Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board

Filed: April 18, 2001

Notice of Request for Written Quotes

The Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board (BVWDB) seeks Written Quotes from organizations to provide transportation services to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients residing within Grimes County. The BVWDB has authorized cost reimbursement funding to be utilized through August 31, 2001. The entire Request for Written Quotes may be downloaded at: www.bvjobs.org or requested via telephone at (979) 775-4244 or by writing to P.O. Box 4128, Bryan, Texas 77805, Attention: Request for Transportation Quote.

For more information regarding completion of this Request for Written Quote, contact David Pfannstiel at (979) 775-4244. Mr. Pfannstiel will also respond to written requests for assistance. Written requests for technical assistance may be addressed to BVWDB at P.O. Drawer 4128, Bryan, Texas 77805-4128.

TRD-200102233

Tom Wilkinson

Executive Director

Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board

Filed: April 18, 2001

Request for Proposals for Year-Around Youth Services

On April 27, 2001, the Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board (BVWDB) will be officially releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) comprehensive year-around youth services for PY2001. The RFP can be downloaded at: www.bvjobs.org or requested: Phone number: (979) 775-4244; or write P.O. Box 4128, Bryan, Texas 77805, Attention: Request for Youth RFP.

The purpose of this RFP is to procure contractors to provide comprehensive year around services to youth in the Brazos Valley Workforce Development Area excluding areas already served by Bryan ISD, Navasota ISD, Buffalo ISD, Madisonville Consolidated ISD and Robertson County Special Services Co-Op. The RFP contains the necessary background, requirements, instructions, and information necessary to prepare a proposal to provide requested services. The deadline for proposals is 4:00 P.M. CST on June 15, 2001.

A Bidder's Conference will be held on May 8, 200 at 1:30 A.M. CST at the Brazos Valley Council of Government, Large Conference Room, 1706 East 29th Street, Bryan, Texas. The Bidder's Conference is to explain or clarify this RFP and to answer other questions. Attendance at the conference is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended. No further technical assistance will be provided.

TRD-200102231

Tom Wilkinson

Executive Director

Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board

Filed: April 18, 2001

Coastal Coordination Council

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. As required by federal law, the public is given an opportunity to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal zone undertaken or authorized by federal agencies. Pursuant to 31 TAC §§506.25, 506.32, and 506.41, the public comment period for these activities extends 30 days from the date published on the Coastal Coordination Council web site. Requests for federal consistency review were received for the following projects(s) during the period of March 16, 2001, through April 5, 2001. The public comment period for these projects will close at 5:00 p.m. on May 7, 2001.

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS

Applicant: The George R. Brown Partnership; Location: The project site is located in adjacent wetlands located to the east of Star Bayou and approximately 400 feet north of an oxbow of the Neches River, in Orange County, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled Beaumont East, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates: Zone 15; Easting: 400510; Northing: 3326677. CCC Project No.: 01-0114-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to fill approximately 5.3 acres of emergent marsh to install, operate, and maintain a 350-foot by 240-foot drill site jurisdictional wetlands. An access road will be constructed from an existing well site (Department of Army Permit 11898) to the proposed well location. The dimensions of the access road will be approximately 4,900 feet long and 30 feet wide. Approximately 22,400 cubic yards of clean fill material will be imported by truck to construct the road and drill pad. Type of Application: This application is being evaluated under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Applicant: C-Port Galveston, L.P. ; Location: The project site is located immediately east of the Halliburton Energy Service Facility located at 1800 Pelican Island Boulevard in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, in the Galveston Channel. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled Galveston, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates: Zone 15; Easting: 326989; Northing: 3245002.; CCC Project No.: 01-0115-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to construct a 5,422-foot-long steel sheet-pile bulkhead with a 160-foot by 990.5 foot wide section that will include 9 excavated boat slips with steel sheet-pile bulkheads. The boat slips will be covered by a 125-foot-long by 1,030-foot-wide section of a 350-foot-long by 1,030-foot-wide building. The applicant also proposes new work hydraulic dredging of 918,900 C. Y. total dredge volume, with dredged materials placed in existing dredged material placement areas on Pelican Island, and placement of 1,416 C. Y. total volume of fill in their fill areas totaling 33,732 square feet. Type of Application: This application is being evaluated under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Applicant: San Luis West, Inc.; Location: The project is located at Churchill Bayou and Cold Pass, in an adjacent man-made canal and adjacent wetlands near Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas. The project site can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled Christmas Point, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates: Zone 15; Easting: 291400; Northing: 3216500. CCC Project No.: 01-0116-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to both modify and extend the time to conduct work under the Department of the Army (DA) Permit 18674, which expired on December 31, 1993. The permit authorized a dredging and filling operation, construction of bulkheads, walkways, piers and a road in and adjacent to an existing canal. Type of Application: This application is being evaluated under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.;

Applicant: Texas Department of Transportation - Beaumont District; Location: The project site is located in the Port Arthur Canal (Sabine Neches River). The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled Port Arthur South, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates: Zone 15; Begin Project: Easting: 408000; Northing: 3300500, End Project: Easting: 411300; Northing: 3292500.; CCC Project No.: 01-0117-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to perform shoreline stabilization activities, as needed, along approximately 9 miles of the east and west shorelines of the Port Arthur Canal. Newly eroded areas arise daily, depending on marine traffic in the channel, and must be stabilized to prevent erosion of both shorelines of the Port Arthur Canal along SH 82 and SH 87. On an as-needed basis, the applicant proposes to place rip-rap, in the form of broken concrete material, below mean high tide (MHT) at various locations where the roadway is threatened by erosion. No single location would exceed 750 cubic yards of fill material below MHT or 500 feet in length as measured parallel to the roadways. Type of Application: This application is being evaluated under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Applicant: Mr. Roy G. Shaw, Jr.; Location: The project site is located at 2803 Bayshore Drive, Bacliff, Galveston County, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled Bacliff, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates: Zone 15; Easting: 306344; Northing: 3267385. CCC Project No.: 01-0118-F1; Description of Proposed Action: The applicant proposes to retain an existing 240-foot by 4-foot pier and 1,200-square-foot boatlift. He also proposes to construct a 318-foot by 4-foot addition to the existing pier and construct a 1,008-square-foot boatlift at the end of the proposed pier addition. The total surface area of the structure, both existing and proposed, will be 4,400 square feet. Type of Application: This application is being evaluated under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.

