Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Correction of Error
The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board submitted an adopted
amendment to §153.18 to be published in the August 13, 1999, issue of
the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 6293). The effective
date was cited as January 1, 2000. This was an error on behalf of the Texas
Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. The correct date should have
been August 15, 1999, which is the standard 20 days after submission to the
Due to (agency or Texas Register) error,
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
Chapter 501. Requests for federal consistency review were received for the
following projects(s) during the period of August 6, 1999, through August
12, 1999:
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: Exxon Land Development, Inc.; Location: The project site is
located on an approximate 182-acre tract of land fronting and on the south
side of Genoa-Red Bluff Road, between Beltway 8 and Red Bluff Road, south
of the intersection of Jana Lane and Red Bluff Road, in Harris County, Texas;
CCC Project Number: 99-0283-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant
proposes to fill 29.986 acres of isolated wetlands to construct and operate
schools on the site; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #21754
under §404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§125-1387).
Applicant: Tepee Petroleum Company, Inc.; Location: The project site is
located in Galveston Bay, State Tract 255, approximately 1.6 miles northeast
of Seabrook, in Chambers County, Texas; CCC Project Number: 99-0284-F1; Description
of Proposed Action: The applicant requests authorization to erect and maintain
structures and appurtenances to be used in the drilling of Well No. 1 for
the production of oil and/or gas. If necessary, approximately 4,500 cubic
yards of crushed rock or washed gravel will be used to provide stabilization
for the drilling barge. If constructed, the rock or gravel pad will measure
290 feet by 120 feet; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #21745
under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. 403) and
§404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§125-1387).
Applicant: Texas Department of Transportation; Location: The project is
located along the State Highway (SH) 73 right-of-way, in Jefferson County,
Texas and at the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and the Sabine River,
in Orange County, Texas; CCC Project Number: 99-0285-F1; Description of Proposed
Action: The applicant is requesting to modify the mitigation proposal required
under the existing permit. Under this amendment, the applicant is requesting
to modify the mitigation proposal to allow for the creation of detention berms
in the center median of the completed highway for the purpose of slowing and
temporarily detaining highway runoff. In addition, the applicant proposes
to construct a 4.0-acre detention pond, approximately 2 miles west of the
intersection of SH 73 and Private LaBelle Road, also for the collection of
highway runoff. Finally, the applicant is proposing to mitigate the loss of
habitat by the purchase of 97.5 credits (5:1 ratio) from the Blue Elbow Swamp
Mitigation Bank in Orange County, Texas; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit
application #20057(03) under §404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A.
§§125-1387).
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES:
Applicant: Department of the Navy-Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System
Low Frequency Active Sonar, Draft Overseas Environmental Impact Statement
and Environmental Impact Statement; CCC Project Number: 99-0290-F2; Description
of Proposed Activity: This Draft Overseas Environmental Impact Statement and
Environmental Impact Statement (DOEIS/EIS) identifies and evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of employing the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System
(SURTASS) Low Frequency Active (LFA) sonar. The proposed action has been prepared
by the Department of the Navy in accordance with the requirements of Presidential
Executive Order (EO) 12114 (Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal
Actions) and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The Navy
currently plans to operate four SURTASS LFA sonar systems worldwide. The additional
SURTASS LFA sonar systems would be installed on board ocean surveillance vessels.
Alternatives considered include the No Action Alternative, Alternative 1 (which
provides for geographic restrictions and monitoring to prevent injury to potentially
affected species), and Alternative 2 (unrestricted operation of the system).
Alternative 1 is the Navy's preferred alternative.
The DOEIS/EIS will be available at 16 U.S. public libraries (the complete
list can be accessed on the Internet at
http://eisteam.home.mindspring.com.
Applicant: South Padre Island National Seashore-Draft Oil and Gas Management
Plan, Environmental Impact Statement; CCC Project Number: 99-0291-F2; Description
of Proposed Activity: This Draft Oil and Gas Management Plan, Environmental
Impact Statement identifies significant issues and concerns facing park managers.
The proposed plan presents a reasonable range of alternatives for managing
surface uses associated with the exploration, development, and transportation
of the nonfederal oil and gas underlying Padre Island National Seashore, while
protecting natural and cultural resources and allowing for public use and
enjoyment of those resources, and it analyzes the effects of implementing
each alternative.
The combined plan and environmental impact statement meets the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Council on Environmental
Quality regulations. It is also consistent with the direction established
in the lead planning document for the park, the General Management Plan/Development
Concept Plan (1983).
Pursuant to §306(d)(14) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C.A. §§1451-1464), as amended, interested parties are invited
to submit comments on whether a proposed action is, or is not consistent with
the Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies, and whether the action
should be referred to the Coastal Coordination Council for review. Further
information for the applications listed above may be obtained from Ms. Janet
Fatheree, Council Secretary, Coastal Coordination Council, 1700 North Congress
Avenue, Room 617, Austin, Texas, 78701-1495, or janet.fatheree@glo.state.tx.us.
Persons are encouraged to submit written comments as soon as possible within
30 days of publication of this notice. Comments should be sent to Ms. Fatheree
at the above address or by fax at 512/475-0680.
TRD-9905248
Larry R. Soward
Chief Clerk, General Land Office
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: August 18, 1999
Notice of Rate Ceilings
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following
rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in Articles 1D.003,
1D.009, and 1E.003, Title 79, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended
(Articles 5069-1D.003, 1D.009, and 1E.003, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by Art. 1D.003 and 1D.009 for the period
of 08/23/99 - 08/29/99 is 18% for Consumer
1
/Agricultural/Commercial
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by Art. 1D.003 and 1D.009 for the period
of 08/23/99 - 08/29/99 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
The judgment ceiling as prescribed by Art. 1E.003 for the period of 09/01/99
- 09/30/99 is 10% for Consumer/Agricultural/Commercial/credit thru $250,000.
The judgment ceiling as prescribed by Art. 1E.003 for the period of 09/01/99
- 09/30/99 is 10% for Commercial over $250,000.
1
Credit for personal, family or household
use.
2
Credit for business, commercial, investment
or other similar purpose.
TRD-9905210
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: August 17, 1999
Notice of Invitation for Offers for Consulting Services
Purpose.
The state Office of Court Administration
(OCA) has been awarded a grant through the State Justice Institute to hire
a consultant to conduct, with the assistance of OCA staff, an in-depth analysis
of the civil case processing systems in Travis, Dallas, and Gregg counties
and recommend systemic changes, which will lead to the creation of a more
efficient system in the respective counties that is based on differentiated
case management (DCM) principles. The grant number is SJI-99-T-222, and the
grant period is August 2, 1999, through July 31, 2000. Pursuant to Texas Government
Code, sections 2254.021
et seq.
, the OCA is
requesting offers of consulting services to assist with this grant project.
Description of Services.
In each of the three
counties, the chosen consultant will be responsible for fully evaluating the
civil case management procedures and processes, making recommendations for
improvements to the civil case management system, and developing a plan of
action for implementation of a differentiated civil case management system
in each participating county.
(NOTE: the civil case
management system does not include family law cases.)
A total of 15
district courts and one county court at law are to be examined (i.e., Travis
County: nine district courts; Dallas County: three district courts; and Gregg
County: three district courts and one county court at law). The chosen consultant
will work closely with the OCA Research and Court Services staff throughout
the project to train them on the methodology and procedures for conducting
a case management study.
It is anticipated that the contract period will be from October 12, 1999
through May 5, 2000. The contract amount to be awarded will be commensurate
with services provided, but shall not exceed a total of $25,000.
Closing Date.
The closing date for the receipt
of written offers is 3:00 p.m., September 30, 1999. An original and five copies
of the offer must be submitted. All offers submitted must be sealed. Delivery
must be by mail or hand-delivery (no faxes will be accepted) to the following
address: Jerry Bonheyo (DCM Offer), Accountant Purchaser, Office of Court
Administration, 205 West 14th Street, Suite 600, Austin, Texas 78701.
Offers received after the deadline will not be eligible for consideration.
Offerors may be requested to make oral presentations of their offers at their
own expense.
Evaluation and Selection.
The requested
services will require that the consultant have a thorough understanding of
caseflow management principles and techniques, including differentiated case
management. The consultant selected must have experience with and knowledge
of grants; knowledge of state laws and rules and the American Bar Association's
standards relating to caseflow management, disposition of cases, and delay
reduction; knowledge of and/or experience with the Texas judicial system;
considerable knowledge of and experience with other states' judicial systems
in a case management context; and experience in analyzing and making recommendations
for improvement in case management systems.
The OCA will assemble an Evaluation Committee to review, evaluate, and
rank offers. No information will be provided as to the status of offers while
the offers are being considered. All offers will be evaluated on the following
criteria:
1) prior experience completing similar types of projects;
2) ability of the offeror to provide the specified services;
3) total costs of providing the specified services; and
4) overall responsiveness to the Request for Offers.
The offer demonstrating the highest quality of offered services deliverable
within the established time frame, offering the greatest expertise and qualifications
at the most cost-effective price, will be awarded the contract.
To Obtain a Copy of the RFO.
Requests for
a copy of the Request for Offers should be directed to Jerry Bonheyo, Accountant
Purchaser, Office of Court Administration, 205 W. 14th Street, Suite 600,
Austin, Texas 78701; by phone 512/463-1625; by e-mail at jerry.bonheyo@courts.state.tx.us;
or by fax (512)463-1648.
Agency Contact.
Requests for additional
information regarding this request for offers should be addressed to Mary
Cowherd, Deputy Director for Research and Court Services, Office of Court
Administration, 205 W. 14th Street, Suite 600, Austin, Texas 78701, (512)
463-1625.
TRD-9905206
Margaret McGloin Bennett
General Counsel
Office of Court Administration
Filed: August 17, 1999
Certification of Court Reporters
Following the examination of applicants on July 16, 1999, the Texas Court
Reporters Certification Board certified to the Supreme Court of Texas the
following individuals who are qualified in the method indicated to practice
shorthand reporting pursuant to Chapter 52 of the Texas Government Code, V.T.C.A.:
MACHINE SHORTHAND:Kimberly Anne Armour- Dallas; Brooke Nicole Barr-Austin;
Maria Magdalena Barroso-Garland; Tandrea Deshawn Baxter-Tyler; Tammy Dickson
Cross-Carrollton; Maria Elizabeth De La Rosa-Dallas; Susan Thelma Hahaj-Garland;
Belinda C. Hoover-Dallas; Stormy Dockrey Jackson-Plano; Brian Keith Knobloch-Channelview;
Suzanne Lane-Austin; Kristie Renee Mantsch-Sachse; Sheretta L. Martin-Lancaster;
Kimberly Kay Massey-Cedar Hill; Trisha D. Matthews-Houston; Angela N. McBride-Houston;
Carrie Lynn Milam-Sugar Land; Edward Kalipono Naihe-Atascocita; Irene N. Nasworthy-Flower
Mound; Jessica Renee Pena-Dickinson; Trina Danette Pollock-McKinney; Holly
Schulz-McDade; Lillian Janis Simon-Pflugerville; Karen Borghesi Smith-Alvarado;
Rhonda Elizabeth Spagnoletti-Conroe; Ramona Carol St. Julian-Crosby; Antoinette
Margaret Varela- Allen; Regina Vasquez-Amarillo; Shelly Dann Wulf-Houston;
and Joy Frances Younts-Hempstead.
ORAL STENOGRAPHY: Holly Mire Hanney-Houston; Angela Bernice Howe-Joshua;
Elizabeth Ann Hutchings-Arlington; Julianne McCrery-Grand Prairie; Denise
Renee Moore-Cleburne; Tracey Lynn Puff-Fort Worth; Joan S. Pujals-Euless;
Lori Ann Thorn- Fort Worth; and Dionne Zschiesche-Mansfield.
TRD-9905120
Peg Liedtke
Executive Secretary
Texas Court Reporters Certification Board
Filed: August 16, 1999
The Texas Court Reporters Certification Board determined at a disciplinary
hearing held on June 5, 1999, that Ms. Sandra Halsey, Certified Shorthand
Reporter Number 308, of Dallas, Texas, violated Section 52.029(a) of the Texas
Government Code and the Standards and Rules for Certification of Certified
Shorthand Reporters as promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas. The Board
found that the actions and performance of Ms. Sandra Halsey, the official
court reporter who reported the capital murder trial in Cause Number F-9639973-J,
styled the State of Texas versus Darlie Lynn Routier in the Criminal District
Court #3 of Dallas County, Texas, and, on a change of venue, A-96-253 (Kerr
County), were negligent, incompetent and unprofessional for a certified shorthand
reporter in the State of Texas.
The certification of Ms. Sandra Halsey is hereby revoked as a Certified
Shorthand Reporter (CSR) in the State of Texas provided, however, that such
revocation does not apply to any outstanding shorthand notes taken by Ms.
Halsey prior to receipt of the Board's Final Order. Upon request, said outstanding
work must be completed by Ms. Halsey in a timely manner.
TRD-9905070
Peg Liedtke
Executive Director
Texas Court Reporters Certification Board
Filed: August 12, 1999
Applications 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 First Energy Credit Union, Houston, Texas
to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit those who live
or work in, and business entities located in, the Central Houston Business
District-the area of Houston, Texas, which is bounded by I-10 to the north,
I-59 to the east and by I-45 to the south and west, excluding persons eligible
for primary membership in credit unions with assets of less than $50 million
which were serving the downtown area as of June 30, 1999, and with a headquarters
office located in the community described, to be eligible for membership in
the credit union.
An application was received from U.S. Employees Credit Union, The Woodlands,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit the employees
of the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services (a non-profit organization)
operating in Harris County, Texas and the clients of that organization who
qualify for Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), to be eligible for membership
in the credit union.
An application was received from B.U.E. Credit Union, Waco, Texas to expand
its field of membership. The proposal would remove the exclusionary language
for persons eligible for primary membership in any occupation or association
based credit union that has an office in Waco, Texas and permit them 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. Credit unions that wish to comment on any application must
also complete a Notice of Protest form. The form may be obtained by contacting
the Department at (512) 837-9236. 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 consideration
of 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.
TRD-9905253
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Texas Credit Union Department
Filed: August 18, 1999
In accordance with the provisions of 7 TAC §91.103, the Texas Credit
Union Department provides notice of the final action taken on the following
applications:
Application to Expand Field of Membership
Dallas Teachers Credit Union, Dallas, Texas--See the May 28, 1999, issue
of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 4046).
Application for a Merger or Consolidation
Syntex Credit Union and Associated Credit Union--See the June 25, 1999,
issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 4895).
TRD-9905254
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Texas Credit Union Department
Filed: August 18, 1999
Request for Proposals for Professional Grant Consultant Services
The Deep East Texas Council of Governments is seeking proposals from qualified
vendors for professional grant consultant services pertaining to government
affairs in the state of Texas, including local, state and federal levels of
government and economic development. The service of duties include:
a. Serve as coordinator of special projects as determined by the Executive
Director.
b. Provide DETCOG with reports and updates on any and all activities that
may affect DETCOG.
c. Assist DETCOG in preparing for press conferences and/or testimony before
local, state, and federal government bodies.
d. Maintain relations with the state's congressional delegations and local
and state elected officials.
e. Assist DETCOG in economic development activities, including but not
limited to grant procurement, local, state, and federal zone designations
for the region, and information on recruitment and expansion of business.
Contractor Requirements
The proposal should include a proposed staffing of the project, a summary
of experience of staff members that will perform most of the work, overall
qualifications of the consultant in projects of this nature. A summary of
direct and related project experience, and an estimated schedule and fee for
accomplishing the overall scope of services.
Funding of this project will be dependent upon the successful recruitment
of federal, state grant funds, by DETCOG and/or other funds the consultants.
Proposals should be submitted to:
Walter G. Diggles
Executive Director
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
274 E. Lamar
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 384-5704
Proposals should be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 3, 1999.
