Texas Department of Agriculture
Notice of Acceptance of Applications for Federal Aquaculture Assistance Funds
In accordance with clause (3) of Section 32 of the Agricultural Act of
August 24, 1935, the Farm Service Agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture (FSA) has provided a grant to the Texas Department of Agriculture
(TDA) to distribute to eligible aquaculture producers adversely affected by
Hurricane Rita in 2005. On July 1, 2006, TDA will begin accepting aquaculture
assistance fund applications from eligible aquaculture producers.
Eligibility Criteria.
To be eligible for
aquaculture assistance funds the aquaculture producer must meet the following
criteria:
1.
Must have suffered an aquaculture loss
from Sept. 23, 2005 - Nov. 22, 2005, as a direct result of Hurricane Rita;
2.
Must have raised aquaculture species in
a controlled environment as part of a farming operation during the covered
period;
3.
Must have had a risk in the production
of such aquaculture species; and
4.
Must have not received, or receive in
the future, assistance under other disaster programs for the same aquaculture
loss.
5.
Must have had an aquaculture operation
suffering losses located in one of the 29 Texas counties that received a presidential
or secretarial disaster designation. These counties are: Angelina, Brazoria,
Chambers, Cherokee, Fort Bend, Galveston, Gregg, Hardin, Harris, Harrison,
Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Marion, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton,
Orange, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity,
Tyler and Walker.
Covered Losses.
Funds can only be paid for
documented losses incurred during Hurricane Rita related to the normal production
of aquaculture species. These losses include: crop loss, feed loss, equipment
and facility damage, generator/diesel fuel costs, water costs to replace water
spoiled by the storm, and clean-up costs. No person may receive more than
$80,000 in fund payments.
For purposes of this Grant Program, "Aquaculture Species" means aquatic
animal organisms including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, reptiles, or amphibians
reared or cultured under controlled conditions in an aquaculture facility.
Submitting an Application. Applications will be
accepted beginning July 1, 2006.
Applications will be mailed to aquaculture
producers currently registered with TDA and/or the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department. Applications will also be available on TDA's website at: www.agr.state.tx.us.
Applications must be mailed to TDA headquarters in Austin by the deadline
provided below. Applications must be certified by the applicant and include
supporting documentation for losses claimed. Applicants will also be required
to complete an application for a State of Texas Payee ID number, as part of
the application for the aquaculture assistance funds, if they do not already
have this number on file with the Office of the State Comptroller.
Deadline for Submission of Applications.
The
postmark deadline for mailing of applications for aquaculture assistance to
TDA is
August 14, 2006.
TDA will distribute funds after all valid applications are processed. In
the event that the amount of valid losses exceeds the amount of funds available,
funds may be distributed on a pro rata basis.
Further Information.
Additional information
about the aquaculture assistance program and application process can be found
on TDA's website. In addition, aquaculture producers may contact Cary Dupuy,
Federal and Trade Specialist, TDA at (512) 936-0761 or cary.dupuy@agr.state.tx.us,
for more information.
TRD-200603390
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Filed: June 21, 2006
Statement of Purpose.
The Texas Department
of Agriculture (TDA) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting
proposals for the development of a quality assurance program for Texas wines.
Funding for the development of this program is provided from the Texas Wine
Industry Development Fund (WIDF). Section 50B.002 of the Texas Agriculture
Code provides that under the direction of TDA and the Commissioner of Agriculture
(commissioner), WIDF funds may be used for the development of technologies,
strategies, or practices that could benefit the production of grapes and wine
in the United States and increasing the economic impact of the Texas wine
producing industry.
Additional information on TDA and its marketing programs, including wine,
can be found at www.gotexanwine.org and www.agr.state.tx.us.
Eligibility.
Funds may be awarded to institutions
of higher education or governmental research entities. A proposal may include
a request for funding of a project to be conducted by more than one entity.
Objective and Scope of Work.
The Texas wine
industry is growing at an incredible rate and the need exists to inform the
public about the quality of Texas wines. This RFP requests the development
of a quality assurance program to create standards by which Texas wines can
be acknowledged for meeting specified quality parameters. The program would
create a "highest standards" measure to which wineries can score their offerings
and winemaking practices. Wineries meeting these standards can then receive
acknowledgement of their efforts, providing a way for consumers to quickly
determine that quality is assured.
The outcome of this RFP would include, but not be limited to, the following:
1.
The development of a set of minimum quality
requirements (addressing issues such as production methods and other pertinent
quality issues);
2.
A structured scoring/grading method and
system;
3.
Recommendations on ways to encourage buy-in
from all levels - wine producers, retailers and restaurateurs;
4.
Recommendations on communicating the program
to all stakeholders;
5.
Recommendations on how the program requirements
can be monitored and enforced to ensure that wines claiming the quality designation
meet the necessary guidelines;
6.
Recommendations on ensuring the program
remains flexible and responsive to industry changes;
7.
Presentation of the program at a minimum
of two Wine Industry Development Advisory Committee meetings; and
8.
A final report on the program that includes
a short, executive summary (no more than four pages) highlighting the key
aspects.
Proposal Limitations.
If funding becomes
unavailable during the project term and TDA is unable to obtain sufficient
funds, the project amount may be reduced or terminated.
Proposal/Funding Revisions.
TDA reserves
the right to fund proposals partially or fully. Where more than one proposal
is acceptable for funding, TDA may request cooperation between grantees or
revision/adjustment to a proposal in order to avoid duplication and to realize
the maximum benefit to the state.
Submission Requirements.
Each proposal must
include the following information:
1.
A cover sheet with names, titles, addresses,
telephone and fax numbers, and email addresses of the principal researchers.
Indicate who is designated as the lead point of contact.
2.
Identification of the key personnel to
be funded and/or involved in operations funded, including information on their
experience, such as a brief professional biography and academic background
and how it relates to the project for which that key personnel with be associated.
3.
Additional information on the submitting
entity's unique capabilities and/or resources to complete the tasks outlined
in the RFP, any other value-added services that can be offered to further
the intent of the outlined tasks, and any additional ideas or input to contribute
to the goals of the project.
4.
A detailed timeline with dates for specific
deliverables. (Note: An initial report of findings must be complete within
60 days of contract award; all project components must be complete within
105 days of contract award.)
5.
A detailed, line-item budget that outlines
in specific detail costs for staff time, resources and other items.
Reporting Requirements.
Operations approved
for funding are required to submit the following reports:
1.
An initial report of findings must be
complete within 60 days of contract award; and
2.
A final report on all project components
must be complete within 105 days of contract award. Reports must be submitted
in a hard copy format and an electronic format on a diskette utilizing Word.
All reports must include an Executive Summary no more than 4 pages long.
General Compliance Information.
All awards
are subject to the availability of appropriations and authorizations by the
Texas Legislature.
Any information or documentation submitted to TDA is subject to disclosure
under the Texas Public Information Act.
Awarded projects must remain in full compliance with state and federal
laws and regulations or be subject to termination at the discretion of TDA.
Deadline and Submission Information.
Proposals
should be submitted to Delane Caesar, Senior Policy Advisor for Marketing
and Promotion, Texas Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas
78711. The street address is 1700 North Congress, 11th Floor, Austin, Texas
78701.
Proposals must be received no later than
5:00 p.m.,
July 19, 2006
. One original and seven copies must be submitted. Fax
copies will not be accepted. Please contact Delane Caesar at
(512) 463-7609
or by e-mail at Delane.Caesar@agr.state.tx.us with any
questions you may have.
Evaluation and Award Information.
All proposals
will be subject to evaluation based on the criteria set forth in this RFP.
TDA shall not pay for any costs incurred by any entity in responding to this
RFP. TDA reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals submitted.
TDA is under no legal or other obligation to award funds on the basis of this
RFP or any other RFP. The Commissioner will make final funding decisions.
Texas Public Information Act.
All proposals
shall be deemed, once submitted, to be the property of the TDA and are subject
to the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 552.
TRD-200603394
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Filed: June 21, 2006
Notice of Agreed Final Judgment
The State of Texas hereby gives notice of the proposed resolution of suit
for review and a countersuit for enforcement of an order of the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, now known as the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality. The claims were brought pursuant to the Texas Water Code. Before
the State may settle a judicial enforcement action, pursuant to Section 7.110
of the Texas Water Code, the State shall permit the public to comment in writing
on the proposed judgment. The Attorney General will consider any written comments
and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed agreed judgment if the
comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the consent is
inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements
of the Law.
Case Title and Court:
Brownsville Navigation Dist.
of Cameron County, Texas v. Texas Natural Resource Conserv. Comm'n, consolidated
with SGS Control Servs., Inc., et al. v. Texas Natural Resource Conserv. Comm'n
, No. GN-914, 353rd District Court, Travis County, Texas
Nature of Suit: This is a suit for review and a countersuit for enforcement
of an administrative order designating responsible parties for contamination
at the Baldwin Waste Oil Site in Robstown, Texas (the "Site") and ordering
remediation of the Site. Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County
("BND") is alleged to be a potentially responsible party for wastes at the
Site.
Proposed Agreed Judgment: The proposed Agreed Final Judgment settles all
of the claims between BND and the State in the suit. The Agreed Final Judgment
awards the State $330,000 for reimbursement of response costs at the Site
and $20,000 in attorney's fees. In the judgment, BND also agrees to take over
the remedial activities at the Site.
The Office of the Attorney General will accept written comments relating
to this proposed judgment for thirty (30) days from the date of the publication
of this notice. Copies of the proposed judgment may be examined at the Office
of the Attorney General, 300 W. 15th Street, 10th Floor, Austin, Texas. A
copy of the proposed judgment may also be obtained in person or by mail at
the above address for the cost of copying. Requests for copies of the judgment
and written comments on the proposed judgment should be directed to Jane E.
Atwood, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Texas Attorney General,
P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548, (512) 463-2012, facsimile (512)
320-0052.
For information regarding this publication, contact
Lauri Saathoff, Agency Liaison, at (512) 463-2096.
TRD-200603286
Stacey Schiff
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: June 14, 2006
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed
resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Water Code
(Code). Before the State may settle a judicial enforcement action under the
Water Code, the State shall permit the public to comment in writing on the
proposed judgment. The Attorney General will consider any written comments
and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed agreed judgment if the
comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the consent is
inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements
of the Code.
Case Title and Court:
State of Texas v. City of
West Tawakoni
, Cause No. GV403120; in the 201st Judicial District Court,
Travis County, Texas.
Nature of Defendant's Operations: Defendant operates a wastewater and storm
water collection system and a wastewater treatment plant in Hunt County, Texas.
During storms, storm water overwhelms the collection system, discharging waste
into Lake Tawakoni. Defendant entered an Agreed Order with the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, which directed the Defendant to upgrade its collection
system and to operate the system in compliance with all applicable rules and
statutes. Defendant has recently resolved many of the problems and has obtained
grant funding to upgrade the collection system. The Defendant has agreed to
this judgment.
Proposed Agreed Judgment: The Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction
assesses civil penalties against the Defendant, as well as provides a permanent
injunction which orders Defendant to comply with applicable State laws and
regulations. Defendant has agreed to pay Plaintiff a civil penalty in the
amount of $55,000.00, as well as $25,000.00 in attorney's fees plus all court
costs. Of the total amount of civil penalties, $27,500.08 will be deferred
and not required to be paid if the Defendant complies with all terms of the
Judgment.
For a complete description of the proposed settlement, the complete proposed
Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction should be reviewed. Requests
for copies of the judgment and written comments on the proposed settlement
should be directed to Anthony W. Benedict, Assistant Attorney General, Office
of the Texas Attorney General, P. O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548,
(512) 463-2012, facsimile (512) 320-0911. Written comments must be received
within 30 days of publication of this notice to be considered.
For information regarding this publication, contact
Lauri Saathoff, Agency Liaison, at (512) 463-2096.
TRD-200603356
Stacey Schiff
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: June 19, 2006
Request for Proposals for Section 8 Inspection Services
The Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) hereby solicits proposals
for independent inspection services for Section 8 Housing Quality Standards
(HQS). A copy of the full Request for Proposals (RFP) may be obtained by downloading
it from the BVCOG website at www.bvcog.org or contacting Barry Roberts at
(979) 595-2800. A mandatory briefing to orient proposers will be conducted
at the Center for Regional Services located at 3991 E. 29th Street, Bryan,
Texas on July 7, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.
The RFP must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and labeled as follows:
Michael Parks
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Brazos Valley Council of Governments
P. O. Drawer 4128
Bryan, TX 77805
Proposals must reach the BVCOG no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time),
Friday July 14, 2006.
Proposals will be held in confidence and not released in any manner until
after awarding the contract(s). Proposals will be evaluated on the criteria
stated in the RFP. Negotiations may be conducted with contractors who have
a reasonable chance of being selected for the award. After evaluation of the
proposal revisions, if any, the contract(s) will be awarded to the responsible
firm(s) whose qualifications, price, and other factors considered are the
most advantageous to the BVCOG. The BVCOG reserves the right to reject any
and all proposals.
TRD-200603293
Michael Parks
Assistant Executive Director
Brazos Valley Council of Governments
Filed: June 15, 2006
Request for Proposal
The Texas Building and Procurement Commission (TBPC), on behalf of the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), announces the issuance of Request
for Proposals (RFP) #303-6-11774. TBPC seeks a ten (10) year lease of approximately
5,112 square feet of office space in Williamson County, Texas.
The deadline for questions is July 14, 2006; and the deadline for proposals
is July 26, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. The award date is August 31, 2006. TBPC reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all proposals submitted. TBPC is under
no legal or other obligation to execute a lease on the basis of this notice
or the distribution of an RFP. Neither this notice nor the RFP commits TBPC
to pay for any costs incurred prior to the award of a grant.
Parties interested in submitting a proposal may obtain information by contacting
TBPC Purchaser Myra Beer at (512) 463-5773. A copy of the RFP may be downloaded
from the
Electronic State Business Daily
at
http://esbd.tbpc.state.tx.us/1380/bid_show.cfm?bidid=65409.
TRD-200603328
Ingrid K. Hansen
General Counsel
Texas Building and Procurement Commission
Filed: June 15, 2006
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the
Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439-1440). Under
federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal
zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC
Chapter 501. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively
complete for the following project(s) during the period of June 9, 2006, through
June 15, 2006. As required by federal law, the public is given an opportunity
to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal zone undertaken
or authorized by federal agencies. Pursuant to 31 TAC §§506.25,
506.32, and 506.41, the public comment period for these activities extends
30 days from the date published on the Coastal Coordination Council web site.
The notice was published on the web site on June 22, 2006. The public comment
period for these projects will close at 5:00 p.m. on July 21, 2006.
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: Haynie K. Glasgow
; Location: The
project is located at 2481 Windy Hill, Ingleside, San Patricio and Nueces
Counties, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map
entitled: PORT INGLESIDE, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters):
Zone 14; Easting: 674,811; Northing: 3,080,838. Project Description: The applicant
proposes to install a walkway and T-head into Ingleside Cove. The applicant
proposes to traverse an existing 60-foot-wide boat canal for the purpose of
accessing areas that provide better fishing. This will effectively restrict
navigation within the small channel. The structure will be built from an existing
concrete bulkhead and will consist of a 4- by 145-foot walkway, a 10- by 25-foot
T-head, a 3- by 6-foot fish cleaning station (adjacent to the walkway at the
existing bulkhead) and a 12- by 12-foot uncovered boatlift (to be located
in the channel area). The water depths range from 6 feet in the channel to
3 feet at the terminal end of the proposed structure. Patches of seagrass
exist at/near the proposed T-head location. CCC Project No.: 06-0307-F1; Type
of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit application #24207 is being evaluated under §10
of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403).
Applicant: Petrus Explorations
; Location:
The project is located in East Galveston Bay, in State Tract (ST) 344, 6.88
miles easterly of Texas City, in Galveston County, Texas. The project can
be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: Port Bolivar, Texas. Approximate
UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 324928; Northing: 3253453.
Project Description: The applicant proposes to install, operate and maintain
structures and equipment necessary for oil and gas drilling and production
activities for Petrus Exploration ST 344 Wells No. 1-1 and 1-2. Such activities
include installation of a typical marine barge with single derrick, and 4,356
cubic yards of shell hash for a shell pad. Should the well prove productive,
a 200-square-foot production platform, with attendant facilities, and two
wellheads will be constructed. Depth at the project site is -17 feet below
mean high water. A pipeline is not currently proposed because the applicant
is currently in discussions with another operator proposing a tie-in to an
existing line. This well is being proposed adjacent to two other proposed
wells, in the same ST (Permits 24178 and 24179, on public notices being published
concurrently). The applicant has stated that based on directional-drilling
engineering mechanics it is not feasible to directionally bore the three wells
from one surface location. CCC Project No.: 06-0308-F1; Type of Application:
U.S.A.C.E. permit application #24177 is being evaluated under §10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344). Note: The consistency review
for this project may be conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission under §401
of the Clean Water Act.
Applicant: Petrus Explorations
; Location:
The project is located in East Galveston Bay, in State Tract (ST) 344, 6.88
miles easterly of Texas City, Texas, in Galveston County, Texas. The project
can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: Port Bolivar, Texas.
Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 325189;
Northing: 3252895. Project Description: The applicant proposes to install,
operate and maintain structures and equipment necessary for oil and gas drilling
and production activities for Petrus Exploration ST 344, Wells No. 2-1 and
2-2. Such activities include installation of a typical marine barge with single
derrick, and 4,356 cubic yards of shell hash for a shell pad. Should the well
prove productive, a 200-square-foot production platform, with attendant facilities
and two wellheads will be constructed. Depth at the project site is -17 feet
below mean high water. A pipeline is not currently proposed because the applicant
is currently in discussions with another operator proposing a tie-in to an
existing line. This well is being proposed adjacent to two other proposed
wells, in the same ST (Permits 24177 and 24179, on public notices being published
concurrently). The applicant has stated that based on directional-drilling
engineering mechanics it is not feasible to directionally bore the three wells
from one surface location. CCC Project No.: 06-0309-F1; Type of Application:
U.S.A.C.E. permit application #24178 is being evaluated under §10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344). Note: The consistency review
for this project may be conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission under §401
of the Clean Water Act.
Applicant: Petrus Explorations
; Location:
The project is located in East Galveston Bay, in State Tract (ST) 344, 6.88
miles easterly of Texas City, Texas, in Galveston County, Texas. The project
can be located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: Port Bolivar, Texas.
Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 324298;
Northing: 3252816. Project Description: The applicant proposes to install,
operate and maintain structures and equipment necessary for oil and gas drilling
and production activities, for Petrus Exploration ST 344, Wells No. 3-1 and
3-2. Such activities include installation of a typical marine barge with single
derrick, and 4,356 cubic yards of shell hash for a shell pad. Should the well
prove productive, a 200-square-foot production platform, with attendant facilities
and two wellheads will be constructed. Depth at the project site is -17 feet
below mean high water. A pipeline is not currently proposed because the applicant
is currently in discussions with another operator proposing a tie-in to an
existing line. This well is being proposed adjacent to two other proposed
wells, in the same ST (Permits 24177 and 24178, on public notices being published
concurrently). The applicant has stated that based on directional-drilling
engineering mechanics it is not feasible to directionally bore the three wells
from one surface location. CCC Project No.: 06-0310-F1; Type of Application:
U.S.A.C.E. permit application #24179 is being evaluated under §10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344). Note: The consistency review
for this project may be conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission under §401
of the Clean Water Act.
Applicant: Harris County Public Infrastructure Department
; Location: The project site is located in Bob's Gully (HCFCD Unit
No, F-210-00-00), east and north of the Barbour's Cut and Wilson Road intersection,
in southeast Harris County, Texas. The project can be located on the U.S.G.S.
quadrangle map entitled: La Porte, Texas. Approximate UTM Coordinates in NAD
27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 305933; Northing: 3284005. Project Description:
The applicant is requesting authorization to modify a 1,050-foot-long segment
of Bob's Gully to improve regional drainage. The project involves the placement
two, 8-foot by 6-foot adjoining box culverts within the northern 500 feet
of the gully and the replacement of three, existing 5-foot by 3-foot box culverts
with two, 8-foot by 8-foot culverts within the southern East Main Crossing
of the gully. Within the southern 550-foot-long portion of the drainage, the
applicant proposes to excavate and widen 0.20 acre of the gully to increase
conveyance. A total of 0.30 acre of waters of the United States would be impacted
as a result of the proposed activity. Currently, Bob's Gully provides storm
water conveyance to the surrounding upland industrial facilities. The channel
is approximately 30 feet wide and is generally 6 feet deep. Vegetation in
upland areas along the high banks of the gully consists primarily of a cover
of Johnson grass and Bermuda grass. The channel of the gully contains little
hydrophytic vegetation. Once the culverts have been installed, the applicant
will plant a 3-foot-wide area on either side of the gully at the approximate
elevation of the new ordinary high water mark. This effort is intended to
replace water quality functions and values that will be impacted as a result
of the proposed activity. No net loss to waters of the United States will
occur. CCC Project No.: 06-0311-F1; Type of Application: U.S.A.C.E. permit
application #24212 is being evaluated under §10 of the Rivers and Harbors
Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C.A. §1344).
