Texas Department of Agriculture
Organic Certification and Standards Materials List
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) under the authorization
of the Texas Agriculture Code, Chapter 18, and the Texas Organic Standards
and Certification, Title 4, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 18, §
18.12(b), is required to publish a listing of materials categorized as allowed,
allowed with restrictions, and prohibited for use in organic production and
processing. The following updated list with applicable definitions is being
published by the department to meet the requirement of §18.12 and shall
be known as the Texas Department of Agriculture Organic Certification and
Standards Materials List (TDA Materials List). This list supercedes the TDA
Materials list published by the department in the July 8, 1994, issue of the
In the TDA Materials List for the Production, Processing and Handling of
Organic or Transitional Food, Fiber, and Livestock the following definitions
apply:
Allowed - (A) These materials may be used, without restrictions, for production,
processing or handling by persons certified by TDA or a registered certifying
agent.
Allowed with Restrictions - (R) These materials are allowed for production,
processing or handling by persons certified by TDA or a registered certifying
agent, only with certain restrictions and only if no alternatives are feasible.
The approved use of these materials is dependent on the justification of need.
The users are required to maintain a Material Use Report for each use of restricted
materials, to be examined by the inspector or the applicable organic certifying
agent as a part of the farm records. Materials that are allowed with restrictions
may vary according to regional practices, specific processing, or handling
needs.
Prohibited - (P) These materials can not be used on land, crops, livestock
or in products certified by TDA or a registered certifying agent. Three years
must elapse before the land to which prohibited substances are applied is
certified as organic.
ACETIC ACID BACTERIA
: (A) PROCESSING: Allowed
as a non-organic ingredient. See 'Microbial products';
ACETIC ACID
: (A) CROPS: Used as a drip irrigation cleaner, equipment
cleaner and as an adjuvant to adjust the pH of sprays. LIVESTOCK: Natural
acetic acid allowed as a feed additive and for animal health care. PROCESSING:
Allowed as a cleaner or sanitizer. Vinegar used as an ingredient must be from
an organic source. Allowed to adjust pH provided it is not present in the
final product except in incidental amounts. May be used for processing organic
fiber;
ACID FUGITIVE TINT
: (R) PROCESSING: Soluble
acid fugitive tint is allowed to identify individual yarn packages provided
that it is removed by scouring later in the organic fiber manufacturing process;
TRD-200000488
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Filed: January 25, 2000
Texas Water Code, Texas Clean Air Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed
resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Health
and Safety Code. Before the State may settle a judicial enforcement action
under the Health and Safety Code, the State shall permit the public to comment
in writing on the proposed judgment. The Attorney General will consider any
written comments and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed agreed
judgment if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that
the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the
requirements of the Code.
Harris County, Texas and the State of Texas acting by and through the Texas
Natural Resources Conservation Commission, a Necessary and Indispensable Party
vs. Tracy C. Brooks and Toddy Wayne Thomas, Individually and d/b/a Triple
T Dozer Services, Case Number 1999-39700, in the 280th Judicial District Court
of Harris County, Texas.
Nature of Defendant's Operations:
Defendant
was operating an illegal solid waste facility, more specifically, an illegal
landfill was burning in Harris County. Remediation of the solid waste facility
violations is the subject of this litigation and proposed settlement.
Proposed Agreed Judgment:
The judgment permanently
enjoins Defendant from accepting solid waste at his property unless he is
permitted by the TNRCC, to remove all waste from the pits on his property
and dispose of the waste at a landfill or other disposal facility properly
permitted by TNRCC, and to proved copies of receipts demonstrating lawful
disposal to Harris County. Defendant shall pay the State of Texas $1,000.00
in attorney fees and $500.00 in civil penalties and court costs.
For a complete description of the proposed settlement, the complete proposed
Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction should be reviewed. Requests
for copies of the judgment, and written comments on the proposed settlement
should be directed to Lisa Sanders Richardson, Assistant Attorney General,
Office of the Texas Attorney General, P. O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548,
(512) 463-2012, facsimile (512) 320-0911. Written comments must be received
within 30 days of publication of this notice to be considered.
TRD-200000513
Elizabeth Robinson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: January 26, 2000
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 January 13, 2000, through January
20, 2000:
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: CEMEX USA; Location: The project site is located on the Houston
Ship Channel, at 16530 DeZavala Road, at Corps of Engineers Station 495+00
in Channelview, Harris County, Texas. CCC Project No.: 00-0025-F1; Description
of Proposed Action: The applicant requests authorization to add the San Jacinto
State Park as an alternate site for the placement of dredged material. Dredged
material being placed in the park is being used to create new marsh as part
of a beneficial use program. Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application
#16000(06) 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).
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES:
Applicant: Corps of Engineers - Matagorda Ship Channel; CCC Project No.:
00-00222-F2; Description of Proposed Activity: The applicant proposes to maintenance
dredge the Matagorda Ship Channel. Three options for beneficial use of the
dredged material currently being excavated from the channel have been identified,
but none appears to be economically or environmentally viable. All placement
areas were identified and used as described in an Environmental Impact Statement
or Environmental Assessment issued prior to the acceptance of the CMP. The
applicant has identified coastal natural resource areas (CNRAs) in the project
area and determined the project activities will not adversely impact these
CNRAs.
Applicant: Corps of Engineers - Channel to Port Lavaca, Lynn Bayou Turning
Basin, and channel to Harbor of Refuge; CCC Project No.: 00-0023-F2; Description
of Proposed Activity: The applicant proposes to maintenance dredge the channel
to Port Lavaca, Lynn Bayou Turning Basin, and channel to Harbor of Refuge.
Only one option for beneficial use of the dredged material currently being
excavated from the channel has been identified, and it appears to be neither
economically nor environmentally viable. All placement areas were identified
and used as described in an Environmental Impact Statement or Environmental
Assessment issued prior to the acceptance of the CMP. The applicant has identified
coastal natural resource areas (CNRAs) in the project area and determined
the project activities will not adversely impact these CNRAs.
Applicant: Corps of Engineers - Channel to Port Mansfield; CCC Project
No.: 00-0024-F2; Description of Proposed Activity: The applicant proposes
to maintenance dredge the Channel to Port Mansfield. Only one option for beneficial
use of the dredged material currently being excavated from the channel has
been identified, and it appears to be neither economically nor environmentally
viable. All placement areas were identified and used as described in an Environmental
Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment issued prior to the acceptance
of the CMP. The applicant has identified coastal natural resource areas (CNRAs)
in the project area and determined the project activities will not adversely
impact these CNRAs.
