Proposed Rule Reviews
Texas Department of Agriculture
Title 4, Part 1
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) proposes to review
Title 4, Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 7, concerning Pesticides,
pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §2001.039 and the General Appropriations
Act, Article IX, §9- 10.13, 76th Legislature, 1999 (Section 9-10.13).
Section 9-10.13 and §2001.039 require state agencies to review and consider
for readoption each of their rules every four years. The review must include
an assessment of whether the original justification for the rules continues
to exist.
As part of the review process, the department proposes the repeal of Title
4, Part 1, §7.3, and amendments to §§7.1, 7.21, 7.22, 7.24,
7.30-7.32, 7.39, 7.40, 7.52 and 7.53. These may be found in the proposed
rule section of this publication of the
Texas Register
. The assessment of Title 4, Part 1, Chapter 7 by the department at
this time indicates that with the exception of the section proposed for repeal,
and sections proposed for amendment, the reason for readopting without changes
all remaining sections in Chapter 7 continues to exist.
The department is accepting comment on the review of Chapter 7. Comments
on the review may be submitted within 30 days following the publication of
this notice in the
Texas Register
to Donnie
Dippel, Assistant Commissioner for Pesticide Programs, Texas Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas, 78711.
TRD-200102145
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Filed: April 16, 2001
Title 25, Part 1
The Texas Department of Health (department) will review and consider for
readoption, revision or repeal Title 25, Texas Administrative Code, Part 1,
Chapter 221. Meat Safety Assurance, Subchapter B. Meat and Poultry Inspection, §221.15.
This review is in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Government
Code, §2001.039, the General Appropriations Act, Article IX, §9-10.13,
76th Legislature, 1999.
An assessment will be made by the department as to whether the reasons
for adopting or readopting this rule continue to exist. This assessment will
be continued during the rule review process. Each rule will be reviewed to
determine whether it is obsolete, whether the rule reflects current legal
and policy considerations, and whether the rule reflects current procedures
of the department. The review of all rules must be completed by August 31,
2003.
Comments on the review may be submitted in writing within 30 days following
the publication of this notice in the
Texas Register
to Linda Wiegman, Office of General Counsel, Texas Department of Health,
1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. Any proposed changes to this rule
as a result of the review will be published in the Proposed Rule Section of
the
Texas Register
and will be open for an
additional 30 day public comment period prior to final adoption or repeal
by the department.
TRD-200102203
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: April 17, 2001
Title 16, Part 1
The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) files this notice of intention
to review §20.5, relating to historically underutilized businesses. This
review and consideration is being conducted in accordance with Tex. Gov't
Code §2001.039 (
as added by Acts 1999, 76th
Leg., ch. 1499, §1.11(a)
).
The Commission is concurrently proposing amendments to this rule. As required
by Tex. Gov't Code §2001.039 (
as added by Acts
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, §1.11(a)
), the Commission will accept
comments regarding whether the reason for readopting the rule with the proposed
amendments continues to exist.
Any questions pertaining to this notice of intention to review or the proposed
amendments should be directed to Mary Ross McDonald, Deputy General Counsel,
Office of General Counsel, Railroad Commission of Texas, P. O. Box 12967,
Austin, Texas 78711-2967 or via electronic mail at polly.mcdonald@rrc.state.tx.us.
Because the Commission is required to adopt the General Services Commission's
rules relating to historically underutilized businesses, the Commission has
proposed a 10-day comment period for the amendments to §20.5, published
concurrently with this rule review. Therefore, comments on the rule review
are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 10th day after publication in the
TRD-200102104
Mary Ross McDonald
Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
Railroad Commission of Texas
Filed: April 12, 2001
Texas Department of Health
Railroad Commission of Texas
Adopted Rule Review