In Addition The Texas Register is required by statute to publish certain documents, including applications to purchase control of state banks, notices of rate ceilings, changes in interest rate and applications to install remote service units, and consultant proposal requests and awards. To aid agencies in communicating information quickly and effectively, other information of general interest to the public is published as space allows. State Banking Board Notice of Hearing Cancellation As no opposition has been noted in the application for domicile change by the Texas Independent Bank, Irving, the hearing previously scheduled for Monday, December 20, 1993, has been cancelled. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 1993. TRD-9333499 Lynda A. Drake Director of Corporate Activities Texas Department of Banking Filed: December 10, 1993 Texas Bond Review Board Bi-Weekly Report on the 1993 Allocation on the State Ceiling on Certain Private Activity Bonds The information that follows is a report of the allocation activity for the period of November 20, 1993-December 3, 1993. Pursuant to sec.2(d) of Article 5190.9a, on September 1, any amounts of volume cap remaining in the separate subceilings are combined under one ceiling. All applications that have not received volume cap are placed on one list in an order determined by a lottery number received in January, or by date of application, regardless of project type. On September 1 reservations for the remaining volume cap are given. Total amount of the $882,800,000 state ceiling remaining unreserved as of December 3, 1993: $26,958,750. Following is a comprehensive listing of applications which have received a reservation date pursuant to the Act from November 20, 1993-December 3, 1993: Corpus Christi HFC, Eligible Borrowers, Mortgage Credit Certificates, $19,308, 975. Following is a comprehensive listing of applications which have issued and delivered the bonds and received a Certificate of Allocation pursuant to the Act from November 20, 1993-December 3, 1993: Southeast Texas HFC, Forest View Apartments, Residential Rental, $3,125,000; Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Eligible Borrowers, Mortgage Revenue Bonds, $58,475,000; Southeast Texas HFC, Eligible Borrowers, Mortgage Revenue Bonds and MCCs, $30, 000,000; Collin County HFC, Eligible Borrowers, Mortgage Credit Certificates, $16,230,975; Aransas Pass-Ingleside HFC, Eligible Borrowers, Mortgage Credit Certificates, $1,931,400. Following is a comprehensive listing of applications which were either withdrawn or canceled pursuant to the Act from November 20, 1993-December 3, 1993: North Central Texas HFC, Mortgage Revenue Bonds, $27,569,000; Tarrant County HFC, Residential Rental, $4,500,000. Following is a comprehensive listing of applications which released a portion of their reservation pursuant to the Act from November 20, 1993-December 3, 1993: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Eligible Borrowers, Mortgage Revenue Bonds, $25; San Antonio HFC, Santa Fe Apartments, Residential Rental, $450,000. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 3, 1993. TRD-9333328 Albert L. Bacarisse Executive Director Texas Bond Review Board Filed: December 8, 1993 Texas Education Agency Notice of Public Hearing The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will conduct four regional public hearings to obtain input on the proposed State Plan for Federal Vocational Career and Technical Education Fiscal Year 1995- 1996. The hearings will be conducted at the following times and locations: Wednesday, January 12, 1994, 1:00-3:00 p.m., District Office -Board Room, North Harris/Montgomery Community College District, 250 Sam Houston Parkway (E) , Houston, Texas 77060, (713) 591-3522; Thursday, January 13, 1994, 10:00 a.m.-Noon, Region X Education Service Center, 400 East Spring Valley Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, (214) 231-6301; Wednesday, January 12, 1994, 10:00 a.m.-Noon, Region II Education Service Center, 209 North Water Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, (512) 883-9288; and Wednesday, January 12, 1994, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Midland College, Health Science Lecture Hall, 3600 North Garfield, Midland, Texas 79705, (915) 685-4500. Individuals who wish to speak at these hearings are requested to bring two copies of their written testimony. Draft copies of the administrative provisions of the proposed plan will be available for review by interested individuals after January 2, 1994, in the education service center in your region, the community college in your district, all Texas State Technical College (TSTC) campuses, and the three campuses of Lamar University. For further assistance in this matter, please contact Lorraine R. Merrick at (512) 463-9311. Additional information concerning this hearing may be obtained from the Division of Career and Technology Education, Texas Education Agency, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 1993. TRD-9333586 Lionel R. Meno Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency Filed: December 13, 1993 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Award of Consultant Contract Under the provisions of Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-11c, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded a contract to provide consulting services as described in our Request for Proposals published in the October 29, 1993, issue of the Texas Register (18 TexReg 7575). The consultant will assess all relevant state data information systems and investigate the feasibility, need and cost of utilizing these existing systems to satisfy the quantitative requirements of the State Postsecondary Review Program. The consultant will also assess the need, cost, and feasibility of establishing an additional, comprehensive system that would integrate existing systems and include Title-IV eligible institutions not currently in existing systems. The contract was awarded to Neal and Associates, 4702 Fieldstone Drive, Austin, Texas 78735. The amount of this contract is $39,500. The contract period begins on December 8, 1993, and ends on April 9, 1994. An interim report is due on or around January 31 and the final report is due on April 8, 1993. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 1993. TRD-9333500 James McWhorter Assistant Commissioner for Administration Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Filed: December 10, 1993 Texas Department of Human Services Notice of Public Hearing The Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the department's proposed reimbursement rate for the following programs: Small Level V and VI Community-based Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs-MR); ICFs-MR for Persons with Related Conditions; Large Level V, VI, and all Level I Community-based ICFs-MR, including Special Children's Facilities. The hearing is held in compliance with 40 TAC sec.24.102(j), which requires a public hearing on proposed reimbursement rates for medical assistance programs. The public hearing will be held on January 5, 1994, at 9 a.m. in the Public Hearing Room, Room 125E of the John H. Winters Center (701 West 51st Street, Austin, First Floor, East Tower). Interested parties may request to have mailed to them or may pick up a briefing package concerning the proposed reimbursement rates on, or after December 21, 1993, by contacting Sherri Williams, MC W-425, P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas 78714-9030, (512) 450-4817. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 13, 1993. TRD-9333588 Nancy Murphy Section Manager, Policy and Document Support Texas Department of Human Services Filed: December 13, 1993 Request for Proposal for CLASS Waiver Program The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) is inviting proposals for the delivery of case management services in Nueces County under the authority of the Community Living Assistance and Support Services Program (CLASS) Waiver Program. Under this waiver, home and community-based services are provided as an alternative to institutionalization to Medicaid-eligible individuals with related conditions who would otherwise require the level of care of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded with related conditions. Individual contracts will be written to serve a minimum of 30 persons, depending on the number of qualifying proposals received. Description of Services: The case manager enrolls participants in the CLASS program and is the focal point for service planning, coordination, and monitoring. The case manager convenes the interdisciplinary team responsible for developing the plan of care and assures that services are aligned with the aims of the individual participant. Case managers further assist in the identification and development of appropriate community resources, review of service delivery, crisis intervention, advocacy, and safeguarding individual rights. The case manager works in a cooperative relationship with the direct service agency which delivers home and community-based services. Contract Effective Dates: Contract(s) will be effective upon the availability of the slots. To Request an RFP Package: To request an RFP package, please contact Barbara Stegall, Program Manager, P.O. Box 149030 (MC W-521), Austin, Texas 78714-9030, (512)450-3228 or FAX (512) 450-4176, John H. Winters Human Services Center, 701 West 51st Street, Austin. RFP packages will be available on January 3, 1994. Closing Date and Time: The closing date for receiving proposals will be 5 p. m. on February 7, 1994. Offeror's Conference: An offeror's conference will be held at 9 a.m. on January 14, 1994, at the Texas Department of Human Service, John H. Winters Human Services Center, 701 West 51st Street, Austin, Texas, Room 121E. Restrictions: The award of a contract is contingent on the availability of 60 slots. Issued in Austin, Texas on December 10, 1993. TRD-9333453 Nancy Murphy Agency Liaison Texas Department of Human Services Filed: December 10, 1993 Texas Department of Insurance Company License Applications Company License The following applications have been filed with the Texas Department of Insurance and are under consideration: Application for name change in Texas for Acordia Financial Industry Benefits, Inc., a foreign third-party administrator. The proposed new name is Acordia Financial Industry Services, Inc. The home office is in Indianapolis, Indiana. Application for Incorporation in Texas for American National Lloyds Insurance Company, a domestic lloyds company. The home office is in Galveston, Texas. Application for admission in Texas for Group Health Managers, Inc., a foreign third-party administrator. The home office is in Redford, Michigan. Application for Incorporation in Texas for Harris Methodist Texas Health Plan, Inc., a domestic health maintenance organization. The home office is in Fort Worth, Texas. Application for name change in Texas for Prudential-LMI Commercial Insurance Company, a foreign fire and casualty company. The proposed new name is LMI Insurance Company. The home office is in Mansfield, Ohio. Application for name change in Texas for Minnesota Mutual Fire and Casualty Company, a foreign fire and casualty company. The proposed new name is Minnesota Fire and Casualty Company. The home office is in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Application for name change in Texas for Planet Insurance Company, a foreign fire and casualty company. The proposed new name is Reliance National Indemnity Company. The home office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Application for admission in Texas for Reliance Reinsurance Company, a foreign fire and casualty company. The home office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Application for name change in Texas for Reliance National Property and Casualty Insurance Company, a foreign fire and casualty company. The proposed new name is Reliance Surety Company. The home office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Issued in Austin, Texas on