-E; Air Account Number HN-0306-J on April 7, 2000, assessing
$4,500 in administrative penalties with $900 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Fara O'Neal, Enforcement Coordinator at (956) 430-6041 or Carl Schnitz, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-1892, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding EL PASO COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT #1, Docket Number 1999-1464-AIR-E; Air Account Number EE-2055-E on
April 7, 2000, assessing $750 in administrative penalties with $150 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Stacey Young, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1899, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Docket
Number 1999-1187-AIR-E; Air Account Number KF-0007-V on April 7, 2000, assessing
$2,500 in administrative penalties with $500 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Malcolm Ferris, Enforcement Coordinator at (210) 403-4061 or Carl Schnitz,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1892, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding PANTEX MANUFACTURING, INC., Docket
Number 1999-1268-AIR-E; Air Account Number KB-0058-C on April 7, 2000, assessing
$12,500 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Carl Schnitz, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1892, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding COOPER'S AUTOMOTIVE, INC., Docket
Number 1999-0845-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 0008290 on April 7, 2000, assessing
$1,875 in administrative penalties with $375 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Susan Kelly, Enforcement Coordinator at (409) 899-8704 or Bill Davis, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-6793, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding FRANKLIN BARRON DBA FORMERLY LAKEWAY
VILLAGE & GROCERY, Docket Number 1999-0993-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number
28128 on April 7, 2000, assessing $2,500 in administrative penalties with
$500 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Kara Dudash, Enforcement Coordinator at (915) 698-9674 or Michael De La Cruz,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-0259, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding MR. MOHAMMAD ARIF DBA SUPER STAR
#3, Docket Number 1999-1066-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 0027472 on April
7, 2000, assessing $5,000 in administrative penalties with $1,000 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Laura Clark, Enforcement Coordinator at (409) 898-3838 or David Van Soest,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-0468, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding KHALIL'S ZOOM-IN MARKET INC., Docket
Number 1999-1220-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 0034297 on April 7, 2000, assessing
$1,250 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Steven Lopez, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1896, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding HOTEL PASO DEL NORTE, INC., Docket
Number 1999-0843-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 0056571 on April 7, 2000, assessing
$7,000 in administrative penalties with $1,400 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Kristi Jones, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1258, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding MAXEY ENERGY COMPANY, Docket Number
1998-0834-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 0023529 on April 7, 2000, assessing
$10,000 in administrative penalties with $2,000 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Malcolm Ferris, Enforcement Coordinator at (210) 403-4061or Kristi Jones,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1258, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding RAKESH KORPAL DBA PANTRY PLACE, Docket
Number 1999-0830-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 0008060 on April 7, 2000, assessing
$3,150 in administrative penalties with $630 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Susan Kelly, Enforcement Coordinator at (409) 898-3838 or Duane Tisdale, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-0004, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding ALL AMERICAN CHEVROLET, INC., Docket
Number 1999-1355-IHW-E; Industrial Hazardous Waste 67534 on April 7, 2000,
assessing $2,500 in administrative penalties with $500 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Mark Newman, Enforcement Coordinator at (915) 655-9479 or Keith Witter, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-5118, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding RHODIA, INCORPORATED, Docket Number
1999-0894-IHW-E; ISW Registration Number 31019 on April 7, 2000, assessing
$6,840 in administrative penalties with $1,368 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Billie Zaporteza, Enforcement Coordinator at (713) 767-3634 or Rebecca Clausewitz,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2359, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding DDS AGGREGATES, INC., Docket Number
1999- 0928-MWD-E; No Water Quality Permit Number on April 7, 2000, assessing
$3,125 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Catherine Albrecht, Enforcement Coordinator at (713) 767-3672 or Julie McMasters,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-5839, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding DOOR TO RECOVERY, INC., Docket Number
1999-0910-MWD-E; WQ Permit Number 13941-001 on April 7, 2000, assessing $5,000
in administrative penalties with $1,000 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Michelle Harris, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-0492, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding CARL RANGEL , Docket Number 1999-1033-OSI-
E; No Installer Certification Number on April 7, 2000, assessing $500 in administrative
penalties with $100 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Kent Heath, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-4575, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding MARCO D. FERNANDEZ , Docket Number
1999- 1193-OSS-E; OSSF Number OS2409 on April 7, 2000, assessing $275 in administrative
penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Robbie Allen, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-3142, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding EDDIE MCFARLAND, Docket Number 1999-1258-
PWS-E; Waterworks Operator Certificate Number 438-41-6605 on April 7, 2000.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Terry Thompson, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-6095, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding G-M WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, Docket
Number 1999-1099-PWS-E; PWS Number 2020067 on April 7, 2000, assessing $10,500
in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Susan Kelly, Enforcement Coordinator at (409) 898-3838 or Kimberly McGuire,
Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-4761, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
TRD-200002734
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 18, 2000
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) requests comments
on the proposal to add 11 water bodies to the 2000 Clean Water Act (CWA) §303(d)
List of impaired and threatened water bodies. The §303(d) list is developed
pursuant to the requirements of the federal CWA, §303(d) and 40 CFR §130.7.
The list is used to select water bodies for which total maximum daily load
(TMDL) analyses and management actions will be initiated.
Upon review and analysis of data, information, and comments provided to
the TNRCC during the first public comment period (January 15 - February 28,
2000) the following 11 water bodies and parameters have been added to the
draft list.
Local residents, interest groups, or other organizations familiar with
the 11 water bodies may have knowledge of specific problems, programs, or
conditions unknown to TNRCC staff that should be considered to finalize the
list. Useful information may include additional threats to water quality and
water resources or additional data that depicts the quality of the 11 water
bodies. Additional information may result in: (1) removal of one of the 11
water bodies from the draft §303(d) list, or (2) a change in the priority
ranking assigned to one of the 11 water bodies for TMDL development.