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-200000492
Larry R. Soward
Chief Clerk, General Land Office
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: January 26, 2000
Notice of Request for Proposals
Notice of Request for Proposals: Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter B,
Texas Government Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces
the issuance of its Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified, independent
firms to provide consulting services to the Comptroller. The successful respondent
will assist the Comptroller in reviewing and compiling information for entry
into a comprehensive database of best practices from Comptroller's Texas School
Performance Review (TSPR) reports on specific Independent School Districts
in the State. The services sought under this RFP will involve work on from
one to six projects. One consultant may propose to perform one or more of
the projects. The successful respondents will be expected to begin work on
or about March 6, 2000. Work must be completed no later than April 15, 2000.
Contact: Parties interested in submitting a proposal should contact Clay
Harris, Legal Counsel, Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 E. 17th St., Room
G-24, Austin, Texas, 78744, telephone number: (512) 305-8673, to obtain a
copy of the RFP. The Comptroller will mail copies of the RFP only to those
specifically requesting a copy. The RFP will be available for pick-up at the
above-referenced address on Friday, February 4, 2000, between 2 p.m. and 5
p.m., Central Zone Time (CZT), and during normal business hours thereafter.
The Comptroller also plans to make the complete RFP available electronically
on the Texas Marketplace after Friday, February 4, 2000, 2 p.m. (CZT). All
written inquiries must be received at the above-referenced address prior to
2 p.m. (CZT) on Tuesday, February 15, 2000. All responses to questions and
other information pertaining to this procurement will be posted on the Texas
Marketplace: (www.marketplace.state.tx.us). Questions received after the February
15, 2000 deadline will not be considered. Prospective respondents are encouraged
to fax Questions to (512) 475-0973 to ensure timely receipt.
Closing Date: Proposals must be received in Legal Counsel's Office at the
address specified above no later than 2 p.m. (CZT), on Friday, February 25,
2000. Proposals received after this time and date will not be considered.
Evaluation and Award Procedure: All proposals will be subject to evaluation
by a committee based on the evaluation criteria and procedures set forth in
the RFP. The Comptroller reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to award
one or more contracts under this RFP; the Comptroller will make the final
decision .
The Comptroller reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals
submitted. The Comptroller is under no legal or other obligation to execute
a contract on the basis of this notice or the distribution of any RFP. The
Comptroller shall pay for no costs incurred by any entity in responding to
this Notice or the RFP.
The anticipated schedule of events is as follows: Issuance of RFP - February
4, 2000, 2 p.m. CZT; Questions Due - February 15, 2000, 2 p.m. CZT; Proposals
Due - February 25, 2000, 2 p.m. CZT; Contract Execution - March 4, 2000, or
as soon thereafter as practical; Commencement of work - March 6, 2000; Completion
of work - April 15, 2000.
TRD-200000503
Pamela Ponder
Senior Legal Counsel
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: January 26, 2000
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 Sections 303.003
and 303.009, Tex. Fin. Code.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by Sections 303.003 and 303.009 for the
period of 01/31/00 - 02/06/00 is 18% for Consumer
1
/Agricultural/Commercial
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by Sections 303.003 and 303.09 for the
period of 01/31/00 - 02/06/00 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
1
Credit for personal, family or household
use.
2
Credit for business, commercial, investment
or other similar purpose.
TRD-200000457
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: January 25, 2000
Notice of Award
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice hereby gives notice of a Contract
Award for the Michael Unit Roof Replacement at Tennessee Colony, Texas, Solicitation
Number - 696-FD-0-B021.
The Contract was awarded to Progressive Exteriors, Inc., 7413 Breen Road,
Houston, Texas, (281) 820-3733, (281) 820-4449 (fax) on January 11, 2000,
Contract Number - 696-FD-0-0C0192, for a dollar amount of $236,350.
TRD-200000432
Carl Reynolds
General Counsel
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Filed: January 24, 2000
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is accepting proposals to provide
environmental services consisting of handling, storing, transporting, treating,
and/or recycling hazardous waste at various prison units throughout the state.
Multiple awards may be issued.
Offerors will be evaluated based on industry experience, state and federal
environmental compliance history, approach/methodology and subcontracting
plan (Historically Underutilized Business participation).
The Request for Proposal can be downloaded at http://www.texas-one.org
or electronically to iris.young@tdcj.state.tx.us. It can also be requested
by fax or by mail to: Iris Young, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, P.
O. Box 4014, Contracts, Huntsville, Texas 77340, (409) 294-6986 (fax).
Proposal shall be submitted by March 2, 2000, at 3 p.m.
TRD-200000431
Carl Reynolds
General Counsel
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Filed: January 24, 2000
Notice of Demonstrations of Full Text, Online Periodical Information for the Texas Library Connection
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has invited online, full text periodical
vendors to present identified products appropriate for prekindergarten-12
Texas schools through the Texas Library Connection (TLC). The Educational
Technology Division of TEA has convened a focus group of school librarians
to view these demonstrations for the purpose of selecting prekindergarten-12
resources for the TLC. Vendors selected for presentations have a current customer
base using the identified online products and can provide identification numbers
and passwords for those products that meet the following criteria:
1. Full text periodical and newspaper databases: provide a minimum of 800
full text magazine and journal titles; provide a minimum of 25 local, state,
national and international full text newspaper titles; are appropriate for
prekindergarten-3, 5-8, or 9-12 grade levels; contain at least three years
of back issues; and provide a minimum of 150 professional journals for prekindergarten-12
educators.
2. reference resources prioritized by prekindergarten-12 librarians including,
but not limited to, encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, histories, literary
analysis, and atlases.
3. statistics packages meet International Coalition of Library Consortia
(ICOLC)
Guidelines for Statistical Measures of Usage
of Web-based Indexed, Abstracted, and Full Text Resource
, (November
1998).
4. provide face-to-face training at each of the 20 Texas Education Service
Centers and through distance learning over both the Internet and video distance
learning systems.
Demonstrations will take place on February 17 and 18, 2000, at the TEA.
Individuals may contact Anita Givens at (512) 463-9400 or at agivens@tea.tetn.net
by Friday, February 11, 2000, for additional information.
TRD-200000499
Criss Cloudt
Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research
Texas Education Agency
Filed: January 26, 2000
Request for Proposal
In accordance with Section 4 of Article 3.50-2, Texas Insurance Code, as
amended, the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) is issuing a Request
for Proposal (RFP) seeking firms to respond with proposals to provide claims
administrative services for a flexible benefits program under the Texas Employees
Uniform Group Insurance Program (UGIP) from September 1, 2000 through August
31, 2003.
Firms wishing to respond to this RFP must have demonstrated prior work
experience in flexible benefits claim administration. In addition, firms should
have a working knowledge of the State of Texas policies and procedures and
applicable Federal and state laws and regulations which affect the delivery
of a flexible benefits program.
To be eligible for consideration, four (4) copies of the completed proposal
and a fully executed contract without revision must be submitted to the ERS
by 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on March 8, 2000.
