Notice of Award: Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas Government Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces this notice of consultant contract award.

The consultant request for proposals was published in the November 12, 1999, issue of the Texas Register at 24 TexReg 10211.

The consultant will assist Comptroller to conduct a health claims study.

The contract is awarded to Tucker Alan, Inc., 150 South Wacker Drive Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60606. The total amount is not to exceed $248,975. The term of the contract is March 6, 2000 through June 1, 2001. The consultant must complete the project and submit its final report to Comptroller by September 1, 2000.

TRD-200001951

David R. Brown

Assistant General Counsel, Contracts

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Filed: March 15, 2000

Notice of Request for Information: Pursuant to Chapters 2305 and 403, Texas Government Code, the State Energy Conservation Office of the Comptroller, on behalf of the Texas Alternative Fuels Council (TAFC), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) from qualified institutions and entities currently involved in alternative fuels projects statewide. Alternative fuels are defined to include natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, methanol or methanol blends of 85% or better, ethanol or ethanol blends of 85% or better, and hydrogen. The TAFC requests the information under this RFI in consideration of providing direct funding of approximately $400,000 towards alternative fuels projects demonstrating off-road mobile emission reductions in air quality non-attainment areas of the state.

Contact: Parties interested in submitting information should contact Frank Higgerson, Texas Alternative Fuels Council, State Energy Conservation Office, Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 E. 17th St., Room 1114, Austin, Texas, 78744, telephone number: (512) 463-1931, no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Zone Time (CZT), on Friday, March 31, 2000. All written inquiries, questions, and other information must be received at the above-referenced address prior to 5:00 p.m. (CZT) on the deadline in order to be considered.

Closing Date: All information must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. (CZT), on Friday, March 31, 2000. Information received after this time and date will not be considered.

The TAFC and Comptroller reserve the right to accept or reject any or all information received. Information received will be subject to evaluation by the TAFC, SECO, and/or a committee and will become the property of the TAFC and the Comptroller. Information received will be public information and available to any requester. Neither the TAFC nor the Comptroller of Public Accounts is under any legal or other obligation to issue a solicitation or execute a contract on the basis of this notice or any information received as a result of this RFI. Neither the TAFC nor the Comptroller shall pay for any costs incurred by any entity in responding to this Notice or the RFI.

The following information to be provided in response to this RFI must be submitted in two pages or less: (1) Project title; (2) identification of applicant and major participant; (3) applicant names, addresses, telephones, and e-mail addresses; (3) general description of project, including objectives and major tasks; (5) approximate budget; and (6) approximate schedule for completion. All of the foregoing information must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2000.

TRD-200001962

David R. Brown

Assistant General Counsel, Contracts

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Filed: March 15, 2000

Notice of Request for Proposals: Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas Government Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces the issuance of its Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified, independent firms to provide consulting services to the Comptroller. The successful respondent will assist the Comptroller in conducting management and performance reviews of the following independent school districts in Kleberg County: Kingsville, Ricardo, Riviera, and Santa Gertrudis. The services sought under this RFP will culminate in final reports, which shall contain findings, recommendations, implementation timelines, plans, and be a component part of the reviews. The successful respondent will be expected to begin performance of the contract on or about May 22, 2000.

Contact: Parties interested in submitting a proposal should contact Clay Harris, Assistant General Counsel, Contracts, Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 E. 17th St., Room G-24, Austin, Texas, 78744, telephone number: (512) 305-8673, 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, March 24, 2000, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., Central Zone Time (CZT), and during normal business hours thereafter. The Comptroller also plans to make the complete RFP available electronically on the Texas Marketplace after Friday, March 24, 2000, 2 p.m. (CZT). All written inquiries, questions, and mandatory Letters of Intent to propose must be received at the above-referenced address prior to 2 p.m. (CZT) on Monday, April 17, 2000. Prospective respondents are encouraged to fax Letters of Intent and Questions to (512) 475-0973 to ensure timely receipt. The Letter of Intent must be addressed to Clay Harris, Assistant General Counsel, Contracts, and must contain the information as stated in the corresponding Section of the RFP and be signed by an official of that entity. Mandatory Letters of Intent and Questions received after this time and date will not be considered. The responses to questions and other information pertaining to this procurement will be posted on the Texas Marketplace http://www.marketplace.state.tx.us.

Closing Date: Proposals must be received in Assistant General Counsel's Office at the address specified above no later than 2 p.m. (CZT), on Friday, April 28, 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 of Public Accounts 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 for no costs incurred by any entity in responding to this Notice or the RFP.

The anticipated schedule of events is as follows: Issuance of RFP - March 24, 2000, 2 p.m. CZT; Mandatory Notice of Intent Form and Questions Due - April 17, 2000, 2 p.m. CZT; Proposals Due - April 28, 2000, 2 p.m. CZT; Contract Execution - May 16, 2000, or as soon thereafter as practical; Commencement of Project Activities - May 22, 2000.

TRD-200001950

Pamela Ponder

Deputy General Counsel

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Filed: March 15, 2000

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice hereby gives notice of award for the Texas Youth Commission Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Building Program, Requisition Number: 696-FD-0-R002.

The Contract was awarded to HKS, Inc., Contract Number: 696-TY-0-2-C0206, for a dollar amount of $1,388,990.

This solicitation will have multiple awards.

TRD-200001872

Carl Reynolds

General Counsel

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Filed: March 13, 2000

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice hereby gives notice of award for the Michael Unit Roof Replacement, Tennessee Colony Texas, Requisition Number: 696-FD-0-0-C0214.

The Contract was awarded to All-Tex Roofing Inc., on March 03, 2000, for a dollar amount of $311,525 (10% to HUB vendor).

TRD-200001873

Carl Reynolds

General Counsel

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Filed: March 13, 2000

The Texas Youth Commission invites bids for the construction of upgrading the existing fire detection system, alarm system and door locking system at the Hamilton State School in Bryan, Texas. Work to include electromechanical and magnetic door locks as indicated on the drawings and as required to meet fire code deficiencies as outlined by the State Fire Marshal. Install protective screens on supply side air duct 34 ceiling mounted heaters as further shown in the Contract Documents prepared by: Robert Blackmer, TDCJ Facilities Architect.

The successful bidder will be required to meet the following requirements and submit evidence within five days after receiving notice of intent to award from the Owner:

A. Contractor must have a minimum of five consecutive years of experience as a General Contractor and provide references for at least three projects within the last five years that have been completed of a dollar value and complexity equal to or greater than the proposed project.

B. Contractor must be bondable and insurable at the levels required.

All Bid Proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 5.0% of the greatest amount of the bid. Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract amount will be required upon award of a contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity.

Bid Documents can be purchased from the Contract Administrator at a cost of $25 (Twenty-five dollars - non-refundable) per set, inclusive of mailing/delivery costs, or they may be viewed at various plan rooms. Payment checks for documents should be made payable to Texas Department of Criminal Justice: P.O. Box 4014, Huntsville, Texas 77340, Attn: Connie West, Phone: (936) 437-6743, FAX: (936) 437-6986.

A Pre-Bid conference will be held at 10 am on 30 March 2000 at the Hamilton State School Unit, 200 Lee Morrison Lane, Bryan, Texas, followed by a site-visit. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

Bids will be publicly opened and read at 2 pm on 13 April 2000, in the Blue Conference Room at the Facilities Division located in the warehouse building of the TDCJ Administrative Complex (formally Brown Oil Tool) on Spur 59 off of Highway 75 North, Huntsville, Texas.