December 9, 1993. TRD-9333365 Linda K. von Quintus-Dorn Chief Clerk State Board of Insurance Filed: December 9, 1993 Notice of Hearing The Commissioner of Insurance at a public hearing under Docket Number 2083, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on January 27, 1994, in Room 100 of the Texas Department of Insurance Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, will consider a petition by the Continental Insurance Companies proposing the amendment of Rule II-A-2. in the Farm and Ranch Section and Rule II-A-2. in the Farm and Ranch Owners Section of the Texas Personal Lines Manual to reduce the requirement of ten or more acres of land to three acres as a qualifying factor for eligibility for Farm and Ranch and Farm and Ranch Owners policies. The Commissioner will consider at the same time an alternative staff proposal to repeal these two rules to eliminate in its entirety the requirement of ten or more acres of land as a qualifying factor for eligibility for Farm and Ranch and Farm and Ranch Owners policies. Neither proposal would in any manner change or eliminate the other manual requirements for property to qualify for coverage under Farm and Ranch and Farm and Ranch Owners policies. The proposed rule amendments by Continental Insurance are set forth in a petition filed October 20, 1993. The proposed repeal by staff is set forth in a petition filed on November 30, 1993. Continental Insurance is requesting the change to provide farm and ranch coverage for insureds that would otherwise be eligible for this coverage but have less than ten acres. An example cited by Continental Insurance in its petition is an emu farm. According to the petition, emus, like ostriches, can be successfully raised on less than ten acres; however, the emu farms have buildings and equipment which do not qualify the residence for a homeowners policy. Without the proposed amendment, the emu and ostrich farmers cannot obtain needed coverages in the standard market. The staff, however, proposes to eliminate any acreage requirement as a qualifying factor for coverage under Farm and Ranch and Farm and Ranch Owners policies because there are other eligibility rules that require the farm and ranch operations to be more than incidental to a dwelling occupancy of the premises in order to qualify for this type of coverage. According to the staff petition, because of these other eligibility rules, there is no reason to continue an acreage requirement if insurers are willing to write Farm and Ranch and Farm and Ranch Owners policies on property of less than ten acres. Adoption of the proposed repeal will result in individual insurers determining whether to cover operations that otherwise qualify for Farm and Ranch or Farm and Ranch Owners policies under these policies regardless of the amount of acreage, rather than the determination being based on a manual rule prohibition. Copies of the full text of both proposals are available for review in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the State Board of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78714-9104. For further information or to request copies of the rule amendments, please contact Angie Arizpe at (512) 322-4147 (refer to Reference Number O-1193-31) . This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which exempts action taken under this article from the requirements of the Administrative Procedures and Texas Register Act (Administrative Procedure Act, 73rd Legislative, Regular Session, Chapter 268, sec.1, 1993 Texas General Laws 737 (codified at Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2001)). Issued in Austin, Texas on December 9, 1993. TRD-9333366 Linda K. von Quintus-Dorn Chief Clerk State Board of Insurance Filed: December 9, 1993 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Auctioneer Education Advisory Board The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is soliciting persons to serve as public members of the Auctioneer Education Advisory Board. To be eligible, a person must be a consumer of services of an auctioneer, either as a consignor or as a buyer at auctions. This Board advises the executive director on educational matters relating to use of the educational trust fund. For information or to request an application, call Debbie Meyer at (512) 463-7357. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 8, 1993. TRD-9333281 Jack W. Garison Executive Director Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Filed: December 8, 1993 Property Tax Consultants Advisory Council The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is soliciting persons to serve as public members of the Property Tax Consultants Advisory Council. To be eligible, a person must be a consumer of property tax consultant services. This Council advises the executive director concerning standards of practice, conduct, and ethics for registrants, fees, examination contents and standards of performance for senior property tax consultant examinations, recognition of continuing educational programs and courses, and establishing educational requirements for initial applicants. For information or to request an application, call Debbie Meyer at (512) 463-7357. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 8, 1993. TRD-9333280 Jack W. Garison Executive Director Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Filed: December 8, 1993 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Enforcement Orders Pursuant to the Texas Water Code, which states that if the commission finds that a violation has occurred and a civil penalty is assessed, the commission shall file notice of its decision in the Texas Register not later than the tenth day after the date on which the decision is adopted, the following information is submitted. An agreed enforcement order was entered regarding Amoco Chemical Company, Plant A (Solid Waste Registration Number 32297) on November 24, 1993, assessing $8,000 in administrative penalties with $1,600 deferred and foregoned pending compliance. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting LaDonna Castanuela, Staff Attorney, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2054. An agreed enforcement order was entered regarding the City of Carrollton (TNRCC Facility I.D. 27151) on November 24, 1993, assessing $4,000 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Raymond Winter, Staff Attorney, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2053. An agreed enforcement order was entered regarding El Paso County (TNRCC Facility I.D. 09036) on November 24, 1993, assessing $1,000 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Raymond Winter, Staff Attorney, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2053. An agreed enforcement order was entered regarding Trifinery, Inc. (Permit Number 02720; Solid Waste Registration Number 34703 on November 24, 1993, assessing $690,190 in administrative penalties with $330,190 deferred pending compliance. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Raymond Winter, Staff Attorney, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2053. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 3, 1993. TRD-9333418 Gloria A. Vasquez Chief Clerk Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Filed: December 9, 1993 Notices of Applications Attached are notices of application for permits to appropriate Public Waters of the State of Texas, which were issued during the period of December 6-10, 1993. These applications are subject to a Commission resolution adopted August 18, 1993, which directs the Commission's Executive Director to act on behalf of the Commission and issue final approval of certain permit matters. The Executive Director will issue the permits unless one or more persons file written protests and/or requests for hearing within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of notice concerning the application(s). If you wish to request a public hearing, you must submit your request in writing. You must state: your name, mailing address, and daytime phone number; the application number or other recognizable reference to this application; the statement "I/we request a public hearing"; a brief description of how you, or the persons you represent, would be adversely affected by the granting of the application; a description of the location of your property relative to the applicant's operations; and your proposed adjustment to the application which would satisfy your concerns and cause you to withdraw your request for hearing. If one or more protests and/or requests for hearing are filed, the Executive Director will not issue the permit and will forward the application to the Office of Hearings Examiners where a hearing may be held. If no protests or requests for hearing are filed, the Executive Director will sign the permit 30 days after newspaper publication of this notice, or thereafter. If you wish to appeal a permit issued by the Executive Director, you may do so by filing a written Motion for Reconsideration with the Chief Clerk of the Commission no later than 20 days after the date the Executive Director signs the permit. Requests for a public hearing or questions concerning procedures should be submitted in writing to Bill Ehret, Assistant Chief Hearings Examiner, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711, (512) 463-7875. Texas Municipal Power Agency; Application Number 5473 for new permit; Brazos River Basin; for sediment control at the Gibbons Creek Lignite Mine located approximately 9.7 miles northwest of Anderson, Texas. Elton Rust; Application Number 5474 for new permit; Guadalupe River Basin, based on a Subordination Agreement between the applicant and the Guadalupe- Blanco River Authority, Kendall County, Texas. Thomas H. Birdsong, III; Application Number 12-3489B to amend Certificate of Adjudication Number 12-3489; Brazos River Basin; Eastland County, Texas. J. R. Grimshaw and wife, Helen Grimshaw; Application Number 5274-A to amend Permit Number 5274; Brazos River Basin, Eastland County, Texas. Bobby W. Straub; Application Number 12-3551B to amend Certificate of Adjudication Number 12-3551; Brazos River Basin; Comanche County, Texas. Ronnie N. Love and wife, Barbara Ann Love, Melva T. Love and wife, Eunice M. Love, and D. W. Rodgers and wife, Agnes Rodgers; Application Number 12-3486B to amend Certificate of Adjudication Number 12-3486; Brazos River Basin; Eastland County, Texas. Ronnie N. Love and wife, Barbara Ann Love, and H. L. Perrin and wife, Erma Lee Perrin; Application Number 12-3485B to amend Certificate of Adjudication Number 12-3485; Brazos River Basin; Eastland County, Texas. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 1993. TRD-9333495 Gloria A. Vasquez Chief Clerk Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Filed: December 10, 1993 Notice of Application for Waste Disposal Permits Attached are Notices of Application for waste disposal permits. These notices were issued during the period of December 6-10, 1993. These applications are subject to a Commission resolution adopted August 18, 1993, which directs the Commission's Executive Director to act on behalf of the Commission and issue final approval of certain permit matters. The Executive Director will issue the permits unless one or more persons file written protests and/or requests for hearing within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of notice concerning the application(s). If you wish to request a public hearing, you must submit your request in writing. You must state: your name, mailing address, and daytime phone number; the permit number or other recognizable reference to this application; the statement "I/we request a public hearing"; a brief description of how you, or the persons you represent, would be adversely affected by the granting of the application; a description of the location of your property relative to the applicant's operations; and your proposed adjustment to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns and cause you to withdraw your request for hearing. If one or more protests and/or requests for