Pursuant to Section 1201.027, Texas Government Code; Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas Government Code; and Chapter 404, Subchapter H, Texas Government Code, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller) announces its Request for Proposals (RFP #152d) from qualified, independent firms to serve as Financial Advisor to the Comptroller. The Comptroller desires to obtain the services of a Financial Advisor in connection with two tasks. Task A is related to the document preparation, issuance, sale, and delivery of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, including Commercial Paper Notes (Notes). Task B involves research and related matters pertinent to bond and securities issues. The successful respondent will be expected to begin performance of the contract on or about March 17, 2003.

Contact: Parties interested in submitting a proposal should contact John C. Wright, Assistant General Counsel, Contracts, Comptroller of Public Accounts, 111 E. 17th St., RM G-24, Austin, Texas, 78774, telephone number: (512) 305-8673, to obtain a copy of the RFP. The Comptroller will mail copies of the RFP only to those specifically requesting a copy. The RFP will be available for pick-up at the above-referenced address on January 31, 2003, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Central Zone Time (CZT), and during normal business hours thereafter. The Comptroller will also make the RFP available electronically on the Texas Marketplace after Friday, January 31, 2003, 2:00 p.m. (CZT).

Questions and Non-Mandatory Letters of Intent: All written inquiries, questions, and non-mandatory Letters of Intent to propose must be received at the above-referenced address not later than 2:00 p.m. (CZT) on Monday, February 10, 2003. Prospective respondents are encouraged to fax non-mandatory Letters of Intent and Questions to (512) 475-0973 to ensure timely receipt. The Letter of Intent must be addressed to John C. Wright, Assistant General Counsel, Contracts, and must contain the information as stated in the corresponding Section of the RFP and be signed by an official of that entity. Non-mandatory Letters of Intent and Questions received after this time and date will not be considered. On or about Thursday, February 13, 2003, the Comptroller expects to post responses to questions as a revision to the Texas Marketplace notice on the issuance of this RFP.

Closing Date: Proposals must be delivered to the Office of the Assistant General Counsel, Contracts, at the location specified above (ROOM G24) no later than 2:00 p.m. (CZT), on Tuesday, February 25, 2003. Proposals received in ROOM G24 after this time and date will not be considered regardless of the reason for the late delivery and receipt. Respondents are encouraged to verify and are solely responsible for verifying timely receipt of proposals in that office (ROOM G24).

Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be evaluated under the evaluation criteria outlined in the RFP. The Comptroller shall make the final decision on any contract award or awards resulting from this RFP.

The Comptroller reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to accept or reject any or all proposals submitted. The Comptroller is not obligated to award or execute any contracts on the basis of this notice or the distribution of any RFP. The Comptroller shall not pay for any costs incurred by any entity in responding to this notice or the RFP.

The anticipated schedule of events is as follows: Issuance of RFP - January 31, 2003, 2:00 p.m. CZT; Non-Mandatory Letter of Intent to propose and Questions Due - February 10, 2003, 2:00 p.m. CZT; Official Responses to Questions posted - February 13, 2003, or as soon thereafter as practical; Proposals Due - February 25, 2003, 2:00 p.m. CZT, Contract Execution - March 14, 2003, or as soon thereafter as practical; Commencement of Project Activities - March 17, 2003.

TRD-200300356

Pamela Ponder

Deputy General Counsel for Contracts

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Filed: January 22, 2003

In accordance with the provisions of 7 TAC Section 91.103, the Credit Union Department provides notice of the final action taken on the following application(s):

Application(s) to Expand Field of Membership - Approved

GTX Credit Union, Houston, Texas - See Texas Register issue dated November 29, 2002.

TRD-200300164

Harold E. Feeney

Commissioner

Credit Union Department

Filed: January 13, 2003

For the Period of January 8, 2003

APPLICATION Shell Oil Company, P. O. Box 100, Deer Park, Texas 77536, an industrial and hazardous waste management facility has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a compliance plan major amendment to authorize the adoption of performance based operations standards for groundwater monitoring and corrective action, change the point of compliance, revise sampling frequency and revise financial assurance costs. The facility is located on a 1600 acre tract of land, north of State Highway 225 and approximately one mile west of State Highway 134 in Deer Park, Harris County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on August 2, 2002.

The TCEQ executive director has reviewed this action for consistency with the goals and policies of the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP) in accordance with the regulations of the Coastal Coordination Council and has determined that the action is consistent with the applicable CMP goals and policies.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft compliance plan. The draft compliance plan, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this compliance plan, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The compliance plan application, executive director's preliminary decision, and draft compliance plan are available for viewing and copying at the Deer Park Public Library, 3009 Center Street, Deer Park, Texas 77536.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. Generally, the TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

Written public comments and requests for a public meeting must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 within 45 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director's decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or is on the mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the executive director's decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

A contested case hearing will only be granted based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission's decision on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a hearing on issues that were raised during the public comment period and not withdrawn. Issues that are not raised in public comment may not be considered during a hearing.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The executive director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the executive director will not issue final approval of the compliance plan and will forward the application and requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. You may request to be added to: (1) the mailing list for this specific application; (2) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (3) the permanent mailing list for a specific county. Clearly specify which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added and send your request to the TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Unless you otherwise specify, you will be included only on the mailing list for this specific application.

INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.TCEQ.state.tx.us.

Further information may also be obtained from Shell Oil Company at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Richard Bourns, Environmental Manager at (713) 246-4680.

TRD-200300338

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

For the Period of January 6, 2003

APPLICATION Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., 202 Michael Place, Longivew, Texas 76502, a commercial hazardous waste management facility has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit renewal/minor amendment to authorize the continued operation of four existing tanks and two container storage areas for the storage and processing of hazardous and Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 industrial (non-hazardous) solid wastes. The minor amendment includes the inclusion of air calculations into the Part B application, the addition of Aqueous Parts Cleaner, Aqueous Brake Cleaner, Vacuum Heel Sludge, Contaminated Debris, and Transfer Waste to the list of approved wastestreams, and updated emergency information, including amended letters to local authorities. The facility is located approximately 200 feet north of FM 1845, on approximately one acre, in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on November 6, 2001.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit renewal plan. The draft permit renewal plan, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this permit renewal plan, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit renewal plan application, executive director's preliminary decision, and draft permit renewal plan are available for viewing and copying at the Longview Public Library, 222 West Cotton, Longview, Texas 75601.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. Generally, the TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application if requested in writing by an affected person, or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

Written public comments and requests for a public meeting must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 within 45 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director's decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or is on the mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the executive director's decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

A contested case hearing will only be granted based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission's decision on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a hearing on issues that were raised during the public comment period and not withdrawn. Issues that are not raised in public comment may not be considered during a hearing.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The executive director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit renewal and will forward the application and requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. You may request to be added to: (1) the mailing list for this specific application; (2) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (3) the permanent mailing list for a specific county. Clearly specify which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added and send your request to the TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Unless you otherwise specify, you will be included only on the mailing list for this specific application.

INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.TCEQ.state.tx.us.

Further information may also be obtained from Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Ricardo Saucedo at (210) 648-7066.

TRD-200300337

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

Attached are Notices of Applications issued during the period of January 16, 2003.

APPLICATION United States Air Force - Reese AFB, 9801 Reese Blvd North, Suite 300, a closed undergraduate pilot training base has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a compliance plan Class 3 modification to authorize the final Corrective Action Program for the remediation of ground-water quality associated with releases from three solid waste management units (SWMU's) identified as the Tower Area, Southwest Landfill, and POL Storage Area to specified standards and to monitor the concentration of hazardous constituents in groundwater until compliance with the specified ground-water quality standards have been attained. The facility is located on an approximately 624.3-acre tract of land abutting the western city limit of Lubbock, Texas at the intersection of FM 114 and State Hwy. Spur 309 in Lubbock County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on December 28, 2000.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft compliance plan. The draft compliance plan, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this compliance plan, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The compliance plan application, executive director's preliminary decision, and draft compliance plan are available for viewing and copying at Mahan Library, 1306 9th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79401.

Further information may also be obtained from Reese Air Force Base at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Chris Morriss at (806) 885-5010.

APPLICATION Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., (San Antonio Branch), 5243 Sinclair Road, San Antonio, Texas 78222, a commercial hazardous waste management facility, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a renewal/minor amendment. The permit renewal will authorize continued operation of two existing tanks and one container storage area for the storage and processing of hazardous waste. The minor amendment will add contaminated debris, update the emergency information, and remove Permitted Units No. 1, 2, 3, and 9 from facility closure costs. The facility is located south of Gonzales Highway and east of Highway 410 on approximately less than an acre in Bexar County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on March 1, 2002.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, executive director's preliminary decision, and draft permit plan are available for viewing and copying at the San Antonio Public Library, Central Library, 600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas 78222.

Further information may also be obtained from Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Ricardo Saucedo at (210) 648-7066.

APPLICATION ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc., Hwy. 366 and 32nd Street, Port Arthur, Texas 77641-0849, a petrochemical facility has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a Class 3 modification to Compliance Plan No. CP-50074 to authorize corrective action for the Aeration Basin. The facility is located on approximately 355-acre tract of land on Texas FM 366 and 32nd Street in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on June 27, 2001.

The TCEQ executive director has reviewed this action for consistency with the goals and policies of the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP) in accordance with the regulations of the Coastal Coordination Council and has determined that the action is consistent with the applicable CMP goals and policies.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft compliance plan. The draft compliance plan, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this compliance plan, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The compliance plan application, executive director's preliminary decision, and draft compliance plan are available for viewing and copying at Port Arthur Public Library, 4615 9th Avenue, Port Arthur, Texas 77642.

Further information may also be obtained from ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc. at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Jeff Baker at (409) 963-6828.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. Generally, the TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

Written public comments and requests for a public meeting must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 within 45 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director's decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or is on the mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the executive director's decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

A contested case hearing will only be granted based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission's decision on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a hearing on issues that were raised during the public comment period and not withdrawn. Issues that are not raised in public comment may not be considered during a hearing.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The executive director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the executive director will not issue final approval of the compliance plan and will forward the application and requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. You may request to be added to: (1) the mailing list for this specific application; (2) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (3) the permanent mailing list for a specific county. Clearly specify which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added and send your request to the TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Unless you otherwise specify, you will be included only on the mailing list for this specific application.

INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.TCEQ.state.tx.us.

TRD-200300336

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

The executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) is issuing this notice of deletion of the Old Lufkin Creosoting site (the Site) from the state registry, the list of state Superfund sites. The state registry lists the contaminated sites which 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 Site was originally proposed for listing on the state registry on September 25, 1990. The Site, including all land, structures, appurtenances, and other improvements is approximately 13 acres in size and is located at 1411 East Lufkin Avenue, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. In addition, the Site included any areas where hazardous substances came to be located as a result, either directly or indirectly, of releases of hazardous substances from the site.

Lufkin Creosoting Company (LLC) began operations at 1411 Lufkin Avenue in 1946. The company treated telephone poles, fence posts, railroad ties, and dimensionalized lumber at this location until 1979 when the operations were moved to a larger site on US Highway 69. The LCC began operations almost exclusively using creosote, or coal tar, to treat the wood products they produced. The only other treatment chemical utilized at this location was pentachlorophenol, which was used for about six months for treating fence posts. The treatment cylinders, boilers, pumps, tanks, and associated plumbing were located in an area bounded by the eastern property line and the south side of the drainage ditch. To date, remedial activities have not been completed but are anticipated to be completed while in the TCEQ's Voluntary Cleanup Program.

Upon completion of the remedial actions, groundwater will continue to be monitored to evaluate any potential impact of soils on groundwater. Samples will be collected on a semi-annual basis for a period of two years and then on an annual basis for a period of three years. Then, a five-year review of the groundwater monitoring data will be completed by LCC's consultant/engineer, who will provide the data review report to the TCEQ project manager, along with a recommendation for the frequency of groundwater monitoring during the subsequent five-year period. At the conclusion of the second five-year monitoring period, LCC's consultant/engineer will conduct another five-year review of the monitoring data, along with a recommendation to continue or end the groundwater monitoring.

The Site is not appropriate for residential use, according to state risk reduction regulations applicable to the Site.

Upon completion of the response action while in the TCEQ's Voluntary Cleanup Program, LCC will deed record the institutional controls which will consist of restricting the land use to industrial/commercial and banning the installation of wells for the purpose of producing potable water. LCC will keep and maintain the current fence in place after completion of the response action. The fence surrounds the entire property.

In accordance with 30 TAC §335.344(b), the commission held a public meeting to receive comments on the intended deletion of the Site on December 10, 2002, at Lufkin City Hall. No comments regarding the proposed deletion were received at the public meeting. The complete public file, including a transcript of the public meeting, may be viewed during regular business hours at the commission's Records Management Center, Building E, First Floor, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753, telephone numbers (800) 633-9363 or (512) 239-2920. Fees are charged for photocopying file information.

Because the Site has been accepted into the TCEQ Voluntary Cleanup Program, it may now be deleted from the state registry as provided by Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §361.189(a) and 30 TAC §335.344(c).

In accordance with THSC, §361.188(d), a notice will be filed in the real property records of Angelina County, Texas, stating that the Site has been deleted from the state registry.

All inquiries regarding the deletion of the Site should be directed to Mr. Bruce McAnally, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Community Relations, at (800) 633-9363 or (512) 239-2141.

