Office of the Attorney General
(Editor's note: In accordance with Texas Government Code, §2002.014, which permits the omission of material which is "cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient," the 2025 Tax Charts are not included in the print version of the Texas Register. The 2025 Tax Charts are available in the on-line version of the December 20, 2024, issue of the Texas Register.)
Child Support Tax Charts 2025 (.pdf)
TRD-202405894
Justin Gordon
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: December 6, 2024
Certification of the Single Local Use Tax Rate for Remote Sellers - 2025
The Comptroller of Public Accounts, administering agency for the collection of the Single Local Use Tax Rate for Remote Sellers, has determined, as required by Tax Code, §151.0595(e), that the estimated average rate of local sales and use taxes imposed in this state during the preceding state fiscal year ending August 2024 is 1.75%. This rate will be in effect for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
Inquiries should be submitted to Jenny Burleson, Director, Tax Policy Division, P.O. Box 13528, Austin, Texas 78711-3528.
This agency hereby certifies that legal counsel has reviewed this notice and found it to be within the agency's authority to publish.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 6, 2024.
TRD-202405899
Jenny Burleson
Director, Tax Policy Division
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: December 6, 2024
TRD-202405946
Jenny Burleson
Director, Tax Policy Division
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: December 10, 2024
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in §303.003 and §303.009, Texas Finance Code.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 12/16/24-12/22/24 is 18.00% for consumer1 credit.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 12/16/24-12/22/24 is 18.00% for commercial2 credit.
1 Credit for personal, family, or household use.
2 Credit for business, commercial, investment, or other similar purpose.
TRD-202405955
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: December 11, 2024
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. TWC, §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. TWC, §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 January 27, 2025. TWC, §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 indicate that consent 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 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 C, 1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-2545 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 January 27, 2025. Written comments may also be sent by facsimile machine to the enforcement coordinator at (512) 239-2550. The commission's enforcement coordinators are available to discuss the AOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, TWC, §7.075, provides that comments on the AOs shall be submitted to the commission in writing.
(1) COMPANY: C and R WATER SUPPLY INCORPORATED; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0682-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101201424; LOCATION: Cleveland, Liberty County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(o)(3) and §290.45(h)(1), by failing to adopt and submit to the Executive Director a complete Emergency Preparedness Plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $55; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Taner Hengst, (512) 239-1143; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(2) COMPANY: CARO WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0846-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101184141; LOCATION: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(o)(3) and §290.45(h)(1), by failing to adopt and submit to the Executive Director a complete emergency preparedness plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $64; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Daphne Greene, (903) 535-5157; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3734, (903) 535-5100.
(3) COMPANY: CARRINGTON ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0809-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102674579; LOCATION: Valley View, Cooke County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(o)(3) and §290.45(h)(1), by failing to adopt and submit to the Executive Director a complete Emergency Prepardness Plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $61; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ashley Lemke, (512) 239-1118; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(4) COMPANY: City of Chico; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-1487-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101273076; LOCATION: Chico, Wise County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(i) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to provide a well capacity of 0.6 gallons per minute per connection; PENALTY: $312; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Emerson Rinewalt, (512) 239-1131; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(5) COMPANY: City of Eldorado; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-1792-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102142999; LOCATION: Eldorado, Schleicher County; TYPE OF FACILITY: Type I-Arid Exempt landfill; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.139 and municipal solid waste (MSW) Permit Number 2264, Site Operating Plan (SOP), Section Number 10 Control of Windblown Waste and Litter, Item a., by failing to control windblown waste and litter at the active working face; and 30 TAC §330.165(a) and MSW Permit Number 2264, SOP, Section Number 24 Landfill Cover, Item a. Daily Cover, by failing to apply six inches of well-compacted earthen material not previously mixed with garbage, rubbish, or other solid waste at the end of each operating day; PENALTY: $6,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Eunice Adegelu, (512) 239-5082; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(6) COMPANY: City of Hamilton; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-1551-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101918068; LOCATION: Hamilton, Hamilton County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment facility; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.121(a)(1), 30 TAC §305.125(1), and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Number WQ0010492002, Permit Conditions Number 2.g, by failing to prevent the unauthorized discharge of wastewater into or adjacent to any water in the state; PENALTY: $8,125; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $8,125; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Samantha Smith, (512) 239-2099; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(7) COMPANY: City of Jayton; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0706-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101385128; LOCATION: Jayton, Kent County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(e)(4)(B) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.033(a), by failing to operate the facility under the direct supervision of a water works operator who holds an applicable, valid Class C or higher groundwater license issued by the Executive Director; PENALTY: $825; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Nick Lohret-Froio, (512) 239-4495; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(8) COMPANY: City of Mathis; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0800-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101388130; LOCATION: Mathis, San Patricio County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(o)(3) and §290.45(h)(1), by failing to adopt and submit to the Executive Director a complete Emergency Preparedness Plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $50; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Kaisie Hubschmitt, (512) 239-1482; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(9) COMPANY: City of Rio Hondo; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0735-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101209195; LOCATION: Rio Hondo, Cameron County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(o)(3) and §290.45(h)(1), by failing to adopt and submit to the Executive Director a complete Emergency Preparedness Plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $92; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Nick Lohret-Froio, (512) 239-4495; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(10) COMPANY: CRYSTAL FARMS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0843-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101437770; LOCATION: Tatum, Rusk County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(o)(3) and §290.45(h)(1), by failing to adopt and submit to the Executive Director a complete Emergency Preparedness Plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $63; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ilia Perez-Ramirez, (713) 767-3743; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(11) COMPANY: CSWR-Texas Utility Operating Company, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0755-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102687944; LOCATION: Burnet, Burnet County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(i) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §341.0315(c), by failing to provide a well capacity of 0.6 gallons per minute per connection; and 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(iv) and THSC, §341.0315(c), by failing to provide a pressure tank capacity of 20 gallons per connection; PENALTY: $1,100; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Emerson Rinewalt, (512) 239-1131; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(12) COMPANY: Cypress Forest Public Utility District; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0825-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101229599; LOCATION: Champion Forest, Harris County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(n)(3), by failing to keep on file copies of well completion data as defined in 30 TAC §290.41(c)(3)(A) for as long as the well remains in service; PENALTY: $1,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: De'Shaune Blake, (210) 403-4033; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 492-3096.
(13) COMPANY: DeBerry Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0872-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101275014; LOCATION: De Berry, Panola County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2) and (3)(A)(iii), by failing to maintain water works operation and maintenance records and make them readily available for review by the Executive Director upon request; 30 TAC §290.46(g), by failing to collect water samples after repairs are made to existing facilities with results that indicate that the facilities are free of microbiological contamination before they are placed into service; and 30 TAC §290.46(q), by failing to institute special precautions, protective measures, and Boil Water Notices within 24 hours in the event of low distribution pressures or of becoming aware of conditions which indicate that the potability of the drinking water supply has been compromised; PENALTY: $2,346; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ilia Perez-Ramirez, (713) 767-3743; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(14) COMPANY: Dustin Martinez dba Martinez Ranch Subdivision; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0700-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN106539547; LOCATION: Uvalde, Uvalde County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.42(l) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2015-1480-MLM-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.c.i., by failing to compile and maintain a thorough and up-to-date plant operations manual for operator review and reference; 30 TAC §290.43(c)(4), by failing to provide all ground storage tanks with a liquid level indicator; 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(ii), Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §341.0315(c), and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2015-1480-MLM-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.g.ii, by failing to provide a total storage capacity of 200 gallons per connection; 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(C)(iv), THSC, §341.0315(c), and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2015-1480-MLM-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.g.i, by failing to provide a minimum pressure tank capacity of 20 gallons per connection; and 30 TAC §290.121(a) and (b) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2015-1480-MLM-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.c.ii, by failing to maintain an up-to-date chemical and microbiological monitoring plan that identifies all sampling locations, describes the sampling frequency, and specifies the analytical procedures and laboratories that the facility will use to comply with the monitoring requirements; PENALTY: $29,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ashley Lemke, (512) 239-1118; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(15) COMPANY: Hungerford Municipal Utility District 1; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0705-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102690872; LOCATION: Hungerford, Wharton County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(j)(1)(A) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0351, by failing to notify the executive director (ED) and receive approval prior to making a significant change or addition where the change in the existing systems results in an increase or decrease in production, treatment, storage or pressure maintenance; 30 TAC §290.43(d)(2), by failing to provide a pressure release device and an easily readable pressure gauge on all pressure tanks; 30 TAC §290.43(d)(3), by failing to provide a device to readily determine the air-water-volume for each of the two pressure tanks; and 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2) and (3)(A)(iv) and (B)(iii), by failing to maintain water works operation and maintenance records and make them readily available for review by the ED upon request; PENALTY: $2,800; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ilia Perez-Ramirez, (713) 767-3743; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(16) COMPANY: Jonestown Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0734-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100824911; LOCATION: Jonestown, Travis County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(o)(3) and §290.45(h)(1), by failing to adopt and submit to the Executive Director a complete Emergency Preparedness Plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $420; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Nick Lohret-Froio, (512) 239-4495; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(17) COMPANY: LEONCITA CATTLE COMPANY; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0206-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN105946628; LOCATION: Alpine, Brewster County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(e) and (h)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.035(a), by failing to submit plans and specifications to the Executive Director for review and approval prior to construction of a new public water supply; and 30 TAC §290.41(c)(3)(A), by failing to submit well completion data for review and approval prior to placing the facility's public drinking water well into service; PENALTY: $1,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Nick Lohret-Froio, (512) 239-4495; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(18) COMPANY: MHP Utility Systems, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0695-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103118980; LOCATION: Pearland, Brazoria County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1), TWC, §26.121(a)(1), and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Number WQ0015237001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; PENALTY: $10,875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sarah Castillo, (512) 239-1130; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(19) COMPANY: ROCKSPRINGS 380 RVP LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0896-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN111755914; LOCATION: Decatur, Wise County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(d)(2)(A) and §290.110(b)(4) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to maintain a disinfectant residual of at least 0.2 milligrams per liter of free chlorine throughout the distribution system at all times; 30 TAC §290.46(n)(1), by failing to maintain at the public water system accurate and up-to-date detailed as-built plans or record drawings and specifications for each treatment plant, pump station, and storage tank until the facility is decommissioned; and 30 TAC §290.46(n)(3), by failing to keep on file copies of well completion data, as defined in 30 TAC §290.41(c)(3)(A) for as long as the well remains in service; PENALTY: $1,675; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Kaisie Hubschmitt, (512) 239-1482; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
(20) COMPANY: SOUTH MEDFORD EXPRESS, INCORPORATED dba Bigs 3823; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0631-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101897742; LOCATION: Lufkin, Angelina County; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.8(c)(4)(A)(vii) and (5)(B)(ii), by failing to renew a previously issued underground storage tank (UST) delivery certificate by submitting a properly completed UST registration and self-certification form at least 30 days before the expiration date; 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 accepting delivery of a regulated substance into the USTs; 30 TAC §334.48(e)(1) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to conduct a test of the proper operation of the release detection equipment at least annually; and 30 TAC §334.48(h)(1)(B)(ii) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(2), by failing to conduct the annual walkthrough inspection of the UST containment sumps; PENALTY: $14,138; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Amy Lane, (512) 239-2614; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.
