Office of the Attorney General
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Water Code. Before the State may settle a judicial enforcement action under the Texas Water Code, the State shall permit the public to comment in writing on the proposed judgment. The Attorney General will consider any written comments and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed agreed judgment if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Texas Water Code.
Case Title and Court: State of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Walter F. Duvall, individually, and d/b/a Nolanville Plaza Water Utility, Cause No. GV-300289, in the 98th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas.
Nature of Defendant's Operations: Defendant owned and operated drinking water distribution and sewage collection facilities for the use of the residents of Plaza Mobile Home Park located in Bell County, Texas. The TCEQ investigated the facilities and found some violations, chief among them being that Defendant failed to pay a water supply bill causing the supply of drinking water to be suspended. Defendant also did not possess a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity. It was this situation which prompted the TCEQ to appoint a temporary manager. The State then brought this enforcement action seeking civil penalties and a receiver to rehabilitate the facilities. The receiver has since sold the facilities to a third party and has been discharged from duty by the Court.
Proposed Agreed Judgment: The Agreed Final Judgment orders Defendant to pay civil penalties and attorney's fees to the State. Defendant has agreed to pay Plaintiff $7,500.00, in civil penalties and an additional $5,000.00 in attorney's fees.
For a complete description of the proposed settlement, the complete proposed Agreed Final Judgment should be reviewed. Requests for copies of the judgment, and written comments on the proposed settlement, should be directed to Anthony W. Benedict, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Texas Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548, (512) 463-2012, facsimile (512) 320-0911. Written comments must be received within 30 days of publication of this notice to be considered.
For further information regarding this publication, contact Cindy Hodges, Agency Liaison, at (512) 936-1841.
TRD-200803025
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: June 11, 2008
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Clean Air Act. Before the State may settle a judicial enforcement action, pursuant to the Texas Water Code, the State shall permit the public to comment in writing on the proposed judgment. The Attorney General will consider any written comments and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed agreed judgment if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act.
Case Title and Court: Settlement Agreement in Harris County, Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Jade Animal Farm, et al.; Cause No. 2006-74061, 61st Judicial District, Harris County, Texas.
Background: This suit alleges violations of the Texas Clean Air Act resulting from the operation of an animal feeding operation and slaughterhouse in Harris County, Texas. The Defendant is Jade Animal Farm, L.L.C. d/b/a Old Richmond Farm, and Duyen Nguyen, Dung Vu and Huyen Nguyen. The suit seeks injunctive relief, civil penalties, attorney's fees and court costs. The Clean Air Act violations are for air nuisance.
Nature of Settlement: The settlement awards $6,219.00 in civil penalties and $1,062.00 in attorney's fees to the State and $6,219.00 in civil penalties and $2,500.00 in attorney's fees to Harris County. The Final Judgment orders the Defendants to comply with the Texas Clean Air Act and rules related to the proper operation of animal feeding operations. It also prohibits the Defendants from operating a slaughterhouse in the State of Texas.
For a complete description of the proposed settlement, the complete proposed Agreed Final Judgment should be reviewed. Requests for copies of the judgments, and written comments on the proposed settlement should be directed to Vanessa Puig-Williams, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Texas Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548, (512) 463-2012, facsimile (512) 320-0052. Written comments must be received within 30 days of publication of this notice to be considered.
For further information regarding this publication, contact Cindy Hodges, Agency Liaison, at (512) 936-1841.
TRD-200803018
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: June 11, 2008
Notice of Request for Proposals
The Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District (Rail District) seeks proposals from professional firms to provide the Rail District with branding services to establish the Rail District's identity and communicate its purpose and function.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available on the Rail District website: www.asarail.org. Responses to the RFP must be received by the Rail District no later than 3:00 p.m. on July 23, 2008 to be considered.
TRD-200803027
Ross E. Milloy
Interim Executive Director
Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District
Filed: June 11, 2008
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 May 30, 2008, through June 5, 2008. 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 this activity extends 30 days from the date published on the Coastal Coordination Council web site. The notice was published on the web site on June 11, 2008. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on July 11, 2008.
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: Davis Petroleum Corporation; Location: The project is located approximately 4.8 miles east of Seabrook in State Tract (ST) 218 of Galveston Bay, Chambers County, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: Bacliff, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 311,395; Northing: 3,274,477.8. Project Description: The applicant proposes to drill ST 218, Well #1, install well and production platforms and lay flowlines. The applicant requests authorization to lay and maintain one of the following up to 6-inch diameter pipelines: Pipeline "A" - from said well approximately 2,529 feet southwest to an existing Davis Petroleum 8-inch pipeline. Pipeline "B" - from said well approximately 5,760 feet southeast to an existing Davis Petroleum well in ST 252. Pipeline "C" - from said well approximately 11,232 feet to an existing Davis Petroleum platform in ST 251. Only one of the pipelines would be installed. The following sediment displacement would occur during the proposed pipeline construction: (1) Line "A" approximately 1,500 cubic yards; (2) Line "B" approximately 3,400 cubic yards; or (3) Line "C" approximately 6,650 cubic yards. Approximately 1,267 cubic yards of gravel or crushed concrete may be placed for pad construction under the drilling rig. This activity would include installation of typical marine barge and keyway, shell and/or gravel pad, production structure with attendant facilities, and flowlines. CCC Project No.: 08-0154-F1. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #SWG-2008-00353 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 Railroad Commission of Texas under §401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344).
Applicant: Bay Bridge Texas, LLC; Location: The project is located on a 36-acre site between Ostos Road and the southern bank of the Brownsville Ship Channel (BSC) between Station 68+000 and 70+000 on the east side of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map titled: Palmito Hill, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 14; Easting: 665500; Northing: 2873000. Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct a ship breaking facility that will include a parallel mooring berth, dismantling slip, bulkheads, material handling pads, buildings, road, limited utilities, and a rail extension. The berth would be 1,500 feet long, approximately 275 feet wide, and cover 9.5 acres parallel to the BSC. Depth would be -34 feet MHT. The slip would be at a right angle to the BSC, 550 feet long, 120 feet wide, and cover 1.5 acres. Water depth would be -34 feet deep. Approximately 730,000 cubic yards of material would be mechanically excavated to create the berth and the slip. Approximately 100,000 cubic yards of material would be placed in the yard for leveling the site and the remainder would be placed in Dredged Material Placement Area No. 7. Out of the 11.5 acres for the berth and slip, approximately 2.24 acres of adjacent wetlands and sand flats would be excavated during the project. Proposed mitigation for excavation impacts would be a 6.7-acre wetland enhancement project. A grid system of six 25-foot-wide by 4-foot-deep channels would be constructed on an 8-acre site along a channel that runs from the BSC to Bahia Grande. Three channels would connect to the primary channel, and three internal cross channels would be aligned with prevailing summer winds. The site is located approximately 3.5 miles east of the proposed project. A portion of excavated material would be used to construct a 3-foot-high perimeter levee, and the remainder would be placed near the center of four cells to create uplands. Natural colonization by seagrasses and wetland vegetation is expected to occur. CCC Project No.: 08-0155-F1. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #SWG-2008-00220 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 (33 U.S.C.A. §1344).
