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Timestamp: 2018-01-17 07:00:53
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The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (Board) intends to award a contract to Hill Research Consultants (Consultant) for consulting services which Consultant has previously provided the Board unless a better offer is received.
The consulting services are for a statewide opinion survey of at least 800 Texas residents to obtain the public's perception of persons or firms using the terms accountants or accounting firms, accounting services, and auditing services. The persons surveyed must be as representative as possible of the demographics sampled by Consultant in the 2006 survey provided by Consultant. Polling may need to be done by landline as well as mobile telephone.
All bids must be received in the offices of the Board by no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2017. Persons having any questions or wishing to review the prior survey provided by Consultant may contact J. Randel (Jerry) Hill at jhill@tsbpa.texas.gov. Upon receipt of the bids, the Board's Executive Director will make the determination of the best qualified bid.
TRD-201701221
2017 Young Farmer Grant Program Request for Application
Pursuant to the Texas Agriculture Code, Section 58.091, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is requesting applications for the Young Farmer Grant (YFG) program. The YFG is administered by TDA under the direction of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority (TAFA). The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance in the form of dollar-for-dollar matching grant funds to those persons 18 years or older but younger than 46 years of age that are engaged or will be engaged in creating or expanding an agricultural business in Texas.
TAFA's Young Farmer Grant Program aims to:
- Grow and support Texas agriculture - so as not to have to ship products from other states, including deficit commodities;
- Help grow an operation that also impacts the community; and
- Help meet a financial need that is otherwise not met.
The TAFA Board of Directors (board) anticipates total funding of $150,000 will be available for grant awards of not less than $5,000 and or more than $20,000 for each grantee selected to receive an award under the program.
The TAFA board reserves the right to fully or partially fund any particular grant application. The grant award does not include required Grantee Matching Funds. Grantees will be required to meet a 1:1 match. For every dollar requested, the grantee must show expenditure, prior to reimbursement, of at least an equal amount of Grantee Matching Funds from allowable sources. Awards are subject to the availability of funds. If funds are not appropriated or collected for this purpose, applicants will be informed accordingly.
The complete application packet including the proposal with signatures must be received by Thursday, April 20, 2017.
TRD-201701220
Case Title and Court: State of Texas v. Roland C. Andrade; Cause No. D-1-GN-15-005865, in the 345th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas.
Nature of the Defendant's Operations: Roland C. Andrade ("Defendant") owns property near Somerset, Texas in Atascosa County. Defendant disposed of solid waste on the property without authorization from the TCEQ. Waste illegally disposed and stored at the property included asphalt roofing shingles, abandoned and un-trailered fiberglass boats, drums, used tires, and household trash. Pursuant to a Temporary Injunction, Defendant removed the waste and ceased to collect more.
Proposed Agreed Judgment: The Agreed Final Judgment awards the State of Texas civil penalties of $5,000 and $2,700 in attorney's fees.
For a complete description of the proposed settlement, the complete proposed Agreed Final Judgment should be reviewed. Requests for copies of the judgment, and written comments on the proposed settlement, should be directed to Ekaterina DeAngelo, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548, (512) 463-2012, facsimile (512) 320-0911. Written comments must be received within 30 days of publication of this notice to be considered.
TRD-201701123
Notice is hereby given by the State of Texas of the following proposed resolution of an environmental enforcement lawsuit under the Texas Water Code and the Texas Health & Safety Code. Before the State may settle a judicial enforcement action under the Texas Water Code, the State shall permit the public to comment in writing on the proposed judgment. The Attorney General will consider any written comments and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed judgment if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Texas Water Code and the Texas Health & Safety Code.
Case Title and Court: Sulphur Springs, Texas, and the State of Texas v. Accent Developers, LLC, Cause No. CV-42507A, 62nd Judicial District Court, Hopkins County, Texas
Nature of Defendant's Operations: Defendant Accent Developers, LLC was a developer of the Pioneer Crossing construction project located at 668 Gossett Lane in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas (the "Site"). Defendant allegedly conducted construction activities at the Site for at least 100 days before authorization under the general permit for construction-related stormwater discharges was obtained. In addition, Defendant allegedly directed the installation of an unauthorized tap into Sulphur Springs' sanitary sewer system, thereby routing stormwater runoff from the Site into the sewer line.