TRD-200300329

Paul Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Default Order (DO). The commission staff proposes a DO when the staff has sent an executive director's preliminary report and petition (EDPRP) to an entity outlining the alleged violations; the proposed penalty; and the proposed technical requirements necessary to bring the entity back into compliance; and the entity fails to request a hearing on the matter within 20 days of its receipt of the EDPRP. Similar to the procedure followed with respect to Agreed Orders entered into by the executive director (ED) of the commission in accordance with Texas Water Code (TWC), §7.075, this notice of the proposed order and the opportunity to comment is published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is March 3, 2003 . The commission will consider any written comments received and the commission may withdraw or withhold approval of a DO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that indicate a proposed DO is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the commission's jurisdiction, or orders and permits issued in accordance with the commission's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to a proposed DO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.

A copy of each proposed DO is available for public inspection at both the commission's central office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-3400 and at the applicable regional office listed as follows. Comments about the DO should be sent to the attorney designated for the DO at the commission's central office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 3, 2003 . Comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The commission's attorneys are available to discuss the DO and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, comments on the DO should be submitted to the commission in writing .

(1) COMPANY: Sharon Walker dba Star Plaza Truck Stop; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0348-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: 0004020; LOCATION: West Highway 36, Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: retail service station and restaurant; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C) and TWC, §26.3475, by failing to equip the underground storage tanks (USTs) with overfill prevention equipment; 30 TAC §334.49(a) and TWC, §26.3475, by failing to provide corrosion protection for the UST system; 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to demonstrate financial responsibility for taking corrective action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental release arising from the operation of petroleum USTs; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475, by failing to monitor USTs for releases at a frequency of at least once a month; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3), by failing to amend the UST registration to accurately reflect the new ownership of the facility; 30 TAC §334.47(a)(2), by failing to permanently remove from service, no later than 60 days after the prescribed upgrade implementation date, an existing UST system which was not brought into timely compliance with the upgrade requirements; PENALTY: $22,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Diana Grawitch, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0939; REGIONAL OFFICE: Abilene Regional Office, 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (915) 698-9674.

TRD-200300343

Paul Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) in accordance with Texas Water Code (TWC), §7.075. Section 7.075 requires that before the commission may approve the AOs, the commission shall allow the public an opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed AOs. Section 7.075 requires that notice of the opportunity to comment must be published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is March 3, 2003 . Section 7.075 also requires that the commission promptly consider any written comments received and that the commission may withdraw or withhold approval of an AO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the commission's orders and permits issued in accordance with the commission's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to a proposed AO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.

A copy of each proposed AO is available for public inspection at both the commission's central office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-3400 and at the applicable regional office listed as follows. Comments about an AO should be sent to the attorney designated for the AO at the commission's central office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 3, 2003 . Comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The designated attorney is available to discuss the AO and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone number; however, §7.075 provides that comments on an AO should be submitted to the commission in writing .

(1) COMPANY: The City of Alamo; DOCKET NUMBER: 2001-1091-PWS-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: 1080001; LOCATION: 320 South 9th Street, Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water system; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.115(b), by exceeding the maximum contaminant level of 0.10 milligrams per liter for total trihalomenthanes; PENALTY: $3,750; STAFF ATTORNEY: Diana Grawitch, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0939; REGIONAL OFFICE: Harlingen Regional Office, 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425-6010.

(2) COMPANY: Equistar Chemicals, L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 1999-1410-AIR-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: HG-0033-B; LOCATION: 8280 Sheldon Road, Channelview, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petrochemical plant; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.112(a)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b), by failing to have the required vapor recovery system or submerged fill pipe at the time of inspection; 30 TAC §115.216(4)(B) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to keep copies of each marine vessel's certification of annual vapor tightness tests for marine loading operations at the plant; 30 TAC §115.356(1)(F) and (3) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain calibration records for volatile organic compound monitoring instruments for two years; 30 TAC §101.20(2), 40 Code of Federal Regulations §61.275(a), and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit results of seal inspections; 30 TAC §101.20(1), 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §60.115b(b)(2), and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a seal inspection report within 60 days of inspection; 30 TAC §115.354(2) and §115.355(1), 40 CFR §§60.482-2 and 7, 61.242-2(a), 61.242-7(a) and (f), 61.245(a) and (b), and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to properly monitor fugitive emissions for several units; 30 TAC §115.114(a)(2) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to perform seal gap measurements; THSC, §382.085(b) and §382.0518, and Standard Exemption (SX) 106, by failing to submit notification as required by SX 106 when the 1200 unit was modified to produce new product; PENALTY: $67,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kelly W. Mego, Litigation Division, MC R-12, (713) 422-8916; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

TRD-200300342

Paul Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

A person may request to be added to a mailing list for public notices processed through the Office of the Chief Clerk for air, water, and waste permitting activities at the TNRCC. You may request to be added to: (1) a permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) a permanent mailing list for a specific county or counties.

Note that a request to be added to a mailing list for a specific county will result in notification of all permitting matters affecting that particular county.

To be added to a mailing list, send us your name and address, clearly specifying which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added. Your written request should be sent to the TNRCC, Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P. O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087.

Individual members of the public who wish to inquire about the information contained in this notice, or to inquire about other agency permit applications or permitting processes, should call the TNRCC Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040.

TRD-200300341

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

The following notices were issued during the period of December 30, 2002 through January 17, 2003.

The following require the applicants to publish notice in the newspaper. The public comment period, requests for public meetings, or requests for a contested case hearing may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P O Box 13087, Austin Texas 78711-3087, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

AAA SANITATION, INC. has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04551, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 22.70 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located approximately 1 mile south of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 317 and Farm-to- Market Road 314 on the east side of Farm-to-Market Road 314 in Henderson County, Texas.

AUS-TEX PARTS AND SERVICES, LTD. has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 13987-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 135,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 0.5 mile east-southeast of the intersection of Fuchs Grove Road and Rector Loop and approximately 1.0 mile north of the City of Manor in Travis County, Texas.

AZURIX NORTH AMERICA RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT, INC. has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04460, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 2000 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located approximately 4 miles east of the intersection of Farm- to-Market Road 1410 and Farm-to-Market Road 61 at the intersection of Devers Road and Farm-to- Market Road 1410 in Liberty County, Texas.

B.E. COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04514, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 70 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located on County Road 294, approximately 2 miles south of the intersection of Farm-to- Market Road 322 and Farm-to-Market Road 2011 in Rusk County, Texas.

BELL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3 has applied for a major amendment to TPDES Permit No. 10797-001 to authorize an increase in the discharge of treated domestic wastewater from a daily average flow not to exceed 250,000 gallons per day to a daily average flow not to exceed 675,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 3/4 mile southeast of Nolanville, on South Nolan Creek in Bell County, Texas.