Applicant: Suemar Exploration and Production, LLC; Location: The project is located in the Elias Stone Survey, A-188, and approximately 19.7 miles southwesterly from Winnie, Galveston County, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: High Island, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 363121; Northing: 3268899. Project Description: The applicant proposes to impact 4.24 acres of herbaceous wetlands during the construction of a drill site and access road and temporarily impact 3.64 acres of herbaceous wetlands during the installation of a pipeline. The applicant is proposing to conduct drilling and production activities to develop oil and gas reserves underlying private property in Galveston County. This area is identified as the Skull and Crossbones Prospect. The applicant proposes to construct a boarded drill site, boarded access road, and approximately 17,990 feet of 10-inch pipeline. This pipeline would connect the proposed drill site on the coast with the proposed Central Gas Sales Facility to the north, which is associated with the Lafitte's Gold Prospect (Application Number SWG-2008-00266). To compensate for impacts resulting from the proposed drill site and access road, the applicant would establish a conservation easement on Edwin Arnaud Inc. Rose City Marsh at a ratio of 3:1. The applicant has stated that permanent impacts cannot be calculated at this time because success of the well is unknown; however, permanent impacts would not exceed the proposed impacts (4.24 acres). In the event of an unsuccessful well, boards would be removed, pre-project contours established and the area would be left to naturally revegetate. CCC Project No.: 08-0156-F1. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #SWG-2008-00089 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 Railroad Commission of Texas under §401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344).
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, including a copy the consistency certifications for inspection, may be obtained from Ms. Tammy Brooks, Consistency Review Coordinator, 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-200803016
Larry L. Laine
Chief Clerk/Deputy Land Commissioner, General Land Office
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: June 10, 2008
Local Sales Tax Rate Changes Effective July 1, 2008
TRD-200802903
Martin Cherry
General Counsel
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: June 6, 2008
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in §303.003 and §303.009, Texas Finance Code.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 06/16/08 - 06/22/08 is 18% for Consumer1 /Agricultural/Commercial 2 /credit through $250,000.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 06/16/08 - 06/22/08 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
1Credit for personal, family or household use.
2Credit for business, commercial, investment or other similar purpose.
TRD-200803005
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: June 9, 2008
Request for Applications Concerning Early College High School Small and Rural District Planning Grant
Eligible Applicants. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting applications under Request for Applications (RFA) #701-08-122 from Texas independent school districts (ISDs) partnered with public institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the Early College High School (ECHS) Small and Rural District Planning Grant. Two eligibility options are available. Under option one, a single ISD with enrollment of at least 1,000 but no more than 4,000 students may partner with a public IHE, with either partner eligible to serve as the fiscal agent. Under option two, up to five ISDs with individual enrollments of up to 4,000 students may form a shared services arrangement (SSA) in partnership with an IHE. The fiscal agent of the SSA may be either the public IHE or one of the ISDs, provided that the ISD chosen to serve as fiscal agent has an enrollment of at least 1,000 students. (ISDs with enrollments of less than 1,000 students may not apply on their own. They may belong to an SSA but may not serve as fiscal agent.) Open-enrollment charter schools located within the boundaries of one or more eligible ISDs are also eligible to apply under the same conditions that apply to ISDs (i.e., either in partnership with a public IHE or as part of an SSA with other eligible ISDs/open-enrollment charter schools). Eligible applicants will participate in a planning process that will include investigating and becoming knowledgeable about the ECHS model.
Description. The primary goals of the ECHS Small and Rural District Planning Grant are to enable small and rural districts to research the ECHS model in order to develop viable plans to implement an ECHS that maintains the core principles of ECHS while addressing the specific needs of small and rural districts; to identify challenges and develop solutions and models for small and rural districts interested in implementing either the ECHS model or its best practices; and to increase the college readiness and success of students as demonstrated through participation in dual credit and advanced placement courses, and ultimately through application, matriculation, and persistence in college. Under the guidance and support of TEA staff or a technical assistance provider, a Texas ISD or open-enrollment charter school will collaborate with its IHE partner to develop and refine a comprehensive plan for opening an ECHS.
Dates of Project. The ECHS Small and Rural District Planning Grant will be implemented during the 2008-2009 school year. Applicants should plan for a starting date of no earlier than December 1, 2008, and an ending date of no later than May 1, 2009.
Project Amount. Funding will be provided for approximately 4-6 projects. Each project will receive a maximum of $80,000 for the 2008-2009 school year. Project funding in subsequent periods will be based on satisfactory progress of the first-year objectives and activities, on general budget approval by the commissioner of education, and on appropriations by the state legislature.
Selection Criteria. Applications will be selected based on the ability of each applicant to carry out all requirements contained in the RFA. Reviewers will evaluate applications based on the overall quality and validity of the proposed grant programs and the extent to which the applications address the primary objectives and intent of the project. Applications must address each requirement as specified in the RFA to be considered for funding. TEA reserves the right to select from the highest-ranking applications those that address all requirements in the RFA.
TEA is not obligated to approve an application, provide funds, or endorse any application submitted in response to this RFA. This RFA does not commit TEA to pay any costs before an application is approved. The issuance of this RFA does not obligate TEA to award a grant or pay any costs incurred in preparing a response.
Requesting the Application. Due to the high cost of printing and mailing RFAs, they will no longer be available in print. The announcement letter and complete RFA will be posted on the TEA website at http://burleson.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms for viewing and downloading. In the "Select Search Options" box, select the name of the RFA from the drop-down list. Scroll down to the "Application and Support Information" section to view all documents that pertain to this RFA.
Further Information. For clarifying information about the RFA, contact Donnell Bilsky, Division of Discretionary Grants, Texas Education Agency, (512) 463-9269. In order to assure that no prospective applicant may obtain a competitive advantage because of acquisition of information unknown to other prospective applicants, any information that is different from or in addition to information provided in the RFA will be provided only in response to written inquiries. Copies of all such inquiries and the written answers thereto will be posted on the TEA website in the format of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) at http://burleson.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms. In the "Select Search Options" box, select the name of the RFA from the drop-down list. Scroll down to the "Application and Support Information" section to view all documents that pertain to this RFA.
Deadline for Receipt of Applications. Applications must be received in the TEA Document Control Center by 5:00 p.m. (Central Time), Tuesday, August 19, 2008, to be eligible to be considered for funding.
TRD-200803021
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Policy Coordination Division
Texas Education Agency
Filed: June 11, 2008
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. 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 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 July 21, 2008 . 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 indicate that consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the commission's jurisdiction or 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 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 July 21, 2008. 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 shall be submitted to the commission in writing.
(1) COMPANY: 15010, INC dba On The Move 5; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0366-MLM-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102130614; LOCATION: Pflugerville, Travis County; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §334.50(d)(1)(B)(ii) and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to conduct reconciliation of detailed inventory control records at least once each month, sufficiently accurate to detect a release which equals or exceeds the sum of 1.0% of the total substance flow-through for the month plus 130 gallons; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(A)(vii) and (c)(5)(B)(ii), by failing to timely renew a previously issued underground storage tank (UST) delivery certificate by submitting a properly completed UST registration and self-certification form at least 30 days before the expiration date; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(i) and the Code, §26.3467(a), by failing to make available to a common carrier a valid, current TCEQ delivery certificate before accepting delivery of a regulated substance into the USTs; and 30 TAC §213.5(d)(1), by failing to provide a functioning continuous monitoring leak detection system that is capable of immediately alerting of possible leakages; PENALTY: $6,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Steven Lopez, (512) 239-1896; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2800 South Interstate Highway 35, Suite 100, Austin, Texas (512) 339-2929.