Proposed Agreed Judgment: The Agreed Final Judgment orders Defendant Accent Developers, LLC to pay civil penalties of $60,000 to be divided equally between Sulphur Springs and the State of Texas. The Defendant will pay $30,000 in attorney's fees to Sulphur Springs and $30,000 in attorney's fees to the State of Texas.
For a complete description of the proposed settlement, the proposed Agreed Final Judgment should be reviewed in its entirety. Requests for copies of the judgment, and written comments on the proposed settlement, should be directed to Erin Rodman, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, MC 066, Austin, Texas 78711-2548, (512) 463-2012, facsimile (512) 320-0911. Written comments must be received within 30 days of publication of this notice to be considered.
TRD-201701176
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 03/27/17 - 04/02/17 is 18% for Consumer1/Agricultural/Commercial2 credit through $250,000.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 02/27/17 - 04/02/17 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
The judgment ceiling as prescribed by §304.003 for the period of 04/01/17 - 04/30/17 is 5.00% for Consumer/Agricultural/Commercial credit through $250,000.
The judgment ceiling as prescribed by §304.003 for the period of 04/01/17 - 04/30/17 is 5.00% for commercial over $250,000.
TRD-201701194
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ, agency, 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 May 1, 2017. 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 May 1, 2017. 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: Aegion Coating Services, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2017-0021-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100667310; LOCATION: Conroe, Montgomery County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.117(f)(1)(A)(ii) and (i)(7), by failing to perform and submit a corrosion control study to identify optimal corrosion control treatment for the system within 12 months after the end of the January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015, monitoring period during which the lead action level was exceeded; 30 TAC §290.117(g)(2)(A) and §290.122(b)(2)(B) and (f), by failing to submit a recommendation to the executive director (ED) for source water treatment within 180 days after the end of the January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015, monitoring period during which the lead action level was exceeded, and failing to issue public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to submit a recommendation to the ED for source water treatment; 30 TAC §290.117(i)(6) and (j), by failing to provide a consumer notification of lead tap water monitoring results to persons served at the sites that were tested, and failing to mail a copy of the consumer notification of tap results to the ED along with certification that the consumer notification has been distributed for the January 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016, monitoring period; and 30 TAC §290.122(c)(2)(A) and (f), by failing to issue public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to timely collect one lead and copper sample from each of the facility's entry points no later than 180 days after the end of the January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015, monitoring period during which the lead action level was exceeded, and failing to timely report lead and copper tap sample results to the ED for the January 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016, monitoring period; PENALTY: $290; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Steven Hall, (512) 239-2569; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(2) COMPANY: ARC Talent LLC dba Beverage World; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1946-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103138962; LOCATION: Malakoff, Henderson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2) and TWC, §26.3475(a), by failing to provide release detection for the pressurized piping associated with the underground storage tank system; PENALTY: $2,712; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: James Boyle, (512) 239-2527; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3734, (903) 535-5100.
(3) COMPANY: Celanese Limited; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-0553-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN100258060; LOCATION: Bay City, Matagorda County; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(b)(2)(F) and (c), Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b), and New Source Review Permit Number 4196, Special Conditions Number 1, by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; and 30 TAC §101.201(a)(1) and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit an initial notification for Incident Number 221004 no later than 24 hours after the discovery of the emissions event; PENALTY: $29,290; Supplemental Environmental Project offset amount of $14,645; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Carol McGrath, (210) 403-4063; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1486, (713) 767-3500.