The ERS reserves the right to reject all of the proposals. The ERS is under
no legal requirement to execute a contract on the basis of this advertisement.
All proposers are hereby notified that ERS' execution of a contract pursuant
to this RFP is dependent upon approval by the ERS Board of Trustees. The Board
is not required to select the lowest priced proposal, but will base its evaluation
and selection of a flexible benefits claims administrator on factors including,
but not limited to the following, which are not necessarily listed in order
of priority: compliance with the RFP, operating requirements, cost impact
on the UGIP, administrative capabilities, and prior experience with flexible
benefits claims administration.
This RFP does not commit the ERS to pay any costs incurred prior to ERS'
execution of a contract, and ERS will not pay such costs or expenses. Issuance
of this material in no way obligates the ERS to award a contract or to pay
any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to the RFP. The ERS specifically
reserves the right to vary all provisions set forth at any time prior to ERS'
execution of a contract where the ERS deems it to be in the best interest
of the ERS and the UGIP.
The RFP will be available February 8, 2000 from the ERS' Web site. To access
the RFP from the Web site, interested firms must either fax their request
on their company letterhead to the attention of Kim Johnson at (512) 867-7380,
or send their request via email to kjohnson@ers.state.tx.us to receive their
access code. An email request must include the name of the firm, street address,
phone number, fax number, and email address (if applicable).
TRD-200000495
Sheila W. Beckett
Executive Director
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Filed: January 26, 2000
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials
The Texas Department of Health has taken actions regarding licenses for
the possession and use of radioactive materials as listed in the table below.
The subheading labeled "Location" indicates the city in which the radioactive
material may be possessed and/or used. The location listing "Throughout Texas"
indicates that the radioactive material may be used on a temporary basis at
job sites throughout the state.
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In issuing new licenses and amending and renewing existing licenses, the
Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, has determined that
the applicants are qualified by reason of training and experience to use the
material in question for the purposes requested in accordance with 25 TAC,
Chapter 289 in such a manner as to minimize danger to public health and safety
or property and the environment; the applicants' proposed equipment, facilities,
and procedures are adequate to minimize danger to public health and safety
or property and the environment; the issuance of the license(s) will not be
inimical to the health and safety of the public or the environment; and the
applicants satisfy any applicable special requirements in 25 TAC, Chapter
289.
This notice affords the opportunity for a hearing on written request of
a licensee, applicant, or "person affected" within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice. A "person affected" is defined as a person who
is resident of a county, or a county adjacent to the county, in which the
radioactive materials are or will be located, including any person who is
doing business or who has a legal interest in land in the county or adjacent
county, and any local government in the county; and who can demonstrate that
he has suffered or will suffer actual injury or economic damage due to emissions
of radiation. A licensee, applicant, or "person affected" may request a hearing
by writing Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control (Director,
Radiation Control Program), 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756-3189.
Any request for a hearing must contain the name and address of the person
who considers himself affected by Agency action, identify the subject license,
specify the reasons why the person considers himself affected, and state the
relief sought. If the person is represented by an agent, the name and address
of the agent must be stated.
Copies of these documents and supporting materials are available for inspection
and copying at the office of the Bureau of Radiation Control, Texas Department
of Health, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas, from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday (except holidays).
TRD-200000494
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: January 26, 2000
The Texas Department of Health (department) gives notice that it has terminated,
at the licensee's request, uranium byproduct material license L02537 issued
to Westinghouse Electric Corporation, for its Bruni Site located in Webb County
about eight miles north of Bruni, Texas, and about two miles west of FM 2050,
(mailing address: Monroeville Energy Center, P.O. Box 355, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
15230).
The department's Bureau of Radiation Control, Division of Licensing, Registration,
and Standards has determined, pursuant to 25 Texas Administrative Code (TAC),
Chapter 289, that the licensee has met the standards appropriate for this
termination.
This notice affords the opportunity for a public hearing upon written request
by a person affected by the termination of this license. A written hearing
request must be received, from a person affected, within 30 days from the
date of publication of this notice in the
Texas Register
. A person affected is defined as a person who is a resident of the
county, or a county adjacent to the county, in which the radioactive materials
were located, including any person who is doing business or who has a legal
interest in the county or adjacent county, and any local government in the
county; and who can demonstrate that he has suffered or will suffer actual
injury or economic damage.
A person affected may request a hearing by writing Richard A. Ratliff,
P.E., Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control, Texas Department of Health, 1100
West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756- 3189. Any request for a hearing must
contain the name and address of the person who considers himself affected
by agency action, identify the subject license, specify the reasons why the
person considers himself affected, and state the relief sought. If the person
is to be represented by an attorney, the name and address of the attorney
also must be stated. Should no request for a public hearing be timely filed,
the license will remain terminated.
Copies of all relevant material are available for public inspection and
copying at the Bureau of Radiation Control, Texas Department of Health, 8407
Wall Street, Austin, Texas. Information relative to the termination of this
specific radioactive material license may be obtained by contacting Chrissie
Toungate, Custodian of Records, Bureau of Radiation Control, Texas Department
of Health, by mail at 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756-3189; by
calling (512) 834-6688; by e-mailing Chrissie.Toungate@tdh.state.tx.us; or
by visiting 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas.
TRD-200000493
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: January 26, 2000
Notice of Proposed Medicaid Provider Payment Rates
Proposal. As single state agency for the state Medicaid program, the Health
and Human Services Commission proposes new payment rates for the nursing facilities
program operated by the Texas Department of Human Services. Payment rates
are proposed to be effective January 1, 2000, as follows:
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Supplemental Payments:
Ventilator - Continuous: $73.08
Ventilator - Less than Continuous: $29.23
Pediatric Tracheostomy: $43.85
Methodology and justification. The proposed rates were determined in accordance
with the rate setting methodology codified at 1 Texas Administrative Code
Chapter 355, subchapter C (relating to Reimbursement Methodology for Nursing
Facilities), §355.307 and subsequently adjusted in accordance with 1
Texas Administrative Code Chapter 355, subchapter A (relating to Cost Determination
Process), §355.101 and §355.109.
TRD-200000509
Steve Aragón
Agency Liaison
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: January 26, 2000
type-name="italic">2000 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual
Report--Draft for Public Comment
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announces
a correction to the public hearing schedule for the
2000 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report - Draft for
Public Comment
for Harlingen and San Antonio. The correct dates, times,
and locations are listed below:
HARLINGEN:
February 7, 2000, 1:30 p.m., Harlingen
Public Library, 410 76th Drive, (956) 430-6650;
SAN ANTONIO:
February 15, 2000, 7:00 p.m.,
City Council Chambers, 114 W. Commerce, Main Plaza; (210) 207-7080.