(2) COMPANY: Bruni Rural Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0595-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101524288; LOCATION: Bruni, Webb County; TYPE OF FACILITY: domestic wastewater treatment facility; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(17) and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number WQ0013924001, Sludge Provisions, by failing to timely submit the annual sludge reports; PENALTY: $210; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Lynley Doyen, (512) 239-1364; REGIONAL OFFICE: 707 East Calton Road, Suite 304, Laredo, Texas 78041-3887, (956) 791-6611.
(3) COMPANY: Buchanan Lake Village, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0285-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101224988; LOCATION: Llano County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(iii) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §341.0315(c), by failing to provide two or more service pumps having a total capacity of 2.0 gallons per minute per connection; and 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(iv) and THSC, §341.0315(c), by failing to provide pressure tank capacity of 20 gallons per connection; PENALTY: $630; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Christopher Keffer, (512) 239-5610; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2800 South Interstate Highway 35, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78704-5700, (512) 339-2929.
(4) COMPANY: Eastern Cass Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0619-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101256444; LOCATION: Cass County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.113(f)(4) and THSC, §341.0315(c), by failing to comply with the maximum contaminant level of 0.080 milligrams per liter (mg/L) for total trihalomethanes, based on a running annual average; PENALTY: $347; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Tel Croston, (512) 239-5717; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3734, (903) 535-5100.
(5) COMPANY: EBAA Iron, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0161-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100217306; LOCATION: Eastland, Eastland County; TYPE OF FACILITY: ductile iron foundry; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.146(1) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit an annual compliance certification; PENALTY: $3,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sidney Wheeler, (512) 239-4969; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (325) 698-9674.
(6) COMPANY: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 130; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0411-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102342391; LOCATION: Fort Bend County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: the Code, §26.121(a), 30 TAC §305.125(1), and TPDES Permit Number WQ0014011001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Numbers 1 and 6, by failing to comply with permit effluent limits for dissolved oxygen, total suspended solids (TSS), and total ammonia nitrogen; PENALTY: $4,170; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Heather Brister, (254) 761-3048; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(7) COMPANY: Kenneth Haddad and Maynard Haddad dba H & H Car Wash; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0382-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100961473; LOCATION: El Paso, El Paso County; TYPE OF FACILITY: car wash with three USTs; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.45(c)(3)(A), by failing to install an emergency shutoff valve on each pressurized delivery or product line and ensure that it is securely anchored at the base of the dispenser; 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 upon or affixed to either the top of the fill tube or to a nonremovable point in the immediate area of the fill tube for each regulated UST according to the UST registration and self-certification form; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3), by failing to provide an amended UST registration to the agency for any change or additional information regarding USTs within 30 days from the date of the occurrence of the change or addition; 30 TAC §334.10(b), by failing to maintain the required UST records and make them immediately available for the inspection upon request by agency personnel; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to ensure that all USTs are monitored in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every month (not to exceed 35 days between each monitoring); and 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B)(ii) and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to conduct reconciliation of detailed inventory control records at least once each month sufficiently accurate to detect a release which equals or exceeds the sum of 1.0% of the total substance flow-through for the month plus 130 gallons; PENALTY: $6,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Judy Kluge, (817) 588-5825; REGIONAL OFFICE: 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas (915) 834-4949.
(8) COMPANY: Owens Corning Composite Materials, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER:
2008-0547-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100222140; LOCATION: Amarillo, Randall
County; TYPE OF FACILITY: fiberglass manufacturing plant; RULE VIOLATED:
30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(c), THSC, §382.085(b),
New Source Review (NSR) Permit Number 5042/PSD-TX-844M1, Special Condition
(SC) Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted emissions limits
for particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOX/SUB>),
and carbon monoxide; 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(c),
THSC, §382.085(b), and NSR Permit Number 5042/PSD-TX-844M1, SC
Number 6F, by failing to comply with permitted emission limits of
1.0 pounds (lbs) PM/ton of glass produced and 1.4 lbs NOX
/ton of glass produced; and 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(c), THSC, §382.085(b), and NSR Permit Number
5042/PSD-TX-844M1, SC Number 15C, by failing to provide a schedule
for submittal of the copies of a final sampling report within 30 days
after sampling is completed; PENALTY: $14,900; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Bryan Elliott, (512) 239-6162; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3918 Canyon Drive,
Amarillo, Texas 79109-4933, (806) 353-9251.
(9) COMPANY: Quala Systems, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0319-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN102169950; LOCATION: Clute, Brazoria County; TYPE OF
FACILITY: semi-truck tank cleaning; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c),
NSR Permit Number 48930, SC 15, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing
to comply with the flare pilot flame monitoring requirements; PENALTY:
$1,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Rebecca Johnson, (713) 422-8931;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1425,
(713) 767-3500.
(10) COMPANY: Ray French Land Company, Ltd.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0487-WQ-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN105119721; LOCATION: Parker County; TYPE OF FACILITY:
residential construction site; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4)
and 40 Code of Federal Regulations §122.26(c), by failing to
develop and implement a storm water pollution prevention plan and
obtain authorization to discharge storm water associated with construction
activities; PENALTY: $1,900; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jorge Ibarra,
(817) 588-5890; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas
76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(11) COMPANY: Texas Petrochemicals LP; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0560-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN100219526; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County; TYPE OF
FACILITY: chemical manufacturing plant; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c),
Air Permit Number 46307, SC Number 1, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; PENALTY: $10,000; Supplemental
Environmental Project (SEP) offset amount of $4,000 applied to Harris
County Public Health and Environmental Services-Pollution Control
Division's Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) Project; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Nadia Hameed, (713) 767-3629; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk
Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1425, (713) 767-3500.
(12) COMPANY: Texas Petrochemicals LP; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0624-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN100219526; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County; TYPE OF
FACILITY: chemical manufacturing plant; RULE VIOLATED: Air Permit
Number 46307, SC Number 1, 30 TAC §116.115(c), and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions of volatile organic compounds;
and 30 TAC §101.20(a)(1)(B) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing
to submit an initial notification within 24 hours after the discovery
of the emissions event; PENALTY: $10,361; SEP offset amount of $4,144
applied to Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services-Pollution
Control Division's Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) Project; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Rebecca Johnson, (713) 422-8931; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425
Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1425, (713) 767-3500.
(13) COMPANY: Texas Tech University; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0206-PWS-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN101247336; LOCATION: Lubbock County; TYPE OF FACILITY:
public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(f)(3), by
failing to properly develop and maintain monthly operating reports
of the public water system; 30 TAC §290.110(b)(4) and §290.46(d)(2)(A)
and THSC, §341.0315(c), by failing to operate the disinfectant
equipment to maintain the residual disinfectant concentration in the
water at least 0.2 mg/L free chlorine throughout the distribution
system at all times; and 30 TAC §290.51(a)(3), by failing to
pay all annual and late Public Health Service fees; PENALTY: $556;
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Yuliya Dunaway, (210) 403-4077; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 5012 50th Street, Suite 100, Lubbock, Texas 79414-3421, (806) 796-7092.
(14) COMPANY: City of Weatherford; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0490-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN105426910; LOCATION: Weatherford, Parker County; TYPE
OF FACILITY: site for fire department training; RULE VIOLATED: 30
TAC §111.201 and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent
unauthorized outdoor burning; PENALTY: $1,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
James Nolan, (512) 239-6634; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort
Worth, Texas 79414-3421, (817) 588-5800.