TRD-9905098
Rusty Phillips
Regional Services Director
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Filed: August 13, 1999
Request for Applications Concerning Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Grant Program, 1999-2000 School Year
Eligible Applicants. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting applications
under Request for Application (RFA) #701-99-025 from school districts, shared
services arrangements (formerly cooperatives) of school districts, and/or
open-enrollment charter schools to expand their existing half-day prekindergarten
programs to a full day.
Description. The first funding cycle of this grant program will be used
to award funds for the expansion of existing half-day prekindergarten programs
to full-day programs. Future funding cycles will be used to award planning
grants, grants for new prekindergarten programs, and grants to expand existing
half-day prekindergarten and kindergarten programs to full-day programs. Information
regarding future funding cycles of this grant program will be distributed
via letter to all school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in
addition to notice in the Texas Register.
Dates of Project. The Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Grant Program (Cycle
1, Prekindergarten Expansion Grants) will be implemented during the 1999-2000
school year. Cycle 1 expansion grants may be renewed for the 2000-2001 school
year, provided all terms and conditions of 1999-2000 funding awards have been
met and subject to continued availability of funds.
Project Amount. The Texas Legislature appropriated $100 million per year
to the Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Grant Program for the 1999-2000 and
2000-2001 school years, representing a total of $200 million in state funds.
Cycle 1 grants to expand existing half-day prekindergarten programs to a full
day will be funded based on the additional attendance in the same manner as
current Foundation School Program (FSP) funding. Funds may be used to employ
teachers and other personnel and to acquire curriculum materials and equipment,
including computers, for use in prekindergarten programs.
Selection Criteria. Applications must address each requirement as specified
in the RFA to be considered for funding. Priority will be given to school
districts and open-enrollment charter schools where student performance on
the Grade 3 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) tests falls below the
state average. Additional priority will be given to school districts and open-enrollment
charter schools that serve the highest percentages of eligible (limited English
proficient, educationally disadvantaged, and homeless) children. "Educationally
disadvantaged" is defined as those children eligible to participate in the
national free or reduced-price lunch program.
The TEA is not obligated to approve an application, provide funds, or endorse
any application submitted in response to this RFA. This RFA does not commit
TEA to pay any costs before an application is approved. The issuance of this
RFA does not obligate TEA to award a grant or pay any costs incurred in preparing
a response.
Requesting the Application. A complete copy of RFA #701-99-025, Prekindergarten
and Kindergarten Grant Program, will automatically be mailed by the Texas
Education Agency to every school district and open-enrollment charter school
in the state. Additional copies of the RFA may be obtained by writing the
Document Control Center, Room 6-108, Texas Education Agency, William B. Travis
Building, 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701; by calling (512) 463-9304;
by faxing (512) 463-9811; or by e-mailing dcc@tmail.tea.state.tx.us. Please
refer to the RFA number (701-99-025) and title (Prekindergarten and Kindergarten
Grant Program) in your request. Provide your name, complete mailing address,
and telephone number including area code.
Further Information. For clarifying information about the RFA or the Prekindergarten
and Kindergarten Grant Program, contact Cathy Cox, School Finance and Fiscal
Analysis, Texas Education Agency, telephone (512) 463- 5085. Questions regarding
prekindergarten and kindergarten curriculum and programs should be addressed
to Cami Jones, Curriculum and Professional Development, Texas Education Agency,
telephone (512) 463-9501.
Deadline for Receipt of Applications. Applications must be received in
the Document Control Center of the Texas Education Agency by 5:00 p.m. (Central
Time), Friday, October 15, 1999, to be considered for funding.
TRD-9905252
Criss Cloudt
Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research
Texas Education Agency
Filed: August 18, 1999
Notice of Award of Contract
Pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2254.030, the Finance Commission
of Texas (commission) files this notice of a contract award to Dorothy Drummer
& Associates (consultant), 400 West 15th Street, Suite 600, Austin, TX
78701. A Request for Proposals to hire an executive search consultant to assist
the finance commission in recruiting a person with the experience, personality,
character, and leadership ability to be appointed banking commissioner was
published in the July 9, 1999, edition of the
Texas
Register
(24 TexReg 5234).
This award has been denominated as FC-99-002 and the fee for services is
$27,000 plus expenses. Fee and expenses shall not exceed the amount of $40,000.
The contract period begins on August 11, 1999, and terminates upon appointment
of a person to be the banking commissioner. Consultant estimates completion
of the search and appointment of the banking commissioner within 90-120 days.
The commission estimates the appointment will occur before December 31, 1999.
The contract does not require consultant to present any documents, films,
recordings, or reports by a date certain. Consultant will prepare a detailed
position description and ideal candidate specifications and will submit a
detailed written report on each candidate selected as a finalist for interviews,
at times determined by mutual agreement based on the estimated time line.
TRD-9905247
Everette D. Jobe
Certifying Official
Finance Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
Notice of Contract Award
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2254, the General
Services Commission, State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) publishes this
notice of consultant contract award. The request for proposals appeared in
the December 4, 1998, issue of the
Texas Register
(23 Tex Reg 12535). The consultants will provide energy conservation
education outreach services to Texas schools.
The consultants selected for this project are the Texas Energy Education
Development Project at P. O. Box 775, Liberty Hills, Texas 78642, for $99,915.00,
The New Braunfels Children's Museum at 651 Business Loop 35-N, Suite 530,
New Braunfels, Texas, 78130, for $99,922.00, and the University of Texas at
El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas, 79968, for $95,647.00.
These projects are funded with federal funds from the Department of Energy.
The contract term is May 1, 1998 through May 31, 2000.
Due dates for deliverables are as follows:
Program activity newsletter to schools and the Program activity report to
SECO are due May 5th, August 5th, 1999, February 5th and May 5th, 2000. Final
program report to SECO due June 30, 2000.
TRD-9905063
Judy Ponder
General Counsel
General Services Commission
Filed: August 11, 1999
Request for Applications Under the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Enforcing Underage Drinking Program
The Governor's Criminal Justice Division announces the availability of
funds to enforce underage drinking laws. Eligible applicants are cities and
counties, which may also contract with other units of government or private
non-profit organizations. Projects must use a comprehensive interdisciplinary
approach to review research on the problem of underage drinking and develop
appropriate initiatives for their community, including prevention, public
education, and strict enforcement of liquor laws. For example, within a given
community grant funds could be used to create or expand a task force of state
and local enforcement and prosecution agencies to target establishments suspected
of a pattern of violations of state laws. Other grant activities could include
sharing of records among agencies; informing both establishments and minors
of the consequences of illegal sales and purchases; and prosecuting those
who illegally sell and purchase alcoholic beverages. The ultimate goal is
to create a community climate of zero tolerance toward underage drinking.
Application kits may be obtained from the Governor's Criminal Justice Division,
Justice Programs Section, at 1100 San Jacinto, Austin, Texas, 78711, telephone
512/475-2252 or 512/463-1919. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on
October 15, 1999. Applications may be mailed to the Governor's Criminal Justice
Division, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas, 78711, or delivered to 1100 San Jacinto,
Austin, Texas, 78701.
Questions should be addressed to Leticia Martinez at 512/463-1921 or Jim
Kester at 512/463-1916.
TRD-9905194
James Hines
Assistant General Counsel
Office of the Governor
Filed: August 16, 1999
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 99-02, Amendment Number
557.
The amendment specifies that FQHC crossover claims will be paid at the
Medicaid State Plan rate. The amendment is effective January 1, 1999.
If additional information is needed, please contact Nancy Nichols, Texas
Department of Health, at 512-338-6511.
TRD-9905260
Marina S. Henderson
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: August 18, 1999
Public Meeting Notice
The Heart of Texas Council of Governments anticipates having approximately
$151,000 available to local governments in FY 2000 for solid waste management
projects which implement the
Regional Solid Waste
Management Plan for the Heart of Texas Region
. The State has identified
several program priorities for these funds. The Legislature has directed that
projects must promote cooperation between public and private entities.
The following public entities are eligible for grant funding under this
program (non-profit organizations and private companies are not directly eligible,
but may be subcontracted by eligible public entities):
* Cities
* Counties
* Public schools and school districts (excluding universities and other
post-secondary educations institutions)
* General and special law districts created in accordance with State law
and with the authority and responsibility for water quality protection or
municipal solid waste management (e.g. river authorities and municipal utility
districts)
* Councils of governments
If you feel you may be interested in seeking funds, or would like to have
the opportunity to provide input concerning the funding plan and/or selection
process, you are encouraged to attend a Public meeting to be held on August
25, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. at the Heart of Texas Council of Governments' office
located at 300 Franklin Avenue, Waco.
For more information, contact Tammy Conrad at (254) 756-7822.
TRD-9905207
Brenda Campbell
Executive Assistant
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Filed: August 17, 1999
Notice of the State of Texas Action Plan for Disaster Recovery Initiative Funds.
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs announces the proposed
State of Texas Action Plan for Disaster Recovery Initiative Funds.
The State of Texas has received notice of approval from the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a $5,561,602 grant from the Disaster
Recovery Initiative allocation. Prior to the receipt of the grant funds, the
State of Texas is required to publish for public comment the proposed State
of Texas Action Plan for Disaster Recovery Initiative Funds. The proposed
Action Plan describes the amount of funds available, eligible applicants,
eligible activities, ineligible activities, the disaster recovery plan, and
other considerations for the allocation and distribution of the Disaster Recovery
Initiative funds.
Since the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocates Disaster
Recovery Initiative funds under the Community Development Block Grant Program,
the State of Texas Action Plan for Disaster Recovery Initiative Funds will
become part of the 1998 and 1999 State of Texas Consolidated Action Plans;
specifically, part of the 1998 and 1999 Consolidated Action Plans which describe
the 1998 and 1999 program year allocations and distribution of Community Development
Block Grant funds by the Texas Community Development Program. After the public
comment period for the Disaster Recovery Initiative Action Plan has ended,
the final version of the State of Texas Action Plan for Disaster Recovery
Initiative Funds will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development as an amendment to the 1998 and 1999 Consolidated Action Plans.
The proposed State of Texas Action Plan for Disaster Recovery Initiative
Funds:
A. DISASTER RECOVERY INITIATIVE AWARD
On June 18, 1999, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) announced the award of $5,039,000 in 1998 HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative
funds and an additional $522,602 in 1999 funds to the State of Texas.
B. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY INITIATIVE
FUNDS
Eligible applicants for the $5,561,602 of Disaster Recovery Initiative
funds must meet the following criteria:
1. Must be a county, incorporated city, or eligible Indian tribe located
in a county included in the list of counties eligible for Individual Assistance
or Public Assistance through the August 22, 1998 and September 23, 1998, Presidential
Disaster Declarations for the Texas' counties that sustained damage resulting
from Tropical Storms Charlie and Frances in August and September 1998 (FEMA-DR-1239
and 1245, respectively). The following eight (8) counties are included in
the August 1998 Disaster Declaration: Edwards, Kimble, Kinney, Maverick, Real,
Uvalde, Val Verde and Webb. Five counties are included in the September 1998
Disaster Declaration: Brazoria, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson and Matagorda.
2. Priority for these funds will be given to eligible applicants that have
not already received a Texas Community Development Program (TCDP) Disaster
Relief grant for activities associated with the occurrence of these disasters.
NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT
The 1998 Supplemental Appropriations Act (Pub.L.105-174) requires that
"each State shall provide not less than 25 percent in non-Federal public matching
funds or its equivalent value (other than administrative costs)" for any 1998
HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative grant funds which it receives. Match contributions
must be made to DRI-funded recovery projects related to covered disasters.
Match may be provided by any public entity from non-Federal cash, real estate,
or revenue resources owned or controlled by the public entity, or the value
of public improvements and public facilities, or force account work undertaken.
Contributions that have been or will be counted as satisfying a matching requirement
of another Federal grant or award, including any other DRI grant or Community
Development Block Grant, may not count as satisfying the matching contribution
requirement for the HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative.
C. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR DISASTER RECOVERY INITIATIVE
FUNDS
Disaster Recovery Initiative funds may supplement, but not replace, resources
received from other Federal or State agencies to address unmet disaster recovery
needs resulting from Tropical Storms Charlie and Frances in August and September
1998. These funds cannot be used for activities that were reimbursable by
or for which funds were made available from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Small Business Administration, the National Resource Conservation
Service, or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The funds can only be used to address damages caused by Tropical Storms
Charlie and Frances on August 22 and September 23, 1998. Any damages sustained
in the counties named in these Disaster Declarations that were sustained from
storm or flood conditions that occurred before or after August and September
of 1998 are not eligible for assistance.
The funds may be used for a wide range of activities including:
1. Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or installation of public
facilities and improvements;
2. Acquisition of real property (including the buying out of properties
in a flood plain and the acquisition of relocation property;
3. Relocation payments and assistance for displaced persons, businesses,
organizations, and farm operations;
4. Debris removal, clearance, and demolition;
5. Rehabilitation or reconstruction of residential structures (for low
and moderate income persons) and non-residential structures;
6. Code enforcement in deteriorated or deteriorating areas, e.g., disaster
areas;
7. Assistance to facilitate homeownership among low and moderate income
persons;
8. Provision of public services (the TCDP cannot spend more than 25% of
the Disaster Recovery Initiative funds on public service activities);
9. Activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources,
incorporated into recovery;
10. Provision of assistance to profit-motivated businesses to carry out
economic development or recovery activities that benefit the public through
job creation/retention;
11. Planning and administration costs (limited to 16% of the total grant
amount);
The TCDP must use at least fifty percent (50%) of the Disaster Recovery
Initiative funds for activities which principally benefit low and moderate
income persons. Priority for the use of these funds will be given to applications
that include activities principally benefitting low and moderate income persons.
D. INELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR DISASTER RECOVERY INITIATIVE
FUNDS
In addition to other activities that are ineligible for CDBG assistance,
Disaster Recovery Initiative funds cannot be used for any of the following
activities:
1. The construction of public facilities that did not exist prior to the
August and September 1998 floods.
2. Activities that duplicate the activities already included in the Disaster
Status Reports funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. An application
for Disaster Recovery Initiative funds can only include activities that were
not contained in the Disaster Status Reports.
3. Expenses required to carry out the regular responsibilities of the unit
of general local government.
4. The purchase of construction equipment is generally ineligible except
for the purchase of construction equipment integral to the operation of a
solid waste facility or the purchase of fire protection equipment.
5. The purchase of equipment, fixtures, motor vehicles, furnishings, or
other personal property not an integral structural fixture is generally ineligible.
However, funds may be used to purchase such items when necessary for the administration
of disaster recovery activities, or when eligible as fire fighting equipment,
or when such items constitute all or part of a public service.
6. Operation and maintenance expenses are ineligible except for expenses
associated with public service activities, interim assistance, and office
space for staff employed in carrying out the disaster recovery activities.
7. Income payments (a series of subsistence-type grant payments made to
an individual or family or items such as food, clothing, housing, or utilities)
are ineligible except that grant payments made over a period of up to three
consecutive months to the provider of such items or services on behalf of
an individual or family, are eligible costs.
E. TCDP DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN
Upon the occurrence of the tropical storms and flooding in August and September
of 1998, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' response to
the disaster situation followed the policies and procedures contained in the
Department's Emergency Management Standard Operating Procedure and the State
of Texas Emergency Management Plan.
The TCDP does not have an accurate assessment of the needs in the 13 counties
resulting from this covered disaster.
As such, the TCDP overall plan for disaster recovery is to provide funding
to eligible entities in accordance with the federal requirements for these
funds and to ensure that these funds will not be used for activities that
were reimbursable by or for which funds were made available from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business Administration, the National
Resource Conservation Service, or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
F. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY INITIATIVE
FUNDS
Except for the descriptions concerning the eligible applicants, eligible
activities, and ineligible activities for Disaster Recovery Initiative funds,
the Texas Community Development Program will follow the same general application
submission and review procedures that apply to the Disaster Relief/Urgent
Need Fund.