The Texas Youth Commission requires the Contractor to make a good faith effort to include Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB's) in at least 57.2% of the total value of this construction contract award. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum wage rates prescribed in the Special Conditions must be paid on these projects.

TRD-200001940

Carl Reynolds

General Counsel

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Filed: March 14, 2000

Correction of Error

The Texas Department of Health submitted a proposed amendment for 25 TAC, §289.202, published in the December 3, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 10775).

On page 10776, column 2, §289.202(b)(16) "wT" in line one and line 5 should have been published as " wT." (Agency Error)

On page 10786, column 2, §289.202(yy)(4), the sentence is split after the word "paragraph". The paragraph should read "All licensees [or registrants] who make reports in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall submit the report in writing to the agency." (Texas Register Error)

On page 10787, column 2, §289.202(ddd)(1)(B), the entire subparagraph is new language and "The requirements in this section do not apply to the following:" should also be underlined. (Texas Register Error)

On page 10788, column 1, §289.202(ddd)(4)(B), the entire subparagraph is new language and all language following Texas Register should also be underlined. (Agency Error)

Correction of Error

The Texas Department of Health submitted proposed rules for 25 TAC, Chapter 157, published in the March 10, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 1954).

On page 1955, column 2, §157.25(e), at the end of the subsection, the words "or device" are missing from the publication. The subsection should end with "....state, if there is no reason to question the authenticity of the order or device." (Agency Program Error)

TRD-200002015

The Commissioner of Insurance, or his designee, will consider approval of a rating manual request submitted by Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest proposing to use a rating manual relative to classifications and territories different than that promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to TEX. INS. CODE ANN. art 5.101, 3(l). They are proposing to adopt a companion policy discount. The discount provides a 10% reduction in premiums for private passenger automobile policyholders if the named insured has a Hartford homeowner's policy written through the AARP Homeowner's Insurance Program. The discount is applicable to premiums for bodily injury, property damage, personal injury protection, medical payments, collision and other than collision coverages.

Copies of the filing may be obtained by contacting Gifford Ensey, at the Texas Department of Insurance, Legal and Compliance, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104, telephone (512) 475-1761.

This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing unless a properly filed objection, pursuant to art. 5.101, 3(h), is made with the Senior Associate Commissioner for Property & Casualty Program, Mr. C.H. Mah, at the Texas Department of Insurance, MC 105-5G, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78701 within 30 days after publication of this notice.

TRD-200001941

Bernice Ross

Deputy Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: March 14, 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 The Spine Center, Inc., a domestic third party administrator. The home office is Austin, Texas.

Application for incorporation in Texas of Tejas Behavioral Health Services, Inc., a domestic third party administrator. The home office is Austin, Texas.

Any objections must be filed within 20 days after this notice was filed with the Secretary of State, addressed to the attention of Charles M. Waits, MC 107-5A, 333 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.

TRD-200001924

Bernice Ross

Deputy Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: March 14, 2000

The following third party administrator (TPA) applications have been filed with the Texas Department of Insurance and are under consideration.

Application for admission to Texas of Westfield Services, Inc., (doing business under the assumed name of WesCom), a foreign third party administrator. The home office is Westfield Center, Ohio.

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-200001925

Bernice Ross

Deputy Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: March 14, 2000

1.0 Name and Style of Game.

A. The name of Instant Game No. 201 is "WINNING COMBINATION". The play style of the game is a "key number match with auto win" play style.

1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.

A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 201 shall be $2.00 per ticket.

1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 201.

A. Display Printing - That area of the instant game ticket outside of the area where the Overprint and Play Symbols appear.

B. Latex Overprint - The removable scratch-off covering over the Play Symbols on the front of the ticket.

C. Play Symbol - One of the symbols which appears under the Latex Overprint on the front of the ticket. Each Play Symbol is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive. The possible play symbols are: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $40.00, $100, $300, $1,000, $20,000, NEXT TIME and TRY AGAIN.

D. Play Symbol Caption - the small printed material appearing below each Play Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One and only one of these Play Symbol Captions appears under each Play Symbol and each is printed in caption font in black ink in positive. The Play Symbol Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows: Table 1 of this section

[Figure 1:16 TAC GAME NO. 201 - 1.2D ]

[Figure 1:16 TAC GAME NO. 201 - 1.2D ]

E. Retailer Validation Code - Three small letters found under the removable scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate instant winners. The possible validation codes are: Table 2 of this section.

[Figure 2:16 TAC GAME NO. 201 - 1.2E ]

Low-tier winning tickets use the required codes listed in Figure 2:16. Non-winning tickets and high-tier tickets use a non-required combination of the required codes listed in Figure 2:16 with the exception of ∅, which will only appear on low-tier winners and will always have a slash through it.

F. Serial Number - A unique 13 digit number appearing under the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a four (4) digit security number which will be boxed and placed randomly within the Serial Number. The remaining nine (9) digits of the Serial Number are the Validation Number. The Serial Number is positioned beneath the bottom row of play data in the scratched-off play area. The format will be : 0000000000000.

G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $2.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00 or $20.00

H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $40.00 or $300

I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $1,000 or $20,000

J. Bar Code - A 22 character interleaved two (2) of five (5) bar code which will include a three (3) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit pack number, the three (3) digit ticket number and the nine (9) digit Validation Number. The bar code appears on the back of the ticket.

K. Pack-Ticket Number - A thirteen (13) digit number consisting of the three (3) digit game number (201), a seven (7) digit pack number and a three (3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 000 and end with 249 within each pack. The format will be : 201-0000001-000.

L. Pack - A pack of "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game tickets contain 250 tickets, which are packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one. Tickets 000 and 001 will be on the top page and tickets 002 and 003 will be on the next page and so forth with tickets 248 and 249 on the last page.

M. Non-Winning Ticket - A ticket which is not programmed to be a winning ticket or a ticket that does not meet all of the requirements of these Game Procedures, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), and applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401.

N. Ticket or Instant Game Ticket, or Instant Ticket - A Texas Lottery "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game No. 201 ticket.

2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners is subject to the general ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas Lottery Rule 401.302, Instant Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements set out on the back of each instant ticket. A prize winner in the "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched off to expose thirty-three (33) play symbols. If, after scratching the SECRET NUMBERS, the player matches all 5 numbers on the same LOCK, the player wins the prize in the prize box for that lock. If the player reveals a prize amount in the Bonus Area, the player wins the prize shown. No portion of the display printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or playable as a part of the Instant Game.

2.1 Instant Ticket Validation Requirements.

A. To be a valid Instant Game ticket, all of the following requirements must be met:

1. Exactly 33 Play Symbols must appear under the latex overprint on the front portion of the ticket;

2. Each of the Play Symbols must have a Play Symbol Caption underneath, and each Play Symbol must agree with its Play Symbol Caption;

3. Each of the Play Symbols must be present in its entirety and be fully legible;

4. Each of the Play Symbols must be printed in black ink;

5. The ticket shall be intact;

6. The Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code and Pack-Ticket Number must be present in their entirety and be fully legible;

7. The Serial Number must correspond, using the Texas Lottery's codes, to the Play Symbols on the ticket;

8. The ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;

9. The ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;

10. The ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized manner;

11. The ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted tickets or non-activated tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;

12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code and Pack-Ticket Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;

13. The ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly 33 Play Symbols under the latex overprint on the front portion of the ticket, exactly one Serial Number, exactly one Retailer Validation Code, and exactly one Pack-Ticket Number on the ticket;

14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning ticket shall correspond with the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning tickets, and a ticket with that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;

15. The ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective or printed or produced in error;

16. Each of the 33 Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described in §1.2.C of these Game Procedures.

17. Each of the 33 Play Symbols on the ticket must be printed in the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; the ticket Serial Numbers must be printed in the Serial font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and the Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;

18. The display printing on the ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and

19. The ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable deadlines.

B. The ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award of prizes of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation and security tests of the Texas Lottery.