After the 30-day public comment period, the TNRCC will evaluate any additional
data or information received on the 11 water bodies, and appropriate changes
will be reflected in the final §303(d) list. The final §303(d) list
will be sent to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for
approval on or before June 30, 2000.
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Comments on the 11 new water bodies added to the list are encouraged. Comments
may be submitted to Patrick Roques, MC 150, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, Monitoring Operations Division, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas
78711-3087. For overnight mail packages, send to Patrick Roques, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, Monitoring Operations Division, MC 150,
12100 Park 35 Circle, Building F, Austin, Texas 78753. Comments may also be
faxed to Patrick Roques at (512) 239-4420, or e-mailed to
proques@tnrcc.state.tx.us
. Comments will be accepted for 30 days after
publication of this notice, i.e., comments must be received by TNRCC no later
than
5:00 p.m. on May 29, 2000
. TNRCC's responses
to all comments will be summarized and published no later than six weeks after
final approval of the list by EPA.
More detailed information on these 11 water bodies and the draft 2000 CWA §303(d)
List is available on the TNRCC internet site at:
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/quality/
. The documents on the internet site include (1) the second draft 2000
CWA §303(d) List; (2) the list of Water Bodies and Parameters Proposed
for Removal from the 2000 CWA §303(d) List; (3) the list of Water Bodies
Considered But Not Listed, FY 2000; and (4) the assessment and listing methodology.
These documents may also be obtained upon written or verbal request from Louanne
Jones, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Technical Analysis
Division, MC 150, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, email
lojones@tnrcc.state.tx.us
, or telephone number (512) 239-2310.
TRD-200002750
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 19, 2000
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) is providing
an opportunity for public comment and a public meeting in order to receive
testimony concerning a draft concrete batch plant (CBP) standard permit proposed
for issuance under 30 TAC Chapter 116, Subchapter F.
The New Source Review Program under Chapter 116 requires any person who
plans to construct any new facility or to engage in the modification of any
existing facility which may emit air contaminants into the air of the state
shall obtain a permit pursuant to §116.111, or satisfy the conditions
of a standard permit, a flexible permit, or a permit by rule before any actual
work is begun on the facility. A standard permit authorizes the construction
or modification of a group of facilities which are similar in terms of operations,
processes, and emissions.
A draft standard permit is subject to the procedural requirements of §116.603,
which includes a 30-day public comment period and a public meeting to provide
an additional opportunity for public comment. Any person who may be affected
by the emission of air pollutants from facilities that may be registered under
the standard permit is entitled to submit written or verbal comments regarding
the proposed standard permit.
After a standard permit is issued, the TNRCC receives registrations from
individual plant sites to use the standard permit and reviews the registrations
to ensure that the facilities qualify for the standard permit. Construction
may begin any time after receipt of written notification from the TNRCC, if
there are no objections or the facility is contiguous to or in the right-of-way
of a public works project. For all other concrete batch plant registrations
under this standard permit, public notice and opportunity for a contested
case hearing will be required on a case-by-case basis.
In general, concrete batch plants store, convey, measure, and discharge
concrete constituents (water, cement, fine and coarse aggregate) into trucks
for transport to a job site. The draft CBP Standard Permit would be applicable
to permanent, temporary, and specialty concrete batch plants. General requirements
for controlling emissions from sources, facilities, and activities at specific
plant sites, as well as, previously mentioned administrative requirements
(registration, TNRCC approval, and public notice) are contained in the draft
CBP standard permit. Depending on the type of plant site for which authorization
is requested, additional controls are also required.
A public meeting on the draft CBP standard permit will be held May 16,
2000, at 1:30 p.m. in Building F, Room 3202A at the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission complex, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin.
The meeting is structured for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested
persons. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order
of registration. Open discussion with the audience will not occur during the
meeting; however, TNRCC staff members will be available to discuss the draft
CBP standard permit 30 minutes prior to the meeting and will also answer questions
after the meeting.
Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation
needs who are planning to attend the hearing should contact the agency at
(512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.
Copies of the draft CBP standard permit and Background Summary Document
may be obtained from the TNRCC Internet site at http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/air/nsr_permits
or by contacting the TNRCC Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration,
Air Permits Division at (512) 239-1240. Comments may be submitted to Anne
Inman, Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration, Air Permits Division,
MC 162, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 or faxed to (512) 239-1300.
All comments should reference the draft CBP standard permit. Comments must
be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 31, 2000. To inquire about the submittal of
comments or for further information, contact Anne Inman at (512) 239-1276.
TRD-200002655
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 14, 2000
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission)
will conduct a public hearing to receive testimony regarding 30 TAC Chapter
290, relating to Public Drinking Water. This notice is given under the requirements
of the Texas Government Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 2001.
This rule implements the federal Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection
By-products Rule (DBP1R), 63 Fed Reg 69390 (1998) and the federal Interim
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), 63 Fed Reg 69478 (1998). The
rule will also make changes to the state design criteria for drinking water
treatment plants and clarify existing regulatory requirements.
A public hearing on this proposal will be held in Austin on May 12, 2000
in Building E, Room 201S at 9:00 a.m. of the commission's central office,
located at 12100 North IH-35, Park 35 Technical Center, Austin, Texas 78753.
The hearing is structured for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested
persons. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order
of registration. Open discussions will not occur during the hearing; however,
an agency staff member will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes
prior to the hearing and will answer questions before and after the hearing.
Comments may be submitted to Angela Slupe, Office of Environmental Policy,
Analysis, and Assessment, MC205, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087,
or faxed to (512) 239-4808. All comments should reference Rule Log Number
1999-015-290-WT. Comments must be received by 5:00pm., May 22, 2000. For further
information contact Jack Schulze, P. E., Office of Permitting, Water Permits
and Water Resource Management, (512) 239-6046.
Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation
needs who are planning to attend the hearing should contact the agency at
(512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.
TRD-200002730
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 18, 2000
APPLICATION. City of El Paso, 7969 San Paulo Drive, El Paso, Texas 79915.