The 2000 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan
and Annual Report - Draft for Public Comment
can be ordered by contacting
the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Housing Resource Center,
P.O. Box 13941, Austin TX, 78711-3941, Phone: (512) 475-4595, Fax: (512) 475-3746,
or email at clandry@tdhca.state.tx.us.
Both the public hearing schedule and the
2000
State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report - Draft for Public
Comment
are available on TDHCA's website at www.tdhca.state.tx.us.
Individuals who require auxiliary aids or services should contact Gina
Esteves, ADA Responsible Employee, at least two days before the scheduled
hearing, at (512) 475-3943, or Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989, so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Written comment is encouraged and should be sent to the Texas Department
of Housing and Community Affairs, Housing Resource Center, P.O. Box 13941,
Austin TX 78711-3941 or posted on the World Wide Web at www.tdhca.state.tx.us/HRCslihp2000.htm.
For more information, please contact the Housing Resource Center at (512)
475-3976.
TRD-200000504
Daisy Stiner
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Filed: January 26, 2000
Insurer Services
The following applications have been filed with the Texas Department of
Insurance and are under consideration:
Application to change the name of FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC INSURANCE CORPORATION
to FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC INSURANCE EXCHANGE, a foreign reciprocal company.
The home office is in Lenexa, Kansas.
Application to change the name of CERTUS HEALTHCARE, L.L.C. to WELLCARE
HEALTH PLANS OF TEXAS, L.L.C., a domestic health maintenance organization.
The home office is in McAllen, Texas.
Application to change the name of GAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY to RAMPART
INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign fire and casualty company. The home office is
in New York, New York.
Application for admission to the State of Texas by AMERICAN RESERVE LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign life company. The home office is in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Application for admission to the State of Texas by WESTCOR LAND TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY, a foreign title company. The home office is in Roseville, California.
Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, addressed
to the attention of Godwin Ohaechesi, 333 Guadalupe Street, M/C 305-2C, Austin,
Texas 78701.
TRD-200000501
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: January 26, 2000
The Commissioner of Insurance, or his designee, will consider approval
of a rate filing request submitted by Century-National Insurance Company proposing
to use rates that are outside the upper or lower limits of the flexibility
band promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to TEX. INS. CODE
ANN. art 5.101, 3(g). They are proposing for all territories under Venders
Single Interest Coverage a rate of +481.3% above the benchmark for Annual
Discount and Term Discount classes; a rate of +514.6% above the benchmark
for Annual Simple and Term Simple classes; and various percentages ranging
from -9.8% below the benchmark to +9.7% above the benchmark for all other
classes.
Copies of the filing may be obtained by contacting Gifford Ensey, at the
Texas Department of Insurance, Legal and Compliance, P.O. Box 149104, Austin,
Texas 78714-9104, telephone (512) 475-1761.
This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing unless
a properly filed objection, pursuant to art. 5.101, 3(h), is made with the
Chief Actuary for P&C, Mr. Phil Presley, at the Texas Department of Insurance,
MC 105-5F, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78701 within 30 days after publication
of this notice.
TRD-200000448
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: January 24, 2000
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 Bass Administrators, Inc., a foreign
third party administrator. The home office is Lafayette, Louisiana.
Application for incorporation in Texas of JNT Group, Inc., (doing business
under the assumed name of JEM Resource Partners), a domestic third party administrator.
The home office is Webster, Texas.
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-200000490
Bernice Ross
Deputy Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: January 25, 2000
Notice of Application for Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility
For the Period of January 26, 2000.
APPLICATION. THE CITY OF DUMAS, P.O. Box 438, Dumas, Texas, 79029, has
applied to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for
a permit amendment which will authorize vertical expansion to an existing
Type I and Type IV municipal solid waste management facility. The amendment
will increase the maximum fill height of the completed landfill from the currently
permitted height of approximately 3,615 feet above mean sea level (msl) to
3,680 feet above msl. The site will receive an estimated average 43 tons of
waste per day. The total disposal capacity of the landfill is approximately
310,000 in-place cubic yards. The permittee is authorized to dispose of municipal
solid waste resulting from or incidental to municipal, community, commercial,
institutional, and recreational activities; municipal solid waste resulting
from construction or demolition projects, Class 2 and Class 3 industrial solid
waste, and special wastes that are properly identified. The operating hours
for receipt of waste at this municipal solid waste facility shall be any time
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. The waste
management facility is located on a 160 acre site approximately 3/4 mile southeast
of the City of Dumas about 1/2 mile southeast of the intersection of U.S.
Highway 87/287 and Nineteenth Street in Moore County, Texas (latitude 35°50'36"
north, longitude 101°57'45" west).
PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING. Written public comments and requests for
a public meeting should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the
address included in the information section below within 30 days after newspaper
publication of this 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 when there is a significant degree of public interest in the application.
CONTESTED CASE HEARING. The TNRCC may approve the application unless a
written hearing request is filed within 30 days after newspaper publication
of this notice. To request a hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your
name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing
address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the applicant's
name and the 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) location
and distance of your property relative to the proposed facility. You may also
submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy
your concerns. Requests for hearing on this application must be submitted
in writing during the 30-day notice period to the Office of the Chief Clerk
at the address included in the information section below. If a hearing request
is filed, the Executive Director will not issue the permit and will forward
the application 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.
INFORMATION. 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 as above. 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-200000498
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: January 26, 2000
Notice is hereby given that the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
(TNRCC or commission) has available a draft version of the "
Implementation of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Standards
via Permitting
" which has been retitled "
Procedures to Implement the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards in TPDES
Discharge Permits (IP)
." The title change more appropriately reflects
the use of the document than the previous title.
The commission will take written and oral comments on proposed changes
to the IPs during the public hearing on March 21, 2000, for the Texas Surface
Water Quality Standards, 30 TAC Chapter 307. Revisions to the IPs are carried
out in accordance with Series 23 of the TNRCC's Continuing Planning Process
(CPP) and the revisions are incorporated into the CPP following commission
adoption and EPA approval of the changes. The IPs provide guidance and explanation
of the general and technical procedures used in implementing the standards
in wastewater discharge permits. The proposed document reflects editorial
and substantive changes necessitated by changes to Chapter 307. Information
has been added on endangered and threatened species, temporary standards and
variances, dissolved oxygen modeling, antidegradation, Total Maximum Daily
Loads, total dissolved solids, and storm water permits. Other sections have
been updated.
Written comments on the proposed IPs should refer to the title of the document
and may be submitted to Faith Hambleton, MC-150, TNRCC, Water Quality Assessment
Section, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas, 78711-3087, (512) 239-4600. Comments
may be faxed to (512) 239-4420, but written comments must follow. Written
comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on
March 31,
2000
. For further information concerning this proposal, please contact
Faith Hambleton.