Applicant: Red Willow Offshore LLC
; Location:
The project is located approximately 6.7 miles southeast of La Porte in State
Tract (ST) 128 of Galveston Bay, Chambers County, Texas. The project can be
located on the U.S.G.S. quadrangle map entitled: Bacliff, Texas. Approximate
UTM Coordinates in NAD 27 (meters): Zone 15; Easting: 314364.99; Northing:
3277869.66. Project Description: The applicant proposes to drill a well in
search for oil and gas, install and maintain a production platform, well platform
and lay a flowline (not sales line) from the well to the production platform.
A well pad comprised of approximately 2,667 cubic yards of fill may be placed
under the drilling rig. CCC Project No.: 06-0312-F1; Type of Application:
U.S.A.C.E. permit application #24227 is being evaluated under §10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403) and §404 of
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §1344). Note: The consistency review
for this project may be conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission under §401
of the Clean Water Act.
Applicant: Hydro Gulf of Mexico
; Location:
The project is located approximately 30.7 miles east of Galveston, Texas,
in OCS Federal Waters, Gulf of Mexico. The proposed pipeline will cross a
Shipping Safety Fairway in High Island Blocks 205 and 197, Offshore Texas.
The project can be located using State Plane Coordinates, Texas South Central
Zone in NAD 27 (feet): Pipeline enters Fairway at X=3,483,021.05; Y=495,887.46;
Pipeline exits Fairway at X=3,492,945.59; Y=504,324.33. Project Description:
The applicant proposes to install, operate and maintain an 8-inch diameter
gas/condensate pipeline, measuring 32,214.17 feet long, from the proposed
High Island Area Block 205-1 Caisson to High Island Area Block 197-A Platform,
offshore Texas. The pipeline would cross a Shipping Safety Fairway in High
Island Blocks 205 and 197. The 13,026.02-foot length of pipeline within the
fairway would be buried to a minimum depth of 10 feet below the mudline. Outside
the fairway the remainder of the pipeline would be buried a minimum depth
of 3 feet below the mudline. CCC Project No.: 06-0318-F1; Type of Application:
U.S.A.C.E. permit application #24232 is being evaluated under §10 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C.A. §403).
Pursuant to §306(d)(14) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C.A. §§1451-1464), as amended, interested parties are invited
to submit comments on whether a proposed action is or is not consistent with
the Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies and whether the action
should be referred to the Coastal Coordination Council for review.
Further information on the applications listed above may be obtained from
Ms. Tammy Brooks, Consistency Review Coordinator, Coastal Coordination Council,
P.O. Box 12873, Austin, Texas 78711-2873, or tammy.brooks@glo.state.tx.us.
Comments should be sent to Ms. Brooks at the above address or by fax at (512)
475-0680.
TRD-200603399
Larry L. Laine
Chief Clerk/Deputy Land Commissioner
Coastal Coordination Council
Filed: June 21, 2006
Notice of Rate Ceilings
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following
rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in §§303.003,
303.009, and 304.003, Tex. Fin. Code.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for
the period of 06/26/06 - 07/02/06 is 18% for Consumer
1
/Agricultural/Commercial
2
credit thru
$250,000.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for
the period of 06/26/06 - 07/02/06 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
The judgment ceiling as prescribed by §304.003 for the period of
07/01/06 - 07/31/06 is 8.00% for Consumer/Agricultural/Commercial credit thru
$250,000.
The judgment ceiling as prescribed by §304.003 for the period of
07/01/06 - 07/31/06 is 8.00% for Commercial over $250,000.
1
Credit for personal, family, or household
use.
2
Credit for business, commercial, investment,
or other similar purpose.
TRD-200603371
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: June 19, 2006
Application for Foreign Credit Union to Operate a Branch Office
Notice is given that the following application has been filed with the
Credit Union Department and is under consideration:
An application was received from Assemblies of God Credit Union, Springfield,
Missouri to operate a Foreign (out-of-state) Branch Office at 1200 Sycamore,
Waxahachie, Texas.
Comments or a request for a meeting by any interested party relating to
an application must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of
this publication. Any written comments must provide all information that the
interested party wishes the Department to consider in evaluating the application.
All information received will be weighed during consideration of the merits
of an application. Comments or a request for a meeting should be addressed
to the Texas Credit Union Department, 914 East Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas
78752-1699.
TRD-200603398
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Credit Union Department
Filed: June 21, 2006
Notice is given that the following application has been filed with the
Credit Union Department and is under consideration:
An application was received from Plus4 Credit Union, Houston, Texas to
amend its Articles of Incorporation relating to primary place of business.
Comments or a request for a meeting by any interested party relating to
an application must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of
this publication. Any written comments must provide all information that the
interested party wishes the Department to consider in evaluating the application.
All information received will be weighed during consideration of the merits
of an application. Comments or a request for a meeting should be addressed
to the Texas Credit Union Department, 914 East Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas
78752-1699.
TRD-200603396
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Credit Union Department
Filed: June 21, 2006
Notice is given that the following applications have been filed with the
Credit Union Department and are under consideration:
An application was received from CTECU (#1), Houston, Texas to expand its
field of membership. The proposal would permit employees of Chevron Phillips
Chemical Company LP, who are paid from The Woodlands, Texas, to be eligible
for membership in the credit union.
An application was received from CTECU (#2), Houston, Texas to expand its
field of membership. The proposal would permit employees of Chevron Corporation
and any affiliates, divisions, or subsidiaries that are located within Texas,
to be eligible for membership in the credit union.
An application was received from Members Choice Credit Union, Houston,
Texas to expand its field of membership. The proposal would permit persons
who worship in and businesses located in its various geographic-based fields
of membership, to be eligible for membership in the credit union.
Comments or a request for a meeting by any interested party relating to
an application must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of
this publication. Credit unions that wish to comment on any application must
also complete a Notice of Protest form. The form may be obtained by contacting
the Department at (512) 837-9236 or downloading the form at http://www.tcud.state.tx.us/applications.html.
Any written comments must provide all information that the interested party
wishes the Department to consider in evaluating the application. All information
received will be weighed during consideration of the merits of an application.
Comments or a request for a meeting should be addressed to the Texas Credit
Union Department, 914 East Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas 78752-1699.
TRD-200603395
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Credit Union Department
Filed: June 21, 2006
In accordance with the provisions of 7 TAC §91.103, the Credit Union
Department provides notice of the final action taken on the following applications:
Application to Expand Field of Membership--Approved
South Texas Credit Union, Kenedy, Texas--See
Texas Register
issue dated April 28, 2006 (31 TexReg 3621).
Applications to Expand Field of Membership--Withdrawn
City Credit Union (#2), Dallas, Texas--See
Texas
Register
issue dated May 26, 2006 (31 TexReg 4499).
City Credit Union (#3), Dallas, Texas--See
Texas
Register
issue dated May 26, 2006 (31 TexReg 4499).
Articles of Incorporation--50 Years to Perpetuity--Approved
Union Pacific Employees Credit Union, Beaumont, Texas
Navarro Credit Union, Corsicana, Texas
Texoma Community Credit Union, Wichita Falls, Texas
Paris District Credit Union, Paris, Texas
Houston Highway Credit Union, Houston, Texas
Ada Employees Credit Union, Houston, Texas
Freestone Credit Union, Teague, Texas
Angelina Federal Employees Credit Union, Lufkin, Texas
CTECU, Bellaire, Texas
InvesTex Credit Union, Houston, Texas
TRD-200603397
Harold E. Feeney
Commissioner
Credit Union Department
Filed: June 21, 2006
Agreed Orders
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
July 31, 2006
.
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 July 31, 2006
. 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: BP Products North America, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0262-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: Regulated Entity Reference Number (RN) RN102535077; LOCATION:
Texas City, Galveston County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum refinery;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§101.20(3), 116.115(c), and 116.116(b)(1),
New Source Review (NSR) Permit Number 8810/PSD-TX-402M, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to comply with permitted emissions limits; PENALTY: $90,000; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Terry Murphy, (512) 239-5025; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue,
Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(2) COMPANY: BP Products North America, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0196-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN102535077; LOCATION: Texas City, Galveston County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: petroleum refinery; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.715(a),
NSR Flexible Air Permit Number 47256/PSD-TX-402M2, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to comply with permitted emissions limits; PENALTY: $62,750; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Terry Murphy, (512) 239-5025; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue,
Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(3) COMPANY: Shafeeq Khimani dba Broadway Grocery Incorporated; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2006-0638-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101876498; LOCATION: San Antonio, Bexar
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.49(a)(1) and §334.50(b)(1)(A), by failing
to provide corrosion protection and by failing to provide release detection;
PENALTY: $3,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller, (512) 239-1768;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(4) COMPANY: Centex Materials L.L.C.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0316-IWD-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN102190592; LOCATION: Buda, Hays County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: limestone
quarrying and rock crushing; RULE VIOLATED: the Code, §26.121(a), by
failing to control an unauthorized discharge of industrial wastewater; PENALTY:
$4,050; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Audra Ruble, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE:
1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.
(5) COMPANY: Chambers County; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1835-IHW-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN100922392; LOCATION: Anahuac, Chambers County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
waste processing incinerator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.2(b), by failing
to properly dispose of hazardous material at an authorized site; 30 TAC §330.150(1)
and Permit Number 2239A, by failing to follow the requirements in the permit
regarding sampling frequency for both bottom ash and fly ash; 30 TAC §335.6(a)
and (c), by failing to notify the agency as a generator of hazardous waste;
and 30 TAC §335.9(a)(2), by failing to report the hazardous waste that
was generated in 2004; PENALTY: $4,368; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Edward Moderow,
(512) 239-2680; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas
77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(6) COMPANY: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0147-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN103919817; LOCATION: Baytown, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: chemical manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(c),
Air Permit Numbers 1504A, 37063, and PSD-TX-748, and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; PENALTY: $15,840; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Kimberly Morales, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk
Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(7) COMPANY: Childress Creek Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0336-PWS-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN101248904; LOCATION: Clifton, Bosque County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.42(c)(2) and
(e)(4)(A), by failing to ensure that the roof hatch on the ground storage
tank (GST) is locked and by failing to provide a full-face self-contained
breathing apparatus or supplied air respirator; 30 TAC §290.43(c)(1)
and (2), by failing to provide the roof vent on the GST with a screen that
is fabricated of corrosion-resistant material that is 16-mesh or finer and
by failing to ensure that the gasket used on the roof hatch of the GST makes
a positive seal when the hatch is closed; 30 TAC §290.41(c)(3)(B) and
(K), by failing to provide a well casing that extends a minimum of 18 inches
above the elevation of the finished floor of the pump room or natural ground
surface and by failing to provide the well casing vent opening with a 16-mesh
or finer corrosion-resistant screen; 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2) and (j)(1)(A)
and (B), by failing to keep and make available for commission review, the
required records for the water system and by failing to conduct customer service
inspections by an individual that is a plumber inspector or water supply protection
specialist licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners or by a
Customer Service Inspector; 30 TAC §290.44(d), by failing to maintain
a minimum of 35 pounds per square inch at all times throughout the distribution
system; 30 TAC §290.110(b)(4), by failing to maintain a residual disinfectant
concentration in the water within the distribution system at a minimum of
0.2 milligrams per liter (mg/L) free chlorine or 0.5 mg/L chloramine; and
30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(D)(iii), by failing to provide two or more pumps
that have a total capacity of two gallons per minute (gpm) per connection
or that have a total capacity of at least 1,000 gpm; PENALTY: $2,920; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Sandy VanCleave, (512) 239-0667; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger
Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
(8) COMPANY: James Bob Childress; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0397-PST-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101740116; LOCATION: Ozona, Crockett County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: property
with underground storage tank (UST); RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A)
and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to monitor USTs for releases;
and 30 TAC §334.49(a)(1) and the Code, §26.3475(d), by failing to
install a corrosion protection system; PENALTY: $4,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Christina Martinez, (512) 239-0739; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite
K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013.
(9) COMPANY: Akber R. Kurji dba Collins Food Store; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0215-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN101444792; LOCATION: Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED:
30 TAC §334.49(c)(4)(C) and the Code, §26.3475(d), by failing to
inspect and test the cathodic protection system for operability and adequacy
of protection; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(B)(ii) and (iii)(I),
and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to monitor USTs for releases,
by failing to conduct inventory control reconciliation on a monthly basis,
and by failing to conduct daily inventory volume measurements; 30 TAC §334.10(b),
by failing to have records immediately available for inspection; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C),
by failing to ensure that a legible tag, label, or marking with the tank number
is permanently applied upon or affixed to either the top of the fill tube
or to a nonremovable point in the immediate area of the fill tube; and 30
TAC §115.242(3) and (3)(A) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to
maintain the Stage II vapor recovery system; PENALTY: $6,730; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Kent Heath, (512) 239-4575; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive,
Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(10) COMPANY: City of Cooper; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1998-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101918019; LOCATION: Cooper, Delta County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater
treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number 10449001, and the Code, §26.121(a),
by failing to comply with the permitted effluent limitations for ammonia-nitrogen
(NH
3
-N), carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand
(CBOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and dissolved oxygen (DO); PENALTY:
$5,220; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Carolyn Lind, (903) 535-5100; REGIONAL OFFICE:
2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.
(11) COMPANY: Coronado Golf and Country Club; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0224-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN100819820; LOCATION: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: private country club; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.10(b), by
failing to maintain UST records and make immediately available for inspection;
and 30 TAC §334.50(a)(1)(A) and the Code, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1),
by failing to ensure that a legible tag, label, or marking with tank number
is permanently applied upon or affixed to either the top of the fill tube
or to a nonremovable point in the immediate area of the fill tube; PENALTY:
$2,736; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Kent Heath, (512) 239-4575; REGIONAL OFFICE:
401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.
(12) COMPANY: Gregory Scott Sharp dba D&G Sprinklers; DOCKET NUMBER:
2006-0280-LII-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103540563; LOCATION: Roanoke, Denton County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: landscape irrigator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §344.96,
by failing to honor the warranty; and 30 TAC §344.94(a) and (b), by failing
to include in the written agreement to install an irrigation system the irrigator
license number and signature of each party, the name, mailing address, and
the telephone number of the commission, and the statement on all written contracts
and bills to install irrigation systems, "Irrigation in Texas is regulated
by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin,
Texas 78711-3087"; PENALTY: $315; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Craig Fleming,
(512) 239-5806; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951,
(817) 588-5800.
(13) COMPANY: D & H Pump Service, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-1968-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN100812221; LOCATION: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: environmental contractor; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §114.100(a)
and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to dispense gasoline for use as a motor
vehicle fuel with an oxygen content of at least 2.7% by weight; PENALTY: $1,250;
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Rebecca Johnson, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE:
401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas 79901-1206, (915) 834-4949.
(14) COMPANY: Oscar S. Knowles, Jr. dba Donna's Pak A Sak; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-0334-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103052221; LOCATION: Slaton, Lubbock County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1),
by failing to monitor USTs for releases; PENALTY: $1,800; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Steven Mahr, (512) 239-6017; REGIONAL OFFICE: 4630 50th Street, Suite 600,
Lubbock, Texas 79414-3520, (806) 796-7092.
(15) COMPANY: Dupont Performance Elastomers L.L.C.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0329-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN100218239; LOCATION: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(b)(2)(F),
Air Permit Number 556A, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent
unauthorized emissions of carbon tetrachloride, chlorine, chloroform, hydrogen
chloride, and sulfur dioxide; PENALTY: $2,020; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Daniel
Siringi, (409) 898-3838; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas
77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(16) COMPANY: City of Eagle Pass; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0323-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101182285; LOCATION: Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.113(f)(4) and (5) and
THSC, §341.0315(c), by exceeding the maximum contaminant level (MCL)
for total trihalomethanes and by exceeding the MCL for haloacetic acids (HAA5);
PENALTY: $2,565; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Colin Barth, (512) 239-0086; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(17) COMPANY: Ellinger Sewer and Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER:
2006-0255-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101529022; LOCATION: Ellinger, Fayette County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1)
and (4), TPDES Permit Number WQ0010945001, and the Code, §26.121(a),
by failing to retain all records at the facility or have them readily available
for review and by failing to prevent the discharge and accumulation of sludge
in the receiving water; 30 TAC §§317.4(c), 319.4, and 319.11(d),
by failing to measure the flow according to the water measurement manual of
the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation; and 30
TAC §317.4(a)(5), by failing to provide auxiliary power facilities; PENALTY:
$7,560; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Merrilee Hupp, (512) 239-4490; REGIONAL OFFICE:
1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.
(18) COMPANY: Exxon Mobil Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0233-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN102579307; LOCATION: Baytown, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: oil refining; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.715(a), Permit Number
18287, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions
and by failing to maintain hydrogen sulfide blend gas concentrations resulting
in unauthorized emissions; PENALTY: $44,600; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: John
Muennink, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston,
Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(19) COMPANY: City of Frost; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0297-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN103138228; LOCATION: Frost, Navarro County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater
treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), TPDES Permit Number 10444001,
and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with permitted effluent
limitations for DO, TSS, NH
3
-N, and CBOD; PENALTY:
$3,600; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Laurie Eaves, (512) 239-4495; REGIONAL OFFICE:
2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(20) COMPANY: Hexion Specialty Chemicals; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0644-WQ-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN102201688; LOCATION: Brady, McCulloch County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: storm water; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4), by failing
to obtain a multi-sector general permit for storm water; PENALTY: $875; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller, (512) 239-1768; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes,
Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.
(21) COMPANY: Hirschfeld Steel Company, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0263-MLM-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN102862679; LOCATION: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: steel fabrication; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.262(c)(1)
and (2)(A) and (F), and 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §273.15(c),
by failing to clearly label or mark containers and by failing to close containers
except when adding or removing wastes; 30 TAC §335.6(c), by failing to
update the notice of registration; 30 TAC §335.4, by failing to prevent
the unauthorized discharge of industrial solid waste; and 30 TAC §324.1
and 40 CFR §279.22(c)(1), by failing to label used oil containers; PENALTY:
$3,450; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Audra Ruble, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE:
622 South Oakes, Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.
(22) COMPANY: Hooma Investments, Inc. dba Barton Springs Food Mart; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2006-0640-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102362126; LOCATION: Austin, Travis
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline;
RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B), by failing to implement inventory
control methods; PENALTY: $1,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller,
(512) 239-1768; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin,
Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.
(23) COMPANY: City of Houston; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0286-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN102546199; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater
treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), TPDES Permit Number 10495139,
and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to comply with the interim permit
effluent limits for TSS and the two-hour peak flow average; PENALTY: $5,328;
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Catherine Albrecht, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL OFFICE:
5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(24) COMPANY: Tim Raietparver dba In & Out; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0637-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN101435006; LOCATION: Denton, Denton County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(i),
by failing to possess a valid delivery certificate prior to receiving fuel;
PENALTY: $875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller, (512) 239-1768; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(25) COMPANY: Katy Family YMCA; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1564-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101273837; LOCATION: Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: recreational
facility with public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A)(i)
and (f)(3) and §290.122(b)(2)(B), by failing to routinely monitor for
microbial contaminants and by failing to comply with the MCL for total coliform
bacteria; PENALTY: $635; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Dana Shuler, (512) 239-2505;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713)
767-3500.
(26) COMPANY: Lawrence Kindel; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0643-WOC-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN104916770; LOCATION: Austin, Travis County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: water
operator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §30.5(a), by failing to obtain a required
occupational license; PENALTY: $210; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller,
(512) 239-1768; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin,
Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.