TRD-202405927
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 10, 2024
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) published adopted amendments to 30 TAC §§2301.1 -230.11 in the December 6, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 9986). Due to an error by the commission, two sentences in the response to comments section were published incorrectly.
In Comment 26, an incorrect symbol was published. The sentence that comprises the third paragraph of the response should read as follows:
"at a minimum the results of an aquifer test demonstrating sufficient groundwater availability that was completed no more than 3 years before the date of the plat application within a ¼-mile radius of the proposed subdivision and was conducted in compliance with any applicable rules of any groundwater conservation district in which the proposed subdivision will be located, and any other information required under the rules of such groundwater conservation district and the municipal or county authority, the municipal or county authority determines that sufficient groundwater is available and will continue to be available to the subdivision tract of land."
In Comment 30, Kerr County is incorrectly referred to as "Kerry County". The sentence should read as follows:
Kerr County Engineering requested TCEQ add definitions for "expansion of an existing public water supply system" and "groundwater under the subdivision."
TRD-202405962
Charmaine Backens
Deputy Director of Environmental Law Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 11, 2024
An agreed order was adopted regarding White Rock Excavation, Inc., Docket No. 2022‑0513‑WQ‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $5,000 in administrative penalties with $1,000 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Monica Larina, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Wellborn Special Utility District, Docket No. 2022‑1660‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $1,350 in administrative penalties with $270 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Rachel Frey, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Town of Combes, Docket No. 2022‑1668‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $213 in administrative penalties with $46 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ronica Rodriguez Scott, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Rozina Investments LLC dba Park-It Market, Docket No. 2023‑0587‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $2,438 in administrative penalties with $487 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Eunice Adegelu, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Baylor Scott & White Health dba Baylor Scott & White Medical, Docket No. 2023‑0722‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $2,813 in administrative penalties with $562 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Amy Lane, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding 82 TRAVEL CENTER INC, Docket No. 2023‑0871‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Faye Renfro, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Pilot Water Solutions LLC, Docket No. 2023‑1091‑MSW‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Lauren Little, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding H M & S ENTERPRISES, INC. dba Super Brownies Food, Docket No. 2023‑1143‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Faye Renfro, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding SPEEDY STOP FOOD STORES, LLC dba Speedy Stop 105, Docket No. 2023‑1196‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $2,941 in administrative penalties with $588 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Eunice Adegelu, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Portable Restrooms, LLC., Docket No. 2023‑1372‑WQ‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,750 in administrative penalties with $750. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Arti Patel, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding MG7 LLC, Docket No. 2023‑1494‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,450 in administrative penalties with $690 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Stephanie McCurley, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Tejas Market Pleasanton, LLC dba Tejas Market, Docket No. 2023‑1694‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $6,576 in administrative penalties with $1,315 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Amy Lane, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Docket No. 2024‑0094‑WQ‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $6,000 in administrative penalties with $1,200 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Samantha Smith, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc. dba WC Minnis Drive Transfer Station, Docket No. 2024‑0149‑MSW‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,862 in administrative penalties with $772. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Tiffany Chu, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding New Alsace Water Supply Corporation, Docket No. 2024‑0207‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $989 in administrative penalties with $197 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Mason Demasi, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Joaquin, Docket No. 2024‑0238‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $4,026 in administrative penalties with $805 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ilia Perez-Ramirez, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Baird, Docket No. 2024‑0252‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,645 in administrative penalties with $324 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Kaisie Hubschmitt, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Triple R Assets, LLC, Docket No. 2024‑0253‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,000 in administrative penalties with $600. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ilia Perez-Ramirez, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Utilities, Inc. of Texas, Docket No. 2024‑0256‑MWD‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $5,625 in administrative penalties with $1,125. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Taylor Williamson, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Inez Convenience Services LLC dba Smitty's, Docket No. 2024‑0266‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $5,955 in administrative penalties with $1,191. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Nick Lohret‑Froio, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Water Utilities, L.P., Docket No. 2024‑0279‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $5,543 in administrative penalties with $1,108 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Wyatt Throm, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding PIONEER GROCERY #ONE, INC. dba ENERGY STOP, Docket No. 2024‑0280‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $1,913 in administrative penalties with $382 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Wyatt Throm, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Meadow, Docket No. 2024‑0284‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $1,050 in administrative penalties with $210 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ashley Lemke, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Aqua Texas, Inc., Docket No. 2024‑0318‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $2,750 in administrative penalties with $550 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Tessa Bond, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Undine Texas, LLC, Docket No. 2024‑0322‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $2,100 in administrative penalties with $420 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Daphne Greene, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Aqua Texas Inc, Docket No. 2024‑0458‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $500 in administrative penalties with $100 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Mason Demasi, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Ladonia, Docket No. 2024‑0473‑PWS‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $300 in administrative penalties with $60 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Taner Hengst, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Haslet, Docket No. 2024‑0483‑WQ‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $4,450 in administrative penalties with $890 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Kolby Farren, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding UNITED DIRT CONTRACTORS, INC., Docket No. 2024‑0510‑WQ‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $5,145 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Madison Stringer, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Kristopher Jackson, Docket No. 2024‑0548‑LII‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $563 in administrative penalties with $112 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Corinna Willis, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding PRESSER CONSTRUCTION, INC., Docket No. 2024‑0791‑WQ‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $5,000 in administrative penalties with $1,000 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Nancy Sims, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Nisaa Investment Inc. dba Royal Oak Mart, Docket No. 2024‑0796‑PST‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Faye Renfro, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Heidelberg Materials Southwest AGG LLC, Docket No. 2024‑0810‑MLM‑E on December 10, 2024 assessing $3,9000 in administrative penalties with $780 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Rajesh Acharya, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
TRD-202405964
Laurie Gharis
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 11, 2024
In the December 6, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 10027), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) published notice that the agency has issued on its website and made available for public comment a proposed list of general Best Management Practices (BMPs) for certain operational issues at Aggregate Production Operations (APOs). TCEQ was not able to activate the webpage for these BMPs on the date planned but has since done so. Because of this delay, the public comment period will be extended for two weeks and the new close of comment date will be 11:59 p.m. on January 24, 2025.
The proposed list of general APO BMPs can be reviewed via TCEQ's public website at: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assistance/industry/aggregate-production/best-management-practices.