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. Diane P. Garcia, Council Secretary, Coastal Coordination Council, 1700 North Congress Avenue, Room 617, Austin, Texas 78701-1495, or diane.garcia@glo.state.tx.us. Comments should be sent to Ms. Garcia at the above address or by fax at (512) 475-0680.

TRD-200102395

Larry R. Soward

Chief Clerk, General Land Office

Coastal Coordination Council

Revised Notice of Intent to Amend Consultant Contract

Notice of Funds Availability

Texas Coastal Management Program Grants Program

The Coastal Coordination Council files this Notice of Funds Availability to announce the availability of federal grant funds under the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP). The purpose of the CMP is to improve the management of the state's coastal resources and to ensure the long-term ecological and economic productivity of the coast.

A federal award to the state of approximately $2 million is expected in October 2002. The Coastal Coordination Council, which oversees the implementation of the CMP, passes through 90% of the available funds to eligible entities in the coastal zone to support projects that implement and/or advance the CMP goals and policies.

Eligible Applicants

The following entities are eligible to receive grants under the CMP: 1. Incorporated cities in the coastal zone; 2. County governments in the coastal zone; 3. Texas state agencies; 4. Texas public universities (including colleges and institutions of higher education); 5. Subdivisions of the state with jurisdiction in the coastal zone (e.g., navigation districts, port authorities, river authorities, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts with jurisdiction in the coastal zone); 6. Councils of governments and other regional governmental entities in the coastal zone; 7. The Galveston Bay Estuary Program; 8. The Corpus Christi Bend Bays and Estuary Program (306 projects only); and 9. Nonprofit organizations located in Texas that are nominated by an eligible entity in categories 1-8 above (306 projects only). A nomination may take the form of a resolution or letter from a responsible official of an entity in categories 1-8. The nominating entity is not expected to financially or administratively contribute to the management and implementation of the proposed project.

Funding Categories

The Council will accept applications for projects that address any of the following funding categories. The categories are not listed in order of preference: 1. Coastal Natural Hazards Response; 2. Critical Areas Enhancement; 3.Shoreline Access; 4. Water Quality Improvement; 5. Waterfront Revitalization and Ecotourism Development; 6. Permit Streamlining/Assistance and Governmental Coordination; 7. Information and Data Availability; and 8. Public Education and Outreach.

Staff will conduct workshops on the coast to help potential applicants through the revised grant guidance document and application. All potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the workshops. The workshops usually take one to two hours.

May 9, 2001, 1:30 p.m., Port Lavaca, City Hall, 202 N. Virginia.

May 15, 2001, 1:30 p.m., Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University - Natural Resources Center, 6300 Ocean Drive, Room 1003.

May 16, 2001, 9:00 a.m., South Padre Island, SPI Visitors Bureau, Conference Room, 600 Padre Boulevard.

May 22, 2001, 1:00 p.m., Galveston, Holbrook Annex Building, Hearing Room, 601 Tremont (corner of 23rd and Church).

May 23, 2001, 9:30 a.m., Port Arthur, City Hall, 444 4th Street, 5th Floor.

To obtain a copy of the Proposal Guidance and Application Package, please contact Melissa Porter at (512) 475-1393 or (888) 998-4GLO, email:melissa.porter@glo.state.tx.us) or Adriana Gonzales at (512) 305-9151, email:adriana.gonzales@glo.state.tx.us). The requirements to receive federal grant funds are outlined in the guidance. Written requests for the Proposal Guidance and Application Package should be addressed to: Coastal Coordination Council, CMP Grants Program, c/o Texas General Land Office, 1700 North Congress Avenue, Room 617, Austin, Texas, 78701-1495. The Proposal Guidance and Application Package is also available on the GLO's Home Page on the World Wide Web at: http://www.glo.state.tx.us/coastal/grants/index.html.

The deadline for receiving grant pre-proposals is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2001. (An applicant must submit a pre-proposal in order to submit a final application.) The deadline for receiving final grant applications is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 10, 2001. Grant pre-proposals and applications must be mailed (regular, express, or certified) or hand-delivered to: Coastal Coordination Council, CMP Grants Program, c/o Texas General Land Office, Stephen F. Austin Building, Room 617, 1700 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1495. Facsimile and electronic mail transmissions of grant pre-proposals and applications will not be accepted.

TRD-200102399

Larry R. Soward

Chief Clerk, General Land Office

Coastal Coordination Council

Filed: April 25, 2001

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Notice of Amendment: Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Chapter B, Texas Government Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces this notice of intention to amend and extend the term of an existing consulting contract.

The Comptroller issued its Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified, independent firms to provide consulting services to the Comptroller to assist Comptroller in conducting financial management reviews, including information technology (IT) solutions reviews and electronic infrastructure, of selected local government services of four city and four county governments throughout the state. The RFP was issued on May 26, 2000. The notice of request for proposals (RFP #107a) was published in the May 26, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 4918). The Notice of Award was published in the July 28, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 7072).

