Automobile Theft Prevention Authority
Request for Grant Applications Under the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Fund
Notice of Invitation for Applications:
The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) is soliciting applications
for supplemental grants to be awarded for projects to reduce the incidence
of economic automobile theft. This grant cycle will be two months in duration,
and will begin on July 1, 2005 and end August 31, 2005.
Law Enforcement/Detection/Apprehension Projects,
to establish motor vehicle theft enforcement teams and other detection/apprehension
programs. Priority funding may be provided to state, county, precinct commissioner,
general or home rule cities for enforcement programs in particular areas of
the state where the problem is assessed as significant. Enforcement efforts
covering multiple jurisdictional boundaries may receive priority for funding.
Prosecution/Adjudication/Conviction Projects,
to
provide for prosecutorial and judicial programs designed to assist with the
prosecution of persons charged with motor vehicle theft offenses.
Prevention, Anti-Theft Devices and Automobile Registration
Projects,
to test experimental equipment which is considered to be
designed for auto theft deterrence and registration of vehicles in the Texas
Help End Auto Theft (H.E.A.T.) Program.
Reduction of the Sale of Stolen Vehicles or Parts
Projects,
to provide vehicle identification number labeling, including
component part labeling and etching methods designed to deter the sale of
stolen vehicles or parts.
Public Awareness and Crime Prevention/Education/Information
Projects,
to provide education and specialized training to law enforcement
officers in auto theft prevention procedures, provide information linkages
between state law enforcement agencies on auto theft crimes, and develop a
public information and education program on theft prevention measures.
Eligible Applicants:
Current ATPA funded agencies are eligible to apply for supplemental grants
for automobile theft prevention assistance projects.
Grant Offering:
The Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority will consider grant application
requests from existing grant programs for Equipment Only funding for Fiscal
Year 2005.
Contact Person:
Detailed specifications, including selection process for applicants is
available from ATPA.
Contact Susan Sampson, Director,
Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority,
4000 Jackson Avenue, Austin, Texas 78731, (512) 374-5101.
Application Deadline and Submission Requirements:
The Authority must receive applications by 5 p.m., May 6, 2005 or postmarked
by May 6, 2005. Each Application must:
1. Include all signed certifications and signature pages.
2. Application must be mailed or delivered to:
Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority,
4000 Jackson Avenue
Austin, Texas 78731
3. Submit
one (1) original
and
four (4)
copies of the proposal
4. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted.
If mailed, applications must be marked "Personal and Confidential" and
addressed to the contact person listed above. If delivered, please leave application
with the contact person (or designee) at the address listed.
Selection Process:
Applications will be selected according to rules 57.2, 57.4, 57.7, and
57.14, as published in Title 43 Chapter 57, Texas Administrative Code.
Grant award decisions by ATPA are final and not subject to judicial review.
Grants will be awarded on or before July 1, 2005.
TRD-200501366
Susan Sampson
Director
Automobile Theft Prevention Authority
Filed: March 30, 2005
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the
Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439 - 1440). Under
federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal
zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC
Chapter 501. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively
complete for the following project(s) during the period of March 25, 2005,
through March 31, 2005. As required by federal law, the public is given an
opportunity to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal
zone undertaken or authorized by federal agencies. Pursuant to 31 TAC §§506.25,
506.32, and 506.41, the public comment period for these activities extends
30 days from the date published on the Coastal Coordination Council web site.
The notice was published on the web site on April 6, 2005. The public comment
period for these projects will close at 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2005.
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: D. H. Texas Investments, LLC
;
Location: The project is located on a 760-acre tract along the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway (GIWW), approximately 4.5 miles west of Port O'Connor, and across
Espiritu Santo Bay from the Aransas/Matagorda Island State Park and National
Wildlife Refuge, in Calhoun County, Texas. The project can be located on the
U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: Port O' Connor, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates
in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 14; Easting: 747262; Northing: 3145306. Project Description:
The applicant proposes to construct a 760-acre, 758-lot waterfront subdivision
with 135 acres of lakes and channels. The 135 acres of open water will be
constructed by mechanically excavating approximately 3.2 million cubic yards
of material and using the excavated material to raise the grade of the lots
and streets throughout the subdivision. The channels will have a minimum bottom
width of 100 feet at a depth of -6 to -7 feet MLT, requiring 40,000 linear
feet of vinyl sheet pile bulkheading. The subdivision will have two 150- foot-wide
entrance channels off of the GIWW and a marina with various sizes of covered
boat slip structures. The subdivision will have three recreational piers and
two pairs of parallel breakwaters placed in the GIWW outside of the Federally
maintained channel. This project is proposing to directly impact 61.62 acres
of jurisdictional area, with 60.31 acres being wetlands. The impacts to jurisdictional
areas are proposed to be offset by creating (41.5 acres) and enhancing (32.4
acres) a total of 73.9 acres of wetlands within the excavated lakes and channels.
CCC Project No.: 05-0193-F1; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application
#23676 is being evaluated under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of
1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344).
Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
Applicant: Duncan Oil, Inc.
; Location: The
project is located on Pleasure Island, between the existing placement area
levee and the perimeter road, in wetlands adjacent to the outfall canal that
drains into the Port Arthur Canal, Jefferson County, Texas. The project can
be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: Port Arthur South, Texas.
Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 meters: Zone 15; Easting: 409649; Northing:
3296211. Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct a 400-foot
by 175-foot drill site for oil and gas exploration at the M-102427 Well No.
1. The drill site will impact 1.61 acres of estuarine wetlands adjacent to
Sabine Lake. There will be 639 cubic yards of excavation and subsequent fill
of material required to construct a 3-foot levee around the drill site. Inside
the levee, the applicant will place a board mat to serve as a work platform
during drilling operations. If the well is productive, the applicant will
permanently fill a 0.76-acre area for the production pad, mitigate for the
permanent impacts, and restore the 0.85-acre area that will not be used for
the production pad. If the well is not productive, the applicant will restore
the entire site to pre-project conditions. The site will use a closed loop
mud system during drilling. CCC Project No.: 05-0213-F1; Type of Application:
U.S.A.C.E. permit application #23721 is being evaluated under §10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344). Note: The consistency review
for this project may be conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission under §401
of the Clean Water Act.
Applicant: Masters Resources, LLC
; Location:
The project is located in the Galveston Bay and East Bay within State Tracts
(ST's) 225, 226, 200, 199, 137, and 198 in Galveston and Chambers Counties,
Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled:
Smith Point, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15:
Pipeline Begins at Easting: 321859; Northing: 3268511; Pipeline reaches channel
approximately at Easting: 325460; Northing: 3269082; and Pipeline ends at
Easting: 327711; Northing: 3268141; Project Description: The applicant requests
authorization to install a 4-inch pipeline and a 6-inch pipeline across ST's
225, 226, 200, 199, 137, and 198 from the applicant's existing A-2 Platform
in ST 225 to serve existing wells and connect to an existing pipeline onshore
at Smith Point. The 4-inch and 6-inch lines, approximately 20,085-feet in
length, would depart the A-2 Platform in ST 225, bear northeast and terminate
onshore near Smith Point. Installation would be accomplished by jetting or
trenching to 3-feet minimum cover. No dredging would be required; however,
approximately 11,230 cubic yards of material would be temporarily displaced
by jetting or trenching operations. Boring would be conducted along the pipeline
segments that cross the existing Trinity River Channel and the bay-land transition
from Station (STA) 175+95 to the pipeline end point at STA 200+85. No oyster
reefs or leases were found within 500 feet of the centerline of the proposed
pipeline. CCC Project No.: 05-0214-F1; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit
application #23684 is being evaluated under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors
Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C.A. §1344). Note: The consistency review for this project may be
conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission under §401 of the Clean Water
Act.
Pursuant to §306(d)(14) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C.A. §§1451 - 1464), as amended, interested parties are
invited to submit comments on whether a proposed action is or is not consistent
with the Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies and whether the
action should be referred to the Coastal Coordination Council for review.
Further information on the applications listed above may be obtained from
Ms. Tammy Brooks, Program Specialist, Coastal Coordination Council, P.O. Box
12873, Austin, Texas 78711-2873, or tammy.brooks@glo.state.tx.us. Comments
should be sent to Ms. Brooks at the above address or by fax at (512) 475-0680.
TRD-200501441
Larry L. Laine
Chief Clerk/Deputy Land Commissioner, General Land Office
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: April 6, 2005
Notice of Rate Ceilings
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following
rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in Sections 303.003
and 303.009, Tex. Fin. Code.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by Sections 303.003 and 303.009 for the
period of 04/11/05 - 04/17/05 is 18% for Consumer
1
/Agricultural/Commercial
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by Sections 303.003 and 303.009 for the
period of 04/11/05 - 04/17/05 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
1
Credit for personal, family or household
use.
2
Credit for business, commercial, investment
or other similar purpose.
TRD-200501424
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: April 5, 2005
Notice of District Petition
Notices mailed March 30 and March 31, 2005
TCEQ Internal Control No. 02022005-D02; HLL Land Acquisitions of Texas,
L.P. (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Galveston County Municipal
Utility District No. 32 (District) with the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ). The petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, Section 59
of the Constitution of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas
Water Code; 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 293; and the procedural rules
of the TCEQ. The petition states the following: (1) the Petitioner is the
owner of a majority in value of the land to be included in the proposed District;
(2) there is one lienholder, United Development Funding, L.P., on the property
to be included in the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain
approximately 169.10 acres located within Galveston County, Texas; and (4)
the proposed District is within the corporate limits of the City of La Marque,
Texas, and no portion of land within the proposed District is within the corporate
limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of any other city, town or village
in Texas. The Petitioner has also provided the TCEQ with a certificate evidencing
the consent of United Development Funding, L.P. to the creation of the proposed
District. By Ordinance No. 939, effective December 13, 2004, the City of La
Marque, Texas gave its consent to the creation of the proposed District. The
petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct,
acquire, maintain and operate a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for residential
and commercial purposes; (2) construct, acquire, improve, extend, maintain
and operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment and appliances
helpful or necessary to provide more adequate drainage for the property in
the proposed District; and (3) control, abate and amend local storm waters
or other harmful excesses of water, as more particularly described in an engineer's
report filed simultaneously with the filing of the petition. According to
the petition, the Petitioners have conducted a preliminary investigation to
determine the cost of the project, and from the information available at the
time, the cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $10,000,000.
TCEQ Internal Control No. 03162005-D01; Kimball Hill Tx Properties, LLC
(Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility
District No. 165 (District) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ). The petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, Section 59 of the
Constitution of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water
Code; 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of
the TCEQ. The petition states the following: (1) the Petitioner is the owner
of a majority in value of the land to be included in the proposed District;
(2) there is one lienholder, Harris Trust and Savings Bank, on the property
to be included in the proposed District, and the Petitioner has provided the
TCEQ with a certificate evidencing its consent to the creation of the proposed
District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 384.7 acres
located within Fort Bend County, Texas; and (4) the proposed District is within
the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas, and no portion
of land within the proposed District is within the corporate limits or extraterritorial
jurisdiction of any other city, town or village in Texas. By Ordinance No.
2005-94, effective February 8, 2005, the City of Houston, Texas, gave its
consent to the creation of the proposed District. The petition further states
that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain
and operate a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for residential and commercial
purposes; (2) construct, acquire, improve, extend, maintain and operate works,
improvements, facilities, plants, equipment and appliances helpful or necessary
to provide more adequate drainage for the property in the proposed District;
(3) control, abate and amend local storm waters or other harmful excesses
of water; and (4) purchase, construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate
additional facilities, systems, plants, and enterprises and parks and recreational
facilities consistent with the purposes for which the District is created,
all as more particularly described in an engineer's report filed simultaneously
with the filing of the petition. According to the petition, the Petitioner
has conducted a preliminary investigation to determine the cost of the project,
and from the information available at the time, the cost of the project is
estimated to be approximately $36,000,000.
INFORMATION SECTION
The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on a petition if a written
hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of
the 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) the name
of the petitioner and the TCEQ Internal Control Number; (3) the statement
"I/we request a contested case hearing"; (4) a brief description of how you
would be affected by the petition in a way not common to the general public;
and (5) the location of your property relative to the proposed district's
boundaries. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the petition.
Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the
Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information section
below.
The Executive Director may approve a petition unless a written request
for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication
of the notice. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will
not approve the petition and will forward the petition and hearing request
to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission
meeting. If a contested case hearing is held, it will be a legal proceeding
similar to a civil trial in state district court.
Written hearing requests should be submitted to the Office of the Chief
Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. For information
concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel,
MC 103, 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 TCEQ can be found at our web site
at www.tceq.state.tx.us.
TRD-200501447
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 6, 2005
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff
is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Default
Orders (DOs). The commission staff proposes a DO 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 EDPRP. Similar to the procedure followed with respect to Agreed Orders
entered into by the executive director of the commission in accordance with
Texas Water Code (TWC), §7.075, this notice of the proposed order and
the opportunity to comment is published in the
Texas
Register
no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public
comment period closes, which in this case is
May 15,
2005
. The commission will consider any written comments received and
the commission may withdraw or withhold approval of a DO if a comment discloses
facts or considerations that indicate a proposed DO is inappropriate, improper,
inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules
within the commission's jurisdiction, or orders and permits issued in accordance
with the commission's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to
a proposed DO is not required to be published if those changes are made in
response to written comments.
A copy of each proposed DO is available for public inspection at both the
commission'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. Comments about the DO should be sent to the attorney
designated for the DO at the commission's central office at P.O. Box 13087,
MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be
received
by 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2005
. Comments may also be sent by facsimile
machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The commission's attorneys are
available to discuss the DOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone
numbers; however, comments on the DOs should be submitted to the commission
in
writing
.
(1) COMPANY: ABC Group, Inc. dba Come N' Go Mobil; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0884-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 71185 and RN101552495; LOCATION: 1401 Cooks Lane, Fort Worth,
Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1)(C)(ii), by failing
to maintain required underground storage tank (UST) records such that they
are readily accessible and available for inspection upon request by commission
personnel; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A), and TWC, §26.3475(c), by failing
to monitor the USTs for releases at a frequency of at least once every month;
and 30 TAC §334.48(c) and §334.50(d)(1)(B)(iii)(I) and (d)(1)(B)(ii)
and TWC, §26.3475(c), by failing to conduct effective manual or automatic
inventory control procedures; PENALTY: $12,210; STAFF ATTORNEY: Ann Skowronski,
Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2497; REGIONAL OFFICE: Dallas/Fort
Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817)
588-5800.
(2) COMPANY: Bipin Patel dba M & B Food Store; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0740-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 69845 and RN101838902; LOCATION: 708 North Raguet, Lufkin,
Angelina County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1), by failing to maintain
legible copies of all required records regarding the UST system; 30 TAC §334.72,
by failing to report to the TCEQ a suspected release from the UST within 24
hours; and 30 TAC §334.74, by failing to report to the TCEQ a suspected
release from the UST within 30 days; PENALTY: $15,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: James
Sallans, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2053; REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont
Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(3) COMPANY: Colonial Distribution, Inc. dba Wez Mart 1; DOCKET NUMBER:
2003-0388-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 15051 and RN101377950; LOCATION: 6220 Binz
Engleman Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience
store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a)
and (b), by failing to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance for taking
corrective action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and
property damage caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of
petroleum USTs; PENALTY: $1,050; STAFF ATTORNEY: Sarah Utley, Litigation Division,
MC 175, (512) 239-0575; REGIONAL OFFICE: San Antonio Regional Office, 14250
Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(4) COMPANY: Eileen Rouke dba Fastop 66; DOCKET NUMBER: 2001-1082-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 0048209 and RN102238706; LOCATION: 1701 West Broadway, Van
Horn, Culberson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing
to demonstrate financial responsibility for taking corrective action and for
compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by
accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum USTs; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(B)
and TWC, §26.346(a), by failing to complete and submit self-certification
documentation; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3), by failing to amend, update, or change
registration information; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(i) and TWC, §26.3467(a),
by failing to make available to a common carrier a valid, current TCEQ delivery
certificate before delivery of a regulated substance into the UST system;
and 30 TAC §334.21, by failing to pay UST fees; PENALTY: $5,000; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Benjamin Joseph de Leon, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6939;
REGIONAL OFFICE: El Paso Regional Office, 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite
560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.