Written comments may be mailed to Jess Robinson, MC 175, Office of Legal Services, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Comments may also be submitted electronically via https://tceq.commentinput.com/. File size restrictions may apply to comments being submitted via the TCEQ Public Comment system. All written comments must be received at TCEQ by 11:59 p.m. on January 24, 2025, and should reference "APO BMP List Proposal."
After the public comment period, TCEQ may revise the proposed list of APO BMPs, if appropriate. The final list of APO BMPs will then be published on TCEQ's website, together with any other additional information if needed.
For further information about the proposed list of general APO BMPs, please contact Jess Robinson at jess.robinson@tceq.texas.gov.
TRD-202405951
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 10, 2024
In the October 4, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 8198), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) published notice of Agreed Orders, specifically Item Number 20, for OXY USA Incorporated; Docket Number 2022-0295-AIR-E. The error is as submitted by the commission.
The reference to the penalty should be corrected to read: "$219,105."
The reference to the Supplemental Environmental Project Offset Amount should be corrected to read: "$87,642."
For questions concerning these errors, please contact Michael Parrish at (512) 239-2548.
TRD-202405928
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 10, 2024
Notice issued December 5, 2024
TCEQ Internal Control No. D-07082024-020; Green Valley Special Utility District (the "District") of Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe Counties filed an application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for authority to levy a revised impact fee of $7,423 per equivalent dwelling unit connection within the District's service area. The District files this application under the authority of Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code, 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 293, and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The purpose of impact fees is to generate revenue to recover the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions made necessary by and attributable to serving new development in the District's service area. At the direction of the District, a registered engineer has prepared a capital improvements plan for the system that identifies the capital improvements or facility expansions and their costs for which the impact fees will be assessed. The impact fee application and supporting information are available for inspection and copying during regular business hours in the Districts Section of the Water Supply Division, Third Floor of Building F (in the TCEQ Park 35 Office Complex located between Yager and Braker lanes on North IH-35), 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753. A copy of the impact fee application and supporting information, as well as the capital improvements plan, is available for inspection and copying at the District's office during regular business hours.
INFORMATION SECTION
To view the complete issued notice, view the notice on our website at www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/cc/pub_notice.html or call the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 to obtain a copy of the complete notice. When searching the website, type in the issued date range shown at the top of this document to obtain search results.
The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on the petition if a written hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of the 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. 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, Texas 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103, at the same address. For additional information, individual members of the general public may contact the Districts Review Team, at (512) 239-4691. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (512) 239-0200. General information regarding TCEQ can be found at our website at www.tceq.texas.gov.
TRD-202405956
Laurie Gharis
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 11, 2024
Notice issued December 5, 2024
TCEQ Internal Control No. D-11132024-019: Dayton Land Investment, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 18 (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 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The petition states that: (1) the Petitioner holds title to a majority in value of the land to be included in the proposed District; (2) there is one lienholder, Capital Farm Credit, ACA, on the property to be included in the proposed District and the lienholder consents to the creation of the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 328.5 acres located within Liberty County, Texas; and (4) none of the land within the proposed District is within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of any city. The petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain, own, operate, repair, improve and extend a waterworks and sanitary wastewater system for residential and commercial purposes; (2) construct, acquire, improve, extend, maintain and operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment and appliances helpful or necessary to provide more adequate drainage for the proposed District; (3) control, abate and amend local storm waters or other harmful excesses of waters; and (4) such other purchase, construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance and operation of such additional facilities, systems, plants and enterprises, and road facilities, as shall be consistent with all of the purposes for which the proposed District is created. According to the petition, a preliminary investigation has been made to determine the cost of the project, and it is estimated by the Petitioners that the cost of said project will be approximately $45,010,000 ($32,750,000 for water, wastewater, and drainage plus $12,260,000 for roads).
INFORMATION SECTION
To view the complete issued notice, view the notice on our website at www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/cc/pub_notice.html or call the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 to obtain a copy of the complete notice. When searching the website, type in the issued date range shown at the top of this document to obtain search results. The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on the petition if a written hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of the 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. 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, Texas 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103, at the same address. For additional information, individual members of the general public may contact the Districts Review Team, at (512) 239-4691. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (512) 239-0200. General information regarding TCEQ can be found at our website at www.tceq.texas.gov.
TRD-202405957
Laurie Gharis
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 11, 2024
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Default Order (DO). The commission staff proposes a DO when the staff has sent the Executive Director's Preliminary Report and Petition (EDPRP) to an entity outlining the alleged violations; the proposed penalty; 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 or requests a hearing and fails to participate at the hearing. 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 January 27, 2025. 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 that consent to the proposed DO 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 DO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.
A copy of the 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. Written 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 January 27, 2025. The commission's attorney is available to discuss the DO and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone number; however, TWC, §7.075, provides that comments on the DO shall be submitted to the commission in writing.
(1) COMPANY: Jerry M. Stell; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-0508-WOC-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN103465167; LOCATION: 2702 Tipps Road, Crossroads, Denton County; TYPE OF FACILITY: process control duties for the production, treatment, or distribution of public drinking water; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §37.003, Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.034(b), and 30 TAC §30.5(a) and §30.381(b), by failing to have a current, valid water system operator's license prior to performing process control duties in production or distribution of public drinking water; PENALTY: $1,191; STAFF ATTORNEY: Alexander Kepczyk, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-3992; REGIONAL OFFICE: Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
TRD-202405945
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 10, 2024
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. TWC, §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. TWC, §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 January 27, 2025. TWC, §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 indicate that consent 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 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. Written 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 January 27, 2025. The designated attorneys are available to discuss the AOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, TWC, §7.075, provides that comments on an AO shall be submitted to the commission in writing.
(1) COMPANY: Jason Wheeler; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-0756-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102859345; LOCATION: 3115 West 10th Street, Plainview, Hale County; TYPE OF FACILITY: temporarily out-of-service underground storage tank (UST) system; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b) and §334.54(e)(5), by failing to provide financial assurance or conduct a site check and perform any necessary corrective actions for a temporarily out-of-service UST system in order to meet financial assurance exemption requirements; PENALTY: $3,375; STAFF ATTORNEY: Jennifer Peltier, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-0544; REGIONAL OFFICE: Lubbock Regional Office, 5012 50th Street, Suite 100, Lubbock, Texas 79414-3426, (806) 796-7092.
(2) COMPANY: Lazarus Refining & Marketing, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2020-1284-IHW-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN105094031; LOCATION: 11372 United States Highway 87 East, Nixon, Wilson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: oil refinery; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.2(a) and §335.43(a) and TCEQ Agreed Order, Docket Number 2017-0018-IHW-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a, by causing, suffering, allowing, or permitting the storage of industrial hazardous waste (IHW) without authorization; 30 TAC §§335.62, 335.503(a), and 335.504, 40 Code of Federal Regulations §262.11, and TCEQ Agreed Order, Docket Number 2017-0018-IHW-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.b.ii, by failing to conduct hazardous waste (HW) determinations and classifications; 30 TAC §335.9(a)(2), by failing to submit to the executive director a complete and correct Annual Waste Summary (AWS) detailing the management of each waste generated on-site during the reporting calendar year; 30 TAC §335.8(b), by failing to properly complete all closure obligations for solid waste management units at an IHW facility; 30 TAC §335.69(a)(2) and (3), by failing to record the date that each period of waste accumulation begins on all HW storage containers, also, by failing to label each waste storage container clearly with the words, "Hazardous Waste"; 30 TAC §335.4, by causing, suffering, allowing, or permitting the unauthorized disposal of industrial solid waste (ISW); 30 TAC §335.6(c), by failing to update the facility's Notice of Registration; and 30 TAC §335.9(a)(1)(A) and TCEQ Agreed Order, Docket Number 2017-0018-IHW-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.b.i, by failing to maintain records of all IHW and ISW activities; PENALTY: $355,087; STAFF ATTORNEY: Taylor Pearson, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-5937; REGIONAL OFFICE: San Antonio Regional Office, 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
TRD-202405944
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 10, 2024
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ, agency, or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Shutdown/Default Orders (S/DOs). 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 a Shutdown Order 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. The commission proposes a Default Order when the staff has sent an Executive Director's Preliminary Report and Petition (EDPRP) to an entity outlining the alleged violations, the proposed penalty, 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 or requests a hearing and fails to participate at the hearing. 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 January 27, 2025. The commission will consider any written comments received and the commission may withdraw or withhold approval of an S/DO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that indicate that consent to the proposed S/DO 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 S/DO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.
A copy of each proposed S/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. Written comments about the S/DO shall be sent to the attorney designated for the S/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 January 27, 2025. The commission's attorneys are available to discuss the S/DOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone number; however, comments on the S/DOs shall be submitted to the commission in writing.