The contract was awarded to: Resource Consultants, Inc., 3600 Bee Caves Road, Suite 201, Austin, Texas 78746. The total amount of the original contract is not to exceed $250,000.00. The project will culminate in final reports due no later than August 31, 2001.

The term of the original contract is July 14, 2000 through December 31, 2000. This amendment extends the term of the contract through August 31, 2001.

For further information, please contact: William Clay Harris, Assistant General Counsel, Contracts, Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 East 17th Street, ROOM G-24, Austin, Texas, 78774, telephone number: (512) 936-5854, fax: (512) 475-0973, or by e-mail at (contracts@cpa.state.tx.us).

TRD-200102379

Pamela Ponder

Deputy General Counsel for Contracts

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

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 04/30/01 - 05/06/01 is 18% for Consumer ¹ /Agricultural/Commercial2 /credit thru $250,000.

The weekly ceiling as prescribed by Sections 303.003 and 303.09 for the period of 04/30/01 - 05/06/01 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-200102373

Leslie L. Pettijohn

Commissioner

Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

Deep East Texas Workforce Development Board

Request for Proposals

The Deep East Texas Local Workforce Development Board is accepting applications for providers of occupational skills training for adults and dislocated workers in the 12-county Deep East Texas Region, under the Federal employment and training program, the Workforce Investment Act.

Applications and further information can be obtained by contacting:

Sarah Milligan

Deep East Texas Local Workforce Development Board, Inc.

1318 S. John Redditt, Suite C

Lufkin, Texas 75904

(936) 639-8898

FAX: (936) 633-7491

Email: sarah.milligan@twc.state.tx.us

TRD-200102396

Charlene Meadows

Deep East Texas Workforce Development Board

Request for Applications Concerning Public Law 103-382, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I, Part A - Capital Expenses, 2001 - 2002

Request for Proposals

The Deep East Texas Local Workforce Development Board is seeking qualified entities to enter into a contract to provide the following services on an individual referral basis for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2004:

1. Occupational skills training for persons funded under the Workforce Investment Act Youth program, Welfare-to-Work program, and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. Occupational skills training is education/training of generally two years or less in a program that leads to a degree, certification, or licensure that prepares an individual to enter employment in an occupation on the targeted occupation list for Deep East Texas.

2. Intensive services for persons funded under the Workforce Investment Act, Welfare-to-Work program, and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. Intensive services are those programs or courses lasting six months or less, not leading to a degree, certification, or licensure that prepare an individual to enter/re-enter employment or training. Examples of intensive services are English as a second language, GED preparation, basic skills/literacy, tutoring, and computer literacy. (Note: If any of these services are provided in conjunction with occupational skills, they are not intensive services but are classified as training and a separate Training Provider application must be submitted.)

Qualified programs/services are those offered to the general public at a specified cost. Eligible entities include secondary and post-secondary education agencies; adult, literacy, and continuing education providers; for-profit and not-for-profit providers; and community-based and charitable/faith-based organizations. Interested parties must submit a completed Request for Information form and meet minimum criteria for service providers set by the Board.

A Request for Information can be obtained by contacting:

Sarah Milligan

Deep East Texas Local Workforce Development Board, Inc.

1318 S. John Redditt, Suite C

Lufkin, Texas 75904

(936) 639-8898

FAX: (936) 633-7491

Email: sarah.milligan@twc.state.tx.us

TRD-200102397

Charlene Meadows

Executive Director

Deep East Texas Workforce Development Board

Filed: April 25, 2001

Texas Education Agency

Eligible Applicants. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting applications under Request for Applications (RFA) # 701-01-019 from school districts that have incurred capital expenses since July 1, 1995, or will incur such expenses during the 2001-2002 school year, as a result of implementation of alternative delivery systems to comply with the requirements of Aguilar v. Felton in providing Title I, Part A, services to students attending private, religiously affiliated schools.

Description. Under Public Law 103-382, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, Part A, §1120(e), the term "capital expenses" means expenditures for noninstructional goods and services, such as: the purchase, lease, rental, and renovation of real and personal property (including, but not limited to, mobile educational units and leasing of neutral sites or space); insurance and maintenance costs; transportation; technician costs for the supervision of computer-assisted instruction (CAI); and other comparable goods and services. Under Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), §200.16, capital expenses do not include the purchase of instructional equipment such as computers. However, if the local education agency (LEA) has used Title I, Part A, funds for capital expenses items such as those listed previously, the LEA may apply to be reimbursed for these items. Because reimbursement funds are replacing Title I, Part A, funds that were removed from the instructional program in order to pay for capital expenses, the reimbursement funds must be put back into the instructional program. In this case, requests for instructional equipment, supplies, and services may be included in the application. If funds remain after all requests for current-year capital expenses are met, requests for instructional items will be considered.

Dates of Project. The Title I, Part A - Capital Expenses project will be implemented during the 2001-2002 school year, starting no earlier than July 1, 2001, and ending no later than June 30, 2002.

Project Amount. The projected state total available for these projects is $217,810. These projects are funded 100% from ESEA, as amended by Public Law 103-382, Title I, Part A, Capital Expenses.

Selection Criteria. Applications submitted in response to this RFA must address all required components of the RFA. Applications are non-competitive and will be selected according to the following criteria:

(1) Requests for funding to meet current-year capital expenses will be categorized as Priority 1.