(4) COMPANY: City of Floresville; DOCKET NUMBER: 2015-1240-MLM-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101916336 (Facility 1), RN101392124 (Facility 2); LOCATION: Floresville, Wilson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (5) and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number WQ0010085001, Operational Requirements Number 1, by failing to ensure that the facility and all its systems of collection, treatment, and disposal are properly operated and maintained (Facility 1); TWC, §26.121(a)(1), 30 TAC §305.125(1), and TPDES Permit Number WQ0010085001, Permit Conditions Numbers 2.d and 2.g, by failing to prevent the discharge of wastewater into or adjacent to water in the state (Facility 1); 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (8) and TPDES Permit Number WQ0010085001, Permit Conditions Number 2.e, by failing to obtain authorization from the commission prior to beginning any change in the permitted facility or activity that may result in non-compliance with any permit requirements (Facility 1); TWC, §26.121(a)(1), 30 TAC §305.125(1), and TPDES Permit Number WQ0010085001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limits (Facility 1); 30 TAC §290.46(m), by failing to initiate maintenance and housekeeping practices to ensure the good working condition and general appearance of the facility and its equipment (Facility 2); 30 TAC §290.46(m)(4), by failing to maintain all distribution system lines, storage and pressure maintenance facilities, water treatment units, and all related appurtenances in a watertight condition (Facility 2); 30 TAC §290.121(a) and (b), by failing to maintain an up-to-date and complete chemical and microbiological monitoring plan that identifies all sampling locations, describes the sampling frequency, and specifies the analytical procedures and laboratories that the public water system will use to comply with the monitoring requirements (Facility 2); 30 TAC §290.42(l), by failing to compile and maintain a thorough and up-to-date plant operations manual for operator review and reference (Facility 2); 30 TAC §290.46(f)(2), (3)(B)(v), (D)(ii) and (vii), and (E)(iv), by failing to provide facility records to the executive director (Facility 2); 30 TAC §290.46(n)(2), by failing to provide an accurate and up-to-date map of the distribution system so that valves and mains can be easily located during emergencies (Facility 2); 30 TAC §290.46(i), by failing to adopt an adequate plumbing ordinance, service agreement, or regulations with provisions for proper enforcement to ensure that neither cross-connections nor other unacceptable plumbing practices are permitted (Facility 2); 30 TAC §290.46(n)(1), by failing to maintain accurate and up-to-date detailed as-built plans or record drawings and specifications for each treatment plant, pump station, and storage tank at the facility (Facility 2); and 30 TAC §290.46(n)(3), by failing to maintain copies of well completion data such as well material setting data, geological log, sealing information, disinfection information, microbiological sample results and a chemical analysis report of a representative sample of water from the well (Facility 2); PENALTY: $34,895; Supplemental Environmental Project offset amount of $27,917; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Melissa Castro, (512) 239-0855; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(5) COMPANY: City of Goree; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1432-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102187150; LOCATION: Goree, Knox County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §30.350(d) and (j) and §305.125(1) and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number WQ0010102001, Other Requirements Number 1, by failing to employ or contract with one or more licensed wastewater treatment facility operators holding the appropriate level of license to operate a wastewater treatment plant a minimum of five days per week; 30 TAC §305.125(1) and §319.11(d) and TPDES Permit Number WQ0010102001, Operational Requirements Number 5, by failing to provide an effluent flow measuring device or other acceptable means by which effluent flow may be determined; and 30 TAC §305.125(1) and (17) and TPDES Permit Number WQ0010102001, Sludge Provisions, by failing to timely submit the annual sludge report for the monitoring period ending July 31, 2015; PENALTY: $7,650; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Alejandro Laje, (512) 239-2547; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (325) 698-9674.
(6) COMPANY: City of Graham; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1501-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101916880; LOCATION: Graham, Young County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment facility; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.121(a)(1), 30 TAC §305.125(1), and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Number WQ0010487001, Interim Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; PENALTY: $42,187; Supplemental Environmental Project offset amount of $33,750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Caleb Olson, (512) 239-2541; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (325) 698-9674.