Applications for these funds can be submitted on an as-needed basis and
the TCDP will review each application for compliance with the applicable requirements.
The decision to fund all or some of the activities included in an application
will be influenced by the requirement that at least fifty-percent (50%) of
the Disaster Recovery Initiative funds be used for activities that principally
benefit low and moderate income persons.
The maximum award from Disaster Recovery Initiative funds cannot exceed
the amount of funds available under this allocation and the minimum award
is set at $25,000. All applications received shall be given full consideration
based on the merits of the application before any one applicant can be awarded
the total allocation.
The monitoring standards for the Disaster Recovery Initiative funds will
be the same as those described on Page 219 of the State of Texas Consolidated
Plan.
A copy of State of Texas Action Plan for Disaster Recovery Initiative Funds
is available for review at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs,
Texas Community Development Office, 507 Sabine, Suite 700, Austin. Written
comments concerning this plan will be accepted for 15 days from the date of
publication and should be submitted to Anne Paddock (apaddock@tdhca.state.tx.us),
Deputy General Counsel, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs,
507 Sabine, P.O. Box 13941, Austin, Texas, 78711-3941.
TRD-9905221
Daisy Stiner
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: August 17, 1999
Request for Information-Transitioning EBT Point-of-Sale Network
Introduction
For the last four years the Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) has
been operating an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system through a single
vendor to deliver food stamp and TANF cash assistance to participating clients.
The Department is replacing the current EBT system with one made of components
furnished by multiple vendors. The Point of Sale (POS) network is one of the
major EBT functions that TDHS expects to outsource when the contract with
the current vendor expires in February 2001. The future EBT system (EBT-2)
must be fully operational by the time the current contract ends.
Current System
Recipients use a magnetic stripe card to access benefits in retailer outlets
located throughout Texas. Retailers in the Texas EBT system use either a shared
commercial POS device, a POS device supplied by the State, or in emergency
or low volume situations, manual vouchers. State-supplied POS equipment is
either a VeriFone 330 or 340 with PIN pads and printers.
There are approximately 13,000 retailers in the current POS network. Of
those, an estimated 10,000 retailers use State-supplied POS devices. The allowable
number of State-supplied POS devices, per retailer, varies based on several
factors. The total number of State-supplied POS devices is approximately 12,000.
POS processing involves: an exchange of electronic messages requesting authorization
from the originating POS terminal, a response or authorization from the on-line
EBT host (sometimes through a third party processor), and a transaction completion
message from the originating POS terminal to the EBT host.
The current POS transaction format is VISA 2 for State-supplied POS devices
and ISO 8583 for third party processors. The department is willing to accept
either format.
While transaction volumes fluctuate due to increased/decreased caseloads
(as affected by State and Federal legislation), recent information indicates
an estimated 6,000,000 EBT transactions are completed monthly. Of those transactions,
approximately 45% originate from the State-supplied POS devices. Retailers
using State-supplied POS devices have average monthly transaction volumes
ranging from 0 to over 11,000. The remaining transactions come from certified
third party processor connections and retailers that act as their own processors.
Note: Of the approximately 10,000 retailers with State- supplied POS devices,
approximately 7,300 of them process less than 300 food stamp transactions
monthly. Of those 7,300 retailers, 4,500 process less than 150 food stamp
transactions per month.
Strategies for the New EBT-2 System
In planning for the future Texas EBT system, TDHS is interested in developing
new solutions for the EBT Point-of-Sale network. The primary strategy for
cost containment is to transition from a State-supplied POS network to using
existing commercial POS transaction processing environments or commercializing
(through acquisition) the current State-supplied EBT network. Options under
consideration are: contracting with a single third party processor to take
over the State-supplied EBT network, contracting with multiple third party
processors to commercialize existing State- supplied EBT retailers (retailers
select from a list of third party processors), contracting with a gateway
provider to execute EBT transactions through their network using existing
POS equipment, or a combination of the above.
Request Synopsis
In this RFI, TDHS invites ideas and discussions on how best to transition
the State- supplied EBT Point-of-Sale network as discussed above. In particular,
the department would appreciate feedback on the options, warnings about pitfalls,
suggestions on how to avoid mistakes, information on vendor/stakeholder preferences,
cost estimates for key variables and options, and suggestions for new options.
Responses may be submitted in free form to Chris Wilson, Texas Department
of Human Services, Lone Star Technology Department, P. O. Box 149030, Austin,
Texas 78714-9030, (512) 231-5763, e-mail chris.wilson.dhs.state.tx.us. Please
ensure that sufficient information is provided to answer the fundamental questions:
should TDHS and the State of Texas continue to maintain this private EBT network
(State-supplied equipment)? If not, what is the best approach to eliminate
the current State-supplied POS network, and what is the best way to transition
all (or nearly all) EBT transactions to a commercial network infrastructure?
In addition to potential vendors we also solicit responses from key stakeholders
in the current EBT system. Answering the questionnaire and providing transition
advice is a good way for key stakeholders to have a voice in the EBT system
transition.
Schedule
RFI released in Texas Register on August 27, 1999
RFI conference on September 7, 1999, 2:00 - 4:00 P.M. (for location see
below)
RFI responses due at close of business, September 17, 1999
RFI Conference will be held at: J.J. Pickle Research
Campus - The Commons; corner of Braker Lane and Burnet Road in north Austin;
for detailed directions link to: http://www.utexas.edu/business/prccommons/
NOTE: This is an abridged version of this document.
Access to full version (with the inclusion of attachments and questionaire)
can be obtained in the "Of Interest" section on DHS' homepage http://www.dhs.state.tx.us/
TRD-9905258
Paul Leche
Agency Liaison
Texas Department of Human Services
Filed: August 18, 1999
Insurer Services
The following applications have been filed with the Texas Department of
Insurance and are under consideration:
Application for admission to the State of Texas by BANKERS LLOYDS INSURANCE
COMPANY, a foreign lloyds company. The home office is in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Application to change the name of THE COLLEGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA to THE AMERICO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a domestic life company. The
home office is in Dallas, Texas.
Application to change the name of AMERICAN CREDIT INDEMNITY COMPANY to
EULER AMERICAN CREDIT INDEMNITY COMPANY, a foreign fire and casualty company.
The home office is in New York, New York.
Application to change the name of THE FIRST REINSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
to DEERFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign fire and casualty company. The home
office is in Evanston, Illinois.
Application to change the name of FINANCIAL SAVINGS INSURANCE COMPANY to
AMCORP INSURANCE COMPANY, a domestic fire and casualty company. The home office
is in Houston, Texas.
Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, addressed
to the attention of Kathy Wilcox, 333 Guadalupe Street, M/C 305-2C, Austin,
Texas 78701.
TRD-9905261
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: August 18, 1999
The following third party administrator (TPA) applications have been filed
with the Texas Department of Insurance and are under consideration.
Application for admission to Texas of Administrative Concepts, Inc., a
foreign third party administrator. The home office is Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Application for admission to Texas of MillsService Corp., a foreign third
party administrator. The home office is Wilmington, Delaware.
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.
TRD-9905222
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: August 17, 1999
Vacancies on Service Contract Providers Advisory Board
The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation announces vacancies on
the Service Contract Providers Advisory Board established by Acts of the 76th
Legislature, Senate Bill 1775 which created Texas Civil Statutes, Article
9034, Service Contract Regulatory Act. This announcement is for all positions
on the advisory board.
The service contract providers advisory board is an advisory body to the
department. The advisory board advises the commissioner in adopting rules
and enforcing and administering this article and advises the commission in
setting fees. The advisory board is composed of six members appointed by the
commissioner as follows: two members must be officers, directors, or employees
of a provider of service contracts; two members must be officers, directors,
or employees of a retail outlet or other entity located in this state that
provides to consumers service contracts; one member must be an officer, director,
or employee of an entity approved by the Texas Department of Insurance to
sell reimbursement insurance policies; and one member must be a resident of
this state who has, as a consumer, a service contract in force in this state
at the time of the appointment. Providers must be registered by January 1,
2000.
A member of the advisory board serves a term of six years with terms expiring
on February 1 of odd-numbered years. The commissioner shall designate one
member of the advisory board to serve as presiding officer. The commissioner
or the commissioner's designee shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member
of the advisory board. The commissioner shall fill any vacancy on the advisory
board for the remainder of the unexpired term with an individual who represents
the same interests with which the predecessor was identified. The advisory
board shall meet at least every six months and may meet at other times at
the call of the presiding officer. The advisory board shall meet at a location
in this state designated by the advisory board. A decision of the advisory
board is not effective unless it receives the affirmative vote of at least
four members. The advisory board members serve without compensation. A member
is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
performing functions as a member of the advisory board, subject to any applicable
limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Interested persons should request an application from the Texas Department
of Licensing and Regulation by
Telephone:
(512)
463-7348 or (512) 463-7357,
Fax:
(512) 475-2872
or
E-mail:
caroline@license.state.tx.us. Applications
must be returned to the Department of Licensing and Regulation no later than
August 30, 1999.
Applicants may be asked to appear for an interview, however any required
travel for an interview would be at the applicant's expense.
TRD-9905071
Rachelle A. Martin
Executive Director
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Filed: August 12, 1999
Enforcement Orders
An agreed order was entered regarding JOE PHAN AND TUYET NGUYEN, Docket
Number 1996-1421- PST-E; TNRCC ID Number 46980; Enforcement ID Number 5116
on July 30, 1999 assessing $16,000 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
David Speaker, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-2548 or Sushil Modak, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-2142, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding THE CITY OF GROVETON, Docket Number
1998-0946-MSW-E; TNRCC ID Number 898; Enforcement ID Number 12800 on July
30, 1999 assessing $4,375 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Cecily Gooch, Staff Attorney at (817) 469-6750 or Craig Fleming, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-5806, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An default order was entered regarding TIM BRITTEN DOING BUSINESS AS JACKRABBIT
FILTERS, Docket Number 1998-0481-AIR-E; SOAH Docket Number 582-99-0148 on
July 28, 1999 assessing $1,250 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
David Speaker, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-3400 or Stacy Young, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-1899, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding GENE THOMPSON DOING BUSINESS AS BIG
BEND MOTOR INN, Docket Number 1998-1079-PWS-E; PWS Number 0220027 on July
30, 1999 assessing $1,688 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Shawn Stewart, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-6684, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding OAK RIDGE VENTURE, INC., Docket Number
1999-0248-PWS-E; PWS ID Number 0490021 on July 30, 1999 assessing $7,813 in
administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Julia McMasters, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-5839, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding ZEKE HOLLOWAY/HILL RIVER COUNTRY
ESTATES, INC., Docket Number 1998-0515-PWS-E; PWS Number 1330151; Enforcement
ID Number12500 on July 30, 1999 assessing $1,000 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Camille Morris, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-3915 or Paul Beasley, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-4466, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding NORTH HUNT WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION,
Docket Number 1998-0500-PWS-E; TNRCC ID Number 1160039; Enforcement ID Number
6695 on July 30, 1999 assessing $7,013 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
John Peeler, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-3506 or Terry Thompson, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-6095, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding JIMMY LENAMOND DOING BUSINESS AS
BIG CREEK WEST SUBDIVISION WATER SYSTEM, Docket Number 1998-0521-PWS-E; PWS
Number 1470032; Enforcement ID Number 6779 on July 30, 1999 assessing $300
in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Sandy VanCleave, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-0667, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Docket Number
1998-1391-PWS-E; PWS ID Number 1780003; Enforcement ID Number 13041 on July
30, 1999 assessing $141,75 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Laura Kohansov, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-2029 or John Mead, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-6010, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding IMPACT CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMP INC.
DOING BUSINESS AS CAMP OF THE HILLS, Docket Number 1998-0636-PWS-E; PWS NUMBER
0270110; Enforcement ID Number 12596 on July 30, 1999 assessing $1,688 in
administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Subhash Jain, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-5867, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL OF THE BOY SCOUTS
OF AMERICA DOING BUSINESS AS CAMP CHEROKEE, Docket Number 1998-1450-PWS-E;
PWS Number 1070210 on July 30, 1999 assessing $938 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Shawn Stewart, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-6684, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A default order was entered regarding ROGELIO IBARRA DOING BUSINESS AS
A-1 MOBILE HOME PARK, Docket Number 1998-0692-PWS-E; TNRCC ID Number PWS 0150204
on July 30, 1999 assessing $5,625 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Mary Risner, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-6224 or Paul Beasley, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-1759, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding TETCO STORES, L.P. & NORTH DALLAS
PETROLEUM, INC., Docket Number 1999-0016-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 17533;
Enforcement ID Number 13117 on July 30, 1999 assessing $2,500 in administrative
penalties with $500 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Sushil Modak, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2142, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding EVANS SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, Docket
Number 1998-0617- PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 0033606; Enforcement ID Number
12421 on July 30, 1999 assessing $3,125 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Camille Morris, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-3915 or Mac Vilas, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-2557, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding GRANITE INVESTMENTS, LTD. DOING BUSINESS
AS OASIS TEXACO #1, Docket Number 1998-1183-PST-E; PST Facility ID 53301;
Enforcement ID Number E12768 on July 30, 1999 assessing $4,500 in administrative
penalties with $900 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Randy Norwood, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1879, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding KARMALI HOLDINGS, INC. DOING BUSINESS
AS TWO WAY STOP, Docket Number 1998-1256-PST-E; PST Facility ID Number 2224;
Enforcement ID Number 13009 on July 30, 1999 assessing $4,000 in administrative
penalties with $800 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Gayle Zapalac, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1136, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A default order was entered regarding LOWERY PETROLEUM, INC., Docket Number
1998-0676-PST-E; TNRCC ID Number 5008; Enforcement ID Number 12610 on July
30, 1999 assessing $4,500 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Tracy Gross, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-1736 or Mac Vilas, Enforcement Coordinator
at (512) 239-2557, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box
13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A default order was entered regarding ALYNA INC. AND RIYAZ NATHOO, Docket
Number 1998-0942- PST-E; PST Facility Number 04039; Enforcement ID Number
4966 on July 30, 1999 assessing $4,375 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Lisa Hernandez, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-0612 or Julia McMasters, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-5839, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding THE CITY OF DALLAS, Docket Number
1997-0196-MSW-E; Enforcement ID Number 10065 on July 30, 1999 assessing $106,040
in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Tracy Gross, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-1736 or Craig Fleming, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding CITY OF PINELAND, Docket Number 1998-1374-MSW-E;
MSW Registration Number 40054; Enforcement ID Number 13027 on July 30, 1999
assessing $4,375 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
John Mead, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-6010, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A default order was entered regarding W.C. RICHARDSON, Docket Number 1998-0904-AIR-E;
Air Account Number OC-0175-K; Enforcement ID Number 12771 on July 30, 1999
assessing $1,250 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Nathan Block, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-4706 or Lawrence King, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-1405, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding PREWASH AND PRESSING SERVICES, INCORPORATED,
Docket Number 1999-0050-AIR-E; Account Number. EE-1515-V on July 30, 1999
assessing $1,250 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Carol Dye, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1504, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding CHARLES BURGIN DOING BUSINESS AS
KAR KORRAL, Docket Number 1998- 1341-AIR-E; Air Account Number KF-0073-I;
Enforcement ID Number 13113 on July 30, 1999 assessing $500 in administrative
penalties with $100 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Carl Schnitz, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-5717, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A default order was entered regarding JOHN WILSON, Docket Number 1998-0202-OSI-E;
OSSF Installer Certification Number 5410; Enforcement ID Number 12210 on July
30, 1999 assessing $2,000 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Heather Otten, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-1738 or Brian Lehmkuhle, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-4482, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding LONNIE R. GOINS DOING BUSINESS AS
L.R. SEPTIC TANK SERVICE AND L.R. PLUMBING, Docket Number 1998-0495-SLG-E;
Sludge Transporter Registration Number 20690 on July 30, 1999 assessing $5,000
in administrative penalties with $4,400 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
David Speaker, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-2548 or Karen Berryman, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-2172, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding FARCO MINING, INC., Docket Number
1999-0103-IWD-E; WQ Permit Number 03595; Enforcement ID Number 13300 on July
30, 1999 assessing $2,500 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Eric Reese, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2611, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, Docket Number
998-1356-IWD-E; Registration Number L-111185; Enforcement ID Number 13025
on July 30, 1999 assessing $1,700 in administrative penalties with $340 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Craig Carson, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2175, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding THE CITY OF NEEDVILLE, Docket Number
1998-1457-MWD-E; WQ Permit Number 10343-001; Enforcement ID Number 8815 on
July 30, 1999 assessing $2,000 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Pamela Campbell, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-4493, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding TEXAS HAWAII, LTD., Docket Number
1998-1163-MWD-E; No TNRCC Permit; Enforcement ID Number 12930 on July 30,
1999 assessing $8,750 in administrative penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Michael Meyer, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-4492, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding CITY OF CONROE, Docket Number 1998-1439-MSW-E;
MSW Permit Number 81A; Enforcement ID Number 2606 on July 30, 1999 assessing
$11,000 in administrative penalties with $2,200 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Gloria Stanford, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-1871, Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A default order was entered regarding RAUL CHAVEZ AND ADELIO URIBE DOING
BUSINESS AS ENCON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC., Docket Number 1998-0862-IHW-E;
SOAH Docket Number 582-99-0207 on July 28, 1999 assessing $69,000 in administrative
penalties.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Lisa Z. Hernandez, Staff Attorney at (512) 239-0612 or Sushil Modak, Enforcement
Coordinator at (512) 239-2142, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was entered regarding LOIS BARTON DOING BUSINESS AS THE
GENERAL STORE, Docket Number 1998-1017-PWS-E; PWS ID Number 81A; Enforcement
ID Number 12819 on July 30, 1999 assessing $495 in administrative penalties
with $99 deferred.
Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting
Craig Fleming, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-5806, Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
TRD-9905002
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 10, 1999
Petitioners filed a petition for creation of HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
DISTRICT NO. 373 with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC).
The petition was filed pursuant to: Article XVI, Section 59 of the Constitution
of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code; 30 Texas
Administrative Code Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of the TNRCC. The
petition states that: (1) the petitioners are owners of a majority in value
of the land to be included in the proposed District; (2) the proposed District
will contain approximately 151.0716 acres located within Harris County, Texas;
and (3) the proposed District is within the corporate limits of the City of
Seabrook, Texas, and is not within such jurisdiction of any other city. The
petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) construct, acquire,
maintain and operate a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for residential
and commercial purposes; (2) construct, acquire, improve, extend, maintain
and operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment and appliances
helpful or necessary to provide more adequate drainage for the property in
the proposed District; and (3) control, abate and amend local storm waters
or other harmful excesses of waters, as more particularly described in an
engineer's report filed simultaneously with the filing of the petition. According
to the petition, a preliminary investigation has been made to determine the
cost of the project, and it is estimated by the petitioners, from the information
available at this time, that the cost of said project will be approximately
$8,000,000.
FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 19 has applied to the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for authority to adopt and
impose an annual non-uniform operations and maintenance (O&M) standby
fee ranging from $3.65 in the unimproved acreage in the District to $78.23
in Riverwood Village, Sections One and Three, per vacant single-family connection
(ESFC) for the calendar years 1999 through 2001. The application was filed
pursuant to Chapter 49 of the Texas Water Code, 30 Texas Administrative Code
Chapter 293, and under the procedural rules of the TNRCC.
The TNRCC may grant a contested case hearing on this petition if a written
hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of
this notice. To request a contested case 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 petitioner and the TNRCC Internal Control Number; (3) the statement
"I/we request a contested case hearing"; (4) a brief description of how you
would be affected by the petition in a way not common to the general public;
and (5) the location of your property relative to the proposed district's
boundaries. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the petition
which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must
be submitted in writing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided
in the information section below. The Executive Director may approve the petition
unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days
after the newspaper publication of this notice. If a hearing request is filed,
the Executive Director will not approve the petition and will forward the
petition and hearing request to the TNRCC Commissioners for their consideration
at a scheduled Commission meeting. If a contested case hearing is held, it
will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court.
Written hearing requests should be submitted to the Office of the Chief
Clerk, MC 105, TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. For information
concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel,
MC 103, the same address. For additional information, individual members of
the general public may contact the Office of Public Assistance, at 1-800-687-4040.
General information regarding the TNRCC can be found at our web site at www.tnrcc.state.tx.us.
TRD-9905215
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 17, 1999
The following notices were issued during the period of August 4, 1999 through
August 10, 1999.
The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper.
The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a
contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk,
Mail Code 105 , P.O. Box 13087, Austin Texas 78711-3087, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
THE DATE OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ACME BRICK COMPANY has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 03844, which authorizes the
discharge of settled mine pit water and stormwater runoff on an intermittent
and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The applicant operates a clay mine,
which is located adjacent to the south side of U.S. Highway 380 immediately
west of the intersection of U.S. Highways 380 and 377 near the city of Crossroads
in Denton County, Texas.
CITY OF ALVIN has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10005-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 5,000,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 5,000,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
3,000 feet west of the intersection of County Roads 160 and 158, and approximately
3.5 miles northeast of the intersection of State Highway 35 and Farm-to-Market
Road 2917, south of the City of Alvin in Brazoria County, Texas.
AQUASOURCE UTILITY, INC. has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0075434 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11193-001. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average
flow not to exceed 1,000,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
2,000 feet southeast of the intersection of Fisher and Brittmore Roads in
Harris County, Texas.
AQUA SOURCE UTILITY INC. has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number
12996-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 11400
Green River Drive on the northeast corner of the crossing of Greens Bayou
by Green River Drive in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF BELLEVUE has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11235-001, which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 21,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located due north of Bellevue,
approximately 0.3 miles north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 287 and
Farm-to-Market Road 1288, and 900 feet east of Farm-to-Market Road 1288 in
Clay County, Texas.
BERNARD TIMBERS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION has applied for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit Number 12097-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 21,000 gallons per day. The
plant site is located north of U.S. Highway 90A, approximately 1.4 miles northeast
of the intersection of U.S. Highway 90A and State Highway 60 in Wharton County,
Texas.
CITY OF BONHAM has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10070-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 2,500,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 2,500,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
0.5 mile east of the City of Bonham on Seven Oaks Road in Fannin County, Texas.
CITY OF BOYD has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10131-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 120,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the
north side of State Highway 114, approximately 1,000 feet east-northeast of
the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 730 and State Highway 114 in Wise
County, Texas.
BRUSHY CREEK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied to the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number
11866-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 300,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located approximately two miles west of the Interstate Highway 35 and 3,600
feet north of Farm-to-Market Road 3406 in Williamson County, Texas.
BUILDING MATERIALS CORPORATION OF AMERICA has applied for a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has
an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit
Number 03828. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of process wastewater
(contact cooling water) and stormwater at a daily average dry weather flow
not to exceed 2,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001, and the discharge of
treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 4,000 gallons
per day via Outfall 002. The plant site is located at 13530-60 Industrial
Road approximately one mile east of the intersection of Industrial Road and
Federal Road in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF BURKBURNETT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10002-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 2,200,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 2,200,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the east
side of Kelly Street, just north of Third Street (State Highway 240) in the
City of Burkburnett in Wichita County, Texas.
CITY OF CADDO MILLS has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit Number TX0024970 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10425-001. The draft permit authorizes the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
200,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 0.7 mile
south of the intersection of State Highway 60 and Farm to Market Road 36 in
Hunt County, Texas.
CITY OF CARTHAGE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10074-003,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 3,600,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 3,600,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located east of the
City of Carthage and south of Hoggs Bayou, approximately 1.5 miles east of
the intersection of U.S. Highways 59 and 79 in Panola County, Texas.
CITY OF CLEBURNE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10006-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 6,250,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 6,250,000 gallons per day. Issuance of the proposed Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 10006-001 will replace
the existing NPDES Permit Number TX0047155 issued on September 11, 1992 and
TNRCC Permit Number 10006-001. The plant site is located on the north side
of Buffalo Creek, approximately one mile southwest of the intersection of
State Highway 174 and State Highway 171 in Johnson County, Texas.
CREEK PARK CORPORATION has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13868-001 which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 22,500 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 1 mile
east of County Road 600 and approximately 1.5 miles south of the intersection
of County Road 600 and Farm-to-Market Road 917 in Johnson County, Texas.
DAYTOP VILLAGE FOUNDATION, INC. has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13744-001.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 12,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located 2.5 miles east-southeast of the Community of Bois D'Arc and approximately
14 miles north of the City of Palestine in Anderson County, Texas.
DOOR TO RECOVERY, INC. has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13941-001. The draft
permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily
average flow not to exceed 15,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located
approximately 260 feet north-northeast of the intersection of County Road
6 and County Road 779, approximately 3,000 feet northeast of the intersection
of County Road 203 and County Road 210 in Brazoria County, Texas
ECONO-RAIL CORPORATION has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 03373. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of wash water and stormwater on an intermittent and
flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The applicant operates the Port of Houston
Authority Bulk Handling Facility. The plant site is located at 3100 Penn City
Road in the City of Houston, immediately east-northeast of the confluence
of Greens Bayou and Buffalo Bayou in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF EDCOUCH has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13916-001. The draft
permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily
average flow not to exceed 310,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located
approximately 0.5 mile northeast of the intersection of State Route 107 and
Farm-to-Market Road 1015 in Hidalgo County, Texas.
CITY OF FALLS CITY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10398-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 65,000 gallons per day. The current permit also authorizes
the disposal of treated domestic wastewater via irrigation of 26 acres. The
plant site is located approximately 600 feet northwest of the intersection
of Panna Maria Street and Maverick Street in Karnes County, Texas.
FT. BEND PROPERTIES, INC. has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number
12812-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 27,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located 1518 Spring Cypress Road, City of Houston in Harris County, Texas.
GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Number 12 has applied for a
renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10435-002, which authorizes the discharge of
treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 400,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located 0.3 mile south and 1.0 mile west
of the intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and State Highway 6 at Pompano
Road and Neptune Road within the Bayou Vista Subdivision, in Galveston County,
Texas.
GALVESTON COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 1 has
applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10173-001, which authorizes the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
3,600,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated
domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 3,600,000 gallons
per day. The plant site is located on the north side of Dickinson Bayou between
the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad and Nebraska Street in the City
of Dickinson in Galveston County, Texas.
GALVESTON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. has applied to the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number
02851, which authorizes the discharge of stormwater from diked tank farms
on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The applicant
operates a crude oil and fuel blending operation and petroleum tank farm.
The plant site is located adjacent to and north of Farm-to-Market (FM) Road
517 and about 1,200 feet east of the intersection of FM Road 517 and State
Highway 146, approximately three miles southwest of the City of San Leon,
Galveston County, Texas.
CITY OF GATESVILLE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10176-002,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 2,200,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 2,200,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on Stillhouse
Branch, 1,200 feet west of the point where State Highway 36 crosses Stillhouse
Branch in Coryell County, Texas.
GREENWOOD UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit
Number 11061-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 850,000 gallons per day
to a daily average flow not to exceed 950,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located at 11702 Tidwell Road and approximately 1,000 feet west of the
intersection of John Ralston Road and Tidwell Road in Harris County, Texas.
TOWN OF HACKBERRY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13434-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 30,500 gallons per day. The plant site is located at the
southern end of Maxwell Road in the Town of Hackberry in Denton County, Texas.
HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NUMBER 51 has applied for renewal
of an existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0025062 and an existing
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10032-001.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
an annual average flow not to exceed 6,300,000 gallons per day. The plant
site is located located at 14701 Woodforest Boulevard, east of Carpenters
Bayou in Harris County, Texas.
HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 24 has applied to the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit
Number 11988-003, which authorizes the discharge of water treatment plant
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 60,000 gallons per day. The
plant site is located approximately 7,500 feet north of Louetta Road, and
the west side of Steubner Airline Road in the Community of Spring in Harris
County, Texas.
HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 102 has applied for a renewal
of TNRCC Permit Number 11523-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated
domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,300,000 gallons
per day. The applicant has also requested a temporary variance to the existing
water quality standards to allow time for the TNRCC to adopt a site specific
standard for South Mayde Creek (in Addicks Reservoir) for incorporation into
30 TAC §307.10, Appendix D. The draft permit authorizes the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 1,300,000
gallons per day. The renewed permit also authorizes a variance to the Texas
Surface Water Quality Standards under 30 TAC 307.2(d)(4). The variance would
authorize a three-year period in which the Commission will consider a recommended
site- specific standard for South Mayde Creek (in Addicks Reservoir) and determine
whether to adopt the standard or require the existing water quality standard
to remain in effect. The plant site is located on the north bank of Langham
Creek, approximately 2,400 feet east of State Highway 6 and 1.2 miles south
of Farm-to-Market Road 529 (Spencer Road) in Harris County, Texas.
COUNTY OF HIDALGO has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10973-001 which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 5,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2 miles
north of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 88 and 1422, east of Farm-
to-Market Road 88, adjacent to the Monte Alto Reservoir in Hidalgo County,
Texas.
RENE HINOJOSA has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13559-001. The draft
permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily
average flow not to exceed 15,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located
on Herman Street, 350 feet east of Suburban Drive and approximately 1,400
feet northeast of the intersection of Suburban Drive and Mount Houston Road
in Harris County, Texas.
HOMETOWN MEADOW GLEN UTILITY SERVICE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit Number 12768-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 12,000 gallons per day. The
plant site is located in Hometown Meadow Glen Estates along the east side
of Old Denton Road approximately 2.5 miles west of U.S. Highway 377 and 0.5
mile north of Keller-Hicks Road in Tarrant County, Texas.
CITY OF LAREDO has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit Number TX0002542 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10681-001. The draft permit authorizes the
discharge of water treatment plant wastewater at a daily average flow not
to exceed 4,100,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 2519 Jefferson
Street, adjacent to the Rio Grande in the City of Laredo in Webb County, Texas.
CITY OF LEXINGTON has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10016-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located 0.5
mile west of the intersection of Farm-to- Market Road 112 and State Highway
Spur 123 and west of the City of Lexington, approximately 1 mile south in
Lee County, Texas.
LOCHINVAR GOLF CLUB has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12141-001, which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 5,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2,100
feet east-southeast of the intersection of Hardy Road and Farrell Road and
2.3 miles east-northeast of the intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and
Kuykendahl Road in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF LOCKNEY has applied for a renewal of Permit Number 10211-001,
which authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day via irrigation of 160 acres of
non-food cropland. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal area are
located approximately 0.1 mile south of U.S. Highway 70 and 1.0 mile east
of Farm-to-Market Road 378, and southeast of the City of Lockney in Floyd
County, Texas.
LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC
Permit Number 10100-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated
domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 520,000 gallons
per day to a daily average flow not to exceed 950,000 gallons per day. The
plant site is located at 720 Cleveland Street, approximately 0.25 mile south
of U.S. Highway 290 in the City of Elgin in Bastrop County, Texas.
CITY OF MABANK has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10579-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 400,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
6000 feet west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 175 and Farm-to-Market
Road 90 in Kaufman County, Texas.
CITY OF MANOR has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11003-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 192,000 gallons per day. Issuance of the proposed Texas
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 11003-001 will
replace the existing NPDES Permit Number TX0027022 issued on March 15, 1993
and TNRCC Permit Number 11003-001. The plant site is located approximately
0.25 mile west of State highway 212 and 0.5 mile south of U.S. Highway 290
on the Old Austin Road in Travis County, Texas.
