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Volume 38 Number 28 July 12, 2013 Pages 4445 - 4554 School children's artwork is used to decorate the front cover and blank filler pages of the Texas Register. Teachers throughout the state submit the drawings for students in grades K-12. The drawings dress up the otherwise gray pages of the Texas Register and introduce students to this obscure but important facet of state government. The artwork featured on the front cover is chosen at random. Inside each issue, the artwork is published on what would otherwise be blank pages in the Texas Register. These blank pages are caused by the production process used to print the Texas Register. Texas Register, (ISSN 0362-4781, USPS 120-090), is published weekly (52 times per year) for $211.00 ($311.00 for first class mail delivery) by LexisNexis Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., 1275 Broadway, Albany, N.Y. 12204-2694. Material in the Texas Register is the property of the State of Texas. However, it may be copied, reproduced, or republished by any person without permission of the Texas Register director, provided no such republication shall bear the legend Texas Register or "Official" without the written permission of the director. The Texas Register is published under the Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2002. Periodicals Postage Paid at Albany, N.Y. and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Texas Register, 136 Carlin Rd., Conklin, N.Y. 13748-1531. Secretary of State – John Steen Director – Dan Procter Staff a section of the Patricia Aguirre-Busch Office of the Secretary of State Leti Benavides P.O. Box 13824 Dana Blanton Austin, TX 78711-3824 Elaine Crease (512) 463-5561 Kris Hogan FAX (512) 463-5569 Roberta Knight Jill S. Ledbetter http://www.sos.state.tx.us S. Gail Woods [email protected] Mirand Zepeda-Jaramillo IN THIS ISSUE GOVERNOR 25 TAC §289.226 ...........................................................................4490 Proclamation 41-3354 ....................................................................4449 25 TAC §289.226 ...........................................................................4490 ATTORNEY GENERAL TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT Requests for Opinions....................................................................4451 FISHERIES Opinions.........................................................................................4451 31 TAC §§57.113, 57.115, 57.116 .................................................4499 EMERGENCY RULES WILDLIFE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT 31 TAC §65.19 ...............................................................................4501 FISHERIES TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 31 TAC §57.972 .............................................................................4453 GENERAL PROVISIONS PROPOSED RULES 37 TAC §151.51 .............................................................................4502 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EL PASO COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR GENERAL PROCEDURES REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE SERVICES 4 TAC §1.206 .................................................................................4455 43 TAC §325.1 ...............................................................................4504 TEXAS FILM COMMISSION ADOPTED RULES TEXAS MOVING IMAGE INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS 13 TAC §§121.1 - 121.14 ..............................................................4455 RULES OF PROCEDURE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF 1 TAC §155.505 .............................................................................4509 PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS OFFICE OF INJURED EMPLOYEE COUNSEL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 22 TAC §§681.1 - 681.17 ..............................................................4468 28 TAC §276.5 ............................................................................... 4511 22 TAC §681.31 .............................................................................4470 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 22 TAC §§681.41 - 681.52 ............................................................4471 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 22 TAC §§681.71 - 681.73 ............................................................4475 37 TAC §159.1 ...............................................................................4512 22 TAC §§681.81 - 681.83 ............................................................4476 TRANSFERRED RULES 22 TAC §§681.91 - 681.93 ............................................................4477 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 22 TAC §§681.101 - 681.103 ........................................................4479 Rule Transfer..................................................................................4513 22 TAC §§681.111 - 681.114 .........................................................4480 Texas Veterans Commission 22 TAC §§681.121, 681.123 - 681.127 .........................................4480 Rule Transfer..................................................................................4513 22 TAC §§681.141 - 681.146 ........................................................4481 22 TAC §681.147 ...........................................................................4482 RULE REVIEW 22 TAC §§681.161, 681.162, 681.164 - 681.172 ..........................4483 Proposed Rule Reviews 22 TAC §§681.181, 681.182, 681.184 ...........................................4484 Texas Department of Criminal Justice ...........................................4515 22 TAC §§681.201 - 681.204 ........................................................4485 Texas Department of Insurance .....................................................4515 22 TAC §681.251, §681.252 ..........................................................4486 Adopted Rule Reviews DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES Texas Department of Criminal Justice ...........................................4515 HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCE Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ................4515 DEVELOPMENT TABLES AND GRAPHICS 25 TAC §§13.1 - 13.3 ....................................................................4486 .......................................................................................................4517 RADIATION CONTROL IN ADDITION TABLE OF CONTENTS 38 TexReg 4447 Texas Department of Agriculture Correction of Error.........................................................................4544 License Suspension and Revocation Guidelines............................4519 Instant Game Number 1529 "Houston Texans" .............................4544 Weights and Measures Enforcement Guidelines and Administrative Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Penalty and Sanction Matrix ..........................................................4520 Commission Office of the Attorney General Notice of Receipt of Application for Importation of Waste and Import Texas Water Code and Texas Health and Safety Code Settlement No- Agreement .....................................................................................4548 tice..................................................................................................4529 Notice of Receipt of Application for Importation of Waste and Import Agreement .....................................................................................4549 Comptroller of Public Accounts Notice of Receipt of Application for Importation of Waste and Import Notice of Contract Amendments ...................................................4529 Agreement .....................................................................................4549 Notice of Contract Amendments ...................................................4529 Notice of Receipt of Application for Importation of Waste and Import Notice of Contract Awards.............................................................4530 Agreement .....................................................................................4549 Notice of Request for Proposals ....................................................4530 Notice of Receipt of Application for Importation of Waste and Import Agreement .....................................................................................4549 Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner Notice of Receipt of Application for Importation of Waste and Import Notice of Rate Ceilings ..................................................................4531 Agreement .....................................................................................4550 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality North Central Texas Council of Governments Agreed Orders ................................................................................4531 Request for Qualifications for the Regional Jobs Opportunity Pilot Pro- Enforcement Orders .......................................................................4534 gram ...............................................................................................4550 Notice of Deletion of the ArChem/Thames Chelsea State Superfund Public Utility Commission of Texas Site from the Texas Superfund Registry ........................................4537 Notice of Application for Service Area Exception ........................4550 Notice of Water Quality Applications............................................4538 Notice of Application for Waiver from Requirements...................4551 Proposal for Decision.....................................................................4539 Notice of Application for Waiver from Requirements...................4551 Texas
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