(7) COMPANY: City of Josephine; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1932-MWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101916310; LOCATION: Josephine, Collin County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment facility; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.121(a)(1), 30 TAC §305.125(1), and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit Number WQ0010887001, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; and 30 TAC §§305.125(1) and (17), 319.1, 319.4, and 319.5(b) and TPDES Permit Number WQ0010887001, Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Number 1, by failing to collect and analyze effluent samples at the required frequency; PENALTY: $10,875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Caleb Olson, (512) 239-2541; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(8) COMPANY: Donald R. Cole dba Blue Ridge Water System and Susan E. Cole dba Blue Ridge Water System; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1749-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN104709860; LOCATION: Weatherford, Parker County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§290.46(f)(4), 290.106(e), and 290.107(e), by failing to provide the results of nitrate sampling and the volatile organic chemical contaminants for the 2015 monitoring period to the executive director (ED); 30 TAC §290.46(f)(4) and §290.107(e), by failing to provide the results of the Group 5 synthetic organic chemical contaminants for the January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015, monitoring period to the ED; 30 TAC §§290.46(f)(4), 290.115(e), and 290.122(c)(2)(A) and (f), by failing to provide the results of the stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts (DBP2) sampling to the ED for the 2015 monitoring period, and failing to provide public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to provide results of the DBP2 sampling for the 2015 monitoring period; 30 TAC §290.117(i)(6) and (j), by failing to provide a consumer notification of lead tap water monitoring results to persons served at the sites that were tested, and failing to mail a copy of the consumer notification of tap results to the ED along with certification that the consumer notification has been distributed for the July 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015, monitoring periods; 30 TAC §290.122(c)(2)(A) and (f), by failing to provide public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to conduct increased coliform monitoring during the month of October 2014, and the failure to collect lead and copper tap samples for the January 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014, monitoring period; 30 TAC §290.51(a)(6) and TWC, §5.702, by failing to pay Public Health Service fees and associated late fees for TCEQ Financial Administration Account Number 91840159 for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015; and 30 TAC §291.76 and TWC, §5.702, by failing to pay regulatory assessment fees for the TCEQ Public Utility Account regarding Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Number 13072 for calendar years 2012 and 2013; PENALTY: $740; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ryan Byer, (512) 239-2571; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(9) COMPANY: Edna Enterprises, Incorporated dba Texana Food Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1260-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102838034; LOCATION: Edna, Jackson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.49(a)(1) and TWC, §26.3475(d), by failing to provide corrosion protection for the underground storage tank system; PENALTY: $4,875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: David Carney, (512) 239-2583; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.
(10) COMPANY: EVERETT SQUARE INCORPORATED; DOCKET NUMBER: 2017-0029-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101176865; LOCATION: Magnolia, Montgomery County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.117(f)(1)(A)(ii) and (i)(7) and §290.122(b)(2)(A) and (f), by failing to perform and submit a corrosion control study to identify optimal corrosion control treatment for the system within 12 months after the end of the January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014, monitoring period in which the system first exceeded the copper action level, and failing to provide public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the executive director (ED) regarding the failure to perform and submit a corrosion control study; and 30 TAC §290.122(c)(2)(A) and (f), by failing to provide public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to submit a Disinfectant Level Quarterly Operating Report to the ED for the first quarter of 2016; PENALTY: $114; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Katy Montgomery, (210) 403-4016; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(11) COMPANY: Fernando Zamarippa dba El Papa Accessories Wheels and Tires; DOCKET NUMBER: 2017-0025-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER: RN109218099; LOCATION: Amarillo, Potter County; TYPE OF FACILITY: unauthorized scrap tire facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §328.60(a) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §361.112(a), by failing to obtain a scrap tire storage site registration for the facility prior to storing more than 500 used or scrap tires on the ground or 2,000 used or scrap tires in enclosed and lockable containers; PENALTY: $3,937; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Holly Kneisley, (817) 588-5856; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3918 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, Texas 79109-4933, (806) 353-9251.
(12) COMPANY: INCE DISTRIBUTING, INCORPORATED; DOCKET NUMBER: 2017-0086-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101815728; LOCATION: San Antonio, Bexar County; TYPE OF FACILITY: fleet refueling facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and TWC, §26.3475(c)(1), by failing to monitor the underground storage tanks for releases at a frequency of at least once every month; PENALTY: $3,000; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jonathan Nguyen, (512) 239-1661; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(13) COMPANY: John W. Goldman dba Quality Packers Smokehouse, NEW DISTRIBUTING CO., INCORPORATED dba Quality Packers Smokehouse, and Limon's BBQ, LLC dba Quality Packers Smokehouse; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1217-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN109171496; LOCATION: Victoria, Victoria County; TYPE OF FACILITY: restaurant with a public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.39(e)(1) and (h)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §341.035(a)(2), by failing to submit plans and specifications to the executive director for review and approval prior to the construction of a new public water system; and 30 TAC §290.46(d)(2)(A) and §290.110(b)(4) and THSC, §341.0315(c), by failing to maintain a disinfectant residual of at least 0.2 milligrams per liter of free chlorine throughout the distribution system at all times; PENALTY: $298; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Katy Montgomery, (210) 403-4016; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 1200, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503, (361) 825-3100.
