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Comptroller of Public Accounts

Local Sales Tax Rate Changes Effective April 1, 2024 (.pdf)

TRD-202401122

Jenny Burleson

Director, Tax Policy

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Filed: March 12, 2024

Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

Notice of Rate Ceilings

The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in §§303.003, 303.008, and 303.009, Texas Finance Code.

The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 03/18/24 - 03/24/24 is 18.00% for consumer¹ credit.

The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 03/18/24 - 03/24/24 is 18.00% for commercial² credit.

The quarterly ceiling as prescribed by §303.008 and §303.009 for the period of 04/01/24 - 06/30/24 is 18.00% for consumer¹ credit.

The quarterly ceiling as prescribed by §303.008 and §303.009 for the period of 04/01/24 - 06/30/24 is 18.00% for commercial² credit.

The annualized ceiling as prescribed by §303.008 and §303.009³ for the period of 04/01/24 - 03/31/25 is 18.00% for consumer¹ credit.

The annualized ceiling as prescribed by §303.008 and §303.009³ for the period of 04/01/24 - 03/31/25 is 18.00% for commercial² credit.

¹ Credit for personal, family, or household use.

² Credit for business, commercial, investment, or other similar purpose.

³ Only for open-end credit as defined in §301.002(14), as provided by §303.007.

TRD-202401155

Leslie L. Pettijohn

Commissioner

Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

Filed: March 13, 2024

Texas Education Agency

Announcement of Revised Request for Applications Concerning the 2024-2025 Charter School Program Grant (Subchapters C and D)

Filing Authority. The availability of grant funds under Request for Applications (RFA) #701-24-111 is authorized by Public Law 114-95, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Title IV, Part C, Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools; Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 12; and 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 100, Subchapter AA.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) published Request for Applications Concerning the 2024-2025 Charter School Program Grant (Subchapter C and D) in the March 1, 2024 issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 1301).

TEA has revised this grant opportunity with multiple updates, as follows.

Eligible Applicants. TEA is requesting applications under RFA #701-24-111 from eligible applicants, which include open-enrollment charter schools that meet the federal definition of a charter school, have never received funds under this grant program, and are one of the following. (1) An open-enrollment charter school campus designated by the commissioner of education, for the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, or 2025-2026 school year, as a high-quality campus pursuant to 19 TAC §100.1033(b)(9) and (13). (2) Open-enrollment charter schools submitting an expansion amendment request and corresponding application for high-quality campus designation for the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school year by April 1, 2024, are considered eligible to apply for the grant. However, the commissioner must approve the expansion amendment request and designate the campus as a high-quality campus prior to the charter receiving grant funding, if awarded. (3) An open-enrollment charter school authorized by the commissioner of education under the Generation 28 charter application pursuant to TEC, Chapter 12, Subchapter D, that has never received funds under this grant program. (4) A campus charter school authorized by the local board of trustees pursuant to TEC, Chapter 12, Subchapter C, on or before April 1, 2024, as a new charter school, or as a charter school that is designed to replicate a new charter school campus, based on the educational model of an existing high-quality charter school, and that submits all required documentation as stated in this RFA. A campus charter school must apply through its public school district, and the application must be signed by the district's superintendent or the appropriate designee.

Important: Any charter school that does not open prior to Wednesday, September 3, 2025, after having been awarded grant funds, may be required to forfeit any remaining grant funds, and may be required to reimburse any expended amounts to TEA.

Description. The purpose of the Texas Quality Charter Schools Program Grant is to support the growth of high-quality charter schools in Texas, especially those focused on improving academic outcomes for educationally disadvantaged students. This will be achieved through administering the 2024-2025 Charter School Program Grant (Subchapters C and D) to assist eligible applicants in opening and preparing for the operation of newly-authorized charter schools and replicated high-quality schools.

Dates of Project. The 2024-2025 Charter School Program Grant (Subchapters C and D) will be implemented during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. Applicants should plan for a starting date of no earlier than July 1, 2024, and an ending date of no later than September 30, 2025.

Project Amount. Approximately $13.4 million is available for funding the 2024-2025 Charter School Program Grant (Subchapters C and D). It is anticipated that approximately 14 grants will be awarded up to $900,000. This project is funded 100% with federal funds.

Selection Criteria. Applications will be selected based on the ability of each applicant to carry out all requirements contained in the RFA. Reviewers will evaluate applications based on the overall quality and validity of the proposed grant programs and the extent to which the applications address the primary objectives and intent of the project. Applications must address each requirement as specified in the RFA to be considered for funding. TEA reserves the right to select from the highest-ranking applications those that address all requirements in the RFA.

TEA is not obligated to approve an application, provide funds, or endorse any application submitted in response to this RFA. This RFA does not commit TEA to pay any costs before an application is approved. The issuance of this RFA does not obligate TEA to award a grant or pay any costs incurred in preparing a response.

Applicants' Conference. A webinar will be held on Tuesday April 2, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Register for the webinar at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqd-msrD0jH9PLfEstDq1WSd87m67xGmvS. Questions relevant to the RFA may be emailed to Charlotte Nicklebur at CharterSchools@tea.texas.gov prior to 12:00 p.m. (noon) (Central Time) on Thursday, March 28, 2024. These questions, along with other information, will be addressed during the webinar. The applicants' conference webinar will be open to all potential applicants and will provide general and clarifying information about the grant program and the RFA.

Requesting the Application. The complete RFA will be posted on the TEA Grant Opportunities webpage at https://tea4avalonzo.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms/GrantProgramSearch.aspx for viewing and downloading. In the "Search Options" box, select the name of the RFA from the drop-down list. Scroll down to the "Application and Support Information" section to view and download all documents that pertain to this RFA.

Further Information. In order to make sure that no prospective applicant obtains a competitive advantage because of acquisition of information unknown to other prospective applicants, any and all questions must be submitted in writing to CharterSchools@tea.texas.gov, the TEA email address identified in the Program Guidelines of the RFA, no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) (Central Time) on April 17, 2024. All questions and the written answers thereto will be posted on the TEA Grant Opportunities webpage in the format of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) by April 23, 2024.

Deadline for Receipt of Applications. Applications must be submitted to competitivegrants@tea.texas.gov. Applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. (Central Time), May 6, 2024, to be considered eligible for funding.

