Texas Register
Vol. 22 No. 65
August 29, 1997
Pages 8575-8767

****ATTORNEY GENERAL****
Letter Opinions.....8581
Opinion.....8582
****PROPOSED RULES****
Texas Department of Agriculture
Seed Arbitration Regulations
4 TAC sec.sec.6.1-6.5.....8583
Texas Department of Insurance
Life, Accidnet, and Health Insurance and Annuities 
28 TAC sec.sec.3.3001, 3.3002, 3.3018-3.3020, 3.3038, 303039, 3.3050, 3.3052, 
3.3054, 3.3057, 3.3061, 3.3070-3.3074, 3.3079, 3.3081, 3.3092, 3.3110.....8584
28 TAC sec.3.3078.....8596
Trade Practices
28 TAC sec.sec.21.1101-21.1110.....8597
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Property Tax Administration
34 TAC sec.9.105.....8602
Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation
34 TAC sec.87.17, sec.87.19.....8604
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Durable Medical Equipment and Assistive Technology Listing
40 TAC sec.sec.108.1-108.7.....8605
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 
General Rules of Practice and Procedure
40 TAC sec.181.29.....8606
Specialized Telecommunications Device Assistance Program
40 TAC sec.182.1.....8607
40 TAC sec.182.2.....8607
40 TAC sec.182.20.....8607
40 TAC sec.182.21.....8608
40 TAC sec.182.22.....8608
40 TAC sec.182.23.....8609
40 TAC sec.182.24.....8609
40 TAC sec.182.25.....8610
40 TAC sec.182.26.....8610
Automobile Theft Prevention Authority
Automobile Theft Prevention Authority
43 TAC sec.57.48.....8611
****ADOPTED RULES****
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Library Development
13 TAC sec.1.101.....8613
State Records
13 TAC sec.6.122, sec.6.123.....8613
Local Records
13 TAC sec.7.125.....8614
Railroad Commission of Texas
Gas Utilities Division
16 TAC sec.7.59.....8617
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Student Services
19 TAC sec.sec.21.23, 21.28, 21.29, 21.30, 21.31, 21.32, 21.33, 21.39 .....8620
19 TAC sec.sec.21.23, 21.28, 21.29, 21.30, 21.31, 21.32, 21.33, 21.39, 21.42, 
21.43.....8620
****TABLES AND GRAPHICS****
Tables and Graphics.....8623
****OPEN MEETINGS****
Texas Animal Health Commission
Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 11:00 a.m......8733
Texas Bond Review Board
Tuesday, September 9, 1997, 11:00 a.m., or upon adjournment of Planning 
Session.....8733
Texas County and District Retirement System
Thursday, September 4, 1997, 8:00 a.m......8733
State Board of Dental Examiners
Friday, August 29, 1997, 9:30 a.m......8734
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation 
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8734
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:30 a.m......8734
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 11:00 a.m......8734
Texas Department of Health
Monday, September 8, 1997, 9:30 a.m......8735
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 
Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 10:00 a.m......8735
Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission 
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8735
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8735
Texas Department of Insurance
Tuesday, September 9, 1997, 10:00 a.m......8735
Tuesday, September 9, 1997, 1:00 p.m......8736
Friday, September 12, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8736
General Land Office
Tuesday, September 2, 1997, 10:00 a.m......8736
Board for Lease of State-owned Lands 
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 2:30 p.m......8736
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:30 a.m......8736
Tuesday, September 2, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8737
Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8737
Wednesday, September 17, 1997, 9:30 a.m......8737
Tuesday, September 23, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8737
Tuesday, September 23, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8737
Thursday, September 25, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8738
Thursday, September 25, 1997, 10:00 a.m......8738
Tuesday, September 30, 1997, 10:00 a.m......8738
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners 
Monday, September 8, 1997, 8:30 a.m......8738
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 10:00 a.m......8739
Texas Real Estate Research Center
Tuesday, September 16, 1997, 3:00 p.m......8739
Texas Residential Property Insurance Market Assistance Program
Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 9:30 a.m......8739
Stephen F. Austin State University
Monday, August 25, 1997, 1:30 p.m......8739
Tuesday, August 26, 1997, 9:00 p.m......8739
Texas State Technical College System 
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8740
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:05 a.m......8740
Texas Department of Transportation
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m......8740
Monday, September 8, 1997, 1:30 p.m......8740
Thursday, September 18, 1997, 9:30 a.m......8740
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Thursday, September 4, 1997, at Noon......8741
Regional Meetings
****IN ADDITION****
Ark-Tex Council of Governments
Request for Proposals.....8745
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency 
Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program.....8745
Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner 
Notice of Rate Ceilings.....8746
Texas Education Agency
Notice of Public Hearing Concerning the Draft of Proposed Rules Governing 
Licensed Texas Driver Training Programs.....8746
Request for Applications Concerning Open-Enrollment Charter Guidelines and 
Application: Application and Procedures for Applying for Approval of an Open-
Enrollment Charter.....8747
General Services Commission
Exemptions of local and state governmental bodies from 1 TAC, Sections 111.61 
through 111.70 Cost of Copies of Public Information .....8747
Texas Department of Health
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials.....8748
Notice of Public Hearing for Proposed Rates for Providers of Service in the 
Medically Dependent Children Program .....8751
Notice of Request for Proposal for Texas Health Steps/Medicaid Client Outreach 
Services in Public Health Region 1 for State Fiscal Year 1998.....8752
Notice of Request for Proposal for Title V Abstinence Education.....8752
Texas Department of Insurance
Insurer Services .....8753
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Enforcement Orders.....8753
Notice Of Application For Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility Permit 
.....8755
Applications for Waste Disposal/Discharge Permits .....8755
 Notice of Public Hearing (Chapter 114).....8759
Notice of Receipt of Application and Declaration of Administrative Completeness 
For Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility .....8759
Request for Proposals.....8759
Request For Proposal.....8760
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services 
Request for Proposal-Healthy Families Training and Technical Assistance 
.....8761
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority 
.....8761
Notices of Intent to File Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 
23.27 .....8761
Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 
23.27.....8762
Public Notice of Application to Increase Ceiling Prices.....8762
Public Notices of Interconnection Agreement.....8762
Texas Department of Transportation
Notice of Invitation.....8766
Texas Turnpike Authority
Request for Proposals   .....8766