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Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation

Notice of Requests for Proposals

Notice is hereby given of three Requests for Proposals by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) for Bond Counsel, Financial Advisor, and for General Counsel/Lender Counsel/Issuer Counsel for its multifamily and single family affordable housing programs, including its multifamily and single family private activity bond programs. Proposals will be due at the TSAHC offices in Austin by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2006. The Requests for Proposals can be viewed and downloaded from TSAHC's web site (www.tsahc.org). Any questions about the Requests for Proposals should be directed to Katherine Closmann by E-mail at kclosmann@tsahc.org, by fax at (512) 477-3557, or by phone at (512) 477-3555, Ext. 424.

TRD-200506053

David Long

President

Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation

Filed: December 21, 2005


Texas Building and Procurement Commission

Request for Proposals

The Texas Building and Procurement Commission (TBPC) , on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), announces the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) #303-6-10690 to solicit proposals to sell qualified parcels of land to DPS, located generally in the City of Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas bounded by the Waxahachie extraterritorial jurisdiction line. The site should contain a minimum of 3.5 acres of land or 152,460 square feet of contiguous land. The preferred size is 5 acres or 217,800 square feet of contiguous land. However, sites greater than 5 acres will be considered.

The deadline for questions is January 3, 2006; and the deadline for proposals is January 11, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. The award date is to be determined. TBPC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals submitted. TBPC is under no legal or other obligation to issue an award on the basis of this notice or the distribution of an RFP. Neither this notice nor the RFP commits TBPC to pay for any costs incurred prior to the award of a grant.

Parties interested in submitting a proposal may obtain information by contacting TBPC Purchaser Richard Ehlert at (512) 463-0209. A copy of the RFP may be downloaded from the Electronic State Business Daily at: http://esbd.tbpc.state.tx.us/1380/bid_show.cfm?bidid=62385.

TRD-200506093

Susan Maldonado

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Building and Procurement Commission

Filed: December 22, 2005


Coastal Coordination Council

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 December 16, 2005, through December 22, 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 December 28, 2005. The public comment period for these projects will close at 5:00 p.m. on January 27, 2006.

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:

Applicant: Davis Petroleum Corporation ; Location: The project site is located in Galveston Bay, in State Tract (ST) 199, approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Smith Point, offshore Chambers County, 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; Easting: 324854; Northing: 3269030. Project Description: The applicant proposes to install, operate, and maintain structures and equipment necessary for oil and gas drilling, production and transportation activities. Specifically, the applicant proposes to install a 30-foot-long by 7-foot-wide well platform, a 70-foot by 70-foot production platform, and associated flowlines from the well to the production platform. Approximately 2,667 cubic yards of fill material will be discharged into the bay in order to support the drilling rig. All activities will occur in ST 199. CCC Project No.: 06-0103-F1; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #24026 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: Port of Houston Authority ; Location: The project is located on Barbours Cut, along Galveston Bay, in Harris County, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: La Porte, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 305400; Northing: 3285000. Project Description: The applicant proposes to amend Department of the Army Permit No. 10902(05) to add Spilmans Island and Alexander Island Dredge Material Placement Areas. The applicant also proposes to add the following methods of dredging to the authorization: mechanical, water injection dredging, and Silt Blade method. All methods of dredging will only be performed within the approved dredge area. The dredge material will be kept within the approved dredge area. CCC Project No.: 06-0104-F1; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #10902(06) 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: Kahala Development, L.L.C. ; Location: The project is located adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, immediately southwest of the Eight Mile Road and FM 3005 intersection in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. The proposed project and mitigation sites can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle entitled: Lake Como, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters) for the project site are: Zone 15; Easting: 316507; Northing: 3235193; mitigation site: Zone 15; Easting: 310284; Northing: 3232004. Project Description: The applicant proposes to retain approximately 0.96 acres of fill in adjacent coastal dune swale wetlands and place new fill into approximately 6.64 acres of adjacent coastal dune swale wetlands for the purpose of constructing a single-family residential development, a small commercial retail development, roadways, other needed infrastructure and green space. The applicant has stated that the proposed development meets the criteria for a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND). The objective of a TND is to provide a small self-sufficient community that encourages walking and bicycling over the use of automobiles. The proposed project will result in a total discharge of approximately 22,400 cubic yards of permanent fill within a total of 7.6 acres of jurisdictional wetlands. The project consists of two phases, Phase I and Phase II. A portion of the Phase I development has already been completed. The applicant proposes to avoid, restore or create 3.6 acres of jurisdictional wetlands on site and to enhance approximately 12.86 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and create 12.46 acres of jurisdictional wetlands at the off site mitigation location. Additionally, the applicant proposes to create a total of 5.54 acres of upland prairie habitat and 4.6 acres of upland live oak habitat at the proposed off site mitigation location. The applicant proposes to preserve the entire 50 acre off site mitigation area. This project was initially placed on public notice by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Galveston District, on 30 April 2004 under Permit Application Number 23282. However, during the review process, a determination was made that unauthorized fill material had been discharged on the site in violation of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Permit Application Number 23282 was subsequently withdrawn on 21 May 2004. The violation resulted in an investigation, which led to a voluntary settlement agreement between the Corps and Kahala Development, LLC, which was executed on 16 September 2004. Kahala Development LLC has met all of the settlement agreement provisions. The wetland acreage for the project area was verified by the Corps on 10 December 2003 (file number D-14079/03). The proposed off site mitigation area is currently being reviewed for verification by the Corps (File number D-10779/03); however, a final delineation verification has not been completed. Additionally, the proposed off-site mitigation area is currently permitted as Disposal Maintenance Placement Area (DMPA) "D" for Department of the Army (DA) permit 17800 and all of its amendments. DA permit 17800(12) is currently on Public Notice for proposed amendments. One of the proposed amendments is to remove DMPA "D" from the permit. CCC Project No.: 06-0106-F1; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #23756 is being evaluated under §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.

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 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-200506121

Larry L. Laine

Chief Clerk/Deputy Land Commissioner, General Land Office

Coastal Coordination Council

Filed: December 28, 2005


Comptroller of Public Accounts

Notice of Award

Pursuant to Chapters 403, 2305; and Chapter 2254, Subchapter A, Texas Government Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) announces the following contract awards:

The notice of request for proposals was published in the June 24, 2005, issue of the Texas Register (30 TexReg 3745) (RFP #172j).

The contractors will provide energy engineering services for the Local Government Program.

Two contracts were awarded as follows:

1. Carter & Burgess, Inc., 777 Main Street, P. O. Box 901058, Fort Worth, TX 76101-2058. The total amount of this contract is not to exceed $400,000.00. The term of the contract is December 21, 2005 through August 31, 2006; and

2. Texas Energy Engineering Services, Inc., 1301 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Capital View Center, Suite B-325, Austin, Texas 78746. The total amount of this contract is not to exceed $200,000.00. The term of the contract is December 21, 2005 through August 31, 2006.