(5) COMPANY: Hadi H. Jinnah dba Dairy Mart 2; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0625-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 67339 and RN102473907; LOCATION: 5112 West Davis Street,
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B)(ii), (iii)(I),
(b)(1)(A), and TWC, §26.3475(a), by failing to meet the release detection
requirements for the UST system; and 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1)(B), by failing
to maintain in a secure location on the premises of the UST facility legible
copies of all required records pertaining to a UST system immediately accessible
for reference and use by the UST system operator and immediately available
for inspection upon request by agency personnel; PENALTY: $8,840; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Xavier Guerra, Litigation Division, MC R-13, (210) 403-4016; REGIONAL OFFICE:
Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951,
(817) 588-5800.
(6) COMPANY: Liaqat Hussain dba Huffman Gas & Grocery; DOCKET NUMBER:
2003-0933-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 48837 and RN100918705; LOCATION: 11101 Farm-to-Market
Road 1960, Huffman, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store
with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and
(b), by failing to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective
action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage
caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum USTs;
PENALTY: $3,210; STAFF ATTORNEY: Rebecca Nash Petty, Litigation Division,
MC 175, (512) 239-3693; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk
Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(7) COMPANY: Mark Nash dba Nash Landscaping; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0693-LII-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN103763934; LOCATIONS: 257, 261, 265, 269, 273, and 277 Fountain
Street, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: landscape irrigation
systems; RULES VIOLATED: Texas Occupations Code, §1903.251, by acting
as an irrigator or installer without first obtaining a valid certificate of
registration; TCEQ Default Order, Docket Number 1997-0422-LII-E, Ordering
Provision 2, by continuing to act as an irrigator or installer without obtaining
a valid certificate of registration; PENALTY: $1,875; STAFF ATTORNEY: Rebecca
Nash Petty, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3693; REGIONAL OFFICE:
El Paso Regional Office, 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas
79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.
(8) COMPANY: Mehmood Lakhani dba C-Store; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0751-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 0021877 and RN102360716; LOCATION: 100 North Story Road,
Irving, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.246(7)(A) and Texas Health
and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b), by failing to maintain Stage II
records on site at the station and available for review; 30 TAC §115.245(2)
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to conduct an annual pressure decay
test on the Stage II vapor recovery system; 30 TAC §115.242(3)(A), (B),
and (4) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to ensure that no gasoline
leaks, as detected by sampling, sight, sound, or smell existed anywhere in
the dispensing equipment; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3), by failing to provide
amended registration for any change or additional information regarding the
USTs; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(B) and TWC, §26.346(a), by failing to
ensure that the TCEQ UST registration and self-certification form was submitted
to the commission in a timely manner; 30 TAC §334.49(a) and TWC, §26.3475(d),
by failing to install a method of corrosion protection for the UST system;
30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to demonstrate acceptable financial
assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating third parties
for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases arising
from the operation of the petroleum USTs; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and
(2), by failing to provide proper release detection for the product piping
associated with the UST system and failing to ensure that all tanks were monitored
for releases at a frequency of at least once every month; 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1)(B),
by failing to provide petroleum storage tank delivery records upon request
by the TCEQ; and 30 TAC §334.22(d), by failing to pay outstanding UST
fees along with associated late fees and interest; PENALTY: $17,340; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Lindsay Andrus, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-4761; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth,
Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(9) COMPANY: Mohammad Salman dba Jeff's Grocery; DOCKET NUMBER: 2003-1154-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 38836 and RN102457785; LOCATION: 12111 Farm-to-Market Road
3083, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store
with retail sales in gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1)(B),
by failing to maintain inventory control records on the premises of the facility
and immediately accessible and available for inspection; 30 TAC §37.815(a)
and (b), by failing to maintain the required financial assurance for taking
corrective action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and
property damage caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of
petroleum USTs; and 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B)(ii) and TWC, §26.3475(c),
by failing to implement release detection sufficiently accurate to detect
a release as small as the sum of 1.0% of the total substance flow-through
for the month plus 130 gallons; PENALTY: $11,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Gitanjali
Yadav, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2029; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston
Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713)
767-3500.
(10) COMPANY: Sampri Investments, LLC dba Sammy's #4; DOCKET NUMBER: 2003-1292-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 66954 and RN102248127; LOCATION: 9700 Spencer Highway, La
Porte, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.48(c), by failing to conduct
inventory control regardless of which method of release detection is used;
30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A), (d)(4)(A)(i), (ii)(II), and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1),
by failing to monitor the USTs for releases at a frequency of at least once
every month not to exceed 35 days between each monitoring; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3),
by failing to provide amended registration for any change or additional information
regarding its USTs within 30 days from the date of occurrence of the change
or addition or within 30 days of the date on which the owner or operator first
became aware of the change or addition; 30 TAC §115.246(3) and (4), and
THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain proof of attendance and completion
of Stage II vapor recovery training for each employee and failing to maintain
a maintenance log for all repair/replacements conducted at the facility; and
30 TAC §115.242(3)(A) and (B) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing
to provide and maintain the Stage II vapor recovery system in proper operating
condition and free of defects; PENALTY: $20,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Alfred Okpohworho,
Litigation Division, MC R-12, (713) 422-8918; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional
Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(11) COMPANY: SRS Investments LLC dba McClouds Grocery; DOCKET NUMBER:
2004-0951-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101562411; LOCATION: 928 West Main Street,
Crowley, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: business with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to
demonstrate financial assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating
third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases
arising from the operation of petroleum USTs; PENALTY: $3,210; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Mary Clair Lyons, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6996; REGIONAL OFFICE:
Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951,
(817) 588-5800.
TRD-200501443
Paul C. Sarahan
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 6, 2005
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff
is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed
Orders (AOs) in accordance with Texas Water Code (TWC), §7.075. Section
7.075 requires that before the commission may approve the AOs, the commission
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
no later
than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes,
which in this case is
May 15, 2005
. Section
7.075 also requires that the commission promptly consider any written comments
received and that the commission may withdraw or withhold 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 commission's orders and permits issued in accordance
with the commission'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 proposed AO is available for public inspection at both the
commission'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. Comments about an AO should be sent to the attorney
designated for the AO at the commission's central office at P.O. Box 13087,
MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be
received
by 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2005
. Comments may also be sent by facsimile
machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The designated attorney is available
to discuss the AO and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone number;
however, §7.075 provides that comments on an AO should be submitted to
the commission in
writing
.
(1) COMPANY: A P G & Z, Inc. dba McKinney Food Store; DOCKET NUMBER:
2002-1016-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: 49369 and RN102049228; LOCATION: 1117 East
McKinney Street, Denton, Denton County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience
store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(B)
and TWC, §26.3475(c)(2), by failing to equip the fill tubes on the underground
storage tank (USTs) with spill and overfill prevention equipment to prevent
any spilling or overfilling of regulated substances; PENALTY: $2,000; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Jeffrey Huhn, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5111; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth,
Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(2) COMPANY: Advantage Asphalt Products, LTD.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2003-1310-AIR-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 54119L001 and RN102997970; LOCATION: approximately 2.25 miles
north of Interstate Highway 40 and Soncy Road and 0.6 miles west of Soncy
Road, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: asphalt plant; 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, satisfy the conditions
for a standard permit, flexible permit, or permit by rule or satisfy the criteria
for a de minimis facility, prior to beginning construction of a new facility
which may emit air contaminants; PENALTY: $750; STAFF ATTORNEY: Alfred Okpohworho,
Litigation Division, MC R-12, (713) 422-8918; REGIONAL OFFICE: Amarillo Regional
Office, 3918 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, Texas 79109-4933, (806) 353-9251.
(3) COMPANY: Algonquin Water Resources of America dba Woodmark Utilities
and dba Tall Timbers STP; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0677-MWD-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS:
13000-001, 13168-001, RN101511400, and RN101519981; LOCATION: Highway 346,
Tyler and 16459 Neighbors Road, Tyler, Smith County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
domestic wastewater treatment plants; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(4)
and (5) and TWC, §26.121(a), by failing to clean and remediate the area
affected by the unauthorized discharge of wastewater; 30 TAC §305.125(5)
and §317.3(a), Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit
Number 13168-001, Operational Requirements, Provision Number 1, and TPDES
Permit Number 13000-001, Operational Requirements, Provision Number 1, by
failing to ensure that all lift stations are intruder-resistant with controlled
access; 30 TAC §305.125(1), TPDES Permit Number 13168-001, Operational
Requirements, Provision Number 1, and TPDES Permit Number 13000-001, Operational
Requirements, Provision Numbers 1 and 5, by failing to properly maintain the
wastewater collection system in a manner to prevent infiltration; 30 TAC §305.125(5)
and §317.4(b)(1) and TPDES Permit Number 13000-001, Operational Requirements,
Provision Number 1, by failing to properly maintain the wastewater treatment
facility's bar screen; 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (5), TWC, §26.121(a),
and TPDES Permit Number 13000-001, Permit Conditions 2.g., by failing to prevent
sludge from discharging from the wastewater treatment facility; and 30 TAC §305.125(1),
TWC, §26.121(a), and TPDES Permit Number 13000-001, Final Effluent Limitations
and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with the permit
limits; PENALTY: $6,345; STAFF ATTORNEY: Laurencia Fasoyiro, Litigation Division,
MC R-12, (713) 422-8914; REGIONAL OFFICE: Tyler Regional Office, 2916 Teague
Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.
(4) COMPANY: City of Domino; DOCKET NUMBER: 2003-1115-PWS-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS:
0340041 and RN101388866; LOCATION: Farm-to-Market Road 3129, 0.4 miles east
of Highway 59 and north of Queen City, Cass County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
public water system; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2) and (g) and
THSC, §341.033(d), by failing to collect and submit routine monthly water
samples for bacteriological analysis and failing to provide public notice
related to its failure to collect and submit samples; and 30 TAC §290.109(c)(3),
by failing to submit additional water samples after a routine sample tested
positive for bacteria; PENALTY: $4,063; STAFF ATTORNEY: Sarah Utley, Litigation
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0575; REGIONAL OFFICE: Tyler Regional Office,
2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.
(5) COMPANY: Coastal Transport Co., Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2003-0246-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102605282; LOCATION: 12953 Montana, El Paso, El Paso County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: fuel distribution; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.5(b)(1)(A),
by failing to observe that the owner or operator of the facility had a valid,
current delivery certificate issued by the TCEQ covering the UST system prior
to depositing a regulated substance into the UST system; PENALTY: $1,200;
STAFF ATTORNEY: Alfred Okpohworho, Litigation Division, MC R-12, (713) 422-8918;
REGIONAL OFFICE: El Paso Regional Office, 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite
560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.
(6) COMPANY: FKD Enterprises Inc. dba Lucky Seven Food Mart; DOCKET NUMBER:
2002-1035-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 44882 and RN101765089; LOCATION: 5925 South
Flores, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store
with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.49(c)(2)(C)
and (4)(C) and TWC, §26.3475, by failing to regularly inspect the cathodic
protection system at least once every 60 days to ensure proper operation of
the rectifier and other system components and failing to have the cathodic
protection system inspected and tested once every three years by a corrosion
specialist; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475, by failing
to monitor for releases from the UST system at least once per month, not to
exceed 35 days; 30 TAC §334.48(c), by failing to conduct effective inventory
control and reconciliation on all USTs; and 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1)(B),
by failing to maintain records pertaining to the UST system and to provide
those records to commission personnel upon request; PENALTY: $3,600; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Barbara L. Klein, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-1320; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Waco Regional Office, 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas
76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
(7) COMPANY: Jasbir Singh dba Rolands Kwik Stop; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1461-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 24933 and RN100928555; LOCATION: 6530 West 43rd Street, Houston,
Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to
demonstrate acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective action and
for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused
by accidental releases arising from the operation of USTs; PENALTY: $1,400;
STAFF ATTORNEY: Xavier Guerra, Litigation Division, MC R-13, (210) 403-4016;
REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston,
Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(8) COMPANY: New Crossing Katy, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0379-PST-E; TCEQ
ID NUMBERS: 70133 and RN101880078; LOCATION: 1350 Pin Oak Road, Katy, Fort
Bend County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2) and TWC, §26.3475(c),
by failing to monitor pressurized piping and failing to test mechanical line
leak detectors at least once a year; and TWC, §26.121(a), by failing
to prevent an unauthorized discharge of approximately 1,300 gallons of gasoline
into, or adjacent to, the waters in the state from a gasoline spill; PENALTY:
$13,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Justin Lannen, Litigation Division, MC R-4, (817)
588-5927; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite
H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(9) COMPANY: Newell Recycling of San Antonio, L.P., Newell Recycling Co.,
Inc., Newell LTD., Newell Enterprises, Inc., Newell Products, Inc., and Newell
International, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0014-MLM-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS: BG-0149-O;
30060; BG-0147-S; 38632; BG-0293-G; BG-1092-L; and RN102923976 and RN102601804;
LOCATION: 726 Probandt Street and 501 Steves Avenue, San Antonio, Bexar County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: scrap metal shredding and recycling, shredder residue
reclamation, metal sorting, and lead battery recovery; RULES VIOLATED: 30
TAC §335.4, by allowing the collection, storage, handling, processing,
or disposal of industrial solid waste in such a manner as to cause a discharge
or the imminent threat of a discharge into, or adjacent to, water in the state,
the creation and maintenance of a nuisance, and/or the endangerment of the
public health and welfare; TWC, §26.121, by discharging other waste and/or
industrial waste into, or adjacent to, water in the state and/or engaging
in activity which in itself, or in conjunction with any other discharge or
activity causes, continues to cause, or will cause pollution of water in the
state; 30 TAC §101.4, by discharging air contaminants that are or may
tend to be injurious to or to adversely affect human health or welfare and
property, and which interfere with the normal use and enjoyment of property;
THSC, §382.085(a) and (b), by emitting air contaminants or performing
other activities that have caused or contributed to air pollution and by emitting
air contaminants or performing other activities in violation of commission
rules; TCEQ Order Docket Number 1998-0235-MLM-E, Provision IV.B.1, by releasing
visible emissions from the shredder in excess of 5% opacity for any six-minute
period; and TWC, §26.121, by discharging industrial solid waste into,
or adjacent to, the waters in the state; PENALTY: $85,000; STAFF ATTORNEY:
David Speaker, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2548; REGIONAL OFFICE:
San Antonio Regional Office, 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480,
(210) 490-3096.