(2) Requests for funding to reimburse the Title I, Part A, program for prior-year capital expenses will be categorized as Priority 2. Only requests for prior-year expenses from school years 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997- 1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001 will be considered under Priority 2.

If the level of funding is insufficient to fund all eligible applicants under Priority 1, a ratably reduced share will be granted for Priority 1 expenses and no funds will be distributed under Priority 2. The TEA is not obligated to approve an application, provide funds, or endorse any application submitted in response to this RFA. This RFA does not commit TEA to pay any costs incurred before an application is approved. The issuance of this RFA does not obligate TEA to award a grant or pay any costs incurred in preparing a response.

Requesting the Application. A complete copy of RFA # 701-01-019 may be obtained by writing the: Document Control Center, Room 6-108, Texas Education Agency, William B. Travis Building, 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1494; by calling (512) 463-9304; by faxing (512) 463-9811; or by e-mailing dcc.tea.state.tx.us. Please refer to the RFA number and title in your request. Provide your name, complete mailing address, and telephone number including area code. The announcement letter and complete RFA will also be posted on the TEA website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/grant/announcements/grants2.cgi/ for viewing and downloading.

Further Information. For clarifying information about the RFA, contact Vivian Smyrl, Division of Student Support Programs, TEA, (512) 463-9374.

Deadline for Receipt of Applications. Applications must be received in the Document Control Center of the TEA by 5:00 p.m. (Central Time), Thursday, June 28, 2001, to be considered.

TRD-200102400

Criss Cloudt

Associate Commissioner, Accountability Reporting and Research

Texas Education Agency

Licensing Actions for Radioactive Materials

Texas Department of Health

Texas Department of Health

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Consultant Contract Award Notice

In compliance with the provision of Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas Government Code, the Health and Human Services Commission ("HHSC") furnishes this notice of consultant contract award. The special legislative committee reviewing Medicaid program costs requested the analysis to be provided by the consultant. Due to the committee's schedule and the short timeframe in which it needed the consultant's services, HHSC requested and obtained from the office of the Governor an emergency waiver of statutory posting and notice requirements relating to consulting contracts under section 2254.025, Government Code.

The consultant will provide an independent review of certain utilization patterns and costs for certain aspects of the state Medicaid program. In particular, the consultant will provide a comprehensive analysis of Medicaid utilization and cost data using software proprietary to the consultant and specialized analytical processes that the consultant is uniquely qualified to provide. In addition, the consultant will identify opportunities to reduce program costs through implementation of changes recommended by the consultant for consideration by HHSC and the Texas Legislature.

The contract was awarded to Muse & Associates, Inc., a corporation incorporated in the State of Maryland and having its principal office at 1775 I Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006, for a total amount of not to exceed $24,900.

The beginning date of the contract is March 22, 2001 and the ending date is March 30, 2001. All written reports from the consultant are due by March 30, 2001.

TRD-200102370

Marina S. Henderson

Executive Deputy Commissioner

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Filed: April 23, 2001

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Notice of Administrative Hearing

Manufactured Housing Division

Wednesday, May 9, 2001, 9:00 a.m.

State Office of Administrative Hearing, Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N Congress, 11th Floor, Suite 1100

Austin, Texas

AGENDA

Administrative Hearing before an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings in the matter of the complaint of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs vs. Morgan Housing, Inc. dba Morgan Homes to hear alleged violations of Sections 4(f) (amended September 1999) (current version at Section 4(d) of the Act), 7(d), 7(j)(7), 14(f), and 14(j) of the Act and Sections 80.51 (amended 1998) (current version found at Section 80.54(a) of the Act), 80.131(b), 80.132(3), 80.132(6) (amended 1998) (current version at Section 80.132(3) of the Rules) of the Rules in regards to not properly complying with the initial report and warranty orders of the Director and providing the Department with copies of completed work orders on two manufactured homes; not properly installing a manufactured home; and furnishing the Department with false information on a report. SOAH 332-01-2621. Department MHD1998002428W, MHD1999001000HB and MHD2000000818IV.

Contact: Jerry Schroeder, P.O. Box 12489, Austin, Texas 78711-2489, (512) 475-3589.

TRD-200102401

Daisy A. Stiner

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Request for Qualifications Submittal for Regional Travel Model Application Assistance

Houston-Galveston Area Council

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is requesting qualifications submittals for assistance to H-GAC staff in the application of urban regional travel models and development of model input data.

Qualifications will include, but are not limited to: previous related work experience, availability of personnel, adequate technical resources to complete project on schedule, and references, three minimum. Qualification Statements are due by 12:00 noon on May 28, 2001. Ten typewritten, bound/stapled and signed copies are required.

Interested firms may obtain the Request for Qualifications Submittal via H-GAC's website (www.hgac.cog.tx.us/transportation). Telephone requests, (713) 627-3200, must be followed up by written requests or faxed to (713) 993-4508.

TRD-200102381

Alan Clark

MPO Director

Houston-Galveston Area Council

Availability of Funds

Texas Department of Human Services

The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) announces the availability of funds to provide services to domestic violence victims through nonresidential centers as defined in Chapter 51 of the Human Resources Code (HRC). Chapter 51 HRC was recently amended through Texas Senate Bill 47, which was signed by the Governor on April 11, 2001. Funds will be awarded on a noncompetitive procurement basis to organizations that meet the eligibility requirements outlined in Chapter 51 HRC as amended.