The Proposed Clint Municipal Landfill is located approximately 0.25 miles
north of the intersection at IH-10 and FM 1110, east of FM 1110 approximately
0.25 miles in El Paso County. The city has applied to the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a Type I municipal solid waste landfill
which would authorize the disposal of municipal solid waste. The permit application
is available for viewing and copying at the City of El Paso, Department of
Solid Waste Management, 7969 San Paulo Drive, El Paso, Texas in El Paso County,
Phone: (915) 621-6700.
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 February 1, 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
Further information may also be obtained from the City of El Paso at its
address stated above or by calling Ms. Emma A. Enriquez, Deputy Manager-Municipal
Solid Waste Management at (915) 621-6700.
TRD-200002733
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 18, 2000
Notice is given that H & L NEW GULF INC., P.O. Box 686, Graham, Texas
76450, applicant, seeks to amend Certificate of Adjudication Number 3421-B,
pursuant to §11.122 and §11.042, Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC §§295.1,
et seq.
Certificate of Adjudication Number 13-3421 was issued to Texas
Gulf, Inc. on February 7, 1985, and authorized the owner, with a time priority
of September 13, 1928, to maintain an existing dam and reservoir on the San
Bernard River and to impound therein not to exceed 2 acre-feet of water, to
maintain an existing off-channel reservoir and to impound therein not to exceed
2150 acre-feet of water, and to divert and use not to exceed 20,000 acre-
feet of water per annum from the San Bernard River, Brazos-Colorado Coastal
Basin, at a maximum rate of 40,000 gpm (88.89 cfs) for mining purposes in
the Seth Ingram Survey, Abstract Number 33, Wharton County, Texas. The certificate,
as amended twice, includes mining, municipal, irrigation and industrial use
of the authorized water. The certificate, as amended, is currently owned by
H & L New Gulf Inc., a Texas Corporation, Leonard Wittig Grass Farms.,
Inc, a Texas Corporation and Newgulf Power Ventures Inc. H & L New Gulf's
share of the certificate, as amended, includes authorization to impound 1.74
acre-feet of water in the on-channel reservoir, to impound 1914.5 acre-feet
of water in the off-channel reservoir and to divert not to exceed 17,400 acre-feet
of water per annum at a maximum rate of 20,000 gpm from a specific point on
the San Bernard River for mining, municipal and industrial purposes and into
the off-channel reservoir for subsequent use. Pursuant to a sales option agreement
between the applicant and Phillips Petroleum Company, the applicant seeks
authorization to amend the certificate: 1) to change the purpose of use of
16,400 acre-feet per annum of their water currently authorized for mining,
municipal, irrigation and municipal purposes to industrial purposes; 2) to
add a diversion point on the San Bernard River approximately 15 river miles
downstream at the diversion point authorized by Phillips Petroleum Company's
Certificate of Adjudication Number 13-3423 at their Petroleum Refinery and
Petrochemical Complex at Sweeny, Texas; 3) to change the place of use of the
water to the Phillips complex at Sweeny; 4) to allow use from the additional
diversion point of "run of the river" water, and 5) to allow use from the
additional diversion point of water diverted from the up-stream point into
the off-channel reservoir and diverted back into the River and conveyed via
the bed and banks of the river to the additional diversion point. Applicant
has indicated that they will meter the quantity of water diverted from the
San Bernard River into the off-channel reservoir for storage and monitor the
amount and quality of water diverted back into the San Bernard for transport
downstream, pursuant to the "bed and bank" provision of this amendment application,
for diversion at the Phillips petrochemical complex in Sweeny, Texas. Applicant
has also indicated that they will account for carriage losses during transportation
of the water to the new diversion point. No other changes to the certificate
is requested. This notice is being sent to you as owner of one of 4 water
right holders with a diversion point in the San Bernard River Watershed between
the existing diversion point and the requested additional diversion point.
Any proposed amendment for "run of the river" water requested in the application
at the additional diversion point by the Executive Director will include a
condition that it be junior in priority to these 6 water rights on the river
in the Brazos-Colorado Coastal Basin.
COMANCHE TRACE RANCH AND GOLF CLUB, L. L. L. P., applicant, seeks a permit
pursuant to §§11.122 and 11.042, Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC §§295.1,
et seq.
Certificate of Adjudication Number 18-2002 authorizes the owner
to divert and use not to exceed 136 acre-feet of water per annum at a maximum
diversion rate of 2.4 cfs (1080 gpm) from a point on the South Bank of the
Guadalupe River, Guadalupe River Basin in Kerr County for irrigation of 99
acres of land in the William Watt Survey 65, Abstract Number 365, Kerr County.
Applicant seeks to amend Certificate Number 2002 by changing the area to be
irrigated to 471.4 acres out of 1131.78 acres of land in the following surveys
in Kerr County: William T. Crook Survey Number 63, Abstract 116, William Watt
Survey Number 64, Abstract Number 363, William Watt Survey Number 65, Abstract
Number 364, William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract Number 365 and the Thomas
Jackson Survey Number 394, Abstract Number 212. Ownership of the land to be
irrigated is evidenced by a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 971 Pages 698-706
in the Official Records of Kerr County, Texas. Applicant also seeks authorization
to construct and maintain 4 on-channel reservoirs and 6 off channel ponds
described as follows: Reservoir A is an existing off channel reservoir located
4.5 miles south of Kerrville impounding 24.3 acre-feet of water with a surface
area of 2.21 acres. The reservoir is N42øE, 3817 feet from the south
corner of the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract Number 365, also being
29.984øN Latitude and 99.117øW Longitude. Reservoir B, an off-channel
reservoir is located 4.4 miles south of Kerrville and will impound 6.0 acre-
feet of water with a surface area of 0.9 acres. The reservoir will be N 41.73ø
E, 5129 feet from the south corner of the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract
Number 365, also being 29.985øN Latitude and 99.119øW Longitude.
Reservoir C, an off-channel reservoir is located 4.2 miles south of Kerrville
and will impound 4.4 acre-feet of water with a surface area of 0.97 acres.