(10) COMPANY: Prince Texas Group, Inc. dba Super Stop No. 11, dba Super
Stop No. 12, dba Super Stop No. 13, dba Super Stop No. 16, dba Super Stop
No. 18, dba Super Stop No. 19; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0698-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS:
0040084, 0040079, 0040085, 0040077, 0040089, and 0040090; LOCATION: 1125 Jefferson
Drive, Port Arthur; 1165 South 11th Street, Beaumont; 2223 Nederland Avenue,
Nederland; 1202 Magnolia Avenue, Port Neches; 5480 College Street, Beaumont;
6450 Calder Street, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience
store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.245(2)(B)
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to conduct a full system test within
30 days after the original system was replaced; 30 TAC §115.242(3)(M)
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain the Stage II system free
of any equipment defect that would substantially impair the effectiveness
of the system in reducing the refueling vapors; 30 TAC §115.246(1) and
THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to have a copy of the applicable California
Air Resources Board Executive Order for the vapor recovery system in use;
30 TAC §334.22(a), by failing to pay outstanding UST fees and late fees;
30 TAC §115.246(6) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain
records of daily inspections of the Stage II system; 30 TAC §115.248(1)
and §115.246(4) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to make each employee
aware of the purpose and correct operation of the vapor recovery equipment
and failing to maintain a copy of the Stage II system facility representative
certification document; 30 TAC §115.246(7)(A) and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to make the Stage II system records available immediately upon
request by TCEQ representatives; 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(2),
by failing to equip each UST with a valve or other device designed to automatically
shut off the flow of regulated substances into the tank when the liquid level
in the tank reaches no higher than 95% capacity; 30 TAC §37.815(a) and
(b), by failing to demonstrate financial responsibility for taking corrective
action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage
caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum USTs;
30 TAC §334.48(c), by failing to provide documentation that inventory
control for all USTs is being conducted; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2) and TWC, §26.3475(a),
by failing to monitor piping for releases each month; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2)(A)(i)(III)
and TWC, §26.3475(a), by failing to test line leak detectors for proper
operation; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing
to monitor the UST system for releases once per month; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C),
by failing to ensure that the designated UST identification number as listed
on the UST registration and self-certification form is legibly and permanently
affixed in the immediate area of the appropriate fill tube; 30 TAC §334.10(b),
by failing to provide requested facility records in a timely manner; 30 TAC §334.45(c)(3)(A),
by failing to install and maintain a secure anchor at the base of each UL-listed
emergency shutoff valve in a piping system in which regulated substances are
conveyed under pressure to an aboveground dispensing unit; PENALTY: $4,200;
STAFF ATTORNEY: Laurencia Fasoyiro, Litigation Division, MC R-12, (713) 422-8914;
REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont,
Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(11) COMPANY: Southwest Tire Disposal, L.L.C.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2001-0725-MSW-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 6200001, RN103043956, and RN104002720; LOCATION: 7282 Doniphan,
Canutillo, El Paso County and 1420 North Avenue Y, Lubbock, Lubbock County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: used and scrap tire; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §328.58(b),
by failing to properly manifest scrap tires by not including the transporter
registration number and transporter's driver's license number; 30 TAC §328.59(a)
and §328.60(a), by failing to obtain a scrap tire storage site registration
prior to storing more than 500 used or scrap tires on the ground or 2,000
used or scrap tires in trailers; 30 TAC §328.57(c)(3), by failing to
transport used and scrap tires to an authorized facility; 30 TAC §328.54(d),
by failing to mark scrap tire transportation vehicles with the required transporter's
name, place of business, and commission registration number; 30 TAC §328.57(c)(1),
by failing to register as a transporter prior to transporting scrap and used
tires; 30 TAC §328.59(a) and §328.60(a), by failing to obtain a
scrap tire storage site registration prior to storing tire pieces in excess
of the weight equivalent of 500 scrap tires on the ground; and 30 TAC §328.58(b),
by failing to properly complete the transporter portion of 11 manifests; PENALTY:
$12,800; STAFF ATTORNEY: Lindsay Andrus, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512)
239-4761; REGIONAL OFFICE: El Paso Regional Office, 401 East Franklin Avenue,
Suite 560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915) 834-4949 and Lubbock Regional
Office, 4630 50th Street, Suite 600, Lubbock, Texas 79414-3520, (806) 796-7092.
(12) COMPANY: Teresa Salinas dba Tex Mart 3; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1009-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 14707 and RN101851111; LOCATION: 7131 New Laredo Highway,
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with
retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b),
by failing to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective
action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage
caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum USTs;
PENALTY: $2,400; STAFF ATTORNEY: Justin Lannen, Litigation Division, MC R-4,
(817) 588-5927; REGIONAL OFFICE: San Antonio Regional Office, 14250 Judson
Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(13) COMPANY: Texas Transeastern, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0966-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN100928571; LOCATION: 3112 Pansy Street, Pasadena, Harris
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: common carrier distributing gasoline to retail
gasoline facilities; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.5(b)(1)(A), by failing
to observe a valid, current delivery certificate prior to depositing a regulated
substance into the UST systems; PENALTY: $10,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Justin Lannen,
Litigation Division, MC R-4, (817) 588-5927; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional
Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(14) COMPANY: Tyler Pipe Company, A Division of McWane, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER:
2003-0618-MLM-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS: SK-0041-T and RN102679867; LOCATION: off
United States Highway 69, approximately four miles north of Loop 323, Smith
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: iron foundries; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c),
Permit Number 26203, Special Condition Number 11, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to operate the coating application system within the limits and
specifications set forth by the manufacturer; 30 TAC §116.115(c), Permit
Number 26203, Special Condition Number 8, and THSC, §382.085(b), by exceeding
the permitted usage limit a total 163 days; 30 TAC §116.115(c), Permit
Number 26203, Special Condition Numbers 16, 18, and 20, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to exercise good housekeeping practices; 30 TAC §116.115(c),
Permit Number 26203, Special Condition Number 14(B), and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to maintain complete usage records and have them readily available
upon request; 30 TAC §116.116(b)(1), Permit Number 26203, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to conduct the mixing process in accordance with the representations
made in the permit application; 30 TAC §116.110(a), Permit Number 9425,
and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b), by failing to obtain new
source review (NSR) authorization for all emission points and pollutants;
30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.160, Permit Number 9425, 40 CFR §51.166,
and THSC, §382.085(b), by operating the impact molding process without
obtaining prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) authorization prior
to completing a major modification where the new emission increases in total
suspended particulates are greater than or equal to 15 tons per year (tpy)
and carbon monoxide (CO) is greater than or equal to 100 tpy; 30 TAC §101.10(b)(2)
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to accurately report CO emissions;
30 TAC §116.110(a), Permit Number 8157, and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b),
by operating the Hermann Moldmaster process without obtaining NSR authorization
for all emission points and pollutants; 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.160;
40 CFR §51.166, Permit Number 8157, and THSC, §382.085(b), by operating
the Hermann Moldmaster process without obtaining PSD authorization prior to
completing a major modification to the process, causing emission increases
in total suspended particulates greater than or equal to 15 tpy and CO greater
than or equal to 100 tpy; 30 TAC §101.221(a) and §116.115(c), Permit
Number 8157, Special Condition Number 2, Permit Number 4246, Special Condition
Number 6, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain all air pollution
capture and abatement equipment in good working order and operating properly
during plant operations; 30 TAC §116.110(a)(1), Permit Number 26516,
and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b), by failing to represent
all emissions generated from the graphite/isopropanol mixing and application
operations and the core wash process in its application for an air permit;
30 TAC §116.116(a)(1), Permit Number 45728, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to route all volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from the
impact millroom drying tunnel to a thermal oxidizer; 30 TAC §101.201(a)
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to notify the TCEQ of an estimated
reportable quantity emission event within 24 hours of the event being discovered;
30 TAC §106.144(4) and §116.110(a)(4), Permit by Rule Number 53044,
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a registration form to the
TCEQ prior to relocating the sand storage silo; 30 TAC §116.110(a)(1),
and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b), by failing to obtain NSR
authorization prior to constructing and operating the particulate matter (PM)
stands process line; 30 TAC §116.116(a), Permit Number 22200, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to accurately represent the VOC emissions from the 4260 Casting
and Coating Process; 30 TAC §305.125(1), TPDES Permit Number 01793, Effluent
Limitations and Monitoring Requirements, Provision Number 1, and TWC, §26.121(a)(1),
by exceeding the permitted effluent limits for chemical oxygen demand (COD),
oil, grease, and Zinc; 30 TAC §319.11(a) and (b), and TPDES Permit Number
01793, Monitoring and Reporting, Provision Number 2, by failing to properly
collect and preserve samples in one instance by using approved methods; Mulit-Sector
General Permit (MSGP) Number TXR05P127, Part III, Section A.3.(b), by failing
to conduct a survey of potential non-storm water sources and to test or inspect
the storm sewer system for the presence of non-storm water flows; Mulit-Sector
General Permit (MSGP) Number TXR05P127, Part III, Section A.5.(h), by failing
to perform quarterly visual monitoring of the storm water discharge from each
of the four storm water outfalls; 30 TAC §116.110(a), Permit Number 222000,
and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b), by operating the plant without
a valid permit; 30 TAC §116.110(a) and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b),
by exceeding permit by rule emission limits for VOCs at the South Plant Production
Finishing Tank and not having other authorization for the emissions; 30 TAC §116.110(a)
and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b), by failing to verify that
actual emissions were within the emission rate represented in the permit application
for the Torrit Baghouse; 30 TAC §116.110(a), and THSC, §382.0518(a)
and §382.085(b), by failing to obtain NSR authorization for engaging
in modifications involving the usage of mag rods and a bubbling pot; 30 TAC §116.160,
40 CFR §51.166, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to obtain PSD
authorization prior to completing a major modification where the actual to
potential emission increases in PM10 are greater than or equal to 15 tpy and
CO are greater than or equal to 100 tpy; 30 TAC §116.116, Permit Number
4581, and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b), by failing to operate
the ductile inoculation fugitive emission collection system on the 65-ton
furnace with an efficiency of 99% as represented in the permit amendment application;
30 TAC §116.110(a) and THSC, §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b),
by constructing and operating the South Plant Impact Millroom Dip Tank without
obtaining a permit or other authorization; 30 TAC §101.201(b), by failing
to record and report all of the information required in the final record for
the emission events; 30 TAC §116.115(c), TWC, §382.085(b), TCEQ
Air Permit Number 4246, Special Provision Numbers 1 and 3, and TCEQ Air Permit
Number 70403, Special Condition Number 1, by failing to prevent unauthorized
emissions released during emissions events; 30 TAC §101.201(a), by failing
to submit an initial notification within 24 hours after the discovery of an
emission event; 30 TAC §101.201(b), by failing to record and report all
of the information required in the final records for the emission events;
30 TAC §116.115(c), TWC, §382.085(b), TCEQ Air Permit Number 4246,
Special Provision Numbers 1 and 3, and TCEQ Air Permit Number 70403, Special
Condition Number 1, by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; 30 TAC §101.201(a),
by failing to submit an initial notification within 24 hours after the discovery
of an emission event; 30 TAC §116.115, Permit Number 70403, Special Condition
Number 1, and THSC, §382.085(b), by exceeding the maximum allowable emission
rate for hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride; 30 TAC §116.115, Permit
Number 70403, Special Condition Number 1, and THSC, §382.085(b), by exceeding
the maximum allowable emission rate for particulate matter; PENALTY: $1.5
million; STAFF ATTORNEY: Paul Sarahan, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512)
239-3423; James Biggins, Litigation Division, MC 175, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Tyler Regional Office, 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756,
(903) 535-5100.
TRD-200501444
Paul C. Sarahan
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 6, 2005
A person may request to be added to a mailing list for public notices processed
through the Office of the Chief Clerk for air, water, and waste permitting
activities at the TCEQ. You may request to be added to: (1) a permanent mailing
list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) a permanent
mailing list for a specific county or counties.
Note that a request to be added to a mailing list for a specific county
will result in notification of all permitting matters affecting that particular
county.
To be added to a mailing list, send us your name and address, clearly specifying
which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added. Your written request
should be sent to the TCEQ, Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P. O.
Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087.
Individual members of the public who wish to inquire about the information
contained in this notice, or to inquire about other agency permit applications
or permitting processes, should call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance,
Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040.
TRD-200501448
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 6, 2005
The executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ or commission) in accordance with 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §294.41(i),
gives notice of the completion, recommended action, and availability of the
Priority Groundwater Management Area (PGMA) report entitled
Updated Evaluation for the Trans-Pecos Priority Groundwater Management Study
Area
. In the report, the executive director concludes the Trans-Pecos
study area including all of Loving, Reeves, Ward, and Winkler Counties should
not be designated as a PGMA at this time because: 1) most of the identified
water supply problems are localized and are not study area-wide problems;
2) water is of sufficient quality in the study area to meet intended and projected
uses; and 3) based on criteria adopted by the Region F Water Planning Group,
surface and groundwater supplies are sufficient to meet the present needs,
and are projected to be sufficient to meet all future needs to 2030 except
for some irrigated agriculture and livestock shortfalls. Because the data
does not justify PGMA designation at this time, the executive director concludes
that the local leadership, landowners, and citizens must determine if they
desire to manage their groundwater resources. For their groundwater management
consideration, the executive director concludes that either the creation of
a multi-county groundwater conservation district (GCD) consisting of all four
counties in the study area, or the addition of the four-county study area
to the existing Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District would be the
most feasible, economical, and practical options to achieve groundwater management
for the Cenozoic Pecos Alluvium aquifer.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REPORT
In 1990, the Texas Water Commission (predecessor agency of TCEQ) determined
the Cenozoic Pecos Alluvium aquifer area did not meet the criteria to be designated
as a critical area, but requested the area be reinvestigated at a later date
when more data became available. This report summarizes and evaluates data
and information that has been developed in the Trans-Pecos study area over
the past dozen years to determine if the area is experiencing or is expected
to experience, within the next 25-year period, critical groundwater problems.
For the purposes of this report, the Trans-Pecos PGMA study area includes
Loving, Reeves, Ward, and Winkler Counties.
This update study was originally initiated in December 1998 by the executive
director of TCEQ. Specific area evaluation update reports were prepared by
the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board and the executive
director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Water stakeholder input
was solicited by TCEQ questionnaires in May 1999. Twenty study area stakeholders
generally responded that there were no major groundwater declines in the Trans-Pecos
study area, that groundwater quality problems were mostly found in localized
groundwater-level decline areas or areas associated with the naturally occurring
salts, and that the water supply corporations and improvement districts exercise
some limitations on water usage based on availability. The responding surface
water districts noted that they have developed and implemented water conservation
plans. Due primarily to major statutory changes to the water planning provisions
of state law, the completion of the report was purposely delayed until the
regional and state water plans had been developed and adopted and the planning
data could be considered. This report relies primarily on the data and supporting
information used to develop conclusions and recommendations in the 2001 Region
F and 2002 state water plans.
Study area water supplies include the Cenozoic Pecos Alluvium, Dockum,
and Edwards-Trinity Plateau aquifers; surface water from the Red Bluff Reservoir,
Pecos River, Balmorhea Lake, and stock tanks; and wastewater reuse. In 2000,
groundwater sources accounted for over 80% of water usage in the area and
provided about 85,813 acre-feet (af) of water for in- and out-of-area uses.
Groundwater supplies from the Cenozoic Pecos Alluvium aquifer accounted for
89% of this source type, and the Dockum and Edwards-Trinity Plateau aquifers
accounted for about 9% and 2% of this source type, respectively. Red Bluff
Reservoir and releases to the Pecos River supplied 14,451 af of water in 2000
for irrigation purposes. Another 308 af of surface water from other local
sources, and 1,889 af of direct reuse supplies were also used in 2000. In
2000, irrigation accounted for about 80% of water use followed by municipal
and rural domestic uses at 13%; power, less than 5%; and in decreasing order,
mining, manufacturing, and livestock at less than 2%, 1%, and 1%, respectively.
