Texas Register
Vol. 21 No. 70
September 20, 1996
Pages 9027-9210

*****PROPOSED RULES*****
Texas Department of Commerce
Memoranda of Understanding
10 TAC sec.195.13, sec.195.14.....9033
Railroad Commission of Texas
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division
16 TAC sec.9.33.....9034
16 TAC sec.9.167, sec.9.189.....9035
16 TAC sec.9.172.....9036
16 TAC sec.9.232.....9036
16 TAC sec.9.174.....9036
16 TAC sec.9.463.....9037
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 
Health, Safety, and Rights in Community-based Mental Retardation Programs
25 TAC sec.sec.408.151-408.164.....9038
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Central Administration
34 TAC sec.1.1, sec.1.2.....9044
34 TAC sec.1.1.....9044
34 TAC sec.1.3, sec.1.42.....9045
34 TAC sec.1.7, sec.1.8.....9045
34 TAC sec.1.7.....9045
34 TAC sec.1.10, sec.1.12.....9046
34 TAC sec.1.10.....9047
34 TAC sec.sec.1.17, 1.21-1.26.....9047
34 TAC sec.1.18, sec.1.19.....9048
34 TAC sec.1.18.....9048
34 TAC sec.1.21.....9049
34 TAC sec.1.37, sec.1.38.....9050
34 TAC sec.1.37.....9050
34 TAC sec.1.42.....9051
Tax Administration
34 TAC sec.3.70, sec.3.79.....9052
34 TAC sec.3.70.....9052
34 TAC sec.3.151, sec.3.152.....9053
34 TAC sec.3.151.....9053
34 TAC sec.3.187.....9055
34 TAC sec.3.293.....9056
34 TAC sec.3.300.....9056
34 TAC sec.3.305.....9057
34 TAC sec.3.314.....9057
Texas County and District Retirement System
Calculations or Types of Benefits
34 TAC sec.103.4.....9058
Miscellaneous Rules
34 TAC sec.107.4.....9058
*****ADOPTED RULES*****
Railroad Commission of Texas
Surface Mining and Reclamation Division
16 TAC sec.11.221.....9061
Texas Racing Commission
General Provisions
16 TAC sec.303.41.....9061
Operation of Racetracks
16 TAC sec.309.202.....9062
Officials and Rules of Horse Racing
16 TAC sec.313.25.....9062
16 TAC sec.313.49.....9062
Veterinary Practices and Drug Testing
16 TAC sec.319.102.....9063
16 TAC sec.319.111.....9063
Pari-mutuel Wagering
16 TAC sec.321.38.....9063
16 TAC sec.321.204.....9064
Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners 
Examinations
22 TAC sec.371.2, sec. 371.9.....9064
Identification of Practice
22 TAC sec.sec.373.1, 373.2, 373.4-373.7.....9064
Rules Governing Conduct
22 TAC sec.sec.375.1-375.5, 375.8-375.12.....9065
Violations and Penalties
22 TAC sec.sec.376.1-376.4, 376.10.....9065
Procedure Governing Grievances, Hearings and Appeals
22 TAC sec.sec.377.1, 377.3, 377.4, 377.11, 377.34, 377.43.....9065
Continuing Education
22 TAC sec.sec.378.1, 378.3, 378.5-378.8.....9066
Fees and License Renewal
22 TAC sec.379.1, sec.379.2.....9066
Hyperbaric Oxygen Guidelines
22 TAC sec.380.1.....9066
Relative Anesthesia
22 TAC sec.sec.381.4-381.7.....9067
Radiologic Technologists
22 TAC 382.1.....9067
Texas Department of Human Services
Medically Needy Program
40 TAC sec.2.1004.....9067
Income Assistance Services
40 TAC sec.3.301.....9068
40 TAC sec.3.703, sec.3.704.....9068
40 TAC sec.3.1101.....9068
40 TAC sec.3.2204, sec.3.2205.....9069
40 TAC sec.sec.3.3904, 3.3905, 3.3907, 3.3909.....9069
40 TAC sec.sec.3.3906, 3.3908-3.3911.....9069
40 TAC sec.3.6004.....9069
Primary Home Care
40 TAC sec.47.2902.....9069
*****EXEMPT FILINGS*****
Texas Department of Insurance
EXEMPT FILING NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE INSURANCE CODE CHAPTER 5, SUBCHAPTER 
L, ARTICLE 5.96 ADOPTION OF REVISED TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION 
RELATIVITIES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXAS BASIC MANUAL OF RULES, CLASSIFICATION 
AND EXPERIENCE RATING PLAN FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY 
INSURANCE TO UPDATE EXPECTED LOSS RATES AND DISCOUNT RATIOS .....9071
*****TABLES AND GRAPHICS*****
Tables and Graphics.....9073
*****OPEN MEETINGS*****
State Office of Administrative Hearings
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 1:30 p.m......9075
Texas Department of Agriculture
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9075
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Friday, September 20, 1996, 1:30 p.m......9075
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA)
Friday, September 27, 1996, 11:00 a.m......9076
Tuesday, October 15, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9076
Texas Alternate Fuels Council
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 4:00 p.m......9076
Texas Child Care Development Board
Friday, September 20, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9076
Coastal Coordination Council (CCC)
Friday, September 20, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9076
Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 8:30 a.m......9077
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9077
Texas Energy Coordination Council
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9077
General Services Commission
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9077
Office of the Governor
Friday, September 20, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9078
Texas Growth Fund
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 11:15 a.m......9078
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9078
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9078
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 2:00 p.m......9078
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 2:30 p.m......9079
