Texas Register
Vol. 22 No. 12
February 14, 1997
Pages 1695-1772

****ATTORNEY GENERAL****
Letter Opinions.....1701
Request for Opinions.....1702
****PROPOSED RULES****
Railroad Commission of Texas
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division
16 TAC sec.9.255.....1703
Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Definitions
22 TAC sec.321.1.....1705
Licensing Procedure
22 TAC sec.329.1.....1705
22 TAC sec.329.3.....1706
22 TAC sec.329.5.....1706
Practice Settings for Physical Therapy
22 TAC sec.346.1.....1707
Registration of Physical Therapy Facilities
22 TAC sec.347.5.....1707
Texas Department of Insurance
Property and Casualty Insurance
28 TAC sec.5.2004.....1708
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax
34 TAC sec.sec.11.1-11.32.....1710
****WITHDRAWN RULES****
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
Architects
22 TAC sec.1.28.....1711
22 TAC sec.1.88.....1711
Landscape Architects
22 TAC sec.3.88.....1711
Interior Designers
22 TAC sec.5.99.....1711
Texas Department of Insurance
Property and Casualty Insurance
28 TAC sec.5.2004.....1711
****ADOPTED RULES****
Texas Department of Agriculture
Nursery Products and Floral Items
4 TAC sec.22.3.....1713
Railroad Commission of Texas
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division
16 TAC sec.9.183.....1713
16 TAC sec.9.184.....1714
Texas Motor Vehicle Commission 
General Rules 
16 TAC sec.103.9  .....1714
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification  Board
Practice and Procedure
22 TAC sec.sec.151.1-151.30.....1715
Rules Relating to Practice and Procedure
22 TAC sec.sec.151.1-151.8.....1715
22 TAC sec.sec.151.9-151.14.....1716
22 TAC sec.sec.151.15-151.19, 151.30.....1716
Provisions of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and  Certification Act
22 TAC sec.sec.153.5, 153.9-153.11, 153.13, 153.15, 153.17-153.20,  153.25, 
153.27, 153.31.....1717
22 TAC sec.sec.153.23, 153.29, 153.35.....1717
Rules Relating to Appraisals
22 TAC sec.155.1.....1718
Rules Relating to Professional Conduct and Ethics 
22 TAC sec.sec.157.1-157.5.....1718
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 
Medicaid Programs
25 TAC sec.sec.409.401-409.406.....1719
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Fisheries
31 TAC sec.57.136.....1724
****TABLES AND GRAPHICS****
Tables and Graphics.....1727
****OPEN MEETINGS****
State Office of Administrative Hearings
Thursday, March 27, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1735
Texas Department of Agriculture
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, 10:30 a.m......1735
Thursday, February 20, 1997, 10:00 a.m......1735
Thursday, February 20, 1997, 1:30 p.m......1735
Tuesday, February 25, 1997, 10:30 a.m......1736
Tuesday, February 25, 1997, 1:00 p.m......1736
Thursday, February 27, 1997, 10:00 a.m......1736
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug  Abuse
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1736
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1736
Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease  and Related Disorders
Monday, February 17, 1997, 2:00 p.m......1737
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification  Board
Thursday, February 20, 1997, at 2:00 p.m......1737
Automobile Theft Prevention Authority 
Thursday, February 13, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1737
The State Bar of Texas
Friday, February 14, 1997, 8:30 a.m......1737
Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance  Association
Monday, February 10, 1997, 2:00 p.m......1738
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas,  Inc.