The regional and state water plans project that between the years 2000 and
2030, total population within the study area will increase by approximately
14% (from 40,936 inhabitants in 2000 to 47,339 inhabitants in 2030). However,
the total projected water demand from the four-county study area is not expected
to change significantly over the next 30-year period. The total projected
demand for 2000 was 146,548 af and the total projected demand for 2030 is
146,032 af, a difference of only 516 af, or less than one percentage point
over the 30-year time frame.
Decreased streamflow, natural and man-induced salinity increases, and pollution
from oil fields and agriculture have adversely affected the fish population
in the study area. The drying up of springs in the study area has been attributed
to a lowering of the water table caused by groundwater withdrawal for irrigation
purposes. The native cottonwoods, black willow, and grasses that once dominated
the riparian corridor along the Pecos River have been taken over by saltcedar,
mesquite brush and woods, and Bermuda grass. The water supply problems identified
in this report are localized and are not study area-wide problems. The problems
identified include naturally occurring and man-induced poor quality groundwater
zones, lack of firm alternative supplies for some irrigation and livestock
use, water level declines and water quality degradation in some areas of continued
irrigation overdraft and municipal pumpage, potential groundwater impacts
from new well field development and demands from outside the area, potential
cross-formation water quality impacts from localized areas of subsidence,
and mining of groundwater from aquifer storage to meet future demands. Public
health risk due to natural and man-induced contamination, inadequate groundwater
supply, lack of supply enhancement such as aquifer recharge, and lack of groundwater
protection programs were the major water concerns noted by study area respondents.
The available data indicates that water is of sufficient quality in the
study area to meet intended and projected uses. Based on criteria adopted
by the Region F Water Planning Group, surface and groundwater supplies are
sufficient to meet the present needs, and are projected to be sufficient to
meet all future needs to 2030 except for some irrigated agriculture and livestock
shortfalls. Therefore, the water supply and water quality issues identified
in the report are not presently critical problems and are not anticipated
to be critical problems during the next 25-year planning horizon. Primarily
for these reasons, the report concludes and recommends that this study area
should not be designated as a priority groundwater management area at this
time.
The report evaluates water management entities within the area and recommends
groundwater management strategies to monitor, evaluate, and understand the
aquifers and to establish protection programs to minimize drawdown of water
levels and maintain existing spring flows to facilitate protection of natural
resources. Cooperation and continuation of the Pecos River Ecosystem Project,
and facilitation of this and longer term brush maintenance and control programs,
are identified as primary groundwater management strategies to help conserve
natural resources in the study area. Facilitating administrative programs
to help agricultural producers secure conservation grant or loan monies for
conversion to more efficient irrigation systems is another groundwater management
strategy identified to conserve the natural resources of the study area.
The report evaluates the feasibility and practicability for groundwater
management by a GCD and concludes that groundwater management would be beneficial
for the study area. The report concludes that a GCD could benefit the study
area by implementing aquifer and area-specific strategies for: water quantity
and quality research, monitoring, data collection, and assessment; comprehensive
water well inventory, registration, and permitting; and weather enhancement
and aquifer recharge. Strategies to encourage conservation of fresh groundwater
and the use of poorer quality groundwater, to educate school children and
the public about the finite water resources and of actions that can be taken
to conserve the resources, and to protect fresh water zones by administering
an abandoned well location and plugging program would also benefit the citizens
of the area. Even though most of the respondents considered significant groundwater
problems likely in the next 25-year time frame, only two respondents from
the four-county study area favored the creation of GCDs in the area.
Because the available data does not justify PGMA designation for the study
area at this time, the report suggests that the local leadership and citizens
must determine if they desire to manage groundwater resources. If their answer
is yes, these landowners, on their own initiative, will need to consider the
different methods available to create a groundwater conservation district.
They must also consider several different GCD creation options and the implications
for each. The report concludes that either the creation of a multi-county
GCD consisting of all four counties in the study area or the addition of the
four-county study area to the existing Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation
District would be the most feasible, economical, and practical options to
achieve groundwater management for the Cenozoic Pecos Alluvium aquifer.
The completion of this report concludes TCEQ actions regarding the Trans-Pecos
PGMA update study area and the recommendations made in the report are primarily
for the water stakeholders in the four-county area. Local decision making
and initiative would be required to exercise the groundwater management practices
identified and recommended in the report. Anyone who disagrees with the executive
director's determination that a PGMA should not be designated may file a motion
with the TCEQ to overturn the determination in accordance with 30 TAC §50.39.
The deadline to file such a motion will be May 4, 2005.
REPORT AVAILABILITY
The executive director's report was filed on April 1, 2005, with TCEQ's
Office of the Chief Clerk, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building F, Room
1104, Austin, Texas. The report is available for public inspection at the
Office of the Loving County Clerk, located at 100 Bell Street in Mentone;
the Office of Reeves County Clerk, located at 100 East 4th Street and the
Reeves County Library, located at 505 South Park Street in Pecos; the Office
of the Ward County Clerk, located at 400 South Allen and the Ward County Library,
located at 409 South Dwight Street in Monahans; the Office of the Winkler
County Clerk, located at 100 East Winkler and the Winkler County Library,
located at 307 South Poplar Street in Kermit; and the Wink Branch Library,
located at 109 Roy Orbison in Wink. The report is also available for inspection
at the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District, located at 103 West
Callaghan Street in Fort Stockton; the Jeff Davis Underground Water Conservation
District, located at 113 State Street in Fort Davis; the Culberson County
Groundwater Conservation District, located at 1300 West Broadway in Van Horn;
the TCEQ Region 7 Office, located at 3300 North A, Building 4-107 in Midland;
and on the commission's Web site at
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/water/quality/gw/index.html
. Copies of the report may be obtained by contacting Mr. Kelly Mills
at (512) 239-4512, by email at
kmills@tceq.state.tx.us
, or in writing to Mr. Kelly Mills, Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality, Water Quality Planning and Assessment, MC-147, P.O. Box 13087, Austin,
Texas 78711-3087.
TRD-200501429
Stephanie Bergeron Perdue
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 5, 2005
Notices mailed March 30, 2005.
PROPOSED TEMPORARY PERMIT NO. TP-5879; Enbridge Pipelines (E. Texas) L.P.,
1600 N. Jackson, Jacksonville, Texas 75766, Applicant, has requested authorization
to divert and use up to 33.75 acre-feet of water at a maximum diversion rate
of 4.456 cfs (2,000 gpm) for a period of fourteen days from Catfish Creek,
tributary of Trinity River, Trinity River Basin, for industrial (hydrostatic
testing of pipeline) purposes in Anderson County, Texas. The diversion point
will be located at 31.8951 N and 95.8742 W, at the Catfish Creek crossing
of the Enbridge Right of Way approximately 17 miles northwest of Palestine
and 3.3 miles southeast of Bethel in Anderson County. The Commission will
review the application as submitted by the applicant and may or may not grant
the application as requested. The application was received on December 23,
2004, and the required fees were received on February 15, 2005. The application
was declared to be administratively complete and filed with the Office of
the Chief Clerk on February 24, 2005. Written public comments and requests
for a public meeting should be submitted to the Office of Chief Clerk, at
the address provided in the information section below, by April 20, 2005.
PROPOSED TEMPORARY PERMIT NO. TP-5880; Enbridge Pipelines (E. Texas) L.P.,
1600 N. Jackson, Jacksonville, Texas 75766, Applicant, has requested authorization
to divert and use up to 15.34 acre-feet of water at a maximum diversion rate
of 4.456 cfs (2,000 gpm) for a period of fourteen days from Irons Bayou, tributary
of Sabine River, Sabine River Basin, for industrial (hydrostatic testing of
pipeline) purposes in Panola County, Texas. The diversion point will be located
at 32.2135 N and 94.4355 W, at the Irons Bayou crossing of the Enbridge Right
of Way, approximately 7 miles northwest of Carthage and 2.4 miles southeast
of Beckville in Panola County. The Commission will review the application
as submitted by the applicant and may or may not grant the application as
requested. The application was received on December 23, 2004, and the required
fees were received on February 15, 2005. The application was declared to be
administratively complete and filed with the Office of the Chief Clerk on
February 24, 2005. Written public comments and requests for a public meeting
should be submitted to the Office of Chief Clerk, at the address provided
in the information section below, by April 20, 2005.
INFORMATION SECTION
A public meeting is intended for the taking of public comment, and is not
a contested case hearing.
The Executive Director can consider approval of an application unless a
written request for a contested case hearing is filed. To request a contested
case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group
or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone
number, and fax number, if any: (2) applicant's name and permit number; (3)
the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing;" and (4) a brief and
specific description of how you would be affected by the application in a
way not common to the general public. You may also submit any proposed conditions
to the requested application which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for
a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the TCEQ 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 permit and may forward the application and hearing request to the
TCEQ 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, TCEQ, 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 TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.
TRD-200501446
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 6, 2005
The State Office of Administrative Hearings issued a Proposal for Decision
and Order to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on April 1, 2005,
in the matter of the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality, Petitioner v. Lee Bell; SOAH Docket No. 582-04-5440; TCEQ Docket
No. 2003-0481-MSW-E. The commission will consider the Administrative Law Judge's
Proposal for Decision and Order regarding the enforcement action against Lee
Bell on a date and time to be determined by the Office of the Chief Clerk
in Room 201S of Building E, 12100 N. Interstate 35, Austin, Texas. This posting
is Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposal for Decision and Order.
The comment period will end 30 days from date of this publication. Written
public comments should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105,
TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. If you have any questions
or need assistance, please contact Paul Munguia, Office of the Chief Clerk,
(512) 239-3300.
TRD-200501449
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 6, 2005
The State Office of Administrative Hearings issued a Proposal for Decision
and Order to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on April 5, 2005,
in the matter of the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality, Petitioner v. Naseer Ahmad dba Super Stop 3; SOAH Docket No. 582-05-3394;
TCEQ Docket No. 2003-0866-PST-E. The commission will consider the Administrative
Law Judge's Proposal for Decision and Order regarding the enforcement action
against Naseer Ahmad dba Super Stop 3 on a date and time to be determined
by the Office of the Chief Clerk in Room 201S of Building E, 12100 N. Interstate
35, Austin, Texas. This posting is Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the
Proposal for Decision and Order. The comment period will end 30 days from
date of this publication. Written public comments should be submitted to the
Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Paul Munguia,
Office of the Chief Clerk, (512) 239-3300.
TRD-200501450
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 6, 2005
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff
is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed
Orders (AOs) in accordance with Texas Water Code (the Code), §7.075,
which requires that the commission 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 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
June 6, 2005
.
Section 7.075 also requires that the commission promptly consider any written
comments received and that the commission 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 proposed AO is available for public inspection at both the
commission'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 an AO should be sent to the
enforcement coordinator designated for each AO at the commission's central
office at P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be
received by 5:00 p.m. on June 6, 2005
. Written comments may also be
sent by facsimile machine to the enforcement coordinator at (512) 239- 2550.
The commission 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 commission in
writing
.
(1) COMPANY: B4Gibson Plumbing Company, LLC dba Gibson Plumbing; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2004-2084-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Facility
Identification Number 19796, Regulated Entity Number (RN) 103732483; LOCATION:
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: plumbing business with
an underground storage tank (UST) system; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.49(a)
and the Code, §26.3475(d), by failing to provide corrosion protection;
30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(III) and the Code, §26.3475(a)
and (c)(1), by failing to monitor the USTs for releases and by failing to
conduct an annual performance test on the line leak detectors; 30 TAC §334.10(b),
by failing to maintain UST system records and have them ready for review;
and 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C), by failing to number the tanks with identification
numbers; PENALTY: $9,600; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Elvia Maske, (512) 239-0789;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(2) COMPANY: John P. Brinkman dba Brinkman Homes; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0033-WQ-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN104458484l; LOCATION: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: general contractor; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4)
and 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §122.26(a), by failing to obtain
authorization to discharge storm water; PENALTY: $950; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Brandon Smith, (512) 239-4471; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite K,
San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.
(3) COMPANY: Kent Jisha dba Dairy Works; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1983-AGR-E;
IDENTIFIER: Permit Number TXG920100, RN102336161; LOCATION: near Yantis, Hopkins
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: dairy; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §321.31(a)
and §321.39(g)(1), by failing to prevent the discharge of waste from
an animal feeding operation and to prevent animals from coming into direct
contact with surface water; PENALTY: $520; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Cheryl
Thompson, (817) 588-5800; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas
75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.
(4) COMPANY: Fair Oaks Club Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-2076-EAQ-E;
IDENTIFIER: Edwards Aquifer Site Registration Number 13-93011301, RN103771861;
LOCATION: Fair Oaks Ranch, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: golf course;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §213.4(g)(1)(D) and (2), and (j)(3), by failing
to properly deed record an approved modification to an Edwards Aquifer protection
plan (EAPP) and by failing to notify the appropriate regional office in writing
and obtain approval for modification of a previously approved EAPP; PENALTY:
$2,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Rebecca Clausewitz, (210) 490-3096; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(5) COMPANY: Fruitvale Independent School District; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1524-MWD-E;
IDENTIFIER: Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number
12369001, RN101527919; LOCATION: Fruitvale, Van Zandt County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1),
TPDES Permit Number 12369001, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to
comply with the permitted effluent limitations for dissolved oxygen, total
suspended solids (TSS), biochemical oxygen demand, and flow; PENALTY: $3,240;
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Carolyn Lind, (903) 535-5100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916
Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.
(6) COMPANY: Gobu, Inc. dba Mobil Deluxe Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0058-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 74792, RN101540631; LOCATION:
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing
to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance; PENALTY: $1,640; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Shontay Wilcher, (512) 239-2136; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel
Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(7) COMPANY: H&H Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0092-PWS-E;
IDENTIFIER: Public Water Supply (PWS) Number 1550029, RN101438612; LOCATION:
Riesel, McLennan County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE
VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.42(e)(4)(B), by failing to properly protect chlorine
cylinders; and 30 TAC §290.41(c)(1)(A) and (F), by failing to ensure
that a groundwater source is located at the prescribed distance and by failing
to provide a sanitary easement; PENALTY: $263; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Edward
Moderow, (512) 239-2680; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500,
Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
(8) COMPANY: H-M-W Special Utility District of Harris and Montgomery Counties;
DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1360-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: TPDES Permit Number 0014266001,
RN101919470; LOCATION: Magnolia, Montogmery County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), TPDES Permit
Number 001426601, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with
the permitted daily average for TSS and chlorine; PENALTY: $3,210; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Laurie Eaves, (512) 239-4495; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue,
Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(9) COMPANY: Hamshire Community Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER:
2004-2069-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: PWS Number 1230025, RN101283208; LOCATION: Hamshire,
Jefferson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED:
30 TAC §290.110(b)(4), by failing to maintain residual disinfection concentrations
in the water within the distribution system; PENALTY: $107; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Catherine Albrecht, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway,
Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(10) COMPANY: Hank's Roll-Off & Waste Services, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-0100-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102467347; LOCATION: Fort Worth, Tarrant County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: waste collection, recycling, and disposal; RULE VIOLATED:
30 TAC §330.4(a) and (b), by failing to obtain a permit or authorization
to process municipal solid waste (MSW) and by transporting MSW for disposal
to an unauthorized facility; PENALTY: $900; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Elvia
Maske, (512) 239-0789; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas
76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(11) COMPANY: Amirali Ladhani dba Henry's Quick Stop; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1577-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: PST Registration Number 36490, RN101737575; LOCATION: Poteet,
Atascosa County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to
demonstrate acceptable financial assurance; PENALTY: $1,900; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Leila Pezeshki, (210) 490-3096; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio,
Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(12) COMPANY: Bahadur Alibhai dba Hub Food Store; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-2033-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 6246, RN101547677; LOCATION:
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing
to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance; PENALTY: $1,090; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Jill McNew, (512) 239-0560; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive,
Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(13) COMPANY: Lolly Malhotra dba J A M Food Store; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0215-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 6226, RN101545069; LOCATION:
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store
with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b),
by failing to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance; and 30 TAC §334.22(a)
and the Code, §5.702, by failing to pay UST fees; PENALTY: $2,160; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Suzanne Baldwin, (512) 239-1675; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel
Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(14) COMPANY: Lake Ridge Properties, Inc. dba Lake Ridge Estates; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2004-1928-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: PWS Number 2330029, RN101266948; LOCATION:
near Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.41(c)(1)(F), by failing to provide sanitary
easements; 30 TAC §290.46(d)(2)(A), (e)(4)(A), (f)(2) and (3)(D)(ii),
(j), and (m), by failing to maintain a residual disinfectant concentration
of at least 0.2 milligrams per liter free chlorine, by failing to have a certified
Class D or higher licensed operator, by failing to maintain the system's operating
records, by failing to produce documentation of the annual tank inspections,
by failing to provide documentation of customer service agreements or inspection
reports, and by failing to maintain and conduct maintenance and housekeeping
practices; 30 TAC §290.110(e)(4), by failing to submit a quarterly distribution
report; 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(ii) and (iii) and THSC, §341.0315(c),
by failing to provide a storage capacity of 200 gallons per connection and
by failing to provide two or more pumps having a total capacity of two gallons
per minute per connection; and 30 TAC §21.3 and §290.51 and the
Code, §5.702, by failing to pay the water quality and public health service
fees; PENALTY: $4,673; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Craig Fleming, (512) 239-5806;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 1403 Seymour, Suite 2, Laredo, Texas 78040-8752, (956) 791-6611.