To be eligible for funding as a nonresidential center the applicant must be a program that is operated by a public or private nonprofit organization. The nonresidential center must provide as its primary purpose direct delivery of family violence services to adult victims. It must have provided comprehensive nonresidential services to adult victims of domestic violence for at least one year before the date on which the contract is awarded. Comprehensive services are defined in HRC §51.005 (b)(3) as the following:

(A) Access to a 24-hour-a-day shelter

(B) Access to a 24-hour-a-day crisis hotline operated by the nonresidential center or another organization located in the nonresidential center's service area

(D) Intervention services including safety planning, understanding and support, information, education, referrals and other resource assistance

(E) Access to emergency transportation

(F) Legal assistance in the civil and criminal justice systems including

(i) identifying individual needs, legal rights and legal options; and

(ii) providing support and accompaniment in pursuing those options

(G) Information about educational arrangements for children

(H) Information about training for and seeking employment

(I) Cooperation with criminal justice officials

(J) Community education

(K) A referral system to existing community services

(L) A volunteer recruitment and training program

In order to apply for FY 2002 funding, contract year September 1, 2001-August 31, 2002, applicants must submit a letter of interest with documentation of the organization's 501(c)(3) status to the DHS Family Violence Program by 5:00 PM C.S.T. on Friday May 25, 2001. The letter of interest should be brief, one to two pages, and include confirmation that the organization will have provided the services defined in HRC §51.005 (b)(3) for at least one year before the start of the contract. After submitting the letter of interest, each applicant will receive an application packet from the DHS Family Violence Program.

Letters of interest should be submitted to Karen Parker, Family Violence Program Coordinator, DHS Family Violence Program, PO Box 149030 MC W-230, Austin, TX 78714-9030. Questions should be directed to Ms. Parker at 512-438-2239.

TRD-200102398

Paul Leche

General Counsel

Texas Department of Human Services

Public Meeting on Proposed Revision to Community Based Alternatives Bypass Rule

The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) will hold a public meeting to receive public input on a proposed revision to the Community Based Alternatives (CBA) client eligibility bypass rule for individuals that are residents of a nursing facility. The revised rule will require an individual to be a permanent resident of a nursing facility before he can bypass the interest list.

The meeting will be held on May 7, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m, at the Texas Department of Human Services in Public Hearing Room 125, Winters Building, 701 West 51st Street, Austin, Texas. Individuals unable to provide input in person may address written comments to the attention of Gerardo Cantu, Texas Department of Human Services, Community Care W-521, P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas 78714-9030 until 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact Gerardo Cantu at (512) 438-3693. Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 24, 2001.

TRD-200102391

Paul Leche

General Counsel

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: April 24, 2001

Texas Department of Insurance

Insurer Services

Application for incorporation to the State of Texas by INSURORS INDEMNITY LLOYDS, a domestic lloyds company. The home office is in Waco, Texas.

Application for incorporation to the State of Texas by PEMBROKE LLOYDS, a domestic lloyds company. The home office is in Dallas, Texas.

Application for incorporation to the State of Texas by R.V.I. AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign fire and casualty company. The home office is in Stamford, Connecticut.

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-200102402

Judy Woolley

Deputy Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Correction of Error

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) proposed new Chapter 15, concerning fleet vehicle management. The rules appeared in the April 20, 2001, Texas Register (26 TexReg 2943). The TNRCC filed the wrong version of proposed text. Corrections are noted as follows.

In the preamble on page 2943, in the first paragraph under the heading "BACKGROUND AN SUMMARY OF THE FACTUAL BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED RULE, the sentence reads, "This section requires state agencies to adopt rules consistent with the fleet management plan developed by the State Council on Competitive Government" The correct sentence should read as follows. "The section requires state agencies to adopt rules consistent with the fleet management plan (Management Plan) developed in accordance with Texas Government Code, §2171.104."

In the preamble on page 2943, the second paragraph under the same heading reads, "The rule describes under what circumstances a commission vehicle may be assigned to an individual. If the exceptions outlined in the rule are not met, then the rule stipulates that each vehicle the commission owns must be assigned to the commission motor pool." The correct paragraph should read as follows.

"The rule is consistent with the Management Plan, and requires the executive director to adopt a policy consistent with the Management Plan. The rule describes under what circumstances a commission vehicle may be assigned to an individual. If the exceptions outlined in the rule are not met, then the rule stipulates that each vehicle the commission owns must be assigned to the commission motor pool."

In the preamble on page 2943, there are three paragraphs under the heading "SECTION BY SECTION DISCUSSION". A fourth paragraph was omitted which should read as follows.

"New proposed §15.1(c) establishes that the ED will adopt an operating policy that is consistent with the Management Plan developed in accordance with Texas Government Code, §2171.104."

On page 2944, subsection (c) was omitted from the text of §15.1. The new language should read as follows.

" (c) The executive director shall adopt an operating policy that is consistent with the Management Plan developed in accordance with Texas Government Code, §2171.104."

TRD-200102371

Notice of Non-Adjudicatory Public Hearing (TMDL)

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission) has made available for public comment a draft implementation plan concerning dissolved nickel in the Houston Ship Channel System in Harris County, Texas. The designated water quality segments that comprise the Houston Ship Channel System are the San Jacinto River Tidal (Segment 1001), Houston Ship Channel (Segments 1005, 1006, and 1007), Buffalo Bayou (Segments 1013 and 1014), Greens Bayou Above Tidal (Segment 1016), Whiteoak Bayou Above Tidal (Segment 1017), Tabbs Bay (Segment 2426), San Jacinto Bay (Segment 2427), Black Duck Bay (Segment 2428), Scott Bay (Segment 2429), Burnett Bay (Segment 2430), and Barbours Cut (Segment 2436). The TNRCC will also conduct a non-adjudicatory public hearing to receive comments on the implementation plan.