(1) COMPANY: OHK GLOBAL INC dba Eagle 1; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0376-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN106208887; LOCATION: 700 South Gulfway Drive, Port Arthur, Jefferson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST system and a convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1) and 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(B) and (2)(A)(i) and (iii), by failing to monitor the UST installed on or after January 1, 2009, in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days by using interstitial monitoring, also, by failing to monitor the piping associated with the UST system installed on or after January 1, 2009 in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days, in addition, by failing to conduct a test of the proper operation of the release detection equipment at least annually; TWC, §26.3475(c)(2) and 30 TAC §334.48(g)(1)(A)(ii), (B), and (h)(1)(B)(i), by failing to test the spill prevention equipment at least once every three years to ensure the equipment is liquid tight, also, by failing to inspect overfill prevention equipment at least once every three years to ensure that overfill prevention equipment is set to activate at the correct level, in addition, by failing to annually check containment sumps for damage, leaks to the containment area, and for leak in the interstitial area; and 30 TAC §334.602(a), by failing to designate, train, and certify at least one individual for each class of operator - Class A, B, and C for the facility; PENALTY: $6,008; STAFF ATTORNEY: Jennifer Peltier, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-0544; REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1830, (409) 898-3838.
(2) COMPANY: OHK GLOBAL INC dba Panthers 2; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0388-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101902054; LOCATION: 811 Voss Avenue, Odem, San Patricio County; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST system and a convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.3475(c)(1) and 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A), by failing to monitor the USTs in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days; PENALTY: $4,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Jennifer Peltier, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-0544; REGIONAL OFFICE: Corpus Christi Regional Office, 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0318, (361) 881-6900.
(3) COMPANY: OHK GLOBAL INC dba Snappy Foods 21; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0370-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN105873723; LOCATION: 8149 Spid Drive, Corpus Christi, Nueces County; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST system and a convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1) and 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(B) and (2)(A)(i) and (iii), by failing to monitor the UST installed on or after January 1, 2009, in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days by using interstitial monitoring, also, by failing to equip each separate pressurized pipe with an automatic line leak detector, in addition, by failing to monitor the piping associated with the UST system installed on or after January 1, 2009,in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days; TWC, §26.3475(c)(2) and 30 TAC §334.48(g)(1)(A)(ii) and (h)(1)(B)(ii), by failing to test the spill prevention equipment at least once every three years to ensure the equipment is liquid tight, also, by failing to conduct annual walkthrough inspections for regulated substance releases in the containment sump and to the environment; 30 TAC §334.74, by failing to investigate and confirm all suspected releases of regulated substances requiring reporting under 30 TAC §334.72 (relating to Reporting of Suspected Releases) within 30 days; 30 TAC §334.72, by failing to report suspected releases to the agency within 24 hours of discovery; 30 TAC §334.45(c)(3)(A), by failing to ensure that emergency shutoff valves (also known as shear or impact valves) are installed and securely anchored at the base of each dispenser; 30 TAC §334.7(d)(1)(A) and §334.8(c)(4)(C), by failing to renew a previously issued UST delivery certificate by submitting a properly completed UST registration and self-certification form within 30 days of ownership or operator change; and TWC, §26.3475(c)(2) and 30 TAC §334.51(a)(6), by failing to assure that all spill and overfill prevention devices are maintained in good operating condition; PENALTY: $36,508; STAFF ATTORNEY: Jennifer Peltier, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-0544; REGIONAL OFFICE: Corpus Christi Regional Office, 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0318, (361) 881-6900.
(4) COMPANY: OHK GLOBAL INC dba Snappy Foods 22; DOCKET NUMBER: 2024-0369-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN105909402; LOCATION: 7012 Wooldridge Road, Corpus Christi, Nueces County; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST system and a convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.3475(a) and (c)(1) and 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(B) and (2)(A)(i) and (iii), by failing to monitor the UST installed on or after January 1, 2009, in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days by using interstitial monitoring, also, by failing to equip each separate pressurized pipe with an automatic line leak detector, in addition, by failing to monitor the piping associated with the UST system installed on or after January 1, 2009 in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days; TWC, §26.3475(c)(2) and 30 TAC §334.48(g)(1)(A)(ii) and (h)(1)(B)(ii), by failing to test the spill prevention equipment at least once every three years to ensure the equipment is liquid tight, also, by failing to conduct annual walkthrough inspections for regulated substance releases in the containment sump and to the environment; 30 TAC §334.74, by failing to investigate and confirm all suspected releases of regulated substances requiring reporting under 30 TAC §334.72 (relating to Reporting of Suspected Releases) within 30 days; 30 TAC §334.72, by failing to report suspected releases to the agency within 24 hours of discovery; 30 TAC §334.45(c)(3)(A), by failing to ensure that emergency shutoff valves (also known as shear or impact valves) are installed and securely anchored at the base of each dispenser; TWC, §26.3475(c)(2) and 30 TAC §334.51(b)(2)(C)(ii), by failing to equip each UST with a valve or other appropriate device designed to automatically restrict the flow of regulated substances into the UST when the liquid level in the UST reaches a preset level; 30 TAC §334.51(a)(6) and (b)(2)(C), by failing to assure that all spill and overfill prevention devices are maintained in good operating condition and failed to ensure that each tank is equipped with overfill prevention equipment; and 30 TAC §334.7(d)(1)(A) and §334.8(c)(4)(C), by failing to renew a previously issued UST delivery certificate by submitting a properly completed UST registration and self-certification form within 30 days of ownership or operator change; PENALTY: $46,758; STAFF ATTORNEY: Jennifer Peltier, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-0544; REGIONAL OFFICE: Corpus Christi Regional Office, 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0318, (361) 881-6900.
TRD-202405943
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: December 10, 2024
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 26. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of, November 18, 2024 to December 6, 2024. 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 §§30.20(f), 30.30(h), and 30.40(e), the public comment period extends 30 days from the date published on the Texas General Land Office web site. The notice was published on the web site on Friday, December 13, 2024. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Federal Agency Activities:
Applicant: Texas Department of Transportation-Beaumont District
Location: The project site is located within palustrine emergent wetlands and perennial stream, directly abutting Farm-to-Market Road 365, approximately 11 miles south of Beaumont and 5 miles west of Nederland, in Jefferson County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.914235, -94.041702
Project Description: The applicant proposes to discharge approximately 2,447 cubic yards (CY) of fill material into regulated aquatic resources. This fill material will result in the permanent loss of 1.076 acres of palustrine emergent wetland with an additional temporary loss of 0.428 acres of palustrine emergent wetland and 0.003 acres of perennial stream. The proposed project at FM 365 is to extend an existing bridge crossing over Rhodair Gully/Gallier Canal approximately 1.3 miles, expanding the project 100 feet to the west of Bordages Road to Jade Avenue. The existing right-of-way is 13.35 acres and 4.23 acres of additional proposed right-of-way is necessary for the project. The proposed right-of-way will include an additional 5 feet south and west of Rhodair Gully for a total of 45 feet south of the existing right-of-way. The portion of the project located south and east of Rhodair Gully will be extended up to 110 feet. The applicant proposed to mitigate for the proposed impacts by purchasing a total of 3.228 palustrine emergent credits from the Blue Elbow Mitigation Swamp Bank.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2024-00709. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1063-F2
Applicant: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: The project site is located in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) along the shores of the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge extending from Cedar Lake to Cowtrap Lake, in portions of Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude:
Beginning: 28.813766, -95.539575
End: Latitude: 28.866944, -95.449722
Project Description: The applicant proposes to discharge 57,283 cubic yards of fill material into 18.86 acres of shallow waters of the GIWW for the construction of a 7.02-linear-mile breakwater constructed in seven segments. The breakwaters will have a 2:1 vertical slope and crest elevation of 3.0 feet NAV88. Riprap will be clean and free of hazardous materials. Fish passages will be incorporated every 500 linear feet and span 30-foot-wide. Navigation beacons will be placed at the beginning, end, and every 550 feet of each breakwater.
The applicant has stated that the project is consistent with 501.24 (now 26.24) Policies for Construction of Waterfront Facilities and Other Structures and Submerged Lands as it will not interfere with public navigation, will not significantly interfere with natural coastal processes, and avoids shading of critical areas and other adverse effects. Breakwater placements are situated in a manner to avoid known oyster reefs to the maximum practicable extent. A Shallow Water Access Plan will be implemented to avoid and minimize impacts to waters of the United States (WOTUS). Mitigation is not proposed.
The project site consists of the shallow, open bay bottoms of the GIWW along a section that is bordered by the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge. The shoreline has experienced heavy erosion due to wave and wind action that has resulted in coastal marsh degradation and loss.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG- 2024-00183. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1075-F2
Applicant: Texas Department of Agriculture
Location: The project site is located adjacent to Shank Lank in Brazoria County.
Project Description: Texas Department of Agriculture proposes to utilize a United States Department of Agriculture funded grant program (Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program)
to allow Harvest for the Hungry (a 501c3 nonprofit organization) to lead and execute the construction of a storage facility for local, fresh, nutritious farmed foods, to enhance food distribution in the rural corridors of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, and Matagorda counties.