hearing are filed, the Executive Director will not issue the permit and will forward the application to the Office of Hearings Examiners where a hearing may be held. If no protests or requests for hearing are filed, the Executive Director will sign the permit 30 days after publication of this notice or thereafter. If you wish to appeal a permit issued by the Executive Director, you may do so by filing a written Motion for Reconsideration with the Chief Clerk of the Commission no later than 20 days after the date the Executive Director signs the permit. Requests for a public hearing on this application should be submitted in writing to Kerry Sullivan, Assistant Chief Hearings Examiner, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711, (512) 463-7908. Advanced Aromatics, Inc.; a petrochemical and industrial organic chemicals manufacturing plant; at 5501 Baker Road in the City of Baytown, Harris County, Texas; renewal; 01914. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company; a locomotive and railcar refueling, repair, and rebuilding facility; at the intersection of Brazos and Park Streets in the City of Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; amendment; 00740. Baker Performance Chemicals Incorporated; a specialty organic chemicals manufacturing plant; north of and adjacent to U.S. Highway 90, approximately five miles southwest of the City of Dayton, and approximately 1/2 mile east of FM Road 1413 in Liberty County, Texas; amendment; 01969. Berwind Railway Service Company; a railroad car repair and service facility; on the north side of Verhalen Industrial Parkway, south of State Highway 1998, and west of State Highway 2199, approximately four miles east of the City of Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; new; 03637. Brazoria County; wastewater treatment facilities; along the south side of County Road 45 between State Highway 288 and State Highway 35 in Brazoria County, Texas; renewal; 12818-01. Empak, Inc.; a railcar cleaning service facility; at 17020 Premium Drive in the City of Hockley, Harris County, Texas; new; 03627. Harris County Water Control and Improvement District Number 116; wastewater treatment facilities; at 5335 Strack Road, approximately 5,000 feet west from the intersection of Strack Road and Stuebner-Airline Road in Harris County, Texas; renewal; 10955-01. Hidde Osinga; a dairy; approximately 1,440 feet west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 67-377 and FM Road 1476 in Comanche County, Texas; new; 03635. City of La Marque; wastewater treatment facility; at the intersection of Campbell and Sixth Street, approximately 1,300 feet southwest of the intersection of FM Road 519 and State Highway 3 in Galveston County, Texas; amendment; 10410-01. Lakes on Eldridge, Limited, a Texas Limited Partnership; the Harris County Municipal Utility District Number 341 Wastewater Treatment Facilities; approximately 3,500 feet southeast of the intersection of Addicks Fairbanks Road and Tanner Road in Harris County, Texas; renewal; 13420-01. Monsanto Company; the Chocolate Bayou Plant which manufactures organic and inorganic chemicals; adjacent to FM Road 2917 and approximately 1.25 miles northwest of the FM 2917/FM 2004 intersection and south-southeast of the City of Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas; renewal; 00001. Petroleum Wholesale, Inc.; wastewater treatment facility; will be located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Interstate Highway 35 and FM Road 1304, approximately one mile north of the City of Abbott in Hill County, Texas; new 13677-01. City of Quitman; wastewater treatment facilities; approximately 0.3 mile west- northwest of the intersection of State Highway 37 and State Highway 154 (City of Quitman) and 700 feet north of State Highway 154 in Wood County, Texas; renewal; 10254-01. Richey Road Municipal Utility District; wastewater treatment plant; approximately 3,300 feet northeast of the intersection of Hardy Toll Road and W. W. Thorne Drive, and three miles south-southwest of the City of Westfield in Harris County, Texas; renewal; 12378-02. Stebec, Inc. and Monument Inn, Inc.; the Monument Inn Wastewater Treatment Facilities; approximately 150 feet due west of State Highway 134, 4,100 feet due north of the San Jacinto Monument and 400 feet due south of the Houston Ship Channel in Harris County, Texas; new; 13666-01. Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; wastewater treatment facilities; approximately one mile west of the intersection of State Highway 171 and FM Road 2838, three miles northwest of the City of Mexia in Limestone County, Texas; renewal; 10717-01. Trinity River Authority of Texas; the Central Wastewater Treatment Facilities; approximately 6,000 feet northwest of the intersection of Interstate Highway 30 and Loop 12, at the confluence of the West Fork Trinity River and Mountain Creek in Dallas County, Texas; renewal; 10303-01. Western Recycling, Inc.; a meat rendering facility; approximately 4,000 feet east southeast of the intersection of State Highway 20 and Hemley Road, near the termination of Kiely Road, El Paso County, Texas; renewal; 01243. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 1993. TRD-9333578 Gloria A. Vasquez Chief Clerk Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Filed: December 10, 1993 Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Permitting Actions The following applications are subject to a Commission resolution adopted August 18, 1993, which directs the Commission's Executive Director to act on behalf of the Commission and issue final approval of certain permit matters. The Executive Director will issue the permits unless one or more persons file written protests and/or requests for hearing within ten days of the date notice concerning the application(s) is published in the Texas Register. If you wish to request a public hearing, you must submit your request in writing. You must state: your name, mailing address, and daytime phone number; the permit number or other recognizable reference to this application; the statement "I/we request a public hearing"; a brief description of how you, or the persons you represent, would be adversely affected by the granting of the application; a description of the location of your property relative to the applicant's operations; and your proposed adjustment to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns and cause you to withdraw your request for hearing. If one or more protests and/or requests for hearing are filed, the Executive Director will not issue the permit and will forward the application to the Office of Hearings Examiners where a hearing may be held. If no protests or requests for hearing are filed, the Executive Director will sign the permit ten days after publication of this notice or thereafter. If you wish to appeal a permit issued by the Executive Director, you may do so by filing a written Motion for Reconsideration with the Chief Clerk of the Commission no later than 20 days after the date the Executive Director signs the permit. Requests for a public hearing on this application should be submitted in writing to the Chief Clerk's Office, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711, (512) 463-7875. Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Permitting Actions for Week ending December 10, 1993. Application by Gulf States Utility Company, for a minor amendment to Permit Number 00336 in order to include another sampling point for stormwater runoff for Outfall 301. This addition would bring the total sampling points for Outfall 301 to 19. The proposed amendment will also enforce more stringent effluent limitations and requirements as needed, in order to meet existing applicable rules and regulations. The permit currently authorizes a discharge of once through cooling water and previously monitored effluents at a volume not to exceed an average flow of 1,306,000,000 gallons per day, which will remain the same. The applicant operates the Sabine Steam Electric Station. The plant site is approximately 1.5 miles south of FM Road 1442 at a point approximately 2.5 miles west of the FM Road 1442/State Highway 87 intersection, southwest of the City of Orange, Orange County, Texas. Application by Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority, for a minor amendment to Permit Number 11269-01 in order to decrease the flow from a volume not to exceed 6.2 million gallons per day average to a volume not to exceed 4.5 million gallons per day average. The Odo J. Riedl Wastewater Treatment Facilities are on the south side of Cibolo Creek, approximately 1.5 miles east of downtown Schertz and 3,600 feet south of FM Road 78 in Bexar County, Texas. Application by City of La Coste, for a minor amendment to Permit Number 10889- 01 in order to change the method of disinfection from chlorination to an ultraviolet light system for the final phase. The proposed amendment will also enforce more stringent effluent limitations as needed, in order to meet existing applicable rules and regulations. The permit currently authorizes an interim phase to dispose of treated domestic wastewater effluent by irrigation on ten acres of grassland. Application rates for the irrigated land shall not exceed 3.3 acre-feet/acre/year. The final phase authorizes a discharge of treated domestic wastewater effluent at a volume not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day. Both the interim and final phases will remain the same in the amended permit. The City of La Coste wastewater treatment facilities are at the easterly city limits of the City of La Coste, approximately 0.5 of a mile east-southeast of the intersection of FM Road 471 and FM Road 2790, and 0.3 of a mile due south of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Medina County, Texas. Application by River Plantation Municipal Utility District, for a minor amendment to Permit Number 10978-01 in order to change Other Requirements Item 6 (F) to state that "Holding ponds shall be maintained to provide a minimum of one foot of freeboard". The permit currently authorizes a discharge of treated domestic wastewater effluent at a volume not to exceed an average flow of 600, 000 gallons per day, which will remain the same. The permittee is also authorized to use the effluent to irrigate a 135-acre golf course at an application rate not to exceed 2.0 acre-feet/acre/year, which will remain the same. The wastewater treatment facilities are approximately 1.5 miles downstream from the Interstate Highway 45 bridge, on the north bank of the West Fork San Jacinto River in Montgomery County, Texas. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 1993. TRD-9333579 Gloria A. Vasquez Chief Clerk Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Filed: December 10, 1993 Public Notices The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (the Commission) is required under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361, as amended (the Act), to identify and assess facilities that may constitute an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety or the environment due to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment. Pursuant to sec.sec.361.184(a), the Commission must publish in the Texas Register those facilities which are identified as eligible for listing on the state registry. The most recent registry listing was published in the March 30, 1993 issue of the Texas Register (18 TexReg 2159). The following is a facility or area that the Executive Director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has determined eligible for listing and which the Executive Director proposes to list on the state registry. Also specified is the general nature of the potential endangerment to public health and safety or the environment as determined by information currently available to the executive Director. The facility known as the former Toups site (the site) is located at Sour Lake, Hardin County, Texas. The site operated simultaneously as a fencepost treating facility and a municipal waste dump from 1957 until the late 1960's, when the