TRD-202401138

Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez

Director, Rulemaking

Texas Education Agency

Filed: March 13, 2024

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Agreed Orders

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 April 22, 2024. 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 April 22, 2024. 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: 7-ELEVEN, INCORPORATED dba 7 Eleven 20769; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0913-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102011095; LOCATION: Dallas, Dallas County; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to monitor the underground storage tanks in a manner which will detect a release at a frequency of at least once every 30 days; PENALTY: $3,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Adriana Fuentes, (956) 425-6010; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1804 West Jefferson Avenue, Harlingen, Texas 78550-5247, (956) 425-6010.

(2) COMPANY: Acton Municipal Utility District; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-1633-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102898459; LOCATION: Acton, Hood 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 WQ0014211001, Interim Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; PENALTY: $8,250; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $6,600; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Harley Hobson, (512) 239-1337; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(3) COMPANY: Brookesmith Special Utility District; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0580-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN107705154; LOCATION: Brownwood, Brown County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.46(q)(1)(A)(i), formerly 290.46(q)(2), by failing to institute special precautions as described in the flowchart found in 30 TAC §290.47(e) in the event of low distribution pressure and water outages; PENALTY: $1,155; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Claudia Bartley, (512) 239-1116; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(4) COMPANY: Central Washington County Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-1061-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101389971; LOCATION: Brenham, Washington County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.115(f)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to comply with the maximum contaminant level of 0.080 milligrams per liter for total trihalomethanes, based on the locational running annual average; PENALTY: $1,250; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Claudia Bartley, (512) 239-1116; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(5) COMPANY: City of Arp; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-1294-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101720498; LOCATION: Arp, Smith 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 (TPDES) Permit Number WQ0010511001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; and 30 TAC §305.125(1) and §319.5(b) and TPDES Permit Number WQ0010511001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to collect and analyze effluent samples at the intervals specified in the permit; PENALTY: $81,375; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $81,375; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Samantha Smith, (512) 239-2099; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.

(6) COMPANY: City of Mathis; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-0683-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101388130; LOCATION: Mathis, San Patricio County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.115(f)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to comply with the maximum contaminant level of 0.080 milligrams per liter for total trihalomethanes, based on the locational running annual average; PENALTY: $5,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ronica Rodriguez Scott, (361) 881-6990; REGIONAL OFFICE: 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, (361) 881-6900.

(7) COMPANY: ERICKSDAHL WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0549-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101438877; LOCATION: Stamford, Jones County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.115(f)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to comply with the maximum contaminant level of 0.080 milligrams per liter for total trihalomethanes, based on the locational running annual average; PENALTY: $3,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ilia Perez-Ramirez, (713) 767-3743; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.

(8) COMPANY: Fermin Venegas; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-1145-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101217800; LOCATION: Del Rio, Val Verde County; TYPE OF FACILITY: former convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §37.815(a) and (b), by failing to demonstrate acceptable financial assurance for taking corrective action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases arising from the operation of petroleum underground storage tanks; PENALTY: $3,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Tiffany Chu, (817) 588-5891; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.

(9) COMPANY: INEOS US Chemicals Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0121-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102536307; LOCATION: Texas City, Galveston County; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing plant; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§101.20(3), 116.115(c), 116.715(a), and 122.143(4), Flexible Permit Numbers 1176 and PSDTX782, Special Conditions Number 1, Federal Operating Permit Number O1513, General Terms and Conditions and Special Terms and Conditions Number 20, and Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; PENALTY: $10,800; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $4,320; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Danielle Porras, (713) 767-3682; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.

(10) COMPANY: INSTEEL WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-0572-IHW-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100656370; LOCATION: Houston, Harris County; TYPE OF FACILITY: carbon steel strand manufacturing business; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §335.2(b) and §335.4, by failing to not cause, suffer, allow, or permit the disposal of industrial solid waste at an unauthorized facility; 30 TAC §335.6(c), by failing to update the Notice of Registration; and 30 TAC §335.10(a) and 40 Code of Federal Regulations §262.20(a), by failing to include a waste code for each waste itemized on the manifest; PENALTY: $37,200; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Stephanie McCurley, (512) 239-2607; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(11) COMPANY: Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-0460-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN106119175; LOCATION: Pasadena, Harris County; TYPE OF FACILITY: bulk liquid storage tank terminal; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c) and §122.143(4), New Source Review Permit Number 95754, Special Conditions Number 45.C., Federal Operating Permit Number O3785, General Terms and Conditions and Special Terms and Conditions Number 19, and Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.085(b), by failing to perform stack sampling no later than 180 days after initial start-up; PENALTY: $10,500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Desmond Martin, (512) 239-2814; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(12) COMPANY: Leedo Manufacturing Company, L.P.; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-0772-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100542562; LOCATION: East Bernard, Wharton County; TYPE OF FACILITY: cabinet manufacturing plant; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§116.110(a), 116.315(a), and 122.143(4), Federal Operating Permit (FOP) Number O1788, General Terms and Conditions (GTC), and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.0518(a) and §382.085(b), by failing to submit an application for renewal at least six months prior to the expiration of the permit; 30 TAC §122.143(4) and §122.145(2)(A), FOP Number O1788, GTC, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to report all instances of deviations; 30 TAC §122.143(4) and §122.145(2)(C), FOP Number O1788, GTC, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a deviation report no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting period; and 30 TAC §122.143(4) and §122.146(2), FOP Number O1788, GTC and Special Terms and Conditions Number 9, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a permit compliance certification within 30 days of any certification period; PENALTY: $39,250; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $15,700; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Mackenzie Mehlmann, (512) 239-2572; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(13) COMPANY: LGI HOMES-TEXAS, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0907-WQ-E; IDENTIFIER: RN111322921; LOCATION: Conroe, Montgomery County; TYPE OF FACILITY: construction site; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4), TWC §26.121(a)(1), and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Construction General Permit Number TXR1582GJ, Part III, Section F.6(a) - (c), by failing to maintain best management practices in effective operating condition; and 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4), TWC §26.121(a)(1), and TPDES Construction General Permit Number TXR1582GJ, Part III, Section F.6(d), by failing to remove accumulations of sediment often enough to minimize further negative effects and prior to the next rain event; PENALTY: $4,876; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Monica Larina, (361) 881-6965; REGIONAL OFFICE: 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, (361) 881-6900.