The project reviews will be completed on or before August 31, 2006.

TRD-200506059

Pamela Smith

Deputy General Counsel, Contracts

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Filed: December 21, 2005


Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

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 §§303.003, 303.005, and 303.009, Texas Finance Code.

The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of January 2, 2006 - January 8, 2006 is 18% for Consumer 1 /Agricultural/Commercial 2 /credit thru $250,000.

The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of January 2, 2006 - January 8, 2006 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.

The monthly ceiling as prescribed by §303.005 3 for the period of January 1, 2006 - January 31, 2006 is 18% for Consumer/Agricultural/Commercial/credit thru $250,000.

The monthly ceiling as prescribed by §303.005 for the period of January 1, 2006 - January 31, 2006 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.

3 For variable rate commercial transactions only.

TRD-200506118

Leslie L. Pettijohn

Commissioner

Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

Filed: December 28, 2005


Texas Education Agency

Request for Proficiency Tests for the Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students

Filing Date. December 28, 2005

Filing Authority. Texas Education Code, §29.056(2) and (3); 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §§89.1225(a) - (f) and (h); 89.1220(g); and 89.1265(a)

Description. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is notifying assessment publishers that proficiency assessments and/or achievement tests may be submitted for review for the List of State Approved Tests for the Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students . Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.056(a)(2), authorizes TEA to compile a list of approved assessments for the purposes of identifying students as limited English proficient for entry into or exit from bilingual education and/or special language programs; annually assessing oral language proficiency in English and Spanish; and measuring reading and writing proficiency in English and Spanish for program placement. The state- approved tests placed on the list must be based on scientific research and must measure oral language proficiency in listening and speaking in English and Spanish from Prekindergarten (PK) to Grade 12. Assessments must also measure reading and writing in English and Spanish from PK to Grade 12. Reading and writing assessments indicate placement in the bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) program and are not for entry purposes.

Norm-referenced standardized achievement tests in English will be used for identification, entry into and exit from programs and may be used for formative assessments.

Norm-referenced standardized achievement tests in Spanish may be used for placement purposes only. All tests to be included on the List of State Approved Tests for the Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students must be re-normed every six years to meet the criteria specified in TEC, §39.032, which requires that standardization norms not be more than six years old at the time the test is administered. The 2006-2007 List of State Approved Tests for the Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students will be in effect only for the 2006-2007 school year. Assessments must be resubmitted annually to undergo the review process even if they have been approved in prior years.

The Assessment Committee, comprised of educators from throughout the state and TEA staff, will review and approve the 2006 - 2007 List of State Approved Tests for Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students . The Assessment Committee may choose to change the criteria and/or effective dates at a future time.

Selection Criteria. Assessment publishers will be responsible for submitting tests that they wish to be reviewed for consideration for inclusion on the 2006-2007 List of State Approved Tests for Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students . All tests submitted for review must be based on scientific research and must measure oral language proficiency in listening and speaking in English and Spanish from PK to Grade 12. Assessments must measure reading and writing in English and Spanish from PK to Grade 12 and must meet the state criteria for reliability and validity. Therefore, technical manuals must also be submitted. Assessments must also measure specific proficiency levels in oral language, reading, and writing in both English and Spanish. Assessment instruments (English and Spanish) submitted for review will be grouped in the following categories: (1) Oral Language Proficiency Tests in English in Listening and Speaking domains; (2) Oral Language Proficiency Tests in Spanish in Listening and Speaking domains; (3) Reading and Writing Proficiency in English; (4) Reading and Writing Proficiency in Spanish; and (5) Ability Tests/Gifted and Talented. Publishers are not required to submit proposals for all categories.

Proposals must be submitted and presented on January 23, 2006, to be considered for inclusion on the List of State Approved Tests for the Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students . Assessment publishers will be required to attend the review of the assessments on January 23, 2006, which will be held at the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-111, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. Complete official sample copies with comprehensive explanations and technical manuals must be presented at that time. Only materials presented on January 23, 2006, will be considered for approval. Any materials and/or revisions submitted after the deadline cannot be reviewed until the following year.

Further Information. For clarifying information, contact Georgina Gonzalez, Director of Bilingual/ESL, or Susie Coultress, Assistant Director of Bilingual/ESL, Texas Education Agency, (512) 475-3555.

TRD-200506124

Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez

Director, Policy Coordination

Texas Education Agency

Filed: December 28, 2005


Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Notice of District Petition

Notices mailed December 19, 2005 through December 21, 2005

TCEQ Internal Control No. 11042005-D02; Rio Vista C.M.I., Ltd. (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 145 (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 lien holder, Wachovia Bank, National Association, 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 124.65 acres located within Fort Bend County, Texas; and (4) the proposed District is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Richmond, 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. 2005-14, effective August 15, 2005 the City of Richmond, Texas, gave its consent to the creation of the proposed District. The petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, improve, maintain and operate a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for residential and commercial purposes; (2) purchase, construct, acquire, 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) construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate additional facilities, systems, plants, enterprises, 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 $10,500,000.

TCEQ Internal Control No. 11022005-D02; Lookout Group, Inc., general partner of Lookout Partners, L.P. and LOG/HGM Bastrop, L.P. (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Stonewall Ranch Municipal Utility District (District) with the 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 are no lien holders on the property to be included in the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 283.53 acres located in Williamson County, Texas; and (4) the proposed District is within the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the City of Liberty Hill, 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. 05-R-22 , effective May 10, 2005, the City of Liberty Hill, 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 municipal, domestic, industrial and commercial purposes; (2) acquire, construct, operate and maintain a system to gather, conduct, divert, and control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of water within the District; (3) purchase, acquire, construct, own, lease, extend, improve, operate, maintain, and repair such additional improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances consistent with the purposes for which the District is organized, 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 $13,000,000.

TCEQ Internal Control No. 11022005-D03; New Sweden MPC, L.P. (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1 (District) with the 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 lien holder, City National Bank of Taylor, Texas, by joinder, through Bernard A. Mokry Inc., on the property to be included in the proposed District, and the Petitioner has provided the TCEQ with a certificate evidencing the lien holder's consent to the creation of the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 419.4 acres located in Travis County, Texas; and (4) 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 petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain and operate a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for municipal, domestic, industrial and commercial purposes; (2) acquire, construct, operate and maintain a system to gather, conduct, divert, and control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of water within the District; (3) purchase, acquire, construct, own, lease, extend, improve, operate, maintain, and repair such additional improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances consistent with the purposes for which the District is organized, 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 $63,490,000.