Friday, September 20, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9079
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Monday, September 23, 1996, 8:30 a.m......9079
Monday, September 23, 1996, 10:30 a.m......9079
Monday, September 23, 1996, 10:30 a.m......9080
Monday, September 23, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9080
Texas Department of Human Services
Friday, September 20, 1996, 11:00 a.m......9080
Texas Department of Insurance
Monday, October 7, 1996, 3:00 p.m......9080
Tuesday, December 10, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9081
Tuesday, January 7, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9081
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
Friday, September 20, 1996, 8:00 a.m......9081
Friday, September 20, 1996, 8:30 a.m......9081
Friday, September 20, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9081
Friday, September 20, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9081
Friday, September 20, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9082
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9082
Wednesday, September 24, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9082
Wednesday, September 25, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9082
Wednesday, September 25, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9082
Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9083
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Monday, September 23, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9083
Monday, October 7, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9083
Wednesday, November 20, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9083
Wednesday, November 20, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9083
Texas Pension Review Board
Thursday, September 26, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9084
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Monday, September 30, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9084
Railroad Commission of Texas
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9084
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 2:00 p.m......9084
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Friday, September 27, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9084
Friday, September 27, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9085
State Securities Board
Thursday, September 26, 1996 , 9:30 a.m......9085
Structural Pest Control Board
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9085
Sunset Advisory Commission
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 11:00 a.m......9086
U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Tuesday, September 17, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9086
Texas Worker's Compensation Insurance Fund
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 8:00 p.m......9086
Research and Oversight Council on Worker's Compensation
Wednesday, September 25, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9086
Regional Meetings
Meetings Filed , September 11, 1996.....9087
Meetings Filed September 12, 1996.....9087
Meetings Filed September 13, 1996.....9088
Meetings Filed September 16, 1996.....9090
*****IN ADDITION*****
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Local Sales Tax Changes Effective October 1, 1996.....9091
Texas Education Agency
Correction of Error.....9093
Request for Proposals Concerning Investment Consultant Services for the Texas 
Permanent School Fund.....9094
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Correction of Error.....9094
Texas Department of Health
Correction of Error.....9094
Correction of Error.....9094
Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC)
Extension of Public Comment Period for the Texas State Health Plan Update 
.....9095
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Notice of Public Briefing.....9095
Texas Department of Human Services
Public Notice-Letter of Intent for Hotsite Services.....9095
Texas Department of Insurance
Correction of Error.....9095
Notice of Applications by Small Employer Carriers to be Risk-Assuming Carriers 
.....9095
Notice of Public Hearing.....9096
Notice of Public Hearing for Private Passenger and Commercial Automobile 
Insurance Benchmark Rates .....9096
Notice of Public Hearing for Private Passenger and Commercial Automobile 
Insurance Rates Concerning The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association 
.....9104
Third Party Administrator.....9112
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Notice of Public Hearing.....9112
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Notice of Application to Appropriate Public Waters of the State of Texas 
.....9112
Notice of Application for Waste Disposal Permits
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Notice of Closure of Commercial King Mackerel Season.....9114
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notices of Intent to File Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 
23.27.....9115
Notices of Joint Petition for Extended Area Service .....9115
Notice of Petition for Rulemaking .....9118
Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Research Agenda.....9118
The Texas Department of Transportation 
Request for Proposals.....9118
The University of Texas System
Consultant Award Notification.....9119