The official notice of the hearing appeared in the
February 4, 2000
issue of the
Texas Register
. Complete copies of the proposed amendments to the IPs will be available
for mailing by
February 11, 2000
. Copies will
be available for viewing in the Regional offices and the TNRCC library in
Austin, Texas. Requests for copies of the proposed amendments to the IPs should
be sent to Barbara Moser, MC-150, TNRCC, Water Quality Assessment Section,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas, 78711-3087, (512) 239-4457.
TRD-200000496
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: January 26, 2000
Below is the Notice of Application issued during the period of January
21, 2000.
Mesteña Uranium, LLC (Mesteña), 500 North Shoreline Boulevard,
Suite 700, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78471, has filed applications with the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for the following: UR03060-001,
an Underground Injection Control (UIC) mining permit for in situ uranium mining
(solution mining); WDW-365 and WDW-366, two UIC waste disposal well permits
to dispose of nonhazardous wastewater generated at the mine; and URO3060-011,
a production area authorization (PAA) to mine within PAA1. The Executive Director
declared the permit applications and the PAA application administratively
completion July 14, 1999. Draft permits and a draft PAA have been prepared.
The proposed uranium mining operation, called the Alta Mesa Project, is in
Brooks County, approximately 23 miles south-southwest of Falfurrias, and approximately
13 miles west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Ranch to Market
Road 755 in the Rafael G. Salinas Survey, A-480. Class III In Situ Mining
Permit. The purposes of the mining permit are to describe the rules and procedures
under which the permittee will conduct and conclude mining operations, and
to outline the area owned or under a lease by the permittee, which may include
buffer areas, mine areas, and production areas. Class I Waste Disposal Permits.
In conjunction with the mining permit, Mesteña is also proposing to
operate two injection wells to dispose of waste from the in situ uranium mining
operation. The non-hazardous wastewater for disposal will include lixiviant
bleed stream (excess solution from mining), lab and production waste stream,
reverse osmosis brine stream, and aquifer restoration wastewater. The proposed
injection zone lies in the Frio Formation from approximate depths of 4,000
to 5,400 feet below ground level. Production Area Authorization. Mesteña
is proposing to conduct mining in four production areas within the permitted
area. Mesteña must receive PAAs in order to mine in any of these proposed
production areas. Accordingly, Mesteña has submitted an application
for its first PAA that, if approved, will allow Mesteña to begin mining
in the southern portion of the permitted area. The uranium production zone
is the Middle Goliad Formation approximately 300 to 600 feet below the ground
level. The Executive Director will consider public comments in making a final
decision on the applications for the mining permit, the two waste disposal
well permits, and the production area authorization.
You may submit written comments to the Office of the Chief Clerk, TNRCC,
P.O. Box 13087, Mail Code MC-105, Austin, Texas, 78711-3087. Comments must
be received no later than 30 days from the date this notice is mailed. Written
comments must include the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association,
the name of an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number,
and fax number, if any; and (2) the name of the applicant and the specific
permit number(s)/PAA number.
The Executive Director may also call and conduct public meetings in response
to public comment. A public meeting is intended for the taking of public comment
and is not a contested case hearing. The Executive Director shall hold a public
meeting when there is a significant degree of public interest in the application.
You may request a public meeting no later than 30 days from the date this
notice is mailed by contacting the TNRCC Office of the Chief Clerk at the
address listed above.
The Executive Director may issue final approval of the mining permit and
the two injection well permits unless a contested case hearing request is
filed with the Office of the Chief Clerk, TNRCC, at the address listed above.
To request a contested case hearing, you must submit the following in writing,
no later than 30 days from the date this notice is mailed: (1) your name (or
for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address,
daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the applicant's name and
the permit number(s); (3) the statement "I/we request a contested case hearing";
(4) a brief but specific description of how you would be adversely affected
by the granting of the application(s) in a way not common to the general public;
and (5) your location and distance relative to the activity that is the subject
of the draft permit(s).
Individual members of the public may contact the Office of Public Assistance,
TNRCC, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas, 78711-3087, or call
Toll Free at 1-800-687-4040 to: (a) review or obtain copies of any available
documents pertaining to these applications (such as draft permit, draft PAA,
technical and executive summary, and the application), (b) inquire about the
information contained in this notice, or (c) inquire about other agency permit
applications or permitting processes.
TRD-200000497
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: January 26, 2000
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or Commission)
is required under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, Texas Health and Safety
Code, Chapter 361, as amended (the "Act"), to annually publish a state registry
that identifies facilities that may constitute an imminent and substantial
endangerment to public health and safety or the environment due to a release
or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment. The most
recent registry listing of these facilities was published in the November
26, 1999 issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg
10608-10610).
Pursuant to the Act, §361.184(a), the Commission must publish a notice
of intent to list a facility on the state registry of state Superfund sites
in the
Texas Register
and in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county in which the facility is located. With this
publication, the TNRCC hereby gives notice of a facility or area that the
executive director has determined eligible for listing, and which the executive
director proposes to list on the state registry. By this publication, the
TNRCC also gives notice pursuant to the Act, §361.1855, that it proposes
a land use other than residential as appropriate for the facility identified
below. The TNRCC proposes a commercial/industrial land use designation. Determination
of future land use will impact the remedial investigation and remedial action
for the site.
This publication also specifies the general nature of the potential endangerment
to public health and safety or the environment as determined by information
currently available to the executive director. This notice of intent to list
this facility was also published in the
El Paso Times
on February 4, 2000.
The facility proposed for listing is the El Paso Plating Works (EPPW) facility,
located at 2422 Wyoming Avenue, 1.9 miles northeast of downtown El Paso, El
Paso County, Texas. The approximate geographic coordinates of the site are
31 degrees, 48 minutes, 57 seconds, North Latitude and 106 degrees, 24 minutes,
10 seconds, West Longitude.
EPPW facility or site occupies approximately 0.25 acres at 2422 Wyoming
Avenue. Available records indicate that the current property owner is William
N. Greuling and he is also the registered agent for EPPW. EPPW began plating
operations at the site in 1952. From 1952 through 1984, activities consisted
of chrome plating automobile bumpers. From 1954 through 1964, silver plating
occurred on-site for antique restoration. Beginning in the late 1980s, industrial
and commercial work involving tin and nickel plating accounted for most of
the operations.
On July 10, 1996, TNRCC personnel conducted a preliminary assessment of
the EPPW facility and documented hazardous conditions in the abandoned building.
On July 25, 1996, the TNRCC requested the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Emergency Response Branch perform an assessment of the site.
On October 1, 1996, the EPA began a removal action at the EPPW site. The EPA
removed sludges, oxidizer liquids, cyanide liquids, acetic acids, and other
hazardous substances. The EPA completed their removal on March 3, 1997.