BLUE BELL MANOR UTILITY CO., INC. has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 11473-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 600,000 gallons per day. The facility is located on the north bank of Halls Bayou, approximately 1,200 feet north-northeast of the intersection of State Highway 249 (formerly Farm- to-Market Road 149) and Veterans Memorial (formerly Stuebner Airline Road) in Harris County, Texas.

JOHN HOUSE CALDWELL has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04465, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 172 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located at approximately 4.5 miles northwest of Rosharon, Texas, on the west side of Farm-to- Market Road 521. The entrance is approximately 6 miles south of the intersection of State Highway 6 and Farm-to-Market Road 521. in Brazoria County, Texas.

CITY OF CLARKSVILLE has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 10148-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 900,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 82 ans State Highway 37 and approximately 0.75 mile east of Farm-to-Market Road 910 in Red River County, Texas.

JOANNE DICKENS has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04479, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 48 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located approximately 650 feet from the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 350 South and Dickens Ranch Road, approximately 2.8 mile southeast of the intersection of Federal Highway 190 and Farm-to- Market 350 South, approximately 4.8 miles west of Livingston in Polk County, Texas.

FKP-PASADENA which operates a facility that manages an inactive gypsum storage pile associated with historical fertilizer manufacturing at an adjacent site, has applied for a major amendment to TPDES Permit No. 03999 to authorize an increase in flow limitations at Outfall 001 from a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day to 72,000 gallons per day, and from a daily maximum flow not to exceed 72,000 gallons per day to 108,000 gallons per day. The current permit authorizes the discharge of treated gypsum pile wastewater and storm water at a daily average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallons per day via Outfall 001. The facility is located on the Houston Ship Channel, at the point where Jefferson Road terminates at the Houston Ship Channel, in the City of Pasadena, Harris County, Texas.

CITY OF GOLDTHWAITE has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04522, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 30 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located 500 feet north of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 3023 and Texas Highway 16 in Mills County, Texas.

HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 321 has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 13211-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 800,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located approximately 1,200 feet south of West Road and 6,000 feet west of Interstate Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas.

K-3 RESOURCES, INC has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04518, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 268 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located at the intersection of State Highway 529 and State Highway 362 in Waller County, Texas in Waller County, Texas.

LA JOYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT has applied for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 13523-007, to authorize the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 12,570 gallons per day via subsurface low pressure dosed nonpublic access drainfields with a minimum area of 67,650 square feet. The proposed permit authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 6,765 gallons per day via subsurface low pressure dosed nonpublic access drainfields with a minimum area of 67,650 square feet. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The facility and disposal site will be located approximately 0.7 mile north of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 2221 and La Homa Road, east of La Homa Road in Hidalgo County, Texas.

LA JOYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (Elementary School No. 17) has applied for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 13523-008, to authorize the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 12,570 gallons per day via subsurface low pressure dosed nonpublic access drainfields with a minimum area of 67,650 square feet. The proposed permit authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 6,765 gallons per day via subsurface low pressure dosed nonpublic access drainfields with a minimum area of 67,650 square feet. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The facility and disposal site will be located on the west side of Farm-to-Market Road 1427, approximately 1,425 feet north of the intersection of Farm-to-Market 1427 and U.S. Highway 83 in Hidalgo County, Texas.

CITY OF MARFA has applied for a renewal of Permit No. 10109-001, which authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 120,000 gallons per day via surface irrigation of 62 acres of non-public access pastureland. The facility and disposal site are located approximately 3,000 feet southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 67 in Presidio County, Texas.

NORTHGATE CROSSING MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 12979-004, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 950,000 gallons per day. The facility is located 5,000 feet east-southeast of the crossing of Spring Creek under Interstate Highway 45 and 8,000 feet northeast of the intersection of Spring Stuebner Road and Interstate Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas.

SUNBELT FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT has applied for a renewal of TPDES Permit No. 10236-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 450,000 gallons per day. The facility is located immediately north of Mooney Road and east of Halls Bayou in Harris County, Texas.

SYNAGRO OF TEXAS-CDR, INC. has submitted application for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. 04505, to authorize the land application of sewage sludge for beneficial use on 56.37 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into waters in the State. The land application site is located one mile south of Brownsboro on County Road 3600 in Henderson County, Texas.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 13717-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 350,000 gallons per day. The facility is located approximately 2 miles southwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 320 and 645; approximately 5 miles northwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 645 and U.S. Highways 84 and 79; within the boundaries of the Powledge State Prison Farm in Anderson County, Texas.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION has applied for a renewal of TNRCC Permit No. 11643-001, which authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 10,000 gallons per day. Issuance of the proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. 11643-001 will replace the existing TNRCC Permit No. 11643-001 issued August 01, 1997. The facility is located along the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 59 approximately 1.5 miles north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Farm- to-Market Road 942 in Polk County, Texas.

TRD-200300335

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

Notice mailed January 16, 2003.

APPLICATION NO. 18-2042A; Kendall Water, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership, d/b/a Kendall Water Supply, P.O. Box 2295, Boerne, Texas 78006, applicant, seeks an amendment to Certificate of Adjudication No. 18-2042, pursuant to 11.122, Texas Water Code and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules 30 TAC 295.1, et seq. Certificate of Adjudication No. 18-2042 authorizes owner to divert and use not to exceed 209 acre-feet of water per annum from two diversion points on Cypress Creek, tributary of the Guadalupe River, Guadalupe River Basin, in Kerr County for agricultural purposes to irrigate a maximum of 125 acres of land out of a tract located in the Jose Maria Rigaldo Original Survey No. 27, Abstract No. 279 and Ansclmo Galban Survey No. 28, Abstract 148, Kerr County, Texas. The maximum diversion rate is 1.0 cfs (450 gpm). The time priority of the owners right is 1964. Applicant seeks to amend Certificate of Adjudication No. 18-2042 by adding 5 off-channel reservoirs for storage, an additional diversion point downstream on the Guadalupe River, and an additional place of use of approximately 250 acres out of a 788.41 acre tract of land in Kendall County. Once the water is diverted from the Guadalupe River it will be stored in 5 proposed off-channel reservoirs ( Pond Nos. 1-5) for subsequent diversion from off- channel reservoir No. 1 (Pond No. 1) for agricultural (irrigation) purposes. The proposed diversion point on the Guadalupe River is approximately 10.8 miles in a northeast direction from the City of Boerne, Kendall County. Said point is bearing S 39.517 E, 14,686 feet from the northeast corner of the M. Schwartz Original Survey No. 699, Abstract No. 476 and also being at 29.878 N Latitude, 98.576 W Longitude. Applicant has indicated that they have groundwater wells capable of supplementing its irrigation needs. In the future, the applicant plans to use treated wastewater effluent in conjunction with the groundwater and the surface water sources to supply their irrigation demands. The additional lands to be irrigated are described as being 250 acres out of approximately 788.41 acres of land and is owned by Carla H. Northington. Ownership of the land is evidence by document No. 161459 in the Official Records of Kendall County. This land is approximately 10.8 miles northeast of Boerne, Kendall County, Texas. Pursuant to 30 TAC 295.32 (a)(5), consent agreements were submitted by Cordillera Ranch, Ltd. and Carla H. Northington stating that the amendment, if granted, will be owned by the applicant and the 209 acre-feet of water will not become appurtenant to the additional aforesaid 250 acres of land. The application was received on August 26, 2002. Additional information for the application was received on October 11, 2002 and December 19, 2002. The application was accepted for filing and declared administratively complete on January 3, 2003.