(15) COMPANY: Lamb County Electric Cooperative, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1795-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification 18582, RN100695329; LOCATION: Littlefield,
Lamb County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: power distribution service vehicle refueling
station; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)(ii) and the
Code, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1), by failing to monitor the piping of the
UST system and by failing to reconcile inventory control records; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(A)(vii),
(5)(A)(i) and (iii), and (B)(ii), and the Code, §26.3467(a), by failing
to renew a previously issued UST delivery certificate, by failing to make
available to any common carrier a valid delivery certificate, and by failing
to ensure that a valid, current delivery certificate is posted at the facility;
and 30 TAC §334.45(c)(3)(A), by failing to securely anchor the emergency
shut-off valve; PENALTY: $13,200; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Chad Blevins, (512)
239-6017; REGIONAL OFFICE: 4630 50th Street, Suite 600, Lubbock, Texas 79414-3520,
(806) 796-7092.
(16) COMPANY: Lamb County Hospital dba Lamb Healthcare Center; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-0214-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification 56992, RN101839488;
LOCATION: Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: county hospital;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to provide acceptable
financial assurance; PENALTY: $840; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Suzanne Baldwin,
(512) 239-1675; REGIONAL OFFICE: 4630 50th Street, Suite 600, Lubbock, Texas
79414-3520, (806) 796-7092.
(17) COMPANY: La Porte Methanol Company, LP and Linde Gas, LLC; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2004-0973-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number HX2302N, RN102830866;
LOCATION: La Porte, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing
plant; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.354(1)(B), 40 CFR §63.168(i)(3),
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to conduct annual monitoring of difficult-to-monitor
valves; 30 TAC §115.352(4), 40 CFR §63.167(a)(1), and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to equip two open-ended lines with either a cap, blind flange,
plug, or a second valve; and 30 TAC §115.355(1) and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to properly conduct test method 21 monitoring; PENALTY: $12,480;
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Larry King, (512) 339-2929; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425
Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(18) COMPANY: Lone Star Properties LP dba Trinity Builders; DOCKET NUMBER:
2004-2078-WQ-E; IDENTIFIER: TPDES General Permit Number TXR15N061, RN104403001;
LOCATION: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: general contracting
company; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4) and TPDES General Permit
Number TXR15N061, by failing to develop and implement a storm water pollution
plan; PENALTY: $1,050; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Laurie Eaves, (512) 239-4495;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (915)
698-9674.
(19) COMPANY: Newell Recycling Company of El Paso, L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-0242-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 23720, RN100581768;
LOCATION: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: recycling; RULE
VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to provide acceptable
financial assurance; PENALTY: $672; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jill McNew, (512)
239-0560; REGIONAL OFFICE: 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas
79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.
(20) COMPANY: PNI Distribution Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1861-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN103081055; LOCATION: Garland, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: fuel distributor; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.5(b)(1)(A), by
failing to ensure that the owner or operator had a valid, current delivery
certificate; PENALTY: $7,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Cheryl Thompson, (817)
588-5800; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951,
(817) 588-5800.
(21) COMPANY: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1905-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number EE1312O, RN100562180; LOCATION: El Paso, El
Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: truck leasing company that dispenses
gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §114.100(a) and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to meet the minimum oxygen content of 2.7% by weight; PENALTY:
$1,200; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Susan Longenecker, (512) 239-0968; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915)
834-4949.
(22) COMPANY: Producers Livestock Auction Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-2085-AGR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN101964781; LOCATION: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: animal feeding operation; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §321.47(d)(2)
and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to adequately maintain proper corral
pen drainage; PENALTY: $2,040; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Laurie Eaves, (512)
239-4495; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013,
(915) 655-9479.
(23) COMPANY: Shank C&E Investments, L.L.C.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0024-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN100535582; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: fuel distributor; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.5(b)(1)(A), by
failing to observe a valid, current delivery certificate; PENALTY: $408; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Ronnie Kramer, (806) 353-9251; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue,
Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(24) COMPANY: Tash, Inc. dba In-N-Out Mini Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0243-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 60716, RN101633048; LOCATION:
Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with
retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by
failing to provide acceptable financial assurance; PENALTY: $1,680; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Deana Holland, (512) 239-2504; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive,
Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(25) COMPANY: The Lubrizol Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1527-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number HG0459J, RN100221589; LOCATION: Deer Park,
Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED:
30 TAC §116.115(b)(1), Title V Permit Number O-02191, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to operate as represented in its permits by operating the plate
and frame filter without a hood and blower; PENALTY: $5,325; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Suzanne Walrath, (512) 239-2134; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite
H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(26) COMPANY: Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-2037-IWD-E;
IDENTIFIER: TPDES Permit Number 1000000, RN100212109; LOCATION: La Porte,
Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: polypropylene manufacturing complex;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), (4), and (5), TPDES Permit Number
1000000, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to prevent unauthorized
discharges and by failing to comply with permitted effluent limits; PENALTY:
$22,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Erika Fair, (512) 239-6673; REGIONAL OFFICE:
5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(27) COMPANY: Gary C. Becker dba University Exxon; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1840-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 26013, RN100536960; LOCATION:
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing
to provide acceptable financial assurance; PENALTY: $950; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Jill McNew, (512) 239-0560; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite
150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.
(28) COMPANY: Carl Williams dba Carl Williams Sand & Gravel; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2005-0127-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER: RN104458450; LOCATION: near Weatherford,
Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: unpermitted MSW landfill consisting
of a sand and gravel mining pit; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.4(a) and
(b) and §330.5(c), by failing to prevent the disposal/dumping and storage
of MSW at an unauthorized, non-permitted disposal site; PENALTY: $800; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Elvia Maske, (512) 239-0789; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive,
Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(29) COMPANY: Kenneth Young; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-2081-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN104000039; LOCATION: near Brady, McCulloch County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
unauthorized landfill; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.5(c), by failing to
prevent the disposal of MSW at an unauthorized disposal site; PENALTY: $1,520;
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Elvia Maske, (512) 239-0789; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622
South Oakes, Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.
TRD-200501423
Paul C. Sarahan
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: April 5, 2005
List of Late Filers
Listed below are the names of filers from the Texas Ethics Commission who
did not file reports, or failed to pay penalty fines for late reports in reference
to the listed filing deadline. If you have any questions, you may contact
Robbie Miller at (512) 463-5800 or (800) 325-8506.
Deadline: Semiannual GPAC Report Due July 15, 2004
Thomas Hamilton Price, Alief Democrats, 12818 Westpark Dr., Houston, Texas
77082-3620
Deadline: Semiannual JC/OH Report Due July 15, 2004
David Flores, 3128 Old Beeville Saint Mary's Rd., Beevilee, Texas 78102-8828
Glenn O. Lewis, 6328 Banbury Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76119
Deadline: 8 Days Before An Election Report Due October
25, 2004
Donald J. Large, 11731 Fall Meadow Lane, Houston, Texas 77039-5803
Charles H. Schweiger, Dallas County Republican Party (CEC), 10100 N. Central
Expy., Suite 175, Dallas, Texas 75231
Deadline: Semiannual GPAC Report Due January 18,
2005
Mike Martin, Galveston Bay Political Education Fund, 3401 Allen Pkwy #100,
Houston, Texas 77019
Guy R. Jackson, Chambers County Democratic Executive Committee (CEC), P.O.
Box D, Anahuac, Texas 77514
Wesley R. Carrera, Texas Water Quality Association PAC, 1119 Paulsun, San
Antonio, Texas 78219
Charles M. Miles, Black Voter Action Project, 7204 Marywood Cr., Austin,
Texas 78723
David C. Atherton, Dental Laboratory PAC of Texas, 128 Wooded Crest Dr.,
Woodway, Texas 76712
Byron LeFlore, Committee for Judicial Reform, 755 E. Mulberry St., Suite
200, San Antonio, Texas 78212
Brian J. Welkes, Republican Liberty PAC, 7715 Robin Rd., Dallas, Texas
75209
Angela M. Roper, Texas Towing and Storage Assn. PAC, P.O. Box 1643, Georgetown,
Texas 78627
Richard H. Callison, Greater Texas Sportsmen's Coalition, 3405 Edloe St.,
Suite 380, Houston, Texas 77027
Kevin McDonnell, Republican Party of Ellis County, Local, 203 S. College
St., Suite 200, Waxahachie, Texas 75165
Vince Leibowitz, Van Zandt County Democratic Party (CEC), P.O. Box 217,
Canton, Texas 75103
Clarence B. Bagby, Houston Historic Preservation PAC, 2003 Kane St., Houston,
Texas 77007
Stanley J. Briers, Plumbing A/C Mechanical Contractors PAC, 219 Whispering
Oaks, Taylor Lake Village, Texas 77856
Trista Rae Allen, Texas Democratic Women PAC, 701 Rio Grande, Austin, Texas
78701
Hector Carreno, Latina PAC, 714 Parker St., Houston, Texas 77007
Ross C. Ahlstrom, Jr., Brazoria County Republican Men's Club, 149 Oak Dr.,
Lake Jackson, Texas 77566
Wendy O. Melton, Texas Democratic Women of Montgomery Co., 10721 Timberwagon,
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Derrick M. Mitchell, ANSUN PAC, 3310 Louisiana St. #2315, Houston, Texas
77006-6638
B. Fred Ashmead, Fair Judge Committee, 1348 Gardenia, Houston, Texas 77018
Kathie N. Ware, Concerned Citizens for Regional Water PAC, 12210 De Forrest,
Houston, Texas 77066
Rudolf Stahel, Collin County Republican Party (CEC), 2520 Ave. K, Suite
280, Plano, Texas 75074
Javier A. Soza, McAllen Fire Fighter's Assn. Local 2602, 2044 Umar Ave.,
McAllen, Texas 78504
Eleazar Ramos, Voters for Better Government, 306 Puig Dr., Laredo, Texas
78041
Richard A. Gibbs, Municipal Utilities District PAC, 2600 Great Oaks Dr.,
Round Rock, Texas 78681
Dorothy Walker, Kessler Park Republican Women, 2711 Poinsettia Dr., Dallas,
Texas 75211
Thomas C. Devor, Texas Politics Online PAC, 5610 Oak Trail Lane, Houston,
Texas 77091
Paul J. Gebolys, Woodlands Voter Information Project, 594 Sawdust Road,
Suite 214, The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Thomas H. Price, Alief Democrats, 12818 Westpark Dr., Houston, Texas 77082
W. Troy McKinney, Concerned Citizens for a Responsible Judiciary PAC, 440
Louisiana, Suite 2110, Houston, Texas 77002
Leslie J. Baldwin, Ya Basta PAC, 9455 Viscount #116, El Paso, Texas 79925
Olu McGuinnis Otubusin, African Coalition PAC, 6430 Richmond Ave., Suite
420, Houston, Texas 77057
Brenda A. Kindt, Dallas BOMA PAC, 16633 N. Dallas Pkwy., Suite 200, Addison,
Texas 75001
Deadline: Semiannual J/COH Report Due January 18,
2005
Daniel L. Alford, IV, P.O. Box 275, Caldwell, Texas 77836
Boyd W. Bauer, P.O. Box 1436, Beeville, Texas 78104
James R. Bridges, 5447 Willis, Dallas, Texas 75206
Gabriella S. Canales, 1600 E. Main, Suite 200, Alice, Texas 78332
Douglas R. Cannon, 1025 S. Shepherd, Suite 404, Houston, Texas 77019-3634
Gerry N. Crawford, Rt. 16 Box 2161, Lufkin, Texas 75901
Chloe "Jack" Daniel, P.O. Box 810570, Dallas, Texas 75381-0570
Michael Esparza, P.O. Box 156, Alice, Texas 78333
Michelle A. Fling, P.O. Box 353, Bastrop, Texas 78602-0353
David Flores, 3128 Old Beeville Saint Mary's Rd., Beeville, Texas 78102-8828
Michael A. Flores, 3800 Lynwood St., El Paso, Texas 79936
Eric J. Freeman, 13207 Darwin Lane, Austin, Texas 78729
Xavier O. Garcia, 5919 Bayberry Way, Sugar Land, Texas 77479
Timoteo Garza, 2392 Willow Trail, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852
Paul Herrmann, 320 S. Polk #902, Amarillo, Texas 79101
A. Robert Hinojosa, 7211 Regency Square Blvd., Suite 111, Houston, Texas
77036
Jess A. Holloway, 1326 Albany St., Apt. 2, Abilene, Texas 79605-5069
Rogelio Ibanez, Jr., 1410 Dove, McAllen, Texas 78504
Elizabeth C. Jandt, 112 N. Austin St., Seguin, Texas 78155
Stephen Kyle Johnston, 678 Fawn Dr., Houston, Texas 77015
Charlie Urbina Jones, 115 N. Cibolo St., San Antonio, Texas 78207
Ann E. Kitchen, 2401 Briargrove, Austin, Texas 78704
V. Sue Koenig, 1803 Silverado Dr., Weatherford, Texas 76087
Donald J. Large, 11731 Fall Meadow Lane, Houston, Texas 77039-5803
Glenn O. Lewis, 6328 Banbury Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76119
Ron S. Lozano, 360 E. Hwy. 77, Suite 1, San Benito, Texas 78589-5214
Napoleon Madrid, 7811 Wildeagle, San Antonio, Texas 78255
Mark Nancarrow, P.O. Box 38311, Dallas, Texas 75238
Julie Iris Oldham, 4523 Allegheny Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78229
Robert Penrice, 2000 25th Ave. N., Texas City, Texas 77590
Carmen R. Rojo, 110 E. Nueva, San Antonio, Texas 78204
Christopher M. Shindler, 6010 Hart Fld., San Antonio, Texas 78249
Clifford F. William, 14210 Henry Road, Houston, Texas 77060-5615
John Worldpeace, 1229 Heights Blvd., Houston, Texas 77008-6917
Virgil W. Yanta, 140 Hwy. 46 W., Boerne, Texas 78006-8114
Alma Zepeda, 121 E. 12th #9, Houston, Texas 77008
Deadline: Monthly MPAC Report Due January 5, 2005
Shari L. Degan, Dallas Police Officer's PAC, 1412 Griffin St. East, Dallas,
Texas 75215
TRD-200501426
David Reisman
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: April 5, 2005
Public Notice
The Health and Human Services Commission, State Medicaid Office, received
approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the
Title XIX Medical Assistance Program state plan by Transmittal Number 04-27,
Amendment Number 691.