Friday and Saturday, February 21-22, 1997, 8:30 a.m. both days.....1738
Texas Ethics Commission
Friday, February 14, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1738
General Land Office
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 10:00 a.m......1738
Office of the Governor-Criminal Justice  Division
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1739
Texas Department of Health
Saturday, February 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m......1739
Saturday, February 15, 1997, 10:00 a.m......1739
Saturday, February 15, 1997, 11:00 a.m......1739
Saturday, February 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m......1740
Saturday, February 15, 1997, 2:00 p.m......1740
Saturday, February 15, 1997, 4:00 p.m......1740
Sunday, February 16, 1997, 8:00 a.m......1740
Sunday, February 16, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1740
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1741
Friday, February 21, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1741
Texas Health Care Information Council 
Monday, March 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1741
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 
Monday, February 17, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1742
Monday, February 17, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1742
Monday, February 17, 1997, 11:00 a.m......1742
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, 10:00 a.m......1742
Texas Department of Information Resources 
Thursday, February 20, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1742
Texas Department of Insurance
Friday, February 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1743
Monday, March 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1743
Monday, March 3, 1997, 1:00 p.m......1743
Monday, March 3, 1997, 2:00 p.m......1743
Tuesday, March 4, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1743
Thursday, March 6, 1997, 1:00 p.m......1743
Board of Law Examiners
Friday and Saturday, February 14-15, 8:30 a.m. both days.....1743
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, at 9:00 a.m......1744
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, at 9:00 a.m......1744
Texas Lottery Commission
Friday, February 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1744
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Wednesday, February 12, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1745
Friday, February 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m......1745
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1745
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1746
Friday, February 28, 1997, 10:00 a.m......1746
Friday, February 28, 1997, 10:00 a.m......1746
Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1746
Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1746
Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1747
Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1747
Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1747
Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 9:30 a.m......1748
Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners 
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1748
Tuesday, February 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1748
Texas Optometry Board
Friday, February 21, 1997, 9:00 a.m......1748
State Pension Review Board
Monday, February 10, 1997, 10:00 a.m.- Telephone Conference Call.....1749
Thursday, February 20, 1997, 1:30 p.m......1749
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory  Services
Friday, February 28, 1997, 10:30 a.m......1749
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Monday, February 24, 1997, at 9:00 a.m.....1749
Monday, February 24, 1997, at 9:00 a.m.....1750
Monday, February 24, 1997, at 9:00 a.m.....1750
Tuesday, February 25, 1997, at 9:00 a.m.....1750
Texas Council on Purchasing from People With Disabilities
Thursday, February 20, 1997, 10:00 a.m.....1750
Railroad Commission of Texas
Friday, February 21, 1997, 9:00 a.m.....1751
Telecommunications Infastructure Fund Board
February 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m.....1751
February 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m.....1751
University of Houston
Wednesday, February 12, 1997, 7:30 a.m.....1751
Wednesday, February 12, 1997, 9:00 a.m.....1751
Wednesday, February 12, 1997, noon....1752
Wednesday, February 12, 1997, 10:30 a.m.....1752
Monday, February 17, 1997, 2:00 p.m.....1752
University Interscholastic League
Monday, February 10, 1997, 1:00 p.m.....1752
Monday, February 10, 1997, 1:00 p.m.....1752
Midwestern State University
Thursday, February 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.....1753
Thursday, February 13, 1997, 2:30 p.m.....1753
Thursday, February 13, 1997, 4:00 p.m.....1753
Thursday, February 13, 1997, 4:30 p.m.....1753
Thursday, February 13, 1997, 4:45 p.m.....1753
Thursday, February 13, 1997, 5:00 p.m.....1753
Friday, February 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m.....1754
Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Facility
Monday, February 17, 1997, 10:00 a.m.....1754
Regional Meetings
In Addition
Office of the Attorney General
1997 Tax Charts....1759
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency 
Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program....1764
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Correction of Errors....1764
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Interpretations....1765
Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner
Notice of Rate Ceiling....1765
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Request for Information....1766
Texas Department of Health
Designation of a Site Serving Medically Underserved Populations....1766
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Texas Department of Insurance
Insurer Services....1767
Notice....1768
Notice of Public Hearings....1768
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Settlement Agreements of Administrative 
Enforcement Actions....1769
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for a Good Cause Exemption to Public Utility Commission 
Substantive Rule 23.31(c)....1769
Notices of Petition for Exemption from Requirements of Public Utility Commission 
Substantive Rule 23.11(h)(6)(a)
Notice for Petition of Rulemaking....1771
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement....1771
Office of the Secretary of State
Inaugural Endowment Fund Committee.....1772
Texas Department of Transportation
Public Notice.....1772