Information Section

A public meeting is intended for the taking of public comment, and is not a contested case hearing. A public meeting will be held if the Executive Director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in an application.

The Executive Director can consider approval of an application unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed. To request a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any: (2) applicant's name and permit number; (3) the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing;" and (4) a brief and specific description of how you would be affected by the application in a way not common to the general public. You may also submit any proposed conditions to the requested application which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information section below.

If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will not issue the requested permit and may forward the application and hearing request to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

Written hearing requests, public comments or requests for a public meeting should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103, at the same address. For additional information, individual members of the general public may contact the Office of Public Assistance at 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

TRD-200300340

LaDonna Castañuela

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) in accordance with Texas Water Code (the Code), §7.075, which requires that the commission may not approve these AOs unless the public has been provided an opportunity to submit written comments. Section 7.075 requires that notice of the proposed orders and the opportunity to comment must be published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is March 3, 2003 . Section 7.075 also requires that the commission promptly consider any written comments received and that the commission may withhold approval of an AO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that indicate the proposed AO is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Code, the Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), and/or the Texas Clean Air Act (the Act). Additional notice is not required if changes to an AO are made in response to written comments.

A copy of each proposed AO is available for public inspection at both the commission's central office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building C, 1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-1864 and at the applicable regional office listed as follows. Written comments about an AO should be sent to the enforcement coordinator designated for each AO at the commission's central office at P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 3, 2003 . Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the enforcement coordinator at (512) 239-2550. The commission enforcement coordinators are available to discuss the AOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, §7.075 provides that comments on the AOs should be submitted to the commission in writing .

(1) COMPANY: Butler Manufacturing Company dba Vistawall Architectural Products; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-1180-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number KB-0015-U; LOCATION: Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: aluminum extruding and manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.146(1) and (2), General Operating Permit Number O 1273, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit the Title V annual compliance certification; and 30 TAC §116.115(c), Permit Number 9396, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain their painting operations with no visible emissions and store all waste paint and solvents in sealed containers; PENALTY: $7,125; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jorge Ibarra, (817) 588-5800; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.

(2) COMPANY: Catalpa Villa Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0983- PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: Public Water Supply Number 1910006; LOCATION: Amarillo, Randall County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2) and (g), §290.122(c), and THSC, §341.033(d), by failing to collect and submit routine monthly water samples for bacteriological analysis and failing to provide public notice of the sampling deficiencies; PENALTY: $1,250; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Subhash Jain, (512) 239-5867; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3918 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, Texas 79109-4933, (806) 353- 9251.

(3) COMPANY: City of Clifton; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0899-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 10043-001; LOCATION: Clifton, Bosque County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (9), TPDES Permit Number 10043-001, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with their permitted effluent limits and failing to report any noncompliance which may endanger human health or safety or the environment; PENALTY: $7,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jeff Kunze, (254) 761-3021; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.

(4) COMPANY: Bill Nguyen dba Easy Shop; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0239-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Facility Identification Number 0043641; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.48(c), by failing to conduct inventory control; 30 TAC §334.49(a)(2) and the Code, §26.3475(d), by failing to maintain the corrosion protection system; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(III), and the Code, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1), by failing to monitor the underground storage tank (UST) system for releases, provide proper release detection for the UST pressurized piping, and failing to conduct the annual performance and operational reliability tests; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(B) and (5)(A)(i), and the Code, §26.346(a) and §26.3467(a), by failing to submit the UST registration and self-certification form and make available to a common carrier a valid, current delivery certificate; 30 TAC §115.242(3)(J), (4), and (9), and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain all components of the Stage II vapor recovery system, and failing to post operating instructions conspicuously on the front of each dispenser; 30 TAC §115.246(4) and (5), and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain proof of attendance and completion of the Stage II facility representative training and maintain a record of the results of testing conducted; and 30 TAC §115.245(2) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to conduct a successful pressure decay test; PENALTY: $600; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Catherine Albrecht, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(5) COMPANY: Enbridge Pipelines (East Texas), L.L.C.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0559- AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number FI-0028-G; LOCATION: Streetman, Freestone County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: natural gas treating and sulfur recovery; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c), Air Quality Permit Number 8988, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to operate the plant in compliance with the sulfur dioxide emission limit; PENALTY: $8,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Salal Tahiri, (254) 772-9240; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.

(6) COMPANY: Harris County Municipal Utility District Number 250; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0813-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: TPDES Permit Number 12685-001; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), (4), and (5), §305.126(a), TPDES Permit Number 12685-001, and the Code, §26.121, by failing to maintain compliance with permit effluents for ammonia-nitrogen and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, failing to operate and maintain the facility, mount the staff gauge at the correct location, and meet the permit provision of the 75/90 rule; and 30 TAC §317.7(e), by failing to post warning signs on the fence surrounding the facility; PENALTY: $9,200; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Catherine Albrecht, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(7) COMPANY: Diana Hogan dba Mr. Rooter Vacuum; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0407-SLG- E; IDENTIFIER: Sludge Transporter Registration Number 21249; LOCATION: Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: sludge transportation company; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §312.143, by failing to dispose of domestic septage and grease trap waste; and 30 TAC §312.142(c) and (f)(3), by failing to maintain a copy of the registration and notify the executive director that the transporter planned to handle a waste not included in the existing registration; PENALTY: $12,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sandra Hernandez Alanis, (956) 425- 6010; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425- 6010.

(8) COMPANY: Newport Municipal Utility District; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0490-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: TPDES Permit Number 11329-001; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), TPDES Permit Number 11329-001, and the Code, §26.121, by failing to comply with its permitted effluent limits for total suspended solids, ammonia-nitrogen and two-hour peak flow limit of 2,083 gallons per minute; PENALTY: $12,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Pamela Campbell, (512) 239-4493; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.