TCEQ Internal Control No. 11092005-D11; 525 Investors LTD. (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 115 (District) with the 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 are no lien holders on the property to be included in the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 577.1 acres located in Montgomery County, Texas; and (4) 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 petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain and operate a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for municipal, domestic, industrial and commercial purposes; (2) acquire, construct, operate and maintain a system to gather, conduct, divert, and control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of water within the District; and (3) purchase, acquire, construct, own, lease, extend, improve, operate, maintain, and repair such additional improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances consistent with the purposes for which the District is organized, 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 $33,974,500.

TCEQ Internal Control No. 11292005-D01; 700 Deerfield Katy, L.P. (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182 (District) with the 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 lien holder, Deerfield Opportunities Fund, LLC., 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 715.47 acres located within Fort Bend County, Texas; and (4) the proposed District is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Fulshear, 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. 05-934, effective October 19, 2005, the City of Fulshear, 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, 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) abate, amend, and control local storm waters; and (4) purchase, construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate additional facilities, systems, plants, enterprises, 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 $55,000,000.

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 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, Texas 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 Districts Review Team at (512) 239-4691. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

TRD-200506119

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: December 28, 2005


Notice of Meeting Concerning the Addition of the Rogers Delinted Cottonseed Company to the State Superfund Registry

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is required under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act (the Act), Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361, to annually publish a state registry that identifies facilities that may constitute an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety or the environment due to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment. The most recent registry listing of these facilities was published in the April 29, 2005, issue of the Texas Register (30 TexReg 2583). This notice was also published on January 5, 2006, in the Colorado City Record .

In accordance with the Act, §361.184(a), the TCEQ must publish a notice of intent to list a facility on the state registry of Superfund sites in the Texas Register and a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the site is located. With this publication, the TCEQ is giving notice that the facility is eligible for listing and therefore the TCEQ proposes to list it on the state registry. The TCEQ also proposes a commercial/industrial land use, rather than a residential land use, as appropriate for the facility. This land use proposal is in keeping with the requirements located in 30 TAC §350.53, Land Use Classification. Determination of appropriate land use may impact the remedial investigation and remedial action for the facility.

This notice also specifies the general nature of the potential endangerment to public health and safety or the environment as determined by information currently available to the TCEQ.

The facility is located in Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas. The geographic coordinates of the facility are latitude 32 degrees 24 minutes 41.81 seconds, longitude 100 degrees 51 minutes 59.84 seconds. The description of the facility is based on information available at the time the facility was evaluated with the Hazard Ranking System (HRS). The HRS is the principal screening guide used by the TCEQ to evaluate potential, relative risk to public health and the environment from releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances. The facility description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination.

The facility is located near the intersection of Interstate Highway 20 and State Highway 208. The facility is 49.1 acres in size. The company operated on 9.1 acres of property and the additional 40 acres were used for irrigation with wastewater generated during its operation. The operating area consists of two storage buildings, a small office with weigh station, process building, two acid tanks, and two surface impoundments. The facility operated a wet acid cotton seed delinting process to provide seed for planting from 1965 to 1983. The facility incorporated areas for receiving, storing, delinting, applying chemicals, and shipping of cottonseed. The delinting process utilized concentrated sulfuric acid to dissolve cotton fibers from the seed. Used acid and rinse waters containing the decomposing fibers were discharged from the process area to a sump through an underground clay pipe into one of the two surface impoundments north of the facility. The wastewater in the larger impoundment was documented to have a pH of <1. Seeds were treated with pesticide or fungicide prior to packing. The TCEQ installed a security fence around the surface impoundments and all the buildings in January 2005. TCEQ also removed a contaminated soil pile, drums, and containers in February and March of 2005.

A public meeting will be held on February 9, 2006, 7:00 p.m., at the Colorado City Civic Center, 157 West 2nd Street, Colorado City, Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to obtain additional information regarding the facility relative to its eligibility for listing on the state registry, identify additional potentially responsible parties, and obtain public input and information regarding the appropriate use of land on which the facility is located. The public meeting will be legislative in nature and is not a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001.

All persons desiring to make comments may do so prior to or at the public meeting. All comments submitted prior to the public meeting must be received by 5:00 February 8, 2006, and should be sent in writing to Mr. Zebao Li, Project Manager, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Remediation Division, MC 143, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 or facsimile at (512) 239-2450. The public comment period for this proposed action will end at the close of the public meeting on February 9, 2006.

A portion of the record for this facility, including documents pertinent to the proposal of the facility to the state registry, is available for review during regular business hours at the Mitchell County Public Library, 340 Oak Street, Colorado City, Texas 79512. Copies of the record may also be obtained during regular business hours at the TCEQ's Records Management Center, Records Customer Service, Building E, First Floor, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin Texas 78753, (800) 633-9363 or (512) 239-2920. Photocopying of file information is subject to payment of a fee. Parking is available on the east side of Building D, convenient to access ramps that are between Buildings D and E.

Persons who have special communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the meeting should contact the agency at (800) 633-9363 or (512) 239-5674. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

For information about the facility, please call Mr. Li at (512) 239-2229. For information about the public meeting please, call John Flores, TCEQ Community Relations at (800) 633-9363.

TRD-200506113

Stephanie Bergeron Perdue

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Legal Services

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: December 27, 2005


Notice of Opportunity for Comments Concerning a Proposed Amendment to the List of De Minimis Facilities or Sources

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), under 30 TAC Chapter 116, requests public comment concerning a proposed amendment to the "List of De Minimis Facilities or Sources" authorized by §116.119.

The TCEQ received a request to amend the "List of De Minimis Facilities or Sources" by adding: "A fumigation facility complying with all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act requirements including but not limited to the labeling requirements for each specific fumigant used at the site. Any fumigant used at the facility must be registered by the EPA and the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Structural Pest Control Board, or Texas Department of State Health Services, as appropriate, prior to use." Section 116.119(c)(1) allows for amendments to the "List of De Minimis Facilities or Sources" by the executive director for facilities or sources considered to be de minimis . If added to the "List of De Minimis Facilities or Sources," the specified facilities or sources are no longer required to obtain authorization from the TCEQ prior to construction. Therefore, the previous category of fumigation facilities, complying with all federal and state requirements, is proposed to be a de minimis facility or source.

The addition or deletion of a category of facilities, sources, or groups of facilities or sources to the "List of De Minimis Facilities or Sources" is subject to the procedural requirements of 116.119, which include a 30-day public comment period. The "List of De Minimis Facilities and Sources" is located on the TCEQ Web site at: www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/air/newsourcereview/de_minimis.html . Any interested or affected person has the opportunity to provide written comments pertaining to the addition or deletion of a category of facilities, sources, or groups of facilities or sources to the "List of De Minimis Facilities or Sources."