This amendment removes reference to service coordination for individuals
enrolled in Mental Retardation Local Authorities (MRLA). The MRLA waiver program
was discontinued and the individuals enrolled in the MRLA program have been
enrolled in the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) program. The amendment
will not impact the rate of those local authorities providing case management
for individuals with mental retardation, a related condition, or pervasive
developmental disorder. The reimbursement methodology will remain the same.
The effective date of the amendment is December 1, 2004.
For additional information, please contact Gilbert Estrada, Policy Development
Support with the Medicaid/CHIP Division, at (512) 491-1331 or by email at
gilbert.estrada@hhsc.state.tx.us.
TRD-200501387
Steve Aragón
Chief Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: April 4, 2005
The Health and Human Services Commission's State Medicaid Office received
approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the
Title XIX Medical Assistance Program state plan by Transmittal Number TX04-031,
Amendment Number 695.
HHSC proposed an amendment to the Texas Medicaid State Plan concerning
Pharmacy Dispensing Fees. The amendment adds an incentive reimbursement for
dispensing generic products for which a manufacturer has offered a supplemental
rebate to the state. Under Texas Government Code §531.070(h), HHSC is
required to include generic drug products in the Preferred Drug List, created
by Texas Government Code §531.0702. The effective date of the amendment
is December 1, 2004.
For additional information, please contact Gilbert Estrada, Policy Development
Support with the Medicaid/CHIP Division, at (512) 491-1331 or by email at
gilbert.estrada@hhsc.state.tx.us.
TRD-200501388
Steve Aragón
Chief Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: April 4, 2005
Company Licensing
Application to change the name of FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY
OF TEXAS to PROCENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY, a domestic Fire and/or Casualty
company. The home office is in Dallas, Texas.
Application to change the name of ORION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to MAGELLAN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign Life, Accident, and/or Health company. The
home office is in Wilmington, Delaware.
Application for admission to the State of Texas by AUTOONE INSURANCE COMPANY,
a foreign Fire and/or Casualty company. The home office is in Melville, New
York.
Application for admission to the State of Texas by EMPLOYERS COMPENSATION
INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign Fire and/or Casualty company. The home office
is in Glendale, California.
Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, addressed
to the attention of Godwin Ohaechesi, 333 Guadalupe Street, M/C 305-2C, Austin,
Texas 78701, within 20 days after this notice is published in the
Texas Register
.
TRD-200501442
Gene C. Jarmon
Chief Clerk and General Counsel
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 6, 2005
Instant Game Number 551 "Barrel of Bucks"
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 551 is "BARREL OF BUCKS". The play style
is "key number match with auto win".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 551 shall be $2.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 551.
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 - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, BUCK SYMBOL, $1.00, $2.00,
$3.00, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00, $200, $1,000 and $30,000.
D. Play Symbol Caption - the printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and 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:
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
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 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number 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 Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $2.00, $3.00, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00 or $20.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $30.00, $60.00 or $200.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $1,000 or $30,000.
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) 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 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (551), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 250 within
each pack. The format will be: 551-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "BARREL OF BUCKS" Instant Game tickets contains 250
tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of two (2).
Tickets 001 and 002 will be on the top page; tickets 003and 004 on the next
page; etc.; and tickets 249 and 250 will be on the last page. Please note
the books will be in a A - B configuration.
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 "BARREL
OF BUCKS" Instant Game No. 551 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 "BARREL
OF BUCKS" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched
off to expose 22 (twenty-two) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of YOUR
NUMBERS play symbols to either BARREL NUMBER play symbols the player wins
prize shown for that number. If a player reaveals a BUCK play symbol the player
wins prize shown for that number instantly. 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 22 (twenty-two) 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,
unless specified, 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 except for dual
image games;
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 22 (twenty-two)
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 22 (twenty-two) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those
described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 22 (twenty-two) 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. No duplicate non-winning Your Numbers play symbols on a ticket.
C. No duplicate Barrel Numbers play symbols on a ticket.
D. No 3 or more like non-winning prize symbols on a ticket.
E. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the Your
Number play symbol (i.e. 5 and $5).
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "BARREL OF BUCKS" Instant Game prize of $2.00, $3.00, $5.00,
$10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00 or $200, 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 $30.00, $60.00 or $200 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 Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "BARREL OF BUCKS" Instant Game prize of $1,000 or $30,000,
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 "BARREL OF BUCKS" 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 Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources 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 Section 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 "BARREL OF
BUCKS" 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 "BARREL OF BUCKS" 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 or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. 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.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
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, 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, 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. 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 10,080,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 551. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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. 551 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. 551,
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-200501435
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: April 5, 2005
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 553 is "FAST CASH". The play style is "key
number match with auto win".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 553 shall be $1.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 553.
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 - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, MONEY BAG SYMBOL, $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00,
$10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100 or $500.
D. Play Symbol Caption- the printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and 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:
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
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 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number 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 Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00 or $20.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $50.00, $100 or $500.
I. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) 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.
J. Pack-Ticket Number - A 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (553), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 250 within
each pack. The format will be: 553-0000001-001.
K. Pack - A pack of "FAST CASH" Instant Game tickets contains 250 tickets,
packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of five (5). Tickets
001 to 005 will be on the top page; tickets 006 and 010 on the next page;
etc.; and tickets 246 and 250 will be on the last page. A ticket will be folded
over on both the front and back of the book so both ticket art and ticket
backs are displayed in the shrinkwrap.
L. 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.
M. Ticket or Instant Game Ticket, or Instant Ticket - A Texas Lottery "FAST
CASH" Instant Game No. 553 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 "FAST CASH"
Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched off to
expose 12 twelve) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of YOUR NUMBERS play
symbols to either WINNING NUMBER play symbol the player wins the prize shown
for that number. If a player reveals a moneybag symbol the player wins prize
shown instantly. 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 12 (twelve) 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,
unless specified, 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 except for dual
image games;
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 12 (twelve)
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 12 (twelve) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described
in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 12 (twelve) 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. No duplicate non-winning Your Numbers play symbols on a ticket.
C. No duplicate Winning Numbers play symbols on a ticket.
D. No duplicate non-winning prize symbols on a ticket.
E. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the Your
Number play symbol (i.e. 5 and $5).
F. The auto win symbol will never appear more than once on a ticket.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "FAST CASH" Instant Game prize of $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00,
$10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100 or $500, 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 $50.00, $100 or $500 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 Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. As an alternative method of claiming a "FAST CASH" 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.
C. 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 Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources 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.
D. 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 Section 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 "FAST CASH"
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 Instant Ticket Claim Period. All Instant Game prizes must be claimed
within 180 days following the end of the Instant Game or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. 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.
2.7 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
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, 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, 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. 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.
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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. 553 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. 553,
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-200501436
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: April 5, 2005
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 556 is "CASH WIN-FALL". The play style
is "key number match with auto win".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 556 shall be $5.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 556.
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 - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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, COIN SYMBOL, $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00,
$10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 or $60,000
D. Play Symbol Caption - the printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and 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:
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
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 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number 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 Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $5.00, $10.00, $15.00 or $20.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $50.00, $100 or $500.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $1,000, $5,000 or $60,000.
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) 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 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (556), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 75 within
each pack. The format will be: 556-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "CASH WIN-FALL" Instant Game tickets contains 75 tickets,
packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). The packs
will alternate. One will show the front of ticket 001 and back of 075 while
the other fold will show the back of ticket 001 and front of 075.
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 "CASH
WIN-FALL" Instant Game No. 556 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 "CASH WIN-FALL"
Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched off to
expose 45 (forty-five) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of YOUR NUMBERS
play symbols to any of the WINNING NUMBERS play symbols the player wins the
PRIZE shown for that number. If a player reveals a coin symbol the player
wins the prize shown instantly. 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 45 (forty-five) 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,
unless specified, 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 except for dual
image games;
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 45 (forty-five)
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 45 (twenty) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described
in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 45 (forty-five) 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. No duplicate Winning Numbers on a ticket.
C. No more than four like non-winning prize symbols on a ticket.
D. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the Your
Number play symbol (i.e. 5 and $5).
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "CASH WIN-FALL" Instant Game prize of $5.00, $10.00, $15.00,
$20.00, $50.00, $100 or $500, 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 $50.00, $100 or $500 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 Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "CASH WIN-FALL" Instant Game prize of $1,000, $5,000 or $60,000,
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 "CASH WIN-FALL" 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 Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources 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 Section 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 "CASH WIN-FALL"
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 "CASH WIN-FALL" 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 or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. 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.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
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, 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, 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. 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 5,040,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 556. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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. 556 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. 556,
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-200501454
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: April 6, 2005
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 559 is "SAPPHIRE BLUE 7'S". The play style
is "key symbol match with doubler".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 559 shall be $2.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 559.
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 - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, SAPPHIRE GEM SYMBOL,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, , $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00,
$200, $1,000 or $21,000.
D. Play Symbol Caption - the printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and 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:
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
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 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number 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 Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $2.00, $4.00, $5.00, $8.00, $10.00, $12.00
or $20.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $50.00 or $200.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $1,000 or $21,000.
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) 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 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (559), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 250 within
each pack. The format will be: 559-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "SAPPHIRE BLUE 7'S" Instant Game tickets contains 250
tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of two (2).
Tickets 001 and 002 will be on the top page; tickets 003 and 004 on the next
page; etc.; and tickets 249 and 250 will be on the last page. Please note
the books will be in a A - B configuration.
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 "SAPPHIRE
BLUE 7'S" Instant Game No. 559 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 "SAPPHIRE
BLUE 7'S" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched
off to expose 16 (sixteen) Play Symbols. If a player reveals a "7" play symbol
the player wins PRIZE shown for that symbol. If a player reveals a sapphire
gem play symbol the player wins DOUBLE the PRIZE shown for that symbol. 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 16 (sixteen) 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,
unless specified, 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 except for dual
image games;
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 16 sixteen)
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 16 (sixteen) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those
described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 16 (sixteen) 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. No more than one pair of non-winning prize symbols on a ticket.
C. No duplicate non-winning play symbols.
D. Every ticket will have a minimum of three and maximum of seven blue
play symbols to prevent pick out.
E. The 7 (auto win) play symbol and gem (doubler) play symbol will only
appear as dictated by the prize structure.
F. The gem (doubler) play symbol may only appear once on a ticket.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "SAPPHIRE BLUE 7'S" Instant Game prize of $2.00, $4.00, $5.00,
$8.00, $10.00, $12.00, $20.00, $50.00 or $200, 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 $50.00 or $200 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 Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "SAPPHIRE BLUE 7'S" Instant Game prize of $1,000 or $21,000,
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 "SAPPHIRE BLUE 7'S" 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 Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources 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 Section 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 "SAPPHIRE
BLUE 7'S" 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 "SAPPHIRE BLUE 7'S" 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 or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. 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.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
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, 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, 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. 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 11,040,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 559. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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. 559 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. 559,
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-200501455
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: April 6, 2005
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 565 is "POWER SEVENS". The play style is
"key number match with tripler".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 565 shall be $7.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 565.
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 - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: $1.00, $2.00, $5.00, $7.00, $10.00, $11.00,
$20.00, $27.00, $50.00, $77.00, $100, $1,000, $7,000, $77,000, 7 SYMBOL, GOLD
BAR SYMBOL, MONEY BAG SYMBOL, STACK OF BILLS SYMBOL, STAR SYMBOL, TAILS SYMBOL,
HEADS SYMBOL, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, and
40.
D. Play Symbol Caption - the printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and 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:
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
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 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number 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 Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $7.00, $11.00, or $17.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $27.00, $47.00, $77.00, $177 or $577.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $7,000 or $77,000.
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) 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 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (565), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 75 within
each pack. The format will be: 565-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "POWER SEVENS" Instant Game tickets contains 75 tickets,
packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). The packs
will alternate. One will show the front of ticket 001 and the back of 075
while the other fold will show the back of ticket 001 and front of 075.
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 "POWER
SEVENS" Instant Game No. 565 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 "POWER SEVENS"
Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched off to
expose 48 (forty-eight) Play Symbols. Game 1: If a player reveals three (3)
matching amounts the player wins that amount. If a player reveals two (2)
matching amounts and a "7" play symbol the player wins double the amount shown.
Game 2: If a player matches any of YOUR SYMBOLS to the LUCKY SYMBOL, the player
wins PRIZE shown for that symbol. If a player reveals a "7" play symbol, the
player wins PRIZE shown for that symbol instantly. Game 3: If a player matches
any of YOUR NUMBERS play symbols to any of the CASH NUMBERS play symbols,
the player wins PRIZE shown for that number. If a player reveals a "7" play
symbol, the player wins triple the PRIZE shown for that number.
2.1 Instant Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Instant Game ticket, all of the following requirements
must be met:
1. Exactly 48 (forty-eight) 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,
unless specified, 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 except for dual
image games;
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 48 (forty-eight)
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 48 (forty-eight) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those
described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 48 (forty-eight) 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. Game 1: No more than 2 pairs of like play symbols in this game.
C. Game 1: No four or more like play symbols in this game.
D. Game 1: The "7" doubler symbol may appear only once but may be used
on both winning and non-winning games.
E. Game 1: When the "7" doubler symbol appears in a winning Game, there
will be no more than two like play symbols in this game.
F. The $7 play symbol will only appear in this game when it is part of
a win.
G. Game 2: No duplicate non-winning Your Symbols on a ticket.
H. Game 2: No duplicate non-winning prize symbols on a ticket in this
game.
I. Game 2: The auto win symbol will appear according to the prize structure
and will only appear once in this game.
J. Game 3: No duplicate Cash Numbers play symbols on a ticket.
K. Game 3: The "7" tripler symbol will only appear on winning tickets
as dictated by the prize structure.
L. Game 3: No duplicate non-winning Your Number play symbols on a ticket.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "POWER SEVENS" Instant Game prize of $7.00, $11.00, $17.00,
$27.00, $47.00, $77.00, $177 or $577, 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 $27.00, $47.00, $77.00, $177 or $577 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 Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these
Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "POWER SEVENS" Instant Game prize of $7,000 or $77,000, 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 "POWER SEVENS" 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 Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources 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 Section 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 "POWER SEVENS"
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 "POWER SEVENS" 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 or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. 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.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
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, 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, 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. 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 4,080,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 565. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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. 565 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. 565,
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-200501437
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: April 5, 2005
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 597 is "MONTHLY BONUS". The play style
is "key number match with auto win".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 597 shall be $5.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 597.
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 - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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, DOLLAR BILL SYMBOL, $1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00,
$10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $200, $2,000, $10,000 and $20,000.
D. Play Symbol Caption - the printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and 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:
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) 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:
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 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number 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 Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The Serial Number is for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $5.00, $10.00, $12.00, $20.00 or $24.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $50.00, $60.00 or $200.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $2,000, $20,000 or $10,000/MO ($10,000
per month for 20 years).
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) 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 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (597), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 075 within
each pack. The format will be: 597-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "MONTHLY BONUS" Instant Game tickets contains 075 tickets,
packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). One will
show the front of ticket 001 and back of 075 while the other fold will show
the back of ticket 001 and front of 075.