The reservoir will be N 37.53øE, 5997 feet from the south corner of
the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract Number 365, also being 29.987øN
Latitude and 99.119øW Longitude. Reservoir D, an on-channel reservoir
on Dry Hollow, tributary of the Guadalupe River is located 4.4 miles south
of Kerrville and will impound 9.5 acre-feet of water with a surface area of
1.60 acres. The reservoir will be N 47.8øE, 8559 feet from the west
corner of the William Watt Survey Number 65, Abstract Number 364, also being
29.985øN Latitude and 99.1099øW Longitude. Reservoir E, an off-channel
reservoir is located 4.7 miles south of Kerrville and will impound 1.2 acre-feet
of water with a surface area of 0.29 acres. The reservoir will be N 30.17øE,
1596 feet from the south corner of the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract
Number 365, also being 29.975øN Latitude and 99.125øW Longitude.
Reservoir F, an on-channel reservoir on an unnamed tributary of Dry Hollow
is located 4.3 miles south of Kerrville and will impound 0.4 acre-feet of
water with a surface area of 0.09 acres. The reservoir will be N 1.76øW,
3777 feet from the south corner of the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract
Number 365, also being 29.985øN Latitude and 99.133øW Longitude.
Reservoir G, an on-channel reservoir on an unnamed tributary of Dry Hollow
is located 4.2 miles south of Kerrville and will impound 1.7 acre-feet of
water with a surface area of .34 acres. The reservoir will be N 13.18øE,
4583 feet from the south corner of the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract
Number 365, also being 29.987øN Latitude and 99.125øW Longitude.
Reservoir H, an on-channel reservoir on an unnamed tributary of Dry Hollow
is located 4 miles south of Kerrville and will impound 22.3 acre-feet of water
with a surface area of 2.10 acres. The reservoir will be N 17.88øE,
5485 feet from the south corner of the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract
Number 365, also being 29.988øN Latitude and 99.123øW Longitude.
Reservoir I, an off-channel reservoir is located 4.1 miles south of Kerrville
and will impound 65 acre-feet of water with a surface area of 8.71 acres.
The reservoir will be N 43øE, 8428 feet from the south corner of the
William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract Number 365, also being 29.989øN
Latitude and 99.109øW Longitude. Reservoir J, an off-channel reservoir
is located 4.2 miles south of Kerrville and will impound 1.5 acre-feet of
water with a surface area of .34 acres. The reservoir will be N 46.92øE,
10926 feet from the west corner of the William Watt Survey Number 65, Abstract
Number 364, also being 29.991øN Latitude and 99.107øW Latitude.
Reservoir K, an on-channel reservoir on Dry Hollow is located 4.1 miles south
of Kerrville and will impound 0.3 acre-feet of water with a surface area of
.09 acres. The reservoir will be N 41.68øE, 7094 feet from the south
corner of the William Watt Survey Number 66, Abstract 365, Kerr County, also
being 29.988øN Latitude and 99.118øW Longitude. Applicant seeks
authorization to divert the 136 acre-feet of water authorized under Certificate
Number 18-2002 and 150 acre-feet of water leased by applicant and authorized
by Certificate of Adjudication Number 18-2001, as amended, from the diversion
point authorized by Certificate Number 18-2002 and convey aforesaid water
to the 5 on-channel reservoirs (D, F, G, H and K) and to Reservoir I, an off-channel
reservoir, for subsequent diversion for irrigation purposes. Applicant also
seeks authorization to convey the authorized water down the bed and banks
of an unnamed tributary of Dry Hollow between Reservoirs F, G and H for re-circulation
purposes. No additional state water is requested. Applicant will account for
evaporative losses from the on-channel ponds (D, F, G, H and K) and conveyance
losses from the re-circulation system utilizing water authorized by Certificate
Nos. 18-2002 and 18-2001, as amended. The off-channel reservoirs will be kept
full with additional contract water, effluent purchased from the City of Kerrville
and groundwater from applicant's on-site wells.
Notice is given that HERFF CORNELIUS, applicant, seeks a permit pursuant
to §11.121, Texas water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission Rules 30 TAC §295.1,
et seq.
The applicant seeks authorization to maintain an existing dam and reservoir
with a capacity of 344 acre-feet on Live Oak Bayou, Brazos-Colorado Coastal
Basin, an off-channel reservoir with a capacity of 29.94 acre-feet and to
divert not to exceed 2400 acre-feet of water per annum from the reservoir
on Live Oak Bayou into the off-channel reservoir for subsequent irrigation
use or directly to fields for irrigation of 400 acres of land out of three
tracts totaling 1300 acres located in the Solomon Williams and William Rabb
Survey Number 53, Abstracts Number 106 and 78, Matagorda County, Texas. The
applicant has also requested use of the water stored in the off-channel reservoir
for industrial use (crawfish farming). The off-channel reservoir is located
N75.51øE., 3959 feet from the SW corner of the Solomon Williams Survey
Number 53, Abstract Number 103, also being Latitude 28.89øN, Longitude
95.78øW. The diversion point for the water from the on-channel reservoir
is located 62.18øE, 3699 feet from the aforesaid corner, also being
Latitude 28.89ø, Longitude 95.78ø W.
Notice is given that U.S. HOMES CORPORATION, 13111 N. Central Expressway,
Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75243, applicant, seeks a permit pursuant to §11.121,
Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules
30 TAC §§295.1,
et seq.
The applicant
seeks authorization to construct and maintain two reservoirs on an un-named
tributary of Sloan Creek, tributary of Wilson Creek, tributary of East Fork
Trinity River, tributary of the Trinity River, Trinity River Basin. The reservoirs
will be used for in-place recreational purposes as part of a planned residential
development and will be located in the Robert Fitzhugh Survey, Abstract Number
317, approximately 5.3 miles southeast of McKinney, Collin County, Texas.
