Agency Rule Review Plan
Texas Workforce Commission
Title 40, Part 20
Filed: June 2, 2000
Texas Department of Agriculture
Title 4, Part 1
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) proposes to review
Title 4, Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 3, concerning Boll Weevil
Eradication Program, Chapter 9, concerning Seed Quality, Chapter 10, concerning
Seed Certification Standards, Chapter 13, concerning Grain Warehouse, and
Chapter 16, concerning Aquaculture, pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §2001.039
and the General Appropriations Act, Article IX, §9-10.13, 76th Legislature,
1999 (Section 9-10.13). Section 9-10.13 and §2001.039 require state agencies
to review and consider for readoption each of their rules every four years.
The review must include an assessment of whether the original justification
for the rules continues to exist.
As part of the review process, the department proposes the repeal of Title
4, Part 1, §§3.200, 9.13, 10.31, 13.5, and 16.4. These may be found
in the proposed rule section of this publication of the
Texas Register
. The assessment of Title 4, Part 1, Chapters 3, 9, 10,
13, and 16 by the department at this time indicates that with the exception
of sections proposed for repeal, the reason for readopting without changes
all remaining sections in Chapters 3, 9, 10, 13, and 16 continues to exist.
The department is accepting comment on the review of Chapters 3, 9, 10,
13, and 16. Comments on the review may be submitted within 30 days following
the publication of this notice in the
Texas Register
to David Kostroun, Assistant Commissioner for Regulatory Programs,
Texas Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas, 78711.
TRD-200003950
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Filed: June 5, 2000
Title 1, Part 5
Proposed Notice of Intent to Complete the Review of Title 1, T.A.C., Chapter
123 - Facilities Construction and Space Management Division
The General Services Commission (the "Commission") proposes to complete
the review of Title 1, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 123 regarding the
Facilities Construction and Space Management Division pursuant to Texas Government
Code, §2001.039 (relating to Agency Review of Existing Rules).
As part of the rules review process, the Commission proposes new rules
and the repeal of existing rules under Title 1, T.A.C., Chapter 123 - Facilities
Construction and Space Management Division. The proposed new rules and the
repeal may be found in the proposed section of this publication of the Texas
Register.
The assessment by the Commission at this time indicates that the proposed
new rules and the repeal of existing rules is required to provide greater
clarity in language.
Comments on the review of Title 1, T.A.C., Chapter 123 - Facilities Construction
and Space Management Division, may be submitted in writing within 30 days
following the publication of this notice in the
Texas Register
to Ann Dillon, General Counsel, General Services Commission,
P. O. Box 13047, Austin, Texas 78711-3047.
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Ann Dillon
General Counsel
General Services Commission
Filed: May 26, 2000
Title 22, Part 15
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy proposes the review of Chapter 291 (§§291.71-
291.76), concerning Institutional Pharmacies (Class C), pursuant to the Appropriations
Act, 76th Legislature, Section 9-10.13. In conjunction with this review, the
agency is proposing amendments to Chapter 291 (§§291.71-291.76)
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Texas Register.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Steve Morse, R.Ph., Director
of Compliance, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin,
Texas 78701.
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Gay Dodson, R.Ph.
Executive Director/Secretary
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Filed: June 2, 2000
Title 4, Part 5
The State Seed and Plant Board of the Texas Department of Agriculture (the
department) proposes to review Title 4, Texas Administrative Code, Part 5,
Chapter 81, concerning Certification Procedures and Chapter 82, concerning
Administrative Procedures, pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §2001.039
and the General Appropriations Act, Article IX, §9-10.13, 76th Legislature,
1999 (Section 9- 10.13). Section 9-10.13 and §2001.039 require state
agencies to review and consider for readoption each of their rules every four
years. The review must include an assessment of whether the original justification
for the rules continues to exist.
The assessment of Title 4, Part 5, Chapters 81 and 82 by the State Seed
and Plant Board and the department at this time indicates that the reason
for adopting or readopting without changes all sections in Chapters 81 and
82 continues to exist.
The State Seed and Plant Board and the department are accepting comment
on the review of Chapters 81 and 82. Comments on the review may be submitted
within 30 days following the publication of this notice in the
Texas Register
to David Kostroun, Assistant Commissioner for Regulatory
Programs, Texas Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas,
78711.