Some of the segments that comprise the Houston Ship Channel System were at one time identified on Texas' Clean Water Act, §303(d), List of impaired water bodies. As required by §303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) were developed for dissolved nickel. The TMDLs were adopted by the commission on August 11, 2000 as updates to the State Water Quality Management Plan. Upon adoption by the commission, the TMDLs were submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval.

A non-adjudicatory public hearing will be held in Houston on May 31, 2001, at 7:00 p.m., at the City of Houston, Pollution Control Building Auditorium, 7411 Park Place Boulevard. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order of registration. Open discussion will not occur during the hearing; however, an agency staff member will be available to discuss the matter 30 minutes prior to the hearing and will answer questions before and after the hearing. The purpose of the public hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed plan. The commission requests comments on each of the six major components of the implementation plan: Description of Control Actions and Management Measures, Legal Authority, Implementation Schedule, Follow-up Monitoring Plan, Reasonable Assurance, and Measurable Outcomes. After the public comment period, the TNRCC staff may revise the implementation plan, if appropriate. The final implementation plan will then be considered for approval by the commission. Upon approval of the implementation plan by the commission, the final implementation plan and a response to public comments will be made available on the commission's web site at http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/quality/tmdl . The implementation plan is a flexible tool that the governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in TMDL implementation will use to guide their program management.

Written comments should be submitted to Joyce Spencer, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, MC 205, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas, 78711-3087 or faxed to (512) 239-4808. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., June 4, 2001, and should reference 2001-0429-TML. For further information regarding this proposed TMDL implementation plan, please contact Larry Koenig, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, (512) 239-4533. Copies of the document summarizing the proposed TMDL implementation plan can be obtained via the commission's web site or by calling Joyce Spencer at (512) 239-5017.

Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the meeting should contact the agency at (512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

TRD-200102394

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: April 25, 2001

Notice of Proposal to Registry and Land Use Meeting

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission) is required under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, 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 24, 2000 issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 11756).

Pursuant to §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 on May 4, 2001, in the Houston Chronicle .

The facility proposed for listing is the ArChem Company/Thames Chelsea Chemical Company USA Site (ArChem Site), located at 13103 Conklin Lane, Houston, Harris County, Texas. The geographic coordinates of the site are 29°, 36 minutes, 47 seconds North Latitude and 95°, 11 minutes, 56 seconds West Longitude. The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was evaluated with the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) and subsequent information provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. The HRS is the principal screening guide used by the TNRCC to evaluate potential, relative risk to public health and the environment from releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances. According to the HRS report, contaminants detected in surface water at the facility or downhill from it include toluene, isophorone, antimony triacetate (S-21), bis- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, and furfural aldehyde, which constitute only a few of the many chemicals of concern which have been identified for the ArChem Site. Contaminants detected in the groundwater at the facility include barium, chromium, bis- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, which constitute only a few of the many chemicals of concern which have been identified for the ArChem Site. Removal actions by the TNRCC, its predecessor agency, the Texas Water Commission (TWC), and the EPA were performed between September 1992 and August 1995, and included removing from the site: 1) all drums of liquid/sludge and/or solid chemical wastes; 2) all surface reactor or storage vessels containing residual chemical wastes; 3) various size process piping containing residual chemical process wastes; and 4) all chemical-waste-contaminated water and sludge from an on-site liquid separator. All of these wastes appeared to have originated from the historic specialty chemical manufacturing operations conducted at the site.

The ArChem site is located at the intersection of Conklin Lane and Beltway 8, which is approximately 1/2 mile northwest of the intersection of State Highway 3 and Interstate 45 in Southeast Houston, Harris County, Texas. The ten-acre site which was formerly a specialty chemical manufacturing facility is currently abandoned and fenced with posted warning signs. The site has been inactive since 1991.

A public meeting will be held Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. at Dobie High School, 11111 Beamer Road in Houston. The purpose of this meeting is to obtain additional information regarding the site relative to its eligibility for listing on the state registry, identify additional 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 Rob Conti, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Superfund Cleanup Section, Remediation Division, MC-143, P. O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 or faxed to (512) 239-2449. All comments must be received by the commission by 5:00 p.m., June 12, 2001. For further information, please contact Rob Conti at (800) 633-9363 or (512) 239-2495.

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 Houston Public Library, Bracewell Branch, 10115 Kleckley, Houston, Texas 77075, (713)-948-9052, 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 number (800) 633-9363 or (512) 239-2920. Photocopying of file information is subject to payment of a fee.

Handicapped parking is available on the east side of Building D, convenient to access ramps that are between Buildings D and E.

TRD-200102393

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: April 25, 2001

Notice of Public Hearing

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission will conduct a public hearing to receive testimony concerning amendments to 30 TAC Chapter 106, Subchapters A, G, K, O, and T concerning Permits by Rule (PBR) and a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.017; Texas Government Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 2001; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations, §51.102 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations concerning SIPs. Subchapter A will be submitted as a revision to the SIP.

The recordkeeping requirements of the proposed new §106.8 are necessary for users of PBRs to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the PBR claimed and the general requirements of §106.4. Proposed new §106.263 is necessary to prevent the authorization of significant accumulation of maintenance related emissions through repeated uses of the permit by rule. The amendment to §106.355 is necessary to ensure that venting of pipelines can be demonstrated to be within the restrictions of the section and that exceedances of those limits are recorded and reported. The amendments to §106.181 and §106.454 are necessary to clarify existing rule language and applicability.