(27) COMPANY: William Goad dba Koyote Ranch Bandera Unit LF; DOCKET NUMBER:
2006-0641-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN104281241; LOCATION: Medina, Bandera County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum storage tank; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(i),
by failing to possess a valid delivery certificate prior to receiving fuel;
PENALTY: $875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller, (512) 239-1768; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(28) COMPANY: Larry Stewart Custom Homes, L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0482-WQ-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN104921796; LOCATION: Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: construction company; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4)
and 40 CFR §122.26(c), by failing to obtain authorization to discharge
storm water associated with construction activities; PENALTY: $1,200; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Craig Fleming, (512) 239-5806; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel Drive,
Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(29) COMPANY: Lyondell Chemical Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0236-AIR-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN100633650; LOCATION: Channelview, Harris County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c),
Air Permit Numbers 2993 and 3346, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to
prevent unauthorized emissions of ethylbenzene and propylene oxide; PENALTY:
$14,960; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Kimberly Morales, (713) 767-3500; REGIONAL
OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(30) COMPANY: City of McGregor; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0137-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101387199 and RN101458420; LOCATION: McGregor, McLennan County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: public water supplies; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2)
and (m)(4), by failing to provide water system records for review at the time
of the investigation and by failing to maintain distribution system lines,
water storage and pressure maintenance facilities, and related appurtenances
in a watertight condition and be free of excessive solids; 30 TAC §290.41(c)(3)(N),
by failing to have flow meters; and 30 TAC §290.43(c)(1), (6), (4), and
(9), by failing to provide roof vents on the GSTs, by failing to maintain
the blow GST in a watertight condition and in accordance with American Water
Works Association standards, by failing to provide a liquid level indicator,
and by failing to use GSTs that have not been used previously for a nonpotable
purpose; PENALTY: $1,606; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Dana Shuler, (512) 239-2505;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254)
751-0335.
(31) COMPANY: Mike Biggers dba Meador Chrysler Jeep; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0639-PST-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN102050481; LOCATION: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE
OF FACILITY: car dealership; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B),
by failing to implement inventory control methods; PENALTY: $1,750; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller, (512) 239-1768; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2301 Gravel
Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(32) COMPANY: Charles H. Preddy; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0369-PST-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101903953; LOCATION: Ozona, Crockett County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: car
body shop; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and the Code, §26.3475(c)(1),
by failing to monitor USTs for releases; and 30 TAC §334.49(a)(1) and
the Code, §26.3475(d), by failing to install, operate, and maintain a
corrosion protection system; PENALTY: $4,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Steven
Mahr, (512) 239-6017; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite K, San Angelo,
Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.
(33) COMPANY: City of Southside Place; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0122-MWD-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN101384758; LOCATION: Southside Place, Harris County, Texas;
TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1),
TPDES Permit Number 10712001, and the Code, §26.121(a), by failing to
comply with the permitted effluent limitations for flow and NH
3
-N; PENALTY: $7,456; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Pamela Campbell, (512)
239-4493; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486,
(713) 767-3500.
(34) COMPANY: Teresa Gail Allums dba T & A Septic Service; DOCKET NUMBER:
2006-0209-SLG-E; IDENTIFIER: RN104710546; LOCATION: Kennard, Houston County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: sludge transporter; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §312.4(d)
and the Code, §26.121(c), by allowing the disposal of septic waste onto
a nonpermitted beneficial land use site; and 30 TAC §312.145, by failing
to use trip tickets to properly document waste transported and disposed; PENALTY:
$2,400; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Harvey Wilson, (512) 239-0321; REGIONAL OFFICE:
3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(35) COMPANY: Charles E. Tenery, Sr.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0669-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN104928908; LOCATION: Mertzon, Irion County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: municipal
solid waste; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §30.5(a), by failing to obtain a required
occupational license for municipal solid waste; PENALTY: $210; ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATOR: Melissa Keller, (512) 239-1768; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes,
Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.
(36) COMPANY: City of Uvalde; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1837-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN104610787; LOCATION: Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: municipal
solid waste disposal; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.5(c), by allowing the
dumping of municipal solid waste; PENALTY: $840; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Audra Ruble, (361) 825-3100; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio,
Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(37) COMPANY: City of Waco; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0359-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101384212; LOCATION: Waco, McLennan County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public
water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.42(d)(13)(A), (e)(4)(B), and
(m), by failing to properly identify the compressed air line, by failing to
properly house gas chlorination equipment and cylinders of chlorine in separate
buildings or separate rooms, and by failing to protect all water treatment
plants with an intruder-resistant fence; 30 TAC §290.44(d)(1), by failing
to properly install air release devices in the distribution system; and 30
TAC §290.46(f)(2), by failing to provide operating reports and records
for review during inspections; PENALTY: $1,276; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sandy
VanCleave, (512) 239-0667; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500,
Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
(38) COMPANY: Wall Co-Operative Gin; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0319-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER:
RN101912806; LOCATION: Wall, Tom Green County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: cotton
burr grinding and storage; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.5 and §111.201
and THSC, §382.085(a) and (b), by failing to comply with the general
prohibition regarding outdoor burning; PENALTY: $2,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR:
Samuel Short, (512) 239-5363; REGIONAL OFFICE: 622 South Oakes, Suite K, San
Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915) 655-9479.
(39) COMPANY: Weatherford International, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0426-WQ-E;
IDENTIFIER: RN102586088; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF
FACILITY: oil and gas field service; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1),
TPDES General Permit Number TXR050000, and 40 CFR §122.26, by failing
to conduct annual storm water discharge sampling for hazardous metals for
2005; PENALTY: $2,940; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Elvia Maske, (512) 239-0789;
REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713)
767-3500.
TRD-200603373
Stephanie Bergeron Perdue
Deputy Director, Office of Legal Services
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 20, 2006
Notices mailed during the period June 20, 2006.
TCEQ Internal Control No. 05302006-D03; Jerry A. Argovitz, Trustee (Petitioner)
filed a petition for creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District
No. 166 (District) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
The petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, §59 of the Constitution
of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code; 30 TAC
Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The petition states the
following: (1) the Petitioner is the owner of a majority in value of the land
to be included in the proposed District; (2) there are no lien holders on
the property to be included in the proposed District; (3) the proposed District
will contain approximately 331.9 acres located within Fort Bend County, Texas;
and (4) the proposed District is within Fort Bend County, Texas, and no portion
of land within the proposed District is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction
of any city, town or village in Texas. The petition further states that the
proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain, and operate
a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for residential and commercial purposes;
(2) construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate works, improvements,
facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances helpful or necessary to provide
more adequate drainage for the property in the proposed District; (3) control,
abate, and amend local storm waters; and (4) purchase, construct, acquire,
improve, maintain, and operate additional facilities, systems, plants, and
enterprises consistent with the purposes for which the District is created,
all as more particularly described in an engineer's report filed simultaneously
with the filing of the petition. According to the petition, the Petitioner
has conducted a preliminary investigation to determine the cost of the project;
and from the information available at the time, the cost of the project is
estimated to be approximately $20,200,000.
TCEQ Internal Control No. 06082006-D05; 760 W Lake Houston Pkwy, Joint
Venture (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Harris County Municipal
Utility District No. 423 (District) with the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ). The petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, §59 of
the Constitution of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water
Code; 30 TAC Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The petition
states the following: (1) the Petitioner is the owner of a majority in value
of the land to be included in the proposed District; (2) there are no lien
holders on the property to be included in the proposed District, (3) the proposed
District will contain approximately 369.42 acres located within Harris County,
Texas; and (4) the proposed District is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction
of the City of Houston, Texas, and no portion of land within the proposed
District is within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of
any other city, town, or village in Texas. By Ordinance No. 2006-231, effective
March 8, 2006, the City of Houston, Texas, gave its consent to the creation
of the proposed District. The petition further states that the proposed District
will: (1) construct, acquire, maintain, and operate a waterworks and sanitary
sewer system for residential and commercial purposes; (2) construct, acquire,
improve, maintain, and operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment,
and appliances helpful or necessary to provide more adequate drainage for
the property in the proposed District; (3) control, abate, and amend local
storm waters; and (4) construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate additional
facilities, systems, plants, and enterprises consistent with the purposes
for which the District is created, all as more particularly described in an
engineer's report filed simultaneously with the filing of the petition. According
to the petition, the Petitioner has conducted a preliminary investigation
to determine the cost of the project; and from the information available at
the time, the cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $23,400,000.
TCEQ Internal Control No. 04182006-D01; Gary G. Gill, Robyn S. Gill, Boardwalk
II, Ltd., and Apartment Acquisitions II, Ltd., (Petitioner) filed a petition
for creation of Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 479 (District)
with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The petition was
filed pursuant to Article XVI, §59 of the Constitution of the State of
Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code; 30 TAC Chapter 293; and
the procedural rule of the TCEQ. The petition states the following: (1) the
Petitioner is the owner of a majority in value of the land to be included
in the proposed District; (2) there is one lien holder, Prosperity Bank, on
the property to be included in the proposed District, and the Petitioner has
provided the TCEQ with a certificate evidencing its consent to the creation
of the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately
207.84 acres of land located in Harris County, Texas; and (4) the proposed
District is entirely within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City
of Houston, Texas, and no portion of land within the proposed District is
within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of any other
city, town, or village of the State of Texas. By Ordinance No. 2006-290, effective
March 29, 2006, the City of Houston, Texas, gave its consent to the creation
of the proposed District. The petition further states that the proposed District
will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain, and operate a waterworks
and sanitary sewer system for residential and commercial purposes; (2) acquire,
construct, operate, and maintain a system to gather, conduct, divert, and
control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of water within
the District; and (3) purchase, acquire, construct, own, lease, extend, improve,
operate, maintain, and repair such additional improvements, facilities, plants,
equipment, and appliances consistent with the purposes for which the District
is organized, all as more particularly described in an engineer's report filed
simultaneously with the filing of the petition. According to the petition,
the Petitioner has conducted a preliminary investigation to determine the
cost of the project; and from the information available at the time, the cost
of the project is estimated to be approximately $15,559,608.
TCEQ Internal Control No. 04272006-D08; KB3, L.C., et al (Petitioners)
filed a petition for creation of New Sweden Municipal Utility District No.
2 (District) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The
petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, §59 of the Constitution of
the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code; 30 TAC Chapter
293; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The petition states the following:
(1) the Petitioners are the owners of a majority in value of the land to be
included in the proposed District; (2) there are two lien holders, Capital
Farm Credit, ACA, and Franklin Bank, S.S.B, on the property to be included
in the proposed District, and the Petitioners have provided the TCEQ with
a certificate evidencing the lien holders' consent to the creation of the
proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 426
acres located in Travis County, Texas; and (4) no portion of land within the
proposed District is within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction
of any other city, town, or village in Texas. The petition further states
that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain,
and operate a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for municipal, domestic,
industrial, and commercial purposes; (2) acquire, construct, operate, and
maintain a system to gather, conduct, divert, and control local storm water
or other local harmful excesses of water within the District; (3) purchase,
acquire, construct, own, lease, extend, improve, operate, maintain, and repair
such additional improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
consistent with the purposes for which the District is organized, all as more
particularly described in an engineer's report filed simultaneously with the
filing of the petition. According to the petition, the Petitioner has conducted
a preliminary investigation to determine the cost of the project; and from
the information available at the time, the cost of the project is estimated
to be approximately $74,335,000.
INFORMATION SECTION
The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on this petition if a written
hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of
this notice. 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) the name
of the petitioner and the TCEQ Internal Control Number; (3) the statement
"I/we request a contested case hearing"; (4) a brief description of how you
would be affected by the petition in a way not common to the general public;
and (5) the location of your property relative to the proposed district's
boundaries. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the petition
which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must
be submitted in writing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided
in the information section below.
The Executive Director may approve the petition unless a written request
for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication
of this notice. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will
not approve the petition and will forward the petition and hearing request
to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission
meeting. If a contested case hearing is held, it will be a legal proceeding
similar to a civil trial in state district court.
Written hearing requests 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, 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-200603391
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 21, 2006
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff
is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Default
Orders (DOs). 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 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
July 31,
2006
. 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 July 31, 2006
. Comments may also be sent by facsimile
machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The commission's attorneys are
available to discuss the DOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone
numbers; however, comments on the DOs should be submitted to the commission
in
writing
.
(1) COMPANY: Adam J. Wood dba Hoover Valley Country Store; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-1188-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101383073; LOCATION: 7203 Park Road 4 West,
Burnet, Burnet County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: Failure to provide a method of release
detection capable of detecting a release from any portion of the underground
storage tank (UST) system which contained regulated substances including the
tanks, piping, and other underground ancillary equipment, in violation of
30 TAC §334.50(a)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1); failed
to conduct effective manual or automatic inventory control procedures for
all USTs involved in the retail sale of petroleum substances used as a motor
fuel, in violation of 30 TAC §334.48(c); failed to notify the commission
within 30 days from the date of the occurrence of any change or addition to
the UST system, in violation of 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3). failed to submit
to the agency a completed UST registration and self-certification form in
a timely manner, in violation of 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(A)(vi) and (c)(4)(B);
failed to make available to a common carrier a valid, current TCEQ delivery
certificate before accepting delivery of a regulated substance into the USTs
at the facility, in violation of 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(i) and TWC, §26.3467(a);
PENALTY: $12,330; STAFF ATTORNEY: Rachael Gaines, Litigation Division, MC
175, (512) 239-0078; REGIONAL OFFICE: Austin Regional Office, 1921 Cedar Bend
Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.
(2) COMPANY: Alfred Howard Smith; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1220-LII-E; TCEQ
ID NUMBER: RN103259586; LOCATION: 5300 and 5304 Maple Court, Flower Mound,
Denton County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: landscape irrigation systems; RULES
VIOLATED: Failure to obtain an irrigator license prior to advertising or representing
to the public to be a holder of an irrigator license, and failed to obtain
an irrigator license prior to selling, designing, consulting, installing,
maintaining, altering, repairing, or servicing irrigation systems at the sites,
in violation of 30 TAC §30.5(a) and (b) and §344.4(a), and Texas
Occupations Code, §1903.251; used or attempted to use the license of
someone else who is a licensed irrigator, in violation of 30 TAC §344.58(b);
PENALTY: $6,250; STAFF ATTORNEY: Lena Roberts, Litigation Division, MC 175,
(512) 239-0019; REGIONAL OFFICE: Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel
Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(3) COMPANY: Blas Compean dba The Wright Stop; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-2077-AIR-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN100814524; LOCATION: 3600 Montana Avenue, El Paso, El Paso
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline;
RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §114.100(a) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b),
by offering for sale gasoline for use as motor vehicle fuel in El Paso County
with an oxygen content lower than 2.7% by weight; PENALTY: $1,040; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Justin Lannen, Litigation Division, MC R-4, (817) 588-5927; REGIONAL OFFICE:
El Paso Regional Office, 401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560, El Paso, Texas
79901-1212, (915) 834-4949.
(4) COMPANY: Henk Post dba Henk Post Farm; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1743-MLM-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN103777298; LOCATION: approximately 0.6 miles north of the
intersection of County Roads 3110 and 3090, near Mount Vernon, Franklin County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: composting operation; RULES VIOLATED: Failure to
properly dispose of municipal solid waste, in violation of 30 TAC §330.5(c);
failed to prevent nuisance conditions at the site, in violation of 30 TAC §101.4
and THSC, §382.085(b); failed to comply with the General Prohibition
requirements concerning outdoor burning, in violation of 30 TAC §111.201
and THSC, §382.085(b); PENALTY: $14,300; STAFF ATTORNEY: Shawn Slack,
Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0063; REGIONAL OFFICE: Tyler Regional
Office, 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.
(5) COMPANY: Imthkn Acquisitions, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1699-IHW-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN100595180; LOCATION: 801 Lee Street, Irving, Dallas County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: inactive paint manufacturing plant; RULES VIOLATED:
Failure to obtain a permit for the storage of industrial solid and hazardous
wastes, in violation of 30 TAC §335.2(a); failed to prevent the discharge
or imminent threat of discharge of industrial solid and hazardous wastes into
or adjacent to the waters of the state, in violation of 30 TAC §335.4
and TWC, §26.121(a); failed to conduct a hazardous waste determination
and waste classification in violation of 30 TAC §335.62 and 40 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) §262.11; failed to ensure that each container
is labeled with the words, "Hazardous Waste" or with other words that identify
the contents of the container in violation of 30 TAC §335.69(f)(4) and
40 CFR §262.34; failed to maintain required aisle space in violation
of 30 TAC §335.69(f)(4) and 40 CFR §262.35; PENALTY: $15,750; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Mark Curnutt, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0624; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth,
Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(6) COMPANY: James R. Maib dba Coleto Water Company, Inc. dba H2O Systems
Plus, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1383-PWS-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102683562; LOCATION:
eight miles west of Victoria, off Highway 59 at the Shady Oaks Subdivision,
Victoria County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply system; RULES
VIOLATED: Failure to collect routine water samples for bacteriological analysis
and failed to post a public notification of the monitoring violations for
the months of August, October, November, and December 2003, January, February,
July, and December 2004 and January 2005, in violation of 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A)(ii)
and §290.122(c)(2)(A) and THSC, §341.033(d); failed to pay public
health service fees for TCEQ Financial Administration Account No. 92350036
for Fiscal Years 2003, 2004, and 2005, in violation of 30 TAC §290.51(a)(3)
and TWC, §5.702; PENALTY: $3,195; STAFF ATTORNEY: Shana Horton, Litigation
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-1088; REGIONAL OFFICE: Corpus Christi Regional
Office, 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361)
825-3100.
(7) COMPANY: Kent F. Baltzell dba Oak Hill Acres Mobile Home Subdivision;
DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1861-PWS-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN10223865; LOCATION: 29042
Blueberry Drive, Boerne, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water
system; RULES VIOLATED: Failure to collect and submit routine bacteriological
samples once per month and provide public notice of the failure to comply
for the months of April, October, November, and December 2003, and January,
March, April, May, October, and December 2004, in violation of 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A)(ii)
and §290.122(c)(2)(A); PENALTY: $4,125; STAFF ATTORNEY: Robert Mosley,
Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0627; REGIONAL OFFICE: San Antonio
Regional Office, 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(8) COMPANY: Maria E. Warren dba Peppers Pit Stop; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0515-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101435410; LOCATION: the northwest corner of Highway 175
and Highway 59, Montague, Montague County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience
store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: Failure to inspect and
test the cathodic protection system for operability and adequacy of protection
at least once every three years and failed to inspect the impressed current
cathodic protection system at least once every 60 days to ensure that the
rectifier and other system components are operating properly, in violation
of 30 TAC §334.49(c)(4) and §334.49(c)(2)(C), and TWC, §26.3475;
failed to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective
action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage
caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum USTs,
in violation of 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b); failed to monitor for releases
from the facility's UST system at least once per month (not to exceed 35 days
between each monitoring) by using one or more of the release detection methods
described in 30 TAC §334.50, in violation of 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A)
and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1); failed to ensure that a legible tag, label,
or marking is permanently applied upon or affixed to either the top of the
fill tube or to a nonremovable point near the fill tube that corresponds to
the UST identification number listed on the registration and self-certification
form, in violation of 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C); failed to conduct effective
inventory control procedures for all UST systems at a retail service station;
failed to pay a late fee of $7.50 for UST annual facility fee, TCEQ Financial
Administration Account No. 0058667U, in violation of 30 TAC §334.22(a)
and (b); PENALTY: $19,000; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kari Gilbreth, Litigation Division,
MC 175, (512) 239-1320; REGIONAL OFFICE: Abilene Regional Office, 1977 Industrial
Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (325) 698-9674.
(9) COMPANY: Naide Enterprises, Inc. dba Big Star Mart; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-1562-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102352788; LOCATION: 2803 Vance Jackson
Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store
with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: Failure to post the facility's
delivery certificate in a location clearly visible at all times, in violation
of 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(iii); failed to ensure that a legible tag,
label, or marking with the tank number was permanently applied upon or affixed
to either the top of the fill tube or to a nonremovable point in the immediate
area of the fill tube on each regulated UST at the facility, in violation
of 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C); failed to notify the commission within 30
days from the date of the occurrence of any change or addition to the UST
system, in violation of 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3); failed to provide corrosion
protection for the UST system at the facility, in violation of 30 TAC §334.49(a)
and TWC, §26.3475(d); failed to monitor the USTs for releases at a frequency
of at least once every month (not to exceed 35 days between each monitoring),
in violation of 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1);
failed to equip each tank with a valve or other appropriate device designed
to either automatically shut off or restrict the flow of regulated substances
into the tanks when the liquid level in the tanks reach a preset level, in
violation of 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(2); failed
to demonstrate current acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective
action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage
caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum USTs,
in violation of 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b); PENALTY: $11,550; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Lena Roberts, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0019; REGIONAL OFFICE:
San Antonio Regional Office, 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480,
(210) 490-3096.