fencepost treating facility closed. In addition to operating as a municipal waste dump from 1970 to 1974, the site was operated as a swine farm, of approximately 400 to 1000 head, from 1970 until 1982. The site is abandoned, and located on-site are soils which contain pentachlorophenol, chromium, and lead. One-hundred-forty-four drums were found on-site. As part of a TNRCC immediate response action, the contents of the drums were sampled tested. The drums were placed in overpack containers and appropriately stored at the site. Hazards presented by the site are potential contamination of surface water and groundwater due to the release of hazardous substances from the site; and potential exposure from the ingestion and direct contact of contaminated soils, surface water and groundwater. A public meeting has been scheduled regarding the proposed listing of the site. The public meeting will be legislative in nature and not a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 268, sec.sec.1 of the Session Laws, 73rd Legislature). Persons desiring to comment on the proposed listing of this site may do so in the context of the public meeting either orally or in writing. Comments may also be submitted to the attention of Charles Epperson, Superfund Investigation Section, Pollution Cleanup Division, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711- 3087; (512) 908-2498. All comments must be received by the Commission on or before February 8, 1994. The public meeting has been scheduled for the following time and place; 7: 00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, 1994, City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 West Barkley, Sour Lake, Texas. The Executive Director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has prepared a brief summary of the Commission's public records regarding this site. This summary, as well as a portion of the public records for the site, are available for inspection and copying during the business hours of the Alma M. Carpenter Public Library, 310 South Ann, Sour Lake, Texas (409) 287-3573. Copies of the complete public record file may be obtained during regular business hours of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission by contacting Beth Wigham, Central Records Center, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 908-2020. Copying of file information is subject to payment of a new fee. Issued in Austin, Texas on December 13, 1993. TRD-9333590 Mary Ruth Holder Director, Legal Division Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Filed: December 13, 1993 The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) announces an application deadline extension for assistance grants for the purpose of continuing and improving local municipal solid waste enforcement programs. The notification of availability is granted under the authority of the Texas Health and Safety Code, sec.sec.361.031. Only those public agencies which received similar first-year enforcement assistance grants from the Texas Water Commission in 1993 are eligible to apply. The deadline for applying for these grants has been extended from 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 15, 1993, to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, 1994. Questions relating to this deadline extension should be directed to Tim Haase of the TNRCC Municipal Solid Waste Division, Compliance and Enforcement Section at (512) 239-6007. Issued in Austin, Texas on December 13, 1993. TRD-9333589 Mary Ruth Holder Director, Legal Division Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Filed: December 13, 1993 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Notice of Public Meeting Permit Number SR79-028. Notice is hereby given that William Malone, whose address is Route 4, Box 1181, Paris, Texas 75460, as of November 29, 1993, filed an administratively complete renewal application with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a permit: to remove up to 200 cubic yards total per month from the North Sulphur River by the use of a front-end loader at the following sites: Site A: located approximately 20 miles southeast of Paris, Lamar County starting at the CR 167000 bridge and extending west for 1/4 mile adjacent to the property of A. L. Malone. Site B: located approximately 18 miles southeast of Paris, Lamar County starting at a point CR 15580 and extending eastward for 1/2 mile adjacent to the properties of T. R. Wegner and William Malone. This permit is requested under the authority granted to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 86, and will not authorize the crossing of any private property. The hearing to receive public comment on this application will be conducted: January 25, 1993, at 3:00 p.m., Conference Room A-200, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Travis County, at which time all interested persons may and be heard. Comments maybe mailed to the Department at 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744, (512) 444-0160 or (512) 444-0274, Fax: (512) 448-4766 or presented orally or in writing at the hearing. Comments sent by mail should be received by the Department prior to the public comment hearing. In addition, any person who can demonstrate a justiciable interest may request a formal contested case hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government Code, sec.2001.054. Any person wishing to request such a hearing should submit a written request to Catherine Livingston at: 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. Such a request should include a short statement of the nature of any objections to the requested permit and a description of the potential adverse impact that may be suffered by the requestor. Requests for formal contested case hearings must be recived by the Department no later than 30 days after the date of issuance of this notice or by the close of the public comment hearing, whichever is later. Further information concerning any aspect of the application or hearing may be obtained by contacting Catherine Livingston, Environmental Attorney, Legal Services Division. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 2, 1993. TRD-9333363 Catherine Livingston Legal Services Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Filed: December 9, 1993 Public Utility Commission of Texas Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of an application on November 29, 1993, to amend a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act, sec.sec.16(a), 17(e), 50, 52, and 54. A summary of the application follows. Docket Title and Number . Application of Central Power and Light Company to amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a proposed transmission line within Starr County, Docket Number 12534 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The Application. In Docket Number 12534, Central Power and Light Company requests approval of its application to construct approximately 7.7 miles of 138-kV transmission line. Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon action sought, should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at 7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 400N, Austin, Texas 78757, or call the Public Utility Public Information Division at (512) 458-0223, or (512) 458-0227 within 15 days of this notice. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 7, 1993. TRD-9333292 John M. Renfrow Secretary of the Commission Public Utility Commission of Texas Filed: December 8, 1993 Notices of Intent to File Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27 Notice is given to the public of the intent to file with the Public Utility Commission of Texas an application pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27 for approval of customer-specific PLEXAR-Custom Service for Structural Metals, Seguin, Texas. Docket Title and Number . Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for Approval of Plexar-Custom Service for Structural Metals pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27(k). Docket Number 12553. The Application. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company is requesting approval of Plexar-Custom Service for Structural Metals. The geographic service market for this specific service is the Seguin, Texas area. Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at 7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78757, or call the Public Utility Commission Public Information Section at (512) 458- 0256, or (512) 458-0221 for teletypewriter for the deaf. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 7, 1993. TRD-9333290 John M. Renfrow Secretary of the Commission Public Utility Commission of Texas Filed: December 8, 1993 Notice is given to the public of the intent to file with the Public Utility Commission of Texas an application pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27 for approval of customer-specific PLEXAR-Custom Service for Zocom Technologies, Dallas, Texas. Docket Title and Number . Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for Approval of Plexar-Custom Service for Zocom Technologies pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27(k). Docket Number 12530. The Application. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company is requesting approval of Plexar-Custom Service for Zocom Technologies. The geographic service market for this specific service is the Dallas, Texas area. Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at 7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78757, or call the Public Utility Commission Public Information Section at (512) 458- 0256, or (512) 458-0221 for teletypewriter for the deaf. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 7, 1993. TRD-9333291 John M. Renfrow Secretary of the Commission Public Utility Commission of Texas Filed: December 8, 1993 Notice is given to the public of the intent to file with the Public Utility Commission of Texas an application pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27 for approval of customer-specific PLEXAR-Custom Service for Austin MHMR, Austin. Docket Title and Number . Application of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for Approval of Plexar-Custom Service for MHMR pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27(k). Docket Number 12556. The Application. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company is requesting approval of Plexar-Custom Service for Austin MHMR. The geographic service market for this specific service is the Austin area. Persons who wish to comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at 7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78757, or call the Public Utility Commission Public Information Section at (512) 458- 0256, or (512) 458-0221 for teletypewriter for the deaf. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 9, 1993. TRD-9333562 John M. Renfrow Secretary of the Commission Public Utility Commission of Texas Filed: December 10, 1993 Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Maintenance Tax Rate In accordance with the Texas Labor Code, sec.403.003, this agency certified that the maintenance tax for support of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission be set at 1.7917% of Gross premiums collected during January 1, 1993- December 31, 1993. Our actual calculation of maintenance tax for the period yields 1.83%. However, this rate plus the proposed rate of 1.2083% by the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund equals 3.0383%. This exceeds the 3.00% allowed in the Fund's bond covenants, therefore in the interest of corporation the commission is voluntarily reducing its rate. In addition, the commission, in coordination with the Texas Workers' Compensation Research Center, certifies that the maintenance tax for support of the Research Center be set at 0.03% of gross premiums collected during January 1, 1993-December 31, 1993. Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 8, 1993. TRD-9333295 Susan Cory General Counsel Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Filed: December 8, 1993