(14) COMPANY: Los Botines Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-1011-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN106716442; LOCATION: Laredo, Webb County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(B)(iii) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2018-1113-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.d, by failing to provide two or more service pumps having a total capacity of 2.0 gallons per minute per connection; 30 TAC §290.45(b)(1)(B)(iv) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.g, by failing to provide a minimum pressure tank capacity of 20 gallons per connection; 30 TAC §290.46(e)(4)(A) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.033(a) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.i, by failing to operate the water system under the direct supervision of a water works operator who holds a Class D or higher license; 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2) and (3)(A)(i) and (ii)(III) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2018-1113-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.i, by failing to maintain water works operation and maintenance records and make them readily available for review by the executive director (ED) upon request; 30 TAC §290.46(l) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2018-1113-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.v, by failing to flush all dead-end mains at monthly intervals; 30 TAC §290.46(m)(1)(A) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2018-1113-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.ii, by failing to inspect the facility's ground storage tank annually; 30 TAC §290.46(m)(4) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.e.i, by failing to maintain all water treatment units, storage and pressure maintenance facilities, distribution system lines, and related appurtenances in a watertight condition and free of excessive solids; 30 TAC §290.46(n)(1) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.e.ii, 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; 30 TAC §290.46(n)(2) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2018-1113-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.iii, by failing to maintain an accurate and up-to-date map of the distribution system so that valves and mains can be easily located during emergencies; 30 TAC §290.46(n)(3) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.e.iii, 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; 30 TAC §290.46(s)(1), by failing to calibrate the facility's well meter at least once every three years; 30 TAC §290.46(t), by failing to post a legible sign at the facility's production, treatment, and storage facilities that contains the name of the facility and an emergency telephone number where a responsible official can be contacted; 30 TAC §290.51(a)(6) and TWC, §5.702, by failing to pay annual Public Health Service fees and/or any associated late fees for TCEQ Financial Administration Account Number 92400043 for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021; 30 TAC §§290.106(e), 290.107(e), and 290.115(e) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.v, by failing to provide the results of nitrate, volatile organic chemical contaminants, and Stage 2 disinfection byproducts sampling to the ED for the January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020, monitoring periods; 30 TAC §290.110(c)(4)(A) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2018-1113-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.iv, by failing to monitor the disinfectant residual at representative locations throughout the distribution system at least once every seven days; 30 TAC §290.110(c)(4)(A) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2018-1113-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.iv, by failing to monitor the disinfectant residual at representative locations throughout the distribution system at least once every seven days; 30 TAC §290.110(e)(4)(A) and (f)(3) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.e.iv, by failing to submit a Disinfection Level Quarterly Operating Report to the ED by the tenth day of the month following the end of each quarter for the first, second, and third quarters of 2019 through the first quarter of 2021; 30 TAC §290.117(c)(2)(A), (h), and (i)(1) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Number 2.a.ix, by failing to collect lead and copper tap samples at the required five sample sites, have the samples analyzed, and report the results to the ED for the January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020, monitoring periods; 30 TAC §290.121(a) and (b) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-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; and 30 TAC §290.271(b) and §290.274(a) and (c) and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket Number 2017-0846-PWS-E, Ordering Provision Numbers 2.a.iii and 2.b.ii, by failing to mail or directly deliver one copy of the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) to each bill paying customer by July 1 of each year and failing to submit to the TCEQ by July 1 of each year a copy of the annual CCR and certification that the CCR has been distributed to the customers of the facility and that the information in the CCR is correct and consistent with compliance monitoring data for calendar years 2018 and 2019; PENALTY: $143,830; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ronica Rodriguez Scott, (361) 881-6990; REGIONAL OFFICE: 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 500, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, (361) 881-6900.

(15) COMPANY: Maria Alvarado dba Alanis RV Park; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0312-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN111472254; LOCATION: Midland, Midland County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.106(f)(2) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.031(a), by failing to comply with the acute maximum contaminant level of ten milligrams per liter for nitrate; PENALTY: $5,250; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ilia Perez-Ramirez, (713) 767-3743; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.

(16) COMPANY: North Harrison Water Supply Corporation; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0214-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101181592; LOCATION: Marshall, Harrison County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.115(f)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to comply with the maximum contaminant level of 0.080 milligrams per liter for trihalomethanes, based on the locational running annual average; PENALTY: $2,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Wyatt Throm, (512) 239-1120; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(17) COMPANY: Oxy Vinyls, LP; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-0353-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100706803; LOCATION: Deer Park, Harris County; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing plant; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§101.20(2), 116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c), and 122.143(4), 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §63.1218(a)(6)(i), New Source Review (NSR) Permit Number 4943B, Special Conditions (SC) Numbers 1 and 8, Federal Operating Permit (FOP) Number O1369, General Terms and Conditions (GTC) and Special Terms and Conditions (STC) Number 27, and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b), by failing to comply with the maximum allowable emissions rate and concentration limit; 30 TAC §§101.20(2), 116.115(c), and 122.143(4), 40 CFR §63.1207(j)(1)(i), NSR Permit Number 4943B, SC Number 18.G, FOP Number O1369, GTC and STC Number 27, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to postmark a Notification of Compliance within 90 days of completion of a Comprehensive Performance Test; and 30 TAC §116.115(c) and §122.143(4), NSR Permit Number 4943B, SC Number 1, FOP Number O1369, GTC and STC Number 27, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; PENALTY: $69,863; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $27,945; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Johnnie Wu, (512) 239-2524; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(18) COMPANY: Quail Run Services, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0742-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN110488442; LOCATION: Mentone, Reeves 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 WQ0015725002, Interim I Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; PENALTY: $9,900; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Shane Glantz, (325) 698-6124; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (325) 698-9674.

(19) COMPANY: RJIN CORPORATION; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-0184-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN108525130; LOCATION: Dallas, Dallas County; TYPE OF FACILITY: auto body repair and refinishing facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §115.421(12) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.085(b), by failing to not cause, suffer, allow, or permit volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions to exceed the VOC emissions limit from coatings and solvents as delivered to the application system; PENALTY: $3,375; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Mackenzie Mehlmann, (512) 239-2572; REGIONAL OFFICE: P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, (512) 239-2545.

(20) COMPANY: Town of Windom; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-1220-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103014619; LOCATION: Windom, Fannin 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 WQ0010666001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; PENALTY: $51,750; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $51,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Samantha Smith, (512) 239-2099; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.

TRD-202401120

Gitanjali Yadav

Deputy Director, Litigation

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 12, 2024

Combined Notice of Public Meeting and Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for TPDES Permit for Municipal Wastewater New Permit No. WQ0016386001

APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. JC Water Resource Recovery Facility, LLC, 525 South Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, Texas 76205, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for new Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0016386001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 108,000 gallons per day. TCEQ received this application on August 7, 2023.