(10) COMPANY: Poalson Investments, L.L.C.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1766-PWS-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101232056; LOCATION: 4319 Hazy Hills Drive, Spicewood, Travis
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply facility; RULES VIOLATED:
Failure to collect routine bacteriological samples at a frequency based on
the population served by the system and failed to notify persons served by
the system, in violation of 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A)(i) and §290.122(c)(2)(B)
and THSC, §341.033(d); failed to collect additional routine samples following
a coliform-positive month, i.e., March 2005, and failed to notify persons
served by the system, in violation of 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(F) and §290.122(c)(2)(B);
failed to collect repeat samples following a coliform-positive month, i.e.,
February 2005, and failed to notify persons served by the system, in violation
of 30 TAC §290.109(c)(3)(A)(ii) and §290.122(c)(2)(B); failed to
pay public health service fees, including late fees, for TCEQ FA Account No.
0092270272 for Fiscal Years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, in violation of 30
TAC §290.51(a)(3) and TWC, §5.702; PENALTY: $4,800; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Shawn Slack, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0063; REGIONAL OFFICE:
Austin Regional Office, 1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336,
(512) 339-2929.
(11) COMPANY: Sadruddin & Sons, Inc. dba Churchill Grocery; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2005-1291-PWS-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101906204; LOCATION: 4128 Farm-to-Market
Road 2611, Brazoria County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with
retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: Failure to collect routine water
samples for bacteriological analysis for the months of April, September, and
December 2003, February, May, June, July, August, and December 2004, and January
2005, in violation of 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A)(i) and THSC, §341.033(d);
failed to post a public notification for the months of August and December
of 2004 and January 2005, as documented during the TCEQ central office record
review investigation conducted on February 1, 2005, in violation of 30 TAC §290.122(c)(2)(B);
PENALTY: $3,225; STAFF ATTORNEY: Mark Curnutt, Litigation Division, MC 175,
(512) 239-0624; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue,
Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
TRD-200603406
Mary Risner
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 21, 2006
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
July 31, 2006
. 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 July 31, 2006
. 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: Benbrook L.L.C. dba Benbrook Village Mobile Home Park Wastewater
Treatment Facility; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1337-MWD-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102963238;
LOCATION: approximately 0.5 miles south of the intersection of United States
Highway 377 and Farm-to-Market Road 1187, approximately 16 miles southwest
of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment
facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1); Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No.12723001 Effluent Limitations and Monitoring
Requirements Nos. 1, 2, and 6; and TWC, §26.121(a) by failing to comply
with the permitted effluent limits from January 2004 to August 2004; 30 TAC §305.125(17)
and TPDES Permit No.12723001 Monitoring and Reporting Requirements No. 1 by
failing to submit monitoring results at the intervals specified in the permit;
30 TAC §305.125(17) and TPDES Permit No.12723001 Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements No. 1 by failing to submit monitoring results at the intervals
specified in the permit; 30 TAC §290.51(a)(3) and TWC, §5.702 by
failing to pay the public health service late fees for Account No. 9220293,
which were due on January 10, 2005; PENALTY: $6,552; STAFF ATTORNEY: Deanna
Sigman, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0619; REGIONAL OFFICE: Dallas-Fort
Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817)
588-5800.
(2) COMPANY: Bluff Springs Food Mart, Inc. dba Mr. MC's Grocery & Market;
DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0403-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 24730 and RN101492379; LOCATION:
2109 Holly Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience
store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.49(c)(2)(C)
and TWC, §26.3475(d) by failing to ensure that the rectifier (impressed
current system) and other system components were operating properly by inspecting
the rectifier and components at least once every 60 days; 30 TAC §37.815(a)
and (b) by failing to demonstrate financial assurance for taking corrective
action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage
caused by accidental releases from the operation of petroleum underground
storage tanks (USTs); 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1)
by failing to have release detection for the UST system. Specifically, Bluff
Springs failed to monitor its USTs for releases at least once per month (not
to exceed 35 days between each monitoring); 30 TAC §334.48(c) by failing
to conduct inventory control for all of the facility's USTs involved in the
retail sale of petroleum substances used as a motor fuel; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(3)
by failing to amend, update, or change the UST registration and self-certification
information; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(B)(ii) by failing to renew a fuel delivery
certificate by timely and proper submission of a new UST Storage Tank Registration
and Self-Certification Form to the TCEQ; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(i) and
TWC, §26.3467(a) by failing to make available to a common carrier a valid,
current TCEQ fuel delivery certificate before delivery of a regulated substance
into the USTs; PENALTY: $16,100; STAFF ATTORNEY: Justin Lannen, Litigation
Division, MC R-4, (817) 588-5927; REGIONAL OFFICE: Austin Regional Office,
1921 Cedar Bend Drive, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78758-5336, (512) 339-2929.
(3) COMPANY: City of Quinlan; DOCKET NUMBER: 2004-0867-MWD-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER:
RN101917565; LOCATION: approximately 2,100 feet southwest of the intersection
of State Highway 276 and State Business Highway 34, Quinlan, Hunt County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: municipal wastewater discharge system; RULES VIOLATED:
Failure to prevent unauthorized discharges from its collection system, in
violation of TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Permit Conditions Nos. 2(d) and 2(g)
and 30 TAC §305.125(1) and §305.535(c)(1); failed to conduct tests
and maintain associated records, in violation of 30 TAC §§305.125(1),
319.7(a), and 319.11 and TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements No. 3(c); failed to provide discharge and effluent noncompliance
notification, in violation of TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements No. 7 and 30 TAC §305.125(1); failed to employ an operator
with the proper certification level to operate the facility, in violation
of TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Other Requirements No. 1 and 30 TAC §30.350(i);
failed to ensure that the facility and all of its systems of collection, treatment,
and disposal were properly operated and maintained at all times, in violation
of 30 TAC §§305.125(1) and (5), 317.3, and 317.4(a)(5) and (d) and
TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Operational Requirements Nos. 1 and 4; failed
to conduct tests and maintain associated records, in violation of 30 TAC §§305.125(1),
319.6, 319.7(a), 319.9, and 319.11 and TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Monitoring
and Reporting Requirements No. 2; failed to ensure that liquid paint filter
tests for sludge disposed of in a municipal landfill were recorded, in violation
of 30 TAC §305.125(1) and TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Permit Sludge Provisions
No. III.F.(1); failed to comply with the permitted effluent limits for biological
oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS), in violation of TPDES
Permit No. 13725-001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements No.
1, TWC, §26.121(a), and 30 TAC §305.125(1); failed to comply with
the total chlorine residual permitted effluent limitation, in violation of
TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
No. 2, TWC, §26.121(a), and 30 TAC §305.125(1); failed to comply
with the minimum default order (DO) permitted effluent limitation, in violation
of TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements
No. 6, TWC, §26.121(a), and 30 TAC §305.125(1); failed to provide
an adequate backflow prevention device and the annual device test report,
in violation of 30 TAC §317.4(a)(8) and TPDES Permit No. 13725-001, Permit
Condition No. 2.a; PENALTY: $31,950; STAFF ATTORNEY: Justin Lannen, Litigation
Division, MC R-4, (817) 588-5927; REGIONAL OFFICE: Dallas-Fort Worth Regional
Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(4) COMPANY: CSA Limited, Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0916-IWD-E; TCEQ ID
NUMBERS: 04084 and RN102095882; LOCATION: 16212 State Highway 249, Houston,
Harris County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: industrial wastewater treatment system;
RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.121(a) and 30 TAC §305.125(1) by failing
to comply with permitted effluent limits; PENALTY: $3,000; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Lena Roberts, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0019; REGIONAL OFFICE:
Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486,
(713) 767-3500.
(5) COMPANY: Golden Horn Corporation dba Cat Corner; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0271-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101765188; LOCATION: 101 East Walker Street, League City,
Galveston County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.48(c) by failing conduct effective
manual or automatic inventory control procedures for the UST systems; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(iii)
by failing to ensure that a valid, current delivery certificate was posted
at the facility; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(i) and TWC, §26.3467(a)
by failing to make available to a common carrier a valid, current TCEQ delivery
certificate before delivery of a regulated substance; PENALTY: $6,300; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Rachael Gaines, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0078; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas
77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(6) COMPANY: Hazrat Syed; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1374-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER:
RN101377984; LOCATION: 2 East Fayle Street, Baytown, Harris County, Texas;
TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED:
30 TAC §115.245(2) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b)
by failing to verify proper operation of Stage II equipment at least once
every 12 months or upon major system replacement or modification; 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C)
and TWC, §26.3475(c)(2) by failing to install overfill prevention equipment
on each UST; 30 TAC §115.242(3)(A) and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing
to provide and maintain the Stage II Vapor Recovery System in proper operating
condition and free of defects; 30 TAC §334.10(b) by failing to have required
UST records maintained, readily accessible, and available for inspection upon
request by a representative of the TCEQ; PENALTY: $5,750; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Rachael Gaines, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0078; REGIONAL OFFICE:
Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486,
(713) 767-3500.
(7) COMPANY: Hung Tran dba Corner Stop Food Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0141-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 35272 and RN101446664; LOCATION: 409 South Brooks Street,
Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with
retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b),
by failing to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective
action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage
caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum USTs;
PENALTY: $1,600; STAFF ATTORNEY: Jacquelyn Boutwell, Litigation Division,
MC 175, (512) 239-5846; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk
Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(8) COMPANY: N.T. Petroleum-Bedford, LLC dba Bedford Chevron; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-1403-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBERS: 69212 and RN101545705; LOCATION: 3800 Cheek
Sparger Road, Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience
store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a)
and (b), by failing to provide on or about January 2, 2004, acceptable financial
assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating third parties
for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases from the
operation of petroleum USTs; PENALTY: $2,910; STAFF ATTORNEY: Shawn Slack,
Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0063; REGIONAL OFFICE: Dallas-Fort
Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817)
588-5800.
(9) COMPANY: Pirafzal Corporation dba Star Stop 4; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1690-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101734952; LOCATION: 1805 Texas Avenue, Bridge City, Orange
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline;
RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b) by failing to provide acceptable
financial assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating third
parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases
from the operation of petroleum USTs; PENALTY: $2,400; STAFF ATTORNEY: Rachael
Gaines, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0078; REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont
Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(10) COMPANY: Plain-O-Gas, Inc. dba Fina; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1646-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101542512; LOCATION: 1421 North Central Expressway, Plano,
Collin County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and(b) by failing to demonstrate
acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating
third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases
arising from the operation of petroleum storage tanks; PENALTY: $4,200; STAFF
ATTORNEY: Deanna Sigman, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0619; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth,
Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(11) COMPANY: RCF Investments Inc.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1206-PST-E; TCEQ
ID NUMBER: RN101555282; LOCATION: 7458 West Interstate 20, Weatherford, Parker
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline;
RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to demonstrate
acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating
third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases
arising from the operation of petroleum USTs; PENALTY: $2,850; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Jacquelyn Boutwell, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-5846; REGIONAL
OFFICE: Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth,
Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(12) COMPANY: Robert Wilson dba Brenham South Mobile Home Park; DOCKET
NUMBER: 2004-1387-PWS-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101202232; LOCATION: 300 Bilski
Lane, off of State Highway 36, approximately 3.6 miles south of United States
Highway 290, Brenham, Washington County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water
supply facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.110(b)(4), by failing to
maintain the residual disinfectant concentration within the farthest reaches
of the distribution system at a minimum of 0.2 milligrams per liter free chlorine
as required; 30 TAC §290.42(e)(5), by failing to properly seal the hypochlorination
solution container to prevent the entrance of dust, insects, and other contaminants;
30 TAC §290.46(i), by failing to provide a plumbing ordinance or service
agreement; 30 TAC §290.41(c)(1)(F), by failing to have the required sanitary
control easement covering all property within 150 feet of the well; 30 TAC §290.46(h),
by failing to have calcium hypochlorite; 30 TAC §290.46(t), by failing
to post a legible sign at the water plant; 30 TAC §290.46(m), by failing
to initiate a maintenance program to ensure the reliability and general appearance
of all regulated facilities and reduce costly repairs due to a lack of proper
maintenance; 30 TAC §290.42(m), by failing to provide each water treatment
plant and all appurtenances with an intruder-resistant fence in order to protect
the well and pressure tank; 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2), by failing to make
water system records accessible for review at the time of the investigation;
30 TAC §290.46(m)(4), by failing to maintain the pressure tank and related
piping in a watertight condition; 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(A)(i), by failing
to provide adequate well production capacity of 1.5 gallons per minute (GPM)
per connection; 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(A)(ii), by failing to provide adequate
pressure tank capacity of 50 gallons per connection; 30 TAC §290.42(1),
by failing to provide a plant operation manual; 30 TAC §290.121(a), by
failing to maintain adequate up-to-date chemical and microbiological monitoring
plan; 30 TAC §290.51(a)(3), and TWC, §5.702, by failing to pay the
Public Health Service fee for Fiscal Year 2004, for Financial Administration
Account Number 92390047; PENALTY: $2,096; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kari Gilbreth, Litigation
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-1320; REGIONAL OFFICE: Waco Regional Office, 6801
Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
(13) COMPANY: Sabina Petrochemicals LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0456-AIR-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN100216977; LOCATION: 2700 Highway 366, Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: petrochemical manufacturing plant; RULES
VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.20(3), and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c); Permit
No. 41945/ PSD-TX-950/N 018; and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain
a volatile organic compound (VOC) emission rate below the allowable limit
for the High Pressure Flare (EPN P-7, Incident No. 38454); 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c); and Permit No. 41945/ PSD-TX-950/N-018,
Special Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain
a VOC emission rate below the allowable emission limit for the Low Pressure
Flare (EPN P-6, Incident No. 39496); 30 TAC §101.2(3) and §116.115(b)(2)(F)
and (c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b),
by failing to maintain an emission rate below the allowable emission limits
for the Low Pressure Flare (EPN P-6, Incident No. 39497); 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special
Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b), for failure to maintain an emission
rate below the allowable emission limits from the Flow Valve at the Crude
C4 Line in the C4 Complex (Incident 47680); 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(b)(2)(F)
and (c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special Condition No.1; and THSC, §382.085(b),
for failure to maintain an emission rate below the allowable emission limits
from the High Pressure Flare (EPN P-7, Incident 38856); 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special
Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b), for failure to maintain an emission
rate below the allowable emission limits from the High Pressure Flare (EPN
P-7, Incident 38862); 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and
(c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b),
for failure to maintain an emission rate below the allowable emission limits
from the Low Pressure Flare (EPN P-6, Incident 38857); 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special
Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b), for failure to maintain an emission
rate below the allowable emission limits from the Low Pressure Flare (EPN
P-6, Incident 38858); 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and
(c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b),
for failure to maintain an emission rate below the allowable emission limits
from the Low Pressure Flare (EPN P-6, Incident 38860); 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special
Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b), for failure to maintain an emission
rate below the allowable emission limits from the Low Pressure Flare (EPN
P-6, Incident 38861); 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and
(c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special Condition No. 1, and THSC, §382.085(b)
for failure to maintain an emission rate below the allowable emission limits
from the Low Pressure Flare (EPN P-6, Incident 43641); 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (C); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special
Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b), for failure to maintain an emission
rate below the allowable emission limits from the Low Pressure Flare (EPN
P-6, Incident 43644); 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and
(c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b),
for failure to maintain an emission rate below the allowable emission limits
from the Low Pressure Flare (EPN P-6, Incident 43650); 30 TAC §101.20(3)
and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special
Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b), for failure to maintain an emission
rate below the allowable emission limits from the High Pressure Flare (EPN
P-7, Incident 56391); 30 TAC §101.20(3) and §116.115(b)(2)(F) and
(c); Permit No. 41945/PSD-TX-950/N-018, Special Condition No. 1; and THSC, §382.085(b),
for failure to maintain an emission rate below the allowable emission limits
from the High Pressure Flare (EPN P-7, Incident 56392); PENALTY: $33,275;
STAFF ATTORNEY: Kathleen Decker, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6500;
REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont,
Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(14) COMPANY: Silverlake Church; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1682-PWS-E; TCEQ ID
NUMBER: RN101244986; LOCATION: Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY:
public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: failed to collect routine water samples
for bacteriological analysis and failed to post a public notification, in
violation of 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A)(i) and §290.122(c)(2)(B) and
THSC, §341.033(d); PENALTY: $2,398; STAFF ATTORNEY: Deanna Sigman, Litigation
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0619; REGIONAL OFFICE: Houston Regional Office,
5425 Polk Avenue, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(15) COMPANY: Texas H2O, Inc. dba Canyon Creek Addition; DOCKET NUMBER:
2004-0900-PWS-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101213411; LOCATION: 2406 Christine Drive,
Granbury, Hood County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water system; RULES
VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(m) by failing to maintain the facility in a
manner so as to prevent conditions that might cause the contamination of the
water system; 30 TAC §290.41(c)(1)(F) by failing to have a sanitary control
easement covering land within 150 feet of Well. No. 1 (G110070A) and Well.
No. 2 (G1110070B); 30 TAC §290.46(f)(3)(E) by failing to maintain Customer
Service Inspection reports; 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A) and THSC, §341.033(d)
by failing to collect the required number of monthly bacteriological samples;
30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(D)(i) and THSC, §341.0315(c) by failing to
meet the TCEQ's Minimum Water System Capacity Requirements; 30 TAC §290.44(f)(2)
by failing to maintain the watertight pipe encasement and to provide shut-off
valves on each side of a pipe that was crossing the channel of an intermittent
stream near Lot 439 on Creek Drive; 30 TAC §290.44(a)(4) by failing to
ensure that the top of a waterline, located near Lot 187 off of Caroline Court,
was located below the frost line and no less than 24 inches below ground surface;
30 TAC §290.46(e)(2)(A) and THSC, §341.033(a) by failing to obtain
the guidance and approval of a licensed water works operator prior to repairing
production, treatment, storage, pressure maintenance, or distribution facilities
and being placed into service; 30 TAC §291.93(3) and TWC, §13.139(d)
by failing to submit to the executive director a planning report that clearly
explained how the facility would provide the expected service demands within
the boundaries of its certificated area; PENALTY: $4,480; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Justin Lannen, Litigation Division, MC R-4, (817) 588-5927; REGIONAL OFFICE:
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951,
(817) 588-5800.
(16) COMPANY: Tulon Murphy, Jr. dba L & J Grocery Store and Leticia
Maria Murphy dba L & J Grocery Store; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-0209-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102267234; LOCATION: 1501 North Front Street, Fort Stockton,
Pecos County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales
of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to
provide acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective action and for
compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by
accidental releases from the operation of petroleum USTs; TWC, §5.702
and 30 TAC §334.22(a), by failing to pay UST fees for TCEQ Account No.
0058847U for the Fiscal Year 2005 and associated late fees; PENALTY: $2,100;
STAFF ATTORNEY: Kari Gilbreth, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-1320;
REGIONAL OFFICE: Midland Regional Office, 3300 North A Street, Building 4,
Suite 107, Midland, Texas 79705-5404, (915) 570-1359.
(17) COMPANY: YFZ Land, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2005-1430-MLM-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER:
RN104250626; LOCATION: approximately four miles northeast of the intersection
of United States Highway 277 and Rudd Road north of Eldorado, Schleicher County,
Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: religious retreat; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.5(c)
by failing to comply with the general prohibitions involving municipal solid
waste; 30 TAC §332.3(a) by failing to comply with the composting requirements;
30 TAC §111.201 and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing to comply with
the general prohibitions against outdoor burning; 30 TAC §330.5(a)(1)
by failing to properly dispose of municipal solid waste; TWC, §26.121(a)(1)
by failing to prevent an unauthorized discharge of wastewater from a wastewater
holding tank; 30 TAC §334.51(a)(7) by failing to properly dispose of
hydraulic oil; 30 TAC §116.110(a) and THSC, §382.085(b) by failing
to obtain authorization prior to construction and operation of a facility
that emits air contaminants; PENALTY: $14,140; STAFF ATTORNEY: Laurencia Fasoyiro,
Litigation Division, MC R-12, (713) 422-8914; REGIONAL OFFICE: San Angelo
Regional Office, 622 South Oakes, Suite K, San Angelo, Texas 76903-7013, (915)
655-9479.