(15) COMPANY: R. J. Whitfield; DOCKET NUMBER: 2008-0494-MSW-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN105211775; LOCATION: Rosebud, Falls County; TYPE OF
FACILITY: unauthorized disposal and tire storage site; RULE VIOLATED:
30 TAC §330.15(c), by failing to dispose of municipal solid waste
at an authorized facility; and 30 TAC §328.60(a), by failing
to obtain a scrap tire storage registration for storing more than
500 scrap or used tires on the ground; PENALTY: $3,775; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Cynthia McKaughan, (512) 239-0735; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801
Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
TRD-200803015
Mary R. Risner
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 10, 2008
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) will
conduct public hearings to receive testimony regarding proposed revisions
to 30 TAC Chapter 101, General Air Quality Rules; Subchapter H, Emissions
Banking and Trading; Division 7, Clean Air Interstate Rule; §§101.502,
101.504, 101.506 and 101.508 and to the state implementation plan
(SIP) under the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.017;
Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001, Subchapter B; and 40 Code of
Federal Regulations §51.102, of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency concerning state implementation plans.
The proposed rulemaking and SIP revision would implement revisions
to the Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.0173 as required by
Senate Bill (SB) 1672, 80th Legislature, 2007, which revises the methodology
for allocation of Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) nitrogen oxides
allowances. The proposed revisions also incorporate federal changes
to CAIR and make non-substantive administrative changes.
Public hearings for the proposed rulemaking and SIP revision have
been scheduled in Fort Worth on July 15, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Regional Office, located
at 2309 Gravel Drive; in Austin on July 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in
Building C, Room 131E at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
complex, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle; and in Houston on July 17,
2008 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room B at Houston-Galveston Area Council,
located at 3555 Timmons Lane, Number 120. The hearings will be structured
for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested persons.
Registration will begin 30 minutes prior to each hearing. Individuals
may present oral statements when called upon in order of registration.
A four-minute time limit may be established at each hearing to assure
that enough time is allowed for every interested person to speak.
There will be no open discussion during each hearing; however, commission
staff members will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes
before each hearing.
Persons who have special communication or other accommodation needs
who are planning to attend the hearing should contact Joyce Spencer,
Air Quality Division at (512) 239-5017. Requests should be made as
far in advance as possible.
Comments may be submitted to Kristin Smith, Texas Register Team,
Office of Legal Services, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,
MC 205, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or faxed to (512)
239-4808. Electronic comments may be submitted at www5.tceq.state.tx.us/rules/ecomments/.
File size restrictions may apply to comments being submitted via the
eComments system. All comments should reference the rule or SIP project
numbers that they pertain to: Rule Project Number 2007-053-101-EN
for proposed rule changes, and SIP Project Number 2007-051-SIP-NR
for proposed SIP changes. Comments must be received by July 18, 2008.
Copies of the proposed rules can be obtained from the commission's
web site at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/rules/propose_adopt.html
. Copies of the proposed SIP revision and all appendices can
be obtained from the commission's web site at
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/implementation/air/sip/sipplans.html
. For further information regarding the proposed rules, please
contact Brandon Greulich, Air Quality Planning Section, (512) 239-4904;
and regarding the proposed SIP revision, please contact Kim Herndon,
Air Quality Planning Section, at (512) 239-1421.
TRD-200802910
Robert Martinez
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 6, 2008
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) will
conduct a public hearing to receive testimony concerning proposed
revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 321, Control of Certain Activities by
Rule, under the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.017;
Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001, Subchapter B.
The proposed rulemaking would provide a streamlined process to
authorize the construction and operation of reclaimed water production
facilities at a location other than a permitted wastewater treatment
facility.
The commission will hold a public hearing on this proposal in Austin
on July 15, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 201S, Building E, at the commission's
central office located at 12100 Park 35 Circle. The hearing is structured
for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested persons.
Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order
of registration. Open discussion will not be permitted during the
hearing; however, commission staff members will be available to discuss
the proposal 30 minutes prior to the hearing.
Persons who have special communication or other accommodation needs
who are planning to attend the hearing should contact Kristin Smith,
Office of Legal Services at (512) 239-0177. Requests should be made
as far in advance as possible.
Written comments may be submitted to Kristin Smith, MC 205, Office
of Legal Services, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O.
Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or faxed to (512) 239-4808. Electronic
comments may be submitted at:
http://www5.tceq.state.tx.us/rules/ecomments/
. File size restrictions may apply to comments being submitted
via the eComments system. All comments should reference Rule Project
Number 2008-002-321-PR. The comment period closes July 21, 2008. Copies
of the proposed rulemaking can be obtained from the commission's Web
site at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/rules/propose_adopt.html
. For further information, please contact Mary Ann Dimakos
Airey, P.E., Wastewater Permitting Section at (512) 239-4521.
TRD-200802908
Robert Martinez
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 6, 2008
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) will
conduct a public hearing to receive testimony regarding the proposed
amendment to 30 TAC Chapter 330, Municipal Solid Waste.
The proposed rulemaking would allow wastes generated from activities
regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas or other contaminated
soils having concentrations greater than 1,500 milligrams per kilogram
total petroleum hydrocarbons to be used as an alternative daily cover
in a municipal solid waste landfill if contaminant concentrations
are below protective concentration levels; and allow wastes approved
as an alternative daily cover to exceed waste constituent limitations
on wastes authorized for disposal at a municipal solid waste landfill
if permit applicants demonstrate that the wastes will be used in a
protective manner.
A public hearing on this proposal will be held in Austin on July
15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in Building E, Room 201S, at the commission's
central office located at 12100 Park 35 Circle. The hearing is structured
for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested persons.
Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order
of registration. Open discussion will not be permitted during the
hearing; however, commission staff members will be available to discuss
the proposal 30 minutes prior to the hearing.
Persons planning to attend the hearing, who have special communication
or other accommodation needs, should contact Michael Parrish, Office
of Legal Services, at (512) 239-2548. Requests should be made as far
in advance as possible.
Comments may be submitted to Michael Parrish, MC 205, Office of
Legal Services, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box
13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or faxed to (512) 239-4808. Electronic
comments may be submitted at http://www5.tceq.state.tx.us/rules/ecomments.
File size restrictions may apply to comments submitted through
the eComments system. All comments should reference Rule Project Number
2008-013-330-PR. The comment period closes July 21, 2008. To view
rules, please visit http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/rules/propose_adopt.html
. For further information or questions concerning this proposal,
please contact Wayne Harry, Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section,
at (512) 239-6619.
TRD-200802913
Robert Martinez
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 6, 2008
The following notices were issued during the period of May 28,
2008 through June 5, 2008.
The following require the applicants to publish notice in a newspaper.
Public comments, 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 the notice.
INFORMATION SECTION
ANA ARAUJO JOHNSON has applied for a renewal of Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0011821001, which
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily
average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The facility is
located approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the intersection of
Aldine Westfield Road and Aldine Mail Road, between Aldine Road and
Isom Street in Harris County, Texas.
CHATEAU WOODS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a renewal
of TPDES Permit No. WQ0013700001, which authorizes the discharge of
treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
200,000 gallons per day. The facility is located 600 feet north of
the intersection of Longleaf Drive and Beech Street in the Chateau
Woods Subdivision in Montgomery County, Texas.