Releases of hazardous substances to the soil and potential releases to
groundwater are of major concern for this site. Hazardous substances have
been documented in soils at the site and in the residential soils adjacent
to the site. However, data is inadequate at this time to establish whether
there is or has been a release to the Hueco Bolson aquifer system.
A public meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2000, at 7:00 p.m.,
in the Houston Intermediate School cafeteria, 2851 Grant Avenue, El Paso,
Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to obtain additional information regarding
the site relative to its eligibility for listing on the state registry, identify
potentially responsible parties, and obtain public input and information regarding
the appropriate use of land on which the facility subject of this notice is
located. The public meeting will be legislative in nature and not a contested
case hearing under the Texas Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Government
Code, Chapter 2001).
Written comments may also be submitted to the attention of Michael A. Bame,
Superfund Cleanup Section, Remediation Division, MC-143, P.O. Box 13087, Austin,
Texas 78711-3087, telephone number (512) 239-5658. All comments must be submitted
to the Commission on March 9, 2000.
The executive director of the TNRCC prepared a brief summary of the Commission's
records regarding this site. This summary and a portion of the records for
this site, including documents pertinent to the executive director's determination
of eligibility, are available for review at the El Paso Public Library, 501
North Oregon in El Paso, Texas, telephone number (915) 543-5433, during regular
business hours. Copies of the complete public record file may be obtained
during regular business hours at the TNRCC Records Management Center, Building
D, Room 190, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753, telephone numbers
(800) 633-9363 (within Texas only) or (512) 239-2920. Photocopying of file
information is subject to payment of a fee.
TRD-200000450
Margaret Hoffman
Director, Environmental Law Division
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Filed: January 24, 2000
Request for Proposal
Announcement:
The Texas Department of Protective
and Regulatory Services (PRS) Division of Prevention and Early Intervention
(known as Community Initiatives for Program Development prior to 9-1-99) announces
a Request for Proposals (RFP) for contracts to provide training and technical
assistance services to Community Youth Development (CYD) programs located
in fifteen zip code areas within Texas.
The RFP will
be released on or about February 7, 2000.
Brief Description of Services:
The Community
Youth Development (CYD) Program was established with funds authorized by the
74th Legislature for the purpose of reducing juvenile crime in areas of Texas
with the highest incidence of youth crime. These zip code-based programs provide
prevention based services focused on tutoring and/or educational services,
mentoring, recreation, after-school activities, family counseling, and other
appropriate services as determined at the local level. The CYD Program is
strongly community-based, with decision making and funds allocation managed
at the local level. It is an unusually flexible and potentially powerful tool
for communities to use in their efforts to support positive options for youth.
The intent of this procurement is to purchase training and technical assistance
services that will provide support to the state's PRS funded CYD programs,
with the ultimate goal of maximizing services to eligible clients. The services
being sought by this RFP encompass the following: technical assistance to
the state's CYD Fiscal Agents, Project Coordinators, Steering Committees,
and subcontractors/service providers, including the development of resource
materials; a comprehensive educational/training program tailored to each of
the above three entities, or combination of entities, as appropriate, on a
variety of topics; assistance to sites to implement more effective programming,
based on community assets and needs; data system connectivity, or assistance
to CYD sites in becoming connected to a statewide PRS data system; and development
of a plan for entry into the statewide data system (based on strengths/needs
of the individual sites) and data collection, with only limited assistance
from PRS.
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible offerors include
private non profit and for profit corporations, cities, counties, state agencies/entities,
partnerships and individuals. Charitable community or religious organizations,
as well as Historically Underutilized Businesses, are encouraged to submit
proposals.
Current Community Youth Development fiscal
agents and service providers are not eligible to apply for this contract or
serve as subcontractors.
Limitations:
Funding of the selected proposal
will be dependent upon available federal and/or state appropriations. PRS
reserves the right to reject any and all offers received in response to this
RFP and to cancel this RFP if it is deemed in the best interest of PRS.
Deadline for Proposals, Term of Contract, and Amount
of Award:
Proposals will be due March 9, 2000, at 2:00 p.m. The effective
dates of the contract awarded under this RFP will be April 1, 2000, through
August 31, 2000, with a maximum amount of $105,000 being available during
this five month fiscal period. If the contract is renewed for the following
fiscal year, a maximum amount of $250,000 will be available.
One contract will be awarded under this RFP.
Contact Person: Potential offerors may obtain a copy of the RFP on or about
February 7, 2000. It is preferred that requests for the RFP be submitted in
writing (by mail or fax) to: Carolyn Francis,
Mail
Code E-541
; c/o Kim Wedel; Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services; P.O. Box 149030; Austin, Texas 78714-9030; Fax: 512-438-2031.
TRD-200000506
C. Ed Davis
Deputy Commissioner for Legal Services
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Filed: January 26, 2000
Correction to Notice of Application for Approval of a Business Separation
Notice is given to the public of a correction to the notice of the filing
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application
for approval of a business separation plan by an electric utility. A summary
of the correction to the notice of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Docket Number 21957,
Application of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. for Approval of Business Separation
Plan
; and Docket Number 21984,
Competitive
Energy Services Issues Severed from Application of Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
for Approval of Business Separation Plan, Docket Number 21957
.
The original notice incorrectly reported that, in its application, Entergy
Gulf States, Inc. petitions the commission for approval of its business separation
plan filed pursuant to PURA §39.051(e), identifying competitive energy
services, and petitioning to provide certain competitive energy service(s).
Entergy Gulf States, Inc.'s application did not include a petition or petitions
to provide competitive energy service(s). Notice is corrected to reflect that
Entergy Gulf States, Inc. petitions the commission for approval of its business
separation plan filed pursuant to PURA §39.051(e), and identifying competitive
energy services, which the applicant will cease to offer on or before September
1, 2000.
Persons who wish to comment upon or who wish to intervene or otherwise
participate in 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 February 11,
2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may
contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200000464
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 25, 2000
The staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas will hold a workshop
regarding the referenced reports, on Tuesday, February 29, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.
in the Commissioner's Hearing Room, located on the 7th floor of the William
B. Travis Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Project
Number 21166,
Report to the Legislature on the Availability
of Advanced Services in Rural and High Cost Areas,
Project Number 21167,
Five days prior to the workshop the commission will make available in Central
Records under Project Numbers 21166, 21167, and 21168 an agenda for the format
of the workshop as well as draft materials for parties review. This information
will also be posted to the commission's web site at
http://www.puc.state.tx.us
under the noted project numbers. Questions
concerning the workshop or this notice should be referred to Tammy Cooper,
Office of Policy Development, (512) 936-7232. Hearing and speech-impaired
individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512)
936-7136.
TRD-200000398
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 21, 2000
On January 18, 2000, Wholesale Network, Inc. filed an application with
the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to amend its service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate Number
60084. Applicant intends to expand its geographic area to include those areas
in Texas currently served by GTE Southwest, Inc.