TRD-200603405
Mary Risner
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 21, 2006
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) staff is providing
an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Shutdown Orders (SOs).
Texas Water Code (TWC), §26.3475 authorizes the commission to order the
shutdown of any underground storage tank (UST) system found to be noncompliant
with release detection, spill and overfill prevention, and/or, after December
22, 1998, cathodic protection regulations of the commission, until such time
as the owner/operator brings the UST system into compliance with those regulations.
The commission proposes an SO after the owner or operator of a UST facility
fails to perform required corrective actions within 30 days after receiving
notice of the release detection, spill and overfill prevention, and/or, after
December 22, 1998, cathodic protection violations documented at the facility.
In accordance with 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
July 31,
2006
. The commission will consider any written comments received;
and the commission may withdraw or withhold approval of an SO if a comment
discloses facts or considerations that indicate that the consent to the proposed
SO is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements
of the statutes and rules within the commission's jurisdiction, or the commission's
orders and permits issued in accordance with the commission's regulatory authority.
Additional notice of changes to a proposed SO is not required to be published
if those changes are made in response to written comments.
Copies of each of the proposed SOs are 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. Written comments about the SO should be
sent to the attorney designated for the SO 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 July 31, 2006
. Written comments may also be
sent by facsimile machine to the attorney at (512) 239-3434. The commission
attorneys are available to discuss the SOs and/or the comment procedure at
the listed phone numbers; however, comments on the SOs should be submitted
to the commission in
writing
.
(1) COMPANY: Judy Davis dba Judy's Kountry Kitchen; DOCKET NUMBER: 2006-0063-PST-E;
TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102260767; LOCATION: Highway 75 and Farm-to-Market Road
315, Poyner, Henderson County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store
with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.3475(a) and 30
TAC §334.50(a)(1)(A), by failing to provide proper release detection
for the pressurized piping associated with the USTs at the facility; TWC, §26.3475(a)
and 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2)(A)(i)(III), by failing to provide proper release
detection for the pressurized piping associated with the USTs at the facility;
TWC, §26.3475(c)(1) and 30 TAC §334.50(d)(1)(B)(ii), by failing
to conduct reconciliation of detailed inventory control records at least once
a month for the USTs at the facility; STAFF ATTORNEY: Kathleen Decker, Litigation
Division, MC 175, (512) 239-6500; REGIONAL OFFICE: Tyler Regional Office,
2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3756, (903) 535-5100.
(2) COMPANY: Naide Enterprises, Inc. dba Big Star Mart; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-1562-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102352788; LOCATION: 2803 Vance Jackson
Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store
with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(A)(iii),
by failing to post the facility's delivery certificate in a location clearly
visible at all times; 30 TAC §334.8(c)(5)(C), by failing to ensure that
a legible tag, label, or marking with the tank number was permanently applied
upon or affixed to either the top of the fill tube or to a nonremovable point
in the immediate area of the fill tube on each regulated UST at the facility;
30 TAC §334.7(d)(3), by failing to notify the commission within 30 days
from the date of the occurrence of any change or addition to the UST system;
30 TAC §334.49(a) and TWC, §26.3475(d), by failing to provide corrosion
protection for the UST system at the facility; 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A)
and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to monitor the USTs for releases
at a frequency of at least once every month (not to exceed 35 days between
each monitoring); 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(2),
by failing to equip each tank with a valve or other appropriate device designed
to either automatically shut off or restrict the flow of regulated substances
into the tanks when the liquid level in the tanks reaches a preset level;
and 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to demonstrate current acceptable
financial assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating third
parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases
arising from the operation of petroleum USTs; STAFF ATTORNEY: Lena Roberts,
Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0019; REGIONAL OFFICE: San Antonio
Regional Office, 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(3) COMPANY: Pak Convenience Store, Inc. dba One Stop #15; DOCKET NUMBER:
2005-154-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102402179; LOCATION: 8460 Denton Drive,
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail
sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A), by failing
to provide proper release detection for the USTs at the facility; STAFF ATTORNEY:
Lena Roberts, Litigation Division, MC 175, (512) 239-0019; REGIONAL OFFICE:
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951,
(817) 588-5800.
TRD-200603404
Mary Risner
Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 21, 2006
The State Office of Administrative Hearings issued a Proposal for Decision
and Order to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) on
June 16, 2006, in the matter of the Executive Director of the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, Petitioner v. M & C Enterprises, Inc. fdba Handi
Plus 25; SOAH Docket No. 582-06-0335 TCEQ Docket No. 2003-0809-PST-E. The
commission will consider the Administrative Law Judge's Proposal for Decision
and Order regarding the enforcement action against M & C Enterprises,
Inc. fdba Handi Plus 25 on a date and time to be determined by the Office
of the Chief Clerk in Room 201S of Building E, 12100 N. Interstate 35, Austin,
Texas. This posting is Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposal for
Decision and Order. The comment period will end 30 days from date of this
publication. Written public comments should be submitted to the Office of
the Chief Clerk, MC-105, TCEQ, P. O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Paul Munguia,
Office of the Chief Clerk, (512) 239-3300.
TRD-200603392
LaDonna Castañuela
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: June 21, 2006
Notice of Approval of Coastal Boundary Survey
Pursuant to §33.136 of the Natural Resources Code, notice is hereby
given that Jerry Patterson, Commissioner of the General Land Office, approved
a coastal boundary survey, Aransas County Art. 33.136 Sketch No. 6, submitted
by J. L Brundrett Jr., duly elected County Surveyor of Aransas County, Texas,
plat dated November 8, 2005, locating the following shoreline boundary:
A PLAT SHOWING SHORELINE SURVEY OF TRACT CALLED 20.0 ACRES OF LAND OUT
OF LOT 1, SECTION 46, FIFTH SUBDIVISION OF TAFT FARM LANDS, WILLIAM STEEL
SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 191, ARANSAS COUNTY, TEXAS RECORDED IN THE CLERK'S FILE
NO. 179354, OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF ARANSAS COUNTY, TEXAS, WITH SURVEY
MADE TO DETERMINE MEAN HIGH WATER.
For a copy of this survey, contact Archives & Records, Texas General
Land Office at (512) 463-5277.
TRD-200603355
Larry L. Laine
Chief Clerk, Deputy Land Commissioner
General Land Office
Filed: June 19, 2006
Licensing Actions for Radioactive Materials
TRD-200603389
Cathy Campbell
General Counsel
Department of State Health Services
Filed: June 21, 2006
The Department of State Health Services (department) is giving notice of
the opportunity for public comment on the Fiscal Year 2007 Statewide Substance
Abuse Block Grant Plan for continuation of Federal Block Grant Funds at: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/cpi/saptbg.
Under the authority of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 300x-21-64),
as amended (Title XIX, Part B, Subpart II and Subpart III (for SAPT)), the
department is making application to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) for funds to continue the Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT BG) during federal fiscal year
(FFY) 2007. Provisions in the Act require the chief executive officer of each
state to comply with specific provisions that include furnishing an annual
report of current service activities (funds spent), and a description (state
plan) of the intended use of block grant funds in advance of each FFY. A proposal
of this description is to be made public within each state in such a manner
as to facilitate comments.
Information about the SAPT BG and written comments regarding the SAPT BG
Intended Use Plan may be submitted to: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/cpi/saptbg
through August 15, 2006 for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing a quality
statewide substance abuse service system and highlighting priority issues
related to federally funded substance abuse prevention and treatment services
statewide.
Public comments received will be considered in the preparation and development
of the FFY07 Continuation Application. In September of 2007, the department
will prepare and submit to the Governor and federal government the final FFY
2007 Continuation Application, which includes the Intended Use Plan for SAPT
Block Grant funds.
Further information about providing comments on the referenced block grant
plan may be obtained from Philander Moore at the department's Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services Division: Philander.Moore@dshs.state.tx.us, telephone
(512) 206-5933.
Note: Additional instructions and contact information is provided at the
individual website upon selection of the appropriate tab for the block grant
on which you wish to comment.
TRD-200603409
Cathy Campbell
General Counsel
Department of State Health Services
Filed: June 21, 2006
Request for Offers for Consulting Services
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (hereinafter referred to
as THECB) is soliciting offers from organizations (hereinafter referred to
as Consultant) for consulting services to advise THECB on the Texas Association
of Developing Colleges (hereinafter referred to as TADC) Centers for Teacher
Education. The ultimate objectives of this Request for Offers (hereinafter
referred to as RFO) are to: (1) facilitate and coordinate a collaborative
strategic planning process to involve TADC college administration in planning
for collaborative distance education, upgrading of technology, curriculum
development and redesign, and improvement of TExES/ExCET preparation; (2)
work in collaboration with the THECB and TADC college administration to identify
training needs of college faculty in the centers for teacher education in
the areas related to distance education, curriculum development, and improvement
of TExES/ExCET preparation; (3) facilitate and coordinate college administration
and faculty professional development workshops to meet areas of need for delivery
of distance education, curriculum development and redesign and improvement
of TExES/ExCET preparation; and (4) report progress in TADC teacher education
enrollment, level of participation in the distance education program, successful
student placements, and other evaluative measures.
This Request for Offer is being made pursuant to authority granted under
Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, §2254.026 (relating
to contracts with private consultants).
1. GENERAL BACKGROUND:
The Texas Legislature established the Centers for Teacher Education Program
during the 74th Legislative Session. The THECB was given the assignment of
managing the program and has provided trusteed funds to support the programs
at several historically Black Colleges. These institutions collectively form
the Texas Association of Developing Colleges (TADC) and include Jarvis Christian
College in Hawkins, Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas College in Tyler,
Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, and Wiley College in Marshall. These
colleges are private, general academic, minority-serving institutions; and
the funds appropriated are used for the purpose of supporting their centers
for teacher education. The purpose of the Centers for Teacher Education at
the participating institutions is to: (1) recruit, train and place qualified
minorities in the teaching profession; (2) integrate technology into the colleges'
teacher preparation programs; and (3) provide and participate in at least
one course per semester via distance education technologies.
The THECB retains a small percentage of the appropriations made for the
teacher education centers for the costs of on-site monitoring and distribution
of funds and uses a portion of the amounts retained to obtain the services
of a consultant to facilitate and coordinate the process of curriculum development
and program redesign to improve teacher preparation at the participating institutions.
The consultant assists with the administrative oversight of the various teacher
education activities, coordinates the quarterly meetings that are held in
Dallas, and works closely with THECB staff.
2. CONTRACT TERM:
2.1 The contract resulting from this RFO, shall commence on the execution
date and shall terminate on August 31, 2007 or upon the completion of the
Consultant's work described herein, whichever occurs first, unless terminated
earlier pursuant to terms and conditions of the anticipated contract resulting
from this RFO.
3. SCOPE OF WORK:
3.1 Overview
Consultant shall facilitate and coordinate a collaborative strategic planning
process to involve TADC college administration in planning for collaborative
distance education, upgrading of technology, curriculum development and redesign,
and improvement of TExES/ExCET preparation; work in collaboration with the
THECB and TADC college administration to identify training needs of college
faculty in the centers for teacher education in the areas related to distance
education, curriculum development, and improvement of TExES/ExCET preparation;
facilitate and coordinate college administration and faculty professional
development workshops to meet areas of need for delivery of distance education,
curriculum development and redesign and improvement of TExES/ExCET preparation;
and report progress in TADC teacher education enrollment, level of participation
in the distance education program, successful student placements, and other
evaluative measures. Consultant shall be solely responsible and accountable
for managing and completing all activities, tasks, milestones and deliverables
in accordance with the Scope of Work and the deliverables commitment of this
RFO. Assignment of THECB staff to assist Consultant in its responsibility
shall in no way release the Consultant from its responsibility for completing
any work or delivering any products set forth in this RFO, its Statement of
Work or resulting contract.
3.2 Phase I--Proposal
Consultant shall provide to THECB a proposal of services to be performed,
a proposed plan of action to be taken to achieve the goals set forth in this
agreement, and an evaluation of the attainment of the goals and objectives
set forth by the agreement. The proposal must include specific objectives
and timelines for meeting each phase of the plan. The proposal must also include
consultant's travel costs to TADC schools named in Section 1 or other sites
within Texas, including travel costs of THECB staff to monitor compliance
with this contract.
3.2.1 In response to this RFO, the Consultant must:
1. provide a detailed description of Consultant's suggested methodology,
approach and alternatives to meeting Phase I objectives;
2. propose a detailed description of the tasks, activities, resources,
and time lines for performing Phase I objectives (the description should be
sufficiently detailed to include in a Statement of Work for the contract);
3. provide a brief description of Consultant's qualifications to perform
Phase I objectives;
4. describe Consultant's prior experience in performing Phase I type objectives,
with an emphasis on prior experience with public sector contracts and describe
how organizations responded to Consultant's recommendations; and
5. provide a list of references where Phase I type objectives were met,
including for each reference: the name of the organization; the name, title,
address and telephone number of a contact person; and a brief description
of the services performed.
3.3 Phase II--Progress Reports
3.3.1 Consultant shall submit to THECB a progress report providing information
on: (1) all records of evidence of expenditure of funds to assist the TADC
school's efforts to improve student recruitment and retention; (2) evidence
of professional development activities at the TADC schools to date; (3) report
on the extent to which library, mathematics, science, technology laboratories,
and other facilities at the TADC schools have been enhanced; (4) evaluation
of changes in curricula to better match TExES/ExCET competencies and outcomes
at TADC schools; (5) evaluation of the effectiveness of technology integration
to date at TADC schools; (6) summary of expenditures for personnel related
to improved educator preparation at TADC schools; and (7) summary evidence
that library holdings have been enhanced in the areas of certification at
TADC schools.
3.3.2 In response to this RFO, the Consultant must:
1. provide a detailed description of Consultant's suggested methodology,
approach, and alternatives to meeting Phase II objectives;
2. propose a detailed description of the tasks, activities, resources,
and time lines for performing Phase II objectives (the description should
be sufficiently detailed to include in a Statement of Work for the contract);
3. provide a brief description of Consultant's qualifications to perform
the Phase II objectives;
4. describe Consultant's prior experience in performing Phase II type objectives
with emphasis on prior experience with public sector contracts; and
5. provide a list of references where Phase II type objectives were met,
including for each reference: the name of the organization; the name, title,
address and telephone number of a contact person; and a brief description
of the services performed.
3.4 Phase III--Final Report
3.4.1 Consultant shall submit a final report to THECB evaluating the effectiveness
of the funds for improving teaching education at the TADC schools and detailing
their progress to date in achieving the following: (1) improving the TExES/ExCET
pass rate for TADC first-time test-takers and retake pass rates; (2) increasing
the number of students enrolled in the teacher preparation program at TADC
schools; (3) increasing the graduation rate of teacher preparation candidates
at TADC schools; (4) integrating existing technology into teacher preparation
at TADC schools; and (5) summary evidence that courses are sent per semester
via distance education technologies at TADC schools.
3.4.2 In response to this RFO, the Consultant must:
1. provide a detailed description of Consultant's suggested methodology,
approach and alternatives to meeting Phase III objectives;
2. propose a detailed description of the tasks, activities, resources,
and time lines for performing Phase III objectives (the description should
be sufficiently detailed to include in a Statement of Work for the contract);
3. provide a brief description of Consultant's qualifications to perform
the Phase III objectives;
4. describe Consultant's prior experience in performing Phase III type
objectives; and
5. provide a list of references where Phase III objectives were met, include
for each reference: the name of the organization; the name, title, address
and telephone number of a contact person; and a brief description of the services
performed.
3.5 Audit
Consultant understands that acceptance of state funds under this contract
acts as acceptance of the authority of the State Auditor's Office, or any
successor agency, to audit or investigate the expenditure of state funds under
this contract. Consultant further agrees to cooperate fully with the State
Auditor's Office or its successor, including providing all records requested.
Consultant will ensure that this clause concerning authority to audit state
funds received indirectly by subcontractors through the Consultant and the
requirement to cooperate is included in any subcontract it awards.
3.6 Contract Deliverables
3.6.1 Consultant shall, in a good and satisfactory manner, carry out the
tasks necessary to provide analysis, advice, recommendations, performances,
and Deliverables as called for in this RFO and in accordance with the Scope
of Work. Such performances shall be rendered at schools named in Section 1
or other sites within Texas as hereinafter named by THECB or its designee,
unless THECB, or its designee, shall otherwise specify in writing.
3.6.2 Substantive Outlines. As an interim deliverable, Consultant shall
produce and present to THECB, for review and approval, a substantive outline
for the work and content for: Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III. The substantive
content of each outline shall include at a minimum a proposed final report
format and a substantive discussion of the approach and methodology for the
work to be performed. THECB and Consultant shall adjust or revise the scope
of each outline to more clearly define the Scope of Work.
3.6.3 Draft Reports. As an interim deliverable, Consultant shall produce
and present to THECB, for review and approval, an interim draft report for:
Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III. This deliverable shall include: appendices
with statistical data supporting findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Consultant shall also include: charts, graphs, and other visual representations
of core findings, conclusions, and recommendations. The Consultant shall make
such corrections to substance and content as identified by THECB. The Consultant
shall make such adjustments and modifications to draft report as identified
by THECB.
3.6.4 Final Reports. As a final contract Deliverable, Consultant shall
produce a written report for: Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III. The specific
organization and substantive content of each report shall be resolved throughout
the project, with emphasis during the interim deliverable stages. Each report
shall include the following topics and such other topics, which are specifically
agreed upon between THECB, and Consultant and the report must thoroughly resolve
the particular issues unique to each deliverable:
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Scope and Objectives
Summary of Significant Observations and Conclusions
Overall Conclusions and Recommendations
Background
Detailed Scope and Objectives
Methodology
Assumptions
Detailed Findings and Observations
Analysis
Recommendations
Conclusion
Appendices
3.6.5 Status Reporting. During scheduled bi-weekly meetings, Consultant
shall provide oral reports on Project progress and schedule, and a schedule
of the next period's activities. Consultant shall document by written minutes
of the meetings. Details of the period's activities shall include:
planned schedule versus actual schedule;
any problems encountered and status;
any failures to meet deadlines and proposed solutions; and
any deviations from the Scope of Work;
The Consultant shall disclose at the meeting the impact that any problems,
failures, or deviations have on the scheduled completion of tasks and work
segments, the Phase, and the entire Project. Bi-weekly meetings may be by
telephone conference call.
The Consultant shall submit to THECB a written report of schedule and/or
content variances from the Scope of Work for each Phase, at the deliverable,
task and activity levels, within five (5) working days from the time of their
occurrence.
The Consultant shall submit monthly written reports to THECB that shall
encompass:
the overall status of the Project, including unanticipated problems and
delays and the impact on Project completion;
the prior month's accomplishments;
any outstanding problems and/or issues and proposed solutions; and
upcoming activities.
At a minimum, Consultant shall illustrate all upcoming activities using
work plans specifically identifying tasks, personnel, and begin and end dates.
3.6.6 Consultant and THECB shall develop a tentative schedule for periodic
meetings with THECB. The meetings shall be for the purpose of providing information
and additional guidance to Consultant in the performance of the Scope of Work.
THECB may request interim advice from Consultant at such meetings. If appropriate,
such meetings may coincide with regularly scheduled meetings to report status.
3.6.7 The THECB shall have thirty (30) business days following delivery
of the interim or final products, Deliverables or Services ("Acceptance Period"),
to accept or reject any products, Deliverables or Services ("Deliverable")
tendered by Consultant in performance under this RFO or resulting contract.
Tendering to THECB a Deliverable for Acceptance constitutes a certification
by the Consultant that the Deliverable fully meets all of the requirements
in the RFO, Scope of Work and any resulting contract. In the event THECB elects
to reject a Deliverable during the Acceptance Period, THECB shall notify Consultant
in writing of such rejection.