Station 0+00 on the centerline of the dam for Reservoir Number 1 will be located
at Latitude 33.13øN, Longitude 96.64øW also described as bearing
N68øE 3100 feet form the SW corner of the aforementioned Survey. The
mid-point on the centerline of the dam for Reservoir Number 2 will be located
at Latitude 33.13øN, Longitude 96.60øW also described as bearing
N68øE 3100 feet form the SW corner of the aforementioned Survey. Reservoir
Number 1 will have a surface area of 0.28 acres and a capacity of 1.3 acre-feet
of water at its normal operating elevation. Reservoir Number 2 will have a
surface area of 1.0 acres and a capacity of 5.1 acre-feet of water at its
normal operating elevation. The applicant has indicated that Reservoir Number
2 will be immediately downstream of Reservoir Number 1, and that both reservoirs
will be kept full with either ground water or municipal treated water.
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-200002735
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 18, 2000
HOUSTON FUEL OIL TERMINAL COMPANY has applied to the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a temporary water use permit to divert
and use 100 acre-feet of water at a maximum diversion rate of 5.57 cfs (cubic
feet per second) / 2500 gpm (gallons per minute) for mining (hydrostatic testing
of new tanks) purposes during a two year period from Buffalo Bayou, tributary
of the San Jacinto River, San Jacinto River Basin. The requested water will
be diverted from a point at the intersection of SH 134 and Buffalo Bayou,
approximately 15.5 miles east of Houston and 2.0 miles northwest of Deer Park,
Harris County, Texas. Public notice of the application is being mailed to
all of the water right holders downstream of the applicants diversion point
on the San Jacinto River. The temporary permit, if issued, will be junior
in priority to all senior and superior water rights in the San Jacinto River
Basin.
Written public comments and requests for a public meeting should be submitted
to the Office of Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section
below, by May 2, 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 May 2, 2000. The Executive Director may approve
the application unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed.
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-200002736
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 18, 2000
In accordance with 30 TAC §335.349(b)(2), the executive director of
the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission is issuing this public
notice of a change in the remedial design for the Jensen Drive state Superfund
site. Section 335.349(b)(2) concerns the requirements associated with a significant
change in the proposed remedial action that occurs after the initial public
meeting to discuss the remedial action for the site, and which affects the
scope, performance, or cost of the proposed remedial action. This rule requires
the executive director to notify the potentially responsible parties by certified
mail of the change and issue a public notice in the
Texas Register
and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county
in which the facility is located. Section 335.349(b)(2) also requires this
public notice to provide information regarding the significant changes in
the proposed remedial action. A copy of this notice was also published in
the Houston Chronicle on April 26, 2000.
The Jensen Drive site consists of 3.8 acres, and is located at 3603 Jensen
Drive within the city limits of Houston, Harris County, Texas. The site was
an inactive scrap salvage facility contaminated with lead, polychlorinated
biphenyls, and arsenic. A public meeting was held on August 12, 1997, to receive
comments on the proposed remedial action, which at the time consisted of excavation,
on-site consolidation in a pit, and covered with a cap. An administrative
order (Docket No. 97-1182-SPF) proposed that the remedial action consist of
excavation of a pit and consolidation of the estimated 4,900 cubic yards of
contaminated soil. The pile was to be covered by a low permeability cap to
minimize the leaching of soil contaminants to the groundwater.
The significant change affects the design of the containment cell and the
cap, resulting in better protection of the groundwater at an additional cost
of implementation. The new design of the containment cell has been approved
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The change in the remedial design includes installation of an impermeable
liner at the bottom of the consolidated pile of contaminated soil. The bottom
liner of the pit will consist of a three foot bed of clay, overlaid with a
60 mil flexible membrane. Excavated soil will be placed on the membrane and
will be covered with another 60 mil flexible membrane and a three-foot layer
of clay. The top and bottom flexible membrane layers will be heat welded at
the edges so that the contaminated soil is completely isolated. A monitor
well will be installed within the containment cell to detect any leachate,
if generated.
For further information, please contact the project manager, Mr. Subhash
C. Pal, P.E., Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Remediation
Division, at (512) 239-4513 or Mr. Garrett Arthur, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, Environmental Law Division at (512) 239- 5757.
TRD-200002656
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: April 14, 2000
Notice of Application for Amendment to Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
On April 11, 2000, Austico Telecommunications, Inc. 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 60040. Applicant intends to expand its geographic area to include the
entire state of Texas.
The Application: Application of Austico Telecommunications, Inc. for an
Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket
Number 22402.
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 May 3, 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 22402.
TRD-200002618
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 13, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on April 11, 2000, for a certificate
of operating authority (COA), pursuant to §§54.101-54.105 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of GCEC Technologies for a Certificate
of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22396 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 COA 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 May 3, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002617
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 13, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on April 14, 2000, to amend a certificated
service area boundary in Cameron 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 Public Utilities Board of the City
of Brownsville, Texas (PUB) to Amend Certificated Service Area Boundaries
Within Cameron County. Docket Number 22409.
The Application: PUB requests the boundary change to allow electrical service
to two areas: 1) an approximately 100-acre tract on which the Cameron County
Detention facility will be constructed. The site is located in an area which
has been recently annexed by the City of Brownsville. The land is unimproved
at this time and no electric service is being provided. In order to serve
the facility, PUB will extend a three-phase distribution line from its Titan
Substation 1,500 feet north and 12,000 feet west along a Central Power &
Light (CP&L) transmission line and 6,300 feet north along Old Alice Highway.
2) an approximately 765-acre tract on which the Estrella del Norte residential
subdivision is being developed. The area is bounded on the north by Naranjo
Road, on the south by Resaca de Rancho Viejo, and the east and west by vacant
range/farm land and has recently been annexed by the City of Brownsville.
The area is unimproved and no electric service is presently being provided.
