Proposed Action on Rules
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket No. 2481
scheduled for March 7, 2001 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby
Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, will consider
a proposal made in a staff petition. Staff's petition seeks amendment of the
Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual), to adopt new and/or
adjusted 1999, 2000, and 2001 model Private Passenger Automobile Physical
Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification information. Staff's petition
(Ref. No. A-0101-01-I), was filed on January 18, 2001.
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other relevant
loss factors for the listed 1999, 2000, and 2001 model vehicles.
A copy of the petition, including an exhibit with the full text of the
proposed amendments to the Manual is available for review in the office of
the Chief Clerk of the Texas Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street,
Austin, Texas. For further information or to request copies of the petition,
please contact Angie Arizpe at (512) 463-6326; refer to (Ref. No. A-0101-0I-I).
Comments on the proposed changes must be submitted in writing within 30
days after publication of the proposal in the
Texas
Register
, to the Office of the Chief Clerk, Texas Department of Insurance,
P. O. Box 149104, MC 113-2A, Austin, Texas 78714-9104. An additional copy
of comments is to be submitted to Marilyn Hamilton, Deputy Commissioner, Personal
and Commercial Lines Division, Texas Department of Insurance, P. O. Box 149104,
MC 104-PC, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96,
which exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001
(Administrative Procedure Act).
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal
counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's authority.
TRD-200100402
Lynda Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: January 22, 2001