C. Any Instant Game ticket not passing all of the validation requirements is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Executive Director may, solely at the Executive Director's discretion, refund the retail sales price of the ticket. In the event a defective ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket in that Instant Game (or a ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Instant Lottery game) or refund the retail sales price of the ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.

2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.

A. Consecutive non-winning tickets will not have identical play data, spot for spot.

B. The SECRET NUMBERS and LOCK NUMBERS will range from 01 through 59.

C. On a ticket, all 10 LOCK NUMBERS will be different.

D. The SECRET NUBMERS will appear in random order (i.e. not in numerical order.)

E. Within each LOCK, the LOCK NUMBERS will appear in clockwise ascending order, beginning at the top.

2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.

A. To claim a "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game prize of $2.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $40.00 or $300, a claimant shall sign the back of the ticket in the space designated on the ticket and present the winning ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identification, make payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not, in some cases, required to pay a $40.00 or $300 ticket. In the event the Texas Lottery Retailer cannot verify the claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide the claimant with a claim form and instruct the claimant on how to file a claim with the Texas Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check shall be forwarded to the claimant in the amount due. In the event the claim is not validated, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly. A claimant may also claim any of the above prizes under the procedure described in §2.3.B and §2.3.C of these Game Procedures.

B. To claim a "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game prize the claimant must sign the winning ticket and present it at one of the Texas Lottery's Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will be made to the bearer of the validated winning ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification. When paying a prize of $600 or more, the Texas Lottery shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.

C. As an alternative method of claiming a "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game prize, the claimant must sign the winning ticket, thoroughly complete a claim form, and mail both to: Texas Lottery Commission, Post Office Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The risk of sending a ticket remains with the claimant. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.

D. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery shall deduct a sufficient amount from the winnings of a person who has been finally determined to be:

1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the Comptroller, the Texas Workforce Commission, or Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;

2. delinquent in making child support payments administered or collected by the Attorney General; or

3. delinquent in reimbursing the Texas Department of Human Services for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resource Code;

4. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or

5. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code

E. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a person shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.

2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay payment of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive Director, under any of the following circumstances:

A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur, regarding the prize;

B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;

C. if there is any question regarding the validity of the ticket presented for payment; or

D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise due, as described in §2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No liability for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant pending payment of the claim.

2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of less than $600 from the "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian a check or warrant in the amount of the prize payable to the order of the minor.

2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of more than $600 from the "WINNING COMBINATION" Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank account, with an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian serving as custodian for the minor.

2.7 Instant Ticket Claim Period. All Instant Game prizes must be claimed within 180 days following the end of the Instant Game. Any prize not claimed within that period, and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each ticket, shall be forfeited.

3.0 Instant Ticket Ownership.

A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of an Instant Game ticket in the space designated therefor, a ticket shall be owned by the physical possessor of said ticket. When a signature is placed on the back of the ticket in the space designated therefor, the player whose signature appears in that area shall be the owner of the ticket and shall be entitled to any prize attributable thereto. Notwithstanding any name or names submitted on a claim form, the Executive Director shall make payment to the player whose signature appears on the back of the ticket in the space designated therefor. If more than one name appears on the back of the ticket, the Executive Director will require that one of those players whose name appears thereon be designated by such players to receive payment.

B. The Texas Lottery shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Instant Game tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Instant Game ticket.

4.0 Number and Value of Instant Prizes. There will be approximately 30,000,000 tickets in the Instant Game No. 201. The expected number and value of prizes in the game are as follows: Table 3 of this section

[Figure 3:16 TAC GAME NO. 201- 4.0 ]

A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery.

5.0 End of the Instant Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce a closing date (end date) for the Instant Game No. 201 without advance notice, at which point no further tickets in that game may be sold.

6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing an Instant Game ticket, the player agrees to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Instant Game No. 201, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401, and all final decisions of the Executive Director.

TRD-200001776

Kimberly L. Kiplin

General Counsel

Texas Lottery Commission

Filed: March 9, 2000

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Default Orders. The TNRCC staff proposes a Default Order when the staff has sent an Executive Director's Preliminary Report and Petition (EDPRP) to an entity outlining the alleged violations; the proposed penalty; and the proposed technical requirements necessary to bring the entity back into compliance, and the entity fails to request a hearing on the matter within 20 days of its receipt of the EDPR. Similar to the procedure followed with respect to Agreed Orders entered into by the executive director of the TNRCC pursuant to the Texas Water Code (the Code), §7.075, this notice of the proposed order and the opportunity to comment is published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is April 24, 2000 . The TNRCC will consider any written comments received and the TNRCC may withdraw or withhold approval of a Default Order if a comment discloses facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed Default Orders is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the TNRCC's jurisdiction, or the TNRCC's orders and permits issued pursuant to the TNRCC's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to a proposed Default Order is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.

A copy of each of the proposed Default Orders is available for public inspection at both the TNRCC's Central Office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-3400 and at the applicable Regional Office listed as follows. Written comments about the Default Order should be sent to the attorney designated for the Default Order at the TNRCC's Central Office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2000 . Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The TNRCC attorneys are available to discuss the Default Orders and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, comments on the Default Orders should be submitted to the TNRCC in writing .

(1) COMPANY: Ben Peralta dba Peralta Fence Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-1265- AIR-E; TNRCC IDENTIFICATION (ID) NUMBER: DF-0519-D; LOCATION: 132 Highschool Drive, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: metal fence manufacturer; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.110(a) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b) by failing to obtain a permit or satisfy the conditions for exempt facilities prior to construction and operation of a surface coating operation; and 30 TAC §115.426(a)(1)(B) and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to maintain records for the quantity and type of each coating and solvent consumed at the operations during the specified averaging period; PENALTY: $7,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Tracy Gross, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-1736; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

(2) COMPANY: Sherman Foundry, A Division of Hamilton Foundry and Machine Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0096-AIR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: GI-0058-D; LOCATION: 532 East King, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: iron foundry plant; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.27 and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to pay air emissions fees for fiscal years 1997 thru 1999; 30 TAC §334.21 and the Code, §26.358 by failing to pay underground storage tank fees for fiscal year 1999; 30 TAC §101.10 and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to submit emissions inventory questionnaire for 1998; 30 TAC §116.115(b), Permit Number 5251, and THSC, §382.085(b) by operating the iron cast foundry with holes in the duct work of the air pollution abatement equipment; 30 TAC §122.121 and §122.130(b) and THSC, §382.085(b) and §382.054 by operating without a federal operating permit and failed to timely submit a completed abbreviated initial federal operating permit application; and 30 TAC §116.115 and THSC, §382.085(b) and Permit Number 5251 by failing to maintain opacity emissions below 5% and failed to prevent visible emissions from leaving the plant property boundary during normal facility operations; PENALTY: $12,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: John Peeler, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3506; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

TRD-200001946

Paul C. Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: March 15, 2000

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) pursuant to Texas Water Code (the Code), §7.075, which requires that the TNRCC may not approve these AOs unless the public has been provided an opportunity to submit written comments. Section 7.075 requires that notice of the proposed orders and of the opportunity to comment must be published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is April 24, 2000 . Section 7.075 also requires that the TNRCC promptly consider any written comments received and that the TNRCC may withhold approval of an AO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that indicate the proposed AO is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Code, the Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), and/or the Texas Clean Air Act (the Act). Additional notice is not required if changes to an AO are made in response to written comments.