Comments may be mailed to Steven Hagood, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration, Air Permits Division, MC 163, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 or faxed to (512) 239-1070. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., February 6, 2006. To inquire about the technical review of the de minimis request, contact Mr. Hagood at (512) 239-1580.

TRD-200506115

Stephanie Bergeron Perdue

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Legal Services

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: December 27, 2005


Notice of Water Quality Applications

The following notices were issued during the period of December 21, 2005.

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

CITY OF BECKVILLE has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 10718-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 140,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 0.6 mile southeast of the intersection of State Highway 149 and Farm-to- Market Road 124, adjacent to Wall Branch, south of the City of Beckville in Panola County, Texas.

THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. WQ0010401006, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 5,000,000 gallons per day. The application also includes a request to continue the temporary variance to the existing water quality standards for the Nueces River Tidal in Segment No. 2101. The variance would authorize a three-year period in which to conduct a water quality study of the Nueces River Tidal into which the treated domestic wastewater is discharged. Prior to the expiration of the three-year variance period, the Commission will consider the site-specific standards and determine whether to adopt the standards or require the existing water quality standards to remain in effect. The facility is located at 3 Allison Lane in the northwest portion of the City of Corpus Christi approximately 1 mile north of Interstate Highway 37 in Nueces County, Texas.

CITY OF HOUSTON has applied for a major amendment to TPDES Permit No. 10495-116. The proposed amendment requests authorization to increase the two-hour peak flow from 37,500 gallons per minute (gpm) to 48,611 gpm. The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 18,000,000 gallons per day. The facility is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Old Westheimer Road and Alief-Clodine Road in the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. WQ0010857001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 420,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately eleven miles south of the City of Conroe, three miles west of the Interstate Highway 45 crossing of Spring Creek and at the south end of Glen Loch Drive in the Timber Ridge-Timber Lake subdivision in Montgomery County, Texas.

ONYX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, L.L.C. which operates the Port Arthur Facility, a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility, has applied for a major amendment to TPDES Permit No. WQ0002417000 to authorize the use of a site-specific aluminum partitioning coefficient at Outfall 001; to remove the daily maximum effluent limitations or reduce the monitoring frequencies for total arsenic and total chromium at Outfall 001; to increase the daily maximum effluent limitations for total aluminum, total mercury, and total zinc at Outfall 001; to change the sampling locations and procedures at internal Outfalls 201 and 301; and delete the compliance schedule for the attainment of water quality-based total cadmium, total copper, total lead, total mercury, and total aluminum final effluent limitations at Outfall 001. The current permit authorizes the discharge of previously monitored effluent (treated domestic wastewater via internal Outfall 101; and storm water runoff via internal Outfalls 201 and 301), utility wastewater and storm water runoff via Outfall 001 on an intermittent and flow variable basis. The facility is located south of State Highway 73 and approximately 3.5 miles southwest of the location where the State Highway 73 bridge crosses Taylor Bayou, Jefferson County, Texas.

FRANCES MILONE REID has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 14098-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 20,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 0.75 mile east of the intersection of State Highway 64 and State Spur 124, approximately 1.75 miles northwest of the intersection of State Highway 64 and Farm-to-Market 848 in Smith County, Texas.

ALI MOHAMMAD SOLHJOU has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 14277-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 15,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 1.25 miles west of Hardy Toll Road and approximately 1,300 feet south of the intersection of Gulf Bank Road and the Aldine Oaks Mobile Home Community entrance in Harris County, Texas.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY has applied for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. WQ0014574001, to authorize the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 600,000 gallons per day via surface irrigation of 157 acres of public access land. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The facility and disposal site are located on the east side of Sam Bass Road (County Road 175), approximately 6,900 feet north of the intersection of Sam Bass Road and Farm-to-Market Road 1431 in Williamson County, Texas.

CITY OF WOLFE CITY has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 10383-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 195,000 gallons per day. The facility is located adjacent to Oyster Creek approximately 0.3 miles east of State Highway 34 and 0.5 miles south of Wolfe City in Hunt County, Texas.

TRD-200506120

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: December 28, 2005


Proposed Enforcement Orders

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 February 6, 2006 . 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 February 6, 2006 . 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: Carotex, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1662-IWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Regulated Entity Reference Number (RN) 100213727; LOCATION: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: plant that treats empty petroleum tank washings and cleans and repairs chemical and petroleum barges; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (17), Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 01674, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with the permitted effluent limits for chemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, ammonia nitrogen, and total copper, and by failing to submit the effluent data for cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, and total copper on the discharge monitoring report; PENALTY: $7,068; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Lynley Doyen, (512) 239-1364; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(2) COMPANY: Continental Cabinets Manufacturing, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1759-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100221753; LOCATION: Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: cabinet finishing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.146(1) and (2) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit the compliance certification; and 30 TAC §122.165(c)(1)(B) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to get advance approval for delegation of authority prior to submitting a compliance certification; PENALTY: $3,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: David Flores, (512) 239-1165; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.

(3) COMPANY: City of Cottonwood Shores; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1178-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101384683; LOCATION: near Cottonwood Shores, Burnet County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.113(f)(4) and (5) and THSC, §341.0315(c), by exceeding the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5); PENALTY: $635; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Tel Croston, (512) 239-5717; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.

(4) COMPANY: Echo Hill Ranch, Inc. dba Echo Hill Ranch Youth Camp; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1648-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101235133; LOCATION: near Medina, Kerr County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A) and §290.122(c)(2)(B) and THSC, §341.033(d), by failing to collect and submit routine bacteriological samples and by failing to notify water system customers; PENALTY: $1,220; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Marlin Bullard, (254) 751-0335; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.

(5) COMPANY: Enterprise Products Operating L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1700-IWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102323268; LOCATION: Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (17), TPDES Permit Number 02940, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with the permitted effluent limits for ph, daily copper, and flow, and by failing to submit monitoring results for total copper; PENALTY: $5,898; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Merrilee Hupp, (512) 239-4490; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(6) COMPANY: Sang Eun Woo dba Family Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0777-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101684306; LOCATION: McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(iii), by failing to post a valid, current delivery certificate; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2)(A)(i)(III) and (d)(4)(A)(ii)(II) and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to perform a piping tightness test for the pressurized line, by failing to test the line leak detectors, and by failing to provide proper release detection; 30 TAC §334.48(c), by failing to conduct effective manual or automatic inventory control procedures; and 30 TAC §334.10(b)(1)(B), by failing to have records available for inspection; PENALTY: $7,568; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Cheryl Thompson, (817) 588-5800; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425-6010.

