TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCENotification Pursuant to the Insurance Code, 
Chapter 5, Subchapter LAs required by the Insurance Code, Article 5.96 and 5.97, 
the Texas Register publishes notice of proposed actions by the Texas Board of 
Insurance. Notice of action proposed under Article 5.96 must be published in the 
Texas Register not later than the 30th day before the board adopts the proposal. 
Notice of action proposed under Article 5.97 must be published in the Texas 
Register not later than the 10th day before the Board of Insurance adopts the 
proposal. The Administrative Procedure Act, the Government Code, Chapters 2001 
and 2002, does not apply to board action under Articles 5.96 and 5.97.
The complete text of the proposal summarized here may be examined in the offices 
of the Texas Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78714-
9104.)
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Texas Department of Insurance
Exempt Filing Notification Pursuant to the Texas Insurance Code, Chapter 5, 
Subchapter L, Article 5.96
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number 2243 held 
at 9:00 a.m., September 11, 1996, in Room 100 of the Texas Department of 
Insurance Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, adopted amendments 
proposed by staff to the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual).
The amendments consist of new and/or adjusted 1996 and 1997 model Private 
Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification 
information. Staff's petition entitled "Second Petition..." (Reference Number A-
0796-29-I) was published in the August 6, 1996, issue of the Texas Register (21 
TexReg 7426-7427).  
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification 
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other 
relevant loss factors for the various model years of the listed vehicles. 
The amendments as adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance are shown in exhibits 
on file with the Chief Clerk under Reference Number A-0796-29-I, which are 
incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order Number 96-1076. The 
Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to the 
Insurance Code, Articles 5.10, 5.96, 5.98, and 5.101. 
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001 
(Administrative Procedure Act). 
Consistent with the Insurance Code, Article 5.96(h), the Department will notify 
all insurers writing automobile insurance of this adoption by letter summarizing 
the commissioner's action.  
IT IS THEREFORE THE ORDER of the Commissioner of Insurance that the Manual is 
amended as described herein, and the amendments are adopted effective on the 
60th day after publication of the notification of the Commissioner's action in 
the Texas Register. 
This agency hereby certifies that the amendments as adopted have been reviewed 
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's authority. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1996.
TRD-9613655
Caroline Scott
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Effective date: November 23, 1996
Filed: September 18, 1996

Exempt Filing Notification Pursuant to the Texas Insurance Code, Chapter 5, 
Subchapter L, Article 5.96
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number 2242 held 
at 9:00 a.m., September 11, 1996, in Room 100 of the Texas Department of 
Insurance Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, adopted amendments 
proposed by staff to the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual).
The amendments consist of new and/or adjusted 1996 and 1997 model Private 
Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification 
information. Staff's petition (Reference Number A-0796-28-I) was published in 
the August 6, 1996, issue of the Texas Register (21 TexReg 7426). 
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification 
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other 
relevant loss factors for the various model years of the listed vehicles. 
The amendments as adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance are shown in exhibits 
on file with the Chief Clerk under Reference Number A-0796-28-I, which are 
incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order Number 96-1077. The 
Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to the 
Insurance Code, Articles 5.10, 5.96, 5.98, and 5.101. 
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001 
(Administrative Procedure Act). 
Consistent with the Insurance Code, Article 5.96(h), the Department will notify 
all insurers writing automobile insurance of this adoption by letter summarizing 
the commissioner's action. 
IT IS THEREFORE THE ORDER of the Commissioner of Insurance that the Manual is 
amended as described herein, and the amendments are adopted effective on the 
60th day after publication of the notification of the Commissioner's action in 
the Texas Register.
This agency hereby certifies that the amendments as adopted have been reviewed 
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's authority.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 1996.
TRD-9613657
Caroline Scott
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Effective date: November 23, 1996
Filed: September 18, 1996