A copy of each of the proposed AOs is available for public inspection at both the TNRCC's Central Office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building C, 1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-1864 and at the applicable Regional Office listed as follows. Written comments about these AOs should be sent to the enforcement coordinator designated for each AO at the TNRCC's Central Office at P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2000 . Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the enforcement coordinator at (512) 239-2550. The TNRCC enforcement coordinators are available to discuss the AOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, §7.075 provides that comments on the AOs should be submitted to the TNRCC in writing .

(1)COMPANY: Air Liquide America Corp.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1417-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number JE-0351-I; LOCATION: Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: air separation and cogeneration plant; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.121, §122.130(b)(1), and the Act, §382.054, by failing to submit a Title V abbreviated initial application; and 30 TAC §§101.27(c)(1), 101.24, and 290.51(a)(3), by failing to pay outstanding emission, inspection, and public health service fees; PENALTY: $2,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Laura Clark, (409) 898-3838; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Suite 110, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(2)COMPANY: Aldine Independent School District; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1121-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 13609-001; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 13609-001 and the Code, §26.121, by failing to meet their permit limits; PENALTY: $1,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Michelle Harris, (512) 239-0492; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(3)COMPANY: A-Medco; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1248-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER: Municipal Solid Waste Identification Number 54004; LOCATION: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: medical waste transporter; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.1005(g)(1)(A), (C), (D), and (2)(B), (h), (i), (n), and (o), and §330.1010(g)(1)(B) and (2)(B), (c), (e)(5), (f)(1)(A), (C), (D), and (H), (h), (I)(6), and (n), by failing to utilize a fully enclosed, leak-proof, cargo-carrying compartment during the collection and transportation of medical waste, have the required spill cleanup equipment in their transport vehicle, have identification on the two sides and back of the cargo-carrying department, have the cargo compartment of the vehicle locked while vehicle was in motion, disinfect the cargo carrying compartment, separate untreated special waste, deposit untreated special waste at a facility that accepts untreated special waste, accept medical waste from doctors an dentist offices, nursing homes and hospitals, have a copy of the registration in the vehicle, notify the commission by letter within 15 days of additional drivers being employed, submitted inaccurate documentation indicating that the waste had been pre-treated, treat special waste from health care facilities, properly dispose of untreated medical waste, maintain written procedures for the operation and testing of any equipment used, and adequately train all operators in the use of any equipment used in the treatment of medical waste; PENALTY: $1,125; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Troy Jordan, (915) 698- 9674; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (915) 698-9674.

(4)COMPANY: New Blessings, Incorporated dba AM-PM Mini Mart #2; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1071-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Facility Identification Number 0009161; LOCATION: Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.245(2) and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to successfully conduct the annual pressure decay test; and 30 TAC §334.50(a)(1)(A) and (b)(2), and the Code, §26.3475, by failing to provide a method of a release detection capable of detecting a release from any portion of the underground storage tank (UST) and perform the tightness test for the pressurized piping; PENALTY: $4,375; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Michael De La Cruz, (512) 239-0259; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

(5)COMPANY: Andrew Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1413-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number DF-0100-V; LOCATION: Denton, Denton County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: metal coating and allied service; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.110(a) and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to document conditions relating to exemption; and 30 TAC §115.426(a)(1)(B), by failing to maintain the appropriate record keeping requirements; PENALTY: $10,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Wendy Penland, (817) 469-6750; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

(6)COMPANY: Aquasource Utility, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1164-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 12519-001; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 12519-001 and the Code, §26.121, by failing to meet the permitted effluent limits for the daily average limit of three milligrams per liter (mpl) for ammonia-nitrogen and 15 mpl for total suspended solids; PENALTY: $2,700; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Joseph Daley, (512) 239-3308; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(7)COMPANY: Baylor University; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1365-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number MB-0200-M; LOCATION: Waco, McLennan County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: institutional steam generating plant; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.121, §122.130(b)(1), and the Act, §382.054, by failing to submit an initial abbreviated federal operating permit; 30 TAC §101.20(1) and the Act, §382.085, by failing to comply with testing, monitoring and recordkeeping; and 30 TAC §116.110 and the Act, §382.085, by failing to obtain a permit to construct and operate a boiler; PENALTY: $10,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Kyle Headley, (254) 751-0335; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.

(8)COMPANY: Cooper Cameron Corportion; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1081-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 13668-001; LOCATION: Liberty, Liberty County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: oil field equipment refurbishing; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 13668-001 and the Code, §26.121, by failing to meet permitted effluent limits for total suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, ammonia-nitrogen, and biochemical oxygen demand; PENALTY: $13,200; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sherry Smith, (512) 239-0572; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(9)COMPANY: Copeland Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1499-IHW-E; IDENTIFIER: Enforcement Identification Number 14345; LOCATION: Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: industrial hazardous waste; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.10(b)(15), by failing to ensure that the manifest contains the designated facilities identification number; 30 TAC §335.65, 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §262.30, and the Code, §26.121, by failing to package the waste; and 30 TAC §335.68 and 40 CFR §262.33, by failing to have the appropriate placards; PENALTY: $4,880; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Fara O'Neal, (956) 425-6010; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425-6010.

(10)COMPANY: City of Crystal City; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0958-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 10098-001; LOCATION: Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §319.1, by failing to submit discharge monitoring reports; PENALTY: $6,250; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Kristi Jones, (512) 239-1258; REGIONAL OFFICE: 140 Heimer Road, Suite 360, San Antonio, Texas 78232-5042, (210) 490-3096.

(11)COMPANY: Darling International, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1329-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number HG-7725-I; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: animal fat and grease rendering; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.4 and the Act, §382.085(a) and (b), by allegedly emitting into the atmosphere air contaminants in such condition and duration as to create odor nuisances; PENALTY: $2,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sheila Smith, (512) 239-1670; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(12)COMPANY: City of Gatesville; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1080-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 10176-001 and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0024953; LOCATION: Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 10176-001 and the Code, §26.121, by failing to comply with the ammonia-nitrogen 30-day average loading and concentration permit limit of 16.7 pounds per day and three and six mpl, comply with the carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand seven-day and 30-day average concentration permit limit of 15 and ten mpl, and comply with the dissolved oxygen minimum permit limit of four mpl; PENALTY: $5,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Kristi Jones, (512) 239-1258; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.