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 "MONTHLY
BONUS" Instant Game No. 597 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 "MONTHLY
BONUS" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched
off to expose 45 (forty-five) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of YOUR
NUMBERS play symbols to any of the LUCKY NUMBERS play symbols the player wins
prize shown for that number. If a player reveals a dollar bill play symbol
the player wins $10,000 per month for 20 years. 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 45 (forty-five) 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,
unless specified, 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 except for dual
image games;
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 45 (forty-five)
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 45 (forty-five) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those
described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 45 (forty-five) 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. No more than one winner of $60 and higher per pack.
C. No duplicate non-winning Your Numbers on a ticket.
D. No duplicate Lucky Numbers on a ticket.
E. No more than four like non-winning prize symbols on a ticket.
F. A non-winning prize symbol will never be the same as a winning prize
symbol.
G. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the Your
Number play symbol (i.e. 5 and $5).
H. The "dollar bill" and $10,000 prize symbol will only appear on intended
winning tickets as dictated by the prize structure and will only appear with
each other.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "MONTHLY BONUS" Instant Game prize of $5.00, $10.00, $12.00,
$20.00, $24.00, $50.00, $60.00 or $200, 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 $50.00, $60.00 or $200 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 Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "MONTHLY BONUS" Instant Game prize of $2,000, $20,000 or
$10,000/MO ($10,000 per month for 20 years), 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 "MONTHLY BONUS" 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. When claiming a "MONTHLY BONUS" Instant Game prize of $10,000 per month
for 20 years, the claimant must choose one of two (2) payment options for
receiving his prize:
1. Monthly via direct deposit to the winner’s account. With this
plan, upon validation of the prize, a payment of $10,000 less any taxes and/or
other offsets or mandatory withholdings required by law, will be made each
month on the first business day of the month for a combined total of $120,000
per year. Monthly payments will be made for a period of 20 years or a total
of 240 monthly payments to reach the total maximum payment of "$2,400, 000".
2. Annually via direct deposit to the winner’s account. With this
plan, upon validation of the prize, a payment of $120,000 less any taxes and/or
other offsets or mandatory withholdings required by law, will be made once
a year on the first business day of the anniversary month of the claim. Annual
payments will be made for a period of 20 years or a total of 20 annual to
reach the total maximum payment of $2,400,000.
5. If a payment falls on a holiday or weekend, the payment will be made
on the following business day.
E. 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 Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources 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 Section 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 "MONTHLY BONUS"
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 "MONTHLY BONUS" 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 or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. 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.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
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, 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, 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. 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 8,040,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 597. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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. 597 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. 597,
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-200501438
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: April 5, 2005
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 599 is "BONUS BREAK THE BANK". The play
style is "key number match with auto win".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 599 shall be $5.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 599.
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 - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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, STACK OF BILLS SYMBOL, $1.00, $2.00, $4.00,
$5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00, $50.00, $100, $500, $1,000, $7,500
or $75,000.
D. Play Symbol Caption - the printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and 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:
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
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 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number 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 Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, or $20.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $50.00, $100 or $500.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $1,000, $7,500 or $75,000.
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) 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 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (599), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 075 within
each pack. The format will be: 599-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "BONUS BREAK THE BANK" Instant Game tickets contains
75 tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one
(1). The packs will alternate. One will show the front of ticket 001 and back
of 075 while the other fold will show the back of ticket 001 and front of
075.
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 "BONUS
BREAK THE BANK" Instant Game No. 599 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 "BONUS BREAK
THE BANK" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched
off to expose 38 (thirty-eight) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of YOUR
NUMBERS play symbols to any of the LUCKY NUMBERS play symbols within the same
game the player wins prize indicated for that number. If a player reveals
a money stack play symbol the player wins prize indicated automatically. 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 38 (thirty-eight) 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,
unless specified, 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 except for dual
image games;
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 38 (thirty-eight)
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 38 (thirty-eight) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those
described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 38 (thirty-eight) 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. No duplicate non-winning Your Numbers on a ticket.
C. No duplicate Lucky Numbers on a ticket.
D. No more than four like non-winning prize symbols on a ticket.
E. A non-winning prize symbol will never be the same as a winning prize
symbol.
F. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the Your
Number play symbol (i.e. 5 and $5).
G. The auto win symbol will never appear more than once in a game, but
may appear once in both games on tickets that win 2 or more times.
H. No Your Number play symbol in one game will match a Lucky Number play
symbol in the other game.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "BONUS BREAK THE BANK" Instant Game prize of $5.00, $10.00,
$15.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100 or $500, 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 $50.00, $100 or $500 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 Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "BONUS BREAK THE BANK" Instant Game prize of $1,000, $7,500
or $75,000, 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 "BONUS BREAK THE BANK" 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 Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources 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 Section 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 "BONUS BREAK
THE BANK" 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 "BONUS BREAK THE BANK" 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 or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. 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.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
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, 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, 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. 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 8,040,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 599. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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. 599 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. 599,
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-200501439
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: April 5, 2005
Notice of Public Hearing (Hearing Date: May 17, 2005)
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Manufactured
Housing Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
(the "Department") at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 507 Sabine Street,
4th Floor Boardroom, Austin, Texas 78701. The public hearing is to accept
comments on proposed amendments to Title 10 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter
80 (West) ("Rules"), §80.201. The proposed rules are published in the
April 15, 2005 issue of the
Texas Register
.
All interested parties are invited to attend such public hearing to express
their views with respect to the proposed amendments to the manufactured housing
rules. Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to
Sharon S. Choate at the Manufactured Housing Division of the Texas Department
of Housing and Community Affairs, 507 Sabine Street, 10th Floor, Austin, Texas
78701, telephone (512) 475-2206, or email at sharon.choate@tdhca.state.tx.us.
Persons who intend to appear at the hearing and express their views are
invited to contact Sharon S. Choate in writing in advance of the hearing.
Any interested persons unable to attend the hearing may submit their comments
in writing to Sharon S. Choate prior to the date scheduled for the hearing.
Written comments may be sent to the Manufactured Housing Division of the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs, P. O. Box 12489, Austin, Texas
78711-2489, faxed to (512) 475-4250, or emailed to sharon.choate@tdhca.state.tx.us.
This notice is published and the above described hearing is to be held
in satisfaction of the requirements of the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards
Act, Occupations Code, Subtitle C, Chapter 1201 and Title 10 Texas Administrative
Code (West).
Individuals who require auxiliary aids for this meeting should contact
Gina Esteves, ADA Responsible Employee, at (512) 475-3943, or Relay Texas
at 1 (800) 735-2989 at least two days prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
TRD-200501386
Timothy K. Irvine
Executive Director
Manufactured Housing Division
Filed: April 4, 2005
Request for Proposals to Conduct Thoroughfare Assessment Program in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area
This request by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
for consultant services is filed under the provisions of Government Code,
Chapter 2254.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is requesting written
proposals to conduct Thoroughfare Assessment Program in the Dallas-Fort Worth
Metropolitan Area. The Program will maximize the capacity of the existing
arterial system by implementing low-cost capital improvements on selected
thoroughfares. The selected consultant (s) will implement a Thoroughfare Assessment
Program to audit selected thoroughfares, assess operational characteristics,
and develop and implement recommended improvements. Engineering services will
be required as part of this project and multiple consultant firms may be selected
to perform the required tasks. The selected consultant (s) shall establish
a detailed data collection plan to cover approximately 260 locations. The
data collection for the baseline analysis needs to include an assessment of
operational characteristics. The selected consultant (s) should identify specific
methodology and procedures to analyze the baseline conditions. Types of assessment
may include, but are not limited to, review of existing timing plans, adjustments
to count data, development of traffic signal timing optimization models, determination
of hardware upgrades, and recommendations of low-cost operational improvements.
Due Date
Proposals must be received no later than 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on
Friday, May 20, 2005, to Natalie Bettger, Principal Transportation Planner,
North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington,
Texas 76011 or P.O. Box 5888, Arlington, Texas 76005-5888. For copies of the
Request for Proposals, contact Therese Bergeon, at (817) 695-9267. Questions
concerning the Instructions For Proposals or the Scope of Services should
be submitted to Ken Kirkpatrick, Senior Program Manager, by email at kkirkpatrick@nctcog.org
by Monday, April 25, 2005. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on Monday,
May 2, 2005, at 10 a.m. at the NCTCOG offices to provide an overview and answer
questions regarding the RFP.
Contract Award Procedures
The firm or individual selected to perform these activities will be recommended
by a Consultant Selection Committee (CSC). The CSC will use evaluation criteria
and methodology consistent with the scope of services contained in the Request
for Proposals. The NCTCOG Executive Board will review the CSC's recommendations
and, if found acceptable, will issue a contract award.
Regulations
NCTCOG, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78
Statute 252, 41 United States Code 2000d to 2000d-4; and Title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the
Secretary, Part 1, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the
Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies
all proposers that it will affirmatively assure that in regard to any contract
entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises
will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this
invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color,
sex, age, national origin, or disability in consideration of an award.
TRD-200501456
R. Michael Eastland
Executive Director
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Filed: April 6, 2005
Notice of Application for Amendment to Certificated Service Area Boundary
Notice is given to the public of an application filed on March 31, 2005,
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, for an amendment to a certificated
service area boundary.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.
d/b/a SBC Texas to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to Modify
the Service Area Boundaries of the Round Rock Zone of the Austin Metropolitan
Exchange (SBC Texas) and the Hutto Exchange (Sprint). Docket Number 30962.
The Application: The minor boundary amendment is being requested to realign
the serving area boundaries between the Hutto and Round Rock exchanges to
reflect the way the boundary is currently being administered. There will be
no changes in service, rates, or telephone numbers for existing customers.
Sprint has provided a letter of concurrence for the proposed change.
Persons wishing to comment on the action sought or intervene should contact
the Public Utility Commission of Texas by April 25, 2005, by mail at P. O.
Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free
at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free)
1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 30962.
TRD-200501452
Adriana Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 6, 2005
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas of an application on March 25, 2005, for a service provider certificate
of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA) §§54.151 - 54.156. A summary of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of InnerCity FiberNet, LLC for a Service
Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 30923 before the
Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, HDSL, SDSL, VDSL,
Optical Services, T1-Private Line, long distance, DS3, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet,
GigE, and Internet Transit.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the entire State of
Texas.
Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public
Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326,
or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than
April 20, 2005. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989.
All comments should reference Docket Number 30923.
TRD-200501360
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 30, 2005
On March 25, 2005, Dynamic Cable Construction, Incorporated filed an application
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to relinquish its
service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA
Certificate Number 60343. Applicant intends to relinquish its certificate.
The Application: Application of Dynamic Cable Construction, Inc. to Relinquish
its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 30922.
Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public
Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326,
or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than
April 20, 2005. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989.
All comments should reference Docket Number 30922.
TRD-200501358
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 30, 2005
On March 28, 2005, Texas Am-Tel I, LP filed an application with the Public
Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) to relinquish its service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate Number
60483. Applicant intends to relinquish its certificate.
The Application: Application of Texas Am-Tel I, LP to Relinquish its Service
Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 30924.
Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public
Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326,
or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than
April 20, 2005. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989.
All comments should reference Docket Number 30924.
TRD-200501359
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 30, 2005
On March 31, 2005, Madison River Communications, L.L.C. filed an application
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to relinquish its
service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA
Certificate Number 60371. Applicant intends to relinquish its certificate.
The Application: Application of Madison River Communications, L.L.C. to
Relinquish its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket
Number 30961.
Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public
Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326,
or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than
April 20, 2005. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989.
All comments should reference Docket Number 30961.
TRD-200501451
Adriana Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 6, 2005
Notice is given to the public of the filing on March 30, 2005, with the
Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission), a notice of intent to file
a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214.
The Applicant will file the LRIC study on or around April 22, 2005.
Docket Title and Number: Central Telephone Company of Texas, Incorporated,
doing business as Sprint Application for Approval of LRIC Study to Introduce
Private Switch Database Service (PS/ALI) and Reverse Notification Telephone
Number Database Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214,
Docket Number 30936.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 30936. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study and should be filed
at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin,
Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477.
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact
the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments
should reference Docket Number 30936.
TRD-200501368
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2005
Notice is given to the public of the filing on March 30, 2005, with the
Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission), a notice of intent to file
a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214.
The Applicant will file the LRIC study on or around April 22, 2005.
Docket Title and Number: United Telephone Company of Texas, Incorporated
doing business as Sprint Application for Approval of LRIC Study to Introduce
Private Switch Database Service (PS/ALI) and Reverse Notification Telephone
Number Database Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214,
Docket Number 30937.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 30937. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study and should be filed
at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin,
Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477.
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact
the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments
should reference Docket Number 30937.
TRD-200501369
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2005
Notice is given to the public of the filing on March 30, 2005, with the
Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission), a notice of intent to file
a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214.
The Applicant will file the LRIC study on or around April 21, 2005.
Docket Title and Number: United Telephone Company of Texas, Incorporated,
doing business as Sprint Application for Approval of LRIC Study to Introduce
Economy Bundle II A Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214, Docket
Number 30938.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 30938. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study and should be filed
at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin,
Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477.
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact
the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments
should reference Docket Number 30938.
TRD-200501370
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2005
Notice is given to the public of the filing on March 30, 2005, with the
Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission), a notice of intent to file
a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214.
The Applicant will file the LRIC study on or around April 21, 2005.
Docket Title and Number: Central Telephone Company of Texas, Incorporated,
doing business as Sprint Application for Approval of LRIC Study to Introduce
Economy Bundle II A Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214, Docket
Number 30939.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 30939. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study and should be filed
at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin,
Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477.
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact
the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments
should reference Docket Number 30939.
TRD-200501371
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: March 31, 2005
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) a petition on March 30, 2005, for a declaratory order.
Docket Style and Number: Petition of Billie B. Mosites for a Declaratory
Order Enforcing the Order of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Granting
Brazos Electric Cooperative, Incorporated a Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity for a 138-kV Transmission Line in Hood and Parker Counties, Docket
Number 30945.
The Application: Petitioner requests that the commission (1) declare the
rights and obligations established in the commission's Order in Docket Number
28254 with regard to Petitioner's property; (2) clarify any inconsistencies
in its Order of August 24, 2004; (3) order Brazos to cease and desist in its
effort to enter Petitioner's property for the ultimate purpose of constructing
a transmission line along a route never approved by the commission; and (4)
order Brazos to comply with the transmission line route modifications requested
by Petitioner and approved in the commission's Order in Docket Number 28254
on August 24, 2004.
Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public
Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326,
or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and
speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission
at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989. All comments
should reference Docket Number 30945.
TRD-200501384
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: April 1, 2005
Professional Services Contract Award
In compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas
Government Code, The Texas A&M University System furnishes this notice
of professional services contract award. The company will provide workers'
compensation medical bill audit and medical claims management services for
The Texas A&M University System. The request for proposal was filed in
the October 22, 2004 issue of the
Texas Register
(29 TexReg 9938).
The contract was awarded to Starr Comprehensive Solutions, Inc., 7035 W.
Tidwell, Suite J-107, Houston, Texas 77092 (P.O. Box 801464, Houston, Texas
77280-1464) for $150,000 annually.
The beginning date of the contract is March 23, 2005 and the ending date
is March 23, 2008. All services are provided on an ongoing, as-needed basis.
Please call Kevin P. McGinnis, Director of Risk Management, The Texas A&M
University System, (979) 458-6330 if you have questions or need further information.
TRD-200501422
Vickie Burt Spillers
Executive Secretary to the Board
Texas A&M University, Board of Regents
Filed: April 5, 2005
Applications Received
Pursuant to the Texas Water Code, §6.195, the Texas Water Development
Board provides notice of the following applications received by the Board:
City of Point, P.O. Box 331, Point, Texas 75471-0331, received January
20, 2005, application for financial assistance in the amount of $1,370,000
from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
Aquilla Water Supply Corporation, P.O. Box 959, Hillsboro, Texas 76645,
received February 1, 2005, application for financial assistance in the total
amount of $6,730,000 from the Texas Water Development Funds and Rural Water
Assistance Fund.