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP which operates a dock and
terminal facility for aromatic hydrocarbons, has applied for a renewal
of TPDES Permit No. WQ0004327000, which authorizes the discharge of
storm water and hydrostatic test water on an intermittent and variable
basis. The facility is located on Coke Dock Road in Port Arthur, Texas;
3/4 mile Southwest of the intersection of State Highway 82 and West
7th Street, Jefferson County, Texas.
CHRISTIAN TABERNACLE OF HOUSTON INC has applied for a renewal of
TPDES Permit No. WQ0013581001, which authorizes the discharge of treated
domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 5,000 gallons
per day. The facility is located approximately 1 mile northeast of
the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 526 and Wallisville Road in
Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF HOUSTON has applied for a major amendment to TPDES Permit
No. WQ0010495002 to authorize an increase in the two-hour peak flow
of treated domestic wastewater from Outfall 001 from 55,417 gallons
per minute (gpm) to 60,972 gpm and the two-hour peak flow of treated
domestic wastewater from Outfall 002 from 87,208 gpm to 131,250 gpm.
The Sims Bayou North Wastewater Treatment Facility is located at 9500
La Porte Road, adjacent to the confluence of Plum Creek with Sims
Bayou, in the City of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. The Sims Bayou
South Wastewater Treatment Facility is located adjacent to and east
of the intersection of Central Street and Old Galveston Road, in the
City of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. The Scott Street Wet Weather
Facility is located on the northeast side of the Houston Belt and
Terminal rail yard crossing, approximately 3,500 feet south of the
intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and Calhoun Road, in the City
of Houston, in Harris County, Texas.
DEER PARK ENERGY CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND CALPINE OPERATING
SERVICES COMPANY INC which operate the Deer Park Energy Center, a
combined cycle power generation facility, have applied for a major
amendment to TPDES Permit No. WQ0004344000 to authorize an increase
in permitted daily average flow not to exceed 1,350,000 gallons per
day to a daily average flow not to exceed 1,480,000 gallons per day
via Outfall 001. The current permit authorizes the discharge of cooling
tower blowdown and previously monitored effluent at a daily average
flow not to exceed 1,350,000 gallons per day and daily maximum flow
not to exceed via Outfall 001, low volume waste on a flow variable
basis via Outfall 101; and metal cleaning waste on an intermittent
and flow variable basis via Outfall 201. The facility is located on
the north side of State Highway 225, 1,500 feet east of Shell Dock
Road, Harris County, Texas.
MAVERICK COUNTY has applied for a major amendment to Permit No.
WQ0013716001, to authorize an increase in the daily average flow from
10,000 gallons per day to 200,000 gallons per day. The proposed amendment
also requests to convert TPDES Permit No. WQ0013716001 to Texas Land
Application Permit via surface irrigation of 60 acres of non-public
access land which will consist primarily of coastal bermuda grass.
The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 10,000 gallons per day. This
permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in
the State. The Interim I phase facility is located approximately 4,300
feet southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 277 and State Highway
131 in Maverick County, Texas. The wastewater treatment facility and
disposal site for the Interim II and Final Phases will be located
approximately 4,300 feet southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway
277 and State Highway 131 in Maverick County, Texas. The wastewater
treatment facility and disposal site are located in the drainage basin
of Rio Grande below Amistad Reservoir in Segment No. 2304 of the Rio
Grande Basin.
NI AMERICA TEXAS DEVELOPMENT LLC has applied for a new permit,
proposed TPDES Permit No. WQ0014879001 to authorize the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
400,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located approximately
1 mile northwest of the intersection of State Highway 6 and Farm-to-Market
Road 2154 in Brazos County, Texas.
NRG TEXAS POWER LLC which operates the Greens Bayou Electric Generating
Station, a steam electric generating facility, has applied for a renewal
of TPDES Permit No. WQ0001031000, which authorizes the discharge of
previously monitored effluents (PMEs) (metal cleaning wastes, cooling
tower blowdown, low volume wastewater, sanitary wastewater, and storm
water from internal Outfalls 101, 201, 301, and 401) and storm water
runoff on a flow variable but continuous basis via Outfall 001; and
low volume wastewater, process wastewater from Spill Prevention Control
and Counter-measure (SPCC) sources and storm water from the Floor
Drainage Treatment System and the SPCC Treatment System on an intermittent
and flow variable basis via Outfall 002. The facility is located adjacent
to and south of U.S. Highway 90 and northeast of Greens Bayou, approximately
one mile southwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Farm-to-Market
Road 526 in the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas.
SHELDON ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a renewal
of TPDES Permit No. WQ0010541002, which authorizes the discharge of
treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
220,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 0.8
miles northwest of the intersection of Business Highway 90 (Beaumont
Highway) and Sheldon Road in Harris County, Texas.
THE CITY OF LAREDO has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) for a minor amendment to TPDES Permit No. WQ0010681003
to add an Interim II phase with an annual average flow not to exceed
7,500,000 gallons per day (gpd). The existing permit authorizes the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow
not to exceed 6,000,000 gpd in the interim phase and at an annual
average flow not to exceed 9,000,000 gpd in the final phase. The current
permit also authorizes the permittee to land apply sludge on 65 acres
of land adjacent to the wastewater treatment facilities. This application
was submitted to the TCEQ on January 16, 2008. The facility is located
approximately 3,500 feet west of U.S. Highway 83 and 3.2 miles south
of the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 and State Highway 20 in Webb
County, Texas.
WESTFIELD MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY LTD has applied for a renewal of
TPDES Permit No. WQ0012555001, which authorizes the discharge of treated
domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000
gallons per day. The facility is located at 520 Gulf Bank Road approximately
1,300 feet east of Airline Drive in Harris County, Texas.
WOOD OAKS HOLLOW LLC has applied for a new permit, proposed TPDES
Permit No. WQ0014878001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 500,000 gallons per
day. The facility will be located approximately 1,000 feet south and
1,996 feet west of the intersection of County Highway 285 and County
Highway 827 in Collin County, Texas.
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION (San Antonio), which operates a
facility for the maintenance and repair of construction equipment,
has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. WQ0004117000, which
authorizes the discharge of storm water on an intermittend and variable
basis. The facility is located at 527 Logwood Avenue at West Harding
Boulevard in the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The TCEQ
Executive Director has reviewed this action for consistency with the
Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies in accordance
with the regulations of the Coastal Coordination Council, and has
determined that the action is consistent with the applicable CMP goals
and policies.
If you need more information about these permit applications or
the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance,
Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can
be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us. Si desea información
en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.
TRD-200803023
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 11, 2008
Notice issued June 5, 2008.
APPLICATION NO. 23-939B; Lorenzo Hernandez, P.O. Box 892, Presidio,
Texas 79845, applicant, has applied for an amendment to Certificate
of Adjudication No. 23-939 to add instream purpose of use to the current
authorization on the Rio Grande, Rio Grande Basin. More information
on the application and how to participate in the permitting process
is given below. The application was received on January 7, 2008. Additional
information and fees were received on February 12 and March 17, 2008.
The application was declared administratively complete and filed with
the Office of the Chief Clerk on April 1, 2008. Written public comments
and requests for a public meeting should be received in the Office
of Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section
below, within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of the notice.
INFORMATION SECTION
To view the complete issued notice, view the notice on our web
site at www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/cc/pub_notice.html or call
the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 to obtain a copy of
the complete notice. When searching the web site, type in the issued
date range shown at the top of this document to obtain search results.