The THECB shall assist Consultant in identifying the error, type of error
or inadequacy of the Deliverable, to permit Consultant to understand the cause
of the error or inadequacy and correct the error or inadequacy. Upon Consultant's
resolution of any errors or inadequacies, identified during the Acceptance
Period, the Deliverable shall be resubmitted to THECB for acceptance or rejection
as stated above. Acceptance of the Deliverable(s) shall be in writing by an
authorized representative of THECB ("Acceptance").
3.6.8 Time is of the essence in completing the Deliverables Phases I -
III Deliverables. Completion for the Deliverables for Phases I - III is required
no later than August 3, 2007. Consultant should provide proposed completion
dates in the format below in order to meet the project completion date of
August 31, 2007.
Phase I:
Substantive Outline: tendered to THECB on or before September 15, 2006;
Interim Draft Report: tendered to THECB on or before October 6, 2006;
Final Report: tendered to THECB on or before October 27, 2006;
Status Reports, according to the schedule;
In-person-report(s).
Phase II:
Substantive Outline: tendered to THECB on or before November 10, 2006;
Interim Draft Report: tendered to THECB on or before January 12, 2007;
Final Report: tendered to THECB on or before March 2, 2007;
Status Reports, according to the schedule;
In-person-report(s).
Phase III:
Substantive Outline: tendered to THECB on or before May 4, 2007;
Interim Draft Report: tendered to THECB on or before June 15, 2007;
Final Report: tendered to THECB on or before August 3, 2007
Status Reports, according to the schedule;
In-person-report(s).
3.6.9 As an additional Deliverable, Consultant shall make "in person" presentations
of its findings, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations on such dates,
times, and places in Austin, Travis County, Texas as requested by THECB. Such
presentations may include audiences internal or external to THECB. The THECB
anticipates that no more than two or three such presentations shall be required.
These presentations may occur, within an 18-month time frame following the
Acceptance of the final report(s).
4. OFFER PROCESS
4.1 Questions relating to the RFO. Consultant is expected to examine this
Request for Offers (RFO) carefully, understand the terms and conditions for
providing the pertinent services, and respond completely. Failure to respond
completely may result in disqualification. Questions about this RFO shall
be directed, in writing only, to the address provided below, on company letterhead
or via e-mail. Verbal questions and explanations are not permitted. Electronic
submissions by facsimile shall be accepted. The THECB reserves the right to
provide or not to provide additional clarification in response to Consultant's
questions. To be eligible to receive Consultant questions and responses to
this RFO, if any, the Consultant, must file a written letter of interest with
THECB no later than 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 4, 2006. No inquiries or questions
shall be answered after 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 4, 2006 to allow ample
distribution time for any changes. Any questions or letters of interest regarding
this RFO may be directed to:
Dr. Susan Hetzler, Program Director for Educator Preparation
Academic Affairs and Research Division
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, Texas 78711
4.2 Delivery of Offer. A signed original and five (5) copies of the offer
must be received by THECB, no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time, August 25,
2006. Any offer received after the specified time and date shall not be considered.
Conditioned on THECB's receipt of the requisite finding of fact from the Governor's
Budget and Planning Office pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2254.028,
THECB anticipates entering into the resultant contract on or about September
1, 2006. The Consultant's offers shall be delivered to:
Dr. Susan Hetzler, Program Director for Educator Preparation
Academic Affairs and Research Division
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 East Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas 78752
P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711
4.3 THECB Reservation of Rights. The THECB has sole discretion and the
absolute right to reject any and all offers, terminate this Request for Offers
or amend, delay or re-issue this Request for Offers. The THECB reserves the
right to remedy technical errors in the RFO process, waive any informalities,
and irregularities relating to any or all Offers submitted in response to
this request and to negotiate modifications necessary to improve the quality
or cost effectiveness of any Offer to THECB. The THECB further reserves the
right to accept one or more offers and contract for any grouping or individual
Deliverables described in this RFO. The issuance of this Request for Offers
does not constitute a commitment by THECB to award any contract. THECB intends
any material provided in this Request for Offers only and solely as a means
of identifying the scope of services and qualifications sought.
4.4 Expenses for Preparing Offer. The THECB shall not pay any cost incurred
by a prospective Consultant in the preparation of a response to this Request
for Offers and such costs shall not be included in the budget of the prospective
Consultant submitted pursuant to this Request for Offers. The State of Texas
assumes no responsibility for expenses incurred in the preparation of responses
to this Request for Offers. In the event that the prospective Consultant is
engaged to provide the services contemplated by this Request for Offers, any
expenses incurred by the prospective Consultant associated with the negotiation
and execution of the contract for the engagement shall remain the obligation
of the Consultant.
4.5 Non-responsive Offers. Failure to respond to all required portions
of this RFO may result in the Consultant's response being deemed non-responsive.
If a Consultant's response is deemed non-responsive by THECB, the response
shall be disqualified. Offers must be signed by an officer or principal of
the Consultant; however, they may be signed by an agent if accompanied by
written evidence of authority.
4.6 Duration of Offer. All provisions in Consultant's Offer, including
any estimated or projected costs, shall remain valid for ninety (90) days
following the deadline date for submissions or if an Offer is selected, throughout
the entire term of the Contract. Offers may be withdrawn in writing prior
to the date and time set for receipt of Offers.
4.7 Negotiation with Consultant. Preliminary and final negotiations with
top-ranked prospective Consultants may be held at the discretion of THECB.
The THECB may decide, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, to negotiate
with one, several, or none of the prospective Consultants submitting Offers
pursuant to this request. During the negotiation process, THECB and any prospective
Consultant(s) with whom THECB chooses to negotiate, may adjust the scope of
the services, alter the method of providing the services, and/or alter the
costs of the services so long as the changes are mutually agreed upon and
are in the best interest of THECB. Statements made by a prospective Consultant
in the Offer packet or in other appropriate written form shall be binding
unless specifically changed by the Consultant, in writing, during final negotiations.
A contract award may be made by THECB without negotiations if THECB determines
that such an award is in THECB's best interest.
4.8 Selection Criteria. The THECB shall conduct an evaluation of all offers
that conform to the requirements of this RFO. In selecting a consultant, THECB
shall: (1) base its choice on demonstrated competence, knowledge, and qualifications
and on the reasonableness of the proposed fee for the services; and (2) if
other considerations are equal, give preference to a consultant whose principal
place of business is in the State of Texas or who shall manage the consulting
contract wholly from an office in the State of Texas. Conforming offers shall
be reviewed by a Selection Committee consisting of THECB staff members.
4.9 Award/Contract Subject to Available Appropriations. This Request for
Offers and any contract which may result from it are subject to appropriation
of State funds, and the Request for Offers and/or contract may be terminated
at any time if such funds are not available.
4.10 Public Information. All offers are considered to be public information
subsequent to an award of the contract. All information relating to Offers
shall be subject to the Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Annotated,
Chapter 552, after the award of the contract. All documents shall be presumed
to be public unless a specific exception in that Act applies. Prospective
Consultants are requested to avoid providing information which is proprietary;
but if it is necessary to do so, offers must specify the specific information
which the prospective Consultant considers to be exempted from disclosure
under the Act and those pages or portions of pages which contain the protected
information must be clearly marked. The specific exemption that the prospective
Consultant believes protects that information must be cited. The THECB shall
assume that an Offer submitted to THECB contains no proprietary or confidential
information if the prospective Consultant has not marked or otherwise identified
such information in the offer at the time of its submission to THECB.
4.11 Negotiation of Contract Terms and Conditions. At any time after the
offers are opened, THECB may negotiate contract terms and conditions with
one or more of the Consultants. An award of a contract is expressly conditioned
upon THECB and Consultant reaching an agreement on contract terms and conditions.
The THECB reserves the sole right, in its discretion, to determine if contract
terms and conditions are acceptable. If the Consultant and THECB are unable
to reach an agreement on the contract terms and conditions, THECB shall disqualify
that Consultant, and then THECB shall negotiate contract terms and conditions
with the next best Consultant.
4.12 Return of Offers After Selection Process. All offers become property
of THECB upon receipt and shall not be returned.
4.13 Ethics Standards. No person shall participate or assume a responsibility
in the implementation and execution of this RFO process including, but not
limited to, the evaluation of offers and selections of Consultants, when such
participation constitutes a conflict of interest as defined by state law or
executive order. After the RFO is published, THECB or any employee shall not
furnish any technical information, or solicit offers and/or prices for its
requirements, or take any type of action which would or could be construed
to give a direct or indirect advantage or disadvantage to any potential Consultant.
4.14 Restrictions on Communication. After the RFO has been issued, Consultant
is prohibited from communicating with THECB staff regarding the RFO or offers,
with the following exceptions:
Dr. Susan Hetzler, in writing;
The Committee, if interviews are conducted;
THECB reserves the right to contact any Consultant for clarification after
responses are opened and/or to further negotiate with any Consultant if such
is deemed desirable by THECB.
The THECB shall not schedule meetings with representatives of any Consultant
to discuss offers; and Consultant should not contact THECB employees to explain,
clarify, or discuss their Offers before an award has been made except as set
out in this section. Violation of this provision may lead to disqualification
from this process.
5. CONTENT OF OFFERS
5.1 All Offers must be typed, double spaced, on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, clearly
legible, with all pages sequentially numbered, and bound or stapled together.
The name of the prospective Consultant must be typed at the top of each page.
Do not attach covers, binders, pamphlets, or other items not specifically
requested.
5.2 A Table of Contents must be included with respective page numbers opposite
each topic. The Offer must contain the following completed items in the following
sequence:
Transmittal Letter: A letter addressed to Dr. Susan Hetzler, Program Director
for Educator Preparation, Academic Affairs and Research Division, Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711 that identifies
the person or entity submitting the Offer and includes a commitment by that
person or entity to provide the services required by THECB. The letter must
specifically identify that this Offer is in reference to THECB Texas Association
of Developing Colleges-Centers for Teacher Education RFO. The letter must
include "full acceptance of the terms and conditions of the contract resulting
from this Request for Offers." Any exceptions must be specifically noted in
the letter. However, any exceptions may disqualify the Offer from further
consideration at THECB's discretion. The letter must state, "The Offer enclosed
is binding and valid at the discretion of THECB."
Executive Summary: The Offer must include a summary of the contents of
the Offer, excluding cost information. Address services that are offered beyond
those specifically requested as well as those offered within specified deliverables.
Explain any missing or other requirements not met, realizing that failure
to provide necessary information or offer required service deliverables may
result in disqualification of the Offer.
Project Offer: The Offer must track and reference each section number in
Section 3, Scope of Work. Consultant should provide a substantive description
of how Consultant proposes to satisfy each item. If Consultant cannot satisfy
a particular item or requirement, then Consultant must clearly identify the
items or requirements it cannot satisfy. If Consultant believes it can best
meet the needs of THECB by suggesting a modification to the Scope of Work,
please suggest alternatives. If an alternative is proposed, please include
a separate section identified as "Alternative Offer to Section X.X." The THECB
reserves the right to not consider alternative Offers. If a response requires
Consultant to assume facts not presented in the RFO, Consultant must clearly
identify such assumed facts. If a section requests specific information, please
include the requested information.
Cost Offer: The THECB is interested in awarding a fixed fee contract. Because
THECB may enter into a contract for all or some of the deliverables, please
identify each deliverable and the corresponding fee and include a proposed
schedule of payments. Consultant is welcome to suggest alternative fee Offers;
but if an alternative is offered, please clearly identify that the fee Offer
is an alternative. The THECB reserves the right to not consider alternative
Offers.
Qualifications: While THECB is interested in the experience and qualifications
of Consultant's firm or company, THECB is particularly interested in the experience
of the individual staff Consultant intends to apply to this engagement. Therefore,
please include information relating to the firm's or company's experience
and qualification; and please attach detailed resumes for each staff that
Consultant intends to apply to this engagement. The resumes should identify
the specific experience, projects, and assignments for each staff offered.
Emphasis should be placed on similar projects within the public sector and/or
higher education.
References: Prospective Consultants shall provide the names of at least
three (3) different references meeting the following criteria:
1. The reference company or entity must have engaged the prospective Consultant
for the same or similar services as those to be provided in accordance with
the terms of this Request for Offers.
2. The services must have been provided by the prospective Consultant to
the reference company or entity within the five (5) years preceding the issuance
of this Request for Offers.
3. The reference company or entity must not be affiliated with the prospective
Consultant in any ownership or joint venture arrangement.
4. References must include the company or entity name, address, contact
name, and telephone number for each reference. The THECB may not be used as
a reference. The contact name must be the name of a senior representative
of the reference company or entity who was directly responsible for interacting
with the prospective Consultant throughout the performance of the engagement
and who can address questions about the performance of the prospective Consultant
from personal experience. References shall accompany the Offer.
5. For each such reference, the prospective Consultant shall provide a
signed release from liability in the form of a letter addressed to the reference
company or individual signed by Consultant for each reference provided in
response to this requirement. The release from liability shall absolve the
specified reference company or entity from liability for information provided
to THECB concerning the prospective Consultant's performance of its engagement
with the reference.
Financial Condition: As part of any Offer submission, the prospective Consultant
must include information regarding financial condition, including income statements,
balance sheets, and any other information which accurately shows the prospective
Consultant's current financial condition. All offers shall include the Consultant's
State of Texas vendor identification number or federal tax identification
number. The THECB reserves the right to request such additional financial
information as it deems necessary to evaluate the prospective Consultant;
and by submission of an Offer, the prospective Consultant agrees to provide
same. The prospective Consultant must disclose if and when it has filed for
bankruptcy within the last seven (7) years. For prospective Consultants conducting
business as a corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership, or
other form of artificial person, the prospective Consultant must disclose
whether any of its principals, partners, or officers have filed for bankruptcy
within the last seven (7) years.
Certifications/Affirmations/Disclosures: By signing the transmittal letter
and submitting an Offer, Consultant makes and agrees to make the following
certifications, affirmations, and disclosures. If any explanation or qualification
is required for any certification, affirmation, or disclosure, you must include
such explanation or qualification in your transmittal letter. A false statement
or misleading statement in this section is a material breach of contract and
shall void the submitted Offer or any resulting contracts. Please restate
each of the following certifications, affirmations or disclosures in this
section of your Offer.
1. The Consultant has not given, nor intends to give at any time hereafter,
any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special
discount, trip, favor, or service to a public servant in connection with the
submitted Offer.
2. The Consultant is not currently delinquent in the payment of any franchise
tax owed the State of Texas.
3. Neither the Consultant nor the firm, corporation or partnership or institution
represented by the Consultant or anyone acting for such firm, corporation
or institution has violated the antitrust laws of this State, the Federal
antitrust laws nor communicated directly or indirectly the Offer made to any
competitor or any other person engaged in such line of business.
4. The Consultant has not received compensation for participation in the
preparation of the specification for this Offer.
5. Pursuant to Texas Family Code, §231.006 (relating to delinquent
child support), the Consultant certifies that the individual or business entity
named in this Offer is not ineligible to receive a specified payment and acknowledges
that this contract may be terminated and payment may be withheld if this certification
is inaccurate.
6. An Offer must include the names and Social Security Numbers of each
person with at least a 25% ownership of the business entity submitting this
Offer.
7. Pursuant to §2155.004, Government Code (relating to issuance of
warrants to persons indebted to the State or who owe delinquent taxes to the
State), the Consultant certifies that the individual or business entity named
in this Offer is not ineligible to receive the specified contract and acknowledges
that this contract may be terminated and payment withheld if this certification
is inaccurate.
8. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent Consultant owes
any debt or delinquent taxes to the State of Texas, in accordance with §403.055(h),
Government Code, any payments Consultant is owed under this Agreement shall
be applied by the Comptroller of Public Accounts toward any debt or delinquent
taxes Consultant owes the State of Texas until the debt or delinquent taxes
are paid in full.
9. Pursuant to Article 2.45 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, Consultant
must certify that it is not delinquent in a tax owed to the State under Chapter
171 of the Texas Tax Code. Any Consultant who is delinquent may not be awarded
a contract by the State.
10. With respect to all services, if any, purchased pursuant to this RFO,
Consultant represents and warrants that it shall buy Texas products and materials
for use in providing the services authorized herein when such products and
materials are available at a comparable price and in a comparable period of
time when compared to non-Texas products and materials.
11. Consultant certifies that, if a Texas address is shown as the address
of the vendor, Vendor qualifies as a Texas Resident Bidder as defined in 1
TAC §111.2.
12. If the consultant is an individual not residing in Texas or a business
entity not incorporated in or whose principal domicile is not in Texas, the
consultant certifies that it either: (a) holds a permit issued by the Texas
comptroller to collect or remit all state and local sales and use taxes that
become due and owing as a result of the consultant's business in Texas; or
(b) does not sell tangible personal property or services that are subject
to the state and local sales and use tax.
13. If the Consultant is an individual who has previously been employed
by THECB or any other Texas state agency at any time during the two years
preceding their Offer, the Consultant must disclose the following:
the nature of the previous employment with THECB or any other state agency;
the date the employment was terminated;
the annual rate of compensation for the employment at the time of the Consultant's
termination.
If a Consultant is subject to this disclosure and fails to make such a
disclosure, the Offer shall be disqualified.
TRD-200603284
Jan Greenberg
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: June 14, 2006
Request for Proposal
On Wednesday, July 5, 2006, the Houston-Galveston Area Council will issue
a Request for Proposals for Hurricane Katrina and Rita Services. We are soliciting
projects that provide social services or health care to hurricane-affected
individuals who live in the 13-county Houston-Galveston area. Prospective
bidders may download a proposal package at http://h-gac.com beginning at 12:00
noon Central Daylight Time on July 5th. H-GAC will also fill telephone, mail
or email requests for hard copies of the proposal package at that time. We
will not hold a bidder's conference. Submit completed proposals to H-GAC by
12:00 noon on Wednesday, July 26, 2006. We will not accept late proposals,
and we will not make exceptions. Direct questions about getting a proposal
package to Carol Kimmick at (713) 627-3200 or ckimmick@h-gac.com.
TRD-200603384
Jack Steele
Executive Director
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Filed: June 20, 2006
Company Licensing
Application for admission to the State of Texas by STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign fire and/or casualty company. The home office
is in Columbus, Ohio.
Application for admission to the State of Texas by FIRST GUARANTY INSURANCE
COMPANY, a foreign life, accident and/or health company. The home office is
in Ashdown, Arkansas.
Application for incorporation to the State of Texas by AMERICAN RISK INSURANCE
COMPANY, a domestic fire and/or casualty company. The home office is in Houston,
Texas.
Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, within
20 calendar days from the date of the
Texas Register
publication, addressed to the attention of Godwin Ohaechesi, 333 Guadalupe
Street, M/C 305-2C, Austin, Texas 78701.
TRD-200603393
Gene C. Jarmon
Chief Clerk and General Counsel
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: June 21, 2006
Instant Game Number 681 "Turtle Tripler"
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 681 is "TURTLE TRIPLER". The play style
is "match 3 of 6 with tripler".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 681 shall be $1.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 681.
A. Display Printing - That area of the instant game ticket outside of the
area where the Overprint and Play Symbols appear.
B. Latex Overprint - The removable scratch-off covering over the Play Symbols
on the front of the ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $6.00, $9.00, $18.00,
$27.00, $100, $1,000, $3,000 or 3X SYMBOL.
D. Play Symbol Caption - The printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and is printed in caption font in black ink in positive. The Play Symbol
Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows:
Figure 1: 16 TAC GAME NO. 681 - 1.2D
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
Figure 2: 16 TAC GAME NO. 681 - 1.2E
Low-tier winning tickets use the required codes listed in Figure 2. Non-winning
tickets and high-tier tickets use a non-required combination of the required
codes listed in Figure 2 with the exception of ∅, which will only appear
on low-tier winners and will always have a slash through it.
F. Serial Number - A unique 13 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number placed randomly within the Serial Number. The
remaining nine (9) digits of the Serial Number are the Validation Number.
The Serial Number is positioned beneath the bottom row of play data in the
scratched-off play area. The Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $1.00, $3.00, $6.00, $9.00 or $18.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $27.00, $100 or $300.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $3,000.
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) character interleaved two (2) of five (5)
bar code which will include a three (3) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit
pack number, the three (3) digit ticket number and the nine (9) digit Validation
Number. The bar code appears on the back of the ticket.