The facility will be located approximately 0.25 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and County Road 1226, near the city of Cleburne, in Johnson County, Texas 76033. The treated effluent will be discharged to an unnamed tributary, thence to Robinson Branch, thence to Lake Pat Cleburne in Segment No. 1228 of the Brazos River Basin. The unclassified receiving water use is limited aquatic life use for the unnamed tributary and Robinson Branch. The designated uses for Segment No. 1228 are primary contact recreation, public water supply, and high aquatic life use. In accordance with 30 Texas Administrative Code § 307.5 and the TCEQ's Procedures to Implement the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards (June 2010), an antidegradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 antidegradation review has preliminarily determined that existing water quality uses will not be impaired by this permit action. Numerical and narrative criteria to protect existing uses will be maintained. This review has preliminarily determined that no water bodies with exceptional, high, or intermediate aquatic life uses are present within the stream reach assessed; therefore, no Tier 2 degradation determination is required. No significant degradation of water quality is expected in water bodies with exceptional, high, or intermediate aquatic life uses downstream, and existing uses will be maintained and protected. The preliminary determination can be reexamined and may be modified if new information is received. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and is not part of the application or notice. For the exact location, refer to the application.

https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-97.510833,32.3125&level=18

The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, Executive Director's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at Cleburne Public Library, 302 West Henderson Street, Cleburne, Texas.

ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE NOTICE. Alternative language notice in Spanish is available at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/wastewater/plain-language-summaries-and-public-notices. El aviso de idioma alternativo en español está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/wastewater/plain-language-summaries-and-public-notices.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments about this application. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting on this application because it was requested by a local legislator.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public will be encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the permit application. The comments and questions submitted orally during the Informal Discussion Period will not be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application and no formal response will be made. Responses will be provided orally during the Informal Discussion Period. During the Formal Comment Period on the permit application, members of the public may state their formal comments orally into the official record. A written response to all timely, relevant and material, or significant comments will be prepared by the Executive Director. All formal comments will be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application. A copy of the written response will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this permit application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the Formal Comment Period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted on this permit application.

The Public Meeting is to be held:

Monday, April 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Cleburne Conference Center (Cross Timbers Room)

1501 W. Henderson Street

Cleburne, Texas 76033

Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the meeting should call the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 or (800) RELAY-TX (TDD) at least one week prior to the meeting.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for submitting public comments, the Executive Director will consider all timely comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material or significant public comments. Unless the application is directly referred for a contested case hearing, the response to comments will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments and to those persons who are on the mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name, address, phone number; applicant's name and proposed permit number; the location and distance of your property/activities relative to the proposed facility; a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not common to the general public; a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period; and the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing." If the request for contested case hearing is filed on behalf of a group or association, the request must designate the group's representative for receiving future correspondence; identify by name and physical address an individual member of the group who would be adversely affected by the proposed facility or activity; provide the information discussed above regarding the affected member's location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect are relevant to the group's purpose.

The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material water quality concerns submitted during the comment period.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The Executive Director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the Executive Director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and request to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision, you will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

All written public comments and public meeting requests must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 or electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/comment within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice or by the date of the public meeting, whichever is later.

INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners' Integrated Database at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Search the database using the permit number for this application, which is provided at the top of this notice.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/comment, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Any personal information you submit to the TCEQ will become part of the agency's record; this includes email addresses. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at (800) 687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (800) 687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from JC Water Resource Recovery Facility, LLC at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Jason Tuberville, General Partner, Orison Holdings, at (940) 305-3533.

Issuance Date: March 11, 2024

TRD-202401146

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Notice of Application and Opportunity to Request a Public Meeting for a New Municipal Solid Waste Facility

Notice mailed on March 12, 2024 Registration Application No. 40339

Application. Central Texas Refuse, LLC has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for proposed Registration No. 40339, to construct and operate a Type V municipal solid waste transfer station. The proposed facility, Central Texas Transfer Station, will be located at 1077 CR 118, Hutto, Texas 78634, in Williamson County. The Applicant is requesting authorization to process and transfer municipal solid waste that includes household waste, yard waste, Class 2 and Class 3 industrial waste, and construction and demolition waste. The registration application is available for viewing and copying at the Round Rock Public Library, 200 East Liberty Avenue, Round Rock, Texas 78664, and may be viewed online at https://centraltexasrefuse.com/tceq/. The following link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and is not part of the application or notice: https://arcg.is/0rvCuL0. For exact location, refer to application.

Alternative Language Notice/ Aviso de idioma alternativo. Alternative language notice in Spanish is available at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/mswapps. El aviso de idioma alternativo en español está disponible en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/mswapps

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting on this application. Written public comments or written requests for a public meeting must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address included in the information section below. If a public meeting is held, comments may be made orally at the meeting or submitted in writing by the close of the public meeting. A public meeting will be held by the executive director if requested by a member of the legislature who represents the general area where the development is to be located, or if there is a substantial public interest in the proposed development. The purpose of the public meeting is for the public to provide input for consideration by the commission, and for the applicant and the commission staff to provide information to the public. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. The executive director will review and consider public comments and written requests for a public meeting submitted during the comment period. The comment period shall begin on the date this notice is published and end 30 calendar days after this notice is published. The comment period shall be extended to the close of any public meeting. The executive director is not required to file a response to comments.

Executive Director Action. The executive director shall, after review of an application for registration, determine if the application will be approved or denied in whole or in part. If the executive director acts on an application, the chief clerk shall mail or otherwise transmit notice of the action and an explanation of the opportunity to file a motion to overturn the executive director's decision. The chief clerk shall mail this notice to the owner and operator, the public interest counsel, to adjacent landowners as shown on the required land ownership map and landowners list, and to other persons who timely filed public comment in response to public notice. Not all persons on the mailing list for this notice will receive the notice letter from the Office of the Chief Clerk.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners' Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the above link, enter the registration number for this application, which is provided at the top of this notice.

Mailing List. If you submit public comments, you will be added to the mailing list for this application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. To be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

Agency Contacts and Information. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/ or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency's public record. For more information about this registration application or the registration process, please call the TCEQ's Public Education Program, Toll Free, at (800) 687-4040 or visit their webpage, www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. General information regarding the TCEQ can be found on our website at www.tceq.texas.gov/. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (800) 687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Central Texas Refuse, LLC at the mailing address 13630 Fondren Road, Houston, Texas 77085, or by calling Yasser Brenes at (206) 249-5381.