CP&L presently has a small distribution line west of this area. In order
to serve the subdivision, PUB will extend a three-phase distribution line
from its Titan Substation 1,500 feet north and 5,000 feet west along a CP&L
transmission line. Copies of the application and additional associated maps
are available for reviewing at the PUB office, 1425 Robin Hood Drive, Brownsville,
Texas 78523- 3270. Persons with questions about this project should contact
John W. Davidson, Davidson & Troilo, P.C., Attorney for PUB at (210) 349-6484.
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-200002745
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 18, 2000
On April 13, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and DMJ Communications,
Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for
approval of amendment to an existing interconnection agreement under §252(i)
of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104,
110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United
States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 22404. The joint application and the underlying
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's
offices in Austin, Texas.
The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within
35 days after it is submitted by the parties.
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before
the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the amendment
to the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments
on the joint application by filing 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
22404. 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 May 12, 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
22404.
TRD-200002765
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 19, 2000
On April 14, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and PhoneSense,
collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval
of amendment to an existing interconnection agreement under §252(i) of
the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110
Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United
States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 22407. The joint application and the underlying
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's
offices in Austin, Texas.
The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within
35 days after it is submitted by the parties.
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before
the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the amendment
to the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments
on the joint application by filing 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
22407. 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 May 12, 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
22407.
TRD-200002766
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 19, 2000
On April 14, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Vectris Telecom,
Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for
approval of amendment to an existing interconnection agreement under §252(i)
of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104,
110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United
States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 22408. The joint application and the underlying
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's
offices in Austin, Texas.
The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within
35 days after it is submitted by the parties.
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before
the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the amendment
to the interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments
on the joint application by filing 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
22408. 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 May 12, 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
22408.
TRD-200002767
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 19, 2000
On April 10, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Express Telecommunications,
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
22389. 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 22389. 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 May 10, 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
22389.
TRD-200002612
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 13, 2000
On April 11, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and TransAmerican
Telephone, 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 22400. 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 22400. 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 May 11, 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
22400.
TRD-200002723
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 17, 2000
At the April 12, 2000, Open Meeting of the Public Utility Commission of
Texas (commission), the commission approved publication of a proposed amendment
to substantive rule §26.107 relating to Registration of Nondominant Telecommunications
Carriers. The proposed amendment implements the provisions of the Public Utility
Regulatory Act (PURA) §§17.051-17.053 and §§64.051-64.053.
The commission also approved soliciting comments on a proposed new form,
The commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment and
new form on Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. in Hearing Room Gee, located
in the William B. Travis Building at 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas,
78701.
Comments on the proposed new form may be filed by submitting 16 copies
to the commission's Filing Clerk, Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701
North Congress Avenue, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326 within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice. All comments should reference
Project Number 21456.
Questions concerning this notice or the public hearing should be referred
to Denise Taylor, Office of Customer Protection, (512) 936-7124, or Tamarian
Stevens, Telecommunications Industry Analysis, (512) 936-7337. Hearing and
speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission
at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002615
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 13, 2000
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) proposes new program
templates,
Statewide Standard Offer Contracts and
Market Transformation Contracts,
that may be used by utilities to fulfill
the requirements of the commission's Substantive Rule §25.181 relating
to Energy Efficiency Goal. Project Number 22241 is assigned to this proceeding.
The proposed contract templates will be used to implement uniform statewide
energy efficiency programs, designed in compliance with §25.181, and
to achieve the energy efficiency goal provision in the Public Utility Regulatory
Act (PURA) §39.905.
Copies of the proposed contract templates are available in the commission's
Central Records Division, Room G-113, under Project Number 22241 or through
the commission web page at www.puc.state.tx.us.
Written comments on the proposed contract templates may be filed by submitting
16 copies to the commission's Filing Clerk, Public Utility Commission of Texas,
1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701 within seven days after publication
of this notice. All comments should refer to Project Number 22241.
The commission will hold a public workshop on the proposed contract templates
on Tuesday, May 9, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. in Hearing Room Gee located in the William
B. Travis Building at 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701.
Any questions pertaining to the proposed templates should be directed to
Nieves López at (512) 936-7397 or nieves.lopez@puc.state.tx.us. Hearing
and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the
commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200002752
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 19, 2000
Request for Qualifications
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is solicited by Texas State Technical
College, Waco, Texas for qualified architects interested in being considered
for master planning services for the TSTC campus in Waco, Texas. As a minimum,
the RFQ must utilize the Statement of Qualifications in the format prepared
by the American Institute of Architects (AIA Document B431). Include a list
of similar projects completed by your firm within the last ten years. Preference
will be given to firms having a broad base in College and University Planning
as well as state requirements relating to Texas State Agencies. Projects relating
to airport and industrial park development will also be evaluated. In order
to expedite routine correspondence during the selection process, also include
the e-mail address of your firm's contact person. Additional information may
be submitted at architect's option. Upon completion of the evaluation of qualifications
by the college's Master Plan Committee, a minimum of 3 and no more than 5
firms will be invited to submit proposals for architectural services.
Scope of Services: (included, but not limited to) Analysis of existing
buildings as to utilization and condition, review of MEP needs of buildings,
planning for future college building expansion and study of maximizing airport
related land for industrial development.
Schedule: Qualifications due May 12, 2000 by 5:00 PM. Mail or deliver two
copies to: Jay Teakell, Dean of Administrative and Financial Services, Texas
State Technical College, Waco, Texas 76705. If you have question please call
254-867-4801 or E- mail jteakell@tstc.edu
TRD-200002727
Sandra J. Krumnow
Agency Liaison
Texas State Technical College
Filed: April 18, 2000
Correction of Error - Waller County Request for Proposal for Aviation Professional Services
Correction of Error - Waller County Request for Proposal for Aviation Professional
Services: A Request for Proposal to provide, in accordance with Government
Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter A, a site analysis, airport master plan, and
an environmental impact statement, was published in the April 7, 2000, issue
of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg 3109). The
following information is being published in order to correct an error that
was contained in that notice.
Instead of the Environmental Impact Statement, the professional service
provider will need to conduct an Environmental Assessment.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Howard at (512) 416-4540.