City of Marlin, 100 Fortune Street, P.O. Box 980, Marlin, Texas 76661-0980,
received December 20, 2004, application for financial assistance in the total
amount of $14,855,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund - Disadvantaged
Community Program and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - Disadvantaged
Community Program.
Lower Neches Valley Authority, P.O. Box 5117, Beaumont, Texas 77726-5117,
received January 28, 2005, application for financial assistance in the amount
of $200,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation, P.O. Box 130, Plains, Texas
79355, received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance in
the amount of $41,093 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Tule Creek Soil and Water Conservation District No. 110, 215 NW 2nd Street,
Tulia, Texas 79088, received January 31, 2005, application for financial assistance
in the amount of $1,050 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Clear Fork Groundwater Conservation District, P.O. Box 369, Ruby, Texas
79543, received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance in
the amount of $8,106 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District, P.O. Box 341, Harton, Texas
77488, received February 8, 2005, application for financial assistance in
the amount of $50,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Post Oak Savannah Ground Water Conservation District, P.O. Box 92, Milano,
Texas 76556, received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance
in the amount of $6,562 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Pecan Bayou Soil and Water Conservation District, P.O. Box 562, Brownwood,
Texas 76804, received February 11, 2005, application for financial assistance
in the amount of $39,750 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District, P.O. Box 1419, Uvalde,
Texas 78802-1410, received February 11, 2005, application for financial assistance
in the amount of $60,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Wintergarden Ground Water Conservation District, P.O. Box 1433, Carrizo
Springs, Texas 78834, received February 11, 2005, application for financial
assistance in the amount of $54,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation
Fund.
Adams Garden Irrigation District No. 19, P.O. Box 148, Harlingen, Texas
78551, received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance in
the amount of $50,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Delta Lake Irrigation District, Route 1 Box 225, Edcouch, Texas 78538,
received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance in the amount
of $50,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
El Paso Water Improvement District No. 1,294 Candelaria, El Paso, Texas
79907-5599, received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance
in the amount of $50,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Hudspeth County Conservation and Reclamation District No. 1, P.O. Box 125,
Fort Hancock, Texas 79839, received February 14, 2005, application for financial
assistance in the amount of $50,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation
Fund.
Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, P.O. Box
212, Dell City, Texas 79837, received February 14, 2005, application for financial
assistance in the amount of $50,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation
Fund.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Jack K. Williams Administration Building,
Room 113, College Station, Texas 77843-2142, received February 9, 2005, application
for financial assistance in the amount of $45,000 from the Agricultural Water
Conservation Fund.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Jack K. Williams Administration Building,
Room 113, College Station, Texas 77843-2142, received February 8, 2005, application
for financial assistance in the amount of $85,265 from the Agricultural Water
Conservation Fund.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Jack K. Williams Administration Building,
Room 113, College Station, Texas 77843-2142, received February 14, 2005, application
for financial assistance in the amount of $150,000 from the Agricultural Water
Conservation Fund.
Texas Cooperative Extension, 6500 Amarillo Blvd., West Amarillo, Texas
79106, received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance in
the amount of $100,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, P.O. Box 658, Temple, Texas
76503, received February 14, 2005, application for financial assistance in
the amount of $100,000 from the Agricultural Water Conservation Fund.
TRD-200501453
Suzanne Schwartz
General Counsel
Texas Water Development Board
Filed: April 6, 2005
Request for Proposal - Consulting Services
The University of Texas-Pan American (the "University") requests, pursuant
to
Texas Government Code
2254.029, the submission
of proposals leading to the award of a contract for consulting services. The
University is located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and covers about 187
acres in Edinburg, Texas, the Hidalgo County seat with a population of about
32,000.
The University is looking for a Proposer to provide the assistance the
University requires to review and assess the current compensation and classification
program for approximately 200 classified and non-classified jobs, including
faculty positions.
The University's President made a finding that the Consulting Services
are necessary. While the University has a substantial need for the Consulting
Services, the University does not currently have staff with expertise or experience
with the Consulting Services and the University cannot obtain such Consulting
Services through a contract with another state governmental entity.
An award for the services will be following a procedure using competitive
sealed proposals based on the following evaluation criteria:
1. The Proposer's demonstrated competence, knowledge and experience in
conducting numerous compensation surveys across industry groups, especially
higher education & compensation program design and development for both
the public and private sector. Experience must include development, implementation,
and communication of salary grade structures. Proposer must demonstrate possession
of sufficient market pricing resources including data processing capabilities
or information systems to appropriately evaluate the full range of University
positions.
2. The qualifications, education and experience of the Proposer's team
members that will actually conduct and supervises the consulting services
to be provided to the University.
3. The number of team members dedicated to the project, resources available,
and ability to deliver within the time frame prescribed.
4. The overall cost to the University for the services to be performed
by the Proposer.
5. Proposer's approach to perform the consulting services.
6. Completeness and quality of Proper's responses to the requests for information
and questions contained in Appendix One of the RFP, and demonstrated development,
performance, completion, implementation and communication of salary compensation
models in a higher education setting.
The individual to be contacted with an offer to provide such consulting
services or to obtain a copy of the Request for Proposals for the consulting
services identified in this invitation is:
Norma Dryer
Contracts Coordinator
The University of Texas-Pan American
1201 W. University Dr.
Edinburg, TX 78541
Voice: (956) 381-2160
Email:dryern@utpa.edu
The proposal submission deadline will be April 29, 2005 at 3:00 pm Central
Prevailing Time.
TRD-200501457
Francie A. Frederick
Counsel and Secretary to the Board
The University of Texas System
Filed: April 6, 2005
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced an intent to seek
competitive bids for the contract to manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory
when that contract expires in 2005 and has recently issued a revised draft
Request for Proposals. In January 2002, the University of Texas System (U.
T. System), secured the consulting services of Kelly, Anderson and Associates,
Inc. to advise it on DOE procurement procedures, procedures for the selection
of potential industrial partners, and the process required for preparation
of a bid package that would be responsive to a DOE Invitation to Bid on a
National Laboratory management contract.
Pursuant to a contract with U. T. System; Kelly, Anderson and Associates,
Inc. is currently providing such consulting services to the System. At this
time, it is necessary to amend the contract between U. T. System and Kelly,
Anderson and Associates, Inc.
As required by the provisions of
Texas Government
Code
, Chapter 2254, prior to amending its contract with Kelly, Anderson
and Associates, Inc., U. T. System extends this invitation to qualified and
experienced consultants interested in providing the consulting services described
in this invitation. Unless a better offer (as determined by U. T. System)
is received in response to this invitation, U. T. System intends to enter
into negotiations with Kelly, Anderson and Associates, Inc., to amend U. T.
System's contract with Kelly, Anderson and Associates, Inc.
Scope of Work:
The successful consultant shall provide advice and assistance regarding
DOE procurement procedures and competition for the Los Alamos National Laboratory
management contract.
Finding of Fact:
The Chancellor of U. T. System has made a finding that the consulting services
are necessary. U. T. System does not currently have staff with expertise in
Los Alamos National Laboratory contract issues, DOE procurement procedures
or expertise in how to assemble a competitive DOE bid to manage a national
laboratory.
Specifications:
Any consultant submitting an offer in response to this Invitation must
provide the following: (1) consultant's legal name, including type of entity
(individual, partnership, corporation, etc.), and address; (2) background
information regarding the consultant, including the number of years in business
and the number of employees; (3) information regarding the qualifications,
education, and experience of the team members proposed to conduct the requested
services; (4) the hourly rate to be charged for each team member providing
services; (5) the earliest date by which the consultant could begin providing
the services; (6) a list of five client references, including any complex
institutions or systems of higher education for which consultant has provided
consulting services; (7) a statement of consultant's approach to the project
(i.e., the services described in the Scope of Work section of this Invitation),
any unique benefits consultant offers U. T. System, and any other information
consultant desires U. T. System to consider in connection with consultant's
offer; (8) information to assist U. T. System in assessing consultant's demonstrated
competence and experience providing consulting services similar to the services
requested in this Invitation; (9) information to assist U. T. System in assessing
the consultant's knowledge of Los Alamos National Laboratory contract issues,
DOE procurement processes and strategies for competitive bidding for a national
laboratory contract; and (10) information to assist U. T. System in assessing
whether the consultant will have any conflicts of interest in performing the
requested services.
Selection Process:
Selection of the Successful Offer (defined as follows) submitted in response
to this Invitation by the Submittal Deadline (defined as follows) will be
made using the competitive process described as follows. After the opening
of the offers and upon completion of the initial review and evaluation of
the offers submitted, selected consultants may be invited to participate in
oral presentations. U. T. System, on the basis of the offers initially submitted,
without discussion, clarification or modification, may make the selection
of the Successful Offer. In the alternative, U. T. System on the basis of
negotiation may make selection of the Successful Offer with any of the consultants.
At U. T. System's sole option and discretion, it may discuss and negotiate
all elements of the offers submitted by selected consultants within a specified
competitive range. For purposes of negotiation, a competitive range of acceptable
or potentially acceptable offers may be established comprising the highest
rated offers. U. T. System will provide each consultant within the competitive
range with an equal opportunity for discussion and revision of its offer.
U. T. System will not disclose any information derived from the offers submitted
by competing consultants in conducting such discussions. Further action on
offers not included within the competitive range will be deferred pending
the selection of the Successful Offer; however, U. T. System reserves the
right to include additional offers in the competitive range if deemed to be
in its best interest. After the submission of offers but before final selection
of the Successful Offer is made, U. T. System may permit a consultant to revise
its offer in order to obtain the consultant's best final offer. U. T. System
is not bound to accept the lowest priced offer if that offer is not in its
best interest, as determined by U. T. System. U. T. System reserves the right
to (a) enter into agreements or other contractual arrangements for all or
any portion of the Scope of Work set forth in this Invitation with one or
more consultants, (b) reject any and all offers and re-solicit offers or (c)
reject any and all offers and temporarily or permanently abandon this procurement,
if deemed to be in the best interest of U. T. System.
Criteria for Selection:
The Successful Offer will be the offer submitted in response to this Invitation
by the Submittal Deadline that is the most advantageous to U. T. System, considering
price and the evaluation factors established by U. T. System. U. T. System
personnel will evaluate offers. The evaluation of offers and the selection
of the Successful Offer will be based on the information provided to U. T.
System by the consultant in response to the Specifications section of this
Invitation. Consideration may also be given to any additional information
and comments if such information or comments increase the benefits to U. T.
System.
How To Respond; Submittal Deadline:
All offers must contain the information requested in the Specifications
section of this Invitation and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., C.S.T.,
Friday, May 6, 2005. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.
Offers must be submitted to Dr. Charles A. Sorber, The University of Texas
System, 601 Colorado St., Austin, Texas 78701.
Questions:
Questions concerning this invitation and all offers in response to this
request should be directed to Dr. Charles A. Sorber, The University of Texas
System, Austin, Texas 78701, 512/499-3776, CSorber@utsystem.edu.
TRD-200501458
Francie A. Frederick
Counsel and Secretary to the Board
The University of Texas System
Filed: April 6, 2005
The University of Texas at Austin requests, pursuant to the provisions
of the
Texas Government Code
, Chapter 2254.029,
the submission of proposals leading to the award of a contract for Consulting
Services. The University's objective is to contract for Consulting Services
to assist the University in a thorough analysis of the "Funding of the Campus-wide
Development Operation."
The conclusion of a major capital campaign represents a critical moment
in the history of any major university development program. If this post-campaign
period is managed well and resources are appropriately organized, the university
should be able to maintain or even exceed its campaign annual fundraising
totals. An assessment can provide a roadmap for the President and for new
advancement leadership. An assessment can set a framework for a new round
of fundraising priority setting and provide a context for post-campaign fundraising
goals and activity. The assessment should also incorporate information on
other major research institutions that have completed similar capital campaigns.
An award for the services specified herein will be made following a procedure
using competitive sealed proposals.
Proposals will be opened publicly to identify the names of the RESPONDENTS,
but will be afforded security sufficient to preclude disclosure of the contents
of the proposal, including prices or other information, prior to award. After
opening, an award may be made on the basis of the proposals initially submitted,
without discussion, clarification, or modification, or on the basis of negotiation
with any of the RESPONDENTS or, at UNIVERSITY'S sole option and discretion,
UNIVERSITY may discuss or negotiate all elements of the proposal with selected
RESPONDENTS which represent a competitive range of proposals. For purposes
of negotiation, a competitive range of acceptable or potentially acceptable
proposals may be established comprising the highest rated proposal(s). After
the submission of a proposal but before making an award, UNIVERSITY may permit
the offeror to revise the proposal in order to obtain the best final offer.
UNIVERSITY may not disclose any information derived from the proposals submitted
from competing offers in conducting such discussions. UNIVERSITY will provide
each offeror with an equal opportunity for discussion and revision of proposals.
Further action on proposals not included in the competitive range will be
deferred pending an award, but UNIVERSITY reserves the right to include additional
proposals in the competitive range if deemed in the best interest of UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY reserves the right to award a Contract for all or any portion of
the requirements proposed by reason of this request, award multiple Contracts,
or to reject any and all proposals if deemed to be in the best interests of
UNIVERSITY and to re-solicit for proposals, or to reject any and all proposals
if deemed to be in the best interests of UNIVERSITY and to temporarily or
permanently abandon the procurement. If UNIVERSITY awards a contract, it will
award the contract to the offeror whose proposal is the most advantageous
to UNIVERSITY, considering price and the evaluation factors set forth in this
RFP. The contract file must state in writing the basis upon which the award
is made.
Interested parties may contact Floyd Self at The University of Texas at
Austin Purchasing Office for a copy of the RFP document by email at fself@mail.utexas.edu;
telephone (512) 471-4266. An original and five (5) copies of the proposal
must be submitted by the Proposal submission deadline of May 10, 2005 at 2:30
P.M., Central Standard Daylight Time, Austin Texas to Mr. Floyd Self, The
University of Texas at Austin, Purchasing Office, 2200 Comal Street, Austin
TX 78722
TRD-200501459
Francie A. Frederick
Counsel and Secretary to the Board
The University of Texas System
Filed: April 6, 2005
Coastal Coordination Council
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Default Orders of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Settlement Agreements of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Notice of Opportunity to Participate in Permitting Matters
Notice of Priority Groundwater Management Area Report Completion
Notice of Water Rights Application
Proposal for Decision
Proposal for Decision
Proposed Enforcement Orders
Texas Ethics Commission
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Public Notice
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Lottery Commission
Instant Game Number 553 "Fast Cash"
Instant Game Number 556 "Cash Win-Fall"
Instant Game Number 559 "Sapphire Blue 7's"
Instant Game Number 565 "Power Sevens"
Instant Game Number 597 "Monthly Bonus"
Instant Game Number 599 "Bonus Break the Bank"
Manufactured Housing Division
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application to Relinquish a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application to Relinquish a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application to Relinquish a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Intent to File LRIC Study Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214
Notice of Intent to File LRIC Study Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214
Notice of Intent to File LRIC Study Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214
Notice of Intent to File LRIC Study Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.214
Petition of Billie B. Mosites for a Declaratory Order Enforcing the Order of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Granting Brazos Electric Cooperative, Inc. a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a 138-kV Transmission Line in Hood and Parker Counties
Texas A&M University, Board of Regents
Texas Water Development Board
The University of Texas System
Request for Proposal - Consulting Services
Request for Proposal - Consulting Services
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission