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Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Notice of Public Hearings
The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (commission), through its 
Regional Advisory Consortia, will hold public hearings in each Health and Human 
Services region to solicit input on the Strategic Plan and Statewide Service 
Delivery Plan. Comments will be directed to the long term goals of the agency 
and how to best coordinate and deliver substance abuse related services. 
Public hearings have been scheduled for the following dates, times and places: 
September 25, Region 7 - Austin, Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 9001 
North IH 35, Austin, Texas 
September 26, Region 11 - Edinburg, Pan American University, UT Annex, 2412 
South Closner, Edinburgh, Texas 
October 2, Region 4 - Longview, Gregg County Courthouse, 101 East Methvin, 
Longview, Texas 
October 3, Region 2 - Abilene, Abilene Regional MHMR Center, 2616 South Clack, 
Suite 150, Abilene, Texas 
October 6, Region 1 - Lubbock, South Plains Association of Governments, 1323 
58th Street, Lubbock, Texas 
October 6, Region 8 - San Antonio, Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse - San 
Antonio, Cypress Towers, 1222 North Main, Suite 660, San Antonio, Texas
October 7, Region 10 - El Paso, Educational Service Center for Region 19, 6501 
Boeing, Building J, Green Room, El Paso, Texas 
October 8, Region 3 - Arlington, Arlington Human Service Center, 501 West 
Sanford, Conference Room A, Arlington, Texas 
October 10, Region 9 - Midland, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission, 2910 
La Force Boulevard, Midland, Texas 
October 16, Region 5 - Beaumont, Beaumont Community Foundation, 700 North 
Street, Room 145, Beaumont, Texas 
October 17, Region 6 - Houston, The Council - Houston, 3333 Eastside, Suite 111, 
Houston, Texas 
Representatives from the commission will be present to explain the planning 
process and members of the Regional Advisory Consortium along with commission 
staff will be present to consult with and receive comments from interested 
citizens and affected groups. All written and oral comments will be considered 
in preparation of the Strategic Plan and Statewide Services Delivery Plan.
Spanish-language interpreters and interpreters for the hearing impaired will be 
provided upon request. Please contact Rand Harris at (800) 832-9623, extension 
6793, ten working days prior to the public hearing to request these services. If 
you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation, 
please notify the commission ten days in advance of the hearing date for 
accommodations to be made. 
Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Texas Commission on 
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Rand Harris, 9001 North IH 35, Suite 105, Austin, Texas 
78753-5233, (800) 832-9623, extension 6793. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 17, 1997.
TRD-9712370
Mark S. Smock
Deputy for Finance and Administration
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Filed: September 17, 1997

Summary of Public Comments
The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35, as amended) and Texas 
Government Code, Title 10, sec.2105.052, require public input into state plans 
on the intended use of federal funds allocated under the Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant. Consistent with these mandates, the 
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (commission), in conjunction with our 
Regional Advisory Consortia, held public hearings in May and June, 1997, at the 
following locations: Abilene, Dallas, Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio, Midland, 
El Paso, Temple, Lufkin, Lubbock and Falfurrias. Testimony was heard regarding 
the commission's intended use of SAPT block grant funds for fiscal year 1998. 
Comments following will address the substance abuse block grant; the magnitude 
of the substance abuse problem; and, the current availability of and need for 
substance abuse services.
At these hearings, a preliminary summary of the intended use of funds for 
federal fiscal year 1998 (beginning October 1, 1997) was provided. Public 
comments were solicited for use in preparation of the final plans. All written 
and oral comments have been considered in preparation of the final fiscal year 
1998 intended use report. A summary of the public comments follows:
Most comments pertaining to alcohol and drug abuse services centered around 
specific types of substance abuse services that continue to be needed throughout 
the state. Many of these specific service needs will be addressed through the 
commission's Statewide Plan for Service Delivery. For example, several witnesses 
throughout the state expressed the need for the commission to continue 
prioritizing specialized female service (for pregnant women and women with 
children). This issue will be discussed in more detail as the commission 
develops its service delivery plan. 
The issue of prevention services was also expressed by many witnesses.
Specific prevention issues included: the need to target younger age groups; the 
need for after-school programs; a need for the commission to outline some model 
programs it wants to fund and to develop an outcome tool using the Prevention 
Plus III guide specifically for these programs; the need to support the 
replication of the model prevention programs recently implemented by the 
commission; the need for prevention services in all areas of the state, 
including rural areas; the need for prevention programs to include social 
resistance training, life skills education, and pro-social bonding features; and 
the fact that prevention providers should apply part of their services to 
children of parents in treatment. The commission has also prioritized the need 
for prevention services as illustrated in our Strategic Plan. Prevention will be 
the cornerstone of delivery system throughout the state. We have recently 
increased funding to develop 11 model prevention programs (which include 
prescribed outcome measurement tools), 11 Prevention Resource Centers, to fund a 
media prevention campaign in conjunction with the Partnership with a Drug Free 
America, and to support Red Ribbon Week to raise awareness about substance abuse 
through the state. We look forward to continuing our efforts in this area and to 
further defining our prevention services in our Statewide Plan for Service 
Delivery. 
We also received comments concerning specific factors that need to be used in 
developing an allocation formula to distribute funds throughout the state. We 
heard from the rural areas that population is weighed too heavily, putting rural 
areas with greater transportation needs at a disadvantage. We also heard from 
providers in urban areas that programs needed to be targeted to the communities 
that had the most need, for example, housing the greatest number of welfare 
families, and that programs in those areas needed to be operated by community-
based organizations that are familiar with the needs of those specific community 
needs. Another witness testified to the need for block grant formulas to address 
international borders. The commission is continuing to look at the formula we 
use to distribute funds to each of the 11 Health and Human Services Regions, and 
to develop a way to equitably distribute funds to all areas of the state. We 
recently notified the substance abuse field of upcoming regional meetings which 
will specifically focus on this issue. In that notification, a Community Service 
Survey was enclosed to help the commission better determine those areas with the 
greatest need for services, as defined by the community.  
Several witnesses also commented on the need for better evaluations of programs. 
However, cost was also identified as a barrier to this need. Others testified 
that the Request for Proposal (RFP) process was too complicated and it was 
difficult for non-experienced grant writers to break into the system. The 
commission did conduct 11 grantwriting workshops across the state in fiscal 
years 1996 and 1997. These were done at no charge to the participants and gave 
priority to persons/programs who were not receiving commission funds.
We will examine the possibility of conducting those again in the future. We will 
also continue to provide a summary sheet explaining deficiencies for persons who 
do not score high enough on the commission's Request for Proposals. This summary 
sheet will outline those areas that need improvement. We also heard the need for 
local programs to have a centralized Management Information System (MIS) to be 
able to track clients through a continuum of care. In conjunction with this was 
also the need for a centralized intake and assessment unit. As the commission 
evolves to a managed care system in different areas of the state these issues 
become more and more critical. We also recognize this need exists in other areas 
of the state. Again, cost is the biggest barrier to the creation of these MIS 
systems. 
Some of the comments focused on Block Grant issues that are out of the 
commission's jurisdiction. One such comment dealt with the funds for HIV Early 
Intervention Services being too restrictive. Federal regulations determine how 
these funds can be spent. In addition, one witness expressed a desire for the 
Specialized Female Service providers to be allowed to serve non-pregnant women 
who were at risk of becoming pregnant. Again, federal law and regulations 
specify that these funds are aimed specifically at this specialized population.
We also received many specific comments dealing with treatment matters. Two 
witnesses addressed the need for more flexibility in spending commission funds. 
Two others requested the revocation of treatment licenses for outpatient 
services. The commission has changed its rules to give providers more 
flexibility in spending their funds to address client needs. The commission also 
revised the rules to allow providers to offer "extension services" in borrowed 
space without obtaining a separate license for each location. 
Finally we heard about the increased need for all types of services in all areas 
of the state. These range from specific mentions for detoxification services, 
inpatient facilities to treat men, outpatient services in rural areas, 
transportation in rural areas, and a need for the commission to expand 
prevention services to adults. All of these specific needs are better addressed 
through the commission's Statewide Plan for Service Delivery and through 
priorities set by our Regional Advisory Consortia. 
This summary of comments pertaining to the substance abuse portion of the SAPT 
Block Grant for fiscal year 1998 is published in response to the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1991 (Public Law 97-35, as amended) Texas Government Code, 
Title 10, sec.2105.052. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1997.
TRD-9712452
Mark S. Smock
Deputy for Finance and Administration
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Filed: September 18, 1997

Office of the Attorney General
Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act Enforcement Settlement Notice
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed 
resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Solid Waste 
Disposal Act. Before the State may settle a judicial enforcement action under 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 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: State of Texas v. Melza V. Kelley, and Cherokee Waste & 
Resource Recovery, Inc., Cause Number 93-02560 in the 250th District Court, 
Travis County, Texas. 
Nature of Defendant's Operations: Defendants own and operate a solid waste 
facility at 2500 Southeast Cherokee Road, Longview, Gregg County, Texas. This 
facility is the subject of this litigation and proposed settlement. Proposed 
Agreed Judgment: The Agreed Final Judgment contains provisions for injunctive 
relief and civil penalties. The injunction, among other things, prohibits the 
receipt of solid waste at the subject facility, requires the installation of a 
site security fence and drainage structures, requires the application of a final 
earthen cover over waste disposal areas, requires the filing of an affidavit to 
the public, and requires that pipeline easements be marked. The judgment also 
contains a requirement that defendants pay a $50,000 civil penalty, $25,000 in 
attorneys' fees, and all court costs.
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 David 
Preister, 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.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 11, 1997.
TRD-9712106
Suzanne Marshall
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: September 11, 1997

Texas Water Code and Texas Health and Safety Code Enforcement Settlement Notice
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed 
resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Water Code 
and the Texas Health and Safety Code. Before the State may settle a judicial 
enforcement action under the Texas Water Code and the Texas Health and Safety 
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 statutes within the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's 
jurisdiction, or a rule adopted or an order or a permit issued under such a 
statute.  
Case Title and Court: State of Texas v. Henry Garza doing business as Cielo Azul 
Ranch Water System, Cause Number 96-06248 in the 345th District Court, Travis 
County, Texas. 
Nature of Defendant's Operations: Defendant owns and operates a public water 
system, known as the Cielo Azul Ranch Water System, near Wimberly, in Hays 
County, Texas. The system supplies water to approximately 27 service connections 
and serves an average of 84 people per day. This system is the subject of this 
litigation and proposed settlement. 
Proposed Agreed Judgment: The Agreed Final Judgment contains provisions for 
injunctive relief and civil penalties. The injunction, among other things, 
requires the installation of a new water supply well, modifications to the 
system's pressure and storage tanks, and the plugging of an abandoned well. The 
judgment also contains a requirement that defendant pay a $30,000 civil penalty, 
$9,837 in attorneys' fees, and all court costs. 
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 Amanda 
Atkinson Cagle, 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.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 17, 1997.
TRD-9712390
Suzanne Marshall
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: September 17, 1997

Coastal Coordination Council
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 501. Requests 
for federal consistency review were received for the following projects(s) 
during the period of September 11, 1997, through September 18, 1997: 

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS: 
Applicant: Laredo Construction Company; Location: 6501 Channelview, Galveston, 
Galveston County, Texas; Project Number: 97-0301-F1; Description of Proposed 
Action: The applicant proposes to construct 420 linear feet of bulkhead and 
place fill in waters for the construction of a barge berthing, loading, and 
unloading facility. The proposed bulkhead would range from 5 to 75 feet from the 
existing shoreline; Type of Application: S.C.O.E. permit application #21092 
under sec.10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 .S.C.A. 403), and sec.404 
of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. sec.sec.125-1387).
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District; Location: Existing 
man- made upland canals within the Galveston District Boundaries; Project 
Number: 97-0303-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to 
amend special condition "c", which states "That the area of the proposed work 
will be inspected by Corps of Engineers personnel prior to authorization being 
given" with "That the permittee must obtain an individual water quality 
certification from the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission prior to 
the discharge of effluent into waters of the United States from a dredged 
material disposal area". The applicant further proposes to extend the time of 
the general permit until December 31, 2002; Type of Application: U.S.C.O.E. 
general permit #14533(03) under sec.10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 
U.S.C.A. 403). 
Applicant: Clear Creek Drainage District; Location: Cowards Creek, from 
Greenbriar Drive to an existing oil separator (approximately 1,300 feet west of 
Greenbriar Drive), in Galveston County, Texas; Project Number: 97-0304-F1; 
Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to construct uniform bank 
slopes along the project site by grading the existing banks to a 3:1 slope. 
Approximately 1,650 cubic yards (the original public notice incorrectly stated 
that 0.17-cubic yard would be excavated) of sediment would be excavated and 
placed in an upland area. In addition, a temporary 48-inch culvert and road 
crossing would be constructed in the vicinity of Greenbriar Drive to allow for 
the transportation of equipment and materials; Type of Application: U.S.C.O.E. 
permit application #20874 (Revised) under sec.404 of the Clean Water Act (33 
U.S.C.A. sec.sec.125-1387). 
Applicant: Velasco Drainage District; Location: In both the Clute-Lake Jackson 
Drainage Channel, between Clute's Main Street, FM 523 and the Dow Barge Canal, 
between State Highway 288 and FM 523, Clute and Freeport, Brazoria County, 
Texas; Project Number: 97-0306- F1; Description of Proposed Action: The 
applicant proposes to dredge approximately 250,000 cubic yards of material from 
the existing streambed of the Clute-Lake Jackson Drainage Channel. The dredging 
would extend for approximately 25,000 linear feet at approximately 64 feet wide. 
All dredged material would be temporarily stockpiled within a proposed 35-acre 
upland contained storage area. The applicant would later reclaim the dredged 
material from the storage area as fill to repair and maintain the bank slopes 
and toe of the hurricane flood protection levee along the Dow Barge Canal; Type 
of Application: U.S.C.O.E. permit application #21073 under sec.10 of the Rivers 
and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403), and sec.404 of the Clean Water Act 
(33 U.S.C.A. sec.sec.125-1387).
Applicant: Port of Corpus Christi Authority; Location: North side of the Viola 
Turning Basin at the end of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, 
Nueces County, Texas; Project Number: 97-0307-F1; Description of Proposed 
Action: The applicant proposes to use one of two options to control shoreline 
erosion. Option A - would use 40-foot-wide, concrete articulating, revetment 
mats backed with filter fabric on a 2.5H:1V slope extending from approximately -
7.0 feet to +7.0 feet mean low tide (MLT). The minimum length of the mat 
structure would be 700 linear feet with optional extensions of up to 300 linear 
feet at each end of the installation (600 linear feet). The maximum length of 
the structure would be 1,300 linear feet. Dredging will be conducted below mean 
high water to remove approximately 3,600 cubic yards of material in order to 
grade the bank. Option B - would utilize a combination of anchored steel sheet 
piles to construct a bulkhead and revetment mats. The bulkhead will be 
approximately 820 feet long and 12 feet above MLT. An additional 350 linear feet 
of revetment mat will be used on each end of the bulkhead (700 linear feet). The 
total length of the structure would be 1,570 feet. Approximately 4,000 cubic 
yards of material will be placed below mean high water for use as backfill 
behind the bulkhead, and to create a suitable slope for the revetment mat 
installation. A total of 0.6 acre of tidal area will be impacted by this fill 
operation; Type of Application: U.S.C.O.E. permit application #21085 under 
sec.10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403), and sec.404 of 
the Clean Water Act (33 .S.C.A. sec.sec.125-1387).  
Applicant: Ross Novelli, Sr.; Location: Adjacent to Offats Bayou at 8415-17 
Teichman Road, Galveston, Galveston County Texas; Project Number: 97-0308-F1; 
Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to elevate his property 
by placing fill material onto the lot. The property is approximately 1,289 
acres, which includes approximately 0.5 acres of wetlands. The wetlands are man-
made as a result of elevation changes made to adjacent lots. Both wetland areas 
are inundated with runoff from adjacent properties and occasionally by storm 
tides. The wetland vegetation consists mostly of Tamarix gallica and Phragmites 
australis; Type of Application: U.S.C.O.E. permit application #21071 under 
sec.10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403), and sec.404 of 
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. sec.sec.125-1387).
Applicant: Walter J. and Olivia T. Meyer; Location: Offatts Bayou, at 1502 
Driftwood Lane, in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; Project Number: 97-0309-
F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to place 
approximately 100 cubic yards of riprap into an area 100-feet wide by 28-feet 
long, parallel to the shoreline. The riprap would be composed of concrete and 
brick rubble from the demolition of the existing house, walkways, slab, 
driveway, and pier on the lot. An existing deteriorated bulkhead and the 
additional riprap are proposed to be covered with concrete terracing and steps 
for aesthetics; Type of Application: U.S.C.O.E. permit application #21084 under 
sec.10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 .S.C.A. 403), and sec.404 of 
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. sec.sec.125-1387). 
Pursuant to sec.306(d)(14) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
.S.C.A. sec.sec.1451-1464), as amended, interested parties are invited to submit 
comments on whether a proposed action should be referred to the Coastal 
Coordination Council for review and whether the action is or is not consistent 
with the Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies. All comments must 
be received within 30 days of publication of this notice and addressed to Ms. 
Janet Fatheree, Council Secretary, 1700 North Congress Avenue, Room 617, Austin, 
Texas 78701-1495. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712599
Garry Mauro
Chairman
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: September 22, 1997

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, Articles 1D.003 and 1E.003, as amended (Texas Civil Statutes, Article 
5069-1D.003 and 1E.003).
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Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 15, 1997.
TRD-9712437
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: September 18, 1997

Texas Credit Union Department
Application to Amend Articles of Incorporation
Notice is given that the following application has been filed with the Texas 
Credit Union Department and is under consideration: 
An application for a name change was received for Amarillo School Employees 
Credit Union, Amarillo, Texas. The proposed new name is The Education Credit 
Union. 
Comments or a request for a meeting by any interested party relating to an 
application must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Any written comments must provide all information that the 
interested party wishes the Department to consider in evaluating the 
application. All information received will be weighed during considering the 
merits of an application. Comments or a request for a meeting should be 
addressed to the Texas Credit Union Department, 914 East Anderson Lane, Austin, 
Texas 78752-1699.  
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712573
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Texas Credit Union Department
Filed: September 22, 1997
Application(s) to Expand Field of Membership 

Notice is given that the following applications have been filed with the Texas 
Credit Union Department and are under consideration: 
An application was received from VATAT Credit Union, Austin, Texas to expand its 
field of membership. The proposal would permit members and employees of the 
Vocational Home Economics Teachers Association of Texas, who are not already 
primary members of another teacher's credit union, to be eligible for membership 
in the credit union. 
An application was received from Associated Credit Union, Deer Park, Texas to 
expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit employees of 
Flexitallic L.P. to be eligible for membership in the credit union. 
An application was received from First Energy Credit Union, Houston, Texas to 
expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit employees, members, 
and member's employees of the Air Conditioning Council of Greater Houston to be 
eligible for membership in the credit union. 
Comments or a request for a meeting by any interested party relating to an 
application must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Any written comments must provide all information that the 
interested party wishes the Department to consider in evaluating the 
application. All information received will be weighed during considering the 
merits of an application. Comments or a request for a meeting should be 
addressed to the Texas Credit Union Department, 914 East Anderson Lane, Austin, 
Texas 78752-1699.  
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712572
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Texas Credit Union Department
Filed: September 22, 1997

Texas Education Agency
Notice of Consultant Contract Award
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) files this notice of consultant contract award 
under the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter B. 
The TEA published the Request for Proposals (RFP) #701-97-023 in the July 25, 
1997, issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 6963). 
The consultant will provide advisement to the TEA, regional education service 
center, and independent school district staff in regards to beginning reading 
instruction and research. The consultant will provide services outlined in the 
RFP concerning the Texas Reading Initiative. 
The consultant selected to perform these tasks is Jean Osborn, University of 
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3001 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61821. The 
maximum amount of this contract is $40,000. The contract was executed on 
September 9, 1997, and ends no later than August 31, 1998. 
The consultant will provide advisement to TEA staff regarding beginning reading 
instruction through August 31, 1998. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 16, 1997.
TRD-9712324
Criss Cloudt
Associate Commissioner for Policy Planning and Research
Texas Education Agency
Filed: September 16, 1997

Governor's Office of Budget and Planning 
Request for Proposals for the FY 1999 State of Texas Federal and State Cost 
Allocation Plans 
Pursuant to Texas Government Code, Subchapter A, sec.sec.2254.001 et. seq., the 
Governor's Office of Budget and Planning invites professionals with demonstrated 
competence and qualifications and documented expertise in the field of indirect 
cost recovery and cost allocation plans for governmental units to submit 
proposals to prepare and negotiate with the federal government, under the 
provisions of OMB Circular A-87, the State of Texas' consolidated statewide cost 
allocation plan for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1999. These consultant 
services have been provided previously by the consulting firm of David M. 
Griffith and Associates, Ltd. (DMG). Unless a clearly superior proposal is 
received from different proposer, the Governor's Office intends to award the 
contract for the FY99 plan to DMG, subject to negotiation of a fair and 
reasonable price. 
Proposers will be expected to develop a cost allocation plan that enables 
eligible state agencies to recover the maximum indirect costs possible from 
federal programs. The contractor selected will be responsible for all aspects of 
the plan, including obtaining raw cost and statistical data, identifying 
allocable costs, preparing and submitting the plan, and negotiating the final 
plan with the federal government for state agency use during the state fiscal 
year beginning September 1, 1998. Proposals must include a description of the 
system to be used to extract allowable costs from central government agencies 
and for allocating such costs. Contractor may be required to prepare alternative 
allocation tables using different allocation bases to demonstrate maximum 
feasible recovery options. 
As a component of the cost allocation plan, the contractor selected must also 
identify the costs of providing statewide support services to each state agency. 
This component must identify state agencies that use services from state central 
services agencies (for example, auditing, accounting, centralized purchasing, 
and legal services) in carrying out their programs and the type and dollar 
amount of services used. The contractor selected will be responsible for all 
aspects of this component, including obtaining raw cost and statistical data and 
identifying allocable costs. Proposals must include a description of the system 
to be used to extract allowable costs from central government agencies and for 
allocating such costs. 
A complete set of the work papers used to prepare the plan must be kept and 
provided to the Governor's Office upon request. The contractor is required to 
provide 25 copies of the summary of fixed costs related to federal cost 
allocations from the completed plan and 25 copies of the summary of costs 
related to state cost allocations to other state agencies from the completed 
plan. 
The Governor's Office of Budget and Planning will evaluate each proposal and 
reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. The state assumes no 
responsibility for expenses incurred in preparing responses to this 
solicitation. If selected, the contractor will be chosen on the basis of 
proposal content, the proposer's demonstrated experience, competence, knowledge 
and qualifications, and ability to meet the federal filing deadline of February 
28, 1998. 
A copy of the FY1997 plan may be obtained by contacting Tom Adams, Governor's 
Office of Budget and Planning, P. O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711 (telephone 
512-463-1771). 
All proposals must be received at the previously listed address no later than 
5:00 p.m., October 27, 1997.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 12, 1997.
TRD-9712306
Pete Wassdorf
Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Governor
Governor's Office of Budget and Planning
Filed: September 16, 1997

Texas Department of Health
Corrections of Error
The Texas Department of Health adopted an amendment to 25 TAC sec.35.601 and 
sec.35.611 and repeal to 25 TAC sec.35.901. The rules appeared in the August 8, 
1997, issue of the Texas Register, (22 TexReg 7347 and 7351). 
The dcpartment inadvertently failed to indicate the correct effective date of 
the rules as September 1, 1997.
On page 7351, the effective dates for amendments to sec.35.601, new sec.35.611, 
and repeal of sec.35.901 should be "September 1, 1997" instead of "August 18, 
1997".
The Texas Department of Health proposes the repeal to 25 TAC sec.sec.137.1-
137.11, and new 25 TAC sec.sec.137.1-137.4, 137.11-137.13, 137.21-137.23, and 
137.31-137.55. The rules appeared in the July 22, 1997, issue of the Texas 
Register, (22 TexReg 6818). 
On page 6818, the rules were published uner "Title 30. Environmental Quality" 
instead of "Title 25. Health Services".

Health and Human Services Commission 
Public Notice
The Health and Human Services Commission State Medicaid Office has received 
approval from the Health Care Financing Administration to amend the Title XIX 
Medical Assistance Plan by Transmittal Number 97-12, Amendment Number 536. 
The amendment amends home health services coverage by adding occupational 
therapy services, limited electrical equipment and additional medical supplies 
as covered services. The homebound requirement for those clients under 21 years 
of age has been removed as a medical necessity criteria. The amendment is 
effective July 1, 1997. 
If additional information is needed, please contact Kay Sterling, Texas 
Department of Health, at (512) 338-6511.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 17, 1997.
TRD-9712434
Marina S. Henderson
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: September 18, 1997

Texas Department of Human Services
Public Notice-Announcement of Availability of Funds of Intent to Contract for 
Provision of Non-residential Services to Victims of Family Violence This 
supersedes the previous September 19, 1997 announcement which appeared in the 
September 19, 1997, issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 9553).
The Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) Family Violence Unit announces the 
availability of funds not to exceed $1,800,000 to provide non-residential 
services to victims of family violence in Texas, pursuant to the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
Program. 
Funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to private, non-profit 501(c)(3) 
organizations who best demonstrate the ability to effectively deliver services 
to the victims of family violence, as outlined in the announcement 
specifications. Each proposal will be reviewed and rated on a scale of 100 
points. At a minimum one eligible proposal will be selected from each of the 11 
TDHS regions; however, awards will be made only to those proposals receiving a 
score of 70 points or above. A maximum of $75,000 will be awarded per individual 
contract award. Administrative costs may not exceed 8% of contract award. 
GROUP I 
Seventy-five percent of contract awards will be to organizations whose primary 
service is to victims of family violence, or who have provided comprehensive 
services to family violence victims for a minimum of two years. 
GROUP II 
The remaining twenty-five percent will be to organizations whose primary service 
is not necessarily for victims of family violence but who have an established 
record of providing services to a specific population or community. Minority and 
women's organizations who qualify are encouraged to apply. Additional 
eligibility qualifications are outlined in the announcement specifications. To 
obtain detailed specifications and background information regarding this 
announcement, contact Dorothy W. Gipson, Family Violence Unit, Texas Department 
of Human Services, PO Box 149030, Mail Code W-230, Austin, Texas 78714-9030, 
(512) 438-4221. Requests may be made via fax at (512) 438-5538.
Application Deadline: Proposals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Central 
Standard Time, October 27, 1997.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712560
Glen Scott
General Counsel, Legal Services
Texas Department of Human Services
Filed: September 19, 1997

Texas Department of Insurance 
Notice 
The Commissioner of Insurance, or his designee, will consider approval of a rate 
filing request submitted by Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Company proposing rates 
outside the flexibility band promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance 
pursuant to TEXAS INSURANCE CODE ANNOTATED article 5.101, sec.3(g). They are 
proposing a rate of +40% above the benchmark for all coverages and territories 
for private passenger automobile insurance. 
Copies of the filing may be obtained by contacting Gifford Ensey, at the Texas 
Department of Insurance, Legal and Compliance, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 
78714-9104, extension (512) 475-1761. 
This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing unless a 
properly filed objection, pursuant to Article 5.101, sec.3(h), is made with the 
Chief Actuary, P&C, Philip Presley, at the Texas Department of Insurance, MC 
105-5F, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78701 within 30 days after publication of 
this notice. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712502
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: September 19, 1997

Notice of Public Hearing
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket No. 2306 
scheduled for November 3, 1997 at 10:00 a.m., in Room 100 of the William P. 
Hobby Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, will 
consider a proposal made in a staff petition. Staff's petition seeks amendment 
of the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual), to adopt a new 
Rule 17 to implement motor vehicle repair notice requirements of the Insurance 
Code, Article 5.07-1, as amended by House Bill 423 of the 75th Legislature. 
Staff's petition (Ref. No. A-0997-28-I) was filed on September 19, 1997.  
Staff proposes for the Manual a new Rule 17 to set forth how an insurer 
(including a person acting on behalf of an insurer) must give notice to a 
beneficiary or third-party claimant regarding motor vehicle repair rights under 
the Insurance Code, Article 5.07-1. The proposed rule requires the insurer to 
provide the notice to a beneficiary or third-party claimant. One requirement is 
for an insurer to give a copy of the prescribed notice to any claimant at the 
time the vehicle is presented to the insurer in connection with a claim for 
damage repair. If such a presentation is made, the notice must be given at that 
time. 
In order to further the goal that all claimants receive notice of their rights, 
the proposed rule alternatively provides that if the claim is made by means 
other than presentation of the vehicle to the insurer, then the insurer must 
mail the prescribed notice to any claimant who is not otherwise given the notice 
within three business days from the making of the claim. In such a case, the 
insurer must mail the notice within three business days of receiving notice of 
the claim by other means (such as in writing or by telephone), unless otherwise 
delivered within that time. 
If an insurer chooses to address the liability issue at the time of the claim 
filing, it may send or deliver its own letter along with the notice, which may 
include the Optional Provision shown in the rule. The notice must be on a 
separate page from any letter or other material, except as otherwise provided in 
the proposed rule. The proposed rule provides that the notice may be printed on 
the reverse side of a copy of the Insurance Code, Article 5.07-1, or it may be 
attached to such copy. The proposed rule is shown in the exhibit attached to 
Staff's petition. 
A copy of the petition containing the full text of the proposed amendments to 
the Manual is available for review in the office of the Chief Clerk of the Texas 
Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas. For further 
information or to request copies of the petition, please contact Angie Arizpe at 
(512) 463-6326; refer to (Ref. No. A-0997-28-I). 
Comments on the proposed changes must be submitted in writing within 30 days 
after publication of the proposal in the Texas Register, to the Office of the 
Chief Clerk, Texas Department of Insurance, P. O. Box 149104, MC 113-2A, Austin, 
Texas 78714-9104. An additional copy of comments is to be submitted to David 
Durden, Deputy Commissioner, Property and Casualty Insurance Lines, Texas 
Department of Insurance, P. O. Box 149104, MC 104-5A, Austin, Texas 78714-9104. 
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001 
(Administrative Procedure Act). 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712583
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: September 22, 1997

The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket No. 2305 
scheduled for November 3, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 100 of the William P. 
Hobby, Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, will 
consider a proposal made in a staff petition. Staff's petition seeks amendment 
of the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual), to adopt new 
and/or adjusted 1996-97 model Private Passenger Automobile Physical Damage 
Rating Symbols and revised identification information. Staff's petition (Ref. 
No. A-0997-27-I) was filed on September 19, 1997. 
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification 
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other 
relevant loss factors for the listed 1996-97 model vehicles. 
A copy of the petition, including a 74-page exhibit with the full text of the 
proposed amendments to the Manual is available for review in the office of the 
Chief Clerk of the Texas Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, 
Texas. For further information or to request copies of the petition, please 
contact Angie Arizpe at (512) 463-6326; refer to (Ref. No. A-0997-27-I Comments 
on the proposed changes must be submitted in writing within 30 days after 
publication of the proposal in the Texas Register, to the Office of the Chief 
Clerk, Texas Department of Insurance, P.O. Box 149104, MC 113-2A, Austin, Texas 
78714-9104. An additional copy of comments is to be submitted to David Durden, 
Deputy Commissioner, Property and Casualty Insurance Lines, Texas Department of 
Insurance, P.O. Box 149104, MC 104-5A, Austin, Texas 78714-9104. 
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001 
(Administrative Procedure Act). 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712580
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: September 22, 1997

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 for incorporation in Texas of Atlas Administrators, Inc., a domestic 
third party administrator. The home office is Austin, Texas. 
Application for admission to Texas of Bollinger Fowler Co., a foreign third 
party administrator. The home office is Short Hills, New Jersey. 
Any objections must be filed within 20 days after this notice was filed with the 
Secretary of State, addressed to the attention of Charles M. Waits, MC 107-5A, 
333 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.  
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712501
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: September 19, 1997

Texas Department of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation
Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR) and the 
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (TCADA) request information from 
all interested parties on the design of a managed care pilot for delivery of 
mental health and chemical dependency services which will use Medicaid and other 
state and federal funding. The pilot will be implemented in the Dallas Medicaid 
region, which includes Dallas, Collin, Hunt, Rockwall, Ellis, Navarro, and 
Kaufman counties, in 1999. 
Copies of the RFI will be available on October 1, 1997. The deadline for 
responding to the RFI is 5:00 p.m., November 3, 1997. 
Copies of the RFI may be obtained from Mark Johnston, TDMHMR, P.O. Box 12668, 
Capital Station, Austin, Texas 78711-2668, (512) 206-5205. The RFI is also 
available on the TDMHMR Internet web site at www.mhmr.state.tx.us/dallas.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712579
Ann K. Utley
Chair, Texas MHMR Board
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Filed: September 22, 1997

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Applications for Waste Disposal/Discharge Permits
Notices of Applications for waste disposal/discharge permits issued during the 
period of September 15 — September 19, 1997. 
The Executive Director will issue these permits unless one or more persons file 
written protests and/or a request for a hearing within 30 days after newspaper 
publication of the notice. 
To request a 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) the name of the applicant and the 
permit number; (3) the statement "I/we request a public hearing;" (4) a brief 
description of how you would be adversely affected by the granting of the 
application in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location of your 
property relative to the applicant's operations; and (6) your proposed 
adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns and 
cause you to withdraw your request for hearing. 
Information concerning any aspect of these applications may be obtained by 
contacting the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Chief Clerks 
Office-MC105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711. Individual members of the 
public who wish to inquire about the information contained in this notice, or to 
inquire about other agency permit applications or permitting processes, should 
call the TNRCC Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Listed 
are the name of the applicant and the city in which the facility is located, 
type of facility, location of the facility, type of application-new permit, 
amendment, or renewal and permit number. 
BORAL BRICKS, INC., P.O. Box 2110, Henderson, Texas 75653; the Henderson Brick 
Production Facility is located approximately 250 feet southeast of the 
intersection of U.S. Highway 259 and State Highway 322, approximately 2 1/4 
miles northwest of the courthouse in the City of Henderson, Rusk County, Texas; 
renewal; Permit No. 01570. 
BRYAN CITY OF, PO. Box 1000, Bryan, Texas 77805; the Still Creek Wastewater 
Treatment Facilities are located northwest of State Highway 21 and approximately 
2300 feet west-southwest of the intersection of State Highway 21 and Farm-to-
Market Road 2818 in Brazos County, Texas; renewal; Permit No. 10426-002. 
COLLEGE STATION CITY OF, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842; the 
Carters Creek Wastewater Treatment Facilities are located adjacent to the west 
side of Carters Creek, approximately 0.75 mile east of State Highway 6, and 
approximately 4,000 feet north and 1,800 feet east of the intersection of State 
Highway 6 East and Texas Avenue in Brazos County, Texas; amendment; Permit No. 
10024-006. 
COMPONENT STRUCTURES, INC., P.O. Box 819089, Dallas, Texas 75381; the wastewater 
treatment plant is located approximately 2200 feet east of the intersection of 
Hardy Road and Richey Road, north of the City of Houston in Harris County, 
Texas; renewal; Permit No. 12320-001. 
HOUSTON CITY OF, Department of Public Works and Engineering, P.O. Box 262549, 
Houston, Texas 77207-2549; the wastewater treatment facilities are at 7410 
Galveston Road (State Highway No. 3) in the City of Houston in Harris County, 
Texas; amendment; Permit No. 10495-050. 
HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, P.O. Box 1700, Houston, Texas 77251; the Cedar 
Bayou Steam Electric Station; the plant site is located on the east bank of 
Cedar Bayou approximately one and one-half miles south of the intersection of 
State Highway 146 and Farm-to-Market Road 565 in the City of Baytown, Chambers 
County, Texas; renewal; Permit No. 01241. 
HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT 
COMPANY, AND CITY OF AUSTIN, P.O. Box 1700, Houston, Texas 77251; the South 
Texas Project Electric Generating Station; the plant site is located 
approximately 10 miles north of Matagorda Bay and 12 miles south-southwest of 
the City of Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas; renewal; Permit No. 01908.
INDUSTRY CITY OF, P.O. Box 190, Industry, Texas 78944-0190; the City of Industry 
Wastewater Treatment Facilities; the facilities are located approximately 6,500 
feet northwest of the intersection of State Highway 159 and Farm-to-Market Road 
109 in Austin County, Texas; new; Permit No. 13897-01. 
ORANGE COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, P.O. Box 1267, 
Vidor, Texas 77662; the Tiger Lake Wastewater Treatment Facilities; the plant 
site is located approximately 3,500 feet southwest of the intersection of Farm-
to-Market Road 1132 and State Highway 105 in Orange County, Texas; amendment; 
Permit No. 10875-003. 
PORT ISABEL-SAN BENITO NAVIGATION DISTRICT, 250 Industrial Drive, Port Isabel, 
Texas 78578; a bilge water reclamation facility; the plant site is located 
adjacent to Industrial Drive at the intersection of Industrial Drive and South 
Point Road at the port of Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas; new; Permit No. 
03942. 
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, P.O. Box 1590, Rosharon, Texas 77583-1590; 
the Sandy Point Wastewater Treatment Plant is located approximately 1.9 miles 
northwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1462 and State Highway 288 
in Brazoria County, Texas; the amendment; Permit No. 12062-001. 
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, P.O. Box 1261, Amarillo, Texas 79170; the 
Clifford B. Jones Steam Electric Station; the facility is located two miles east 
of the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and State Highway 331, southeast of the 
City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas; renewal; Permit No. 01312. 
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, P.O. Box 4011, Huntsville, Texas 77342; 
the Ferguson Unit Wastewater Treatment Facility is located on State Route 247, 
outside the northeast corner of the Security Compound of the Ferguson Unit; 
approximately 6 miles south of Midway, Madison County, Texas; amendment; Permit 
No. 11176-001. 
THE BAYOU CLUB OF HOUSTON, 8550 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77024; the Bayou 
Club of Houston Wastewater Treatment Facilities; the facilities are located at 
8550 Memorial Drive in the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas; renewal; 
Permit No. 12233-01. 
TYLER CITY OF, P.O. Box 2039, Tyler, Texas 75710; the Westside Wastewater 
Treatment Facilities are located at 14939 County Road 46, approximately 20,000 
feet west-northwest of the intersection of State Highway Loop 323 and U.S. 
Highway 69 and approximately 7 miles northwest of the Smith County Courthouse in 
the City of Tyler in Smith County, Texas; amendment; Permit No. 10653-001.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712576
Eugenia K. Brumm, Ph., D.
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: September 22, 1997

Notice of Availability 
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) furnishes this notice of 
availability of the draft Needs Assessment for Hazardous Waste Commercial 
Management Capacity in Texas (1998 Update) and a 30 day period for public 
comment. 
Notice is hereby given that the document entitled Needs Assessment for Hazardous 
Waste Commercial Management Capacity in Texas (1998 Update) (Hazardous Waste 
Needs Assessment) is available for public review and comment. The 72nd 
Legislature directed the Texas Water Commission (now the TNRCC) to conduct an 
assessment of the need for commercial capacity to manage hazardous wastes 
generated in Texas. The Hazardous Waste Needs Assessment identifies the need for 
specific commercial hazardous waste management technologies. TNRCC uses 
information in the Hazardous Waste Needs Assessment in conjunction with rules to 
prioritize the TNRCC's processing of commercial hazardous waste facility permit 
applications. TNRCC is required by law to update the Hazardous Waste Needs 
Assessment every two years. The 1998 update is the third update to the first 
Needs Assessment that was published in 1992. 
The public is invited to submit written comments on the draft Needs Assessment 
for Hazardous Waste Commercial Management Capacity in Texas (1998 Update) to 
TNRCC. Written comments must be received by no later than November 3, 1997. 
Please address written comments to: Amanda Corson, Capacity Assessment Planner, 
Waste Planning and Assessment Division, TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087, MC 132, Austin, 
TX 78711-3087. 
Copies of the draft Needs Assessment for Hazardous Waste Commercial Management 
Capacity in Texas (1998 Update) can be obtained by contacting Amanda Corson at 
(512) 239-2331 or by submitting an e-mail request to 
capacity@.tnrcc.state.tx.us.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712487
Kevin McCalla
Director, Legal Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: September 19, 1997

Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Default Orders of Administrative Enforcement 
Actions 
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Staff is providing an 
opportunity for written public comment on the listed Default Order. The TNRCC 
Staff proposes Default Orders when the Staff has sent an Executive Director's 
Preliminary Report (EDPR) to an entity outlining the alleged violations; the 
proposed penalty; and the proposed technical requirements necessary to bring the 
entity back into compliance, and the entity fails to request a hearing on the 
matter within 20 days of its receipt of the EDPR. Similar to the procedure 
followed with respect to Agreed Orders entered into by the executive director of 
the TNRCC pursuant to the Texas Clean Air Act (the Act), this notice of the 
proposed orders and the opportunity to comment is 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 October 26, 1997. The TNRCC will consider 
any written comments received and the TNRCC may withhold approval of a Default 
Order if a comment indicates the proposed Default Order is inappropriate, 
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. 
Additional notice will not be made if changes to a Default Order are made in 
response to written comments. 
A copy of the proposed Default Order is available for public inspection at both 
the TNRCC's Central Office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd 
Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-3400 and at the applicable Regional Office 
listed as follows. Written comments about the Default Order should be sent to 
the Staff Attorney designated for the Default Order at the TNRCC's Central 
Office at P.O. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 
p.m. on October 26, 1997. Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine 
to the Staff Attorney at (512) 239-3434. The TNRCC Staff Attorneys are available 
to discuss the Default Order and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone 
numbers; however, comments on the Default Order should be submitted to the TNRCC  
in writing. 
(1)COMPANY: Donald Dragoo dba Union Hill Water System; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-1672-
PWS-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 1260107 and CCN Number 12047; LOCATION: 
Mansfield, Johnson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water 
supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC sec.290.120 (c)(5) and the Code, sec.341.031 by 
failing to submit water samples from the facility for copper and lead analysis 
for 12 months; PENALTY: $630; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kathy Keils, Litigation Support 
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0648; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, 
Arlington, Texas, 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750. 
(2)COMPANY: First Class Paint and Body aka Top of the Line Paint and Body; 
DOCKET NUMBER: 96-1478-AIR-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: DB-3746-N; LOCATION: Dallas, 
Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: paint and body shop; RULES VIOLATED: 30 
TAC sec.sec.115.422(1)(A) and (2), 115.426(a)(1)(A), (B), and (D) and 
116.115(a), by failing to install and operate a gun cleaner system, failing to 
use coating application equipment with a transfer efficiency of at least 65%, 
failing to maintain material safety data sheets, failing to maintain records of 
the quantity and type of each coating and solvent consumed, failing to maintain 
the records required by TNRCC rules for at least two years, and failing to 
maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance; PENALTY: $500; STAFF 
ATTORNEY: Booker Harrison, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3400; 
REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 
469-6750. 
(3)COMPANY: George Derrick dba Cougar Country Water System; DOCKET NUMBER: 97-
0581-PWS-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 1210019 and CCN Number 12694; LOCATION: 
Jasper County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: retail water utility service; RULES 
VIOLATED: 30 TAC sec.sec.290.41(c)(3)(N) and (O), 290.42(e)(4), 290.43(c) and 
(d)(3), 290.45(b)(1)(C)(ii), 290.46(f)(2), (n), and (w), 290.41(c)(1)(F), 
290.42(i), 290.44(c) and (d)(4), 290.46(i), (j), and (m), 290.120(c)(5), and the 
Code, sec.341.031, by failing to provide flow measuring devices, failing to 
select and install proper disinfection equipment, failing to provide a ground 
storage tank, failing to provide a pressure tank, failing to provide a total 
storage capacity of 200 gallons per connection, failing to perform weekly 
chlorine residual tests, and by failing to maintain records for at least three 
years, failing to update map of distribution system, failing to post ownership 
signs at facilities, failing to secure sanitary control easements within 150 
feet of the locations and by failing to record such deed records, failing to 
protect facilities with intruder resistant fence, failing to meet the minimum 
water line size requirements, failing to provide accurate metering devices, 
failing to have an adequate plumbing ordinance, regulations, or service 
agreement, failing to complete customer service inspections, by failing to 
maintain records on completed inspection certifications for at least ten years, 
failing to initiate a maintenance program, and failing to submit required tap 
samples; PENALTY: $23,430; STAFF ATTORNEY: Cecily Small, Litigation Support 
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2940; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Suite 
110, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 892-2119.
(4)COMPANY: M & S Welding and Lease Service Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-0314-
PST-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: Enforcement ID Number 4084; LOCATION: Edinburg, Hidalgo 
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: underground storage tanks; RULE VIOLATED: 30 
TAC sec.334.401(a) and sec.334.414(d), Texas Water Code, Chapter 26, and the Act 
by permanently removing an underground storage tank from service without 
licensed on-site supervisor present for the permanent removal of a underground 
storage tank; PENALTY: $2,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Lisa Newcombe, Litigation Support 
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2269; REGIONAL OFFICE: 134 East Van Buren, Suite 
301, Harlingen, Texas 78550-6010, (210) 425-6010.
(5)COMPANY: McKinney Grain; DOCKET NUMBER: 97-0021-AIR-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: CP-
0163; LOCATION: McKinney, Collin County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: grain handling 
and storage plant; RULE(S) VIOLATED: 30 TAC sec.101.4 and the Code, 
sec.382.085(a) and (b) by causing as to adverse affect on human health or 
welfare, animal life, vegetation, or property; PENALTY: $9,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: 
Hodgson Eckel, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2195; REGIONAL 
OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, (817) 469-6750. 
(6)COMPANY: Matt Comrado dba Mattys Pattys, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-
1952-PWS-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 1012226; LOCATION: Houston, Harris 
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULE VIOLATED: 30 
TAC sec.290.106 and the Code, sec.341.033(d) by failing to submit water samples; 
PENALTY: $1,030; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kathy Keils, Litigation Support Division, MC 
175, (512) 239-0678; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 
77023-1486, (713) 767-3500. 
(7)COMPANY: Mike Ford dba Town & Country Mobile Home Park; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-
1652-PWS-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 0720022; LOCATION: Dublin, Erath County, 
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC 
sec.290.106 and sec.290.120 (c)(5) and the Code, sec.341.033(d) and sec.341.031 
by failing to submit water samples for bacteriological analysis; PENALTY: 
$1,680; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kathy Keils, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 
239-0678; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1101 East Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas 76010-6499, 
(817) 469-6750. 
(8)COMPANY: Mohtay Nahas and City Radiator Service; DOCKET NUMBER: 97-0082-IHW-E 
and 97-0083-IHW-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: SWR NUMBER: 81318; EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 
TX0000050377; ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 1978; LOCATION: Austin, Travis 
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: radiator repair shop; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC 
sec.335.4 and Texas Water Code, sec.26.121 by allowing the collection, handling, 
storage, processing, or disposal of hazardous and industrial solid wastes in 
such a manner so as to cause the discharge or imminent threat of discharge of 
hazardous and industrial solid waste into the soils and potentially into or 
adjacent to the waters in the state; PENALTY: $8,400; STAFF ATTORNEY: Booker 
Harrison, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3400; REGIONAL OFFICE: 
1921 Ceder Bend, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-3795. 
(9)COMPANY: Thomas Gartner dba Country Village Mobile Home Park; DOCKET NUMBER: 
96-0537-PWS-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS NUMBER: 0200353; LOCATION: Brazoria County, 
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC 
sec.290.120(c)(5) and the Code, sec.341.031 by failing to submit water samples; 
PENALTY: $930; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kathy Keils, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, 
(512) 239-0678; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 
77023-1486, (713) 767-3500. 
(10)COMPANY: Topline Enterprises dba Govalle Food Store & Sultanali Momin; 
DOCKET NUMBER: 96-1465-PST-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 
5621; FACILITY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 66096; LOCATION: Austin, Travis County, 
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: underground storage tanks; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC 
sec.sec.334.11(a)(1), 334.22, 334.50(b)(1)(A), 334.72(3), and 334.74(3) by 
failing to submit adequate documentation to demonstrate compliance, failing to 
pay fees, failing to provide proper release detection, failing to report a 
suspected release within 24 hours, failing to submit a report summarizing 
procedures related to the release within 45 days; PENALTY: $12,200; STAFF 
ATTORNEY: Tracy Harrison, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-3400; 
REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5335, (512) 
339-2929.
(11)COMPANY: Wolfe Air Park Water System; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-1610-PWS-E; ACCOUNT 
NUMBER: PWS Number 0200409; LOCATION: Manvel, Brazoria County, Texas TYPE OF 
FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC sec.290.120 (c)(5) and the 
Code, sec.341.031 by failing to submit water samples; PENALTY: $630; STAFF 
ATTORNEY: Kathy Keils, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0678; 
REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 
767-3500. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712574
Kevin McCalla
Director, Legal Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: September 22, 1997

Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Settlement Agreements of Administrative 
Enforcement Actions 
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Staff is providing an 
opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) 
pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, the Texas Clean Air Act (the Act), 
Chapter 382, sec.382.096. The Act, sec.382.096 requires that the TNRCC may not 
approve these AOs unless the public has been provided an opportunity to submit 
written comments. Section 382.096 requires that notice of the proposed orders 
and of 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 October 26, 1997. Section 382.096 also requires 
that the TNRCC promptly consider any written comments received and that the 
TNRCC may withhold approval of an AO if a comment indicates the proposed AO is 
inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of 
the Act. Additional notice is not required if changes to an AO are made in 
response to written comments. 
A copy of each of the proposed AOs is available for public inspection at both 
the TNRCC's Central Office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd 
Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-3400 and at the applicable Regional Office 
listed as follows. Written comments about these AOs should be sent to the staff 
attorney designated for each AO at the TNRCC's Central Office at P.O. Box 13087 
Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 1997. 
Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the staff attorney at 
(512) 239-3434. The TNRCC staff attorneys are available to discuss the AOs 
and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, sec.382.096 
provides that comments on the AOs should be submitted to the TNRCC in writing.
(1)COMPANY: Bernard Timbers Water Supply; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-1661-PWS-E; ACCOUNT 
NUMBER: PWS Number 2410014 and CCN Number 12486; LOCATION: East Bernard, Wharton 
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULES VIOLATED: 
30 TAC sec.sec.290.41(c)(3)(O) and (P), 290.41(c)(1)(F), 290.42(e)(4)(D) and 
(7), 290.46(i), (m), (n), (p), and (w), 290.106(a)(1), and the Code, 
sec.341.031(a) by failing to prepare a plan for the water system, by failing to 
obtain customer service agreements to prevent the use of lead in the water 
system, by failing to maintain the grounds surrounding the water plant 
facilities, by failing to post a legible sign at each of the water system's 
facilities, by failing to maintain an up-to-date map of the distribution system, 
by failing to protect the well site with an intruder-resistant fence, by failing 
to inspect the ground storage and pressure tanks on an annual basis, by failing 
to protect the system's facilities by a 150-foot radius sanitary control 
easement, by failing to provide facilities for determining the amount of 
disinfectant used, by failing to ventilate the housing for the chlorination, 
equipment, and by failing to provide an all weather road to the well site; 
PENALTY: $1,335; STAFF ATTORNEY: Guy Henry, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, 
(512) 239-6259; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 
77023-1486, (713) 767-3500. 
(2)COMPANY: FM Properties Operating Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 97-0621-IWD-E; 
ACCOUNT NUMBER: NO TNRCC PERMIT; LOCATION: Travis County, Texas; TYPE OF 
FACILITY: residential, commercial, and recreational construction site; RULE 
VIOLATED: Texas Water Code, sec.26.121(a)(3) by discharging waters containing 
sediments and suspended solids from the construction site; PENALTY: $1,080; 
STAFF ATTORNEY: Guy Henry, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0678; 
REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 
339-3795. 
(3)COMPANY: Joe Kim dba All Seasons Conoco; DOCKET NUMBER: 97-0263-PWS-E; 
ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 1012932; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; 
TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC 
sec.290.106 and the Code, sec.341.033(d) by failing to submit a water sample 
from said public water system for bacteriological analysis; PENALTY: $880; STAFF 
ATTORNEY: Hodgson Eckel, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2195; 
REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk St., Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-
3500.
(4)COMPANY: John Bunyi dba Uniland Golf Center; DOCKET NUMBER: 97-0264-PWS-E; 
ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 1012934; LOCATION: Katy, Harris County, Texas; TYPE 
OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC sec.290.106 and 
the Code, sec.341.033(d) by failing to submit water samples from the facility 
for bacteriological analysis; PENALTY: $930; STAFF ATTORNEY: Cecily Small, 
Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-2940; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk 
Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500. 
(5)COMPANY: Roger Lewis dba Roger Lewis Water System; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-1611-
PWS-E; ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 0200468 and CCN Number 12255; LOCATION: 
Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water 
system; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC sec.290.120(c)(5) and the Code, sec.341.031 by 
failing to submit water samples; PENALTY: $630; STAFF ATTORNEY: Guy Henry, 
Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6259; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk 
Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500. 
(6)COMPANY: Thalia Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 96-0885-PWS-E; 
ACCOUNT NUMBER: PWS Number 0780013 and CCN Number 12491; LOCATION: Crowell, 
Foard County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public drinking water system; RULE 
VIOLATED: 30 TAC sec.290.106 and the Code, sec.341.033(d) by failing to submit 
water samples for bacteriological analysis; PENALTY: $880; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kathy 
Keils, Litigation Support Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0678; REGIONAL OFFICE: 209 
South Danville, Suite 200B, Abilene, Texas 79605-1451, (915) 698-9674. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712575
Kevin McCalla
Director, Legal Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: September 22, 1997

Provisionally-Issued Temporary Permits to Appropriate State Water
Permits issued during the period of September 19, 1997. 
Application Number TA-7870 by Balfour Beatty Construction, Inc. for diversion of 
10 acre-feet in a one-year period for industrial (roadway construction) use. 
Water may be diverted from Duck Creek, Trinity River Basin, approximately 13 
miles east of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas at the crossing of IH-30 and Duck 
Creek. 
Application Number TA-7871 by Verdad Oil & Gas Corp. for diversion of one acre-
foot in a one-year period for mining (oil well drilling) use. Water may be 
diverted from Dove Creek, Colorado River Basin, approximately 7 1/2 miles 
southeast of Mertzon, Irion County, Texas at the crossing of unnamed county road 
and Dove Creek, Colorado River Basin. 
Application Number TA-7874 by John Mocek for diversion of 10 acre-feet in a one 
year period for irrigation use. Water may be diverted from the North Bosque 
River, Brazos River Basin, approximately 16 miles northwest of Waco, McLennan 
County, Texas at four diversion points on Mr. Mocek's property on the North 
Bosque River between State Hwy 6 and FM 1637.
The Executive Director of the TNRCC has reviewed each application for the 
permits listed and determined that sufficient water is available at the proposed 
point of diversion to satisfy the requirements of the application as well as all 
existing water rights. Any person or persons who own water rights or who are 
lawful users of water on a stream affected by the temporary permits listed above 
and who believe that the diversion of water under the temporary permit will 
impair their rights may file a complaint with the TNRCC. The complaint can be 
filed at any point after the application has been filed with the TNRCC and the 
time the permit expires. The Executive Director shall make an immediate 
investigation to determine whether there is a reasonable basis for such a 
complaint. If a preliminary investigation determines that diversion under the 
temporary permit will cause injury to the complainant the commission shall 
notify the holder that the permit shall be canceled without notice and hearing. 
No further diversions may be made pending a full hearing as provided in Section 
295.174. Complaints should be addressed to Water Rights Permitting Section, 
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 
78711, Telephone (512) 239-4433. Information concerning these applications may 
be obtained by contacting the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 239-3300. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712577
Eugenia K. Brumm, Ph., D.
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: September 22, 1997

Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission 
Request for Proposal
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
PUBLIC NOTICE: PERMIAN BASIN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD 
P.1 The Permian Basin Workforce Development Board is seeking a proposal writer 
familiar with House Bill 1863 to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 
development, management, and procurement of the local area Workforce Centers.  
P. 2 Please mail all resumes and information supporting experience with 
workforce development programs to the following: Mr. C. Richard Sivalls, 2910 
LaForce Blvd., Midland, Texas 79711. Phone number (915) 563-1061. 
P.3 Deadline for submission: October 1, 1997.  
II. SCOPE OF THE REQUEST 
P.1 The Permian Basin Workforce Development Board is soliciting for a proposal 
writer to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) for development, management, and 
procurement of the local area Workforce Centers. The vendor chosen will have the 
following responsibilities: 
- Must be familiar with House Bill 1863 
- Prepare a RFP package for the Local Workforce Development Board's review and 
approval. 
- Guide the Board through the complete procurement process. 
- Be responsible for the mailing of the RFP package through the legal process. 
- Facilitate at least one bidders conference for proposal seekers. 
P. 2 Eligible proposers are responsible for being familiar with HB 1863, JTPA, 
JOBS/TANF, and Food Stamp Employment and training regulations.
Issued in Midland, Texas, on July 30, 1997.
TRD-9712600
Terri Moore
Director of Personnel and Administrative Services
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Filed: September 22, 1997

Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Notice of Intent to Contract
ANNOUNCEMENT: Under the provisions of the
Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, the Texas Department of 
Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) intends to contract during federal 
Fiscal Year 1998 (10/97-9/98) for services necessary to continue to develop and 
implement a federally funded project entitled "Innovations in Child Protective 
Services: Screening At Intake." These services have been performed during Fiscal 
Years 96-97 by the American Humane Association. These services will build on a 
child welfare statistical modeling process developed by the American Humane 
Association. Unless a better offer to provide these services is received, PRS 
will issue the continuation award of this purchase of services to the American 
Humane Association (AHA) for Fiscal Year 98. 
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: Consultation to continue developing and implementing a 
methodology for using a statistical modeling process to help identify cases at 
intake which can safely be screened out and not investigated and cases which can 
be screened in for an abbreviated investigation and assessment process and for 
more efficient delivery of services to prevent serious injury or death cases. A 
retrospective study, a prospective study and comparison analyses will be 
conducted to determine implementation feasibility. 
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Eligible applicants are Historically Underutilized 
Businesses, public or private profit or nonprofit agencies, and individuals with 
demonstrated knowledge, competence, and qualifications in developing and 
implementing similar methodology that can be used in coordination with a PRS 
specified child welfare statistical modeling process. 
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS, MODIFICATION OF OFFERS, OTHER REQUESTS. The 
last date that offers and modifications of offers and other requests will be 
received is Wednesday, September 30, 1997, at 4:00 p.m. PRS shall be the sole 
and final arbitrator of when offers are received based on post mark prior to the 
closing date or log of hand delivery of offers before or on the closing date. 
NECESSARY CREDENTIALS: PRS program management staff will assess any new offers 
and determine if potential consultants have (1) provided ample service 
description, (2) demonstrated relevant prior experience, including proven 
ability to build upon and coordinate with a specified child welfare statistical 
modeling process, and (3) made an offer of reasonable consultant fees. These 
credentials are necessary for the project. 
AMOUNT OF AWARD AND LIMITATIONS: The amount of the award for these services 
shall not exceed $23,000.00 during FY 98. Funding will be dependent upon 
available federal appropriations, under the block grant "Innovations in Child 
Protective Services." PRS reserves the absolute right to reject any and all 
offers received in response to this notice of intent to purchase services, and 
to amend, suspend, or cancel this notice in whole or in part if it is deemed in 
PRS's best interest. 
CONTACT PERSON: Requests for further information pertaining to this purchase of 
services may be addressed in writing only to the attention of the Texas 
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Deborah Williams, PSFC 
Purchased Services, 701 West 51st Street, P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas 78714-
9030 (78751). Official replies will be in writing from designated PRS personnel. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712578
C. Ed Davis
Deputy Commissioner for Legal Services
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Filed: September 22, 1997

Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Amendment to Service Provider Certificate of Operating 
Authority 
On September 16, 1997, U.S. Online Communications, L.L.C. filed an application 
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to amend its service provider 
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate Number 
60025. Applicant intends to change its name only from U.S. Online 
Communications, L.L.C. to U.S. Online Communications, Inc.. 
The Application: Application of U.S. Online Communications, L.L.C. for an 
Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket 
Number 18004. 
Persons with questions about this docket, or who wish to intervene or otherwise 
participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments to 
the commission at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326, 
Austin, Texas 78711-3326 no later than October 1, 1997. You may contact the PUC 
Office of Consumer Affairs at (512) 936- 7120. Hearing and speech-impaired 
individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-
7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 18004. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1997.
TRD-9712463
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 18, 1997

Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission 
of Texas an application on September 18, 1997, for a service provider 
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to sec.sec.54.154 - 54.159 
of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application 
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of CS Wireless Systems, Inc. D/b/a The Beam 
for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 18007 
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. 
Applicant intends to provide resold switched services. This includes, but may 
not be limited to, monthly recurring flat-rate local exchange service, extended 
area service, extended metro service, foreign exchange service, foreign business 
office service, toll restriction, call control options, tone dialing, custom 
calling services, Caller ID, and any other services which are available for 
resale from the underlying incumbent local exchange carrier or other carriers. 
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area follows the boundaries of the 
existing service areas of the following local exchange carriers: Southwestern 
Bell Telephone Company, GTE Southwest, Inc., Central Telephone Company, and 
United Telephone Company of Texas, Inc. 
Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public 
Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or 
call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 no later 
than October 1, 1997. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text 
telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712512
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 19, 1997

Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 
23.27 
Notice is given to the public of the intent to file with the Public Utility 
Commission of Texas an application pursuant to P.U.C. SUBSTANTIVE RULE 23.27 for 
a new PLEXAR-Custom service for First National Bank - Edinburg in Edinburg, 
Texas. 
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for 
a New PLEXAR-Custom Service for First National Bank - Edinburg, Texas, Pursuant 
to P.U.C. SUBSTANTIVE RULE 23.27. Tariff Control Number 17967. 
The Application: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company is requesting approval for 
a new PLEXAR-Custom service for First National Bank - Edinburg in Edinburg, 
Texas. The geographic service market for this specific service is the 
Brownsville local access and transport area. 
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 call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. 
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact 
the commission at (512) 936-7136. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712514
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 19, 1997

Public Notices of Interconnection Agreement 
On September 5, 1997, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) and GTE 
Communications Corporation (GTE-CC), collectively referred to as Applicants, 
filed a joint application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the 
federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 
56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) 
(FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, 75th Legislature, R.S. chapter 166, 
sec.1, 1997 Texas Session Law Service 713 (Vernon) (to be codified at Texas 
Utility Code Annotated, sec.sec.11.001-63.063) (PURA).
The joint application has been designated Docket Number 17943. The joint 
application and the underlying interconnection agreement are available for 
public inspection at the commission's offices in Austin, Texas. 
The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection 
agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA sec.252(e)(2) 
the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement 
discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, 
or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not 
consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, 
under FTA sec.252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other 
requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring 
compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or 
requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days 
after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited 
review of this application. 
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the 
commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection 
agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint 
application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing 
clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the 
Applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 17943. As a 
part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be 
conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be 
filed by October 30, 1997, and shall include: 
1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a 
description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those 
interests; 
2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof: 
a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the 
agreement; or 
b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or 
c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and 
3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based. 
After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct 
further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have 
the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule 
sec.22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application 
and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the 
submission of evidence by the Applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral 
argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who 
file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public 
hearing. 
Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the 
application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North 
Congress Avenue, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the 
Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. 
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact 
the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket 
Number 17943. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1997.
TRD-9712459
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 18, 1997

On September 8, 1997, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) and Fast 
Connections, Inc., collectively referred to as Applicants, filed a joint 
application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the federal 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, 
(codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) 
(FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, 75th Legislature, R.S. chapter 166, 
sec.1, 1997 Texas Session Law Service 713 (Vernon) (to be codified at Texas 
Utility Code Annotated, sec.sec.11.001-63.063) (PURA). The joint application has 
been designated Docket Number 17950. The joint application and the underlying 
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the 
commission's offices in Austin, Texas. 
The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection 
agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA sec.252(e)(2) 
the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement 
discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, 
or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not 
consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, 
under FTA sec.252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other 
requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring 
compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or 
requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days 
after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited 
review of this application. 
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the 
commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection 
agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint 
application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing 
clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the 
Applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 17950. As a 
part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be 
conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be 
filed by October 30, 1997, and shall include: 
1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a 
description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those 
interests; 
2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof: 
a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the 
agreement; or 
b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or 
c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and 
3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based. 
After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct 
further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have 
the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule 
sec.22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application 
and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the 
submission of evidence by the Applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral 
argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who 
file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public 
hearing. 
Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the 
application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North 
Congress Avenue, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the 
Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. 
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact 
the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket 
Number 17950. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1997.
TRD-9712460
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 18, 1997

On September 11, 1997, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) and United 
Telephone Company d/b/a UTEL (UTEL), collectively referred to as Applicants, 
filed a joint application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the 
federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 
56, (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) 
(FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, 75th Legislature, R.S. chapter 166, 
sec.1, 1997 Texas Session Law Service 713 (Vernon) (to be codified at Texas 
Utility Code Annotated, sec.sec.11.001-63.063) (PURA). The joint application has 
been designated Docket Number 17965. The joint application and the underlying 
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the 
commission's offices in Austin, Texas. 
The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection 
agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA sec.252(e)(2) 
the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement 
discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, 
or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not 
consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, 
under FTA sec.252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other 
requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring 
compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or 
requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days 
after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited 
review of this application. 
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the 
commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection 
agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint 
application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing 
clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the 
Applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 17965. As a 
part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be 
conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be 
filed by October 30, 1997, and shall include: 
1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a 
description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those 
interests; 
2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof: 
a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the 
agreement; or 
b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or 
c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and 
3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based. 
After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct 
further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have 
the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule 
sec.22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application 
and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the 
submission of evidence by the Applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral 
argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who 
file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public 
hearing. 
Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the 
application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North 
Congress Avenue, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the 
Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. 
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact 
the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket 
Number 17965. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1997.
TRD-9712461
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 18, 1997

On September 12, 1997, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) and First 
Telecommunications Network, collectively referred to as Applicants, filed a 
joint application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the federal 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, 
(codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) 
(FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, 75th Legislature, R.S. chapter 166, 
sec.1, 1997 Texas Session Law Service 713 (Vernon) (to be codified at Texas 
Utility Code Annotated, sec.sec.11.001-63.063) (PURA). The joint application has 
been designated Docket Number 17974. The joint application and the underlying 
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the 
commission's offices in Austin, Texas. 
The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection 
agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA sec.252(e)(2) 
the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement 
discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, 
or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not 
consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, 
under FTA sec.252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other 
requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring 
compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or 
requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days 
after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited 
review of this application. 
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the 
commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection 
agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint 
application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing 
clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the 
Applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 17974. As a 
part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be 
conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be 
filed by October 31, 1997, and shall include: 
1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a 
description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those 
interests; 
2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof: 
a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the 
agreement; or 
b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or 
c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and 
3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based. 
After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct 
further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have 
the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule 
sec.22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application 
and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the 
submission of evidence by the Applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral 
argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who 
file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public 
hearing. 
Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the 
application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North 
Congress Avenue, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the 
Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. 
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact 
the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket 
Number 17974. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1997.
TRD-9712462
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 18, 1997

On September 15, 1997, United Telephone Company of Texas, Inc. d/b/a Sprint and 
Central Telephone Company of Texas d/b/a Sprint (Sprint) and Tel-Link of Texas, 
LLC (Tel-Link), collectively referred to as Applicants, filed a joint 
application for approval of an interconnection agreement under the federal 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law Number 104-104, 110 Statute 56, 
(codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 and 47 United States Code) 
(FTA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Act, 75th Legislature, R.S. chapter 166, 
sec.1, 1997 Texas Session Law Service 713 (Vernon) (to be codified at Texas 
Utility Code Annotated, sec.sec.11.001-63.063) (PURA). The joint application has 
been designated Docket Number 17994. The joint application and the underlying 
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the 
commission's offices in Austin, Texas. 
The FTA authorizes the commission to review and approve any interconnection 
agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to FTA sec.252(e)(2) 
the commission may reject any agreement if it finds that the agreement 
discriminates against a telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement, 
or that implementation of the agreement, or any portion thereof, is not 
consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Additionally, 
under FTA sec.252(e)(3), the commission may establish or enforce other 
requirements of state law in its review of the agreement, including requiring 
compliance with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards or 
requirements. The commission must act to approve the agreement within 90 days 
after it is submitted by the parties. The parties have requested expedited 
review of this application. 
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before the 
commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection 
agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint 
application by filing 13 copies of the comments with the commission's filing 
clerk. Additionally, a copy of the comments should be served on each of the 
Applicants. The comments should specifically refer to Docket Number 17994. As a 
part of the comments, an interested person may request that a public hearing be 
conducted. The comments, including any request for public hearing, shall be 
filed by October 31, 1997, and shall include: 
1) a detailed statement of the person's interests in the agreement, including a 
description of how approval of the agreement may adversely affect those 
interests; 
2) specific allegations that the agreement, or some portion thereof: 
a) discriminates against a telecommunications carrier that is not a party to the 
agreement; or 
b) is not consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity; or 
c) is not consistent with other requirements of state law; and 
3) the specific facts upon which the allegations are based. 
After reviewing any comments, the commission will determine whether to conduct 
further proceedings concerning the joint application. The commission shall have 
the authority given to a presiding officer pursuant to P.U.C. Procedural Rule 
sec.22.202. The commission may identify issues raised by the joint application 
and comments and establish a schedule for addressing those issues, including the 
submission of evidence by the Applicants, if necessary, and briefing and oral 
argument. The commission may conduct a public hearing. Interested persons who 
file comments are not entitled to participate as intervenors in the public 
hearing. 
Persons with questions about this docket or who wish to comment on the 
application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North 
Congress Avenue, P. O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the 
Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. 
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact 
the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket 
Number 17994. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712513
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 19, 1997

Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority 
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission 
of Texas of an application on September 15, 1997, for a service provider 
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to sec.sec.54.154-54.159 of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Allegiance Telecom of Texas, Inc. for a 
Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 17976 before 
the Public tility Commission of Texas. 
Applicant intends to provide all forms of telecommunications products and 
services in a variety of bundled and unbundled packages, including local 
exchange services, PBX/shared tenant services, ISDN and high speed data 
services, interexchange/long distance services, interoffice trunking and tandem 
switching, and emerging technologies/IDSL/ADSL/cable modem. 
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the entire state of Texas. 
Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public 
Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or 
call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 no later 
than October 1, 1997. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text 
telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 17, 1997.
TRD-9712414
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 17, 1997

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission 
of Texas an application on September 12, 1997, for a service provider 
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to sec.sec.54.154-54.159 of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows. 
Docket Title and Number: Application of TransAmerican Telephone, Inc. for a 
Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 17777 before 
the Public tility Commission of Texas. 
Applicant intends to provide on a resale basis, monthly recurring, flat-rate 
local exchange service including extended area service, toll restriction, call 
control options, tone dialing, custom calling services, Caller ID and any other 
services that are available on a resale basis from the underlying incumbent 
local exchange carrier or other certificated carrier within the service area of 
Applicant. 
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the established boundaries 
of the following underlying carriers throughout the state of Texas: Southwestern 
Bell Telephone Company, GTE Southwest, Inc., Central Telephone Company, United 
Telephone Company of Texas, Inc., Sugar Land Telephone Company, Texas Alltel, 
Inc., and Lufkin-Conroe Telephone Exchange, Inc. 
Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public 
Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or 
call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 no later 
than October 1, 1997. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text 
telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 17, 1997.
TRD-9712415
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 17, 1997

The Texas A&M University System - Board of Regents 
Request for Information (RFI) 
The Texas A&M University System (System) requests information from law firms 
interested in representing the System and its component institutions in tax-
exempt bond matters. This RFI is issued for the purpose of establishing (for the 
biennium beginning September 1, 1997) a referral list from which the System, by 
and through its Office of General Counsel, will select appropriate counsel for 
representation on specific bond matters and securities law issues as the need 
arises. These needs include the usual and necessary services of a bond counsel 
in connection with issuance, sale and delivery of bonds and notes on which the 
interest is excludable from gross income under existing federal tax law. 
Description. The System comprises ten universities and eight state agencies in 
Texas. Public, tax- exempt bond issuance is conducted under two major programs 
and is rated by three major rating agencies. Bonds are issued under authority 
granted the System in article VII, sec.18 of the Texas Constitution (Permanent 
University Fund). A variable rate demand note program with an authorized limit 
of $95 million is frequently used to raise new funds in support of the capital 
improvement program. Note sales are normally conducted once or twice each year. 
Currently, $65 million is issued and outstanding. Advance refunding of Permanent 
University Fund bonds are conducted periodically based on potential savings 
opportunities. Under authority granted in Chapter 55, Texas Education Code and 
Texas Civil Statutes Articles 717k and 7l7q, and other applicable laws, the 
System issues revenue bonds for capital improvements. A tax-exempt variable rate 
note program is used for interim financing with long term fixed rate bonds sold 
to provide more permanent financing. The variable rate note program, currently 
in a commercial paper mode, is presently authorized up to $125 million and has 
$22.5 million outstanding. The System employs a revenue bond program which 
offers a combined pledge of all legally available revenues with certain 
exceptions (the Revenue Financing System). Advance refunding of bonds and escrow 
restructures of previously defeased bonds, based on market timing, may be 
expected. Federal tax related matters regarding bonds issued by the System, 
including strategies and management practices in the conduct of an exempt debt 
program requires a close working relationship with bond counsel. Contact is 
frequent, particularly in regard to the Revenue Financing System program due to 
the significant level of capital improvements anticipated throughout the System 
over the next year. The System invites responses to this RFI from qualified 
firms for the provision of such legal services under the direction and 
supervision of the System's Office of General Counsel.  
Responses. Responses to this RFI should include at least the following 
information: a description of the firm's or attorney's qualifications for 
performing the legal services, including the firm's prior experience in bond 
issuance matters and securities law issues, the names, experience, and technical 
expertise of the attorneys who may be assigned to work on such matters, and 
appropriate information regarding efforts made by the firm to encourage and 
develop the participation of minorities and women in the provision both of the 
firm's legal services generally and bond matters in particular; the submission 
of fee information (either in the form of hourly rates for each attorney who may 
be assigned to perform services in relation to the System's bond matters, flat 
fees, or other fee arrangements directly related to the achievement of specific 
goals and costs controls) and billable expenses; disclosures of conflicts of 
interest (identifying each and every matter in which the firm has within the 
past calendar year, represented any entity or individual with an interest 
adverse to the System or to the State of Texas, or any of its boards, agencies, 
commissions, universities; or elected or appointed officials); and confirmation 
of willingness to comply with policies, directives and guidelines of the System 
and the Attorney General of the State of Texas.
Format and Person to Contact. Three copies of the response are requested. The 
response should be typed, preferably double-spaced, on 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper 
with all pages sequentially numbered, either stapled or bound together. They 
should be sent by mail or delivered in person, marked "Response to Request for 
Information" and addressed to:  
Delmar Cain, General Counsel; 
Office of General Counsel; 
The Texas A&M University System; 
John B. Connally Building, 6th Floor; 
Campus Mail Stop 1230; 
College Station, Texas 77843-1230; 
(Telephone (409) 845-4372 for questions). 
Deadline for Submission of Response. All responses must be received by the 
Office of General Counsel of The Texas A&M University System at the address set 
forth above not later than 5:00 p.m., October 10, 1997. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 15, 1997.
TRD-9712589
Vickie Burt
Executive Secretary to the Board
Texas A&M University System - Board of Regents
Filed: September 22, 1997