K. Pack-Ticket Number - A 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (681), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 250 within
each pack. The format will be: 681-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "TURTLE TRIPLER" Instant Game tickets contains 250
tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of five
(5). Tickets 001 and 005 will be on the top page; tickets 006 and 010 on the
next page; etc.; and tickets 246 and 250 will be on the last page with backs
exposed. Ticket 001 will be folded over so the front of ticket 001 and 010
will be exposed.
M. Non-Winning Ticket - A ticket which is not programmed to be a winning
ticket or a ticket that does not meet all of the requirements of these Game
Procedures, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), and
applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery
Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401.
N. Ticket or Instant Game Ticket, or Instant Ticket - A Texas Lottery "TURTLE
TRIPLER" Instant Game No. 681 ticket.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners
is subject to the general ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas
Lottery Rule 401.302, Instant Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements
set out on the back of each instant ticket. A prize winner in the "TURTLE
TRIPLER" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched
off to expose 6 (six) Play Symbols. If a player reveals three (3) matching
amounts, the player wins that amount. If a player reveals three (3) matching
amounts plus a "3X" symbol, the player wins three (3) times that amount. No
portion of the display printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall
be usable or playable as a part of the Instant Game.
2.1 Instant Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Instant Game ticket, all of the following requirements
must be met:
1. Exactly 6 (six) Play Symbols must appear under the latex overprint on
the front portion of the ticket;
2. Each of the Play Symbols must have a Play Symbol Caption underneath,
unless specified, and each Play Symbol must agree with its Play Symbol Caption;
3. Each of the Play Symbols must be present in its entirety and be fully
legible;
4. Each of the Play Symbols must be printed in black ink except for dual
image games;
5. The ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code and Pack-Ticket Number must
be present in their entirety and be fully legible;
7. The Serial Number must correspond, using the Texas Lottery's codes,
to the Play Symbols on the ticket;
8. The ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered,
unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;
9. The ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized
manner;
11. The ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted
tickets or non-activated tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code and Pack-Ticket
Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly 6 (six)
Play Symbols under the latex overprint on the front portion of the ticket,
exactly one Serial Number, exactly one Retailer Validation Code, and exactly
one Pack-Ticket Number on the ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning ticket shall correspond with
the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning tickets, and a ticket with
that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective
or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the 6 (six) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described
in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;
17. Each of the 6 (six) Play Symbols on the ticket must be printed in the
Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas
Lottery; the ticket Serial Numbers must be printed in the Serial font and
must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
the Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Pack-Ticket Number font and
must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The display printing on the ticket must be regular in every respect
and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable
deadlines.
B. The ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in
these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award of prizes
of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation and security
tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Instant Game ticket not passing all of the validation requirements
is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Executive
Director may, solely at the Executive Director's discretion, refund the retail
sales price of the ticket. In the event a defective ticket is purchased, the
only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace
the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket in that Instant Game (or
a ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Instant Lottery
game) or refund the retail sales price of the ticket, solely at the Executive
Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. Consecutive non-winning tickets will not have identical play data, spot
for spot.
B. No four or more like play symbols on a ticket.
C. No more than 2 pairs of like play symbols on a ticket.
D. The tripler symbol will appear according to the prize structure and
will only appear once on a ticket.
E. When the tripler symbol appears on a winning ticket, there will be no
more than three like play symbols.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "TURTLE TRIPLER" Instant Game prize of $1.00, $3.00, $6.00,
$9.00, $18.00, $27.00, $100 or $300, a claimant shall sign the back of the
ticket in the space designated on the ticket and present the winning ticket
to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the
claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identification, make
payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the ticket; provided
that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not, in some cases, required to
pay a $27.00, $100 or $300 ticket. In the event the Texas Lottery Retailer
cannot verify the claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide the claimant
with a claim form and instruct the claimant on how to file a claim with the
Texas Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check shall
be forwarded to the claimant in the amount due. In the event the claim is
not validated, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified
promptly. A claimant may also claim any of the above prizes under the procedure
described in Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "TURTLE TRIPLER" Instant Game prize of $3,000, the claimant
must sign the winning ticket and present it at one of the Texas Lottery's
Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will
be made to the bearer of the validated winning ticket for that prize upon
presentation of proper identification. When paying a prize of $600 or more,
the Texas Lottery shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a
rate set by the IRS if required. In the event that the claim is not validated
by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be
notified promptly.
C. As an alternative method of claiming a "TURTLE TRIPLER" Instant Game
prize, the claimant must sign the winning ticket, thoroughly complete a claim
form, and mail both to: Texas Lottery Commission, Post Office Box 16600, Austin,
Texas 78761-6600. The risk of sending a ticket remains with the claimant.
In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim
shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
D. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery
shall deduct a sufficient amount from the winnings of a person who has been
finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the Comptroller,
the Texas Workforce Commission, or Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
2. delinquent in making child support payments administered or collected
by the Attorney General;
3. delinquent in reimbursing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;
4. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or
5. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code.
E. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other
than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a person
shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay payment
of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive Director, under
any of the following circumstances:
A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur,
regarding the prize;
B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;
C. if there is any question regarding the validity of the ticket presented
for payment; or
D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise
due, as described in Section 2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No liability
for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant pending
payment of the claim.
2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age of
18 years is entitled to a cash prize of less than $600 from the "TURTLE TRIPLER"
Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult member of the minor's
family or the minor's guardian a check or warrant in the amount of the prize
payable to the order of the minor.
2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of
more than $600 from the "TURTLE TRIPLER" Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall
deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank account, with an adult
member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian serving as custodian
for the minor.
2.7 Instant Ticket Claim Period. All Instant Game prizes must be claimed
within 180 days following the end of the Instant Game or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. Any prize not claimed within that period,
and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each
ticket, shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Instant Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of an
Instant Game ticket in the space designated, a ticket shall be owned by the
physical possessor of said ticket. When a signature is placed on the back
of the ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears
in that area shall be the owner of the ticket and shall be entitled to any
prize attributable thereto. Notwithstanding any name or names submitted on
a claim form, the Executive Director shall make payment to the player whose
signature appears on the back of the ticket in the space designated. If more
than one name appears on the back of the ticket, the Executive Director will
require that one of those players whose name appears thereon be designated
by such players to receive payment.
B. The Texas Lottery shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Instant
Game tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Instant
Game ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Instant Prizes. There will be approximately 12,000,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 681. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
Figure 3: 16 TAC GAME NO. 681 - 4.0
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Instant Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce
a closing date (end date) for the Instant Game No. 681 without advance notice,
at which point no further tickets in that game may be sold.
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing an Instant Game ticket, the player agrees
to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Instant Game No. 681,
the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), applicable rules
adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced
in 16 TAC, Chapter 401, and all final decisions of the Executive Director.
TRD-200603288
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: June 15, 2006
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 686 is "TRIPLE WIN". The play style is
"key number match with tripler".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 686 shall be $1.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 686.
A. Display Printing - That area of the instant game ticket outside of the
area where the Overprint and Play Symbols appear.
B. Latex Overprint - The removable scratch-off covering over the Play Symbols
on the front of the ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, $$$ SYMBOL, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00,
$6.00, $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00, $100, $300, and $3,000.
D. Play Symbol Caption - The printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and is printed in caption font in black ink in positive. The Play Symbol
Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows:
Figure 1: 16 TAC GAME NO. 686 - 1.2D
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
Figure 2: 16 TAC GAME NO. 686 - 1.2E
Low-tier winning tickets use the required codes listed in Figure 2. Non-winning
tickets and high-tier tickets use a non-required combination of the required
codes listed in Figure 2 with the exception of ∅, which will only appear
on low-tier winners and will always have a slash through it.
F. Serial Number - A unique 13 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number placed randomly within the Serial Number. The
remaining nine (9) digits of the Serial Number are the Validation Number.
The Serial Number is positioned beneath the bottom row of play data in the
scratched-off play area. The Serial Number is for validation purposes and
cannot be used to play the game.
The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $6.00, $10.00,
or $20.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $30.00, $60.00, $100, or $300.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $3,000.
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) character interleaved two (2) of five (5)
bar code which will include a three (3) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit
pack number, the three (3) digit ticket number, and the nine (9) digit Validation
Number. The bar code appears on the back of the ticket.
K. Pack-Ticket Number - A 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (686), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 250 within
each pack. The format will be: 686-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "TRIPLE WIN" Instant Game tickets contains 250 tickets,
packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of five (5). Tickets
001 to 005 will be on the top page; tickets 006 to 010 on the next page; etc.;
and tickets 246 to 250 will be on the last page with backs exposed. Ticket
001 will be folded over so the front of ticket 001 and 010 will be exposed.
M. Non-Winning Ticket - A ticket which is not programmed to be a winning
ticket or a ticket that does not meet all of the requirements of these Game
Procedures, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), and
applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery
Act and referenced in 16 TAC Chapter 401.
N. Ticket or Instant Game Ticket, or Instant Ticket - A Texas Lottery "TRIPLE
WIN" Instant Game No. 686 ticket.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners
is subject to the general ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas
Lottery Rule 401.302, Instant Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements
set out on the back of each instant ticket. A prize winner in the "TRIPLE
WIN" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched
off to expose 10 (ten) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of YOUR NUMBERS
play symbols to either WINNING NUMBER play symbol, the player wins the prize
shown for that number. If a player reveals a "$$$" play symbol, the player
wins TRIPLE the prize shown for that symbol instantly. No portion of the display
printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or playable
as a part of the Instant Game.
2.1 Instant Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Instant Game ticket, all of the following requirements
must be met:
1. Exactly 10 (ten) Play Symbols must appear under the latex overprint
on the front portion of the ticket;
2. Each of the Play Symbols must have a Play Symbol Caption underneath,
unless specified, and each Play Symbol must agree with its Play Symbol Caption;
3. Each of the Play Symbols must be present in its entirety and be fully
legible;
4. Each of the Play Symbols must be printed in black ink except for dual
image games;
5. The ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code, and Pack-Ticket Number
must be present in their entirety and be fully legible;
7. The Serial Number must correspond, using the Texas Lottery's codes,
to the Play Symbols on the ticket;
8. The ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered,
unreadable, reconstituted, or tampered with in any manner;
9. The ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized
manner;
11. The ticket must not have been stolen nor appear on any list of omitted
tickets or non-activated tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code, and Pack-Ticket
Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly 10 (ten)
Play Symbols under the latex overprint on the front portion of the ticket,
exactly one Serial Number, exactly one Retailer Validation Code, and exactly
one Pack-Ticket Number on the ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning ticket shall correspond with
the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning tickets, and a ticket with
that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective,
or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the 10 (ten) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described
in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 10 (ten) Play Symbols on the ticket must be printed in
the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the
Texas Lottery; the ticket Serial Numbers must be printed in the Serial font
and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
and the Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Pack-Ticket Number font
and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The display printing on the ticket must be regular in every respect
and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable
deadlines.
B. The ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in
these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award of prizes
of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation and security
tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Instant Game ticket not passing all of the validation requirements
is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Executive
Director may, solely at the Executive Director's discretion, refund the retail
sales price of the ticket. In the event a defective ticket is purchased, the
only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace
the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket in that Instant Game (or
a ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Instant Lottery
game) or refund the retail sales price of the ticket, solely at the Executive
Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. Consecutive non-winning tickets will not have identical play data, spot
for spot.
B. No duplicate non-winning prize symbols.
C. No duplicate non-winning play symbols.
D. A non-winning prize symbol will never be the same as the winning prize
symbol(s).
E. The tripler symbol will appear according to the prize structure and
will only appear once on a ticket.
F. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the YOUR
NUMBER play symbol (i.e., 5 and $5).
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "TRIPLE WIN" Instant Game prize of $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00,
$6.00, $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00, $100, or $300, a claimant shall sign
the back of the ticket in the space designated on the ticket and present the
winning ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall
verify the claim and, if valid and upon presentation of proper identification,
make payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the ticket;
provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not, in some cases, required
to pay a $30.00, $60.00, $100, or $300 ticket. In the event the Texas Lottery
Retailer cannot verify the claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide
the claimant with a claim form and instruct the claimant on how to file a
claim with the Texas Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery,
a check shall be forwarded to the claimant in the amount due. In the event
the claim is not validated, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall
be notified promptly. A claimant may also claim any of the above prizes under
the procedure described in Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "TRIPLE WIN" Instant Game prize of $3,000, the claimant must
sign the winning ticket and present it at one of the Texas Lottery's Claim
Centers. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will be made
to the bearer of the validated winning ticket for that prize upon presentation
of proper identification. When paying a prize of $600 or more, the Texas Lottery
shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS
if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery,
the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
C. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery
shall deduct a sufficient amount from the winnings of a person who has been
finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the Comptroller
of Public Accounts, the Texas Workforce Commission, or Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission;
2. delinquent in making child support payments administered or collected
by the Office of the Attorney General; or
3. delinquent in reimbursing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;
4. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or
5. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code.
D. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other
than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a person
shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay payment
of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive Director, under
any of the following circumstances:
A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur,
regarding the prize;
B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;
C. If there is any question regarding the validity of the ticket presented
for payment; or
D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise
due, as described in Section 2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No liability
for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant pending
payment of the claim.
2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age of
18 years is entitled to a cash prize of less than $600 from the "TRIPLE WIN"
Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult member of the minor's
family or the minor's guardian a check or warrant in the amount of the prize
payable to the order of the minor.
2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of
more than $600 from the "TRIPLE WIN" Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall
deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank account, with an adult
member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian serving as custodian
for the minor.
2.7 Instant Ticket Claim Period. All Instant Game prizes must be claimed
within 180 days following the end of the Instant Game or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code, §466.408. Any prize not claimed within that period and
in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each ticket
shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales, and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Instant Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of an
Instant Game ticket in the space designated, a ticket shall be owned by the
physical possessor of said ticket. When a signature is placed on the back
of the ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears
in that area shall be the owner of the ticket and shall be entitled to any
prize attributable thereto. Notwithstanding any name or names submitted on
a claim form, the Executive Director shall make payment to the player whose
signature appears on the back of the ticket in the space designated. If more
than one name appears on the back of the ticket, the Executive Director will
require that one of those players whose name appears thereon be designated
by such players to receive payment.
B. The Texas Lottery shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Instant
Game tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Instant
Game ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Instant Prizes. There will be approximately 12,000,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 686. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
Figure 3: 16 TAC GAME NO. 686 - 4.0
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Instant Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce
a closing date (end date) for the Instant Game No. 686 without advance notice,
at which point no further tickets in that game may be sold.
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing an Instant Game ticket, the player agrees
to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Instant Game No. 686,
the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), applicable rules
adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced
in 16 TAC Chapter 401, and all final decisions of the Executive Director.
TRD-200603370
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: June 19, 2006
1.0 Name and Style of Game.
A. The name of Instant Game No. 723 is "SET FOR LIFE". The play style is
"key number match with auto win".
1.1 Price of Instant Ticket.
A. Tickets for Instant Game No. 723 shall be $10.00 per ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Instant Game No. 723.
A. Display Printing - That area of the instant game ticket outside of the
area where the Overprint and Play Symbols appear.
B. Latex Overprint - The removable scratch-off covering over the Play Symbols
on the front of the ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the instant
ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol
is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games.
The possible black play symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, COIN SYMBOL, STAR SYMBOL, LIFE SYMBOL,
$1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100, $200, $500, $1,000,
$2,500 and $5,000/WK.
D. Play Symbol Caption - The printed material appearing below each Play
Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play
Symbol and is printed in caption font in black ink in positive. The Play Symbol
Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows:
Figure 1: 16 TAC GAME NO. 723- 1.2D
E. Retailer Validation Code - Three (3) letters found under the removable
scratch-off covering in the play area, which retailers use to verify and validate
instant winners. These three (3) small letters are for validation purposes
and cannot be used to play the game. The possible validation codes are:
Figure 2: 16 TAC GAME NO. 723 - 1.2E
Low-tier winning tickets use the required codes listed in Figure 2. Non-winning
tickets and high-tier tickets use a non-required combination of the required
codes listed in Figure 2 with the exception of ∅ which will only appear
on low-tier winners and will always have a slash through it.
F. Serial Number - A unique 13 (thirteen) digit number appearing under
the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the ticket. There is a boxed
four (4) digit Security Number placed randomly within the Serial Number. The
remaining nine (9) digits of the Serial Number are the Validation Number.
The Serial Number is positioned beneath the bottom row of play data in the
scratched-off play area. The format will be: 0000000000000.
G. Low-Tier Prize - A prize of $10.00 or $20.00.
H. Mid-Tier Prize - A prize of $50.00, $100, $200 or $500.
I. High-Tier Prize - A prize of $1,000, $2,500 or $5,000/WK ($5,000 per
week not to exceed $5,000,000 total).
J. Bar Code - A 22 (twenty-two) character interleaved two (2) of five (5)
bar code which will include a three (3) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit
pack number, the three (3) digit ticket number and the nine (9) digit Validation
Number. The bar code appears on the back of the ticket.
K. Pack-Ticket Number - A 13 (thirteen) digit number consisting of the
three (3) digit game number (723), a seven (7) digit pack number, and a three
(3) digit ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001and end with 050 within
each pack. The format will be: 723-0000001-001.
L. Pack - A pack of "SET FOR LIFE" Instant Game tickets contains 50 tickets,
packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). Ticket
back 050 will be exposed on one side of the pack and ticket front 001 on the
other side.
M. Non-Winning Ticket - A ticket which is not programmed to be a winning
ticket or a ticket that does not meet all of the requirements of these Game
Procedures, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), and
applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery
Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401.
N. Ticket or Instant Game Ticket, or Instant Ticket - A Texas Lottery "SET
FOR LIFE" Instant Game No. 723 ticket.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners
is subject to the general ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas
Lottery Rule 401.302, Instant Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements
set out on the back of each instant ticket. A prize winner in the "SET FOR
LIFE" Instant Game is determined once the latex on the ticket is scratched
off to expose 44 (forty-four) play symbols. If a player matches any of YOUR
NUMBERS play symbols to any of the WINNING NUMBERS play symbols, the player
will win prize shown for that number. If a player reveals a COIN SYMBOL, the
player wins prize shown instantly. If a player reveals a STAR SYMBOL, the
player wins ten (10) times the prize shown. If the player reveals a LIFE play
symbol, the player wins $5,000 per week (not to exceed $5,000,000 total).
No portion of the display printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall
be usable or playable as a part of the Instant Game.
2.1 Instant Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Instant Game ticket, all of the following requirements
must be met:
1. Exactly 44 (forty-four) Play Symbols must appear under the latex overprint
on the front portion of the ticket;
2. Each of the Play Symbols must have a Play Symbol Caption underneath,
unless specified, and each Play Symbol must agree with its Play Symbol Caption;
3. Each of the Play Symbols must be present in its entirety and be fully
legible;
4. Each of the Play Symbols must be printed in black ink except for dual
image games;
5. The ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code and Pack-Ticket Number must
be present in their entirety and be fully legible;
7. The Serial Number must correspond, using the Texas Lottery's codes,
to the Play Symbols on the ticket;
8. The ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered,
unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;
9. The ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized
manner;
11. The ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted
tickets or non-activated tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number, Retailer Validation Code and Pack-Ticket
Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly 44 (forty-four)
Play Symbols under the latex overprint on the front portion of the ticket,
exactly one Serial Number, exactly one Retailer Validation Code, and exactly
one Pack-Ticket Number on the ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning ticket shall correspond with
the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning tickets, and a ticket with
that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective
or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the 44 (forty-four) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those
described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures.
17. Each of the 44 (forty-four) Play Symbols on the ticket must be printed
in the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at
the Texas Lottery; the ticket Serial Numbers must be printed in the Serial
font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
and the Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Pack-Ticket Number font
and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The display printing on the ticket must be regular in every respect
and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable
deadlines.
B. The ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in
these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award of prizes
of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation and security
tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Instant Game ticket not passing all of the validation requirements
is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Executive
Director may, solely at the Executive Director's discretion, refund the retail
sales price of the ticket. In the event a defective ticket is purchased, the
only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace
the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket in that Instant Game (or
a ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Instant Lottery
game) or refund the retail sales price of the ticket, solely at the Executive
Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. Consecutive non-winning tickets will not have identical play data, spot
for spot.
