Texas Register
Vol. 21 No. 72
September 27, 1996
Pages 9202-9319

*****EMERGENCY RULES*****
Texas Department of Public Safety
School Bus Transportation
37 TACsec.14.51, sec.14.52.....9209
*****PROPOSED RULES*****
Finance Commission of Texas
Consumer Credit Commissioner
7 TAC sec.sec.1.401-1.407.....9211
Railroad Commission of Texas
Oil and Gas Division
16 TAC sec.3.26, sec.3.27.....9215
Texas Board of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Aids
Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments 
22 TAC sec.141.6, sec.sec.141.19-141.22.....9218
Texas Department of Health
Texas Board of Health
25 TAC sec.sec.1.51-1.55.....9221
Communicable Disease
25 TAC sec.sec.97.1-97.5.....9223
Occupational Diseases
25 TAC sec.99.1.....9225
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Tax Administration
34 TAC sec.3.180, sec.3.181.....9226
34 TAC sec.3.180.....9226
34 TAC sec.3.191.....9228
34 TAc sec.3.304, sec.3.334.....9228
34 TAC sec.3.304.....9229
Texas Department of Public Safety
Driver Education
37 TAC sec.sec.18.21-18.24.....9229
37 TAC sec.sec.18.31-18.33.....9232
*****ADOPTED RULES*****
Texas Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Development Board
4 TAC sec.25.13.....9233
Railroad Commission of Texas
Administration
16 TAC sec.20.5.....9233
Texas Education Agency
Professional Environment
19 TAC sec.145.24.....9234
Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists
Medical Physicists
22 TAC sec.sec.601.2, 601.4, 601.8, 601.9, 601.19.....9234
Texas Department of Health
Vital Statistics
25 TAC sec.181.13.....9236
Milk and Dairy
25 TAC sec.217.75.....9236
Texas Department of Insurance
Life, Accident, and Health Insurance
28 TAC sec.3.3312 .....9237
28 TAC sec.3.3614.....9237
Property and Casualty Insurance
28 TAC sec.5.14011 .....9238
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Finance
31 TAC sec.53.50.....9238
Wildlife
31 TAC sec.65.317, sec.65.318.....9239
Resource Protection
31 TAC sec.69.20-69.31.....9241
31 TAC sec.sec.69.20-69.29.....9241
31 TAC sec.69.30.....9243
Texas Department of Public Safety
School Bus Transportation
37 TAC sec.14.1, sec.14.2.....9244
37 TAC sec.sec.14.11-14.14.....9245
37 TAC sec.sec.14.31-14.36.....9246
37 TAC sec.14.51, sec.14.52.....9246
Texas Department of Human Services
Legal Services 
40 TAC sec.79.403.....9249
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Facility Licensure
40 TAC sec.148.118.....9249
Counselor Licensure
40 TAC sec.sec.150.3, 150.31-150.33, 150.36.....9250
*****EXEMPT FILINGS*****
Texas Department of Insurance
Exempt Filing Notification Pursuant to the Insurance Code Chapter 5, Subchapter 
L, Article 5.96.....9251
*****TABLES AND GRAPHICS*****
Tables and Graphics.....9253
*****OPEN MEETINGS*****
State Office of Administrative Hearings
Monday, November 18, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9289
Friday, November 22, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9289
Monday, January 6, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9289
Texas Department of Agriculture
Tuesday, October 1, 1996, 1 p.m.; Wednesday, October 2, 1996, 9:00 a.m. 
.....9289
Texas Commission for the Blind
Friday, September 27, 1996, 1:30 p.m......9290
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Friday, September 27, 1996, 8:00 a.m......9290
Friday, September 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9290
Friday, September 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9290
Friday, September 27, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9290
Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation 
Monday, September 30, 1996, 10:30 a.m......9291
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Friday, September 27, 1996, 1996, 8:00 a.m......9291
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Friday, Saturday, September 27- 28, 1996, 8:30 a.m......9291
State Board for Educator Certification 
Friday, October 4, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9291
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, October 16, 17 and 18, 1996, 9:00 a.m. 