A public hearing on the proposal will be held May 29, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2210 of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Building F, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin. The hearing is structured for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested persons. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order of registration. Open discussion will not occur during the hearing; however, an agency staff member will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes prior to the hearing and answer questions before and after the hearing.

Comments may be submitted to Ms. Angela Slupe, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, MC 205, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087; or by fax at (512) 239-4808. All comments must be received on June 4, 2001, and should reference Rule Log No. 2000-051-106-AI. Comments received by 5:00 p.m. on that date will be considered by the commission before any final action on the proposal. For further information, please contact Ms. Jill Burditt at (512) 239-0560.

Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the hearing should contact the agency at (512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

TRD-200102320

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: April 23, 2001

Notice of Public Meeting

In accordance with the requirements of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001, Subchapter B, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC or commission) will conduct a public meeting to receive comments concerning amendments to 30 TAC Chapter 279, Water Quality Certification.

Chapter 279 modifies procedures for public notice and the review of applications for water quality certification. On August 17, 2000, TNRCC signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to implement a process for interagency cooperation and commission review of permits issued under the Clean Water Act, §401. These proposed amendments to Chapter 279 would more effectively implement the provisions of the MOA; revise waiver procedures for Clean Water Act, §401, Certification; amend enforcement provisions; and modify existing language to be consistent with other commission rules.

A public meeting on this proposal will be held in Austin on June 5, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at the commission's central office, Building F, Room 2210, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle. The meeting will be structured for the receipt of oral or written comments by interested persons. Individuals may present oral statements when called upon in order of registration. There will be no open discussion during the meeting; however, an agency staff member will be available to discuss the proposal 30 minutes prior to the meeting and will answer questions before and after the meeting.

Persons with disabilities who have special communication or other accommodation needs who are planning to attend the meeting should contact the Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment at (512) 239-4900. Requests should be made as far in advance as possible.

Written comments may be submitted to Lola Brown, MC 205, TNRCC, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or by fax to (512) 239- 4808. All comments should reference Rule Log Number 2000-031-279-WT. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., June 5, 2001. For further information, please contact Alan Henderson, Policy and Regulations Division, (512) 239-1510.

TRD-200102299

Margaret Hoffman

Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Filed: April 23, 2001

North Central Texas Council of Governments

Request for Proposals to Develop a Public Transportation Strategic Plan for the City of Grand Prairie

This request by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) for consultant services is filed under the provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2254.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments is requesting written proposals from consultants to develop a public transportation system strategic plan for the City of Grand Prairie. The plan should include short, medium, and long-range public transportation system options. The public transportation needs of the general population of Grand Prairie should be examined, as well as the following targeted markets: low income, elderly, persons with disabilities, students, and commuters. The feasibility of the City of Grand Prairie to form or join a transportation authority should also be quantified and assessed.

Due Date

Proposals must be submitted no later than 5 p.m., Central Time, on Friday, May 25, 2001, to Barbara Maley, Principal Transportation Planner, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011. For more information and to obtain copies of the Request for Proposals, contact Barbara Maley at (817) 695-9278.

Contract Award Procedures

The firm selected to perform this study will be recommended by a Project Review Committee. The PRC will use evaluation criteria and methodology consistent with the scope of services contained in the Request for Proposals. The NCTCOG Executive Board will review the PRC's recommendations and, if found acceptable, will issue a contract award.

Regulations

NCTCOG, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Statute 252, 42 United States Code 2000(d) to 2000(d)(1); and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 1, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all proposers that it will affirmatively assure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability in consideration of an award.

TRD-200102374

R. Michael Eastland

North Central Texas Council of Governments

Request for Qualifications Evergreen

North Texas Tollway Authority

Notice of Invitation. The North Texas Tollway Authority (the NTTA), a regional Tollway authority and a political subdivision of the State of Texas, intends to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) to enter into agreements or agreements with qualified architectural and engineering firms pursuant to Chapter 366 of the Texas Transportation Code and Chapter 2254 of the Texas Government Code to provide various professional Architectural and Engineering Services on a work order basis.

To be considered, potential proposers must submit a Letter of Request, requesting a copy of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which letter must also contain the name of the proposer, a contact person, and an address to which the RFQ may be sent. The NTTA will send only one copy of the RFQ to each proposer.

Deadline. A letter of Request notifying the NTTA of a request for an RFQ will be accepted by fax at (214) 528-4826, or by mail or hand delivery to: North Texas Tollway Authority, 5900 W. Plano Parkway, P.O. Box 260729, Plano, Texas, 75026, Attn: Ms. Nancy Greer.

Letters of Request will be received until 1:00 p.m. on May 18, 2001.

Agency Contact. Any requests for additional information regarding this notice of invitation should be sent, in writing, to Mr. Mark Bouma, P.E., Director of Engineering, at the above address.

TRD-200102377

Katherine D. Nees

Deputy Executive Director

North Texas Tollway Authority

Notice of Application for a Certificate to Provide Retail Electric Service

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application on April 17, 2001, for retail electric provider (REP) certification, pursuant to §§39.101 - 39.109 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Docket Title and Number: Application of Utility Choice, LLC for Retail Electric Provider (REP) certification, Docket Number 23968 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Applicant's requested service area includes the entire state of Texas.

Persons who wish to 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 Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120 no later than May 11, 2001. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200102236

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 19, 2001

Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application on April 19, 2001, 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 CityNet Telecom, Inc., doing business as City Telecom, Inc. for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 23989 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Applicant intends to provide fiber optic local exchange network services to businesses and carrier-customers.

Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of Texas currently served by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Verizon Southwest.

