Texas Register
Vol. 21 No. 93
December 17, 1996
Pages 12029-12256

****ATTORNEY GENERAL****
Letter Opinions
Request for Opinions
****TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION****
Ethics Advisory Opinions.....12037
Advisory Opinion Requests .....12037
****EMERGENCY RULES****
Texas Department of Agriculture
Seed Quality
4 TAC sec.9.10.....12039
Cotton Pest Control
4 TAC sec.20.22.....12039
****PROPOSED RULES****
Texas Department of Agriculture
Quarantines
.....12041
4 TAC sec.19.142, sec.19.143.....12041
Texas Animal Health Commission
Scabies
4 TAC sec.sec.39.2-39.4, 39.10.....12042
Texas Department of Health
Respiratory Care Practitioners Certification 
25 TAC sec.sec.123.1-123.10, 123.12, 123.14.....12043
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 
System Administration
.....12051
Texas Worker's Compensation Commission
Guidelines for Medical Services, Charges, and Payments
28 TAC sec.134.600.....12052
28 TAC sec.134.1002.....12054
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Exemptions from Permitting
30 TAC sec.106.5.....12056
30 TAC sec.106.101, sec.106.103 .....12057
30 TAC sec.sec.106.121-106.124 .....12057
30 TAC sec.sec.106.141-106.150 .....12058
30 TAC sec.sec.106.161-106.163 .....12060
30 TAC sec.106.182 .....12061
30 TAC sec.sec.106.201-106.203 .....12061
30 TAC sec.sec.106.221-106.229 .....12063
30 TAC sec.sec.106.241-106.245 .....12066
30 TAC sec.sec.106.261-106.266 .....12066
30 TAC sec.sec.106.281-106.283 .....12068
30 TAC sec.106.291 .....12069
30 TAC sec.106.301, sec.106.302 .....12069
30 TAC sec.sec.106.311-106.322 .....12069
30 TAC sec.sec.106.331-106.333 .....12070
30 TAC sec.sec.106.351-106.355 .....12071
30 TAC sec.sec.106.371-106.375 .....12072
30 TAC sec.sec.106.391-106.396 .....12073
30 TAC sec.sec.106.411-106.419.....12074
30 TAC sec.sec.106.431-106.436 .....12075
30 TAC sec.106.451-106.454.....12078
30 TAC sec.sec.106.471-106.478 .....12080
30 TAC sec.sec.106.491-106.496.....12082
30 TAC sec.106.511, sec.106.512.....12085
30 TAC sec.sec.106.531-106.534 .....12087
Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification 
30 TAC sec.116.211, sec.116.212.....12089
****WITHDRAWN RULES****
State Board of Dental Examiners
Dental Licensure
22 TAC sec.101.7.....12091
Dental Board Procedures
22 TAC sec.107.102.....12091
Conduct
22 TAC sec.109.91.....12091
22 TAC sec.109.141.....12091
22 TAC sec.109.144.....12091
22 TAC sec.109.211.....12092
Extension of Duties of Auxiliary Personnel Dental Hygiene
22 TAC sec.115.2.....12092
Dental Laboratories
22 TAC sec.116.2.....12092
22 TAC sec.116.3.....12092
22 TAC sec.116.4.....12092
22 TAC sec.116.5.....12092
22 TAC sec.116.20.....12092
22 TAC sec.116.22.....12092
22 TAC sec.116.24.....12093
22 TAC sec.116.25.....12093
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks
30 TAC sec.334.509.....12093
Texas Department of Human Services
Special Nutrition Programs
40 TAC sec.12.20.....12093
****ADOPTED RULES****
Office of the Governor
Budget and Planning Office
1 TAC sec.5.83.....12099
Texas Department of Banking
Prepaid Funeral Contracts
7 TAC sec.25.25.....12099
Texas Department of Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
28 TAC sec.11.2.....12106
28 TAC sec.11.1404.....12108
28 TAC sec.11.1605.....12109
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
General Medical Provisions
28 TAC sec.133.206.....12109
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Exemptions From Permitting 
30 TAC sec.106.181 .....12123
Toxic Materials 
30 TAC sec.sec.113.1-113.3, 113.7-113.13  .....12125
30 TAC sec.113.21.....12125
Edwards Aquifer
30 TAC sec.sec.213.1-213.14.....12125
Edwards Aquifer
30 TAC sec.sec.313.1-313.6, sec.sec.313.8-313.15.....12175
30 TAC sec.sec.313.21-313.27.....12175
Spill Prevention and Control
30 TAC sec.327.1, sec.327.5.....12175
Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks 
30 TAC sec.sec.334.481, 334.482, 334.484 .....12178
30 TAC sec.sec.334.485-334.510 .....12180
Texas Youth Commission
Purchasing Youth Services
37 TAC sec.sec.83.1, 83.3, 83.21, 83.23, 83.25, 83.27, 83.35, 83.37, 83.39, 
83.47, 83.49, .....12180
Program Services
37 TAC sec.sec.91.1, 91.3, 91.5, 91.7, 91.13, 91.15, 91.17, 91.21 .....12183
37 TAC sec.sec.91.41, 91.43, 91.45, 91.49.....12184
37 TAC sec.sec.91.61, 91.63, 91.65.....12185
37 TAC sec.sec.91.81, 91.83, 91.85, 91.87, 91.87, 91.89, 91.91, 91.93, 91.95, 
91.97.....12185
Youth Rights and Remedies
37 TAC sec.sec.93.1, 93.11, 93.31, 93.53.....12187
Youth Discipline
37 TAC sec.sec.95.1, 95.3, 95.5, 95.7, 95.9, 95.11, 95.13.....12189
37 TAC sec.sec.95.51, 95.53, 95.55, 95.57, 95.71.....12189
Security and Control
37 TAC sec.sec.97.1, 97.7, 97.9, 97.11, 97.21, 97.27, 97.29, 97.35, 97.37, 
97.39, 97.41.....12190