(9) COMPANY: Donald P. Leblanc dba OJ's Mobil Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-1102- PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 0073347; LOCATION: Orange, Orange County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A), (2)(A)(i)(III), and (d)(1)(B), and the Code, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1), by failing to provide proper release detection, provide proper release detection for the piping, test a line leak detector at least once per year, and conduct monthly inventory control and reconciliation; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(B) and (5)(C), and the Code, §26.346(a), by failing to ensure that the UST registration and self-certification forms were fully and accurately completed and failing to physically label all tank fill pipes; 30 TAC §334.48(c), by failing to have records available to verify that reconciliation of detailed inventory control is being conducted; and 30 TAC §37.835(b), by failing to provide a properly worded insurance policy; PENALTY: $6,887; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: John Barry, (409) 898-3838; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.

(10) COMPANY: Sid Richardson Pipeline, Ltd.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0754-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number CZ-0012-K; LOCATION: near McCamey, Crockett County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: natural gas processing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.7(a) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain control equipment; 30 TAC §111.111(a)(4)(A)(ii) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to keep a visible emissions log; 30 TAC §122.145(2)(A) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a deviation report; and 30 TAC §106.512(1) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to register engineer number 3121; PENALTY: $8,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sheila Smith, (512) 239-1670; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.

(11) COMPANY: Ajaz Qadir Khan dba Super Food Mart #36; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002- 0635-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 52796; LOCATION: Tyler, Smith County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.49(a)(2) and (c)(4)(C), and the Code, §26.3475(d), by failing to protect the UST system from corrosion and failure to have the corrosion protection system inspected; 30 TAC §334.49(c)(2)(C) and the Code, §26.3475(d), by failing to ensure that the rectifier and other system components are operating properly; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2)(A)(i)(III) and (ii)(I), (d)(1)(B)(ii), and the Code, §26.3475(a), by failing to have the line leak detectors tested, conduct piping tightness testing for the pressurized piping, and reconcile inventory records on a monthly basis; and 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C), by failing to permanently label all fill pipes; PENALTY: $4,320; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Carolyn Lind, (903) 535-5100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.

(12) COMPANY: City of Weslaco; DOCKET NUMBER: 2001-1567-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: TPDES Permit Number 10619-003; LOCATION: Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (5) and TPDES Permit Number 10619-003, by failing to ensure that the facility's systems of collection, treatment, and disposal were properly operated and maintained and submit a complete annual sludge report; PENALTY: $9,375; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: David Van Soest, (512) 239-0468; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425-6010.

(13) COMPANY: Wynn-Crosby Energy, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-1230-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: Air Account Number SM-0041-U and Regulated Entity Identification Number 102546249; LOCATION: San Isidro, Starr County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: oil and gas production; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §122.146(2) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit the annual Title V compliance certification; PENALTY: $2,200; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sandra Hernandez Alanis, (956) 425-6010; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425-6010.

(14) COMPANY: Young Contractors, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2002-0933-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: PST Facility Identification Number 04446; LOCATION: Waco, McLennan County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: fleet fueling; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(B) and (C), by failing to provide spill containment equipment and overfill prevention equipment; 30 TAC §334.49(a) and the Code, §26.3475, by failing to provide corrosion protection; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2)(A)(i), by failing to provide release detection and equip the pressurized piping with automatic line leak detectors; and 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C), by failing to label all tank fill pipes; PENALTY: $8,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sunday Udoetok, (512) 239-0739; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.

TRD-200300326

Paul Sarahan

Director, Litigation Division

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: January 21, 2003

Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Radiation Control (bureau) ordered Central Testing Company, Inc., also known as CTC Inspection (licensee-Unlicensed) of Lake Charles, Louisiana, to cease and desist performing industrial radiographic operations in Texas until all requirements of 25 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 289 have been met. CTC Inspection is also ordered to remove all sources of radiation from Texas. The order will remain in effect until CTC Inspection receives written authorization from the bureau to perform industrial radiography in Texas.

A copy of all relevant material is available, by appointment, for public inspection at the Bureau of Radiation Control, Texas Department of Health, Exchange Building, 8407 Wall Street, Austin, Texas, telephone (512) 834-6688, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays).

TRD-200300344

Susan K. Steeg

General Counsel

Texas Department of Health

Filed: January 21, 2003

INTRODUCTION

The Texas Department of Health (department) School Health Program announces the expected availability of approximately $375,000 of fiscal year 2004 Maternal and Child Health Block Grant funds to provide second or third year continuation funding for five currently funded model school-based health centers that deliver conventional primary and preventive health services and related social services to a school-age population on a school campus. Funds are intended to support school-based health centers that meet the health care needs of students and their families. The maximum funding available for each of the three third-year projects for the 12-month period is $62,500. The maximum funding available for each of the two second-year projects for the 12-month period is $93,750. It is expected that the contract will begin on or about September 1, 2003, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period of three years.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

Funding is available for currently funded school-based health centers that deliver primary and preventive health services and related social services to a school-age population on a school campus.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Eligible applicants are currently funded school districts, charter schools, and school district cooperatives.

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

The maximum funding available for each of the three third-year projects for the 12-month period is $62,500. The maximum funding available for each of the two second-year projects for the 12-month period is $93,750.

BUDGET PERIOD

It is expected that the contract will begin on or about September 1, 2003, and will be made for a 12 month budget period within a project period of three years.

DEADLINE

Requests for Proposal (RFPs) should be submitted to the Contract Management Section of the Texas Department of Health, Moreton Building - Room M370, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas, by 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Saving Time, April 15, 2003.

FOR INFORMATION

For a copy of the RFP and other information, contact the department's Contract Management Division, Moreton Building, Room M-370, Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, FAX (512) 458-7446; E-mail: contractmgt@tdh.state.tx.us; or access the Contract Management web site at: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/afh-contracts/default.htm.

TRD-200300333

Susan K. Steeg

General Counsel

Texas Department of Health

Filed: January 21, 2003

INTRODUCTION

The Texas Department of Health (department) School Health Program announces the expected availability of approximately $500,000 of fiscal year 2004 Maternal and Child Health Block Grant funds to provide start-up funding for four model school-based health centers that deliver primary and preventive health services and related social services to a school-age population on a school campus. Eligible applicants are school districts, charter schools, and school district cooperatives. The maximum funding available to each selected applicant's school-based health center project for the first budget period is $125,000. It is expected that the contract will begin on or about September 1, 2003, and will be made for a 12 month budget period within a project period of three years.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

Funding is available for school-based health centers that deliver primary and preventive health services and related social services to a school-age population on a school campus.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Eligible applicants are school districts, charter schools, and school district cooperatives.

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

Approximately $500,000 of fiscal year 2004 Maternal and Child Health Block Grant funds will be available. The maximum funding available for each selected applicant's school-based health center project for the first budget period is $125,000.

BUDGET PERIOD

It is expected that the contract will begin on or about September 1, 2003, and will be made for a 12 month budget period within a project period of three years.