MEDINA COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Number 2 has applied
for a renewal of NPDES Permit Number TX0075779, which authorizes the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater based on a daily average flow not to exceed
80,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the west side of Nester
Lane approximately 2,000 feet south of the intersection of Nester Lane and
South Street in the City of D'Hanis in Medina County, Texas.
CITY OF MINERAL WELLS has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 10585-004, to authorize
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 1,260,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
1,700 feet northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Rock Creek
in Parker County, Texas.
MOFFETT TWIN-OAKS MOBILE HOME PROPERTY TRUST has applied for a renewal
of TNRCC Permit Number 11588-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated
domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per
day. The plant site is located on the west bank of Willis Creek approximately
one mile south of the Willis Creek crossing of Farm-to-Market Road 842 and
approximately two miles northeast of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road
842 and State Highway 103E near the City of Lufkin in Angelina County, Texas.
CITY OF NEEDVILLE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10343-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 400,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 14206
Church Street south of Buffalo Creek and south of the City of Needville, approximately
0.4 mile east and 0.8 mile south of the intersection of State Highway 36 and
Farm-to-Market Road 1236 in Fort Bend County, Texas.
THE CITY OF NOCONA has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10355-003,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 224,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located 0.3
miles east of State Highway 175 (Montague Street); approximately 0.7 mile
south of intersection of U.S. Highway 82 and State Highway 175 in the City
of Nocona in Montague County, Texas.
NORTH MISSION GLEN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a major amendment
to TNRCC Permit Number 12379-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 565,000
gallons per day to an annual average flow not to exceed 1,180,000 gallons
per day. The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 565,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located at a point approximately ½ mile west of Gaines Road and
approximately 3/4 mile south of the intersection of Addicks-Clodine Road and
Beechnut Street in Fort Bend County, Texas.
CITY OF OLNEY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10050-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 790,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
1500 feet southeast of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 210 (Spring
Creek Road) and State Highway 79 in Young County, Texas.
CITY OF ORANGE GROVE has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0020397 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10592-001. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the
east side of County Road 351, approximately 0.5 mile south of the City of
Orange Grove and approximately 0.9 mile south of the intersection of County
Road 351 and Farm-to-Market Road 624 in Jim Wells County, Texas.
PALO PINTO COUNTY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11698-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the
east bank of Town Branch Creek approximately 1,200 feet due north of the intersection
of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm-to-Market Road 4 at the end of North Ninth Avenue
in the outskirts of the town of Palo Pinto in Palo Pinto County, Texas.
PANALPINA, INC. has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 12418-001 which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 7,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 500
feet east of Lee Road at a point approximately 1,800 feet north of the intersection
of Will Clayton Parkway and Lee Road in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF PECOS has applied for a major amendment to Permit Number 10245-001,
to authorize an increase in the land disposal site used for irrigation from
300 acres to 450 acres. The permitted flow will remain same per the current
permit issued on June 26, 1989. The current permit authorizes the disposal
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,600,000
gallons per day via irrigation of 300 acres of land. This permit will not
authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater
treatment facilities and disposal area are located approximately 1.5 miles
east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 285 in Reeves
County, Texas.
PIONEER CONCRETE OF TEXAS, INC. has applied to the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 00679,
which authorizes the discharge of treated process wastewater and storm water
on an intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 001. Issuance of this
Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace the
existing NPDES Permit Number TX0001139 issued on March 30, 1979 and TNRCC
Permit Number 00679 issued on February 9, 1996. The applicant operates a
stone quarrying, crushing, and washing operation. The plant site is located
on Farm-to-Market Road 1810 approximately one mile east of the intersection
of State Highway 101 and Farm-to-Market Road 1810 in the City of Chico, Wise
County, Texas.
CITY OF QUEEN CITY has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11225-001. The draft
permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily
average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located
on the south side of Cypress Creek approximately 1.1 mile east and 0.2 mile
north of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 96 and U.S. Highway 59 in
Cass County, Texas.
RANDOLPH WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION has applied for renewal of an existing
wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0027928 and an existing Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 1143-001.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 21, 800 gallons per day. The plant site
is located on the south side of State Highway 11, approximately 600 feet east
of the intersection of State Highway 11 and Loop 451 in Fannin County, Texas.
RED LICK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied for renewal of an existing
wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0102580 and an existing Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13392-001.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 13,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located approximately 1.5 miles east of the intersection of Interstate
Highway 30 and Farm-to- Market Road 2253; approximately 1,000 feet west of
the intersection of Earnest Road and Farm-to- Market Road 2148 in Bowie County,
Texas.
RED RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0101818 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11445-001. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 30,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on Arrowhead
Ranch Estates property , approximately 2,300 feet east of Farm-to-Market Road
1954 and 5.4 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. highway 281 and Farm-to-Market
Road 1954 in Clay County, Texas.
RHODIA INC. has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit Number 02537
to authorize an increase in the effluent limitations for biochemical oxygen
demand (5-day) and ammonia-nitrogen at Outfall 001 and to authorize an extension
of a temporary variance for dissolved oxygen. The current permit authorizes
the discharge of treated process wastewater, first flush storm water, utility
and sanitary wastewaters at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,300,000 gallons
per day via Outfall 001, which will remain the same; and storm water on an
intermittent and flow variable basis via Outfall 002, which will remain the
same. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES)
permit will replace the existing NPDES Permit Number TX0088781 issued on
January 19, 1990 and TNRCC Permit Number 02537, issued on July 5, 1995. The
applicant operates a guar processing plant. The plant site is located at 201
Harrison Street, approximately 0.2 miles north of Highway 287, and approximately
one mile east of the intersection of Highway 287 and Highway 70 in the City
of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas.
RIVIERA WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT has applied for a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant
has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit
Number 13374-002. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 60,000 gallons per day. The
plant site is located 400 West Live Oak in the southwest corner of the City
of Riviera, approximately 0.35 mile west of U.S. Highway 77 and approximately
0.4 mile east of State Highway 285 in Kleberg County, Texas.
ROBERT EDWARD PINE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13735-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 21,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
2.8 miles north of the intersection of State Highway 6 and County Road 48
and 0.3 miles south of American Canal on County Road 48 in Brazoria County,
Texas.
CITY OF ROCKPORT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10054-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 2,500,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 2,500,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the west
side of Farm-to-Market Road 2165, approximately 1,200 feet south of the intersection
of Farm- to-Market Road 2165 and Enterprise Boulevard in Aransas County, Texas
CITY OF RUSK has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10447-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 1,750,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 1,750,000 gallons per day. The current permit also authorizes the
Distribution and Marketing of sewage sludge. The permittee has requested to
have this authorization removed from the permit. The plant site is located
approximately 0.35 mile west of Farm-to-Market Road 752 and approximately
1.5 miles south of mid-town Rusk in Cherokee County, Texas.
S.F. SULFUR CORPORATION has applied for a renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0007099 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 01518. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of the discharge of stormwater on an intermittent and flow variable
basis via Outfall 001. The applicant operates the Freeport Industrial Sulfur
Plant. The plant site is located at 608 East Second Street in the City of
Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas.
CITY OF SAN AUGUSTINE 301 South Harrison, San Augustine, Texas 75972, has
applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10268-001 which authorizes the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 900,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 5,000 feet northeast
of the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 and Farm-to-Market Road 147 in San
Augustine County, Texas.
CITY OF SAN DIEGO has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit Number TX0023361 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10270-001. The draft permit authorizes the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
750,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located adjacent to and east of
Benavides Street, approximately 800 feet south of San Diego Creek, 2,200 feet
east of State Highway 359 and 3,300 feet south of State Highway 44 in Duval
and Jim Wells County, Texas.
CITY OF SAVOY has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit Number TX0023299 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10606-001. The draft permit authorizes the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
128,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 150 feet
east of Brushy Creek, approximately 900 feet west of Farm-to-Market road 1752,
and north to the City of Savoy in Fannin County, Texas.
CITY OF SEADRIFT has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 03954. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of reverse osmosis reject water at a daily average
flow not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001. The applicant
operates the Dallas Avenue water treatment plant. The plant site is located
approximately 300 feet east of the intersection of Dallas Avenue and Main
Street, on the north side of Dallas Avenue in the City of Seadrift, Calhoun
County, Texas
CITY OF SEAGOVILLE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10370-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 1,700,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 1,700,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
0.65 of a mile northeast of the intersection of Malloy Bridge Road and U.S.
Highway 175 and approximately 0.5 of a mile north of U.S. Highway 175 in Dallas
County, Texas.
SEIS LAGOS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
have applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11451-001, which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 250,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at 1007 Riva Ridge
in the Seis Lagos Development approximately 0.8 mile southeast of the intersection
of Farm-to-Market Road 3286 in Collin County, Texas.
SPECIFIED FUELS & CHEMICALS, L.L.C has applied for a renewal of an
existing wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number TX0084778 and an existing
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 02419.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of process wastewater, boiler blowdown,
steam condensate, and stormwater at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000
gallons per day via Outfall 001, and stormwater on an intermittent and flow
variable basis via Outfalls 002 and 003. The applicant operates the Channelview
Plant, a toll chemicals distillation/petroleum refining facility. The plant
site is located at 1201 South Sheldon Road, approximately 1.5 miles south
of the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and Sheldon Road near the City
of Channelview in Harris County, Texas.
SPRING CENTER, INC. has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 12637-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 6,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
1 1/2 miles north of the City of Spring at 22820 Interstate Highway 45 North
in Harris County, Texas.
TXU ELECTRIC COMPANY has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 01249. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of once-through cooling water, and previously monitored
effluents (low volume waste water and/or metal cleaning waste) at a daily
average flow not to exceed 594,000,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001, and
low volume wastewater and stormwater on an intermittent and flow variable
basis via Outfall 002. The applicant operates the North Lake Steam Electric
Station. The plant site is located on the north shore of North Lake immediately
southeast of the Moore Road and Belt Line Road intersection approximately
one mile east of the City of Coppell, Dallas County, Texas.
TAWAKONI WASTEWATER CORPORATION has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 13889-001
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 80,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the
north side of Farm-to-Market Road 429 and approximately 1,000 feet southwest
of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 429 and Farm-to-Market Road 751
in Hunt County, Texas.
TENNESSEE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY has applied (TNRCC) for a renewal
of NPDES Permit Number TX0075612. Related TNRCC Permit Number 11205-001
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 60,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at the
Cuddihy Airfield, approximately 1.5 miles southwest of the intersection of
Farm-to-Market Roads 665 and 763, west of the City of Corpus Christi, in Nueces
County, Texas.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit Number 13804-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,000,000 gallons per day.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
an annual average flow not to exceed 2,000,000 gallons per day. The plant
site is located on the east bank of Oyster Creek, on Farm-to-Market Road 655,
approximately nine miles northwest of the City of Angelton in Brazoria County,
Texas.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION has applied for a renewal of Permit
Number 11660-002, which authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 3,000 gallons per day via irrigation
of 1.5 acres of land. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants
into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal
site are located on the west side of Interstate Highway 37, approximately
2.0 miles north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Interstate Highway
37 in San Patricio County, Texas.
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 11098-001.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 17,500 gallons per day. The plant site
is located within Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park; adjacent of State
Park Loop 43; approximately 3.5 miles south of the intersection of State Highway
Loop 374 and Farm-to-Market Road 2062 in Hidalgo County, Texas.
TRUMAN ARNOLD COMPANIES has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number
02837, which authorizes the discharge of stormwater runoff on an intermittent
and flow variable basis via Outfall 001; and a renewal of Permit Number 02871,
which authorizes the discharge of stormwater runoff on an intermittent and
flow variable basis via Outfalls 001 and 002. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace the existing TNRCC
Permit Numbers 02837 and 02871. The applicant operates a bulk fuel storage
and transfer terminal. The plant site is located approximately one mile northeast
of the intersection of Interstate Highway 30 and Farm-to-Market Road 36, approximately
three miles southeast of the City of Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas.
UTILITIES INVESTMENT COMPANY INC has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit
Number 12251-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 51,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located approximately 2,000 feet northwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market
1960 with Farm-to-Market Road 2100, immediately west of the community of Huffman
in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF WACO has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 13971-002,
which authorizes the discharge of treated water treatment filter backwash
water at a daily average flow not to exceed 370,000 gallons per day. The plant
site is located southwest of the Brazos River, just southwest of University
Parks Drive, just southeast of Colcord Avenue in the City of Waco, in McLennan
County, Texas.
CITY OF WAELDER has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 10327-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 120,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located southeast
of Waelder on the north bank of Baldridge Creek, approximately 0.5 mile south
of U.S.Highway 90 and 0.5 mile east of State Highway 97 in Gonzales County,
Texas.
CITY OF WESLACO has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit Number TX0022471 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit Number 10619-001. The draft permit authorizes the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
250,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at the southeast intersection
of Farm-to Market Road 88 and Mile 9 North Road in Hidalgo County, Texas.
WHITE OAK DEVELOPERS, INC. has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 14083-001, to
authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 750,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
1,000 feet due west of the confluence of Robinson Gully and White Oak Creek
in Montgomery County, Texas.
HELEN JANE WILLIAMS has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 13995-001, to authorize
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 13,050 gallons per day. The plant site is located 3.0 miles south of
Burleson on Interstate Highway 35 in Johnson County, Texas.
WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL SEWAGE AUTHORITY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit Number 11598-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 2,000,000 gallons per day.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
an annual average flow not to exceed 2,000,000 gallons per day. The plant
site is located at 22823 Franz Road, approximately 5,000 feet west and 5,600
feet north of the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and Mason Road in
Harris County, Texas.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
JIMMY HUCKABEE, has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) for renewal of Permit Number 03699 to authorize the applicant
to operate an existing dairy facility at a maximum capacity of 600 head in
Hamilton County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the
state is authorized by this permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially
used on agricultural land. The existing facility is located on the east side
of Farm-to-Market Road 219 at the intersection of County Road 120 and Farm-to-Market
Road 219 in Hamilton County, Texas. The facility is located in the drainage
area of North Bosque River in Segment Number 1226 of the Brazos River Basin.
PILGRIM POULTRY has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) for a new TPDES Permit Number 04032 to authorize the applicant
to operate a caged egg layer facility with a capacity of 400,000 birds at
Strube Number 1 and 1,000,000 birds at Strube Number 2 and a total capacity
at this site of 1,400,000 birds in Camp County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants
into the waters in the state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater
will be beneficially used on agricultural land.The facility is located on
Farm-to-Market Road 556 approximately seven miles southwest from the City
of Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas. The facility is located in the drainage
area of Little Cypress Bayou in Segment Number 0409 of the Cypress Creek
River Basin.
HATCH C. SMITH has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
(TNRCC) for renewal of Permit Number 03127 to authorize the applicant to
operate an existing auction barn facility at a maximum capacity of 600 head
in Llano County, Texas. No discharge of pollutants into the waters in the
state is authorized by this Permit. All waste and wastewater will be beneficially
used on agricultural land.The existing facility is located at the intersection
of Salem Street and Burnett Street in the County and City of Llano, Texas.
The facility is located in the drainage area of Llano River in Segment Number
1415 of the Colorado River Basin.
Written comments and requests for a public meeting may be submitted to
the Office of the Chief Clerk, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTICE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Number 15 has applied for
a renewal of TNRCC Permit Number 11395-001, which authorizes the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 300,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located on Gleneagles Drive, approximately
5,000 feet north of Needham Road in Montgomery County, Texas.
TRD-9905000
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 10, 1999
The following notices were issued during the period of August 11, 1999
through August 17, 1999.
The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper.
The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a
contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk,Mail
Code 105, P O Box 13087, Austin Texas 78711-3087, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE
OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ADELPHI COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit No. TX0083887 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 12227-001. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 0.012 million gallons per day. The plant site is located on an unnamed
county road, approximately one mile east of State Highway 34, and approximately
five miles south of the City of Quinlan in Hunt County, Texas.