The Application: Application of Wholesale Network, Inc. for an Amendment
to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number
21841.
Persons with questions about this docket, or who wish to intervene or otherwise
participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments
to the Public Utility Commission at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326
no later than February 9, 2000. You may contact the commission's Office of
Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals
with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All
correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21841.
TRD-200000386
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 18, 2000, DPI-Teleconnect, L.L.C. filed an application with
the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to amend its service provider
certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate Number
60215. Applicant intends to reflect a change in ownership/control/majority
interest held by Rent-Way, Inc., a non-certificated entity.
The Application: Application of DPI-Teleconnect, L.L.C. for an Amendment
to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number
21999.
Persons with questions about this docket, or who wish to intervene or otherwise
participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments
to the Public Utility Commission of Texas at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas,
78711-3326 no later than February 9, 2000. You may contact the commission's
Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired
individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512)
936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 21999.
TRD-200000385
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 18, 2000, Shell Offshore Services Company filed an application
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to amend its service
provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate
Number 60191. Applicant intends to reflect the transfer of ownership/control
to Stratos Global, a non-certificated entity.
The Application: Application of Shell Offshore Services Company for an
Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket
Number 22001.
Persons with questions about this docket, or who wish to intervene or otherwise
participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments
to the Public Utility Commission of Texas at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas,
78711-3326 no later than February 9, 2000. You may contact the commission's
Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired
individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512)
936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 22001.
TRD-200000384
Rhonda Dempsey
Rule Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 20, 2000, Ruth Riza doing business as ComTel Services filed
an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to
amend its service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted
in SPCOA Certificate Number 60093. Applicant intends to (1) reflect a transfer
of the SPCOA to its corporation, Excalibur, Inc., a non-certificated entity;
(2) change its service area to include the entire state of Texas; and (3)
remove the resale-only restriction.
The Application: Application of Ruth Riza, doing business as ComTel Services
for an Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority,
Docket Number 22021.
Persons with questions about this docket, or who wish to intervene or otherwise
participate in these proceedings should make appropriate filings or comments
to the Public Utility Commission of Texas at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas
78711-3326 no later than February 9, 2000. You may contact the commission's
Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired
individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512)
936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 22021.
TRD-200000459
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 25, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application for sale, transfer, or merger on January
18, 2000, pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities Code
Annotated §14.101 (Vernon 1998).
Docket Style and Number: Application for Sale, Transfer, or Merger of Entergy
Gulf States, Inc. Docket Number 22000.
The Application: Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (EGSI) filed with the Public
Utility Commission of Texas an application for approval of the lease of certain
facilities to Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. EGSI asserts that it will
continue to operate and maintain the leased facilities. EGSI further asserts
that all customers will be charged the same rates as they were charged before
the transaction.
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon the action
sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326,
Austin, Texas, 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection
at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals
with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or
use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989.
TRD-200000388
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas of an application on January 18, 2000, for a service provider certificate
of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151-54.156 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Noble Communications Corporation
for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22002
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service as well as Call
Waiting, Caller ID, Caller ID Waiting, Three-Way Calling, Voice Mail, long
distance, and wireless services.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the Dallas, Houston
and San Antonio Local Access and Transport Areas currently served by GTE Southwest,
Inc., Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, and Sprint (Central Telephone Company
of Texas, Inc. and United Telephone Company of Texas, Inc.).
Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public
Utility Commission of Texas at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326,
or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7120 no
later than February 9, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with
text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200000383
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on January 19, 2000, for a service
provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151-54.156
of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Backbone Communications, Inc. for
a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22008
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, T1-Private Line,
Switch 56 KBPS, Frame Relay and long distance services.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of Texas
comprising the Dallas Local Access and Transport Area.
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 February 9, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200000397
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on January 20, 2000, for a service
provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA), pursuant to §§54.151
- 54.156 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application
follows.
Docket Title and Number: Application of CO Space Services Texas, L.P. for
a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 22018
before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service Digital Subscriber
Line, T1-Private Line, Frame Relay, collocation facilities, cross connections,
transport and interconnection 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 February 9, 2000. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.
TRD-200000458
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 25, 2000
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of an application on January 21, 2000, pursuant to P.U.C.
Substantive Rule §26.208 for approval of a tariff change.
Tariff Title and Number: Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
To Modify Its Tariff Regarding Plexar ® Descriptions for Customer Alerting
Enablement (CAE) and Message Waiting Indication (MWI), Pursuant to P.U.C.
Substantive Rule §26.208. Tariff Number 22035.
The Application: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) seeks to modify
the existing definitions to provide both the current audible and new visual
indication utilizing the existing rates.
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon the action
sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326,
Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection
at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals
with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or
use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989. Please reference Tariff Number
22035.
TRD-200000491
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 26, 2000
On January 19, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and @Link Networks,
Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for
approval of an 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 22012. 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 ten 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
22012. 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 February 17, 2000, 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 P.U.C. 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 22012.
TRD-200000393
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 19, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Waller Creek
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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The
joint application has been designated Docket Number 22013. 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 ten 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
22013. 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 February 17, 2000, 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 P.U.C. 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 22013.
TRD-200000392
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 19, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Comm South
Companies, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application
for approval of an 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 22014. 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 ten 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
22014. 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 February 17, 2000, 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 P.U.C. 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 22014.
TRD-200000391
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 21, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Lone Star
Communications, 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application
has been designated Docket Number 22037. 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 ten 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
22037. 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 February 22, 2000, 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 P.U.C. 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 22037.
TRD-200000465
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 25, 2000
On January 21, 2000, Sager Telecom, Inc. and GTE Southwest, 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,
Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated
Docket Number 22039. 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 ten 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
22039. 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 February 22, 2000, 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 P.U.C. 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 22039.
TRD-200000466
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 25, 2000
On January 24, 2000, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Adelphia Business
Solutions of Texas, LP, 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA). The
joint application has been designated Docket Number 22043. 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 ten 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
22043. 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 February 22, 2000, 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 P.U.C. 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 22043.
TRD-200000468
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 25, 2000
On January 19, 2000, Sugar Land Telephone Company and Fort Bend Communications,
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, Chapters 52 and 60
(Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number
22011. 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 ten 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 22011. 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 February 17, 2000,
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 P.U.C. 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 22011.
TRD-200000394
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 19, 2000, Valu-Line of Longview, Inc. and GTE Southwest, Inc.,
collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval
of 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, Chapters 52 and 60
(Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number
22015. 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 ten 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 22015. 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 February 17, 2000,
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 P.U.C. 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 22015.
TRD-200000396
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 20, 2000
On January 20, 2000, Prism Operations, LLC and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively
referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA).
The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22019. 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 ten 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 22019. 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 February 18, 2000,
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 P.U.C. 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 22019.