(13)COMPANY: City of Grapeland; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1260-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 10181-002; LOCATION: Grapeland, Houston County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 10181-002 and the Code, §26.121, by allegedly allowing an unauthorized discharge of wastewater and failing to meet the five-day biochemical oxygen demand discharge limitations; PENALTY: $7.875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Merrilee Gerberding, (512) 239-4490; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Suite 110, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(14)COMPANY: Greenwood Utility District; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1253-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 11061-001 and NPDES Permit Number TX0020800; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 11061-001 and NPDES Permit Number TX0020800, by failing to comply with their permit limits; PENALTY: $2,700; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Rebecca Clausewitz, (512) 239-2359; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(15)COMPANY: Hampshire Chemical Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0744-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 02558 and NPDES Permit Number TX0089567; LOCATION: Deer Park, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: glycine, chelate, and sulfonated naphthalene polymer manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 02558 and the Code, §26.121, by failing to comply with their permit limits; PENALTY: $15,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Pam Campbell, (512) 239-4493; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(16)COMPANY: John P. Fitzgerald dba Hard Rock Construction; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999- 1277-OSI-E; IDENTIFIER: On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Certification Number OS3482; LOCATION: Batson, Hardin County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: on-site sewage; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §285.7(h), by failing to provide maintenance testing and reporting for the surface irrigation system; 30 TAC §385.58(a)(10), by failing to perform work on the OSSF system; 30 TAC §285.34(a), by failing to install a two-way cleanout and an approved sewer pipe; 30 TAC §285.31(a)(1)(B) and §285.32(a)(1)(K), by failing to install the "T" branch fitting on the trash tank inlet device; 30 TAC §385.34(b)(2), by failing to provide sufficient reserve pump tank capacity; 30 TAC §285.58(a)(5) and §285.33(c)(2)(D), by failing to install the OSSF that is authorized by the permitting authority; and 30 TAC §285.7(i), by failing to provide effluent disinfection prior to surface irrigation; PENALTY: $1,100; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: David Van Soest, (512) 239-0468; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Suite 110, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(17)COMPANY: Vijay Jain dba Island Food Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1310-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 0066101; LOCATION: Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: gasoline dispensing station; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.245(2) and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to perform the annual pressure decay test; and 30 TAC §115.246(4) and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain proof of attendance and completion of Stage II training of employees; PENALTY: $1,375; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Robbie Allen, (512) 239-3142; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(18)COMPANY: Butch Jackson dba Butch Jackson Poultry Farm; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999- 0906-AGR-E; IDENTIFIER: Enforcement Identification Number 13628; LOCATION: Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: poultry farm; RULE VIOLATED: the Code, §26.121, by allegedly allowing an unauthorized discharge of poultry waste; PENALTY: $3,125; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Gary McDonald, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

(19)COMPANY: Joe Cordell and John Heavyside dba Lledroc Farms West; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0984-AGR-E; IDENTIFIER: Agricultural Waste/Wastewater Authorization Number 072-009; LOCATION: Dublin, Erath County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: dairy; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §321.192(f)(18) and (19)(F), by failing to prevent trees from growing in the embankment of the waste storage pond and properly maintain waterways; PENALTY: $1,250; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Pam Campbell, (512) 239-4493; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

(20)COMPANY: Mildred Independent School District; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0950-MWD- E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 11646-001; LOCATION: Mildred, Navarro County, Texas; TYPE; OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (4), Permit Number 11646-001, and the Code, §26.121, by exceeding the five-day biochemical oxygen demand effluent concentration limit and the total suspended solids effluent concentration limit, failing to properly maintain and operate the treatment facility, manage the irrigation practices, provide equipment to monitor the application rates and maintain accurate records of the volume of the wastewater effluent applied, maintain the holding pond in conformance, maintain the minimum chlorine residual, adequately enclose the treatment facility and storage/evaporation pond with a fence and erect signs stating that the water is not suitable for drinking or recreation, design spray fixtures for the irrigation system, and notify the regional office upon the exceedance of the permitted effluent limitations; PENALTY: $26,875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Michael De La Cruz, (512) 239-0259; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

(21)COMPANY: Millennium Petrochemicals, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1399-IHW-E; IDENTIFIER: Solid Waste Registration Number 30049; LOCATION: La Porte, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.63(a) and Permit Number HW-50231, by failing to submit a permit renewal application; PENALTY: $3,125; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Susan Johnson, (512) 239-2555; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(22)COMPANY: Milwhite, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1336-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number C2-0004-K; LOCATION: Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: talc calcining and milling plant; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.20(1), 40 CFR §60.8, and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to conduct performance tests; and 30 TAC §101.7(a), §116.115(c), Air Permit Number 33359, and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain air pollution abatement equipment, maintain records of inspections of air pollution abatement equipment, and route particulate matter emissions to a fabric filter baghouse; PENALTY: $5,250; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Larry King, (512) 239-1405; REGIONAL OFFICE: 401 East Franklin, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas 79901, (915) 834-4949.

(23)COMPANY: H. Muehlstein & Company, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1353-IWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 02294 and NPDES Permit Number TX0079561; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: plastic material and synthetic resin manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 02294, NPDES Permit Number TX0079561, and the Code, §26.121, by failing to comply with the total suspended solids daily average and minimum permit limits and the ammonia-nitrogen daily average permit limit; PENALTY: $1,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Erika Fair, (512) 239-6673; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(24)COMPANY: City of Newark; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-1048-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 11626-001; LOCATION: Newark, Wise County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: oxidation ditch plant; RULE VIOLATED: Permit Number 11626-001 and the Code, §26.121, by failing to comply with various permit limits; PENALTY: $4,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sherry Smith, (512) 239-0572; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (871) 469-6750.

(25)COMPANY: Mr. Larry Lang dba PAACO of Garland; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1411- AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number DB-1882-S; LOCATION: Garland, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: used car lot; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §114.20(c)(1) and the Act, §382.085(b), by allegedly offering for sale a vehicle with missing or inoperable emission control devices; PENALTY: $400; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Wendy Penland, (817) 469-6750; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

(26)COMPANY: Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999- 0738-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Enforcement Identification Number 13817; LOCATION: Omaha, Morris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: the Code, §26.121, by allegedly discharging sewage into a spring-filled trench; PENALTY: $8,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Carolyn Lind, (903) 535-5100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.

(27)COMPANY: Prince International, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1311-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 0027207; LOCATION: Algoa, Galveston County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.246(7)(A) and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain all records onsite; PENALTY: $720; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Miriam Hall, (512) 239-1044; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(28)COMPANY: Alan Raouhpur dba Tejano Wholesale; DOCKET NUMBER: 2000-30-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number DB-5128-I; LOCATION: Garland, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: used car sales; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §114.20(c)(1) and the Act, §382.085(b), by allegedly offering for sale a vehicle with missing or inoperable emission control devices; PENALTY: $720; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jorge Ibarra, (817) 469-6750; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750.

(29)COMPANY: Terra Services, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0956-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number 93-1025-U; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: trench burning site; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.4, §116.110(a), and the Act, §382.085(a) and (b), by allegedly emitting into the atmosphere air contaminants in such concentration as to create an ash/dust nuisance; and 30 TAC §106.496(6) and (10), §116.110(a), and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to operate the blower during burning activities and allegedly stacking material in the trench burner above the air curtain; PENALTY: $5,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sheila Smith, (512) 239-1670; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(30)COMPANY: Texas Water Services, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1211-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Permit Number 03063-000; LOCATION: Dripping Springs, Hays County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: evaporation pond; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.63(a), by failing to renew the facility permit; Permit Number 03063-000, by failing to provide records regarding liner inspections for the evaporation pond; and the Code, §26.121, by failing to prevent a discharge of wastewater; PENALTY: $5,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Tina Rosenzweig, (512) 339- 2929; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.

(31)COMPANY: Thrall Food Store; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1281-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 57822; LOCATION: Thrall, Williamson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: underground storage tanks; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(a)(1)(A), (b)(2)(A)(i)(III), and (d)(1)(B)(ii), and the Code, §26.3475, by failing to have a release detection method capable of detecting a release from any portion of the UST, test line leak detectors, and conduct monthly inventory reconciliation of daily inventory control records; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3) and the Code, §26.3475, by failing to provide an amended registration; 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1)(A) and the Code, §26.3475, by failing to maintain all UST records; and 30 TAC §334.93 and the Code, §26.352, by failing to demonstrate the required financial assurance for corrective action; PENALTY: $3,600; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Tina Rosenzweig, (512) 339-2929; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.