CITY OF ALICE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10536-002,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual
average flow not to exceed 2,600,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located
approximately 4,800 feet southeast of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road
665 and Farm-to-Market Road 1931 on the south bank of Lattas Creek in Jim
Wells County, Texas.
CITY OF ANDREWS has applied for a renewal of Permit No. 10119-001, which
authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 1,200,000 gallons per day via irrigation of 320 acres of
City-owned agricultural land/golf course. The wastewater treatment facilities
and disposal area are located approximately 1.1 miles east-southeast of the
intersection of U.S. Highway 385 and State Highway 115 (Broadway Avenue),
2,000 feet south of the intersection of State Highway 115 and County Road
No. 1. The evaporation/storage ponds are located to the south of the plant
site. The 320 acres of agricultural irrigation land is to the east of County
Road No. 1. The golf course is in the northeast quadrant of the City of Andrews
in Andrews County, Texas.
AQUASOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC
Permit No. 13433-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated
domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons
per day to a daily average flow not to exceed 500,000 gallons per day. The
plant site is located approximately 2.2 miles east of the intersection of
Farm-to-Market Road 1960 and Windfern Road and approximately 1.8 miles south
of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1960 and Farm-to-Market Road 149
in Harris County, Texas.
AQUASOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14061-001, to authorize
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 490,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2.0
miles east of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 973 and Blake Manor
Road in Travis County, Texas.
AQUASOURCE UTILITY, INC. has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14018-001, to authorize the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
450,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 9.9 miles
west of the intersection of State Highway 105 and Interstate 45 and approximately
600 feet directly west of the intersection of State Highway 105 and Lake Conroe
Village Boulevard in Montgomery County, Texas.
BEECHWOOD WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION has applied for a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has
an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit
No. 11423-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The
plant site is located on the west shoreline of Toledo Bend Reservoir, approximately
5 miles east of the intersection of State Highway 87 and Farm-to-Market Road
3315 in Sabine County, Texas.
BELL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3 has applied for
a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10797-001, which authorizes the discharge of
treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 3/4 mile southeast
of Nolanville, on South Nolan Creek in Bell County, Texas.
CANUTILLO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied for renewal of an existing
wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. TX0053554 and an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 11561-001. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 30,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
3600 feet to the west of Interstate-10 (I-10) on the southeast corner of the
high school campus, at the corner of Canutillo Street, in the City of Canutillo
in El Paso County, Texas.
CASTLEWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit No. 11883-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,500,000 gallons per day. The draft
permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual
average flow not to exceed 1,367,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located
on the north side of Interstate Highway 10, approximately 1,500 feet west
of the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and Fry Road and approximately
4,700 feet east of the Interstate Highway 10 crossing of Mason Creek in Harris
County, Texas.
CHATEAU WOODS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied to the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No.
13700-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located 600 feet north of the intersection of Longleaf Drive and Beech
Street in the Chateau Woods subdivision in Montgomery County, Texas.
CHIMNEY HILL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit No. 12304-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 900,000 gallons per day. The applicant
has also requested a temporary variance to the existing water quality standards
to allow time for the TNRCC to adopt a site specific standard for Horsepen
Creek (in Addicks Reservoir) for incorporation into 30 TAC §307.10, Appendix
D. The renewed permit also authorizes a variance to the Texas Surface Water
Quality Standards under 30 TAC 307.2(d)(4). The variance would authorize a
three-year period in which the Commission will consider a recommended site-specific
standard for Horsepen Creek (in Addicks Reservoir) and determine whether to
adopt the standard or require the existing water quality standard to remain
in effect. Issuance of the proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) Permit No. 12304-001 will replace the existing NPDES Permit
No. TX0085588 issued on October 20, 1995 and TNRCC Permit No. 12304-001. The
plant site is located approximately 1,800 feet east of Jackrabbit Road and
4,500 feet north of Farm-to-Market Road 529 in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF CHINA has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 12104-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 228,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located adjacent
to South China Road and approximately 1.5 miles south of U.S. Highway 90 in
Jefferson County, Texas.
CITY OF CLARKSVILLE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10148-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 900,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
1.5 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 82 and State Highway
37 and approximately 0.75 mile east of Farm-to-Market Road 910 in Red River
County, Texas.
CONTINENTAL LAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. has applied to the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No.
12591-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located approximately 250 feet north of Atascocita Road and 300 feet northeast
of the crossing of Williams Gully by Atascocita Road in Harris County, Texas.
COASTAL BEND YOUTH CITY has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit No. TX0064408 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 11689-001. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 15,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the north side
of U.S. Highway 77, approximately two miles north of the intersection of Farm-to-Market
Road 655 and U.S. Highway 77 in Nueces County, Texas.
DEL LAGO ESTATES UTILITY COMPANY has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit
No. 12686-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 30,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located east of Waldon Road approximately one mile north of State Highway
105 in Montgomery County, Texas.
DOUBLE DIAMOND UTILITIES CO. has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 13786-002.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located 2.5 miles northwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road
933 and Farm-to-Market Road 2604 in Hill County, Texas.
FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of Permit
No. 11382-001, which authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day via evaporation
and/or irrigation of 20 acres of land. This permit will not authorize a discharge
of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities
and disposal site are located approximately 1.5 miles northeast of the intersection
(within the City of Briar) of Farm-to-Market Road 730 and Briar Road, and
approximately 7.5 miles north-northeast of the City of Azle in Wise County,
Texas.
HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 24 has applied to the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit
No. 11988-002, which authorizes the discharge of filter backwash effluent
from a water treatment plant at a daily average flow not to exceed 60,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 4,000 feet north
of Louetta Road, on and approximately 2,000 feet east of Steubner Airline
Road in the Community of Spring in Harris County, Texas.
HARVESTFRESH SEAFOODS, INC. has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 04000, to authorize
the discharges of pond effluent at a daily average flow not to exceed 430,000
gallons per day via Outfall 001, a daily average flow of 86,000 gallons per
day via Outfall 002, a daily average flow of 540,000 gallons per day via Outfalls
003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, and 009, a daily average flow of 400,000 gallons
per day via Outfall 010, a daily average flow of 7,700,000 gallons per day
via Outfall 011 and a daily average flow of 2,200,000 gallons per day via
Outfall 012. The applicant operates an aquaculture facility. The plant site
is located adjacent to Farm-to-Market 646 and approximately 0.5 mile east
of the intersection of Farm-to-Market 646 and West Bayshore Drive, near the
City of Bacliff, Galveston County, Texas.
CITY OF HENDERSON has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10187-002,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 1,000,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not
to exceed 1,000,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
2.3 miles north of U.S. Highway 259 and 0.8 mile west of Farm-to-Market Road
782 in Rusk County, Texas.
CITY OF HOUSTON has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit No. TX0063011 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 10495-076. The draft permit authorizes the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 21,000,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 0.25 mile west of
the confluence of Cole Creek and Whiteoak Bayou and approximately 1.5 miles
northeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 290 and Antoine Drive in the
City of Houston in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF HOUSTON has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 10495-077. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average
flow not to exceed 7,250,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at
625 Maxey Road in the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF HUMBLE has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
(TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10763-003, which authorizes the
discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed
650,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 150 feet
west of the intersection of Kingfisher and Pheasant Run and approximately
2,000 feet west of the crossing of Garners Bayou and Atascotia Road, south
of the City of Humble in Harris County, Texas.
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY has applied for a renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit No. TX0108341 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 03491. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of storm water and log wet deck water on an intermittent and
flow variable basis. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) permit will replace the existing NPDES Permit No. TX0108341
issued on June 25, 1993 and TNRCC Permit No. 03491. The applicant operates
a wood storage yard. The plant site is located 0.5 miles north of Highway
80, approximately 10.5 miles east of the City of Marshall, Harrison County,
Texas.
CITY OF JEFFERSON has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit No.
10801-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
from a daily average flow not to exceed 550,000 gallons per day to a daily
average flow not to exceed 750,000 gallons per day. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 620,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately 2,200
feet east of U.S. Highway 59 at the north end of North Line Street in Marion
County, Texas.
JOHANN HALTERMANN, LTD. has applied for a renewal of an existing watewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit No. TX0085979 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 02458. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of process wastewater, utility wastewater, domestic wastewater,
and stormwater at a daily average flow not to exceed 220,000 gallons per day
via Outfall 001; storm water runoff on an intermittent and flow variable basis
via Outfall 002; and non-contact heating water on an intermittent and flow
variable basis via Outfall 003. The applicant operates a plant that recovers
saleable products from off-specification petroleum products and solvents by
fractional distillation. The plant site is located at 16717 Jacintoport Boulevard
on the north bank of the Houston Ship Channel, approximately 1.6 miles east
of the intersection of Sheldon Road and Jacintoport Boulevard near the community
of Channelview, Harris County, Texas.
CITY OF KENEDY has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit No. 10746-001
to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater from
a daily average flow not to exceed 825,000 gallons per day to a daily average
flow not to exceed 983,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
500 feet east of Farm-to-Market Road 792 and 600 feet north of Main Street
in the City of Kenedy in Karnes County, Texas.
CITY OF KERENS has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC Permit No. 10745-001
to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater from
a daily average flow not to exceed 207,000 gallons per day to a daily average
flow not to exceed 210,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located approximately
1/2 mile southwest of the City of Kerens, adjacent to Farm-to-Market Road
633 in Navarro County, Texas.
CITY OF LA COSTE has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit No. TX0107743 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 10889-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 200,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located at the easterly city limits of
the City of La Coste, approximately 0.5 mile east-southeast of the intersection
of Farm-to-Market Road 2790, 0.30 mile due south of the Southern Pacific Railroad
in Medina County, Texas.
LAJITAS UTILITY COMPANY, INC. has applied for a major amendment without
renewal to TNRCC Permit No. 12167-001 to authorize the change in the facility
location. The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 90,000 gallons per day. The
current permit also authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater
via irrigation on 45 acres of golf course. The plant site for the interim
phase is located approximately 1600 feet south of Ranch-to-Market Road 170
and 1800 feet east of the Rio Grande in Brewster County, Texas. The plant
site for the final phase is located approximately 1600 feet south of Ranch-to-Market
Road 170 and 1800 feet east of the Rio Grande in Brewster County, Texas.
CITY OF LAMESA has applied for a major amendment to Permit No. 10107-001,
to authorize an increase the number of acres used for irrigation from 210
acres to 970 acres. The current permit authorizes the disposal of treated
wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,880,000 gallons per day
which will remain unchanged via irrigation of 210 acres of grassland, a private
golf course and three City parks. The draft permit authorizes the disposal
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,880,000
gallons per day via irrigation of 150 acres of alfalfa, 253 acres of grass
and 567 acres of cotton/wheat. This permit will not authorize a discharge
of pollutants into waters in the State. The wastewater treatment facilities
and disposal area are located approximately 1-1/4 miles southeast of the intersection
of State Highway 137 and Sulphur Springs Draw southeast of Lamesa in Dawson
County, Texas.
CITY OF LAREDO has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit No. TX0002542 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 10681-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge
of filter backwash effluent from a water treatment plant at a daily average
flow not to exceed 4,100,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located at
2519 Jefferson Street, adjacent to the Rio Grande in the City of Laredo in
Webb County, Texas.
LAZY RIVER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit
No. 11820-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located approximately 7500 feet southeast of the intersection of Interstate
45 and Farm-to-Market Road 1488, south of the City of Conroe in Montgomery
County, Texas.
CITY OF MALONE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10514-001,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 25,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located adjacent
to and on the north side of Ash Creek, approximately 1000 feet south of State
Highway 171 and approximately 3/4 mile southeast of the intersection of State
Highway 171 and State Highway 308 in Hill County, Texas.
MILLS ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT has applied for a major amendment
to TNRCC Permit No. 11907-002 to authorize an increase in the discharge of
treated domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 600,000
gallons per day to a daily average flow not to exceed 900,000 gallons per
day. The plant site is located at 10128 Peachridge Drive, approximately 3,000
feet southwest of the intersection of Perry Road and Mills Road, northwest
of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas.
BUFORD G. MOONEY has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater permit.
The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit No. TX0054801 and an existing Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 11589-001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 153,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located immediately west of State Highway
87, approximately 4.5 miles north of the intersection of State Highway 87
and Interstate Highway 10 and approximately 6.9 miles north of the business
district of the City of Orange in Orange County, Texas.
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit No. TX0075540 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 11122-001. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of filter backwash effluent from a water treatment plant at
a daily average flow not to exceed 20,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located between State Highways 37 and 115, approximately 0.5 miles south
of Interstate Highway 30 and below the Mount Vernon Municipal Reservoir Dam
in Franklin County, Texas.
NATIONAL-OILWELL, L.P. has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 12314-001. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 7,500 gallons per day. The plant site is located in the
southwest corner of a company-owned tract in the eastern part of the Jacintoport
Industrial District and approximately 7500 feet east of the intersection of
Sheldon Road and Jacintoport Boulevard in the City of Channelview in Harris
County, Texas.
NORTHGATE CROSSING MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 has applied to the
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit No. 12979-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located approximately 4,500 feet southeast from the intersection of Interstate
Highway 45 and Spring Creek and approximately 1.3 miles northeast of the intersection
of Stuebner Road and Interstate Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas.
RICETEC, INC. has applied for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 14068-001, to authorize the discharge
of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 25,000
gallons per day. The plant site is located at 1925 Farm-to-Market Road 2917,
approximately 2,640 feet north of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road
2917 and Farm-to-Market Road 2403 in Brazoria County, Texas.
ROYAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied to the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 10873-002,
which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 6,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located immediately
southeast of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 359 and North Street
in the City of Pattison in Waller County, Texas.
SCHMIDT MANUFACTURING, INC. has applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 12658-001, which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 1,500 gallons per day. The plant site is located 1.7 miles northwest
of the intersection of State Highway 6 and Farm-to-Market Road 521 (the City
of Arcola) in Fort Bend County, Texas.
SWILLEY INTERESTS has applied for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 11350-001. The draft permit
authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average
flow not to exceed 12,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located on the
south side of Farm-to-Market Road 356 and the west end of Farm-to-Market Road
356 Bridge over the White Rock Creek Arm of Lake Livingston in Trinity County,
Texas.
TAIWAN SHRIMP VILLAGE ASSOCIATION INC AND ARROYO N AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION,
INC. has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 03596, which authorizes
the discharge of process water (pond effluent) at a combined daily average
flow not to exceed 100,000,000 gallons per day via Outfalls 001 and 002. Issuance
of this Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace
the existing NPDES Permit No. TX0103811 issued on September 11, 1998 and TNRCC
Permit No. 03596, issued on July 20, 1995. The applicant operates an aquaculture
facility. The plant site is located on the south side of Farm-to-Market Road
2925 and approximately 1.4 miles east of the intersection of Farm-to-Market
Road 2925 and Farm-to-Market Road 1897 near the city of Arroyo City, Cameron
County, Texas.
TEXAS PARADISE POINT, INC. has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater permit. The applicant has an existing
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 13629-001.
The draft permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at
a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located on the north side of the Longstreet near the entrance to San Jo
Cove, approximately 31/2 miles west of the intersection of Longstreet and
Interstate Highway 45 in Montgomery County, Texas.
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT has applied for a renewal of TNRCC
Permit No. 11692-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater
at a daily average flow not to exceed 14,000 gallons per day. The plant site
is located adjacent to State Highway 87, approximately 12 miles west of the
intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 3322 and State Highway 87 in Jefferson
County, Texas.
