Part 3. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 70. COST OF COPIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
The Office of the Attorney General (the "OAG") adopts new rule 1 TAC §70.12, relating to a governmental body's charges for locating, compiling, and producing public information under Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code (The Public Information Act). This new rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 13, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 4313) and will not be republished.
New §70.12(a) establishes that the amount of a charge allowable under §552.275 of the Texas Government Code shall be calculated using existing §70.3(c) - (e). New §70.12(b) prohibits a governmental body from including time spent on certain tasks when determining a charge under §552.275.
No comments were received regarding the adoption of the new rule.
New §70.12 is adopted pursuant to the rulemaking authority granted to the OAG under Texas Government Code §552.262 and §552.275.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 16, 2007.
TRD-200703663
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Effective date: September 5, 2007
Proposal publication date: July 13, 2007
For information on this publication, contact Lauri Saathoff, Agency Liaison, at (512) 463-2096.