REVIEW AND AWARD CRITERIA

Proposals will be evaluated relative to four criteria. Each criterion will count for a percentage of the evaluation score. (1) Administration will count for 25%; (2) Needs Assessment and Identification of Target Population will count for 25%; (3) Community Collaboration and Coordination will count for 25%; and (4) the Project Work Plan will count for 25% of the evaluation score. Bonus points (5% of total score) will be given to applicants located in rural areas. "Rural" is defined as a county with a population not greater than 50,000. Bonus points (5% of total score) will also be given to applicants located in a school district that is in the bottom 25th percentile in regards to low property wealth per student. The Texas Education Agency will provide current data regarding which districts fall into the lower 25th percentile in regard to low property wealth per student.

DEADLINE

Requests for Proposal (RFPs) should be submitted to the Contract Management Section of the Texas Department of Health, Moreton Building - Room M-370, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas, by 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Saving Time, April 15, 2003.

FOR INFORMATION

For a copy of the RFP and other information, contact the department's Contract Management Division, Moreton Building, Room M-370, Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, FAX (512) 458-7446; E-mail: contractmgt@tdh.state.tx.us; or access the Contract Management web site at: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/afh-contracts/default.htm.

TRD-200300332

Susan K. Steeg

General Counsel

Texas Department of Health

Filed: January 21, 2003

Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32, of the Human Resources Code, and 40 Texas Administrative Code §19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services is closing the solicitation for new Medicaid beds in Clay County, County #039; Donley County, County #065; Hansford County, County #098; and Kent County, County #132 , identified in the September 10, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 7304). The solicitation is being closed effective the date of this public notice.

TRD-200300350

Paul Leche

General Counsel, Legal Services

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: January 22, 2003

Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32, of the Human Resources Code, and 40 Texas Administrative Code §19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services is closing the solicitation for new Medicaid beds in Dallam County, County #056; La Salle County, County #142; and Presidio County, County #189 , identified in the April 25, 1989, issue of the Texas Register (14 TexReg 204). The solicitation is being closed effective the date of this public notice.

TRD-200300348

Paul Leche

General Counsel, Legal Services

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: January 22, 2003

Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32, of the Human Resources Code, and 40 Texas Administrative Code §19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services is closing the solicitation for new Medicaid beds in Hartley County, County #103 , identified in the April 14, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 3331). The solicitation is being closed effective the date of this public notice.

TRD-200300352

Paul Leche

General Counsel, Legal Services

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: January 22, 2003

Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32, of the Human Resources Code, and 40 Texas Administrative Code §19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services is closing the solicitation for new Medicaid beds in Parmer County, County #185, and San Jacinto County, County #204 , identified in the November 3, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 11136). The solicitation is being closed effective the date of this public notice.

TRD-200300353

Paul Leche

General Counsel, Legal Services

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: January 22, 2003

Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32, of the Human Resources Code, and 40 Texas Administrative Code §19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services is closing the solicitation for new Medicaid beds in Schleicher County, County #207 , identified in the November 1, 2002, issue of the Texas Register (27 TexReg 10481). The solicitation is being closed effective the date of this public notice.

TRD-200300355

Paul Leche

General Counsel, Legal Services

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: January 22, 2003

Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32, of the Human Resources Code, and 40 Texas Administrative Code §19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services is closing the solicitation for new Medicaid beds in Sherman County, County #211 , identified in the January 21, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 449). The solicitation is being closed effective the date of this public notice.

TRD-200300351

Paul Leche

General Counsel, Legal Services

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: January 22, 2003

Pursuant to Title 2, Chapters 22 and 32, of the Human Resources Code, and 40 Texas Administrative Code §19.2324, the Texas Department of Human Services is closing the solicitation for new Medicaid beds in Upton County, County #231 , identified in the October 3, 1997, issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 10041). The solicitation is being closed effective the date of this public notice.

TRD-200300349

Paul Leche

General Counsel, Legal Services

Texas Department of Human Services

Filed: January 22, 2003

Application to change the name of CGU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA to AVIVA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY a foreign life, accident and/or health company. The home office is in Wilmington, Delaware.

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-200300373

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: January 22, 2003

The Commissioner of Insurance, or his designee, will consider approval of a rate filing request submitted by Employers Insurance Company of Wausau proposing to use rates for commercial automobile insurance that are outside the upper or lower limits of the flexibility band promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance, pursuant to TEX. INS. CODE ANN. art 5.101 §3(g). The Company is requesting the following flex percent of +55 for Liability and Physical Damage coverage for Hospitality Industry (SIC 7011) under all territories and classes. The overall rate change is +24%.

Copies of the filing may be obtained by contacting the Texas Department of Insurance, P&C Actuarial Division, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104, telephone (512) 475-3017.

This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing unless a properly filed objection, pursuant to art. 5.101§3(h), is made with the Chief Actuary for P&C, Mr. Phil Presley, at the Texas Department of Insurance, MC 105-5F, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78701 by February 19, 2003.

TRD-200300357

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: January 22, 2003

The Commissioner of Insurance, or his designee, will consider approval of a rate filing request submitted by Wausau Business Insurance Company proposing to use rates for commercial automobile insurance that are outside the upper or lower limits of the flexibility band promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance, pursuant to TEX. INS. CODE ANN. art 5.101 §3(g). The Company is requesting the following flex percent of +55 for Liability and Physical Damage coverage for Hospitality Industry (SIC 7011) under all territories and classes. The overall rate change is +63.2%.

Copies of the filing may be obtained by contacting the Texas Department of Insurance, P&C Actuarial Division, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104, telephone (512) 475-3017.

This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing unless a properly filed objection, pursuant to art. 5.101 §3(h), is made with the Chief Actuary for P&C, Mr. Phil Presley, at the Texas Department of Insurance, MC 105-5F, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78701 by February 19, 2003.

TRD-200300358

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: January 22, 2003

The Commissioner of Insurance, or his designee, will consider approval of a rate filing request submitted by Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company proposing to use rates for commercial automobile insurance that are outside the upper or lower limits of the flexibility band promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance, pursuant to TEX. INS. CODE ANN. art 5.101 §3(g). The Company is requesting the following flex percent of +55 for Liability and Physical Damage coverage for Hospitality Industry (SIC 7011) under all territories and classes. The overall rate change is +40.9%.

Copies of the filing may be obtained by contacting the Texas Department of Insurance, P&C Actuarial Division, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104, telephone (512) 475-3017.

This filing is subject to Department approval without a hearing unless a properly filed objection, pursuant to art. 5.101 §3(h), is made with the Chief Actuary for P&C, Mr. Phil Presley, at the Texas Department of Insurance, MC 105-5F, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78701 by February 19, 2003.

TRD-200300359

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: January 22, 2003

The following third party administrator (TPA) application has been filed with the Texas Department of Insurance and is under consideration.