UNITED CLAYS OF TEXAS, INC. has applied for a major amendment to TNRCC
Permit No. 02973 to authorize two additional outfalls, proposed Outfalls 006
and 007, delete Outfall 003, revise existing effluent limitations for total
copper and total zinc applicable to Outfall 001, delete existing authorization
to dispose of wastewater via irrigation, and to revise monitoring frequencies
applicable to Outfall 001. The current permit authorizes the discharge of
storm water and mine groundwater via Outfalls 001, 002, 003, 004, and 005
on an intermittent and flow variable basis. Issuance of this Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit will replace the existing TNRCC
Permit No. 02973, issued on February 11, 1994. The applicant operates the
Troup Operations, a ball clay mine. The plant site is located approximately
1 mile southwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 856 and Farm-to-Market
Road 13, and 1.8 miles northwest of the town of Concord, Cherokee County,
Texas.
CITY OF WEST TAWAKONI has applied for renewal of an existing wastewater
permit. The applicant has an existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit No. TX0064513 and an existing Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Permit No. 11331-001. The draft permit authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to
exceed 300,000 gallons per day. The plant site is located near the west shore
of Lake Tawakoni approximately 1.5 miles south of Farm-to-Market Road 35 and
7 miles east of the City of Quinlan in Hunt County, Texas.
TRD-9905216
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 17, 1999
Hugh R. Goodrich, 1001 Fannin, Suite 4670 Houston, Texas, applicant, seeks
a permit to appropriate public water pursuant to §11.121 and 11.085,
Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules
30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. The applicant seeks authorization to divert
and use water not to exceed 1,000 acre-feet water per year from Mill Creek,
a tributary of the Sabinal River, a tributary of the Frio River, a tributary
of the Atascosa River, a tributary of the Nueces River, at a maximum diversion
rate of 1.66 cfs (620 g.p.m.) to irrigate 500 acres out of a 2203.5 acre tract
of land in Bandera County, Texas. Applicant is requesting an interbasin transfer
of 750 ac-ft/year from Mill Creek in the Nueces River Basin for irrigating
that part of the applicant's property which lies within the adjacent San Antonio
River Basin. The diversion point on Mill Creek is located at Latitude 29.783½
North, Longitude 99.542½ West, also being 14½ West (bearing)
300 feet from the Southeast corner of the J.A. Benson Survey, Abstract Number
1944, Bandera County, approximately four miles Northeast of Vanderpool, Texas.
The applicant seeks authorization to divert water from Mill Creek to an existing
off channel earthen pond for storage prior to irrigation. The surface area
of the off channel pond is approximately 1/2 acre and the storage capacity
is approximately six acre feet. The location of the storage tank is Latitude
29.825½ North, Longitude 99.583½ West, also 1,200 feet North
of the Southwest corner of the J.A. Vinson Survey, Abstract Number 2406, in
Bandera County, Texas. Ownership of the land is evidenced by a Quitclaim Deed
filed July 1, 1996, in Volume 0445, page 044, and recorded in the Ofiicial
Public Records of Bandera County, Texas.
Written public comments and requests for a public meeting should be submitted
to the Office of Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section
below, within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of the notice.
A public meeting is intended for the taking of public comment, and is not
a contested case hearing. A public meeting will be held if the Executive Director
determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application.
The TNRCC may grant a contested case hearing on this application if a
written hearing request is filed within 30 days from the date of newspaper
publication of this notice. The Executive Director may approve the application
unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days
after newspaper publication of this notice.
To request a contested case 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) applicant's name
and permit number; (3) the statement "I/we request a contested case hearing;"
(4) a brief and specific description of how you would be affected by the application
in a way not common to the general public; and (5) the location and distance
of your property relative to the proposed activity. You may also submit any
proposed conditions to the requested amendment which would satisfy your concerns.
Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the
TNRCC Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information
section below. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will
not issue the requested amendment and may forward the application and hearing
request to the TNRCC Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled
Commission meeting.
Written hearing requests, public comments or requests for a public meeting
should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TNRCC, P.O.
Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing
process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103 at the same address.
For additional information, individual members of the general public may contact
the Office of Public Assistance at 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding
the TNRCC can be found at our web site at www.tnrcc.state.tx.us.
TRD-9905001
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 10, 1999
MARLIN R. MARCUM, 1101 5th Street, Comfort, TX 78013, applicant, seeks
authorization to divert and use public water pursuant to §11.121, Texas
Water Code, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC
§§295.1, et seq. Applicant has secured a Subordination Agreement
with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to use 1ac-ft of water per year
from Cypress Creek, a tributary of the Guadalupe River, in Kerr County. Pursuant
to the subordination agreement, applicant seeks authorization to divert and
use 1 ac-ft of water per year from Cypress Creek, tributary of Guadalupe River,
in Kerr County, for irrigation on 2 acres of land within a 39.993 acre tract
of land described in a deed recorded in Volume 0767, Page 565, Real Property
Records, Kerr County, Texas. The diversion point is approximately 7 miles
east of Kerrville at Latitude 30.079? North, Longitude 98.958? West, also
being 50 feet North-northeast of the Northwest corner of Rudolph Voight Survey,
No. 467, Abstract No. 343, in the official public records of Kerr County.
The maximum diversion rate will be 0.11 cfs (50 g.p.m.).
CITY OF KERRVILLE, 800 Junction Highway, Kerrville, TX 78208-5069, applicant,
seeks an amendment pursuant to §11.122, Texas Water Code, and Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission Rules 30 TAC §§295.1, et seq. Term
Permit No. 3635, with a priority date of August 14, 1978, authorizes applicant
to maintain 2 dams and reservoirs, known as reservoirs A and B, on Quinlan
Creek, a tributary of the Guadalupe River, in Kerr County. The permittee is
authorized to use the impounded water for recreational purposes and to divert
and use not to exceed 80 ac-ft per year at a maximum rate of 1.7 cfs (750
gpm) from reservoir A on Quinlan Creek, for irrigation purposes on the Kerrville
Municipal Golf Course, being 56 acres of land out of a 145.65 acre tract in
the Benjamin F. Cage Survey, Abstract No. 106, and the Thomas Hand Survey,
Abstract No. 193, in the Deed Records of Kerr County. Reservoir A impounds
a maximum of 6 ac-ft. Station 0+82 on the centerline of the dam of reservoir
A is South 45.25? West, 1310 feet from the North corner of the aforesaid Hand
Survey, Abstract No. 193 and in the aforesaid Cage Survey, Abstract No. 106,
Kerr County, also 1 1/2 miles Northeast of the Kerr County courthouse. Reservoir
B impounds a maximum of 4 ac-ft. Station 0+57 on the centerline of the dam
of reservoir B is South 85.50? West, 910 feet from the North corner of aforesaid
Hand Survey. The permit includes a special condition on the use of water for
irrigation, which expired on February 12, 1999. Applicant renewed a subordination
agreement, (Upstream Diversion Contract) with Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
(GBRA) which allows the applicant as purchaser to divert and use not to exceed
80 ac-ft of water per year. The period of the renewed agreement extends from
February 23, 1999 until December 31, 2020. Applicant seeks to amend permit
No. 3635 by extending the terms until December 31, 2020, in accordance with
the renewed Upstream Diversion Contract with GBRA and with no changes in use,
total annual diversion amount, or maximum diversion rate. Applicant has indicated
that the construction of a wastewater treatment plant effluent water reuse
system is in progress.
Written public comments and requests for a public meeting should be submitted
to the Office of Chief Clerk, at the address provided in the information section
below, within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of the notice.
A public meeting is intended for the taking of public comment, and is not
a contested case hearing. A public meeting will be held if the Executive Director
determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application.
The TNRCC may grant a contested case hearing on this application if a written
hearing request is filed within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication
of this notice. The Executive Director may approve the application unless
a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after
newspaper publication of this notice.
To request a contested case 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) applicant's name
and permit number; (3) the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing;"
(4) a brief and specific description of how you would be affected by the application
in a way not common to the general public; and (5) the location and distance
of your property relative to the proposed activity. You may also submit any
proposed conditions to the requested amendment which would satisfy your concerns.
Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the
TNRCC Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information
section below. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will
not issue the requested amendment and may forward the application and hearing
request to the TNRCC Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled
Commission meeting.
Written hearing requests, public comments or requests for a public meeting
should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TNRCC, P.O.
Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process,
please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103 at the same address. For
additional information, individual members of the general public may contact
the Office of Public Assistance at 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding
the TNRCC can be found at our web site at www.tnrcc.state.tx.us.
TRD-9905214
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 17, 1999
The State Office Administrative Hearing has issued a Proposal for Decision
and Order to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on 07-27-99
Batesville Water Supply Corporation. SOAH Docket Number 582-99-0149; TNRCC
Docket Number 97-1000-PWS-E. In the matter to be considered by the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission on a date and time to be determined by the
Chief Clerk's Office in Room 201S of Building E, 12118 North Interstate 35,
Austin, Texas. This posting is Notice of Opportunity to comment on Proposal
for Decision and Order. Comment period will end 30 days from date of publication.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Doug Kitts, Chief
Clerk's Office, (512) 239-3317.
TRD-9905003
Douglas A. Kitts
Agenda Coordinator
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 10, 1999
The State Office Administrative Hearing has issued a Proposal for Decision
and Order to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on 08-02-99.
Petition of the Executive Director against Mike Sanders. SOAH Docket Number
582-99-0216 ; TNRCC Docket Number 97-1177-OSI-E. In the matter to be considered
by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on a date and time to
be determined by the Chief Clerk's Office in Room 201S of Building E, 12118
North. Interstate 35, Austin, Texas. This posting is Notice of Opportunity
to comment on Proposal for Decision and Order. Comment period will end 30
days from date of publication. If you have any questions or need assistance,
please contact Doug Kitts, Chief Clerk's Office, (512) 239-3317.
TRD-9905079
Douglas A. Kitts
Agenda Coordinator
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 13, 1999
The State Office Administrative Hearing has issued a Proposal for Decision
and Order to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on July 19,
1999. Executive Director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
Petitioner vs Weldon B. Sewell, Jr., Respondent. SOAH Docket No. 582-98-0864;
TNRCC Docket No. 97-1092-IHW-E. In the matter to be considered by the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission on a date and time to be determined
by the Chief Clerk's Office in Room 201S of Building E, 12118 N. Interstate
35, Austin, Texas. This posting is Notice of Opportunity to comment on Proposal
for Decision and Order. Comment period will end 30 days from date of publication.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Doug Kitts, Chief
Clerk's Office, (512) 239-3317.
TRD-9905213
Douglas A. Kitts
Agenda Coordinator
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 17, 1999
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) is requesting
nominations for five individuals to serve on the Municipal Solid Waste Management
and Resource Recovery Advisory Council (Council) for the following positions.
Each appointment is for a six year term.
1. An official from a city or county solid waste agency (six year term)
2. A representative from the general public (six year term)
3. An elected official from a county with any population size (six year
term)
4. An elected official from a municipality with a population fewer than
25,000 (six year term)
5. An elected official from a municipality with a population of 750,000
or more (six year term)
The Council was created by the 69th Legislature (1983). Members represent
various interests; i.e., city and county solid waste agencies, public solid
waste district or authority, a commercial solid waste landfill operator, planning
regions, an environmentalist, city and county officials, a financial advisor,
a professional engineer, a solid waste professional, a composting/recycling
manager and general public representatives.
Upon request from the TNRCC commissioners, the Council reviews and evaluates
the effect of state policies and programs on municipal solid waste management;
makes recommendations on matters relating to municipal solid waste management;
recommends legislation to encourage the efficient management of municipal
solid waste; recommends policies for the use, allocation, or distribution
of the planning fund; and recommends special studies and projects to further
the effectiveness of municipal solid waste management and recovery for the
state of Texas. Appointments will be made by the TNRCC commissioners.
A minimum of four Council meetings are held each year. The meetings usually
last one full day and are held in Austin, Texas. Members who live outside
the Austin area will be reimbursed per diem and travel expenses to attend
the meetings.
To nominate an individual: ensure the individual is qualified for the position
which he/she is being considered and submit a biographical summary with work
experience.
The nominee should: submit a letter indicating his/her agreement to serve,
if appointed.
Address: mail nomination and nominee letters to: Gary W. Trim, Program
Administrator, Permits Division, TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087, MC 126, Austin, Texas
78711-3087 or fax to (512) 239- 2007.
Deadline: written nominations and letters from nominees must be received
by the TNRCC by 5:00 p.m., on September 20, 1999.
Date of appointments: the appointments are to be considered at the TNRCC
commission agenda meeting on October 13, 1999.
Questions regarding the Council can be directed to Gary W. Trim at (512)
239-6708 (phone), or E-mail address: gtrim@tnrcc.state.tx.us
TRD-9905191
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: August 16, 1999
Notice of Child Welfare Demonstration Project Proposal
The Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (DPRS) submitted
a proposal to the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Children's Bureau, to conduct a child welfare "demonstration
project" pursuant to Section 1130 of the Social Security Act. This proposal,
which requests a waiver to Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, is currently
under review by the Children's Bureau. Their decision is pending. The purpose
of this notice is to advise the public of this pending request and to solicit
feedback or input regarding the proposed demonstration project.
The demonstration project contains three separate components, each of which
must be approved by the Children's Bureau. The first component proposes to
pilot new approaches for the assessment of prospective adoptive families and
children in order to decrease the amount of time that children spend in foster
care. The second component proposes to pilot start up and maintenance funds
for relative placements and support services to maintain these placements.
The third component proposes to utilize Title IV-E funds flexibly in support
of Phase II of the state's "Permanency Achieved through Coordinated Efforts"
project, known as Project PACE.
Members of the public can obtain more detailed information regarding the
Child Welfare Demonstration Project Proposal from the DPRS web site, at: http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us
Interested persons who do not have access to the Internet and would like
to receive a written copy of information concerning this proposal may contact:
Janis Brown, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, P.O.
Box 149030, MC E-558, Austin, Texas, 78714-9030, Telephone: (512) 438-3412;
Fax: (512) 438-3782.
Written comments regarding the proposal may be faxed or mailed to the above
individual and must be received no later than September 10, 1999.
TRD-9905259
C. Ed Davis
Deputy Commissioner for Legal Services
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Filed: August 18, 1999
Quality Review Oversight Board Member
In accordance with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter
B, the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (board) requests proposals
from persons wishing to serve on the board's quality review oversight board.
Description of services. The Board invites individuals to offer their part-time
services to evaluate and identify specific technical issues as part of the
oversight and monitoring of sponsoring organizations for compliance and implementation
of the minimum standards for performing and reporting on the quality reviews
established by the quality review rules of the board. Copies of the rules
which provide greater detail of the Quality Review Program may be obtained
by contacting the board. Individuals must meet the following minimum requirements:
Have no less than 10 years experience in the preparation and/or use of financial
statements at a senior level.
Term of contract. It is anticipated that the contract will begin September
1, 1999 and end August 31, 2000. The total amount awarded will not exceed
$11,000 plus expenses which may not exceed $3,000.
Evaluation and selection. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy intends
to evaluate each proposal and may then award a contract based upon cost and
the proposer's demonstrated competence, capabilities, knowledge, and qualifications
for the expected services. The proposal should include a resume of relevant
engagements, a proposed budget specifying consultant cost on an hourly basis,
out-of-pocket expenses to be charged, and a not-to-exceed budget.
The previous contract was awarded to the following person at a contract
price of $125 per hour for which the board is being provided the oversight
and monitoring of sponsoring organizations for compliance with the minimum
standards for performing and reporting on quality reviews: Priscilla Slade,
Ph.D., Texas Southern University, Jesse H. Jones School of Business, Department
of Accounting, 3100 Cleburne, Allen Building, Room 210, Houston, Texas 77004.
The Board intends to award the contract for the consulting services to Dr.
Priscilla Slade unless a better offer is received.
Contact person: For additional information contact William Treacy, Executive
Director, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, 333 Guadalupe, Tower III,
Suite 900, Austin, Texas 78701-3900.
Closing Date: The closing date for receiving proposals is 30 days from
the date of publication of this notice.