TRD-200002756
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: April 19, 2000
Request for Qualification Statement: The following Airport Sponsor, through
its agent, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), intends to engage
an Aviation Professional Engineering Firm for services pursuant to Chapter
2254, Subchapter A, of the Government Code. TxDOT, Aviation Division will
solicit and receive qualifications for professional engineering design services
as described in the following project scope:
Airport Sponsor: County of Montgomery; Montgomery County Airport; TxDOT
Project Number: 0012CONRO. Project Scope: Provide engineering/design services
to construct TW to new hangar area west of RW 19; construct new apron west
of RW 19; and associated appurtenances at the Montgomery County Airport. Future
subsequent design services may include: rehabilitation and marking of pavements
and associated appurtenances and preparation of an Airport Master Plan. Project
Manager: Bijan Jamalabad
Interested firms shall utilize the
recently updated
Form 439
, titled "Aviation Consultant Services Questionnaire",
Two completed, unfolded copies of Form 439 (August 1999 version), for this
project must be postmarked by U. S. Mail by midnight May 11, 2000 (CDST).
Mailing address: TxDOT, Aviation Division, 125 E. 11th Street, Austin, Texas
78701-2483. Overnight delivery must be received by 4:00 p.m. (CDST) on May
12, 2000; overnight address: TxDOT, Aviation Division, 200 E. Riverside Drive,
Austin, Texas, 78704. Hand delivery must be received by 4:00 p.m. May 12,
2000 (CDST); hand delivery address: 150 E. Riverside Drive, 5th Floor, South
Tower, Austin, Texas 78704. The two pages of instructions should not be forwarded
with the completed questionnaires. Electronic facsimiles will not be accepted.
NEW DELIVERY OPTION
. Your Form 439 may be
e-mailed to TxDOT, e-mail address
AVNRFQ@dot.state.tx.us
. E-mails must be received by midnight May 11, 2000. Received times
will be determined by the marked time and date as the e-mail is received into
the TxDOT network system. Please be sure and e-mail your forms in sufficient
time to ensure timely delivery into the TxDOT system. After receipt, you will
be notified by return e-mail of the date and time of receipt. Return notification
may be delayed by a day or two as the forms will be opened and printed at
the TxDOT offices. Before e-mailing the form, please be sure and check your
completion of the form. TxDOT will not change the formatting or information
contained on the form following receipt. Additionally, on e-mailed forms,
written signatures are not required on the form. You may type in the responsible
party's name on the signature line.
The airport sponsor's duly appointed committee will review all professional
qualifications and select three to five firms to submit proposals. Those firms
selected will be required to provide more detailed, project-specific proposals
which address the project team, technical approach, Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises (DBE) participation, design schedule, and other project matters,
prior to the final selection process. The final consultant selection by the
sponsor's committee will generally be made following the completion of review
of proposals and/or consultant interviews. The airport sponsor reserves the
right to reject any or all statements of qualifications, and to conduct new
professional services selection procedures. If you have any procedural questions,
please contact Karon Wiedemann, Director, Grant Management, or for technical
questions, please contact the designated Project Manager, Bijan Jamalabad,
at 1-800-68-PILOT (74568).
TRD-200002757
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: April 19, 2000
Request for Proposal
Request for Proposals Review and Assessment Of
Women's Issues
GENERAL INFORMATION
In accordance with Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, the University
of Houston System is soliciting Request For Proposals (RFP) from firms or
individuals to provide consulting services for the review and assessment of
women's issues on the University of Houston Campus.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED SERVICES
Information concerning the Request For Proposal may be obtained by contacting
Ileana Trevino, Executive Director for Affirmative Action, University of Houston,
Houston, Texas 77204-3261 or at e-mail address
itrevino@uh.edu
.
This consultant should have extensive experience in diversity issues, specifically
as they relate to employment and compensation. Experience of working with
institutes of higher education would be a desired attribute though not essential.
The ability to take the information gathered and draw meaningful analysis
through statistical means is desired. The consultants are expected to delineate
their particular methodologies and defend them. Additionally, knowledge of
organizational cultures and how to assess them is especially desired. A committee
will choose the successful consultant.
Proposals must be received on or before
3:00 p.m.,
May 19, 2000
.
TRD-200002749
Dennis Duffy
General Counsel, University of Houston System
University of Houston
Filed: April 19, 2000
Employer Dependent Care Collaboration
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
A. PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION
The Texas Workforce Commission is soliciting project proposals to establish
or manage employer dependent care collaboration projects to improve community
dependent care services for working parents; or to promote employer dependent
care collaboration projects at the community, regional or state level. This
Request for Proposals invites applicants to submit proposals to build capacity
among employers to forecast the dependent care needs of the workforce, and
to assist the community and service providers in meeting those needs, through
employer dependent care collaboration.
B. AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD CONTRACT
TWC is authorized to issue this RFP and award contracts under the Labor
Code, Chapter 81, Section 81.0045, and the state rules at 40 TAC Chapter 809,
and the TWC Financial Manual for Grants and Contracts, specifically Module
2 relating to the Child Care and Development program.
C. AVAILABLE FUNDING
Up to $1,500,000 will be available for operation of the Employer Dependent
Care Collaborations. Individual funding levels will be determined by the number
and scope of applications received, but grants in the $25,000 to $75,000 range
are likely. The Collaborations will be funded through August 31, 2001.
D. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Applicants submitting proposals must complete an Request for Proposal (RFP)
Package and provide required documentation as requested in the application
in order to be considered eligible.
E. PROJECT SCHEDULE
Application submission deadline is May 30, 2000. The anticipated contract
effective date is July 1, 2000.
F. SCORING CRITERIA
The evaluation criteria for this RFP and their relative weights for scoring
are: Demonstrated Effectiveness of the Contractor, 30 points; Quality of Proposal,
25 points; Cost Reasonableness, 20 points; Collaboration and Coordination,
15 points; Financial Integrity/Cash Flow, 10 points.