(7) COMPANY: Flint Hills Resources, L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1659-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100235266; LOCATION: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum refinery; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.715(a), New Source Review Flexible Air Permit Numbers 8803A and PSD-TX-413M8, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to comply with permitted emissions limits; and 30 TAC §101.201(b)(7) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a complete final report; PENALTY: $3,162; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: David Flores, (512) 239-1165; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

(8) COMPANY: Frito-Lay, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1622-IWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100219229; LOCATION: Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (17), §319.1, TPDES Permit Number 02443, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with permitted effluent limits for five-day biochemical oxygen demand and flow and by failing to submit monitoring results; PENALTY: $5,134; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Catherine Albrecht, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(9) COMPANY: Gandaf USA, Inc. dba Speedy Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1678-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102352911; LOCATION: Tyler, Smith 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: $1,920; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Samuel Short, (512) 239-5368; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.

(10) COMPANY: City of Garland; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1621-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100219203; LOCATION: Nevada, Collin County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: electric generating station; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.145(2) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit the semiannual deviation report; PENALTY: $1,940; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Michael Meyer, (512) 239-4492; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.

(11) COMPANY: Good Time Stores, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1543-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102017514; LOCATION: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: gasoline service station; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.252(2) and THSC, §382.085(b), by allowing the transfer of gasoline with a Reid vapor pressure greater than seven maximum pounds per square inch absolute; PENALTY: $1,040; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Harvey Wilson, (512) 239-0321; REGIONAL OFFICE: 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.

(12) COMPANY: Hexicon Speciality Chemicals, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1610-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102590775; LOCATION: Deer Park, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: purification plant; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.352(4) and §116.115(c), Permit Numbers 6949 and 18738, Federal Operating Permit Numbers O-01941 and O-01942, 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §63.167(a)(1), and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to seal open-ended lines in hazardous air pollution service at the Epichlorohydrin Finishing Unit and the Bisphenol Acetone three and four units by use of a cap, a blind flange, a plus, or a second valve; PENALTY: $9,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Harvey Wilson, (512) 239-0321; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(13) COMPANY: Jefferson County Water Control and Improvement District Number 10; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0621-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: TPDES Permit Number 0010838003 and RN101607448; LOCATION: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), TPDES Permit Number 0010838003, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with permitted effluent limits; PENALTY: $9,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Catherine Albrecht, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(14) COMPANY: Horral Ingram Jones, Jr. dba Jones Septic Tank Cleaning; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1388-MLM-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101525566; LOCATION: near Dobbin, Montomgery County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: septic tank cleaning, port-o-can rental service, and wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), by failing to measure the effluent flow, by failing to maintain a minimum of two feet of freeboard in the holding pond, by failing to maintain and operate the treatment facility to maintain optimum efficiency of treatment capability, by having excessive sludge in the clarifier, the chlorine contact chamber, and the digester, by not having any freeboard in the digester, and by failing to comply with the permitted effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand; 30 TAC §319.11(a), by failing to sample in accordance with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater by not storing samples at four degrees Celsius; 30 TAC §319.7(a) and (c), by failing to maintain documentation of monitoring activities; 30 TAC §317.4(b)(3) and (4), by failing to provide a minimum of two fine screens and a bar screen prior to the fine screen and by failing to provide vector controls; 30 TAC §312.142(c), by failing to maintain a copy of the registration authorization in each vehicle; 30 TAC §312.144(a)(1), (4)(A), and (f), by failing to prominently mark waste trucks or tanks with the company name, by failing to prominently mark all waste trucks and tanks, and by failing to prominently mark the discharge valves on the waste trucks; 30 TAC §312.145(a)(2) and (3) and (b)(1)(E), by failing to provide all of the required information on trip tickets and by failing to return a copy of the trip ticket to the generator; 30 TAC §305.125(1) and §330.5(a), and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to provide equipment to determine application rates, by failing to maintain accurate records of the volume of effluent applied as irrigation water, by failing to prevent the discharge of effluent to the irrigation area during rainfall events, by failing to design and manage the irrigation system to prevent ponding of effluent or nuisance conditions, by failing to prevent the unauthorized disposal of sludge, and by failing to prevent the unauthorized discharge of wastewater, chemical toilet waste, toilet deodorant solution, solids removed from septage, diesel, and melted plastic from port-o-cans; 30 TAC §312.147(b), by failing to obtain approval in writing prior to engaging in the temporary storage of chemical toilet waste; and 30 TAC §111.201 and THSC, §325.085(b), by failing to prevent unauthorized outdoor burning; PENALTY: $8,712; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Mac Vilas, (512) 239-2557; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(15) COMPANY: Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1511-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102306701; LOCATION: Goodrich, Polk County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: natural gas compression; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.145(2)(B) and (C) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a semiannual deviation report; PENALTY: $1,700; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: John Muennink, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(16) COMPANY: City of La Joya; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-2110-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101920361; LOCATION: La Joya, Hidalgo County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.126(a), by failing to obtain the necessary authorization to commence construction of additional wastewater treatment and/or collection facilities; and 30 TAC §305.125(1) and Water Quality Permit Number 12675-001, by failing to provide equipment to determine application rates and maintain accurate records of the volume of effluent irrigated, by failing to conduct effluent sampling and monitoring for pH, by failing to manage irrigation practices to prevent ponding of effluent, by failing to prevent an unauthorized discharge of wastewater, and by failing to maintain a minimum freeboard of two feet in the stabilization ponds; PENALTY: $12,400; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Michael Meyer, (512) 239-4492; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425-6010.

(17) COMPANY: Luling Mini Mart, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1591-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103001848; LOCATION: near Luling, Guadalupe County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to monitor underground storage tanks (USTs) for releases; 30 TAC §334.48(c), by failing to conduct effective manual or automatic inventory control procedures for the UST system; 30 TAC §334.10(b), by failing to have required UST records maintained, readily accessible, and available for inspection; and 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C), by failing to ensure that a legible tag, label, or marking with the tank number is permanently applied on or affixed to either the top of the fill tube or to a nonremovable point; PENALTY: $4,480; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller, (512) 239-1768; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.

(18) COMPANY: City of Midway; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1226-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101193274; LOCATION: Midway, Madison County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water system; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.113(f)(4) and (5) and THSC, §341.0315(c), by exceeding the MCL for TTHM and HAA5; PENALTY: $635; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Harvey Wilson, (512) 239-0321; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.