TRD-200000434
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 24, 2000
On January 20, 2000, VoiceStream Wireless and GTE Southwest, Inc., collectively
referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of 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, Chapters 52 and 60 (Vernon 1998) (PURA).
The joint application has been designated Docket Number 22020. 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 ten 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 22020. 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 February 11, 2000,
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 P.U.C. 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 22020.
TRD-200000435
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 24, 2000
On January 21, 2000, Ciera Network Systems, Inc. and GTE Southwest, Inc.,
collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval
of 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, Chapters 52 and 60
(Vernon 1998) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number
22040. 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 ten 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 22040. 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 February 22, 2000,
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 P.U.C. 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 22040.
TRD-200000467
Rhonda Dempsey
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: January 25, 2000
Correction of Error
The Texas Real Estate Commission proposed new 22 TAC §§535.227-535.231,
concerning standards of practice for inspectors. The proposed new sections
appeared in the December 31, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 11871).
Due to an error of omission in the agency's submitted document, §535.229
was published without a subsection concerning "Evaporative coolers". The omitted
subsection should have been published as subsection (r). Subsection (r) as
published should have been submitted as subsection (s). Subsection (s) should
have been submitted as subsection (t). Subsection (t) should have been submitted
as (u). Subsection (u) should have been submitted as subsection (v). Subsection
(v) should have been submitted as (w). Subsection (w) should have been submitted
as (x). Subsection (x) should have been submitted as (y).
The omitted subsection (r) should read as follows.
(r) Evaporative coolers. The inspector shall do the
following:
(1) operate the motor and identify as one or two
speed;
(2) observe the electrical pigtail connection at
the motor;
(3) inspect the power source in the unit;
(4) inspect the function of the pump and the condition
of spider tubes, tube clips and bleeder system;
(5) observe the water supply line and the condition
of the float bracket;
(6) inspect to determine that there is a minimum
of a one-inch air gap between water discharge at float and water level;
(7) inspect the fan (blower) and squirrel cage for
condition and rust build-up or deterioration or corrosion;
(8) observe the condition of the fan belt and pulleys;
(9) observe on the condition of the housing side
panels, the water trays, the exterior housing and the roof frame;
(10) observe and report on the condition of the roof
jack or other mounting point and the location of the damper at the unit; and
(11) observe the interior registers and the supply
duct.
Official Notice of Board of Director Vacancies
Persons interested in filing for positions on the Board of Directors of
Region 16 Education Service Center, an organization that provides educational
services to 65 school districts in the north 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle,
may do so at the office of the Executive Director (1601 S. Cleveland, Amarillo,
Texas) during regular office hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Monday through Friday,
beginning Tuesday, February 1, 2000.
Deadline for filing
is February 20, 2000, at 5 p.m.
Interested persons may file in person or, upon request, may receive a filing
form by mail with the return by certified mail postmarked no later than 5
p.m., February 20, 1999. Phone: (806) 376-5521, Ext. 272; Mailing address:
P. O. Box 30600, Amarillo, TX 79120.
The Board of Directors shall be elected by place. The following places
(by counties) that are up for election are described as follows:
Place 1: Counties of Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Donley, Randall and Swisher
Place 2: Counties of Castro, Deaf Smith and Parmer
Place 7: Counties of Childress, Collingsworth, Gray, Hall and Wheeler
To hold the office of an Education Service Center Board of Director, one
must:
Be a United States of America citizen;
Be at least 18 years of age;
Be a resident of the region served and of the geographic area included
in the place designated outlined above;
*To hold the office of Board member, one may not:
Be engaged professionally in education;
Be a member of a board of any educational agency or institution.
*
From Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 53, Regional
Education Service Centers, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules, §53.1001,
Board of Directors, (b) Election procedures, (1) effective December 26, 1999.
Should there be an uncontested election, the Region 16 ESC Board has determined
that no election will be held. This action is in accordance with the amendment
to 19 TAC Chapter 53, Regional Education Service Centers, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's
Rules, §53.1001, Board of Directors, (b)(6), effective December 26, 1999.
TRD-200000469
Darrell L. Garrison, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Region 16 Education Service Center
Filed: January 25, 2000
Consultant Request
Southwest Texas State University is seeking a qualified consultant to assist
in the following:
Provide a comprehensive review of the current transportation and parking
delivery systems and recommend both short and long range recommendations for
efficiencies and comparative advantages.
Provide recommendations that can be incorporated in the university's Master
Plan that will minimize the demands on the transportation and parking systems.
Provide trend analysis, peer institution comparison, organizational recommendations,
as well as research opportunities for integration with existing city bus system,
proposed light rail system, or other modes of access.
Five copies of proposals must be received prior to 3:00 p.m., February
24, 2000. If you have questions, comments or would like to schedule a campus
visit, please contact: Mr. Brad McAllister, Assistant Director, Auxiliary
Services, for inquiries or information at 512-245-2585 or 601 University Drive,
San Marcos, Texas 78666-4615.
TRD-200000489
William A. Nance
Vice President for Finance and Support Services
Southwest Texas State University
Filed: January 25, 2000
Correction of Error - Intercity Bus Service RFP
Correction of Error - Intercity Bus Service RFP: A Request for Proposal
to develop and support intercity bus service within Texas in accordance with
Transportation Code, Chapter 455, was published in the January 21, 2000, issue
of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 472). The following information is being
published in order to correct an error that was contained in that notice.
The deadline for receipt of proposals is April 4, 2000, instead of March
14, 2000, as originally published.
If you have any questions, please contact Paul Moon, TxDOT, Public Transportation
Division, 125 E. 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483, phone (512) 416-2825,
e-mail: pmoon@dot.state.tx.us.
TRD-200000505
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: January 26, 2000
Office of the Attorney General
Coastal Coordination Council
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Notice to Bidders
Texas Education Agency
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas Department of Health
Notice of Termination of the Uranium Byproduct Material License of Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Texas Department of Insurance
Notice
Third Party Administrator Applications
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Notice of Availability of the
Notice of Draft Permits and Production Area Authorization
Public Notice
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Joint Notice of Public Workshop on the Report to the Legislature on the Availability of Advanced Services in Rural and High Cost Areas; the Report to the Legislature on the Scope of Competition in Telecommunications Markets of Texas; and the Report to the 77th Legislature on Intrastate Switched-Access Rates
Notices of Applications for Amendments to Service Provider Certificates of Operating Authority
Notice of Application for Sale, Transfer, or Merger
Notices of Applications for Service Provider Certificates of Operating Authority
Notice of Application Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule §26.208
Public Notices of Amendments to Interconnection Agreements
Public Notices of Interconnection Agreements
Texas Real Estate Commission
Region 16 Education Service Center
Southwest Texas State University
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Water Development Board