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 Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Office of the Chief Clerk
at the address provided 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, Texas 78711-3087. For information concerning
the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC103,
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. Si desea información
en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.
TRD-200803024
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 11, 2008
Licensing Actions for Radioactive Materials
TRD-200802991
Lisa Hernandez
General Counsel
Department of State Health Services
Filed: June 9, 2008
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Providence Town Square Apartments) Series 2008
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the "Issuer") at JP Dabbs
Elementary School, 302 E. Lambuth Lane, Deer Park, Texas 77536, at
6:00 p.m. on July 9, 2008, with respect to an issue of tax-exempt
multifamily residential rental development revenue bonds in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000 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 Providence Town Square Housing, Ltd., 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 for seniors (the "Development") described
as follows: 252-unit multifamily residential rental development located
at approximately 3801 Center Street, Harris County, Texas. 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-200802897
Michael Gerber
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: June 5, 2008
I. Background and Purpose of the Weatherization
Assistance Program.
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department)
administers the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funded by
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funded through the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. The WAP is operated in all 254 counties
in Texas. The Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976
established the WAP for Low-Income Persons. Current categorical funding
for the program is derived from the DOE and partially funded by the
LIHEAP grant. The program is designed to increase the energy efficiency
of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their
total residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety;
especially for low-income persons who are particularly vulnerable
such as the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children,
high residential energy users, and households with high energy burden.
II. Request for Applications Qualifications
The Department is currently seeking Request for Applications (RFA)
from eligible entities to provide WAP services to eligible clients
in Hidalgo and Maverick counties. Organizations eligible to apply
must be a private nonprofit organization or a political subdivision
of the State. The new WAP entity may be a private nonprofit organization
(which may include an existing CSBG eligible entity) that is geographically
located in the service area; a private nonprofit that is geographically
located in an area contiguous to or within reasonable proximity of
the service area and that is already providing related services in
the service area; or, if no private nonprofit organization is identified
to serve the service area as an eligible entity, then a political
subdivision of the State may be designated to serve as the WAP entity
for the area. For this application, eligible applicant organizations
must be willing to serve, Hidalgo County, Maverick County, or both
counties.
The WAP funds must be used to increase the energy efficiency of
dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total
residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety, especially
low income persons who are particularly vulnerable such as the elderly,
persons with disabilities, families with children, high residential
energy users, and households with high energy burden. Typical weatherization
work includes the installation of attic and wall insulation, caulking,
weather-stripping, repair or replacement of inefficient appliances,
doors, windows, and minor energy-related repairs. The type of weatherization
that a household may receive is contingent upon a household's income
eligibility, a comprehensive assessment of the household's energy
efficiency, and the availability of weatherization funds.
III. Contract Period
The Department anticipates entering into a 8 month contract, beginning
August 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009 The Department will consider
renewing the contract for an additional 12 months if performance requirements
are met and the contracted entity is in good standing with the Department.
The Request for Application (RFA) will be posted on the Department's
web site http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us. Organizations on the Department's
interested party list will receive an e-mail notification that the
RFA is available on the Department's web site.
Deadline for receipt: Monday July 21, 2008
by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.
Mailing Address:
Michael DeYoung
Energy Assistance Section
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Post Office Box 13941
Austin, Texas 78711-3941
(All U.S. Postal Services including Express)
Courier Delivery:
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
221 East 11th Street, 1st Floor
Austin, Texas 78701
(FedEx, UPS, Overnight)
Hand Delivery:
Contact Michael DeYoung at (512) 475-2125 or Marco Cruz at (512)
475-3860 when you arrive in the lobby.
Questions pertaining to the content of this RFA may only be directed
to Michael DeYoung at email address michael.deyoung@tdhca.state.tx.us
or by phone at (512) 475-2125.
TRD-200803026
Michael Gerber
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: June 11, 2008
Third Party Administrator Applications
The following third party administrator (TPA) applications have
been filed with the Texas Department of Insurance and are under consideration.
Application of INVESTMENT SALES CORP., a domestic third party administrator.
The home offfice is DALLAS, TEXAS.
Application of COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE PLANS, INC. (using the
assumed name THE CHP GROUP), a foreign third party administrator.
The home office is PORTLAND, OREGON.
Any objections must be filed within 20 days after this notice is
published in the Texas Register, addressed
to the attention of David Moskowitz, MC 305-2E, 333 Guadalupe, Austin,
Texas 78701.
TRD-200803030
Gene C. Jarmon
Chief Clerk and General Counsel
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: June 11, 2008
Request for Qualifications - 405-HQ8-9111 - REPOST Agreement for Internal Audit and Risk Assessment Services
PURPOSE
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS or Department) is
seeking to enter into a contract, under which highly qualified auditors
will provide governmental auditing, accounting expertise and risk
assessment services for fiscal years 2008 through 2009. The successful
vendor will work with the Director of Audit and Inspection (Director
or Project Manager) to do the following: (a) complete certain internal
audit projects; (b) evaluate and contribute to the improvement of
risk management and control processes within the Department; and (c)
provide internal auditing services to include risk assessments, informal
and formal advice, analysis, or assessments of Department business
processes, governance processes, and related controls.
BACKGROUND
The Office of Audit and Inspection plans and conducts internal
audits appraising the effectiveness, efficiency, and reliability of
the Department's administrative, information technology, and accounting
systems and controls. Due to staff retention issues in recent years,
the fiscal year 2008 Internal Audit Plan cannot be completed without
outsourced assistance. Furthermore, the function would benefit from
on-going outsourced support in fiscal year 2009 as the Office of Audit
and Inspection continues to provide the Department with internal auditing
services. The Department is a dynamic organization that manages ever
increasing challenges to its limited resources in the accomplishment
of its operating objectives. It is imperative that the Department
takes every opportunity to ensure its processes are as effective and
efficient as possible. A vendor is needed to provide auditing services
on a broad range of operational/financial topics relative to the Department's
business processes, governance processes, and related controls.
In addition, the Department seeks an independent risk assessment
of all Department programs and related auditable units. The purpose
of such an assessment will be to develop the Department's annual internal
audit plan.
REQUIREMENTS
The selected vendor must comply with the requirements of Chapter
2102 of the Government Code (Internal Auditing) and §§411.241
- 411.243 of the Government Code.
TXDPS is seeking highly qualified auditors to:
1. Complete approximately 1400 hours of internal audit work planned
for fiscal year 2008, on or before the date required in the posted
RFQ. The initial objective for this project is general audit work
and has been established by the Director. The objective will be defined
in the RFQ which will be posted on the Electronic State Business Daily.
The vendor will be expected to keep the Director appropriately
informed as the project proceeds and complete the following:
* A preliminary assessment of the risks relevant to the activity
to be audited
* A refinement of the initial audit objectives based on the risk
assessment
* Establish the scope of the audit project
* An audit program to complete the project
* Conduct the audit by identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and
recording sufficient reliable information to support conclusions reached
* Write a report on the audit findings to include a background
section and an audit results section, including any audit recommendations
developed and a section that concisely states the audit objective(s),
audit scope, and the audit methodologies used to complete the project.
The Director will present the report to TXDPS management and solicit
their responses to any audit recommendations developed.