(32)COMPANY: Joe Trevino dba Trecon Construction Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999- 1223-OSI-E; IDENTIFIER: OSSF Identification Number OS92; LOCATION: Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: on-site sewage; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §285.58(a)(3) and §285.5(2), by failing to obtain the necessary authorization before installing an OSSF; and 30 TAC §§285.30(f), 285.33(c)(1)(C)(iv), 285.58(a)(6), and the THSC, §366.004, by failing to install an OSSF with a minimum of two feet of soil between the ground water and the low pressure dosing system; PENALTY: $300; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Corey Burke, (512) 239-5259; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(33)COMPANY: TXU Processing Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1384-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number BQ-0092-F; LOCATION: near Cross Plains, Brown County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: compressor station; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.146(1) and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to certify compliance with their permit; PENALTY: $2,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Troy Jordan, (915) 698-9674; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (915) 698-9674

(34)COMPANY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1154-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: Public Water Supply Numbers 1210040 and 2290032; LOCATION: Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.44(h)(1), by failing to provide the sewer dump station with an air gap separation; 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2), by failing to record and identify the locations of chlorine residual tests on water collected from the distribution system; 30 TAC §290.41(c)(1)(A) and (3)(N), by failing to provide a separation distance of 150 feet between the potable well and the adjacent abandoned non-potable artesian well and provide a flow metering device on the well discharge line; 30 TAC §290.42(j), by failing to provide a thorough plant operations manual; 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2), (p)(2), and (x), by failing to record and identify the locations of chlorine residual test results, conduct annual tank inspections on the pressure tanks, and plug an abandoned artesian well; 30 TAC §290.43(d)(2), by failing to equip the pressure tanks with pressure release devices; and 30 TAC §290.45(c)(1)(A), by failing to provide a pressure tank capacity of ten gallons per unit with a minimum of 220 gallons; PENALTY: $3,268; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Laura Clark, (409) 898-3838; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Suite 110, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(35)COMPANY: Vintage Petroleum, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0977-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Numbers JB-0016-M and JB-0049-U; LOCATION: Vanderbilt, Jackson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: natural gas compression; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.130(a)(2) and the Act, §382.054 and §382.085(b), by failing to submit timely federal operating permit applications; 30 TAC §122.121 and the Act, §382.054 and §382.085(b), by failing to operate emission units; and 30 TAC §101.27(e) and the Act, §382.085(b), by failing to pay the emissions/inspection fees; PENALTY: $4,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Audra Baumgartner, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

TRD-200001915

Paul Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: March 14, 2000

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) pursuant to the Texas Water Code (the Code), §7.075. Section 7.075 requires that before the TNRCC may approve the AOs, the TNRCC shall allow the public an opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed AOs. Section 7.075 requires that notice of the opportunity to comment must be published in the Texas Register not later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is April 24, 2000 . Section 7.075 also requires that the TNRCC promptly consider any written comments received and that the TNRCC may withdraw or hold approval of an AO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the TNRCC's Orders and permits issued pursuant to the TNRCC's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to a proposed AO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.

A copy of each of the proposed AOs is available for public inspection at both the TNRCC's Central Office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-3400 and at the applicable Regional Office listed as follows. Written comments about the AOs should be sent to the attorney designated for the AO at the TNRCC's Central Office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2000 . Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The TNRCC attorneys are available to discuss the AOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, §7.075 provides that comments on the AOs should be submitted to the TNRCC in writing .

(1) COMPANY: A. C. Virani dba Airwood Grocery; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0422-PST-E; TNRCC IDENTIFICATION (ID) NUMBER: 0053750; LOCATION: 2503 Park Street, Baytown, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: underground storage tank (UST); RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.245(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085 by failing to conduct initial Stage II system tests in accordance with Stage II vapor recovery test procedure handbook; and 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B)(ii) and the Code, §26.3475 by failing to conduct reconciliation of detailed inventory control records at least once each month; PENALTY: $3,750; STAFF ATTORNEY: M. Camille Morris, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3915; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1436, (713) 767-3500.

(2) COMPANY: E.V. Mask dba Bee's Camp; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998-1108-PWS-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 2320052; LOCATION: Old Leakey Road at the Frio River, second crossing, Uvalde County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.106 and THSC, §341.033(d) by failing to submit monthly and repeat water samples for bacteriological analysis and by failing to provide public notice of the failure to sample; and 30 TAC §290.105 by exceeding the maximum contaminant level for coliform bacteria; PENALTY: $1,875; STAFF ATTORNEY: John Wright, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2269; REGIONAL OFFICE: 140 Heimer Road, Suite 360, San Antonio, Texas 78232-5042.

(3) COMPANY: God Bless, Incorporated dba T and M Grocery; DOCKET NUMBER: 1998- 0281-PST-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 0032740; LOCATION: 1039 South Velasco, Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: USTs; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.245(1) and (2) and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to successfully meet the performance criteria for the Stage II vapor recovery system and by failing to conduct annual pressure decay testing at the facility in 1996; 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B) and the Code, §26.3475 by failing to have a release detection method for the four gasoline USTs and one waste oil UST, by failing to conduct daily inventory volume measurements from May 2,1996 until November 1, 1997; and 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C) and the Code, §26.3475 by failing to install overfill prevention equipment on the four gasoline USTs; PENALTY: $16,250; STAFF ATTORNEY: M. Camille Morris, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3915; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(4) COMPANY: Leggett and Platt, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0615-AIR-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: ED0246U; LOCATION: 107 East Waco Street, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: bed spring manufacturer; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §111.111(a)(1)(A) and THSC, §382.085(b) by exceeding the opacity limit of 30% averaged over a six-minute period; and THSC, §382.085(b) and Agreed Order number 96-1503-AIR-E, Provision Number 2.a. by failing to conduct and record the weekly opacity readings of all plant tempering oven stacks while the ovens were in operation; PENALTY: $3,125; STAFF ATTORNEY: Joshua Olszewski, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3645; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750;

(5) COMPANY: 7-Eleven, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-0542-PWS-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 2270214; LOCATION: corner of Ranch Road 620 and 2222, Austin, Travis County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: USTs; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.106(a) by failing to conduct monthly bacteriological monitoring; 30 TAC §290.46(n) by failing to produce a distribution map; 30 TAC §290.43(c)(1) and (2) by failing to equip the water storage tank with a roof vent and locked roof hatch; 30 TAC §290.46 (f)(2), (h), and (p)(2) and by failing to conduct pressure tank inspections and by failing to conduct residual disinfectant testing of the distribution system, and by failing to keep a supply of calcium hypochlorite disinfectant on hand for use when making repairs, setting meters, or disinfecting new mains prior to placing them in service; 30 TAC §290.45(d)(2)(B)(ii), (iii), and (iv) by failing to have a ground storage capacity equal to 50% of the maximum daily demand, a service pump capacity of at least three times the maximum daily demand, and a pressure tank capacity of 220 gallons; 30 TAC §290.45(f)(1) by failing to make available to the commission a water purchase contract so that production, storage, service pump, or pressure maintenance capacity may be properly evaluated; 30 TAC §290.43(d)(2) by failing to provide a pressure release device for the pressure tank; and 30 TAC §334.21 by failing to pay the November 1998 UST fees; PENALTY: $5,375; STAFF ATTORNEY: I-Jung Chiang, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6122; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.