Application for admission to Texas of Medical Benefits Administrators of MD, Inc., a foreign third party administrator. The home office is Abingdon, Maryland.

Any objections must be filed within 20 days after this notice was filed with the Secretary of State, addressed to the attention of Charles M. Waits, MC 107-5A, 333 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.

TRD-200300327

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: January 21, 2003

On January 15, 2003, DPI-Teleconnect, LLC filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to amend its service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted in SPCOA Certificate Number 60215. Applicant intends to remove the resale-only restriction.

The Application: Application of DPI-Teleconnect, LLC for an Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 27236.

Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than February 5, 2003. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the Commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 27236.

TRD-200300284

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 17, 2003

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of an application on January 14, 2003, 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 Alticomm, Inc. for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 27221 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service and long distance service.

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

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 by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-800-782-8477 no later than February 5, 2003. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 27221.

TRD-200300244

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 16, 2003

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) an application on January 13, 2003, for waiver of denial by North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) of applicant’s request for NXX codes.

Docket Title and Number: Application of TXU Communications Telephone Company (TXUCT) for Waiver of Denial by Neustar of NXX Code Request. Docket Number 27214.

The Application: A customer of TXUCT, Curtis Development and Jarvis Entertainment (Curtis/Jarvis), has requested TXUCT to supply 2 sequential blocks of 1,000 numbers for use in their new office development in Walden, Texas. On October 23, 2002, TXUCT stated that it submitted a Central Office Code (NXX) Assignment Request to the NANPA for the assignment of NXX resources necessary to meet the Curtis/Jarvis request. The specific 100 number blocks requested are 936-582-8XXX and 936-448-7XXX. The NANPA denied TXUCT’s request based on practices designed to prohibit acquisition of unneeded numbering resources. TXUCT seeks an exception to the application of NXX assignment guidelines. TXUCT asked that the Commission waive the NANPA’s denial of TXUCT’s NXX assignment request.

Persons wishing 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 by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at 1-888-782-8477 no later than February 18, 2003. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll-free at 1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 27214.

TRD-200300246

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 16, 2003

Notice is given to the public of the filing, on January 21, 2003, with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission), a notice of intent to file a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to the commission's Substantive Rule §26.215. The Applicant will file the LRIC study on or about January 31, 2003.

Docket Title and Number. Verizon Southwest’s Application for Approval of LRIC Study for Frame Relay Service Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule 26.215, Docket Number 27258.

Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing Docket No. 27258. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no later than 45 days after the date of a sufficient study 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 Public Utility Commission 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-200300372

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 22, 2003

On January 14, 2003, Nortex Telecom, LLC and Verizon Southwest, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27227. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement is available for public inspection at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) 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 interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 3 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 27227. 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 February 14, 2003, 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 the commission's 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27227.

TRD-200300237

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 15, 2003

On January 14, 2003, Henry Communications, Inc. doing business as Communicaciones Hispanas and Verizon Southwest, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27228. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement is available for public inspection at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) 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 interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 3 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 27228. 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 February 14, 2003, 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 the commission's 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27228.

TRD-200300238

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 15, 2003

On January 14, 2003, Phone Remedies, LLC and Verizon Southwest, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27229. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement is available for public inspection at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) 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 interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 3 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 27229. 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 February 14, 2003, 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 the commission's 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27229.

TRD-200300239

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 15, 2003

On January 14, 2003, AmeriMex Communications Corp. and Verizon Southwest, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27230. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement is available for public inspection at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) 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 interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 3 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 27230. 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 February 14, 2003, 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 the commission's 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27230.

TRD-200300240

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 15, 2003

On January 14, 2003, Capital Telecommunications, Inc. and Verizon Southwest, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27231. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement is available for public inspection at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) 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 interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 3 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 27231. 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 February 14, 2003, 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 the commission's 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27231.

TRD-200300241

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 15, 2003

On January 15, 2003, Southwestern Bell Telephone, LP doing business as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and V3 Global, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27235. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement is available for public inspection at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) 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 interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 3 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 27235. 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 February 14, 2003, 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 the commission's 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27235.

TRD-200300316

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 17, 2003

On January 16, 2003, Fitch Affordable Telecom Co. and Riviera Telephone Company, Inc., collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27240. The joint application and the underlying interconnection agreement is available for public inspection at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) 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 interconnection agreement. Any interested person may file written comments on the joint application by filing 3 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 27240. 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 February 18, 2003, 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 the commission's 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27240.

TRD-200300317

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 17, 2003

Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of a petition on December 10, 2002, for expanded local calling service (ELCS), pursuant to Chapter 55, Subchapter C of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA). A summary of the application follows.

Project Title and Number: Petition of the Carlton Exchange for Expanded Local Calling Service, Project Number 27088.

The petitioners in the Carlton exchange request ELCS to the exchanges of Alexander, Dublin, Hamilton, Hico, and Stephenville.

Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Customer Protection Division at (512)936-7120 no later than February 13, 2003. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136.

TRD-200300285

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 17, 2003

On January 14, 2003, Southwestern Bell Telephone, LP doing business as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Sage Telecom of Texas, LP, collectively referred to as applicants, filed a joint application for approval of amendment to an existing interconnection agreement under Section 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 2003) (PURA). The joint application has been designated Docket Number 27226. 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 3 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 27226. 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 February 14, 2003, 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 action, 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, or by phone 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 27226.

TRD-200300236

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 15, 2003

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) proposes a new form, Earnings Monitoring Report for Investor-Owned Transmission and Distribution Service Providers, to be used for the report filed pursuant to commission Substantive Rule §25.73(b). This report provides information needed to monitor the earnings and financial condition of investor-owned transmission and distribution service providers. Project Number 26395 has been established for this proceeding.

Copies of the proposed form and its associated instructions are available in the commission’s Central Records Division, Room G-113, under Project Number 26395. Copies of the form may also be accessed via the Internet at http://www.puc.state.tx.us/electric/projects/26395/26395.cfm.

n addition to comments on the proposed form, the commission also requests interested parties to file comments on the following question: In schedules I, II, III, and IV of the report, is the proposed methodology of calculating the amounts related to wholesale transmission and retail appropriate? If not, what would be a better or more accurate method?

Written comments on the proposed form and related question may be submitted to the Filing Clerk, Public Utility Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas, 78701 on or before March 3, 2003. Reply comments, if any should be submitted on or before March 12, 2003. All comments should refer to Project Number 26395.

Questions concerning the proposed form or this notice should be directed to Darryl Tietjen, Director of Financial Analysis, Financial Review Division, at 512-936-7436 or darryl.tietjen@puc.state.tx.us. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at 512-936-7136.

TRD-200300315

Rhonda Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 17, 2003