2. Complete a risk assessment for internal audit planning purposes,
to include all Department programs and their auditable units. The
assessment is to be completed on or before the date required in the
posted RFQ and delivered to the Director no later than the date required
in the posted RFQ. At the Department's discretion, the Department
may also request another risk assessment in fiscal year 2009 to be
conducted in May and June of 2009, to be completed and delivered to
the Director by July 1, 2009.
3. Upon request, provide internal auditing services to include
the following in accordance with Chapter 2102 of the Government Code
(Internal Auditing) and §§411.241 - 411.243 of the Government
Code:
(A) ensure that operations are conducted efficiently, uniformly,
and in compliance with established procedures;
(B) make recommendations for improvements in operational performance;
(C) promote economy, effectiveness, and efficiency within the department;
(D) prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in department programs
and operations;
(E) make recommendations about the adequacy and effectiveness of
the department's system of internal control policies and procedures;
(F) advise in the development and evaluation of the department's
performance measures;
(G) review actions taken by the department to improve program performance
and make recommendations for improvement;
(H) review and make recommendations to TXDPS, so TXDPS can make
recommendations to the Public Safety Commission and the legislature
regarding rules, laws, and guidelines relating to department programs
and operations;
(I) keep TXDPS fully informed of problems in department programs
and operations, so TXDPS can inform the Public Safety Commission,
the TXDPS director, and the legislature;
(J) coordinate with the TXDPS Project Manager so TXDPS can ensure
effective coordination and cooperation among the State Auditor's Office,
legislative oversight committees, and other governmental bodies while
attempting to avoid duplication; and
(K) any other auditing services authorized by Chapter 2102 of the
Government Code, including, but not limited to, assurance services,
financial audits, compliance audits, economy and efficiency audits,
effectiveness audits and investigations.
PROCUREMENT PROCESS
Schedule
The anticipated schedule of events pertaining to this RFQ is as
follows:
Posting of the RFQ on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
- June 20, 2008
Texas Register Posting - June 20, 2008
Questions due - June 30, 2008
Official Responses to Questions posted by - July 3, 2008
Responses due - July 11, 2008
Contract Execution - July 21, 2008, or as soon thereafter as practical
Inquiries and other Correspondence
Questions concerning this RFQ must be directed
in writing only via e-mail to the appropriate TXDPS Point of
Contact. Questions regarding the RFQ must clearly identify which section
and paragraph of the RFQ is being referenced. Questions received after June 30, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. will not be answered.
Verbal inquiries are not acceptable and will receive no response.
Responses to Inquiries and Addenda
Questions and answers from this RFQ will be posted on the Texas
Marketplace, Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) website at http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/
as time permits, but no later than July 3, 2008
at 5:00 p.m. When contacting the ESBD, Respondents must
search under RFQ #405-HQ8-9111.
TXDPS reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend this RFQ
to clarify, revise, supplement or delete any provision or to add new
provisions. In the event that a revision of the RFQ becomes necessary,
addenda will be posted on the Texas Marketplace, Electronic State
Business Daily (ESBD) website at http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/. It
is the responsibility of Respondents to check this site frequently
for amendments and/or addenda to the RFQ.
In the event of a conflict between this notice and the posting
on the ESBD, the posting on the ESBD controls.
TXDPS Point of Contact
Any parties interested in obtaining a complete copy of this RFQ
should go to the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) website at
http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/ and download it or contact the TXDPS
Point of Contact below. Any correspondence regarding procurement issues
(including cost, responses, etc.) for this RFQ prior to the award
of any contract shall be made to the TXDPS Point of Contact below
in writing only via e-mail. Specify "RFQ #405-HQ8-9111" in the subject.
TXDPS Point of Contact: Ray Miller, CTPM, Purchaser IV
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Accounting & Budget Control - Purchasing
5805 North Lamar Blvd., MSC 0130
Austin, Texas 78752
Phone: (512) 424-2205
Fax: (512) 424-2546
E-mail: ray.miller@txdps.state.tx.us
Evaluation Criteria and Scoring
TXDPS will comply with §2254.027 of the Texas Government Code
regarding the selection of a consultant. Responses will be evaluated
under the evaluation criteria outlined in the complete RFQ posted
on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) website at http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/.
TXDPS reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals
submitted. TXDPS is not obligated to execute a contract on the basis
of this notice or the distribution of any RFQ. TXDPS shall not pay
for any costs incurred by any entity in responding to this Notice
or the RFQ.
TRD-200803029
Thomas A. Davis, Jr.
Director
Texas Department of Public Safety
Filed: June 11, 2008
The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, in accordance with Texas Administrative
Code, Title 37, Part 1, Chapter 23, Subchapter I, and Texas Transportation
Code, §548.006, are holding an advisory committee meeting on
Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at 1:30 p.m., in the Texas Department of
Public Safety Headquarters Building (Building A), 5805 North Lamar
Boulevard, Austin, Texas.
The purpose of the meeting is to review, advise, and make recommendations
to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality on rules relating to the operation of the
vehicle inspection program and perform other advisory functions requested
by the agencies.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who
may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons
who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print, or Braille,
are requested to contact Captain Danny Knauth at (512) 424-2779, three
working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements
can be made.
TRD-200803020
Thomas A. Davis, Jr.
Director
Texas Department of Public Safety
Filed: June 11, 2008
Notice of a Petition for Declaratory Order
Notice is given to the public of a petition for declaratory order
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on May 30, 2008.
Docket Style and Number: Petition of W.O. Operating Company, Ltd.
for Declaratory Order Interpreting Tariff and Complaint Against Southwestern
Public Service Company, Docket Number 35737.
The Application: On May 30, 2008, W.O. Operating Company, Ltd.
filed a petition to obtain a declaratory order on certain alleged
issues within the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of
Texas (commission). Customer alleges that Southwestern Public Service
Company (SPS) is acting in violation of the Public Utility Regulatory
Act (PURA). According to applicant, this proceeding concerns an interpretation
of SPS's tariffs and a complaint that SPS is violating PURA, the commission's
rules and its own tariffs, and that SPS is engaging in discriminatory
application of its tariffs.
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon
the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of
Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the Commission's
Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477.
Hearing-and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY)
may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free)
1-800-735-2989. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 35737.
TRD-200803012
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 10, 2008
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas of an application on May 30, 2008, for an amendment
to certificated service area for a service area exception within Hutchinson
County, Texas.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Southwestern Public Service
Company an Xcel Energy Company to Amend a Certificate of Convenience
and Necessity for Electric Service Area Exception within Hutchinson
County. Docket Number 35735.
The Application: Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) filed
an application for a service area boundary exception to allow SPS
to provide service to a specific customer located within the certificated
service area of North Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NPEC). NPEC
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 no later than June
27, 2008 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 35735.
TRD-200803011
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 10, 2008
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas of an application on June 4, 2008, for a service
provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA).
Docket Title and Number: Application of Solarity Communications
LLC for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket
Number 35746 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, and interconnection
and resale of telecommunications services to other providers.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of
Texas served by all incumbent local exchange carriers.
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 June 25, 2008. 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 35746.
TRD-200803013
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 10, 2008
The Public Utility Commission of Texas received an application
on June 2, 2008, for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority
(CFA), pursuant to §§66.001 - 66.016 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Act (PURA).
Project Title and Number: Application of Telecom Cable, LLC for
a State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority, Project Number
35742 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
The requested CFA service area includes the Weston Lakes Subdivision,
Fulshear, Fort Bend County, 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 35742.