Type of Application: Texas Department of Agriculture is utilizing United States Department of Agriculture funding for a non-profit program project.
CMP Project No: 25-1079-F2
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Air Liquide Large Industries L.P.
Location: The project site is located in the Brazos River and Flag Lake, approximately 0.15 miles past the end of Country Road 299 in an existing utility corridor, near Freeport, in Brazoria County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.002651, -95.434879
Project Description: The applicant proposes to decommission in place an existing pipeline bundle consisting of one 6-inch, one 10-inch, and one 12-inch-diameter pipelines under the Brazos River. There are three partial or full exposures of pipelines in the bottom of the river at a depth between 32-35 feet deep. Approximately 10-foot of the 6-inch pipeline is exposed, but not suspended; 20-foot of the 10-inch pipeline is exposed and suspended; and 30-foot of the 12-inch pipeline is exposed and suspended. The existing pipelines segments under the river will be decommissioned by cleaning, filling with water, and removal of the cathodic protection. The portions of the pipelines under the Velasco Drainage District flood levee on the north side of the river will be cut, capped, and filled using cement grout. No compensatory mitigation is proposed.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-1977-00010. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
CMP Project No: 25-1049-F1
Applicant: Valero Refining - Texas. L.P.
Location: The project site is located in the Inner Harbor of the Port of Corpus Christi along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC), on the south side of Tule Lake Channel at 1147 Cantwell Lane, in the vicinity of Corps of Engineers Station 1414+35.00 to Station 1388+30.00, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 27.82056, -97.48278
Project Description: The applicant requests a modification to the existing SWG-2007-00263, which expires on 31 December 2027. The current permit authorizes the structures and maintenance dredging activities at their Ship Dock 3, located on the west end of the inner harbor along the CCSC. The applicant seeks to perform various upgrades to their existing dock in order to accommodate deeper drafts at their berth. The activity would consist of constructing a 10-foot by 70-foot pile-supported extension along the face of the dock, installing six (6) new mooring structures, four (4) breasting structures, and four (4) barge monopiles. Piles would be installed from a marine rig and driven to final grade via diesel impact hammer. The applicant would also install new walkways and improvements to 527 linear feet of an existing steel sheet pile bulkhead consisting of installation of new steel sheet pile with 5 feet of crushed stone backfill (2,635 square feet of fill), and concrete revetment or riprap along 632 linear feet of currently unprotected shoreline and in front of an existing timber bulkhead. 1,353 cubic yards (CY) of fill would be discharged below the Mean High Water (MHW) mark within an approximate 12,640-square-foot area. Additionally, the dredge area would be deepened to match the new CCSC depth of (-)54 ft. plus 2 ft. advanced maintenance with 2 ft. allowable overdepth to a maximum depth of (-)58 ft. Mean Lower-Low Water (MLLW). An estimated amount of up to 182,570 CY of new work dredging would be required, consisting of 140,052 CY of required dredging (-54 ft. plus 2 ft. of advanced maintenance) and 42,518 CY of allowable overdepth (total of (-)58 ft. MLLW).
The applicant is currently authorized to utilize the following DMPAs for placement of maintenance dredge materials from its ship and barge docks per SWG-2007-00263: South Shore DMPA Cells A and B, DMPA No. 1, Herbie Maurer, Tule Lake DMPA Cells A, B and C, and Suntide DMPA. The applicant requests use of the same DMPAs for placement of new work and maintenance material from this proposed project. No utilization of new/ additional DMPAs is requested. Additionally, the applicant requests a 10-year authorization to conduct maintenance dredging. No compensatory mitigation is being considered for this project.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2007-00263. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1062-F1
Applicant: Nueces County Coastal Parks
Location: The project site is located in adjacent to Packery Channel, at Packery Channel Nature Park, in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 27.628508, -97.217325
Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct both a living shoreline and nearshore breakwaters to provide shoreline protection from erosion, and a pier for park enhancement.
The project would use two types of breakwaters - primary breakwaters and gap protection breakwaters. The project proposes to fill approximately 0.41 acre (3,510 cubic yards [CY]) of unvegetated bay bottom for primary breakwaters. The primary breakwater structures would be constructed parallel to the shoreline and vary in dimensions. The maximum bottom width of the primary breakwaters would be approximately 28.5 feet and have a maximum length of 130 feet. The proposed gap breakwaters would be placed approximately five to ten feet shoreward between the primary breakwaters and fill approximately 0.08 acre (475 CY) of unvegetated bay bottom. The gap breakwaters would vary in dimensions but have a maximum width of approximately 15 feet and a maximum length of 50 feet. The combined footprint of the breakwater structures total 0.49 acre.
The pile-supported, U-shaped pier would consist of two walkways that extend approximately 97.5 feet perpendicular from the existing shoreline, and an approximately 204-foot walkway situated parallel to the existing shoreline. The pier would be supported by 72 12-inch-diameter, pile driven timber piles. All walkways would be approximately 10.7 feet wide and deck spacing would be 0.5-inch gaps. The deck would be at an elevation of +6.5 feet NAVD88. The footprint of the pier is approximately 0.1 acre (4,530 square feet) with approximately 0.09 acre (3,740 square feet) within the mean high water.
The project would develop approximately 0.35 acre (15,110 square feet) of living shoreline by planting marsh vegetation between the proposed breakwaters on the existing shoreline. Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) would be placed between +0.5 and +2.0 feet NAVD88 and salt-meadow grass (Spartina patens) and associated marsh vegetation would be planted between +2.0 and +2.5 NAVD88. The applicant has not proposed mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2024-00549. This application will be reviewed pursuant to pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1067-F1
Applicant: The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston
Location: The project site is located along the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico beginning at the South Jetty and extending westward for approximately 59,265 linear feet to the terminus of the seawall, in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. The reach between 47th Street to 51st Street will be excluded to avoid the seawater intake system maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Latitude and Longitude:
Begin Beach Fill Template: Latitude: 29.331535, -94.726217
End Beach Fill Template: Latitude: 29.241835, -94.868599
Project Description: The applicant is proposing beach nourishment activities which will result in the permanent placement of a maximum of 2 million cubic yards of beach quality sand material along 59,265 linear feet of Gulf of Mexico shoreline for the purpose of re-establishing a degraded section of shoreline to provide a more stable and resilient coast and reduce erosion. The scope of work includes (1) the removal of sand either by hydraulic cutterhead dredge or hopper dredge methods from submerged borrow sources or by excavating sand from upland borrow sources as depicted on the project plans, (2) the transportation of sand by either pumping sand through a temporary offshore pipeline (submerged at the approximate -15 foot depth contour and resting on the sea shore) from submerged borrow sources or by trucks which will be used to haul the sand from the upland borrow sites to the beach nourishment template, and (3) the placement and redistribution of sand within the template using heavy equipment. The temporary pipelines used to transport the dredge sand material could be located either upland, offshore (extending from either from the hydraulic cutterhead dredge or the hopper dredge and submerged and resting on top of the sea floor), or a combination of upland and offshore at the locations depicted on the project plans. The temporary pipeline will extend from either the hydraulic cutterhead dredge or the hopper dredge to the designated beach placement area within designated corridors and will run parallel to the beach from the South Jetty Borrow Area until it is directed towards the beach. Temporary crossings will be placed over groins to allow vehicular traffic to pass unimpeded. These temporary bridges will be constructed of an approximate 3-foot, compacted sand pad covered with timber mats as depicted in the project plans. The applicant is not proposing any mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2000-02888. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1078-F1
Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from the Texas General Land Office Public Information Officer at 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at pialegal@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Coordinator at the above address or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov.
TRD-202405935
Jennifer Jones
Chief Clerk, Deputy Land Commissioner
General Land Office
Filed: December 10, 2024
Notice of Available Funding Opportunities
Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office (PSO)
The Public Safety Office is announcing the following funding opportunities for State Fiscal Year 2026. Details for these opportunities, including the open and close date for the solicitation, can be found on the eGrants Calendar (https://egrants.gov.texas.gov/fundingopp).
· Body-Worn Camera Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to equip peace officers with body-worn cameras.
· Bullet-Resistant Shield Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to equip peace officers with bullet-resistant shields.
· County Solutions to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation - The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support solution-driven projects from county governments to prevent, investigate, and prosecute commercial sexual exploitation in Texas. This solicitation is specific to county projects that are not specialty court programs.
· Crime Stoppers Assistance Fund - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications to strategically support, expand, and fund local certified Texas Crime Stoppers organizations that help protect our communities.
· Criminal Justice Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that promote public safety, reduce crime, and improve the criminal justice system.
· District Attorney Testing of Forensic Evidence Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from district attorney offices for costs associated with the forensic analysis of physical evidence.
