Part 1.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 8.
AGRICULTURAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION REGULATIONS
4 TAC §8.13
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed for
repeal will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices of
the Texas Department of Agriculture or in the Texas Register office, Room
245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin.)
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the Department)
proposes the repeal of §8.13 concerning an expiration date for Chapter
8, relating to Agricultural Hazard Communication Regulations. The repeal
of §8.13 is proposed because the establishment of an expiration date
for Chapter 8 is no longer necessary due to the enactment of legislation
establishing a timeframe for review of agency rules. The deletion of §8.13
eliminates the expiration date for Chapter 8.
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, deputy general counsel, has determined that for
the first five-year period the repeal is in effect, there will be no fiscal
implications for state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering
the repeal.
Ms. Hibbs also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the repeal is in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the repeal will be the elimination of unnecessary rules. There be no effect
on micro-businesses or small businesses and to persons who are required
to comply with the repeal as proposed.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, Texas
Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 12847, and Austin, Texas 78711. Comments
must be received no later than 30 days from the date of publication of the
proposal in the
Texas Register
.
The repeal is proposed under the Texas Agriculture Code, §12.016
which provides the Department with the authority to adopt rules to administer
the Texas Agriculture Code.
The code that will be affected by the proposal is the Texas Agriculture
Code, Chapters 12 and 125.
§8.13.Expiration Provision.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on March 10, 2000.
TRD-200001829
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 23, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
4 TAC §14.5
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed for
repeal will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices of
the Texas Department of Agriculture or in the Texas Register office, Room
245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin.)
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the Department)
proposes the repeal of §14.5 concerning an expiration date for Chapter
14, relating to Perishable Commodities Handling and Marketing Program. The
repeal of §14.5 is proposed because the establishment of an expiration
date for Chapter 14 is no longer necessary due to the enactment of legislation
establishing a timeframe for review of agency rules. The deletion of §14.5
eliminates the expiration date for Chapter 14.
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, deputy general counsel, has determined that for
the first five-year period the repeal is in effect, there will be no fiscal
implications for state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering
the repeal.
Ms. Hibbs also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the repeal is in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the repeal will be the elimination of unnecessary rules. There be no effect
on micro-businesses or small businesses and to persons who are required
to comply with the repeal as proposed.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, Texas
Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 12847, and Austin, Texas 78711. Comments
must be received no later than 30 days from the date of publication of the
proposal in the
Texas Register
.
The repeal is proposed under the Texas Agriculture Code, §12.016
which provides the Department with the authority to adopt rules to administer
the Texas Agriculture Code.
The code that will be affected by the proposal is the Texas Agriculture
Code, Chapters 12, 101 and 103.
§14.5.Expiration Provision.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on March 10, 2000.
TRD-200001830
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 23, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075
4 TAC §15.11, §15.14
(Editor's note: The text of the following sections proposed for
repeal will not be published. The sections may be examined in the offices
of the Texas Department of Agriculture or in the Texas Register office, Room
245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin.)
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the Department)
proposes the repeal of §15.11, concerning the Egg Marketing Advisory
Board and §15.14, concerning an expiration date for Chapter 15, relating
to Egg Law. The repeal of §15.11 is proposed because legislative authority
for the Egg Marketing Advisory Board has been repealed. The repeal of §15.14
is proposed because the establishment of an expiration date for the Chapter
is no longer necessary due to the enactment of legislation establishing a
timeframe for review of agency rules. The deletion of §15.11 eliminates
reference to the Egg Marketing Advisory Board. The deletion of §15.14
eliminates the expiration date for Chapter 15.
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, deputy general counsel, has determined that for
the first five-year period the repeals are in effect, there will be no fiscal
implications for state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering
the repeals.
Ms. Hibbs also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the repeals are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the repeals will be the elimination of unnecessary rules. There be no effect
on micro-businesses or small businesses and to persons who are required to
comply with the repeal as proposed.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, Texas
Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 12847, and Austin, Texas 78711. Comments
must be received no later than 30 days from the date of publication of the
proposal in the
Texas Register
.
The repeals are proposed under the Texas Agriculture Code (the
Code), §12.016 which provides the Department with the authority to adopt
rules to administer the Code; and, the Code, §132.003, which provides
the department with the authority to adopt and enforce necessary rules to
administer Chapter 132
The code that will be affected by the proposal is the Texas Agriculture
Code, Chapters 12 and 132.
§15.11.Egg Marketing Advisory Board.
§15.14.Expiration Provision.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on March 10, 2000.
TRD-200001831
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 23, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the Department) proposes the
repeal of §21.8 concerning an expiration date for Chapter 21 and an
amendment to §21.22, concerning inspection fees for citrus. The repeal
of §21.8 is proposed because the establishment of an expiration date
for Chapter 21 is no longer necessary due to the enactment of legislation
establishing a timeframe for review of agency rules. The amendment to §21.22(1)
is proposed to correct contradictory language in that section and make it
consistent with current practice. Both paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of §21.22
make reference to charges for a "one-half" standard box. In practice, the
charge for the commonly used one-half standard box is 1.5 cents, with 2.5
cents charged for one standard box. The deletion of §21.8 eliminates
the expiration date for Chapter 21. The amendment to §21.22 (1) changes
the basis for charging the maximum inspection fee from "2.5 cents per one-half
standard box" to "2.5 cents per standard box".
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, Deputy General Counsel, has determined that for
the first five-year period the repeal and amendment are in effect, there
will be no fiscal implications for state or local government as a result
of enforcing or administering the repeal and amendment.
Ms. Hibbs also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the repeal and amendment are in effect the public benefit anticipated as
a result of enforcing the repeal will be the elimination of unnecessary rules
and the public benefit in enforcing the amendment will be having a rule
that is less confusing and consistent with current practice. There be no
effect on micro-businesses or small businesses and to persons who are required
to comply with the repeal as proposed.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Dolores Alvarado Hibbs, Texas
Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 12847, and Austin, Texas 78711. Comments
must be received no later than 30 days from the date of publication of the
proposal in the
Texas Register
.
Subchapter A. CITRUS QUARANTINES
4 TAC §21.8
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed for
repeal will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices of
the Texas Department of Agriculture or in the Texas Register office, Room
245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin.)
The repeal of §21.8 is proposed under the Texas
Agriculture Code, §12.016 which provides the Department with the authority
to adopt rules to administer the Texas Agriculture Code.
The code that will be affected by the proposal is the Texas Agriculture
Code, Chapters 12 and 94.
§21.8.Expiration Provision.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on March 10, 2000.
TRD-200001832
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 23, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075
4 TAC §21.22
The amendment of §21.22 is proposed under the Texas
Agriculture Code, §94.035, which provides the department with the authority
to set and collect a fee for inspection of citrus fruit.
The code that will be affected by the proposal is the Texas Agriculture
Code, Chapters 12 and 94.
§21.22.Fees.
A person who sells or ships grapefruit after July 31 and before December
2 of a year, or early or midseason oranges after July 31 and before November
2 of a year, shall pay to the department a maximum inspection fee of:
(1)
2.5 cents per
one
[
(2)-(3)
(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State, on March 10, 2000.
TRD-200001833
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 23, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075
Chapter 14.
PERISHABLE COMMODITIES HANDLING AND MARKETING PROGRAM
Chapter 15.
EGG LAW
Chapter 21.
CITRUS
Subchapter B. CITRUS QUALITY
one-half
] standard
box that is sold, transported, or delivered for transportation;
Chapter 23.
ROSE GRADING