(6) COMPANY: Ron Laney Oil Company, Incorporated and Willard Skiles dba Skiles Brothers Exxon; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1013-PST-E; TNRCC ID NUMBER: 08316; LOCATION: 210 East Main, Knox City, Knox County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(a)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B)(i), and (b)(2) by failing to perform tank tightness testing in combination with inventory control methods, by failing to have a release detection method capable of detecting a release from any portion of the used oil UST system, and by failing to perform tightness testing on the suction piping system; and 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3) by failing to amend the registration to reflect that the USTs were taken out of service; PENALTY: $1,550; STAFF ATTORNEY: Scott McDonald, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6005; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (915) 698-9674.

TRD-200001945

Paul C. Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: March 15, 2000

The following notices were issued during the period of March 6, 2000 through March 10, 2000.

The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper. The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P O Box 13087, Austin Texas 78711-3087, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

AQUASOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14129-001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 500,000 gallons per day. This application was submitted to the TNRCC on August 24, 1999. The facility is located approximately 2 miles south of the intersection of Highway 81 and Highway 114 in Wise and Tarrant Counties, Texas.

CITY OF BRONTE has applied for a major amendment to Permit No. 10390-001, to authorize a less stringent effluent limitation for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5-day) and to beneficially land apply sewage sludge to the irrigated acreage. The current permit authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 150,000 gallons per day via evaporation and surface irrigation of 26 acres of non-public access pasture land which will remain the same. The draft permit authorizes the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on the same 26 acres. The sludge treatment works are located at the plant site and the beneficial sludge disposal site is located within the effluent irrigation area. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal area are located approximately 2,100 feet southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 277 and State Highway 158 in Coke County, Texas.

COASTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 03780. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of storm water on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The applicant operates a bulk storage facility for distribution of organic chemicals. The plant site is located on the west side of Floerke Road (County Road 81-A), approximately 1,700 feet north of the intersection of Floerke Road and Lang Road, in the City of Portland, San Patricio County, Texas.

FRANCIS REID has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14098-001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 20,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 0.75 mile east of the intersection of State Highway 64 and State Spur 124, approximately 1.75 miles northwest of State Highway 64 and Farm-to-Market 848 in Smith County, Texas

IMPVAL, LTD. has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14106-001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 80,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1.3 miles southeast of the intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and Farm-to-Market Road 1960, and at the northeast corner of the intersection of Imperial Valley Drive & North Vista in Harris County, Texas.

CITY OF KYLE has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 11041-002, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 1,500,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately one mile northwest of the intersection of State Route 21 and Farm-to-Market Road 2720 in Hays County, Texas.

MATHEWS BLUFF, LTD. has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14107-001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 240,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of County Road 3405 and County Road 3406 in Hunt County, Texas.

MOORPARK VILLAGE, INC. has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 13727-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 35,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located 0.5 mile north of the intersection of Fairbanks-North Houston Road and Breen Road following Fairbanks-North Houston Road and 975 feet west of Fairbanks-North Houston Road and 2,520 feet south of Taub Road in Harris County, Texas.

RIDGE HARBOR UTILITY COMPANY has applied for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 14022-001, to authorize the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 12,000 gallons per day via subsurface low pressure dose drainfields with a minimum area of 60,000 square feet. The proposed permit would authorize the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 12,000 gallons per day via subsurface low pressure dose drainfields with a minimum area of 133,000 square feet. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal site are located approximately 2.75 miles northeast of the intersection of State Highway 71 and State Highway 191 in Burnet County, Texas.

TRAVIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT-POINT VENTURE has applied for a major amendment to Permit No. 11385-001, to authorize an increase in the daily average flow from 70,000 gallons per day to 82,000 gallons per day. The current permit authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 70,000 gallons per day via surface irrigation of 37.96 acres of the Point Venture Golf Course. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal area (i.e. Point Venture Golf Course) are located approximately 6.5 miles south of the intersection, that is within the Village of Lago Vista, of Farm-to-Market Road 1431 and Lohmans Crossing Road in Travis County, Texas.

TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit No. 13457-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 2,500,000 gallons per day to an annual average flow not to exceed 5,000,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 1687 U.S. Highway 377 north of Roanoke, approximately 1.5 miles north-northeast of the intersection of State Highway 114 and U.S. Highway 377 in Denton County, Texas.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS has applied for a renewal of Permit No. 12255-002, which authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 7,100 gallons per day via evaporation on 2.67 acres of pond area. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal site are located in Jim Hogg Park which is located adjacent to the northeast side of Lake Georgetown, approximately 4.5 miles northwest of the intersection of Interstate Highway 35 and Farm-to-Market Road 2338, on the southwestern end of Park Road Number 5 in Williamson County, Texas.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of Permit No. 12254-003, which authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 3,700 gallons per day via evaporation using an 1.74 acre pond. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal area are located on the east side of Wilson H. Fox Park, which is on the south side of Granger Lake, approximately 1.5 miles north and 3 miles west of the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1063 and Farm to Market 1331 in Williamson County, Texas.

CITY OF WHARTON has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10381-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,500,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 1,500,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the east bank of the Colorado River approximately 0.8 mile south- southeast of the intersection of State Highway 60 and Farm-to-Market Road 1299 (East Street) in Wharton County, Texas.

Written comments or requests for a public meeting may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section above, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUED DATE OF THIS NOTICE

CLARK REFINING & MARKETING, INC. has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 00309, which authorizes the discharge of process wastewater, cooling tower blowdown, boiler blowdown, ballast water, domestic wastewater, remediation wastewater and stormwater at a daily average flow not to exceed 30,000,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001, and stormwater on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfalls 004 and 005. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace the existing NPDES Permit No. TX0005991 issued on March 29, 1996 and TNRCC Permit No. 00309. The applicant operates a petroleum refinery. The plant site is located approximately 0.5 miles north of the Martin Luther King bridge on Highway 82, southwest of the City of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.

TRD-200001936

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: March 14, 2000

William C. Nack, Jr., P. O. Box 331, Utopia, Texas 78884 and O. B. Holder, P. O. Box 698, Utopia, Texas 78884, applicants, seek a permit pursuant to §11.121, Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. The applicants seek authorization to construct and maintain a dam and reservoir on the Sabinal River, tributary of the Frio River, tributary of the Nueces River, Nueces River Basin, Bandera County for in-place recreational use. The reservoir will have a normal capacity of 2 acre-feet and a surface area of 1 acre. The reservoir will be located approximately 2.5 miles north of Utopia, Texas and Station 0+00 on the centerline of the dam will be N 94øE, 145 feet from the southeast corner of the A. Jaime Original Survey No. 937, Abstract No. 210, Bandera County, also being 29.389ø N Latitude and 99.320øW Longitude.

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-200001937

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: March 14, 2000

The State Office Administrative Hearing has issued a Proposal for Decision and Order to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on March 9, 2000. Petition Against Harrison of Texas, Inc; SOAH Docket No. 582-99-1432; TNRCC Docket No.1998-0956-IHW-E. In the matter to be considered by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on a date and time to be determined by the Chief Clerk's Office in Room 201S of Building E, 12118 N. Interstate 35, Austin, Texas. This posting is Notice of Opportunity to comment on Proposal for Decision and Order. Comment period will end 30 days from date of publication. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Doug Kitts, Chief Clerk's Office, (512) 239-3317.