TRD-200003951
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
State Seed and Plant Board
Filed: June 5, 2000
Title 40, Part 20
The Texas Workforce Commission (Commission) files this notice of its intent
to review §§801.1 and 801.2 contained in Chapter 801 regarding Local
Workforce Development Boards (Boards) in accordance with the Texas Government
Code §2001.039.
An assessment will be made by the Commission as to whether the reasons
for adopting or readopting the rules continue to exist. This assessment will
be continued during the rule review process. The rules will be reviewed to
determine whether they are obsolete, whether the rules reflect current legal
and policy considerations, and whether the rules reflect current procedures
of the Commission. Any changes to the rules proposed by the Commission after
considering comments received in response to this notice will appear thereafter
in the proposed rules section of the
Texas Register
and will be adopted in accordance with state rulemaking requirements,
which provide for an additional thirty day comment period. The purposes of
the rules are to set forth the requirements for formation of Boards, to address
unforeseen circumstances relating to Boards, and to afford flexibility in
order to comply with the intent of the governing statutes and rules relating
to Texas Government Code Chapter 2308.
The public is invited to comment on the rules contained in the Texas Administrative
Code, Title 40, Part 20, Chapter 801. The comment period will last 30 days
beginning with the publication of this notice of intent to review. Comments
or questions regarding this rule review may be submitted in writing to Barbara
Cigainero, Director of Workforce Development, Texas Workforce Commission,
101 East 15th Street, Room 504BT, Austin, Texas, 78778-0001; via facsimile
at (512) 463-2799; or via e-mail at barbara.cigainero@twc.state.tx.us.
For information about the Commission please visit our web page www.twc.state.tx.us.
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J. Randel (Jerry) Hill
General Counsel
Texas Workforce Commission
Filed: June 2, 2000
Texas Department of Agriculture
Title 4, Part 1
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) adopts the review
of the rules in Title 4, Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 18, concerning
Organic Standards and Certification, pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §2001.039
and the General Appropriations Act, Article IX, §9-10.13, 76th Legislature,
1999 (Section 9-10.13), and readopts these chapters with the amendment and
repeals proposed in its notice of intention to review, The proposed notice
of intention to review was published in the December 3, 1999, issue of the
Section 9-10.13 and §2001.039 require state agencies to review and
consider for readoption each of their rules every four years. The review must
include an assessment of whether the original justification for the rules
continues to exist.
As part of the review process, the department proposed amendments to Title
4, §§18.1-18.17, new §§18.18, 18.19 and 18.25, and the
repeal of §18.18. These proposals were also published in the December
3, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg
10638 - 24 TexReg 10652). The department has withdrawn proposed new §18.19,
concerning organic livestock, and will refile that new section at a later
date. The department has also withdrawn new §18.25, concerning expiration
provision, and will not refile that section. The amendments to §§18.1-18.17
are adopted to update language for consistency, clarify requirements and simplify
the procedures governing the department's organic certification program. Section
18.18, concerning expiration provision has been repealed. New §18.18
is adopted to establish a new section dealing solely with organic fiber processing.
No comments were received regarding the department's notice of intention to
review or on the repeal of §18.18, or new §18.25. Comments received
on the amended sections and new §18.18 are addressed in the adoption
preamble of those sections. The adopted amendments and repeals may be found
in the adopted rule section of this issue of the
Texas Register
. The department has determined that with the exception
of amendments made to Chapter 18, or sections repealed, the reason for readopting
without changes all remaining parts of sections in Chapters 18 continues to
exist.
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Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Filed: June 2, 2000
Title 40, Part 1
The Texas Department of Human Services adopts without changes Title 40
TAC, Chapter 61 (relating to Community Services), Chapter 69 (relating to
Contracted Services), and Chapter 71 (relating to Public Information), pursuant
to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
The proposed review was published in the March 31, 2000, issue of the
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Paul Leche
General Counsel
Texas Department of Human Services
Filed: June 7, 2000
Proposed Rule Reviews
General Services Commission
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
State Seed and Plant Board
Texas Workforce Commission
Adopted Rule Review
Texas Department of Human Services