B. No four or more like non-winning prize symbols on a ticket.
C. No duplicate WINNING NUMBERS play symbols on a ticket.
D. No duplicate non-winning YOUR NUMBERS play symbols on a ticket.
E. The STAR (win x 10) play symbol will only appear on intended winning
tickets as dictated by the prize structure.
F. The LIFE play symbol will only appear with the $5,000/WK prize symbol
and both symbols will only appear on the two winning tickets as dictated by
the prize structure.
G. Non-winning prize symbols will never be the same as the winning prize
symbol(s).
H. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the YOUR
NUMBERS play symbol (i.e. 5 and $5).
I. Top prizes are to be approximately evenly distributed throughout the
game.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "SET FOR LIFE" Instant Game prize of $10.00, $20.00, $50.00,
$100, $200 or $500, a claimant shall sign the back of the ticket in the space
designated on the ticket and present the winning ticket to any Texas Lottery
Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid,
and upon presentation of proper identification, make payment of the amount
due the claimant and physically void the ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery
Retailer may, but is not, in some cases, required to pay a $50.00, $100, $200
or $500 ticket. In the event the Texas Lottery Retailer cannot verify the
claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide the claimant with a claim
form and instruct the claimant on how to file a claim with the Texas Lottery.
If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check shall be forwarded
to the claimant in the amount due. In the event the claim is not validated,
the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly. A claimant
may also claim any of the above prizes under the procedure described in Section
2.3.B and 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "SET FOR LIFE" Instant Game prize of $1,000 or $2,500, the
claimant must sign the winning ticket and present it at one of the Texas Lottery's
Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will
be made to the bearer of the validated winning ticket for that prize upon
presentation of proper identification. When paying a prize of $600 or more,
the Texas Lottery shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a
rate set by the IRS if required. In the event that the claim is not validated
by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be
notified promptly.
C. As an alternative method of claiming a "SET FOR LIFE" Instant Game prize
of $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100, $200, $500, $1,000 or $2,500, the claimant
must sign the winning ticket, thoroughly complete a claim form, and mail both
to: Texas Lottery Commission, Post Office Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600.
The risk of sending a ticket remains with the claimant. In the event that
the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied
and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
D. When claiming a "SET FOR LIFE" Instant Game prize of $5,000 per week,
(not to exceed $5,000,000 total), the claimant must choose one of the following
four (4) payment options for receiving the prize:
1. Weekly via direct deposit to the winner's account. With this plan, upon
validation of the prize, 52 weekly payments of $5,000, less any taxes and/or
other offsets or mandatory withholdings required by law, will be made each
Wednesday up to $260,000 per year. Additional payment(s) may be made to reach
the total maximum payment of $5,000,000. *NOTE: The investment is based on
52 weeks per year. Some years may have 53 weeks per year, however, only 52
weeks per year will be paid. On years with 53 weeks, no payment will be made
on the last Wednesday in December.
2. Monthly via direct deposit to the winner's account. With this plan,
upon validation of the prize, an initial payment of $21,674 less any taxes
and/or other offsets or mandatory withholdings required by law, will be made
each year on the first business day of the month of the claim. A payment of
$21,666 less any taxes and/or other offsets or mandatory withholdings required
by law, will be made on the first business day for the remaining eleven months
of each year for a combined total of up to $260,000 per year. Monthly payments
will be made for a period 231 months with the final payment of $16,660 less
any taxes and/or other offsets or mandatory withholdings required by law,
to reach the total maximum payment of $5,000,000.
3. Quarterly via direct deposit to the winner's account. With this plan,
upon validation of the prize, a payment of $65,000 less any taxes and/or other
offsets or mandatory withholdings required by law, will be made four times
a year on the first business day of the first month of each calendar quarter
(January, April, July, October) for a total of $260,000 per year. Quarterly
payments will be made for approximately 19 years for a total of 77 quarters
with the final quarterly payment of $60,000 less any taxes and/or other offsets
or mandatory withholdings required by law, to reach the total maximum payment
of $5,000,000.
4. Annually via direct deposit to the winner's account. With this plan,
upon validation of the prize, a payment of $260,000 less any taxes and/or
other offsets or mandatory withholdings required by law, will be made once
a year on the first business day of the anniversary month of the claim. Annual
payments will be made for a period of 19 years or a total of 19 annual payments.
One additional payment of $60,000 less any taxes and/or other offsets or mandatory
withholdings required by law, will be made to reach the total maximum payment
of $5,000,000.
5. If a payment falls on a holiday or weekend, the payment will be made
on the following business day.
E. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery
shall deduct a sufficient amount from the winnings of a person who has been
finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the Comptroller,
the Texas Workforce Commission, or Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
2. delinquent in making child support payments administered or collected
by the Attorney General; or
3. delinquent in reimbursing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
for a benefit granted in error under the food stamp program or the program
of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;
4. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or
5. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code.
F. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other
than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a person
shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay payment
of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive Director, under
any of the following circumstances:
A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur,
regarding the prize;
B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;
C. if there is any question regarding the validity of the ticket presented
for payment; or
D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise
due, as described in Section 2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No liability
for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant pending
payment of the claim.
2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age of
18 years is entitled to a cash prize of less than $600 from the "SET FOR LIFE"
Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult member of the minor's
family or the minor's guardian a check or warrant in the amount of the prize
payable to the order of the minor.
2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of
more than $600 from the "SET FOR LIFE" Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall
deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank account, with an adult
member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian serving as custodian
for the minor.
2.7 Instant Ticket Claim Period. All Instant Game prizes must be claimed
within 180 days following the end of the Instant Game or within the applicable
time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas
Government Code Section 466.408. Any prize not claimed within that period,
and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each
ticket, shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on
the number of tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a
game may vary based on number of tickets manufactured, testing, distribution,
sales and number of prizes claimed. An Instant Game ticket may continue to
be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Instant Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of an
Instant Game ticket in the space designated, a ticket shall be owned by the
physical possessor of said ticket. When a signature is placed on the back
of the ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears
in that area shall be the owner of the ticket and shall be entitled to any
prize attributable thereto. Notwithstanding any name or names submitted on
a claim form, the Executive Director shall make payment to the player whose
signature appears on the back of the ticket in the space designated. If more
than one name appears on the back of the ticket, the Executive Director will
require that one of those players whose name appears thereon be designated
by such players to receive payment.
B. The Texas Lottery shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Instant
Game tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Instant
Game ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Instant Prizes. There will be approximately 8,040,000
tickets in the Instant Game No. 723. The approximate number and value of prizes
in the game are as follows:
Figure 3: 16 TAC GAME NO. 723 - 4.0
A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or decreased
at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery.
5.0 End of the Instant Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce
a closing date (end date) for the Instant Game No. 723 without advance notice,
at which point no further tickets in that game may be sold.
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing an Instant Game ticket, the player agrees
to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Instant Game No. 723,
the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), applicable rules
adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced
in 16 TAC, Chapter 401, and all final decisions of the Executive Director.
TRD-200603338
Kimberly L. Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: June 16, 2006
Announcement of Amendment to Application for State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) received an application
on June 13, 2006, for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority (CFA),
pursuant to §§66.001 - 66.016 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA).
Project Title and Number: Application of Charter Communications VI, L.L.C.,
d/b/a Charter Communications, for an Amendment to its State-Issued Certificate
of Franchise Authority, Project Number 32818 before the Public Utility Commission
of Texas.
Information on the application may be obtained by contacting 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. 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 inquiries should reference
Project Number 32818.
TRD-200603292
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 15, 2006
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) received an application
on June 16, 2006, for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority (CFA),
pursuant to §§66.001 - 66.016 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA). A summary of the application follows.
Project Title and Number: Application of Rapid Acquisition Company, LLC
to Amend to its State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority, Project Number
32835 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Information on the application may be obtained by contacting 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. 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 inquiries should reference
Project Number 32835.
TRD-200603383
Adriana Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 20, 2006
On June 14, 2006, Looking Glass Networks, Incorporated (Applicant) filed
an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) to
amend its service provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA) granted
in SPCOA Certificate Number 60372. Applicant intends to reflect a change in
ownership/control whereby Level 3 Communications, Incorporated will acquire
the Applicant's corporate parent, and thereby obtain ultimate indirect control
of the Applicant.
The Application: Application of Looking Glass Networks, Incorporated for
an Amendment to its Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket
Number 32822.
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
July 6, 2006. 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 32822.
TRD-200603337
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 16, 2006
Notice is given to the public of a joint application for sale, transfer,
or merger filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) on
June 15, 2006, pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act, Texas Utilities
Code Annotated, §14.101 and §39.158 (Vernon 1998 & Supp. 2005)
(PURA).
Docket Style and Number: Joint Application of Cap Rock Energy Corporation
and GEUS for Transfer of Facilities and Certificated Areas in Hunt County,
Texas, Docket Number 32832.
The Application: The proposed transaction involves the transfer of approximately
109 customer meters southwest of the City of Greenville from Cap Rock Energy
Corporation (CRE) to GEUS (formerly, Greenville Electric Utility System).
Additionally, the certificated rights to a small area north of the City of
Greenville will be transferred from GEUS to CRE. CRE and GEUS seek regulatory
approval to permit them to transfer to each other portions of their certificated
service area rights in Hunt County, Texas. The City of Greenville will be
affected by this transfer; however, no other utilities other than CRE and
GEUS will be affected by the transfer. All of CRE's existing distribution
facilities within the affected areas southwest of the City of Greenville,
except for certain facilities, will be transferred from CRE to GEUS.
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon the action
sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P. O. Box 13326,
Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Office of Customer Protection
at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals
with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or
use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989. All correspondence should refer
to Docket Number 32832.
TRD-200603345
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 16, 2006
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas of an application on June 15, 2006, 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 XPANCE BROADBAND, LTD. for a Service
Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 32827 before the
Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Applicant intends to provide plain old telephone service, T1-Private Line,
Switch 56 KBPS, Fractional T1, and long distance services.
Applicant's requested SPCOA geographic area includes the area of Texas
currently served by AT&T Texas, Verizon Communications, and Sprint.
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 1-888-782-8477 no later than
July 6, 2006. 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 32827.
TRD-200603381
Adriana Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 21, 2006
Notice is given to the public of the filing on June 20, 2006, with the
Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission), a notice of intent to file
a long run incremental cost (LRIC) study pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule
26.214. The Applicant will file the LRIC study on July 7, 2006.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Sugar Land Telephone Company for
Approval of LRIC Study for New Residential Custom Calling Bundles Pursuant
to P.U.C. Substantive Rule 26.214, Docket Number 32847.
Any party that demonstrates a justiciable interest may file with the administrative
law judge, written comments or recommendations concerning the LRIC study referencing
Docket Number 32847. Written comments or recommendations should be filed no
later than forty-five (45) days after the date of a sufficient study and should
be filed at 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.
Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact
the commission at (512) 936-7136 or toll free 1-800-735-2989. All comments
should reference Docket Number 32847.
TRD-200603402
Adriana Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 21, 2006
Notice is given to the public of Coleman County Telephone Cooperative,
Incorporated (Coleman) application filed with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) on May 19, 2006, for approval of a minor rate change
pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule §26.171.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Coleman County Telephone Cooperative,
Incorporated for Approval of Minor Rate Changes Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive
Rule §26.171; Docket Number 32735.
The Application: Coleman filed an application to change the rates for Premises
Visits and Line Connections and to introduce a new charge of $20.00 for Returned
Checks. The proposed effective date for the proposed rate changes is August
22, 2006. The estimated annual revenue increase recognized by Coleman is $747.96
or less than 5% of Coleman's gross annual intrastate revenues. Coleman has
2,335 access lines (residence and business) in service in the state of Texas.
If the commission receives a complaint(s) relating to this application
signed by the lesser of 5% or 1,500 of the affected local service customers
to which this application applies by July 24, 2006, the application will be
docketed. The 5% limitation will be calculated based upon the total number
of customers of record as of the calendar month preceding the commission's
receipt of the complaint(s).
Persons wishing to comment on this application should contact the Public
Utility Commission of Texas by Monday, July 24, 2006. Requests to intervene
should be mailed to the commission's Filing Clerk at P.O. Box 13326, Austin,
Texas 78711-3326, or you may call the commission at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free
1-800-735-2989. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. All correspondence should
refer to Docket Number 32735.
TRD-200603336
Adriana A. Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 16, 2006
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (commission) of a petition on June 15, 2006, for waiver of denial
by the North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) Pooling Administrator
(PA) of Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. d/b/a AT&T Texas' (AT&T
Texas) request for additional numbering resources on behalf of its customer,
Baylor Regional Medical Center.
Docket Title and Number: AT&T Texas Request for Waiver of Denial of
Numbering Resources - Grapevine Rate Center. Docket Number 32833.
The Application: AT&T Texas requested four 1,000 blocks of consecutive
DID numbers with metro calling capability in the Grapevine rate center on
behalf of its customer.
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 1-888-782-8477 no later than
July 6, 2006. 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 32833.
TRD-200603382
Adriana Gonzales
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: June 20, 2006
Notice of Applications for Designation as a "Texas Star Builder"
The Texas Residential Construction Commission (commission) adopted rules
regarding the procedures for designation as a "Texas Star Builder" at 10 TAC §303.300.
The rules were adopted pursuant to §416.011, Property Code (Act effective
September 1, 2003), which provides that the commission shall establish rules
and procedures through which a builder can be designated as a "Texas Star
Builder." The commission rules for application for designation can be found
on the commission's website at www.trcc.state.tx.us.
10 TAC §303.300(i)(2) requires the commission to publish in the
Pursuant to 10 TAC §303.300(i)(2) the commission hereby notices the
applications for designation as a "Texas Star Builder" of:
McCollum & Associates, Inc., 14919 Woodbriar Drive, Dallas, Texas 75248.
McCollum & Associates, Inc., holds TRCC builder registration #6852. The
applicant's registered agent is Scott McCollum.
Oiram, Inc., dba Oiram Builders, 13325 Rebecca Creek Road, Spring Branch,
Texas 78070. Oiram, Inc., holds TRCC builder registration #10735. The applicant's
registered agent is Mario Aguilar.
Interested persons may send written comments regarding this application
to Susan K. Durso, General Counsel, Texas Residential Construction Commission,
P.O. Box 13144, Austin, Texas 78711-3144. Comments regarding this application
will be accepted for 21 days following the date of publication of this notice
in the
Texas Register
. Thereafter, the comments
will not be considered as timely filed.
TRD-200603385
Susan K. Durso
General Counsel
Texas Residential Construction Commission
Filed: June 20, 2006
Request for Proposal-Outside Counsel
The Texas Department of Transportation (department) requests proposals
from attorneys or law firms interested in developing instructional material
and providing training for legal aspects and consequences of harassment based
on existing department policy, procedures, and processes. This request for
proposals (RFP) is issued for the purpose of identifying qualified attorneys
and law firms able to provide training that will inform employees of EEO laws,
directives, and regulations, will assist them in determining harassment, and
will provide procedures for handling harassment and corrective action programs.
The department will retain the intellectual property rights of the developed
materials. Selection of outside counsel will be made by the department's General
Counsel. The Office of the Attorney General must approve the General Counsel's
selection before a contract with the selected outside counsel may be approved.
Description
: The department is a state agency
with the responsibility for providing harassment training to its supervisors
and lead workers in order to be proactive in reducing and responding to complaints
and actions in this area. The department intends to engage outside counsel
to provide instructional material and provide the training. Accordingly, the
department invites responses to this RFP from attorneys and firms that are
qualified to perform these legal services. Proposers must have considerable
prior experience with, as well as extensive knowledge of, these subjects.
Responses
: Responses to the RFP may be submitted
by an individual law firm, attorney, or joint venture between two or more
law firms and/or attorneys. Responses to the RFP should include at least the
following information: (1) a description of the firm's qualifications for
performing the described work; the names, experience, and expertise of the
attorneys who will be assigned to work on the project; and appropriate information
regarding efforts made by the firm to encourage and develop the participation
of minorities and women in the provision of this service; (2) the submission
of fee information and billable expenses; (3) disclosures of conflicts of
interest (identifying each and every matter in which the firm has, within
the past calendar year, represented any entity or individual with an interest
adverse to the Texas Department of Transportation, or to the State of Texas
or any of its boards, agencies, commissions, universities, or elected or appointed
officials); and (4) confirmation of willingness to comply with the rules,
policies, directives, and guidelines of the department, the Texas Transportation
Commission, and the Attorney General of the State of Texas.
Note
: The department is particularly concerned
with issues of any conflict of interest(s). Respondents are admonished to
make all practicable efforts to fully investigate, disclose, and address such
conflicts.
Format
: Two copies of the proposal are requested.
The proposal should be typed, preferably double spaced, on 8 1/2 by 11 inch
paper with all pages sequentially numbered, and either stapled or bound together.
It should be sent by mail or delivered in person, marked "Response to Request
for Proposal" and addressed to General Counsel, Texas Department of Transportation,
125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483. For questions, telephone the
Office of General Counsel at (512) 463-8630.
Deadline for Submission of Response
: All
proposals must be received by the Texas Department of Transportation at the
previously stated address no later than 5:00 p.m., on July 31, 2006.
TRD-200603403
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: June 21, 2006
The Texas Department of Transportation (department), an agency of the state
of Texas, is issuing this
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
AND PROPOSALS (RFQ/RFP)
to select from prospective qualified Design-Build
Firms who can provide a 10-12 acre site (
PROPOSED SITE
) and construct a design/build department maintenance facility in or
near Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas (
PROJECT
),
in exchange for the existing Eagle Pass Maintenance Facility located at 2440
Main Street (US 277), Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas.
The department is issuing this RFQ/RFP in accordance with Transportation
Code, §201.1055, Agreements with Private Entities, "that authorizes the
department and a private entity that offers the best value to the state to
enter into an agreement for the acquisition, design, construction, renovation,
including site and site development, of a building or other facility required
to support department operations."
A
Pre-Submittal Conference
is scheduled for
A complete RFQ/RFP with description of the PROJECT, requirements, evaluation,
forms, and attachments can be found at the following web site:
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/MNT/contract/rfp.htm
. The notice is also
provided at
http://marketplace.state.tx.us
(contract
number CBC4704-00-620). A printed copy of the RFQ/RFP can be mailed if a request
is received by FAX (512) 416-3080 and is available at the Laredo District
Headquarters, 1817 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, Texas 78043, Telephone (956)
712-7483 or FAX (953) 712-7472.
DEADLINE: Sealed proposals must be received and
time stamped by Monday, September 25, 2006 at 2:30 PM local time, at the Texas
Department of Transportation, Laredo District Headquarters, 1817 Bob Bullock
Loop, Laredo, Texas 78043, ATTN: Rosa Trevino.
TRD-200603408
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: June 21, 2006
The Texas Department of Transportation (department), an agency of the state
of Texas, is issuing this
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
AND PROPOSALS (RFQ/RFP)
to select from prospective qualified Design-Build
Firms who can provide a 10-12 acre site (
PROPOSED SITE
) and construct a design/build TXDOT maintenance facility in or near
Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas (
PROJECT
),
in exchange for the existing Rio Grande City Maintenance Facility located
at 3939 East US 83, Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas.
The department is issuing this RFQ/RFP in accordance with Transportation
Code, §201.1055, Agreements with Private Entities, "that authorizes the
department and a private entity that offers the best value to the state to
enter into an agreement for the acquisition, design, construction, renovation,
including site and site development, of a building or other facility required
to support department operations."
A
Pre-Submittal Conference
is scheduled for
A complete RFQ/RFP with description of the PROJECT, requirements, evaluation,
forms, and attachments can be found at the following web site:
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/MNT/contract/rfp.htm
. The notice is also
provided at
http://marketplace.state.tx.us
(contract
number CBC4704-00-682). A printed copy of the RFQ/RFP can be mailed if a request
is received by FAX (512) 416-3080 and is available at the Pharr District Headquarters,
600 West US 83 Expressways, Pharr, Texas 78577, Telephone (956) 702-6100 or
FAX (953) 782-2511.
DEADLINE: Sealed proposals must be received and
time stamped by Monday, September 25, 2006 at 2:30 PM local time, at the Texas
Department of Transportation, Pharr District Headquarters, 600 West, US 83,
Pharr, Texas 78577, ATTN: Luana M. Gonzalez.
TRD-200603407
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: June 21, 2006
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