(19) COMPANY: Kwang Ho Park dba Oak Tree Texaco; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1587-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101891141; LOCATION: Spring, Harris 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: $1,280; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sunday Udoetok, (512) 239-0739; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(20) COMPANY: Olsen Estates Property Owner's Association; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0947-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101255057; LOCATION: Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.41(c)(3)(M) and (N), by failing to provide a sampling tap on the discharge line of each well and by failing to install a flow meter on each well discharge line; 30 TAC §290.44(d)(4), by failing to provide accurate metering devices at each service connection; 30 TAC §290.46(d)(2)(A), (f)(3)(D)(ii), and (j), and §290.110(b)(4), by failing to maintain the residual disinfectant concentration at a minimum of 0.2 milligrams per liter free chlorine, by failing to make available records of pressure tank inspections, an up-to-date chemical and microbiological monitoring plan and disinfectant residual monitoring results, and by failing to complete customer service inspection certifications for each new connection; and 30 TAC §290.43(d)(3), by failing to provide facilities for maintaining the air-water-volume at the design water level and working pressure; PENALTY: $1,980; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Tel Croston, (512) 239-5717; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(21) COMPANY: Shelbyville Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1394-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101452027; LOCATION: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.113(f)(4) and (5) and THSC, §341.0315(c), by exceeding the MCL for TTHM and HAA5; PENALTY: $635; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Tel Croston, (512) 239-5717; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(22) COMPANY: Sunoco Inc. (R&M); DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0164-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100524008; LOCATION: Pasadena, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c), Air Permit Number 4157A, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent the unauthorized emission of a highly-reactive volatile organic compound; PENALTY: $6,960; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Craig Fleming, (512) 239-5806; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(23) COMPANY: Texas Pacifico Transportation, Limited; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1152-MLM-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102923489; LOCATION: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: railroad maintenance yard; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §324.4(1), 40 CFR §279.12(a), and THSC, §371.041, by failing to ensure that used oil is stored, collected, burned, or discharged in a manner that does not endanger the public health or the environment; and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to obtain authorization prior to the discharge of processed wastewater; PENALTY: $20,550; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Joseph Daley, (512) 239-3308; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.

(24) COMPANY: The Kippur Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1203-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101694933; LOCATION: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: incinerator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.4 and THSC, §382.085(b), by discharging air contaminants in such concentration and for such duration as tended to adversely affect human health or welfare; and 30 TAC §§106.8(c)(3), 106.491(b)(3)(B) and (d)(5), 116.115(c), and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to comply with a special conditions of a permit by failing to retain copies of all required records on site and by failing to maintain the incinerator's stack height at least six feet above the peak of the highest building; PENALTY: $15,200; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: John Muennink, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.

(25) COMPANY: Wright Materials, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1830-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103371134; LOCATION: near Mathis, San Patricio County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: unauthorized municipal solid waste disposal; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.5(c), by allegedly allowing the dumping of municipal solid waste without the written authorization of the commission; PENALTY: $720; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Howard Willoughby, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.

TRD-200506112

Stephanie Bergeron Perdue

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Legal Services

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: December 27, 2005


Office of the Governor

Notice of Application and Priorities for the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Federal Application

The Governor’s Criminal Justice Division is preparing its application for the 2006 federal Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program. The appropriation approved by Congress is currently reported as a reduction of 42% less than the previous year’s award of $22.7 million.

The Governor’s Criminal Justice Division proposes to fund projects that reduce violent crime.

Comments on the application or the priorities may be submitted in writing to Judy Switzer by e-mail at jswitzer@governor.state.tx.us or mailed to the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, P. O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711. Comments must be received or postmarked no later than 30 days from the date of publication of this announcement in the Texas Register .

TRD-200506060

David Zimmerman

Assistant General Counsel

Office of the Governor

Filed: December 22, 2005


Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Notice of Award of a Major Consulting Contract

The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announces the award of contract #529-05-0003 to The Lewin Group, an entity with a principal place of business at 3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, Virginia, 22042. The contractor will provide consulting services related to conducting Readiness Reviews for the Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) selected as a result of the joint procurement for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care services. In addition to the Readiness Reviews conducted for the MCOs selected as a result of the joint procurement, HHSC may require additional Readiness Reviews under circumstances described in Article 2 of the RFP (e.g., a new MCO is brought into the Medicaid/CHIP managed care program).

The total value of the contract will not exceed $1,100,000.00. The contract was executed on December 20, 2005, and will expire on December 19, 2007, unless extended or terminated sooner by the parties. The Contractor must complete the Readiness Reviews and submit a final written recommendation to HHSC no later than May 22, 2006, for the MCOs selected as a result of the joint procurement. For any additional Readiness Reviews, the Contractor must complete each review at least 110 days prior to the operational start date for the MCO.

TRD-200506122

Wendy Pellow

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Filed: December 28, 2005


Department of State Health Services

Licensing Actions for Radioactive Materials

TRD-200506104

Cathy Campbell

General Counsel

Department of State Health Services

Filed: December 23, 2005


Notice of Preliminary Report for Assessment of Administrative Penalties and Notice of Violation on Registrant Becker-Parkin Dental Supply Company, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that the Department of State Health Services (department) issued a notice of violation and proposal to assess an administrative penalty to Becker-Parkin Dental Supply Co., Inc. (registrant #R19293-001) of Hempstead, NY. A total penalty of $4,000 is proposed to be assessed to the registrant for alleged violations of 25 TAC Chapter 289.

A copy of all relevant material is available, by appointment, for public inspection at the Department of State Health Services, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas, telephone (512) 834-6688, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).

TRD-200506102

Cathy Campbell

General Counsel

Department of State Health Services

Filed: December 23, 2005


Notice of Preliminary Report for Assessment of Administrative Penalties and Notice of Violation on Registrant Daryl Robertson, D.D.S.

Notice is hereby given that the Department of State Health Services (department) issued a notice of violation and proposal to assess an administrative penalty to Daryl Robertson, D.D.S. (unregistered), of Borger. A total penalty of $4,000 is proposed to be assessed to the registrant for alleged violations of 25 TAC Chapter 289.

A copy of all relevant material is available, by appointment, for public inspection at the Department of State Health Services, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas, telephone (512) 834-6688, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).

TRD-200506100

Cathy Campbell

General Counsel

Department of State Health Services

Filed: December 23, 2005


Notice of Preliminary Report for Assessment of Administrative Penalties and Notice of Violation on Registrant Henry Schein, Inc., dba Sullivan-Schein Dental Products

Notice is hereby given that the Department of State Health Services (department) issued a notice of violation and proposal to assess an administrative penalty to Henry Schein, Inc., dba Sullivan-Schein Dental Products (registrant #R18006-005) of Grapevine. A total penalty of $20,000 is proposed to be assessed to the registrant for alleged violations of 25 TAC Chapter 289.

A copy of all relevant material is available, by appointment, for public inspection at the Department of State Health Services, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas, telephone (512) 834-6688, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).

TRD-200506103

Cathy Campbell

General Counsel

Department of State Health Services

Filed: December 23, 2005


Notice of Preliminary Report for Assessment of Administrative Penalties and Notice of Violation on Registrant Island Dental Supply Company, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that the Department of State Health Services (department) issued a notice of violation and proposal to assess an administrative penalty to Island Dental Supply Company, Inc. (registrant #R26297-000) of Arlington. A total penalty of $4,000 is proposed to be assessed to the registrant for alleged violations of 25 TAC Chapter 289.