TRD-202401150

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Notice of District Petition

Notice issued March 8, 2024

TCEQ Internal Control No. D-02142024-018 LIT Lovett Park 130 Austin, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 34 (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 are no lienholders on the property to be included in the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 179.38 acres located within Travis 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, design, construct, acquire, maintain, own, operate, repair, improve and extend 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; and, (3) to control, abate and amend local storm water or other harmful excesses of waters, and such other purchase, construction, acquisition, maintenance, ownership, operation, repair, improvement and extension of such additional facilities, including roads, systems, and enterprises 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 $22,020,000 ($15,490,000 for water, wastewater, and drainage plus $6,530,000 for roads).

INFORMATION SECTION

To view the complete issued notice, view the notice on our web site 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 web site, 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 web site at www.tceq.texas.gov.

TRD-202401148

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Notice of Opportunity to Comment on a Default Order of Administrative Enforcement Actions

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 April 22, 2024. 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 April 22, 2024. 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: Billy Fenton; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-1476-MSW-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN111173001; LOCATION: 5844 United States Highway 69 South, Woodville, Tyler County; TYPE OF FACILITY: automotive shop; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §328.56(d)(4), by failing to monitor tires stored outside for vectors and utilize appropriate vector control measures at least once every two weeks; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations §279.22(c)(1) and 30 TAC §324.6, by failing to mark or clearly label used oil storage containers with the words "Used Oil"; PENALTY: $1,854; STAFF ATTORNEY: Allison Alt, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-6649; REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1830, (409) 898-3838.

TRD-202401121

Gitanjali Yadav

Deputy Director, Litigation

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 12, 2024

Notice of Public Meeting Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 174858

Application. TOR Texas, LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 174858, which would authorize construction of a permanent concrete batch plant located at 13001 Old Denton Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76177. This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission's rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. AVISO DE IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso de idioma alternativo en espanol está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermit-apps. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-97.300095,32.965418&level=13. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on December 11, 2023. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 Texas Administrative Code §116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules.

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public will be encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the permit application. The comments and questions submitted orally during the Informal Discussion Period will not be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application, and no formal response will be made. Responses will be provided orally during the Informal Discussion Period. During the Formal Comment Period on the permit application, members of the public may state their formal comments orally into the official record. At the conclusion of the comment period, all formal comments will be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application. A written response to all formal comments will be prepared by the executive director and will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this permit application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the Formal Comment Period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted on this permit application.

The Public Meeting is to be held:

Monday, April 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

Timber Creek High School (Cafeteria)

12350 Timberland Boulevard

Fort Worth, Texas 76244

Information. Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments anytime during the public meeting or by mail before the close of the public comment period to the Office of the Chief Clerk, TCEQ, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 or electronically at https://www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/. If you need more information about the permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, toll free, at (800) 687-4040. General information can be found at our Web site at www.tceq.texas.gov. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (800) 687-4040.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners' Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the permit number at the top of this form.

The application, executive director's preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and at Golden Triangle Branch Library, 4264 Golden Triangle Boulevard, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76244. The facility's compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Dr, Fort Worth, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit. Further information may also be obtained from TOR Texas, LLC, 4825 Forest Hill Circle, Forest Hill, Texas 76140-1501 or by calling Mrs. Melissa Fitts, Senior Vice President, Westward Environmental, Inc. at (830) 249-8284.

Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the meeting should call the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 or (800) RELAY-TX (TDD) at least five business days prior to the meeting.

Notice Issuance Date: March 11, 2024

TRD-202401149

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Municipal Solid Waste Permit

Notice mailed on March 06, 2024 Proposed Permit No. 2420

Application. Lealco, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit to authorize a Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Station with a proposed transfer capacity of 2,500 tons per day. The facility is proposed to be located at 10244 Farm to Market Road 1346, Bexar County, Texas, 78101. The TCEQ received this application on January 22, 2024. The permit application is available for viewing and copying at the Schaefer Branch Library, 6322 US Highway 87 East, San Antonio, Texas 78222 in Bexar County and may be viewed online at https://ftwweaverboos.com/. The following link to an electronic map of the site or facility general location is provided as a public courtesy and is not part of the application or notice: https://arcg.is/XPGHn0. For exact location, refer to application.

Alternative Language Notice/Aviso de idioma alternativo. Alternative language notice in Spanish is available at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/mswapps. La notificación en otro idioma en español está disponible en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/mswapps.

Additional Notice. TCEQ's Executive Director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. After technical review of the application is complete, the Executive Director may prepare a draft permit and will issue a preliminary decision on the application. Notice of the Application and Preliminary Decision will be published and mailed to those who are on the county-wide mailing list and to those who are on the mailing list for this application. That notice will contain the deadline for submitting public comments.

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting on this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the Executive Director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

Opportunity for a Contested Case Hearing. After the deadline for submitting public comments, the Executive Director will consider all timely comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Unless the application is directly referred for a contested case hearing, the response to comments, and the Executive Director's decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments and to those persons who are on the mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision and for requesting a contested case hearing. A person who may be affected by the facility is entitled to request a contested case hearing from the commission. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court.

To Request a Contested Case Hearing, You Must Include The Following Items in Your Request: your name, address, phone number; applicant's name and permit number; the location and distance of your property/activities relative to the facility; a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not common to the general public; a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period, and the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing." If the request for contested case hearing is filed on behalf of a group or association, the request must designate the group's representative for receiving future correspondence; identify by name and physical address an individual member of the group who would be adversely affected by the facility or activity; provide the information discussed above regarding the affected member's location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect are relevant to the group's purpose.

Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for reconsideration or for a contested case hearing to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn.

If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law that are relevant and material to the Commission's decision on the application submitted during the comment period.

Mailing List. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision, you will be added to the mailing list for this application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. To be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners' Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the above link, enter the permit number for this application, which is provided at the top of this notice.

Agency Contacts and Information. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/ or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency's public record. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ's Public Education Program, Toll Free, at (800) 687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (800) 687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Lealco, Inc. at the mailing address, 3 Hughes Landing, 8th Floor, The Woodlands, Texas 77381 or by calling Mr. Brett O'Connor at (620) 778-2039.

TRD-202401152

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Notice of Water Quality Application

The following notice was issued on March 08, 2024:

The following notice does not require publication in a newspaper. Written comments or requests for a public meeting may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 WITHIN (10) DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED.

