TITLE rule-review

Proposed Rule Reviews

Texas Department of Health

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 265, General Sanitation, Subchapter J, Advisory Committee, §265.131. Registered Sanitarian Advisory Committee.

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 Each rule will be reviewed to determine whether it is obsolete, whether the rule reflects current legal and policy considerations, and whether the rule reflects current procedures of the department.

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-200304064

Susan K. Steeg

General Counsel

Texas Department of Health

Filed: July 2, 2003


Railroad Commission of Texas

Title 16, Part 1

The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) files this notice of intention to review §3.20, in accordance with Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The Commission had proposed some amendments to §3.20 which were published in the March 28, 2003, issue of the Texas Register (28 TexReg 2677) for a 60-day comment period. The Commission has withdrawn that proposal, but may consider amendments to §3.20 in the future. The Commission has determined that the reasons for adopting this rule continue to exist.

Comments on the proposed review may be submitted to Rules Coordinator, Office of General Counsel, Railroad Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711-2967; online at www.rrc.state.tx.us/rules/commentform.html; or by electronic mail to rulescoordinator@rrc.state.tx.us. The Commission will accept comments for 30 days after publication in the Texas Register . For further information, call David Cooney at (512) 463-6977. The status of Commission rulemakings in progress is available at www.rrc.state.tx.us/rules/proposed.html.

Issued in Austin, Texas, on June 24, 2003.

TRD-200303904

Mary Ross McDonald

Deputy General Counsel

Railroad Commission of Texas

Filed: June 25, 2003


Adopted Rule Review

Texas Department of Public Safety

Title 37, Part 1

The Texas Department of Public Safety (department) has reviewed Title 37, Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 1, Subchapters A, B, C; Chapter 7; Chapter 9; and Chapter 13. The notice of intent to review was published in the June 21, 2002, issue of the Texas Register (27 TexReg 5562).

This review is in accordance with the requirements of Texas Government Code, §2201.039, which requires state agencies to review and consider for readoption each of their rules every four years.

As part of this review process but in a separate proposal, the department has adopted amendments to Chapter 1, Subchapter A, §1.3 and §1.4; amendments to Chapter 7, §§7.12, 7.13, and 7.27; and new Chapter 1, Subchapter A, §1.5. Chapter 1, Subchapters B and C; Chapter 9; and Chapter 13 were adopted without changes.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the review.

The agency's reason for adoption of the rules contained in these chapters continues to exist.

This concludes the review of Chapter 1, Subchapters A, B. C; Chapter 7; Chapter 9; and Chapter 13.

TRD-200303966

Thomas A. Davis, Jr.

Director

Texas Department of Public Safety

Filed: June 27, 2003