IN ADDITION
The Texas Register is required by statute to publish certain documents, 
including applications to purchase control of state banks, notices of rate 
ceilings, changes in interest rate and applications to install remote service 
units, and consultant proposal requests and awards.
To aid agencies in communicating information quickly and effectively, other 
information of general interest to the public is published as space allows.

Comptroller of Public Accounts
Legal Banking Holidays
The Texas Tax Code, Annotated sec.111.053(b) requires that, before January 1 of 
each year, the Comptroller of Public Accounts publish a list of the legal 
holidays for banking purposes for that year. Pursuant to Federal Reserve Bank of 
Dallas Notice 96-73, dated August 9, 1996, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
and its offices at El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio will observe the following 
holidays for calendar year 1997 and will not be open on the dates indicated 
below. Banks operating in Texas may, but are not required to close on these 
dates: 
Saturday and Sundays 
Wednesday, January 1, New Year's Day 
Monday, January 20, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 
Monday, February 17, Presidents Day 
Monday, May 26, Memorial Day 
Friday, July 4, Independence Day 
Monday, September 1, Labor Day 
Monday, October 13, Columbus Day 
Tuesday, November 11, Veterans Day 
Thursday, November 27, Thanksgiving Day 
Thursday, December 25, Christmas Day 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 30, 1996.
TRD-9618679
Arthur F. Lorton
Senior Legal Counsel
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: December 30, 1996

Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner 
Notice of Rate Ceiling
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following rate 
ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in Title 79, Texas Civil 
Statutes, Article 1.04, as amended (Texas Civil Statutes, Article 5069-1.04). 
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Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 23, 1996.
TRD-9618678
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: December 30, 1996

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Notice of Consultant Contract Award
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) furnishes this notice 
of a consulting services contract for assessing the information needs of 
environmental stakeholders. 
Description of Contract. The consultant will: define the groups interested in 
the computers and electronics industry; design data-gathering strategies for 
these groups; develop data-gathering tools; gather data; assist the TNRCC in 
additional data gathering; summarize and evaluate the collected data; and 
document the process and results. Primary funding for this contract is provided 
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 
Effective Date and Value of Contract. The contract dates are December 13, 1996, 
through August 31, 1997. The total cost of the contract is $95,000. 
Deliverable Due Dates. The deliverables are due on the following schedule. All 
deliverables must be completed and approved prior to the contract completion 
date, August 31, 1997. 
Tasks and Schedule. The tasks and the schedule are as follows: 1. Work plan 
report-within three weeks of the contract execution date; 2. Stakeholder group 
definition report-within three weeks of consultant proposal request's (CPR) 
written work plan approval; 3. Data gathering strategy for each stakeholder 
group-within six weeks of the CPR's work plan approval; 4. Data gathering tool 
for each stakeholder group-within ten weeks of the CPR's work plan approval; 5. 
Implementation plan for data gathering activities-within 12 weeks of the CPR's 
work plan approval; Conduct data gathering-completed no later than June 30, 
1997; Letter summarizing and evaluating results-within two weeks of completing 
data collection, if necessary; 6. Report summarizing and evaluating results-
within four weeks of concluding data gathering; no later than August 31, 1997; 
7. Submit files necessary to document each task and raw data from data 
collection-within six weeks of concluding data gathering; no later than August 
31, 1997. 
Name of the Contractor. The consultant is Gelb Consulting Group, Inc. The 
address for Gelb Consulting Group, Inc. is 3701 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas, 
77098. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 23,1996.
TRD-9618647
Kevin McCalla
Director, Legal Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: December 23, 1996

Sam Houston State University 
Consultant Contract Award 
Sam Houston State University (SHSU), in accordance with provisions of Texas 
Civil Statutes, Article 6252-11c, announces the awarding of a consultant 
contract to a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. The solicitation for 
proposals was published in the November 1, 1996, issue of the Texas Register (21 
TexReg 10848). 
The consultant will represent and assist the university in developing projects 
deemed important to the university, assist the university in obtaining funding 
for university projects, and provide consulting and representation as directed 
by Sam Houston State University. 
Three proposals were received in response to this solicitation for proposals. 
The contract was awarded to Mr. Bobby Mills/The Advocacy Group, 1350 I Street, 
NW, Suite #680, Washington, D.C. 20005. 
The consultant awarded the contract was: Mr. Bobby Mills/The Advocacy Group, 
1350 I Street, NW, Suite #680, Washington, D.C. 20005.
The consultant contract begins January 1, 1997, and ends December 31, 1997, with 
the option to renew. The fee estimate is $42,00, excluding expenses. Reports and 
documents will be submitted as required.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 17, 1996.
TRD-9618665
B.K. Marks
President
Sam Houston State University 
Filed: December 27, 1996