INFORMATION SECTION

Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC has applied for a minor amendment to the TCEQ permit to authorize to include an additional Interim phase with a daily average flow not to exceed 35,000 gallons per day via public access subsurface area drip dispersal system with a minimum area of 18.09 acres. The existing permit authorizes the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 78,800 gallons per day via public access subsurface drip irrigation system with a minimum area of 18.09 acres. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into water in the state. The wastewater treatment facility and disposal site are located northeast of the intersection of Highway 290 and Ranch Road 12, in Hays County, Texas 78620.

TRD-202401151

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Notice of Water Quality Application

The following notice was issued on March 06, 2024:

The following notice does not require publication in a newspaper. Written comments or requests for a public meeting may be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, Mail Code 105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin Texas 78711-3087 WITHIN (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED IN THE TEXAS REGISTER.

INFORMATION SECTION

City of Celina has applied for a minor amendment to Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. WQ0016068001 to authorize the decrease the Final phase flow from an annual average flow not to exceed 15,000,000 gallons per day (gpd) to 10,000,000 gpd. The existing permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 15,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located approximately 1,650 feet southeast of the intersection of County Line Road and West Farm-to-Market Road 455, in Collin County, Texas 75009.

TRD-202401153

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Revised Combined Notice of Public Meeting and Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for TPDES Permit for Industrial Wastewater New Permit No. WQ0005289000

APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. City of Corpus Christi, P.O. Box 9277, Corpus Christi, Texas 78469, which proposes to operate the Inner Harbor Desalination Plant, a seawater desalination facility, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a new permit, Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0005289000, to authorize the discharge of water treatment waste at a daily average flow not to exceed 34,300,000 gallons per day (gpd) for the intial phase and 51,500,000 gpd for the final phase via Outfall 001. The TCEQ received this application on January 22, 2020.

This notice has been revised to reflect the correct address of the facility. East Broadway has been changed to West Broadway.

The facility will be located at the intersection of Nueces Bay Boulevard and West Broadway Street, in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 78401. The treated effluent will be discharged from Outfall 001 directly to Corpus Christi Inner Harbor in Segment No. 2484 of the Bays and Estuaries. Outfall 001 is proposed to be located in the Inner Harbor Ship channel. The designated uses for Segment No. 2484 are non-contact recreation and intermediate aquatic life use. In accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §307.5 and TCEQ's Procedures to Implement the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards (June 2010), an antidegradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 antidegradation review has preliminarily determined that existing water quality uses will not be impaired by this permit action. Numerical and narrative criteria to protect existing uses will be maintained. A Tier 2 review has preliminarily determined that no significant degradation of water quality is expected in Corpus Christi Inner Harbor, which has been identified as having intermediate aquatic life use. Existing uses will be maintained and protected. The preliminary determination can be reexamined and may be modified if new information is received.

This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and is not part of the application or notice. For the exact location, refer to the application. https://tceq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=db5bac44afbc468bbddd360f8168250f&marker=-97.418055%2C27.8075&level=12

The TCEQ Executive Director reviewed this action for consistency with the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP) goals and policies in accordance with the regulations of the General Land Office and has determined that the action is consistent with the applicable CMP goals and policies.

The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, Executive Director's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying online at https://www.cctexas.com/government/city-secretary/agendas/misc.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting on this application because it was requested by a local legislator.

The Public Meeting is to be held:

Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

American Bank Convention Center (Henry Garrett Ballroom B and C)

1901 N. Shoreline Boulevard

Corpus Christi, Texas 78401

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for submitting public comments, the Executive Director will consider all timely comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Unless the application is directly referred for a contested case hearing, the response to comments will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments and to those persons who are on the mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing, or a reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision, you will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

All written public comments and public meeting requests must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087 or electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/comment within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice or by the date of the public meeting, whichever is later.

Further information may also be obtained from City of Corpus Christi at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Esteban Ramos at (361) 826-3294.

Issued: March 6, 2024

TRD-202401147

Laurie Gharis

Chief Clerk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: March 13, 2024

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Public Notice - Amendments to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announces its intent to submit the following amendment: Transmittal number 24-0001 to amend the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The proposed effective date of the amendment is January 1, 2024.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide children under age 19 with 12 months of continuous eligibility in Medicaid, in accordance with Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Children under age 19 will remain continuously eligible for the full 12-month certification period, regardless of changes in circumstances with certain exceptions.

To obtain copies of or information relating to the proposed amendment, interested parties may contact Nicole Hotchkiss, State Plan Coordinator, 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 email at Medicaid_Chip_SPA_Inquiries@hhsc.state.tx.us. Copies of the proposal will also be made available for public review at the local offices of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

TRD-202401144

Karen Ray

Chief Counsel

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Filed: March 13, 2024

Texas Department of Insurance

Company Licensing

Application for North American Insurance Company, a foreign life, accident, and/or health company, to change its name to Knighthead American Life Insurance Company. The home office is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Application for Metromile Insurance Company, a foreign fire and/or casualty company, to change its name to Lemonade Property and Casualty Insurance Company. The home office is in San Francisco, California.

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 John Carter, 1601 Congress Ave., Suite 6.900, Austin, Texas 78711.

TRD-202401142

Justin Beam

Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: March 13, 2024

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

State of Texas Model Policies

Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §§1701.167, 1701.4522, and 1701.4535 as added by Senate Bill 1445 (88R), the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (Commission) is proposing model policies regarding Misconduct Allegations, Hiring Procedures, Personnel Files, and the Medical and Psychological Examination of a Licensee. These proposed model policies were developed with input from advisory committees.

The Misconduct Investigation, Hiring Procedures, and Personnel Files Advisory Committee was charged under Texas Occupations Code §§1701.4522 and 1701.4535 with developing model policies establishing procedures applicable to a law enforcement agency investigating alleged misconduct by a license holder employed by the agency, hiring a license holder, and maintaining personnel files with respect to a license holder.

The Examination of a Licensee Advisory Committee was charged under Texas Occupations Code §1701.167 with developing a model policy prescribing standards and procedures for the medical and psychological examination of new licensees, existing licensees, and licensees whose employing agency has reason to believe that a new examination is necessary (fitness-for-duty examination) to ensure the individuals are able to perform the duties for which the license is required.

Each law enforcement agency in Texas will be required to adopt and submit to the Commission these proposed model policies, or a substantively similar policy, if these proposed model policies are adopted by the Commission at the next regularly scheduled public meeting of the Commission on April 29, 2024.