A copy of all relevant material is available, by appointment, for public inspection at the Department of State Health Services, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas, telephone (512) 834-6688, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).

TRD-200506101

Cathy Campbell

General Counsel

Department of State Health Services

Filed: December 23, 2005


Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Notice of Public Hearing

Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (The Park at Oak Grove Apartments) Series 2006

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the "Issuer") at Carter Park Elementary School, 1204 East Broadus Avenue, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76115, at 6:00 p.m. on January 24, 2006 with respect to an issue of tax-exempt multifamily residential rental development revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $13,700,000 and taxable bonds, if necessary, in an amount to be determined, to be issued in one or more series (the "Bonds"), by the Issuer. The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to Tarrant County Partners II, L.P., a limited partnership, or a related person or affiliate thereof (the "Borrower") to finance a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing, and equipping a multifamily housing development (the "Development") described as follows: 247-unit multifamily residential rental development located at approximately 1029 Oak Grove Road and in approximately the northeast quadrant of Interstate Highway 20 and Oak Grove Road, Tarrant County, Texas. A physical address has not been assigned by the City of Fort Worth. Upon the issuance of the Bonds, the Development will be owned by the Borrower.

All interested parties are invited to attend such public hearing to express their views with respect to the Development and the issuance of the Bonds. Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to Teresa Morales at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, P. O. Box 13941 Austin, TX 78711-3941; (512) 475-3344; and/or teresa.morales@tdhca.state.tx.us.

Persons who intend to appear at the hearing and express their views are invited to contact Teresa Morales in writing in advance of the hearing. Any interested persons unable to attend the hearing may submit their views in writing to Teresa Morales prior to the date scheduled for the hearing. Individuals who require a language interpreter for the hearing should contact Teresa Morales at least three days prior to the hearing date. Personas que hablan español y requieren un intérprete, favor de llamar a Jorge Reyes al siguiente número (512) 475-4577 por lo menos tres días antes de la junta para hacer los preparativos apropiados.

Individuals who require auxiliary aids in order to attend this meeting should contact Gina Esteves, ADA Responsible Employee, at (512) 475-3943 or Relay Texas at (800) 735-2989 at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

TRD-200506081

Edwina P. Carrington

Executive Director

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Filed: December 22, 2005


Notice of Public Hearing

Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Bella Vista Apartments) Series 2006

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the "Issuer") at Robert E. Lee Intermediate, 2100 N. Grand Avenue, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas 76240, at 6:00 p.m. on January 26, 2006 with respect to an issue of tax-exempt multifamily residential rental development revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $6,850,000 and taxable bonds, if necessary, in an amount to be determined, to be issued in one or more series (the "Bonds"), by the Issuer. The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to UHF Gainesville Housing, L.P., a limited partnership, or a related person or affiliate thereof (the "Borrower") to finance a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing, and equipping a multifamily housing development (the "Development") described as follows: 144-unit multifamily residential rental development located approximately between the 2000 and 2200 blocks of N. Grand Avenue and on the west side of N. Grand Avenue, Cooke County, Texas. A physical address has not been assigned by the City of Gainesville. Upon the issuance of the Bonds, the Development will be owned by the Borrower. 

All interested parties are invited to attend such public hearing to express their views with respect to the Development and the issuance of the Bonds. Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to Teresa Morales at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, P.O. Box 13941, Austin, Texas 78711-3941; (512) 475-3344; and/or teresa.morales@tdhca.state.tx.us.

Persons who intend to appear at the hearing and express their views are invited to contact Teresa Morales in writing in advance of the hearing. Any interested persons unable to attend the hearing may submit their views in writing to Teresa Morales prior to the date scheduled for the hearing. Individuals who require a language interpreter for the hearing should contact Teresa Morales at least three days prior to the hearing date. Personas que hablan español y requieren un intérprete, favor de llamar a Jorge Reyes al siguiente número (512) 475-4577 por lo menos tres días antes de la junta para hacer los preparativos apropiados.

Individuals who require auxiliary aids in order to attend this meeting should contact Gina Esteves, ADA Responsible Employee, at (512) 475-3943 or Relay Texas at (800) 735-2989 at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

TRD-200506117

Edwina P. Carrington

Executive Director

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Filed: December 27, 2005


Texas Department of Insurance

Amended Notice of Reconvening of 2004 Texas Title Insurance Biennial Hearing--Ratemaking Phase

This is an amendment to the Notice of Reconvening of the 2004 Texas Title Insurance Biennial Hearing as published in the December 9, 2005, issue of the Texas Register (30 TexReg 8321) to reflect a change in the date and time of the continued Ratemaking Phase of the Biennial Hearing.

The Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public hearing under Docket No. 2601 on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, and continuing thereafter at dates, times, and places designated by the Commissioner until conclusion. This is notice of the reconvening of the continued Ratemaking Phase of the 2004 Texas Title Insurance Biennial Hearing that was originally set on December 31, 2004, as published in the October 15, 2004, issue of the Texas Register (29 TexReg 9718).

The Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over the promulgation of rules and premium rates, over amendments to or promulgation of approved forms, and over other matters set out in this notice pursuant to Texas Insurance Code, §31.021 and Chapters 2501 and 2703 and §2551.003, and pursuant to the Texas Administrative Code, Title 28, Chapter 9. The procedure of the hearing will be governed by the Rules of Practice and Procedure before the Department of Insurance (Texas Administrative Code, Title 28, Chapter 1, Subchapter A) and the Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001).

TRD-200506116

Gene C. Jarmon

Chief Clerk and General Counsel

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: December 27, 2005


Company Licensing

Application for admission to the State of Texas by ACE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign fire and/or casualty company. The home office is in Stamford, Connecticut.

Application for admission to the State of Texas by AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign fire and/or casualty company. The home office is in Jacksonville, Florida.

Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, addressed to the attention of Godwin Ohaechesi, 333 Guadalupe Street, M/C 305-2C, Austin, Texas 78701.

TRD-200506125

Gene C. Jarmon

Chief Clerk and General Counsel

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: December 28, 2005


Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

Invitation for Bids

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is soliciting bids to purchase thirty (30) personal computers (PCs) and related equipment. To comply with our funding agency’s requirements, PRPC will only accept bids for PCs produced by:

* Tier1/Tier2 manufacturers as designated by the Gartner Group. Tier 1/Tier 2 manufacturers include: Acer, AST, Compaq, Digital, Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM, Micron, NEC, Unisys, and Zenith Data Systems; or

* Vendors listed on the Texas Building and Procurement Commission’s (TBPC) Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) .

A copy of the Invitation for Bids can be obtained by contacting Leslie Hardin, PRPC’s Workforce Development Facilities Coordinator, at (806) 372-3381 or lhardin@prpc.cog.tx.us. Proposals must be received at PRPC by 3:00 p.m. on January 20, 2006.