· First Responder Mental Health Program - The purpose of this program is to provide services and assistance directly to peace officers and first responders to address direct and indirect trauma that occurs in the course of their normal duties either as the result of the commission of crimes by other persons or in response to an emergency.
· General Victim Assistance Grant Program - The purpose of this program is to provide services and assistance directly to victims of crime to speed their recovery and aid them through the criminal justice process.
· Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children that encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education.
· Juvenile Justice & Truancy Prevention Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that prevent violence in and around school; and to improve the juvenile justice system by providing mental health services, truancy prevention and intervention through community-based and school programs.
· Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or medical examiners services as well as projects seeking to address emerging forensic science. Specific funding has been reserved for projects that support responses to the opioid epidemic.
· Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that are designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including, but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms.
· Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that provide quality, cost effective training for law enforcement and criminal justice officials through a regional model.
· Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications to provide residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment within local correctional and detention facilities.
· Rifle-Resistant Body Armor Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to equip peace officers with rifle-resistant body armor.
· Sexual Assault Evidence Testing Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies for costs associated with the forensic analysis of physical evidence in relation to sexual assault or other sex offenses.
· Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-Ready Facilities Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from hospital facilities seeking to achieve or maintain a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-Ready designation, as well as non-profit corporations seeking to operate or maintain a SAFE Program as defined in Chapter 323 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
· Specialized Advocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth - The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY) Advocacy programs. CSEY Advocacy programs provide individualized 24/7 crisis response, ongoing trust-based relational support, and case management for children and transition-age youth who are survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. For this solicitation, children are considered individuals 0-17 years of age and transition-age youth are individuals 18-24 years of age.
· Specialty Courts Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for specialty court programs as defined in Chapters 121 through 130 of the Texas Government Code as well as the continuation of a training and technical assistance resource center.
· State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program: Governance and Planning Projects - The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) supports cybersecurity efforts to address imminent cybersecurity threats to local information systems including implementing investments that support local governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk associated with the Governance and Planning SLGCP objective. This purpose of this objective is to develop and establish appropriate governance structures, including developing, implementing, or revising cybersecurity plans, to improve capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents and ensure continuity of operations.
· State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program: Assessment and Evaluation Projects - The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) supports cybersecurity efforts to address imminent cybersecurity threats to local information systems including implementing investments that support local governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk associated with the Assessment and Evaluation SLGCP objective. This purpose of this objective is to understand the current cybersecurity posture and areas for improvement based on continuous testing, evaluation, and structured assessments.
· State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program: Mitigation - The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) supports cybersecurity efforts to address imminent cybersecurity threats to local information systems including implementing investments that support local governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk associated with the Mitigation SLGCP objective. This purpose of this objective is to implement security protections commensurate with risk.
· State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program: Workforce Development - The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) supports cybersecurity efforts to address imminent cybersecurity threats to local information systems including implementing investments that support local governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk associated with the Workforce Development SLGCP objective. This purpose of this objective is to ensure organization personnel are appropriately trained in cybersecurity, commensurate with responsibility.
· State Crisis Intervention Grant Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that promote the prevention, intervention, and reduction of crime and violence and provide essential crisis services to at-risk populations within Texas communities.
· State Homeland Security Program: Competitive National Priority Area Projects (SHSP-NPA) - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and targeted violence and prepare for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of Texas citizens. The Office of the Governor (OOG), Public Safety Office (PSO) provides funding to implement investments that build, sustain, and deliver the 32 core capabilities essential to achieving a secure and resilient state. Funding under this announcement will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects supporting FEMA designated SHSP National Priority Areas.
· State Homeland Security Program: LETPA Projects (SHSP-L) - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and targeted violence and prepare for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of Texas citizens. The Office of the Governor (OOG), Public Safety Office (PSO) provides funding to implement investments that build, sustain, and deliver the 32 core capabilities essential to achieving a secure and resilient state.
· State Homeland Security Program: Regular Projects (SHSP-R) - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and targeted violence and prepare for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of Texas citizens. The Office of the Governor (OOG), Public Safety Office (PSO) provides funding to implement investments that build, sustain, and deliver the 32 core capabilities essential to achieving a secure and resilient state.
· Texas Model for Care Coordination Grant Program - The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support programs to implement the Texas Model for Care Coordination for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY). The Care Coordination Model is a consensus-driven, collaborative approach to identify and recover CSEY, and to facilitate tailored, accessible, trauma-informed, and holistic resources through a coordinated network of providers. The target population is youth (0-17) with an option to serve transition-age youth (18-24), capacity permitting.
· Violence Against Women Justice and Training Program - The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that promote a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to improve the justice system's response to violent crimes against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
TRD-202405889
Angie Martin
Director
Office of the Governor
Filed: December 4, 2024
Public Notice: Texas State Plan Amendment
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announces its intent to submit transmittal number 24-0033 to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
The purpose of the amendment is to update the State Plan to include Certified Family Partner (CFP) services. CFP services, also referred to as family partner support services or family peer support services, are an array of formal and informal supports that are provided to the parents (birth, adoptive and foster), legally authorized representatives (LARs) or primary caregivers of a Medicaid-eligible child or youth (20 years of age and younger) who is diagnosed with a mental health or substance use condition, as defined in the current edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A CFP is a parent (birth, adoptive or foster), LAR or primary caregiver with lived experience parenting or raising a child or youth with a mental or substance use condition, and who has received specialized training and passed a certification exam to provide the services. The proposed amendment is effective March 1, 2025.
A corresponding amendment (TN 25-0001) will also update the reimbursement methodology and/or the fee schedules in the current state plan by adjusting fees, rates, or charges for these services. The public notice of intent to submit a state plan amendment for the rates and updates to the fee schedules will be published in the Texas Register.
Interested parties may obtain additional information and/or a free copy of the proposed amendment by contacting Nicole Hotchkiss, State Plan Policy Advisor, by mail at the Health and Human Services Commission, P.O. Box 13247, Mail Code H-600, Austin, Texas 78711; by telephone at (512) 438-5035; or by e-mail at Medicaid_Chip_SPA_Inquiries@hhsc.state.tx.us. Once submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for approval, copies of the proposed amendment will be available for review at the HHSC Access and Eligibility Services for local benefit offices.
TRD-202405960
Karen Ray
Chief Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: December 11, 2024
Application for Catlin Insurance Company, Inc., a foreign fire and/or casualty company, to change its name to AXA XL Insurance Company Americas. The home office is in Wilmington, Delaware.
Application for Many Insurance Company, a foreign fire and/or casualty company, to change its name to American Guardian Shield Insurance Company. The home office is in Wilmington, Delaware.
Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of the Texas Register publication, addressed to the attention of Andrew Guerrero, 1601 Congress Ave., Suite 6.900, Austin, Texas 78711.
TRD-202405963
Justin Beam
Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: December 11, 2024
Notice of Vacancies on Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) announces two vacancies on the Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee (Committee) established by 16 Texas Administrative Code §62.65. The purpose of the Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter. This announcement is for:
- one registered code enforcement officer and
- one structural engineer or licensed architect.
The Committee is composed of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the Commission, with the approval of the Commission. Members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. The Committee is composed of the following members:
(1) five registered code enforcement officers;
(2) one structural engineer or licensed architect;
(3) two consumers, one of which must be a certified building official; and
(4) one person involved in the education and training of code enforcement officers.
Interested persons should submit an application on the Department website at: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/AdvisoryBoard/login.aspx. Applicants can also request an application via e-mail at advisory.boards@tdlr.texas.gov.
This is not a paid position and there is no compensation or reimbursement for serving on the Committee.
Issued in Austin, Texas this December 13, 2024.
TRD-202405890
Courtney Arbour
Executive Director
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Filed: December 4, 2024
Scratch Ticket Game Number 2622 "LUCKY NO. 7"
1.0 Name and Style of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The name of Scratch Ticket Game No. 2622 is "LUCKY NO. 7". The play style is "key number match".
1.1 Price of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The price for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2622 shall be $2.00 per Scratch Ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2622.
A. Display Printing - That area of the Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the Scratch 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: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 7 SYMBOL, 77 SYMBOL, 777 SYMBOL, $2.00, $3.00, $6.00, $9.00, $10.00, $18.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00, $100, $1,000 and $30,000.
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: GAME NO. 2622 - 1.2D (.pdf)
E. Serial Number - A unique thirteen (13) digit number appearing under the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the Scratch Ticket. The Serial Number is for validation purposes and cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
F. Bar Code - A twenty-four (24) character interleaved two (2) of five (5) Bar Code which will include a four (4) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit Pack number, the three (3) digit Ticket number and the ten (10) digit Validation Number. The Bar Code appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket.
G. Game-Pack-Ticket Number - A fourteen (14) digit number consisting of the four (4) digit game number (2622), a seven (7) digit Pack number, and a three (3) digit Ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 125 within each Pack. The format will be: 2622-0000001-001.