37 TAC sec.sec.97.71, 97.73, 97.75, 97.77.....12192
General Provisions
37 TAC sec.sec.99.1, 99.9, 99.11, 99.19.....12193
37 TAC sec.99.31, sec.99.33.....12193
37 TAC sec.sec.99.51, 99.67, 99.75.....12194
Contracting for Services Other Than Youth Services 
37 TAC sec.sec.111.1, 111.7, 111.9, 111.21, 111.25, 111.35.....12194
Interstate Compact on Juveniles Chapter
37 TAC sec.sec.117.1, 117.3, 117.5, 117.7, 117.9, 117.11, 117.13, 117.15, 
117.17, 117.19, 117.21, 117.23, 117.25.....12195
Agreements With Other Agencies
37 TAC sec.119.21, sec.119.23.....12196
Texas Department of Human Services
Special Nutrition Programs
40 TAC sec.sec.12.2, 12.3, 12.5, 12.8, 12.9, 12.15, 12.16, 12.24, 12.25 
.....12200
40 TAC sec.12.115.....12207
Texas Workforce Commission
Child Labor
40 TAC sec.sec.817.4-817.6.....12208
****EXEMPT FILINGS****
Adoption of Texas Personal Lines Manual Rules And Rates Governing the Writing of 
Residential Property Insurance Under the Property Protection Program .....12209
****TABLES AND GRAPHICS****
Tables and Graphics.....12221
****OPEN MEETINGS****
State Office of Administrative Hearings
Tuesday, July 8, 1997, 10:00 a.m......12233
Texas Department of Criminal Justice 
Wednesday, December 18, 1996, 1:00 p.m......12233
Thursday, December 19, 1996, 2:00 p.m......12233
State Board of Dental Examiners
Thursday, December 19, 1996, 4:00 p.m......12233
General Land Office
Tuesday, December 17, 1996, 9:30 a.m......12234
Texas Department of Health
Wednesday, December 18, 1996, 9:30 a.m......12234
Health Professions Council
Monday, December 16, 1996, 9:30 a.m......12234
Midwestern State University
Friday, December 13, 1996, 3:00 p.m......12234
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Wednesday, December 18, 1996, 8:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m......12235
Monday, January 6, 1997, 12:00 noon.....12235
Wednesday, January 22, 1997, 10:00 a.m......12235
Texas Board of Nursing Facility Administrators 
Wednesday, December 18, 1996, 9:30 a.m......12235
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Friday, December 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m......12236
Railroad Commission of Texas
Tuesday, December 17, 1996, 9:30 a.m......12236
Texas National Research Laboratory Commission 
Tuesday, December 17, 1996, 11:30 a.m......12236
Council on Sex Offender Treatment
Sunday, December 15, 1996, 1:00 p.m......12236
State Securities Board
Thursday, December 19, 1996, 9:30 a.m......12236
Friday, January 31, 1997, 9:00 a.m......12237
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board
Friday-Sunday, December 13, 14, and 15, 1996, 7:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 8:30 a.m. 
respectively.....12237
Monday-Wednesday, December 16, 17, 18, 1996, 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. 
respectively.....12237
Texas Southern University
Monday, December 16, 1996, 8:30 a.m......12237
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTHSC) & Texas Tech University 
(TTU)
Friday, December 13, 1996, 9:00 a.m......12238
Friday, December 13, 1996, 9:15 a.m......12238
Texas Worker's Compensation Insurance Fund
Tuesday, December 17, 1996, 8:00 p.m......12238
Wednesday, December 18, 1996, 1:00 p.m......12238
Texas Workforce Commission
Tuesday, December 17, 1996, 12:00 p.m......12239
Regional Meetings
****IN ADDITION****
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Correction of Errors.....12243
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Notice of Consultant Contract Award .....12243
Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner 
Notice of Rate Ceiling.....12243
Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Division
Request For Proposals - Construction Claims Consultant Services .....12244
Request For Qualifications .....12244
General Land Office
Notice of Contract Award.....12245
Texas Department of Health
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials.....12245
Notice of Request for Proposal (Claims Administrator) .....12248
Notice of Request for Proposal (STAR Network Administrator) .....12250
The Texas Department of Health\The Texas Department of Human Services Request 
for Applications - Managed Health Care Delivery Systems for Harris County  
.....12251
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
TDHCA to Seek Applicants for 1997 Emergency Shelter Grants Program (ESGP) 
Funds.....12252
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Notice of Public Hearings on Medicaid Rates.....12252
Texas Department of Public Safety
Correction of Errors.....12253
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to Substantive Rule sec.23.27.....12253
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreements .....12254
State Securities Board
Correction of Errors.....12256