TRD-200001935

Douglas A. Kitts

Agenda Coordinator

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: March 14, 2000

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (commission) will conduct a public hearing to receive testimony concerning revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 291 under the requirements of the Texas Water Code (TWC), §5.103, which provides the commission with the authority to adopt and enforce rules necessary to carry out its powers and duties under the laws of this state; TWC, §5.011, which provides that the commission is established for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective administration of the conservation of the states natural resources; TWC, §5.120, which requires the commission to administer the law so as to promote the judicious use and maximum conservation of water; TWC, §13.503, which requires the commission to adopt rules regulating submetering of water or sewer service under certain situations; and TWC, §13.5031, which requires the commission to adopt rules governing the allocation of water and sewer service costs in certain situations.

The proposed new sections in Chapter 291, concerning Utility Submetering and Allocation, govern the submetering or allocation of master metered water or wastewater service by apartment houses, condominiums, mobile home parks, manufactured home rental communities, and other multiple use facilities. These rules do not regulate those properties which include master metered water and wastewater service in tenant's rent or condominium members' assessments. The proposed rules are intended to revise the allowable methods for allocating utility service, promote water conservation, encourage submetering of individual rental or dwelling units by master meter operators, provide safeguards to tenants as provided by statute, and to implement Senate Bill (SB) 950, 76th Legislature, 1999. Submetering provides a fairer and more accurate accounting in billing for utility service. The proposed rules provide that if the property owner wishes to bill tenants for water utility service, it must be done on a submetered or approved allocation basis. For those property owners who do not wish to submeter or allocate, the owners can still include utility service in the monthly rental rate agreed upon in the lease agreement.

A public hearing on this proposal will be held in Austin on April 18, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. in Building F, Room 2210 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 discussion will not occur during the hearing; however, an agency staff member will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes prior to the hearing and will answer questions before and after the hearing.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Bettie Bell, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, MC 205, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or faxed to (512) 239-4808. Comments should reference Rule Log No. 1999-042-291-WT and must be received by 5:00 p.m., April 24, 2000. For further information or questions concerning this proposal, please contact Kate Wilkins, Utilities and Districts Section, at (512) 239-6960.

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-200001900

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: March 13, 2000

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application on March 7, 2000, for a service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151 - 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Docket Title and Number: Application of M.R.K.S. Inc., doing business as In Touch Communications for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22239 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service.

Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of Texas currently served by Sprint (United Telephone Company of Texas, Inc. and Central Telephone Company of Texas, Inc.), and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326 or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 no later than March 29, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200001856

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 10, 2000

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application on March 8, 2000, for a service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151 - 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Docket Title and Number: Application of Paramount Communications, Inc. for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22246 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, Digital Subscriber Line, long distance service and wireless service.

Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the metropolitan areas 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 March 29, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200001857

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 10, 2000

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) an application on March 7, 2000, pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.208 for approval of a tariff change.

Tariff Title and Number: Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's Notification of Changes to SelectVideo Plus Termination Charges, Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.208. Tariff Number 2223.

The Application: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) is changing the method of calculating termination charges whenever a customer disconnects a SelectVideo Plus Service Control Link or Communication Link prior to the termination of the service term.

Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or 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 telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989. Please reference Tariff Number 22235.

TRD-200001815

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) an application on March 2, 2000, for a temporary waiver of P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.87.

Docket Title and Number: Application of Texas Central and South West Operating Companies for Good Cause Extension of Filing Deadline for Distribution Unbundling Reports Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.87. Docket Number 22217.

The Application: Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.3, Texas Central and South West Operating Companies (CSW) requests the commission grant it an extension of the filing deadline contained in P.U.C. Substantive Rule §25.87(d). This section requires electric utilities to file annual distribution unbundling reports on the last working day of March each year, covering data involving the previous calendar year. CSW requests an extension until April 28, 2000, to file its report.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326 or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 on or before March 31, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All comments should reference Docket Number 22217.

TRD-200001813

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) an application on February 29, 2000, for a temporary waiver of P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.28(h)(5).

Docket Title and Number: Application of Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. for Temporary Waiver of the Requirements of P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.28(h)(5). Docket Number 22207.

The Application: Pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule §22.5, Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Valley) requests the commission grant it a 180-day waiver of the requirements of P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.28(h)(5), and suspend application of §26.28(h)(5) for the applicant while this proceeding is pending. Valley asserts it is making a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of the rule; however, due to limitations in its billing system Valley will be unable to comply with the requirements of §26.28(h)(5) by March 1, 2000.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326 or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 on or before March 31, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All comments should reference Docket Number 22207.

TRD-200001812

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

On March 6, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and IP Communications Corporation, 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 22231. 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 22231. 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 March 29, 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 22231.

TRD-200001775

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

On March 6, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and TXU Communications Telecom Services Company, 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 22232. 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 22232. 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 March 29, 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 22232.

TRD-200001774

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

On March 7, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Teleco USA, 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 22237. 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 22237. 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 March 29, 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 22237.

TRD-200001771

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

On March 7, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and ITC∧ DeltaCom Communications, Inc. doing business as ITC∧ DeltaCom, 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 22244. 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 22244. 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 March 29, 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 22244.

TRD-200001770

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

On March 10, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and DPI-Teleconnect, L.L.C., 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 22262. 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 22262. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by April 3, 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 22262.

TRD-200001912

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 13, 2000

On March 10, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and TechTel Communications, 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 22263. 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 22263. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by April 3, 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 22263.

TRD-200001913

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 13, 2000

On March 6, 2000, Rhythms Links, Inc. and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22233. 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 22233. 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 March 29, 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 22233.

TRD-200001773

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

On March 7, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and The Phone Pros, 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 22236. 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 22236. 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 March 29, 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 22236.

TRD-200001772

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 9, 2000

On March 8, 2000, ClearWorks.net, Inc. and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22250. 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 22250. 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 March 30, 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 22250.

TRD-200001858

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 10, 2000

On March 8, 2000, Teligent Incorporated and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22252. 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 22252. 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 March 30, 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 22252.

TRD-200001860

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 10, 2000

On March 10, 2000, USA Quickphone, Inc. and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22259. 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 22259. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by April 3, 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 22259.

TRD-200001910

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 13, 2000

On March 10, 2000, FairPoint Communications Corporation and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22260. 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 22260. As a part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be filed by April 3, 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 22260.

TRD-200001911

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 13, 2000

On March 8, 2000, Local Gateway Exchange and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under §252(i) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) (FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22251. 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 22251. 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 March 30, 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 22251.

TRD-200001859

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 10, 2000

On March 8, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Broadstream Corporation, 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 22253. 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 22253. 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 March 30, 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 22253.

TRD-200001923

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 14, 2000

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) will hold a workshop regarding the terms and conditions of distribution service on Thursday, April 6, 2000 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in Room 1-111, located on the first floor of the William B. Travis Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Project Number 22187, Rulemaking to Establish Terms and Conditions of Transmission and Distribution Utilities' Retail Distribution Service , has been established for this proceeding. Through this workshop, commission staff will gather information from the interested parties on issues relating to the subject matter of this rulemaking.

On or before March 29, 2000, the commission staff shall file an agenda for the workshop, which will be available in the Central Records division and on the commission's Internet site under Project Number 22187.

Questions concerning the workshop or this notice should be referred to Damayanti Ghosh, Office of Regulatory Affairs, (512) 936-7376. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200001843

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 10, 2000