G. SELECTION, NOTIFICATION AND NEGOTIATION PROCESS
TWC will use competitive negotiation to determine awards. Proposals will
be evaluated and tentatively ranked by TWC. Applicants submitting superior
proposals may be invited to make oral presentations to TWC.
H. PAYMENT
The basis of payment for this award shall be reimbursement of actual allowable
cost up to budgeted levels and subject to budget limitations.
I. TWC'S CONTACT PERSON
For further information and to request a package for RFP # GPFP 00-05,
contact Elwood (Woody) Engebretson, Program Specialist, Texas Workforce Commission,
Room 440T, 101 East 15th Street, Austin, TX 78778-0001, (512) 936-4874, fax
(512) 936-3420, e-mail address elwood.engebretson@twc.state.tx.us
TRD-200002755
J. Randel (Jerry) Hill
General Counsel
Texas Workforce Commission
Filed: April 19, 2000
Notice of Available Funds for Fiscal Year 2001 for New or Established Apprenticeship
Training Programs Not Currently Receiving Funding from the Texas Workforce
Commission under the Texas Education Code, Chapter 133.
Filing Authority. The notice of available funds for apprenticeship training
programs is authorized under the Texas Education Code, Chapter 133.
Eligible Applicants. The Texas Workforce Commission is requesting preliminary
contact-hour estimates from public school districts and state post-secondary
institutions for related instruction (apprentice) classes for new or established
apprenticeship training programs not currently receiving funding from the
Texas Workforce Commission under Texas Education Code, Chapter 133.
Description. Funds will be available for Fiscal Year 2001 (September 1,
2000-August 31, 2001) to fund programs or new occupations within a program
not currently receiving funding under the Texas Education Code, Chapter 133.
The purpose of the funds is to provide classroom instruction for related instruction
(apprentice) classes of registered apprenticeship training programs. The amount
of funding for Fiscal Year 2001 is approximately $80,000 for programs that
qualify as new apprenticeship programs.
Qualifications for Funding. To qualify for funding: 1) each apprenticeship
training program or new occupation within a program must be certified and
registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT), U.S. Department
of Labor, no later than August 1, 2000; 2) each apprentice must be registered
with the BAT in Texas on or before September 1, 2000; 3) each apprentice must
be a full-time paid employee in the private sector in Texas; 4) the number
of related instruction hours per class must be certified by the BAT as verified
in the program standards of the apprenticeship program; 5) a public school
district or state post-secondary institution must act as fiscal agent for
the funds pursuant to a contract between the apprenticeship program sponsor
and the district or institution; and 6) the related instruction (apprentice)
class must start in September 2000 and conduct its fourth class meeting no
later than October 7, 2000.
Dates of Program. Each class may not start before September 1, 2000, and
must end on or before August 31, 2001.
Planning Allocation of Funds. The statewide total number of estimated contact
hours that are submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission will be divided
into the amount of funds available to determine a preliminary contact-hour
rate, not to exceed $4.00 per contact hour. Planning allocations are made
to eligible applicants based on the number of estimated contact hours submitted
to the Texas Workforce Commission, multiplied by the preliminary contact-hour
rate.
Use of Funds. Funds can only be used for related instruction costs such
as instructor salaries, instructional supplies, instructional equipment, and
other operating expenses. No more than 15% may be used by the eligible applicants
for administrative purposes, such as supervisory and/or secretarial salaries,
office supplies, or travel.
Requesting the Forms to Submit Preliminary Estimated Contact Hours. A package
of information explaining the process for submitting preliminary contact-hour
estimates and the process for submitting an application may be obtained by
contacting the Apprenticeship Program at (512) 463-9767 or writing to the
Apprenticeship Program, Texas Workforce Commission, 101 East 15th Street,
Room 144T, Austin, Texas, 78778-0001.
Further Information. For additional information please contact Diane Lamb,
Apprenticeship Coordinator, Texas Workforce Commission, at (512) 463-9767.
Deadline for Receipt of Preliminary Contact-Hour Estimates. The Texas Workforce
Commission, Apprenticeship Program, must receive preliminary contact-hour
estimates for Fiscal Year 2001 apprenticeship training programs no later than
5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2000, to be considered for funding.
TRD-200002621
J. Ferris Duhon
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Workforce Commission
Filed: April 13, 2000
Coastal Coordination Council
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Notice of Request for Proposals
Notice of Request for Proposals
Texas Credit Union Department
Application(s) to Expand Field of Membership
Notice of Final Action Taken
East Texas Council of Governments
Request for Qualifications for Individuals Interested in Serving as Independent Reviewers
Texas Department of Health
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Release of Publication: Long-Term Care Plan for Persons with Mental Retardation and Related Conditions
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Housing Trust Fund Predevelopment Loan Fund Program Notice of Request for Proposals
Notice of Administrative Hearing (MHD1999001340RD and MHD2000000799RD)
Office of Colonia Initiatives - Notice of Determination of Certain Counties/Executory Contract for Deed
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Texas Department of Human Services
Department of Information Resources
Texas Department of Insurance
Insurer Services
Notice of Public Hearing
Notice of Request for Proposals
Third Party Administrator Applications
Third Party Administrator Applications
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Enforcement Orders
Invitation to Comment on the 2000 Clean Water Act §303(d) List
Notice of Comment Period and Public Meeting on Draft Concrete Batch Plant Standard Permit
Notice of Public Hearing (Chapter 290)
Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain A Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Notice of Water Rights Application
Notice of Water Rights Application
Public Notice - Notice of Change in Remedial Design
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application to Amend Certificated Service Area Boundaries
Public Notice of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement
Public Notice of Request for Comments on Form Regarding Reporting Requirements for Interexchange Carriers, Prepaid Calling Services Companies, and Other Nondominant Telecommunications Carriers
Request for Comments on Statewide Standard Offer and Market Transformation Contract Templates
Texas State Technical College
Texas Department of Transportation
Request for Qualification Statement
University of Houston System
Texas Workforce Commission
Notice of Available Funds for Fiscal Year 2001