TRD-200803014
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 10, 2008
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas of an application filed on May 30, 2008, for an
amendment to certificated service area boundaries within Cameron County,
Texas.
Docket Style and Number: Application of the Brownsville Public
Utilities Board (BPUB) to Amend a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
for Service Area Boundaries within Cameron County (Hacienda West Subdivision).
Docket Number 35729.
The Application: The application encompasses an area of land which
is singly certificated to American Electric Power Company (AEP), formerly
known as Central Power & Light (CP&L), and is within the corporate
limits of the City of Brownsville. BPUB received a letter request
from Rick Cardenas requesting BPUB to provide electric utility service
to a 44.796-acre tract of land for a proposed subdivision. The estimated
cost to BPUB to provide service to this proposed area is $351,000.00.
The area is presently undeveloped. If the application is granted the
area would be dually certificated for electric service.
Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact
the Public Utility Commission of Texas no later than June 27, 2008,
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 35729.
TRD-200803010
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 10, 2008
Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter B and Chapter 403, Texas Government
Code, the Texas State Technical College System (TSTC) publishes this
notice of consulting contract award in connection with the Request
for Proposals (#slr050208) for IT consulting services to assist the
colleges with IT security and disaster recovery planning services.
A contract was awarded to K2Share, LLC, 1500 University Drive East,
Suite 100 College Station, Texas 77840.
The total amount of the contract award is $64,614. The term of
the contract is July 1, 2008 through August 31, 2008. The notice of
request for proposals (RFP #slr050208) was published in the May 2,
2008, issue of the Texas Register (33
TexReg 3695). The contract deliverables are due on or before August 31, 2008.
TRD-200803009
Sammy L. Rhodes
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
Texas State Technical College System
Filed: June 10, 2008
Notice of Intent to Enter Contract for Consulting Services
Pursuant to the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254,
the University of North Texas (UNT) System provides the Notice to
notify consultants of its intent to enter into a contract for consulting
services experienced in the establishment and operation of the W.W.
Caruth Jr. Police Institute at the University of North Texas Dallas Campus.
Scope of Work:
The selected consulting firm will be responsible for assisting
the University of North Texas System with evaluating and assessing
the establishment and operation of the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute
at the University of North Texas Dallas Campus and developing baseline
evaluation criteria and a tool for evaluation of the operation of
the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute.
The consulting services sought herein do not relate to services
previously provided to the UNT System. The UNT System intends to award
the contract for the consulting services to RAND Corporation due to
proprietary reasons.
Finding by Chancellor:
The Chancellor of the University of North Texas System finds that
the consulting services are necessary because the University of North
Texas System does not have the specialized experience or the staff
resources to achieve these objectives. The University of North Texas
System believes that such expert consulting services will be cost
effective, as they will ensure that ongoing evaluation and assessment
of the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute is conducted in an efficient
and effective manner from inception.
Questions:
Questions concerning this Notification: Carrie Stoeckert, Assistant
Director, University of North Texas System, 2310 North Interstate
35-E, P.O. Box 310499, Denton, Texas 76203-0499. The UNT System may
in its sole discretion respond in writing to questions concerning
this Invitation.
TRD-200803028
Joey Saxon
Director of Purchasing and Payment Services
University of North Texas System
Filed: June 11, 2008
Request for Proposal: Child Care Services #PY08-RFP-260-010
The Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Board (Board) is soliciting
proposals from qualified organizations/individuals to provide Child
Care Services. Request for Proposal (RFP) #PY08-RFP-260-010 may be
requested in writing or picked up in person on and after 9:00 a.m.
MDT, Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Board offices located in the Wells
Fargo Bank Building, 221 N. Kansas, Suite 1000, El Paso, Texas 79901.
The RFP will also be available on the Board's website (www.urgwdb.org)
on and after the above date and time.
A Proposers' Conference/meeting is scheduled for this procurement.
The conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. MDT, Friday, June 27, 2008,
at the Board Offices located at the above address. Attendance at the
Respondents' conference is not mandatory, but strongly encouraged.
Proposals to this RFP must be physically received by the Procurement
Manager at the Board offices no later than 4:00 p.m. MDT, July 21, 2008.
Questions pertaining to this RFP may be directed to Jaime Monardes,
Contracts and Procurement Manager, at (915) 772-2002, extension 202
or via e-mail at jaime.monardes@urgwdb.org.
TRD-200802983
Jaime Monardes
Procurement and Contracts Manager
Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Board
Filed: June 9, 2008
Request for Consultant Proposals Concerning Distance Education
Eligible Proposers. Texas Woman's University (TWU) is requesting
proposals under RFP-731-08-028-MD filed under the provisions of Government
Code, Chapter 2254; from qualified Proposers concerning Distance Education
at TWU. The eligible proposer must have considerable knowledge of
distance education and the following related topics: Texas fiscal
regulations, networks for distance education, budget building and
cost analysis for distance education, infrastructure and support issues,
professional development, planning, quality assurance in higher education,
and regional issues and trends in distance education.
Description. TWU seeks to hire a consultant to make a detailed
assessment of the University's Distance Education planning and activities.
The consultant will focus on an assessment of TWU's organizational
structure, professional and administrative support roles, and leadership
for promoting and implementing distance education activities. In particular,
the consultant must evaluate:
1. TWU's vision for the role and place of distance education within
the University
2. TWU's organizational structure with focus on process and policy
development
3. Course production process
4. Faculty training and development
5. Faculty rewards, incentives, and workload
6. Technical support services and infrastructure
7. Student services and development
8. Financial resources and costs
9. Quality assurance procedures.
This assessment must include an analysis of the appropriateness
of current distance education procedures, policies and strategies
to support the TWU Strategic Plan and the University's continued enrollment growth.
Dates of Project. The Consultant assessment of the University's
Distance Education planning and activities will be conducted during
the months July, and August with the Final report due within 60 days
of the execution of the contract as result of award of this Request
for Proposal (RFP).
Selection Criteria. Proposals will be selected based on the ability
of consultant to carry out the requirements contained in this RFP.
TWU will base its selection on demonstrated competence and qualifications
of the consultant per evaluation criteria as stated in RFP.
Requesting the Proposal. A complete copy of RFP-731-08-028-MD may
be obtained by writing the: Texas Woman's University Purchasing Department,
P.O. Box 425619, TWU Station, Denton, Texas 76204-5619 or sending
an email to mdemore@twu.edu.
Further Information. For clarifying information about this RFP,
contact Maybelle DeMore, Purchasing Supervisor, mdemore@twu.edu.
Deadline for Receipt of Proposals. Proposals must be received in
the TWU Purchasing Office by 2 p.m., July 8, 2008, to be considered.
TRD-200802898
Dr. Brenda Floyd
Vice President Finance and Administration
Texas Woman's University
Filed: June 5, 2008
Notice of Public Hearings on Proposed Revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 101 and to the State Implementation Plan
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 321
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 330
Notice of Water Quality Applications
Notice of Water Rights Application
Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Request for Applications for Weatherization Assistance Program in Hidalgo and Maverick Counties
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Department of Public Safety
Vehicle Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Service Area Exception within Hutchinson County, Texas
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Announcement of Application for State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority
Notice of Application to Amend Certificated Service Area Boundaries in Cameron County, Texas
Texas State Technical College System
University of North Texas System
Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Board
Texas Woman's University