These proposed model policies can be accessed through the Commission's website at https://www.tcole.texas.gov/, selecting About Us, then selecting The TCOLE Commission and its Members, and navigating down the page to the Public Comment section, or by using the below links.

https://www.tcole.texas.gov/document/model-policy-misconduct-allegations.pdf

https://www.tcole.texas.gov/document/model-policy-hiring-procedures.pdf

https://www.tcole.texas.gov/document/model-policy-personnel-files.pdf

https://www.tcole.texas.gov/document/model-policy-medical-and-psychological-examination-licensee.pdf

The Commission will accept comments regarding these proposed model policies, including the date by which law enforcement agencies shall adopt the final model policies. The comment period will last 30 days following the publication of this proposal in the Texas Register. Comments may be submitted electronically to public.comment@tcole.texas.gov or in writing to Mr. John P. Beauchamp, General Counsel, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, 6330 E. Highway 290, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78723-1035.

TRD-202401095

Gregory Stevens

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

Filed: March 8, 2024

Texas Lottery Commission

Scratch Ticket Game Number 2582 "$250,000 50X Cashword"

1.0 Name and Style of Scratch Ticket Game.

A. The name of Scratch Ticket Game No. 2582 is "$250,000 50X CASHWORD". The play style is "crossword".

1.1 Price of Scratch Ticket Game.

A. The price for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2582 shall be $10.00 per Scratch Ticket.

1.2 Definitions in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2582.

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: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, BLACKENED SQUARE SYMBOL, 2X SYMBOL, 3X SYMBOL, 5X SYMBOL, 10X SYMBOL and 50X SYMBOL.

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. Crossword and Bingo style games do not typically have Play Symbol captions. The Play Symbol Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows:

Figure 1: GAME NO. 2582 - 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 (2582), a seven (7) digit Pack number, and a three (3) digit Ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 050 within each Pack. The format will be: 2582-0000001-001.

H. Pack - A Pack of the "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" Scratch Ticket Game contains 050 Tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). Ticket back 001 and 050 will both be exposed.

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 "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" Scratch Ticket Game No. 2582.

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 "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" Scratch Ticket Game is determined once the latex on the Scratch Ticket is scratched off to expose three hundred thirteen (313) Play Symbols. $250,000 50X CA$HWORD PLAY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. A player completely scratches all of the YOUR 20 LETTERS Play Symbols. Then the player scratches all the letters found in GAME 1, GAME 2 AND GAME 3 that exactly match the YOUR 20 LETTERS Play Symbols. 2. If the player has scratched at least 2 complete WORDS within a GAME, the player wins the prize found in the corresponding PRIZE LEGEND. WORDS revealed in one GAME cannot be combined with WORDS revealed in another GAME. Each GAME is played separately. 3. Only 1 prize paid per GAME. 4. Only letters within the same GAME that are matched with the YOUR 20 LETTERS Play Symbols can be used to form a complete WORD. 5. In each GAME, every lettered square within an unbroken horizontal (left to right) or vertical (top to bottom) sequence must be matched with the YOUR 20 LETTERS Play Symbols to be considered a complete WORD. Words revealed in a diagonal sequence are not considered valid WORDS. Words within WORDS are not eligible for a prize. Words that are spelled from right to left or bottom to top are not eligible for a prize. 6. A complete WORD must contain at least 3 letters. 7. GAME 1 and GAME 2 can win by revealing 2 to 11 complete WORDS on each GAME. GAME 3 can win by revealing 2 to 9 complete WORDS. MULTIPLIER: The player scratches the 2 MULTIPLIER SYMBOLS. If the player reveals 2 matching MULTIPLIER SYMBOLS, the player multiplies the total prize won in GAMES 1, 2 AND 3 by that multiplier and wins that amount. For example, revealing 2 "50X" MULTIPLIER SYMBOLS will multiply the total prize won by 50 TIMES. 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 three hundred thirteen (313) 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. Crossword and Bingo style games do not typically have Play Symbol captions;

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 three hundred thirteen (313) 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 three hundred thirteen (313) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;

17. Each of the three hundred thirteen (313) 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: Consecutive Non-Winning Tickets within a Pack will not have matching patterns, in the same order, of Play Symbols.

B. GENERAL: There is no correlation between any exposed data on a Ticket and its status as a winner or non-winner.

C. CROSSWORD GAMES: Each grid from GAME 1 and GAME 2 will contain exactly the same number of letters.

D. CROSSWORD GAMES: Each grid from GAME 1 and GAME 2 will contain exactly the same number of words.

E. CROSSWORD GAMES: There will be no matching words on a Ticket.

F. CROSSWORD GAMES: All words used will be from the TX APPROVED WORDS v.2.042321, dated April 23, 2021.

G. CROSSWORD GAMES: All words will contain a minimum of three (3) letters.

H. CROSSWORD GAMES: All words will contain a maximum of nine (9) letters.

I. CROSSWORD GAMES: There will be a minimum of three (3) vowels in the YOUR 20 LETTERS play area. Vowels are considered to be A, E, I, O, U.

J. CROSSWORD GAMES: No consonant will appear more than nine (9) times, and no vowel will appear more than fourteen (14) times in GAME 1 and GAME 2.

K. CROSSWORD GAMES: There will be no matching Play Symbols in the YOUR 20 LETTERS play area.

L. CROSSWORD GAMES: No consonant will appear more than seven (7) times, and no vowel will appear more than ten (10) times in GAME 3.

M. CROSSWORD GAMES: At least fifteen (15) of the letters in the YOUR 20 LETTERS play area will open at least one (1) letter in GAME 1 (11x11), GAME 2 (11x11) and GAME 3 (7x7) crossword grids combinations.

N. CROSSWORD GAMES: The presence or absence of any letter or combination of letters in the YOUR 20 LETTERS play area will not be indicative of a winning or Non-Winning Ticket.

O. CROSSWORD GAMES: Words from the TX PROHIBITED WORDS v.2.042321, dated April 23, 2021, will not appear horizontally in the YOUR 20 LETTERS play area when read left to right or right to left.

P. CROSSWORD GAMES: On Non-Winning Tickets, there will be one (1) completed word in GAME 1 and one (1) completed word in GAME 2.

Q. CROSSWORD GAMES: There will be a random distribution of all Play Symbols on the Ticket, unless restricted by other parameters, play action or prize structure.