Texas Department of Transportation
Notice of Award
Pursuant to Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter A, the Texas Department of 
Transportation publishes this notice of a consultant contract award for 
providing professional engineering services. 
The request for qualifications for professional engineering services was 
published in the Texas Register on October 11, 1996, (21 TexReg 10131, 10132 and 
10133). 
The consultant will provide professional engineering services for the design and 
construction administration phases for the following: 
TxDOT CSJ Number: 9715UVLDE. City of Uvalde. The engineering firm for these 
services is: GRW Willis, Inc. The total value of the contract is $49,082.00, and 
the contract period started on September 8, 1997, and continues until the 
completion of the project. 
TxDOT CSJ Number: 9720WNNIE. County of Chambers. The engineering firm for these 
services is: PSA Engineers. The total value of the contract is $34,600.00, and 
the contract period started on September 8, 1997, and continues until the 
completion of the project. 
TxDOT CSJ Number: 9725CHLDR. City of Childress. The engineering firm for these 
services is: Freese and Nichols, Inc. The total value of the contract is 
$119,766.00, and the contract period started on August 16, 1997, and continues 
until the completion of the project. 
TxDOT CSJ Number: 9702MNWLS. City of Mineral Wells. The engineering firm for 
these services is: KSA Engineers. The total value of the contract is $71,990.00, 
and the contract period started on September 2, 1997, and continues until the 
completion of the project. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712566
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: September 22, 1997

Request for Qualifications
The Airport Sponsors listed below, through their agent, the Texas Department of 
Transportation (TxDOT), intend to engage aviation engineering consultants 
pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter A, of the Government Code. TxDOT will 
solicit and receive qualifications for professional services as described in the 
project scope for the following projects:
Airport Sponsor: City of Denton; TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA003; Project Scope: 
prepare an Airport Layout Plan; reconstruct terminal apron at the Denton 
Muncipal Airport; Estimated total project cost: $1,100,000; Project Manager: 
Bijan Jamalabad. 
Airport Sponsor: City of Georgetown; TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA001; Project 
Scope: rehabilitate Runway 18-36; stripe and mark Runway 18-36; construct hangar 
access taxiways to north T-hangar area; construct hangar access taxiways to 
south corporate hangar area; Rehabilitate and mark Taxiways A and C; Install 
taxiway centerline reflectors on Taxiways A and C; Repair and seal concrete 
apron joints; Construct south corporate hangar area apron; Provide holding 
aprons at the ends of Runway 18-36; Provide holding aprons at the ends of Runway 
11-29; apply petroleum resistant surface to existing apron at the Georgetown 
Municipal Airport. Estimated total project cost: $1,450,000; Project Manager: 
Alan Schmidt. 
Airport Sponsor: City of Gladewater; TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA0004; Project 
Scope: prepare an Airport Layout Plan; rehabilitate Runway 13-31; stripe and 
mark Runway 13-31; rehabilitate taxiway to Runway 1; construct new hangar access 
taxiway; rehabilitate apron at the Gladewater Municipal Airport; Estimated total 
project cost: $360,000; Project Manager: John Wepryk. 
Airport Sponsor: County of Grayson; TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA005; Project 
Scope: Prepare an Airport Layout Plan; rehabilitate Runway 17L-35R; stripe and 
mark Runway 17L-35R; rehabilitate Taxiways A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and J; 
reconstruct south general aviation apron; rehabilitate north apron; replace 
medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers; replace 
medium intensity taxiway lights; rehabilitate and relocate rotating beacon; 
install segmented circle at the Grayson County Airport; Estimated total project 
cost: $3,515,000; Project Manager: John Wepryk. 
Airport Sponsor: City of Mount Pleasant; TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA007 Project 
Scope: Prepare an Airport Layout Plan; site preparation for new runway; 
construct new runway; stripe and mark new runway; construct taxiway; install 
medium intensity taxiway lights; install erosion/sedimentation controls; 
construct apron; install segmented circle; install rotating beacon and tower; 
bury powerline at the Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport; Estimated total project 
cost: $4,100,000; Project Manager: John Wepryk. 
Airport Sponsor: City of Temple, TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA008 Project Scope: 
Prepare an Airport Layout Plan; rubberize chip seal Runway 15-33; overlay Runway 
15-33; groove Runway 15-33; stripe and mark Runway 15-33; rehabilitate Runway 2-
20; stripe and mark Runway 2-20; rehabilitate and mark Taxiways A, B, and D; 
rehabilitate and mark Taxiways C and E; rehabilitate Taxiway F; reconstruct 
hangar access Taxiways #5 and #6; replace medium intensity taxiway light wiring 
in conduit Taxiways A and D; rehabilitate terminal apron; install new precision 
approach path indicator (PAPI-4) and runway end indentifer lights (REIL) Runway 
33 at the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport.
Estimated total project cost: $2,690,000; Project Manager: Bijan Jamalabad. 
Airport Sponsor: City of Uvalde; TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA009; Project Scope: 
(Phase One) reconstruct taxiway east apron to Taxiway 15-33; reconstruct east 
apron; rehabilitate east side hangar access taxiway; expand apron west side; 
(Phase Two) overlay Runway 15-33; stripe and mark Runway 15-33; rehabilitate and 
mark parallel taxiway to Runway 15-33; rehabilitate west side hangar access 
taxiway; overlay taxiway east apron to west apron; rehabilitate west side apron; 
at Garner Field; Estimated total project cost: $2,460,000; Project Manager: Alan 
Schmidt. 
Airport Sponsor: City of Weslaco; TxDOT Contract Number 8XXFA010; Project Scope: 
rehabilitate Runway 13-31; stripe and mark Runway 13-31; replace medium 
intensity runway lights Runway 13-31; reconstruct and widen taxiway on west 
side; rehabilitate taxiway; construct hangar access taxiway; expand terminal 
apron; reconstruct apron with drainage improvements; install 
erosion/sedimentation controls at the Mid Valley Airport; Estimated total 
project cost: $2,190,000; Project Manager: John Wepryk. 
Interested firms which do not already have a copy of the Form 439, titled 
"Aviation Consultant Services Questionnaire", (August, 1995 Version) may request 
one from the TxDOT, Aviation Division, 125 E. 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-
2483, Phone number, 1-800-68-PILOT. The form is also available on high density 3 
1/2" diskette in Microsoft Excel 5.0, and may be ordered from the above address 
with remittance of $2.50 to cover costs. The form may not be altered in any way, 
and all printing must be in black. QUALIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN ANY 
OTHER FORMAT. 
Three completed unfolded copies of Form 439 (August, 1995 version) must be 
received by 4:00 p.m. (CDT), October 10, 1997, for each project at: Mailing 
address: TxDOT, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483, overnight 
delivery address: TxDOT, 200 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704; hand 
delivery address: 150 East Riverside Drive, 2nd Floor, North Tower, Austin, 
Texas 78704. Please utilized the above listed TxDOT Contract Numbers for the 
project numbers as requested as on Form 439, item 3. The three pages of 
instructions should not be forwarded with the completed questionnaires. 
Electronic facsimiles will not be accepted. 
The airport sponsor's duly appointed committee will review all professional 
qualifications and select three to five engineering firms to submit proposals. 
Those firms selected will be required to provide more detailed, project-specific 
proposals which address the project team, technical approach, Disadvantage 
Business Enterprises (DBE) participation, design schedule, and other matters, 
prior to the final selection process. The final consultant selection by the 
sponsor's committee will generally be made following the completion of review of 
proposals and/or interviews. The airport sponsor reserves the right to reject 
any or all statements of qualifications, and to conduct new consulting engineer 
selection procedures. Procedures for award will be in accordance with FAA 
Advisory Circular AC 150/5100-14B. 
If there are any procedural questions, please contact Karon Wiedemann, Director, 
Grant Management, Aviation Division, Texas Department of Transportation at (512) 
416-4520 or 1-800-68-PILOT. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 22, 1997.
TRD-9712565
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: September 22, 1997

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission 
Invitation to Applicants for Appointment to the Medical Advisory Committee
The Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (TWCC) invites all qualified 
individuals, and representative of public health care facilities and other 
entities and all current primary and alternate MAC members to apply to fill any 
of the following positions on the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) in accordance 
with the eligibility requirements of the new Standards and Procedures for the 
Medical Advisory Committee. The purpose and tasks of the MAC are outlined in the 
Texas Labor Code, sec.413.005, which includes advising the Medical Review 
Division of TWCC on the development and administration of medical policies and 
guidelines. The MAC meets, on the average, once every six weeks. MAC members are 
not reimbursed for travel, per diem, or other expenses associated with the MAC 
activities and meetings. 
The members of the MAC are appointed by the six commissioners of TWCC and 
include health care providers, representatives of employees and employers and 
members of the general public. Each member must be knowledgeable and qualified 
regarding work-related injuries and diseases. The complete membership of the MAC 
includes 16 primary members and 16 alternate members. 
During the primary member's absence, the alternate member will attend the MAC 
meetings, subcommittee meetings, and work group meetings to which the primary 
member is appointed. The alternate may attend all meetings. Alternate members 
shall fulfill the same responsibilities as primary members, as set out in the 
Standards and Procedures for the Medical Advisory Committee as adopted by the 
Commission. 
The Commission solicits applications for the following positions on the TWCC 
Medical Advisory Committee: 
PRIMARY 
1. Primary member - Public Health Care Facility 
2. Primary member - Dentist 
3. Primary member - Podiatrist 
4. Primary member - Representative of Employees  
ALTERNATE 
5. Alternate member - Public Health Care Facility 
6. Alternate member - Dentist 
7. Alternate member - Pharmacist 
8. Alternate member - Podiatrist 
9. Alternate member - Occupational Therapist 
10. Alternate member - Medical Equipment Supplier 
11. Alternate member - Representative of Employees 
12. Alternate member - General Public 
13. Alternate member - General Public  
Any person or entity interested in serving on the MAC may contact Juanita 
Salinas in the Commission's Medical Review Division at (512) 707-5888 to obtain 
an application packet.  
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 19, 1997.
TRD-9712488
Elaine Crease
Program Assistant, General Counsel's Office
Texas Worker's Compensation Commission
Filed: September 19, 1997