TRD-200506083

Leslie Hardin

Facilities Coordinator

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

Filed: December 22, 2005


Invitation for Bids

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is soliciting bids to purchase rack mount server hardware, software and related equipment. A copy of the Invitation for Bids can be obtained by contacting Leslie Hardin, PRPC’s Workforce Development Facilities Coordinator, at (806) 372-3381 or lhardin@prpc.cog.tx.us. Proposals must be received at PRPC by 3:00 p.m. on January 20, 2006.

TRD-200506084

Leslie Hardin

Facilities Coordinator

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

Filed: December 22, 2005


Invitation for Bids

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is soliciting bids for a contract to provide Broadband Internet service to the Panhandle region’s Texas Workforce Centers. The Texas Workforce Center facilities require Broadband Internet presence with static IP only (excluding e-mail service and telephone) in as many of the following eight locations as possible:

* Guaranteed speed no less than 2.5Mbps both up and down for the following:

(1) Amarillo, 1206 W. 7th, 79101

(2) Amarillo, 905 S. Fillmore, Suite 610, 79101

(3) Borger, 901 Opal, Room 102, 79007

(4) Hereford, 121 W. Park Ave., 79045

* Guaranteed speed no less than 1Mbps both up and down for the following:

(5) Childress, 210 Commerce Street, 79201

(6) Dumas, 500 East 1st, 79029

(7) Pampa, NBC Plaza, 1224 N. Hobart, Suite 101, 7906

(8) Tulia, 310 W. Broadway Ave., 79088

A copy of the Invitation for Bids can be obtained by contacting Leslie Hardin, PRPC’s Workforce Development Facilities Coordinator, at (806) 372-3381 or lhardin@prpc.cog.tx.us. Bids must be received at PRPC by 3:00 p.m. on January 20, 2006.

TRD-200506085

Leslie Hardin

Facilities Coordinator

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

Filed: December 22, 2005


Request for Proposals

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is requesting proposals for a contract to provide network/telephone drop installation and verification service to the Panhandle region’s Texas Workforce Centers. A copy of the Request for Proposals can be obtained by contacting Leslie Hardin, PRPC’s Workforce Development Facilities Coordinator, at (806) 372-3381 or lhardin@prpc.cog.tx.us. Proposals must be received at PRPC by 3:00 p.m. on January 20, 2006.

TRD-200506082

Tom Dressler

Workforce Development Director

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission

Filed: December 22, 2005


Public Utility Commission of Texas

Announcement of Application for Amendment to State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) received an application on December 20, 2005, for an amendment to a state-issued certificate of franchise authority (CFA), pursuant to Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §§66.001 - 66.016. A summary of the application follows.

Project Title and Number: Application of GTE Southwest, Incorporated, doing business as Verizon Southwest, to Amend its State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority, Project Number 32188 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Information on the application may be obtained by contacting 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 toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All inquiries should reference Project Number 32188.

TRD-200506086

Adriana A. Gonzales

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: December 22, 2005


Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

Request for Proposal

INTRODUCTION

This document provides instructions and guidance for submitting proposals for projects seeking funding under the Clean Water Act (CWA) §319(h) grant program in Texas. Each year Congress appropriates federal funds that are distributed to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) through the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the authorization of §319(h) of the CWA. TSSWCB then administers/awards these federal funds as grants for activities that address the goals and objectives stated in the Texas Nonpoint Source Management Program Report. This document can be accessed online at http://www.tsswcb.state.tx.us/reports/2005mgmtprogram.pdf .

The types of agricultural/silvicultural NPS activities that can be funded with §319(h) grants include the following: implementation projects, demonstrations, technical assistance, watershed planning, public outreach/education projects, development of watershed protection plans, and monitoring activities to determine the effectiveness of specific pollution prevention methods. Research activities are not eligible for §319(h) grant funding.

The TSSWCB is requesting proposals for watershed assessment, planning, implementation, demonstration and education projects within the boundaries of impaired or threatened watersheds as well as watershed protection projects in unimpaired watersheds. Up to $2 million of the TSSWCB's CWA §319(h) grant will be eligible for this RFP. Approximately $1 million will be targeted to Implementation and Education; $800,000 will be targeted to Watershed Planning and Assessment. No more than ten percent of this RFP can be utilized for groundwater projects. A competitive proposal process will be used so that the most appropriate and effective projects are selected for funding.

Project proposals should, where applicable, stress interagency coordination, demonstrate new or innovative technologies or institutional approaches, use approaches that have statewide applicability, use comprehensive approaches, and stress public participation and technology transfer.

This request for proposals does not set a maximum or minimum amount for projects; however, project funding generally ranges between $100,000 and $400,000. TSSWCB will administer funds to grantees by reimbursement for eligible expenses for a period not to exceed three (3) years. The non-federal share of the funding must be at least 40% of the total award. Monthly, quarterly, and final project reports are the minimum reporting requirements. Deliverables for general distribution (i.e., videos, news releases, literature) will be submitted to EPA for approval through the TSSWCB.

ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS

Grants will be available to public and private entities such as local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and state agencies. Private organizations, for profit, may participate in projects as partners or contractors but may not apply directly for funding.

SELECTION PROCESS

Submitted proposals will be reviewed, scored, and ranked based on the evaluation and ranking criteria. A minimum scoring requirement (70 points) is necessary for proposals to be eligible for consideration.

Applicants whose proposals are recommended for funding will be notified and will be assigned to a TSSWCB project manager. The project manager will work with the applicant to amend and finalize the proposal prior to submittal to EPA. EPA will review and approve all proposals prior to TSSWCB awarding grant funds.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

To obtain a complete copy of TSSWCB's proposal submission packet, please visit www.tsswcb.state.tx.us/programs/319/fy06rfp.doc or contact a member of the Nonpoint Source Team at (254) 773-2250. Submit proposals electronically to thelton@tsswcb.state.tx.us and mail 6 hard copies to the address below. Proposals must be received no later than February 17, 2006 to be considered.

Address Proposals to:

Attn: Nonpoint Source Team

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

P. O. Box 658

Temple, TX 76503

FY 2006 GRANT TIMELINE

Issuance of RFP, January 6, 2006; Deadline for Submission of Proposals, February 17, 2006; Proposal Evaluation, February - March 2006; Begin Working with Applicants to Finalize Proposal, March 2006; Workplan Approval, Spring 2006; Finalize Project Agreements, Spring 2006; Notification of Selected Proposals/Unsuccessful Applicants, Spring 2006; Contract Award, Summer 2006; Project Start Date, September 1, 2006.

TRD-200506095

Mel Davis

Special Projects Coordinator

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

Filed: December 22, 2005