The Texas Commission on the Arts proposes amendments to §§37.22-37.24, 37.26 and 37.28, concerning Application Forms and Instructions for Financial Assistance. The Texas Commission on the Arts also proposes the repeal of §37.27, concerning Application Form and Instructions for Operational Assistance Year 2 of 2. Elsewhere in this issue of the Texas Register , the Texas Commission on the Arts contemporaneously adopts amendments to §§37.22-37.24, 37.26 and 37.28 and the repeal of §37.27 on an emergency basis.

The purpose of the amendments is to be consistent with changes to programs and services of the commission as outlined in the Texas Arts Plan as amended September 2000.

Fred Snell, Director of Finance and Administration, Texas Commission on the Arts, has determined that for the first five-year period the sections are in effect there will be no fiscal implications for state or local government as a result of enforcing the sections.

Mr. Snell also has determined that for each year of the first five years the sections are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the sections will be the ability to utilize federal and state financial assistance funds in a more effective manner, thereby allowing more Texas organizations, communities, and citizens to participate in agency programs. There will be no effect on small businesses. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the sections as proposed.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Ricardo Hernandez, Texas Commission on the Arts, P.O. Box 13406, Austin, Texas 78711-3406. Comments will be accepted for 30 days after publication in the Texas Register .