.....9291
Texas Health Care Information Council 
Sunday, September 29, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9292
Sunday, September 29, 1996, 4:00 p.m......9292
Monday, September 30, 1996, 8:00 a.m......9292
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 
Tuesday, October 1, 1996, 12:00 p.m......9292
Texas Historical Commission
Saturday, September 28, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9293
Texas Department of Insurance
Thursday, October 10, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9293
Wednesday, October 16, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9293
Wednesday, October 16, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9293
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 
Tuesday, October 1, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9293
Wednesday, October 2, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9293
Thursday, October 3, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9294
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Friday, September 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9294
Friday, September 27, 1996, 1:15 p.m......9294
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Monday, September 30, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9294
Friday, October 4, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9294
Texas Real Estate Commission
Monday, September 30, 1996, 8:30 a.m......9295
Monday, September 30, 1996, 9:30 a.m......9295
Texas Real Estate Research Center
Wednesday, September 25, 1996, 1:30 p.m......9295
Texas Savings and Loan Department
Thursday, October 3, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9296
Stephen F. Austin State University
Monday, September 23, 1996, 1:30 p.m......9296
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Thursday, September 26, 1996, 8:30 a.m......9296
Thursday, September 26, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9296
Thursday, September 26, 1996, 12:00 p.m......9296
Thursday, September 26, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9297
Friday, September 27, 1996, 8:00 a.m......9297
Friday, September 27, 1996,9:00 a.m......9297
The Texas A&M University
September 25, 1996, 6:00 p.m......9298
September 26, 1996, 9:00 a.m. and Reconvene September 27, 1996, 11:15 a.m. or 
upon recess or adjournment of Executive Committee.....9298
September 26, 1996, 9:00 a.m. and Reconvene September 27, 1996, 11:15 a.m. or 
upon recess or adjournment of Executive Committee.....9298
September 26, 1996, 10:00 a.m. or upon recess of the Board Meeting.....9298
September 26, 1996, 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment or recess of the Finance and 
Audit Committee Meeting.....9299
September 26, 1996, 2:45 p.m. or upon adjournment or recess of the Facilities 
Planning & Building Committee.....9299
September 26, 1996, 3:00 p.m. or upon adjournment or recess of the Committee for 
Service Units.....9299
September 27, 1996, 8:00 a.m. (or upon adjournment or recess of the Board 
Meeting).....9299
September 27, 1996, 9:15 a.m. (or upon adjournment or recess of the Committee 
for Academic Campuses Meeting).....9299
September 27, 1996, 9:15 a.m. (or upon adjournment or recess of the Committee 
for Academic Campuses Meeting).....9300
Texas Southern University
Monday, September 23, 1996, 9:30 a.m. (Rescheduled from 10:00 a.m).....9300
Texas State Technical College System 
Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 10:00 a.m......9300
Texas Department of Transportation
Thursday, September 26, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9300
Texas Turnpike Authority
Tuesday, October 1, 1996, 1:00 p.m......9300
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Thursday, October 3, 1996, 12:00 noon.....9301
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 
Wednesday, October 2, 1996, 1:30 p.m......9301
Thursday, October 3, 1996.....9301
Thursday, October 3, 1996, 8:30 a.m......9301
Texas Water Development Board
Thursday, September 19, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9301
Texas Worker's Compensation Insurance Facility
Monday, September 30, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9302
Texas Workforce Commission
Thursday, September 26, 1996, 9:00 a.m......9302
Regional Meetings
Meetings Filed September 18, 1996.....9302
Meetings Filed September 19, 1996.....9303
Meetings Filed Sepember 20, 1996.....9303
Meetings Filed September 23, 1996.....9305
*****IN ADDITION*****
General Services Commission
Request for Proposals.....9307
Office of the Governor-Criminal Justice Division
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults and Juveniles In Correctional 
Facilities, Request for Applications.....9308
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Housing Demonstration Fund .....9309
Request For Proposals To Establish and Operate Colonia Self-Help Centers 
.....9309
Texas Department of Human Services
Notice of Public Hearings.....9309
Texas Department of Insurance
Correction of Error.....9310
Insurer Services .....9310
Notices.....9311
Notices of Public Hearings.....9311
Third Party Administrator Applications .....9312
Texas Lottery Commission
Invitation for Bids for Court Reporting.....9312
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Notice of Medicaid State Plan Amendment.....9312
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Notice of Applications for Waste Disposal Permits.....9313
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Settlement Agreements of Administrative 
Enforcement Actions.....9314
Public Notice.....9316
Public Utility Commission of Texas 
Notices of Applications to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity 
.....9316
Notice of Joint Interconnection Agreement.....9317
Railroad Commission of Texas
Correction of Error.....9318
Texas Savings and Loan Department
Correction of Error.....9318
Texas Department of Transportation
Public Hearing Notice.....9318
Texas Youth Commission
Consulting for a Compensation Study for TYC Superintendents and TYC Assistant 
Superintendents.....9318