Proposed Rule Review
Railroad Commission of Texas
Title 16, Part 1
The Railroad Commission of Texas ("Commission") files this notice of intention
to review §3.8, relating to Water Protection. As part of this review
process but in a separate proposal, the Commission has proposed the repeal
of §3.8 in order to propose new rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title
16, Chapter 4, Subchapter B, that are intended to strengthen requirements
for prevention of pollution of surface and subsurface waters; conform the
wording of the rules to reflect current Commission practice; incorporate into
the rules the separate Commission publication entitled "Questions and Answers
to Rule 8," which was developed after §3.8 was substantially amended
in 1984; and respond, in part, to recommendations that arose out of a review
of Commission regulatory practices conducted by a stakeholder team selected
by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). The repeal of §3.8
and the new rules in Chapter 4 are being proposed simultaneously with this
proposed review of §3.8. The Commission's reasons for adopting rules
relating to the protection of groundwater continue to exist.
Comments on the proposed review may be submitted to Steve Seni, Assistant
Director of Environmental Services, Oil and Gas Division, Railroad Commission
of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas, 78711-2967, or by electronic mail
to Steven.Seni@rrc.state.tx.us. Comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on
the sixtieth day after publication in the
Texas Register
. For more information, call Dr. Seni at 512-463-3269.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 22, 2002.
TRD-200202736
Mary Ross McDonald
Deputy General Counsel
Railroad Commission of Texas
Filed: May 2, 2002
Texas Department of Banking
Title 7, Part 2
The Finance Commission of Texas (commission), on behalf of the Texas Department
of Banking (department), has completed the review of Texas Administrative
Code, Title 7, Chapter 17 (Trust Company Regulation), comprised of §§17.1
- 17.4 (General Provisions) and §§17.21 - 17.23 (Examinations and
Call Reports.)
Notice of the review of these rules was published in the March 15, 2002,
issue of the
Texas Register
(27 TexReg 2083).
The department received no comments in response to the notice.
The department believes that the reason for initially adopting §17.1,
concerning Ratable Increases in Required Capital, no longer exists. Section
17.1 was adopted for the specific purpose of providing a timetable for a trust
company to comply with certain minimum restricted capital requirements by
September 1, 2000. All Texas trust companies have achieved and now maintain
at least the minimum required level of restricted capital and, consequently,
the reason for the rule no longer exists. The department is proposing to repeal §17.1
at the same time as this rule review adoption.
The department further believes that, with the exception of §17.1,
the reasons for initially adopting the remaining rules in Chapter 17, specifically §§17.2
- 17.4 and §§17.21 - 17.23, continue to exist. The department recognizes
that certain parts of these rules require minor amendments to conform statutory
references to the 1999 codification of the Finance Code and is proposing conforming
changes at the same time as this rule review adoption.
Subject to the proposed repeal of §17.1 and the proposed amendments
to conform statutory references, published in this issue of the
Texas Register
, the commission finds that the reasons for initially
adopting these rules continue to exist and readopts these rules without change
in accordance with the requirements of Government Code, §2001.039.
TRD-200202725
Everette D. Jobe
Certifying Official
Texas Department of Banking
Filed: May 1, 2002
The Finance Commission of Texas (commission), on behalf of the Texas Department
of Banking (department), has completed the review of Texas Administrative
Code, Title 7, Chapter 19 (Trust Company Loans and Investments), comprised
of §§19.1 (Loans), 19.21, 19.22 (Investments), and 19.51 (Real Estate.)
Notice of the review of Chapter 19 was published in the March 15, 2002,
issue of the
Texas Register
(27 TexReg 2083).
No comments were received in response to the notice.
The department believes that the reasons for initially adopting these rules
continue to exist. However, the department recognizes that the rules require
minor amendments to conform statutory references to the 1999 codification
of the Finance Code and is proposing conforming changes at the same time as
this rule review adoption.
Subject to the proposed amendments to conform statutory references, published
in this issue of the
Texas Register
, the commission
finds that the reasons for initially adopting these rules continue to exist
and readopts these rules without change in accordance with the requirements
of Government Code, §2001.039.
TRD-200202827
Everette D. Jobe
Certifying Official
Texas Department of Banking
Filed: May 7, 2002
The Finance Commission of Texas (commission), on behalf of the Texas Department
of Banking (department), has completed the review of a portion of Texas Administrative
Code, Title 7, Chapter 25 (Prepaid Funeral Contracts), specifically §§25.17
- 25.41, concerning Regulation of Licenses, and §§25.51 - 25.59,
concerning Investment of Trust Funds.
Sections 25.17 - 25.41 and §§25.51- 59 are the remaining sections
of Chapter 25 that have not already been readopted. Notice of the review of
these sections was published in the March 15, 2002 issue of the
Texas Register
(27 TexReg 2083). The Department received no comments
in response to the notice.
The department believes that the reasons for initially adopting these rules
continue to exist, except the department concludes that certain clarifying
and updating amendments should be made to §§25.19 - 25.23. The department
is proposing these amendments at the same time as this rule review adoption.
Subject to the proposed rule amendments to §§25.19 - 25.23, published
in this issue of the
Texas Register
, the commission
finds that the reasons for initially adopting these rules continue to exist
and readopts these sections without change in accordance with the requirements
of Government Code, §2001.039.
TRD-200202777
Everette D. Jobe
Certifying Official
Texas Department of Banking
Filed: May 6, 2002
Title 40, Part 4
The Texas Commission for the Blind has completed its review of all rules
in Chapter 172 of the Texas Administrative Code in accordance with the Appropriations
Act, Article IX, §9-10.13, passed by the 76th Texas Legislature (1999)
and has determined that the original reasons for the adoptions of these rules
continue to exist.
The Board received no public comments in response to its notice of the
rule review filed in the March 22, 2002, issue of the
Texas Register
(26 TexReg 6121). The Commission readopted all rules
within the chapter without changes.
TRD-200202836
Terrell I. Murphy
Executive Director
Texas Commission for the Blind
Filed: May 7, 2002
Adopted Rule Reviews
Texas Commission for the Blind