TRD-9905190
William Treacy
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Filed: August 16, 1999
Notices of Applications 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 August 9, 1999, for a service provider certificate
of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.154 - 54.159 of
the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of ePhone Co. for a Service Provider
Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 21219 before the Public
Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide the entire range of resold-only local exchange
and exchange access telecommunications services.
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 September 1, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with
text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905072
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 12, 1999
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas of an application on August 10, 1999, for a service provider certificate
of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.154 - 54.159 of
the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Compass Telecommunications Incorporated
for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 21223
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide resold-only integrated communications products
and related services, including local dial tone, long distance, high-speed
data, video transmission, on-site customer equipment installation, cellular,
PCS, digital paging, and Internet related services.
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 September 1, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with
text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905073
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 12, 1999
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas of an application on August 16, 1999, for a service provider certificate
of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.154 - 54.159 of
the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Tel-Star Utility Corp. for a Service
Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 21241 before the
Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide local telecommunications service by reselling
local services including basic residential services, residential custom calling
and CLASS features.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes those areas currently
served by all incumbent local exchange companies throughout the 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 September 1, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with
text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905209
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas of an application on July 30, 1999, seeking approval of optional,
Extended Area Service (EAS) to the Longview, Tyler, and Marshall Calling Area,
pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §23.49(b)(8).
Project Title and Number: Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
to Offer One-Way, Optional Extended Area Calling Service to the Longview,
Tyler, Marshall and Surrounding Exchanges, Project Number 21193.
The Agreement: The proposed plan is an optional, EAS offering to which
subscribing Southwestern Bell Telephone Company residence and business local
exchange customers within the Longview, Tyler, and Marshall Calling Area will
be able to call all other telephone customers within the calling area for
a monthly, flat rate.
The Applicant has requested that the application be processed administratively
pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §23.49(b)(8)(C).
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon action sought
should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box
13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326, or call the Public Utility Commission Office
of Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120 by October 18, 1999. Hearing
and speech- impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the
commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905257
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 18, 1999
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) an application on August 5, 1999, pursuant to P.U.C.
Substantive Rule §23.94 for approval of a rate change.
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Peoples Telephone Cooperative,
Inc. to Implement a Minor Rate Change and Offer New Services Pursuant to Public
Utility Commission Substantive Rule §23.94. Tariff Control Number 21209.
The Application: Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Peoples or the cooperative)
seeks approval to implement a minor rate change to its Residence, Residence
Tel-Assistance, Business, and Business Key Trunk Monthly Local Exchange Access
Line Rates. In addition, Peoples is proposing to implement a single set of
non-recurring service charge orders applicable to all exchanges. The affected
service order rates include: Service Order, Line Connection, Maintenance of
Service Charge, Restoration of Service Charge, and Premises Visit. And, Peoples
requests to implement rates for Directory Assistance Service and Directory
Assistance Call Completion. The cooperative estimates the proposed rate increase
will result in an increase of $169,603 in intrastate gross annual revenues.
Peoples proposes an effective date of December 1, 1999.
Subscribers of Peoples have a right to petition the commission for review
of this proposed increase by filing a protest with the commission. The protest
must be signed by a minimum of 5.0%, or 613 affected local service customers,
and must be received by the commission no later than October 31, 1999.
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 Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512)
936-7120 on or before October 31, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals
with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. Please
reference Tariff Control Number 21209.
TRD-9905202
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) an application on August 6, 1999, pursuant to Public
Utility Commission Substantive Rule §23.94 for approval of a rate change.
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Wes Tex Telephone Cooperative,
Inc. to Implement a Minor Rate Change Pursuant to Public Utility Commission
Substantive Rule §23.94. Tariff Control Number 21216.
The Application: Wes Tex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Wes Tex or the cooperative)
seeks approval to implement a minor rate change to its Residence and Business
Monthly Local Exchange Access Line Rates for the Sand Springs and Coahoma
exchanges. In addition, Wes-Tex proposes an increase of its nonrecurring Service
Order charges and Returned Check charges for all exchanges. The affected service
order charges include: Primary Service Ordering, Subsequent Service Ordering,
Central Office Access Line, Premises Visit Charge and Returned Check charge.
The cooperative estimates the proposed rate increase will result in an increase
of $23,523 in intrastate gross annual revenue. The cooperative proposes an
effective date of December 1, 1999.
Subscribers of Wes Tex have a right to petition the commission for review
of this proposed increase by filing a protest with the commission. The protest
must be signed by a minimum of 5.0%, or 86 affected local service customers,
and must be received by the commission no later than October 31, 1999.
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 Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512)
936-7120 on or before October 31, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals
with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. Please
reference Tariff Control Number 21216.
TRD-9905203
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17 1999
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) an application on August 6, 1999, pursuant to Public
Utility Commission Substantive Rule §23.94 for approval of a rate change.
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Comanche County Telephone Company,
Inc. to Implement a Minor Rate Change Pursuant to Public Utility Commission
Substantive Rule §23.94. Tariff Control Number 21217.
The Application: Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc. (Comanche County
or the company) seeks approval for a minor rate change to increase its Residence
and Business Monthly Local Exchange Access Line Rates. The affected residential
rates include: 1-Party and Tel- Assistance. The affected business rates include:
1-Party, Rotary Service, and PBX Trunk. The company estimates the proposed
rate increase will result in an increase of $60,862 in intrastate gross annual
revenues. The company proposes an effective date of December 1, 1999.
Subscribers of Comanche County have a right to petition the commission
for review of this proposed increase by filing a protest with the commission.
The protest must be signed by a minimum of 5.0%, or 275 affected local service
customers, and must be received by the commission no later than October 31,
1999.
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 Public Utility Commission Office of Customer Protection at (512)
936-7120 on or before October 31, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals
with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. Please
reference Tariff Control Number 21217.
TRD-9905204
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas on August 11, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates
or terms pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §26.212,
Tariff Title and Number: Application of GTE Southwest, Inc. to Add New
911 ALI Database and Tandem Routing Records Rates, Sections 1, 46, and 46D
Pursuant to Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number 21233.
The Application: GTE Southwest, Inc. has notified the Public Utility Commission
of Texas that it is revising its Texas General Exchange Tariff to add a new
rate element of "Per 1,000 Records" to the 911 ALI Database and Tandem Routing
Services. The added rate elements are proposed to simplify the ordering and
billing process when large quantities of records are involved. The new rate
elements are simply 1,000 times the current per record rate and only apply
when records exceed 1,000, in increments of 1,000.
Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding 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 by
September 3, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905192
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 16, 1999
Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas on August 11, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates
or terms pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §26.212,
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Contel of Texas, Inc. to Add New
911 ALI Database and Tandem Routing Records Rates, Subject Index and Schedule
Number A-12 Pursuant to Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number
21234.
The Application: Contel of TX, Inc. has notified the Public Utility Commission
of Texas that it is revising its Texas General Exchange Tariff to add a new
rate element of "Per 1,000 Records" to the 911 ALI Database and Tandem Routing
Services. The added rate elements are proposed to simplify the ordering and
billing process when large quantities of records are involved. The new rate
elements are simply 1,000 times the current per record rate and only apply
when records exceed 1,000, in increments of 1,000.
Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding 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 by
September 3, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905193
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 16, 1999
Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas on August 10, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates
or terms pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §26.212,
Tariff Title and Number: Application of GTE Southwest, Inc. to Revise Texas
Facilities for State Access Tariff, Service Date Change Charge; Section 3,
Page 5 Pursuant to Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number 21226.
The Application: GTE Southwest, Incorporated has notified the Public Utility
Commission of Texas that it is revising its Texas Facilities for State Access
Tariff to reflect changes in the application of the Service Date Change Charge.
Currently this charge applies for any due date changes after the scheduled
issue date of the order. This revision extends the timeframe for customers
to advise the company of changes and not incur the Service Date Change Charge
until after the plant test date.
Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding 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 by
September 3, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905022
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 11, 1999
Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas on August 10, 1999 to introduce new or modified rates
or terms pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §26.212,
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Contel of Texas, Inc. Access Service
Tariff; Section 3, Sheet Numbers 7 and 8, Service Date Change Charge Pursuant
to Substantive Rule §26.212. Tariff Control Number 21227.
The Application: Contel of Texas, Inc. has notified the Public Utility
Commission of Texas that it is revising its Access Service Tariff to reflect
changes in the application of the Service Date Change Charge. Currently this
charge applies for any due date changes after the scheduled issue date of
the order. This revision extends the timeframe for customers to advise the
company of changes and not incur the Service Date Change Charge until after
the plant test date.
Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding 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 by
September 3, 1999. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905023
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 11, 1999
Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas on August 6, 1999 to revise the line extension policy
tariff pursuant to §§36.001- 36.004, and 36.102 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code Annotated (Vernon 1998), and Public Utility
Commission Substantive Rule §25.241. A summary of the application follows.
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Southwestern Public Service Company
for Authority to Revise Its Line Extension Policy Tariff. Tariff Control Number
21218.
The Application: Southwestern Public Service Company filed the proposed
revised line extension policy to change its current line extension policy
for overhead service only to include underground service as well. Many areas
now being developed are using underground construction and developers want
to use the Exhibit D provisions of the Rate Schedule V-17, but they refer
only to overhead facilities.
Persons who wish to intervene in this proceeding 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 within
10 days of this notice. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text
telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-9905068
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 12, 1999
On August 12, 1999, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Aerial Communications,
Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for
approval of amendment to an existing interconnection agreement under §252(i)
of 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, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 21235. The joint application and the underlying
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's
offices in Austin, Texas.
The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within
35 days after it is submitted by the parties.
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before
the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the amendment
to 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
21235. 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 September 13, 1999, 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 issue a notice of approval,
denial, or determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the
joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding
officer pursuant to Public Utility Commission Procedural Rule §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 project or who wish to comment on the
joint 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 21235.
TRD-9905218
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
On August 13, 1999, Fort Bend Telephone Company, SprintCom, Inc. doing
business as Sprint PCS, and Sprint Spectrum, LP doing business as Sprint PCS
(collectively, Sprint PCS), collectively referred to as applicants, filed
a joint application for approval of interconnection agreements under §252(i)
of 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, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 21236. The joint application and the underlying
interconnection agreements are available for public inspection at the commission's
offices in Austin, Texas.
The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within
35 days after it is submitted by the parties.
The commission finds that additional public comment should be allowed before
the commission issues a final decision approving or rejecting the interconnection
agreements. 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 21236. 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 September 15,
1999, 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 issue a notice of approval,
denial, or determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the
joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding
officer pursuant to Public Utility Commission Procedural Rule §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 project or who wish to comment on the
joint 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 21236.
TRD-9905219
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
On August 13, 1999, Wholesale Network, Inc. doing business as Local Network
and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint
application for approval of an interconnection agreement under §252(i)
of 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, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated §§11.001-63.063 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 21237. The joint application and the underlying
interconnection agreement are available for public inspection at the commission's
offices in Austin, Texas.
The commission must act to approve the interconnection agreement within
35 days after it is submitted by the parties.
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 21237. 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 September 15,
1999, 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 issue a notice of approval,
denial, or determine whether to conduct further proceedings concerning the
joint application. The commission shall have the authority given to a presiding
officer pursuant to Public Utility Commission Procedural Rule §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 project or who wish to comment on the
joint 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 21237.
TRD-9905220
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
Clarification of Proposed Rulemaking and Extension of Comment Period
In the August 13, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
, the Railroad Commission proposed new §9.9 relating to reciprocal
examination agreements with other states (24 TexReg 6170). Proposed subsection
(c)(1) states that individuals shall pay the examination fee "as specified
in §9.4 of this title (concerning licenses and related fees)." In the
preamble to proposed new §9.9, the fiscal note states that the examination
fee is currently $10 and that "in a subsequent rulemaking, the commission
will be considering increasing the $10 examination fee." In fact, the Commission
has already adopted amendments to §9.4 (in a separate rulemaking) which
increase the examination fee from $10 to $20; the adoption notice for §9.4
should be published in the August 27 issue of the
Texas Register
with an effective date of August 30. Although the proposed
text of §9.9(c)(1) is correct, the Commission wanted to clarify the statement
in the preamble that the examination fee would be increased in a "subsequent"
rulemaking, when in fact the increased examination fee has already been adopted.
Therefore, the Commission will extend the comment period for proposed new
§9.9 from the current deadline of September 13, 1999, to a new comment
deadline of September 27, 1999. For more information concerning this notice,
call Thomas D. Petru, Assistant Director, Gas Services Division, LP-Gas Section,
at (512) 463-6949 or email Mr. Petru at thomas.petru@rrc.state.tx.us.
TRD-9905223
Mary Ross McDonald
Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Railroad Commission of Texas
Filed: August 17, 1999
Public Notice
In accordance with Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26, recipients
of federal-aid funds authorized by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA 21) are required to establish Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) programs. Section 26.45 requires the recipients of federal funds, including
the Texas Department of Transportation, to set overall goals for DBE participation
in U.S. Department of Transportation assisted contracts. As part of this goal-setting
process, the Texas Department of Transportation is publishing this notice
to inform the public of the proposed overall goals, and to provide instructions
on how to obtain copies of documents explaining the rationale for each goal.
The proposed Fiscal Year 2000 DBE goals are 11.9% for highway design and
construction, 12.4% for aviation and 8.6% for public transportation. The proposed
goals and goal-setting methodology for each is available for inspection between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning August
27, 1999 in the office of the Texas Department of Transportation, Construction
Division, Business Opportunity Programs Section, 105 West Riverside Drive,
Austin, Texas 78704.
The department will accept comments on the DBE Goals for 45 days beginning
August 27, 1999 and ending October 11, 1999. Comments can be sent to Cynthia
F. Gonzales, Construction Division, 125 E. 11th St., Austin, TX 78701; (512)
703-5837; Fax: (512) 703-5803; Email: cgonza3@mailgw.dot.state.tx.us.
TRD-9905251
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: August 18, 1999
Corrected Notice of Intent
House Bill 606, 75th Legislature, the State of Texas, permits a County
Commissioners' Court of a rural county (defined as a county with a population
of 100,000 or less) to request that the Texas Department of Human Services
(TDHS) contract for additional Medicaid nursing facility beds in that county.
This may be done without regard to the occupancy rate in available beds in
the county.
Willacy County Commissioners Court is considering desirability of requesting
that TDHS contract for more Medicaid nursing facility beds in Willacy County.
The Commissioners Court is soliciting comments from all interested parties
on the appropriateness of such a request. Additionally, the Commissioners
Court seeks to determine if qualified entities are interested in submitting
proposals to provide these additional Medicaid certified nursing facility
beds. Comments and/or proposals should be submitted to Terry Flores, County
Clerk of the Willacy County Commissioners Court, 540 West Hidalgo/First Floor,
Courthouse Building, Raymondville, Texas 78580, telephone (956) 689-2710,
no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 1, 1999. Action will be taken by the
Commissioners Court at a Special Meeting on September 7, 1999 at 10 a.m.
TRD-9905078
Simon Salinas
County Judge
Willacy County
Filed: August 13, 1999
Coastal Coordination Council
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Office of Court Administration
Texas Court Reporters Certification Board
License Revocation
Texas Credit Union Department
Notice of Final Action Taken
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Texas Education Agency
Finance Commission of Texas
General Services Commission
Office of the Governor
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Texas Department of Human Services
Texas Department of Insurance
Third Party Administrator Applications
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Notice of Application for District Creation and/or Standby Fee
Notices of Water Quality Applications
Notices of Water Rights Applications
Proposals for Decision
Public Notice
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to Offer Extended Area Calling Service
Notices of Applications Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §23.94
Notices of Applications to Introduce New or Modified Rates or Terms Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §26.212
Notice of Intent to File Revised Line Extension Tariff
Public Notice of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Public Notices of Interconnection Agreements
Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas Department of Transportation
Willacy County
Texas Workforce Commission