H. Pack - A Pack of the "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket Game contains 125 Tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of two (2). One Ticket will be folded over to expose a front and back of one Ticket on each Pack. All Packs will be tightly shrink-wrapped. There will be no breaks between the Tickets in a Pack.
I. Non-Winning Scratch Ticket - A Scratch Ticket which is not programmed to be a winning Scratch Ticket or a Scratch 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.
J. Scratch Ticket Game, Scratch Ticket or Ticket - Texas Lottery "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket Game No. 2622.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners is subject to the general Scratch Ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas Lottery Rule 401.302, Scratch Ticket Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements set out on the back of each Scratch Ticket. A prize winner in the "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket Game is determined once the latex on the Scratch Ticket is scratched off to expose twenty-two (22) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of the YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols to either of the LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbols, the player wins the PRIZE for that number. If the player reveals a "7" Play Symbol, the player wins the PRIZE for that symbol instantly. If the player reveals a "77" Play Symbol, the player wins DOUBLE the PRIZE for that symbol. If the player reveals a "777" Play Symbol, the player wins TRIPLE the PRIZE for that symbol. No portion of the Display Printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or playable as a part of the Scratch Ticket.
2.1 Scratch Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Scratch Ticket, all of the following requirements must be met:
1. Exactly twenty-two (22) Play Symbols must appear under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number and Game-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 Scratch Ticket;
8. The Scratch Ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;
9. The Scratch Ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The Scratch Ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized manner;
11. The Scratch Ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted Scratch Tickets or non-activated Scratch Tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The Scratch Ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly twenty-two (22) Play Symbols under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket, exactly one Serial Number and exactly one Game-Pack-Ticket Number on the Scratch Ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning Scratch Ticket shall correspond with the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning Scratch Tickets, and a Scratch Ticket with that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The Scratch Ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the twenty-two (22) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;
17. Each of the twenty-two (22) Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket must be printed in the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; the Scratch 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 Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Game-Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The Display Printing on the Scratch Ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The Scratch Ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable deadlines.
B. The Scratch 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 Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket. In the event a defective Scratch Ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective Scratch Ticket with another unplayed Scratch Ticket in that Scratch Ticket Game (or a Scratch Ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Texas Lottery Scratch Ticket Game) or refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. Consecutive Non-Winning Tickets within a Pack will not have matching patterns, in the same order, of either Play Symbols or Prize Symbols.
B. A Ticket can win as indicated by the prize structure.
C. A Ticket can win up to ten (10) times.
D. On winning and Non-Winning Tickets, the top cash prizes of $1,000 and $30,000 will each appear exactly one (1) time, except on Tickets winning ten (10) times and with respect to other parameters, play action or prize structure.
E. No matching non-winning YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols will appear on a Ticket.
F. Non-winning Prize Symbols will not match a winning Prize Symbol on a Ticket.
G. Tickets winning more than one (1) time will use both LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbols to create matches, unless restricted by other parameters, play action or prize structure.
H. No matching LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbols will appear on a Ticket.
I. All YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols will never equal the corresponding Prize Symbol (i.e., 02 and $2, 03 and $3, 06 and $6, 09 and $9, 10 and $10, 18 and $18 and 20 and $20).
J. On all Tickets, a Prize Symbol will not appear more than one (1) time, except as required by the prize structure to create multiple wins.
K. On Non-Winning Tickets, a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol will never match a YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbol.
L. The "7" (WIN$) Play Symbol will never appear more than one (1) time on a Ticket.
M. The "7" (WIN$) Play Symbol will win the PRIZE for that Play Symbol.
N. The "7" (WIN$) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
O. The "7" (WIN$) Play Symbol will never appear as a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol.
P. The "7" (WIN$) Play Symbol will never appear on the same Ticket as the "77" (DBL) or "777" (TRP) Play Symbols.
Q. The "77" (DBL) Play Symbol will never appear more than one (1) time on a Ticket.
R. The "77" (DBL) Play Symbol will win DOUBLE the PRIZE for that Play Symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
S. The "77" (DBL) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
T. The "77" (DBL) Play Symbol will never appear as a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol.
U. The "777" (TRP) Play Symbol will never appear more than one (1) time on a Ticket.
V. The "777" (TRP) Play Symbol will win TRIPLE the PRIZE for that Play Symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
W. The "777" (TRP) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
X. The "777" (TRP) Play Symbol will never appear as a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol.
Y. The "77" (DBL) and "777" (TRP) Play Symbols can appear together on the same Ticket as per the prize structure.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $2.00, $3.00, $6.00, $9.00, $10.00, $18.00, $20.00, $30.00, $60.00 or $100, a claimant shall sign the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated on the Scratch Ticket and may present the winning Scratch Ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identification, if appropriate, make payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the Scratch Ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not required, to pay a $30.00, $60.00 or $100 Scratch Ticket Game. 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 "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $1,000 or $30,000, the claimant must sign the winning Scratch Ticket and may 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 Scratch 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 "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket Game prize the claimant may submit the signed winning Scratch Ticket and a thoroughly completed claim form via mail. If a prize value is $1,000,000 or more, the claimant must also provide proof of Social Security number or Tax Payer Identification (for U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens). Mail all to: Texas Lottery Commission, P.O. Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The Texas Lottery is not responsible for Scratch Tickets lost in the mail. 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 the amount of a delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner who has been finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the Comptroller under Government Code §403.055;
2. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code;
3. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code; or
4. delinquent in child support payments in the amount determined by a court or a Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family 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 Scratch 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 under $600 from the "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket 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 $600 or more from the "LUCKY NO. 7" Scratch Ticket 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 Scratch Ticket Claim Period. All Scratch Ticket prizes must be claimed within 180 days following the end of the Scratch Ticket Game or within the applicable time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas Government Code §466.408. Any rights to a prize that is not claimed within that period, and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each Scratch Ticket, shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on the number of Scratch Tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a game may vary based on number of Scratch Tickets manufactured, testing, distribution, sales and number of prizes claimed. A Scratch Ticket Game may continue to be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Scratch Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of a Scratch Ticket in the space designated, a Scratch Ticket shall be owned by the physical possessor of said Scratch Ticket. When a signature is placed on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears in that area shall be the owner of the Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket in the space designated. If more than one name appears on the back of the Scratch 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 Scratch Tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Scratch Ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Scratch Prizes. There will be approximately 9,120,000 Scratch Tickets in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2622. The approximate number and value of prizes in the game are as follows:
Figure 2: GAME NO. 2622 - 4.0 (.pdf)
A. The actual number of Scratch Tickets in the game may be increased or decreased at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Scratch Ticket Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce a closing date (end date) for the Scratch Ticket Game No. 2622 without advance notice, at which point no further Scratch Tickets in that game may be sold. The determination of the closing date and reasons for closing will be made in accordance with the Scratch Ticket closing procedures and the Scratch Ticket Game Rules. See 16 TAC §401.302(j).
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing a Scratch Ticket, the player agrees to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2622, 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-202405953
Bob Biard
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: December 11, 2024
1.0 Name and Style of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The name of Scratch Ticket Game No. 2630 is "COLOSSAL CASH". The play style is "key number match".
1.1 Price of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The price for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2630 shall be $20.00 per Scratch Ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2630.
A. Display Printing - That area of the Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the Scratch 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: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 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, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, STACK OF CASH SYMBOL, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $100, $200, $500, $5,000 and $50,000.
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: GAME NO. 2630 - 1.2D (.pdf)
E. Serial Number - A unique thirteen (13) digit number appearing under the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the Scratch Ticket. The Serial Number is for validation purposes and cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
F. Bar Code - A twenty-four (24) character interleaved two (2) of five (5) Bar Code which will include a four (4) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit Pack number, the three (3) digit Ticket number and the ten (10) digit Validation Number. The Bar Code appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket.
G. Game-Pack-Ticket Number - A fourteen (14) digit number consisting of the four (4) digit game number (2630), a seven (7) digit Pack number, and a three (3) digit Ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 025 within each Pack. The format will be: 2630-0000001-001.
H. Pack - A Pack of the "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket Game contains 025 Tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). The Packs will alternate. One will show the front of Ticket 001 and back of 025 while the other fold will show the back of Ticket 001 and front of 025.
I. Non-Winning Scratch Ticket - A Scratch Ticket which is not programmed to be a winning Scratch Ticket or a Scratch 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.
J. Scratch Ticket Game, Scratch Ticket or Ticket - Texas Lottery "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket Game No. 2630.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners is subject to the general Scratch Ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas Lottery Rule 401.302, Scratch Ticket Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements set out on the back of each Scratch Ticket. A prize winner in the "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket Game is determined once the latex on the Scratch Ticket is scratched off to expose sixty-nine (69) Play Symbols. COLOSSAL CASH: If a player matches any of the YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols to any of the WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols, the player wins the PRIZE for that number. If the player reveals a "STACK OF CASH" Play Symbol, the player wins 10 TIMES the PRIZE for that symbol. BONUS: If the player reveals 2 matching prize amounts in the same BONUS, the player wins that amount. No portion of the Display Printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or playable as a part of the Scratch Ticket.