R. CROSSWORD GAMES: GAME 1 and GAME 2 will have no more than eleven (11) complete words per grid.

S. CROSSWORD GAMES: GAME 3 will have no more than nine (9) complete words.

T. CROSSWORD GAMES: A Ticket can only win one (1) time per GAME and a total of up to three (3) times per Ticket in accordance with the prize structure.

U. CROSSWORD GAMES: Each Ticket in a Pack will have unique GAMES.

V. CROSSWORD GAMES: MULTIPLIER: Two (2) matching MULTIPLIER SYMBOLS Play Symbols of "2X" (DBL), "3X" (TRP), "5X" (WINX5), "10X" (WINX10) or "50X" (WINX50) will only appear on winning Tickets, as dictated by the prize structure.

W. CROSSWORD GAMES: MULTIPLIER: Tickets that do not win in the "MULTIPLIER" play area will display two (2) different MULTIPLIER SYMBOLS Play Symbols.

2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.

A. To claim a "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00, $80.00, $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, $50.00, $80.00, $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 "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $1,000, $10,000 or $250,000, 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 "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" 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 "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" 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 "$250,000 50X CASHWORD" 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 22,080,000 Scratch Tickets in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2582. The approximate number and value of prizes in the game are as follows:

Figure 2: GAME NO. 2582 - 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. 2582 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. 2582, 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-202401145

Bob Biard

General Counsel

Texas Lottery Commission

Filed: March 13, 2024

Middle Rio Grande Workforce Development Board

RFQ for Legal Services

Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Board (Board) is soliciting quotes from state certified administrative law attorneys to provide occasional legal advice and document review for workforce development programs and administration. The selected respondent will enter into a one-year contract for services on an "as needed" basis. The contract may be renewed for up to three additional years in one-year increments subject to successful performance of the requested services. Deadline is 12:00 noon, March 26, 2024.

The successful respondent will assist the Board Staff by providing counsel regarding various issues affecting the Board:

1. Personnel policies review

2. Administrative policy and procedures review

3. Representation of the Board in litigation proceedings

4. Representation of the Board in employment law matters

5. Interaction with the Executive Director and staff as needed to facilitate review of documents as needed.

The RFQ may be obtained on the Board’s web page: www.wfsmrg.org or by email at marisa.cervantes1@wfsmrg.org or rosalind.lozano@wfsmrg.org or call (830) 591-0141.

TRD-202401119

Rosie Lozano

Assistant Executive Director

Middle Rio Grande Workforce Development Board

Filed: March 11, 2024

North Central Texas Council of Governments

Notice of Contract Award for Platform Available to Measure the Performance of the Traffic Signals in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region

Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2254, the North Central Texas Council of Governments publishes this notice of contract award. The request appeared in the September 1, 2023, issue of the Texas Register (48 TexReg 4904). The selected entity will perform technical and professional work for the Platform Available to Measure the Performance of the Traffic Signals in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region

The entity selected for this project is INRIX, Inc., 10210 NE Points Drive, Suite 400, Kirkland, Washington 98033 for a contract amount not to exceed $7,500,000 over a six-year term (initial term of three years, with three one-year optional renewals).

Issued in Arlington, Texas on March 6, 2024.

TRD-202400998

R. Michael Eastland

Executive Director

North Central Texas Council of Governments

Filed: March 6, 2024

Request for Qualifications for NCTCOG Traffic Incident Management Training Program (First Responder and Manager's Course and Executive Level Course)

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is requesting written qualifications from individuals interested in instructing the NCTCOG Traffic Incident Management Training Program (First Responder and Manager's Course and Executive Level Course). The purpose of this training program is to initiate a common, coordinated response to traffic incidents that will build partnerships, enhance safety for emergency personnel, reduce upstream traffic crashes, improve the efficiency of the transportation system, and improve air quality in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Qualifications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on Friday, April 19, 2024, to Camille Fountain, Senior Transportation Planner, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011 and electronic submissions to TransRFPs@nctcog.org. The Request for Qualifications will be available at www.nctcog.org/rfp by the close of business on Friday, March 22, 2024.

NCTCOG encourages participation by disadvantaged business enterprises and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability.

TRD-202401140

R. Michael Eastland

Executive Director

North Central Texas Council of Governments

Filed: March 13, 2024

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Notice of Application for Recovery of Universal Service Funding

Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) on March 11, 2024, for recovery of universal service funding under Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) § 56.025 and 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §26.406.

Docket Style and Number: Application of Brazoria Telephone Company to Recover Funds from the Texas Universal Service Fund under PURA § 56.025 and 16 TAC §26.406 For Calendar Year 2022, Docket Number 56338.

The Application: Brazoria Telephone Company seeks recovery of funds from the Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF) due to Federal Communications Commission actions resulting in a reduction in the Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) revenues available to Brazoria Telephone Company for 2022. Brazoria Telephone Company requests that the Commission allow recovery of funds from the TUSF in the amount of $1,265,187.24 for 2022 to replace the projected reduction in FUSF revenue.

Persons wishing to intervene or comment on the action sought should contact the Commission 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. A deadline for intervention in this proceeding will be established. 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 56338.

TRD-202401123

Andrea Gonzalez

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 12, 2024

Notice of Application to Transfer Load to ERCOT

Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) on February 1, 2024, by the City of Caldwell for approval of the transfer of its load into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) region.

Docket Title and Number: Application of City of Caldwell, Texas to Transfer Megawatts of Load to ERCOT, Docket Number 56164.

The City of Caldwell requests to transfer 14 megawatts, which constitutes all of the load associated with the City of Caldwell’s municipal electric system, from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator region to the ERCOT region.

Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas 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 as a deadline to intervene may be imposed. 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 56164.

TRD-202401063

Andrea Gonzalez

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: March 8, 2024

Workforce Solutions North Texas

RFQ 2024-012 Real Estate Broker

The Workforce Resource, Inc., d.b.a. Workforce Solutions North Texas (WSNT) is seeking proposals from qualified real estate brokers/firms to provide real estate advisory services and commercial leasing agent representation on behalf of WSNT. WSNT serves the Texas Counties of Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. The RFP2024-012 is posted on website at https://ntxworksolutions.org/business-opportunities/. Deadline for questions is March 14, 2024 by 5 p.m. Proposals are due no later than 4:00 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday, March 26, 2024 to email wsb@ntxworksolutions.org.

TRD-202401021

Sharon Hulcy

Contract Manager

Workforce Solutions North Texas

Filed: March 7, 2024