Persons who wish to 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 Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120 no later than May 9, 2001. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200102306

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 23, 2001

Notice of Application for Waiver to Requirements in P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.25

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application on April 17, 2001, for waiver of certain requirements of P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.25, Issuance and Format of Bills.

Docket Title and Number: Application of Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Dell) for Temporary Waiver of Certain Provisions of the Bill Formatting Requirements in P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.25. Docket Number 23967.

The Application: On August 15, 2000, the commission adopted P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.25 requiring implementation of the changes required by the rule on or before February 15, 2001. Dell is requesting an extension of the implementation deadline, from February 15, 2001 to August 1, 2001, with respect to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.25(e)(1)(C) notification of change in service provider, and §26.25(e)(3) identification of all charges and fees, and the identification of those charges that must be paid to retain basic local telecommunications service.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326, or call the commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All comments should reference Docket Number 23967.

TRD-200102251

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 19, 2001

Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Operating Authority

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of a revised application on April 16, 2001, by Sprint Communications Company, L.P. doing business as Sprint (Sprint) to amend its certificate of operating authority (COA) granted in COA Certificate Number 50006.

Docket Number and Title: Application of Sprint Communications, L.P. doing business as Sprint for an Amendment to its Certificate of Operating Authority and for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority (SPCOA) (Restyled), Docket Number 23552.

The Application: Applicant revised its application to include relinquishment of its COA and in lieu thereof, to seek issuance of an SPCOA. Applicant intends to exit the residential resale local exchange service market and discontinue to provide residential resale local exchange services in Southwestern Bell Telephone and Verizon service areas. Applicant will continue to provide services through its ION product offering and to offer business retail local exchange services by resale.

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, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may contact the commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 23552.

TRD-200102372

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 23, 2001

Public Notice of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement

On April 19, 2001, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and PointeCom, 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 & Supplement 2001) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 23990. 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 23990. 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 May 16, 2001, 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 commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 23990.

TRD-200102332

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 23, 2001

Public Notice of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement

On April 19, 2001, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and State Telephone-Texas, 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 & Supplement 2001) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 23991. 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 23991. 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 May 16, 2001, 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.

TRD-200102333

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 23, 2001

Public Notice of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement

On April 19, 2001, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Trinity Valley Services, 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 & Supplement 2001) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 23997. 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 23997. 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 May 16, 2001, 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.

TRD-200102335

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 23, 2001

Public Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission), of a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215.

Docket Title and Number. Verizon Southwest's Application for Approval of LRIC Study for Direct Outward Dialing and Call Park Directed Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.215 on or about April 30, 2001, Docket Number 23992.

Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing Docket Number 23992. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no later than 45 days after the date of sufficiency and should be filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. You may call the commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200102334

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 23, 2001

Texas A&M University, Board of Regents

Notice of Sale of Oil, Gas, and Sulphur Lease

The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, pursuant to provisions of V.T.C.A., Education Code, Chapter 85, as amended, and subject to all rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Regents, offers for sale at public auction in Room 524, System Real Estate Office, The Texas A&M University System, John B. Connally Building, 301 Tarrow Drive, College Station, Texas, at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2001, an oil, gas and sulphur lease on the following described land in Denton County, Texas. The property offered for lease contains 169.57 mineral acres, more or less, of land and more particularly described as follows:

Being 169.57 acres, more or less, out of the Robert Whitlock Survey, Abstract No. 1403, Denton County, Texas.

The minimum lease terms, which applies to this tract, are as follows:

(1) Bonus: $150 per net mineral acre

(2) Royalty: 25%

(3) Delay Rental: $10.00 per net mineral acre

(4) Primary term: Three years

(5) Commitment to Drill: Within first year

(6) Continuous Drilling Commitment: 120 days

(7) Net Mineral Acres: 169.57 (More or Less)

Highest bidder shall pay to the Board of Regents on the day of the sale 25% of the bonus bid, and the balance of the bid shall be paid to the Board within 24 hours after notification that the bid has been accepted. All payments shall be in cashier's check as the Board may direct. Failure to pay the balance of the amount bid will result in forfeiture to the Board of the 25% paid. The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. The successful bidder will be required to pay all advertising expenses and administrative costs.

Further inquiries concerning oil, gas and sulphur leases on System land should be directed to: Dan K. Buchly, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Real Estate System, Real Estate Office, The Texas A&M University System, John B. Connally Building, Suite 519, 301 Tarrow Drive, College Station, Texas 77840-7896, (979) 458-6350.

TRD-200102237

Vickie Burt Spillers

Executive Secretary to the Board

Texas A&M University, Board of Regents

Filed: April 19, 2001

Texas Department of Transportation

Notice of Intent to Amend Contract

In accordance with Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, the Texas Department of Transportation (the department) publishes this notice of its intent to amend Contract #51151F7009, Austin, for consulting services to ten rural transit districts. This contract is with the firm of Peter Schauer Associates, 25220 Highland School Road, Boonville, Missouri, 65233. The contract was executed by the department on March 30, 2001, and the notice of award was published in the Texas Register on April 20, 2001 (26 TexReg 3062). The total amount of the contract is $350,000.

The contract amount will be increased to $377,745. Peter Schauer Associates will prepare a summary document that will identify common themes and approaches to technical assistance that can be continued by the department. Peter Schauer Associates will train department personnel on the use of the summary document and its contents. The due date for this document and training is the contract ending date which is extended from March 31, 2002 to July 31, 2002.

Agency Contact: Questions about the proposed amendment may be directed to Karen Dunlap, Public Transportation Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483, phone (512) 416-2817, e-mail kdunlap@dot.state.tx.us .

TRD-200102392

Bob Jackson

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Department of Transportation