2.1 Scratch Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Scratch Ticket, all of the following requirements must be met:
1. Exactly sixty-nine (69) Play Symbols must appear under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number and Game-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 Scratch Ticket;
8. The Scratch Ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;
9. The Scratch Ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The Scratch Ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized manner;
11. The Scratch Ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted Scratch Tickets or non-activated Scratch Tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The Scratch Ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly sixty-nine (69) Play Symbols under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket, exactly one Serial Number and exactly one Game-Pack-Ticket Number on the Scratch Ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning Scratch Ticket shall correspond with the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning Scratch Tickets, and a Scratch Ticket with that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The Scratch Ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the sixty-nine (69) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;
17. Each of the sixty-nine (69) Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket must be printed in the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; the Scratch 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 Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Game-Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The Display Printing on the Scratch Ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The Scratch Ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable deadlines.
B. The Scratch 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 Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket. In the event a defective Scratch Ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective Scratch Ticket with another unplayed Scratch Ticket in that Scratch Ticket Game (or a Scratch Ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Texas Lottery Scratch Ticket Game) or refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. GENERAL: A Ticket can win up to thirty-two (32) times in accordance with the prize structure.
B. GENERAL: Consecutive Non-Winning Tickets within a Pack will not have matching patterns, in the same order, of either Play Symbols or Prize Symbols.
C. KEY NUMBER MATCH: Each Ticket will have five (5) different WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols.
D. KEY NUMBER MATCH: Non-winning YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols will all be different.
E. KEY NUMBER MATCH: Non-winning Prize Symbols will never appear more than four (4) times on a Ticket.
F. KEY NUMBER MATCH: Non-winning Prize Symbol(s) will never be the same as the winning Prize Symbol(s).
G. KEY NUMBER MATCH: The top Prize Symbol will appear on every Ticket, unless restricted by other parameters, play action or prize structure.
H. KEY NUMBER MATCH: The "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbol will never appear in the WINNING NUMBERS or BONUS Play Symbol spots.
I. KEY NUMBER MATCH: The "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbol will only appear on winning Tickets as dictated by the prize structure.
J. KEY NUMBER MATCH: No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbol (i.e., 30 and $30).
K. BONUS: Matching Prize Symbols will only appear in a winning BONUS play area as dictated by the prize structure.
L. BONUS: A Ticket will not have matching non-winning Prize Symbols across the four (4) BONUS play areas.
M. BONUS: Non-winning Prize Symbols will not be the same as winning Prize Symbols across the four (4) BONUS play areas.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $100, $200 or $500, a claimant shall sign the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated on the Scratch Ticket and may present the winning Scratch Ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identification, if appropriate, make payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the Scratch Ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not required, to pay a $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $100, $200 or $500 Scratch Ticket Game. 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 "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $5,000 or $50,000, the claimant must sign the winning Scratch Ticket and may 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 Scratch 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 "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket Game prize the claimant may submit the signed winning Scratch Ticket and a thoroughly completed claim form via mail. If a prize value is $1,000,000 or more, the claimant must also provide proof of Social Security number or Tax Payer Identification (for U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens). Mail all to: Texas Lottery Commission, P.O. Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The Texas Lottery is not responsible for Scratch Tickets lost in the mail. 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 the amount of a delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner who has been finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the Comptroller under Government Code §403.055;
2. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code;
3. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code; or
4. delinquent in child support payments in the amount determined by a court or a Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family 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 Scratch 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 under $600 from the "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket 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 $600 or more from the "COLOSSAL CASH" Scratch Ticket 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 Scratch Ticket Claim Period. All Scratch Ticket prizes must be claimed within 180 days following the end of the Scratch Ticket Game or within the applicable time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas Government Code §466.408. Any rights to a prize that is not claimed within that period, and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each Scratch Ticket, shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on the number of Scratch Tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a game may vary based on number of Scratch Tickets manufactured, testing, distribution, sales and number of prizes claimed. A Scratch Ticket Game may continue to be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Scratch Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of a Scratch Ticket in the space designated, a Scratch Ticket shall be owned by the physical possessor of said Scratch Ticket. When a signature is placed on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears in that area shall be the owner of the Scratch 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 Scratch Ticket in the space designated. If more than one name appears on the back of the Scratch 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 Scratch Tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Scratch Ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Scratch Prizes. There will be approximately 6,000,000 Scratch Tickets in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2630. The approximate number and value of prizes in the game are as follows:
Figure 2: GAME NO. 2630 - 4.0 (.pdf)
A. The actual number of Scratch Tickets in the game may be increased or decreased at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Scratch Ticket Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce a closing date (end date) for the Scratch Ticket Game No. 2630 without advance notice, at which point no further Scratch Tickets in that game may be sold. The determination of the closing date and reasons for closing will be made in accordance with the Scratch Ticket closing procedures and the Scratch Ticket Game Rules. See 16 TAC §401.302(j).
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing a Scratch Ticket, the player agrees to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2630, 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-202405954
Bob Biard
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: December 11, 2024
Notice of Proposed Real Estate Transactions
Grant of Utility Easement - Mitchell County
Approximately 15 Acres at Lake Colorado City State Park
In a meeting on January 23, 2025, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (the Commission) will consider modifications to an existing easement for utility line upgrades of approximately 15 acres at the Lake Colorado City State Park. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed transaction before the Commission takes action. The meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. Prior to the meeting, public comment may be submitted to Trey Vick, Land Conservation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744, or by email to real.estate.comment@tpwd.texas.gov, or via the department's website at www.tpwd.texas.gov. Visit the TPWD website at tpwd.texas.gov for the latest information regarding the Commission.
Grant of Shoreline Restoration Easement - Matagorda County
Approximately 1 Acre at Matagorda Peninsula Coastal Management Area
In a meeting on January 23, 2025, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (the Commission) will consider approving a grant of shoreline restoration easement for approximately 1 acre at the Matagorda Peninsula Coastal Management Area. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed transaction before the Commission takes action. The meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. Prior to the meeting, public comment may be submitted to Stan David, Land Conservation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744, or by email to real.estate.comment@tpwd.texas.gov, or via the department's website at www.tpwd.texas.gov. Visit the TPWD website at tpwd.texas.gov for the latest information regarding the Commission.
Acquisition of Land - Burnet and Lampasas Counties
Approximately 1,100 Acres Near Colorado Bend State Park
In a meeting on January 23, 2025, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (the Commission) will consider approving an acquisition of land for approximately 1,100 acres near Colorado Bend State Park. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed transaction before the Commission takes action. The meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. Prior to the meeting, public comment may be submitted to Stan David, Land Conservation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744, or by email to real.estate.comment@tpwd.texas.gov, or via the department's website at www.tpwd.texas.gov. Visit the TPWD website at tpwd.texas.gov for the latest information regarding the Commission.
Acceptance of Donation of Land - Brewster County
Approximately 640 Acres at Black Gap Wildlife Management Area
In a meeting on January 23, 2025, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (the Commission) will consider approving an acceptance of donation of land for approximately 640 acres at Black Gap Wildlife Management Area. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed transaction before the Commission takes action. The meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. Prior to the meeting, public comment may be submitted to Stan David, Land Conservation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744, or by email to real.estate.comment@tpwd.texas.gov, or via the department's website at www.tpwd.texas.gov. Visit the TPWD website at tpwd.texas.gov for the latest information regarding the Commission.
TRD-202405922
James Murphy
General Counsel
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Filed: December 9, 2024
Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on December 3, 2024, to amend a designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in the State of Texas under 47 U.S.C. §214(e) and 16 Texas Administrative Code §26.418.
Docket Title and Number: Application of MSEC Communications, LLC dba Midsouth Fiber Internet to Amend Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier for the Limited Purpose of Offering Lifeline Service, Docket Number 57377.
The Application: Midsouth Fiber requests that its ETC designation be amended for the limited purpose of offering lifeline service to qualified households.
Persons who wish to file a motion to intervene or comments on the application should contact the commission no later than June 20, 2024, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711‑3326, or by phone at (512) 936‑7120 or toll-free at (888) 782-8477. Hearing and speech‑impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission through Relay Texas by dialing 7-1-1. All comments should reference Docket Number 57377.
TRD-202405891
Andrea Gonzalez
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: December 4, 2024
The State Securities Board (board) published proposed amendments and a new rule for Title 7, Chapter 115 and proposed amendments for Chapter 116 in the November 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register. Due to an error by the Texas Register, the agency name for the board was omitted from the table of contents for the November 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 8789) as well as from the start of the proposal for Chapter 115 (49 TexReg 8814). The agency name should have appeared before the chapter name "Securities Dealers and Agents".
TRD-202405925