(14) COMPANY: Liquid Environmental Solutions of Texas, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1604-MSW-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101477446; LOCATION: Austin, Travis County; TYPE OF FACILITY: type V grease trap municipal solid waste (MSW) facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §330.7(a) and MSW Permit Number 2250, Temporary Authorization, by failing to obtain a permit or other authorization prior to conducting storage, processing, or disposal of MSW; PENALTY: $750; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Danielle Porras, (713) 767-3682; REGIONAL OFFICE: 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 339-2929.
(15) COMPANY: Mai T. Pham dba Mini Mart 103; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1991-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102050085; LOCATION: Texas City, Galveston County; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with out-of-service tanks; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.49(a)(1) and TWC, §26.3475(d), by failing to provide corrosion protection for the underground storage tank system; PENALTY: $3,937; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: John Fennell, (512) 239-2616; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(16) COMPANY: NORTH FOURTH EXPRESS, INCORPORATED dba Bigs 3829; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1863-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102049145; LOCATION: Crockett, Houston County; TYPE OF FACILITY: convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.50(b)(2) and TWC, §26.3475(a), by failing to provide release detection for the pressurized piping associated with the underground storage tank system; PENALTY: $3,563; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: John Paul Fennell, (512) 239-2616; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1830, (409) 898-3838.
(17) COMPANY: Philip C. Robins; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1667-OSI-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103393179; LOCATION: Rockwall County; TYPE OF FACILITY: on-site sewage facility; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §30.5(a) and §285.7(b)(2) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §366.071, by failing to ensure that an individual performing a regulated activity had obtained the appropriate occupational license; PENALTY: $450; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ronica Rodriguez, (512) 239-2601; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
(18) COMPANY: Seventy Seven Land Company LLC dba Pearsall Development; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-0552-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN106355647; LOCATION: Pearsall, Frio County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.117(f)(3)(A) and §290.122(b)(2)(B) and (f), and 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §§141.81(e)(1), 141.82(a) and 141.90(c)(2), by failing to submit a recommendation to the executive director (ED) for optimal corrosion control treatment within six months after the end of the January 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015, monitoring period during which the copper action level was exceeded, and failing to issue public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to submit a recommendation to the ED for optimal corrosion control treatment; and 30 TAC §290.117(g)(2)(A) and §290.122(b)(2)(B) and (f), and 40 CFR §141.83 and §141.90(d)(1), by failing to submit a recommendation to the ED for source water treatment within 180 days after the end of the January 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015, monitoring period during which the copper action level was exceeded, and failing to issue public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to submit a recommendation to the ED for source water treatment; PENALTY: $100; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jim Fisher, (512) 239-2537; REGIONAL OFFICE: 14250 Judson Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480, (210) 490-3096.
(19) COMPANY: THE BURKE FOUNDATION; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-2025-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN108344714; LOCATION: Dripping Springs, Hays County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(A)(i) and §290.122(c)(2)(A) and (f), and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §341.033(d), by failing to collect a routine distribution water sample for coliform analysis and failing to issue public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the executive director (ED) regarding the failure to collect a routine distribution water sample for coliform analysis; 30 TAC §290.109(c)(3)(A)(ii) and THSC, §341.033(d), by failing to collect a set of repeat distribution total coliform samples within 24 hours of being notified of a total coliform-positive sample result on a routine sample; 30 TAC §290.109(c)(2)(F) and §290.122(c)(2)(A) and (f), by failing to collect five routine distribution coliform samples during the month following the total coliform-positive sample result and failing to issue public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to collect five routine distribution coliform samples during the month following a total coliform-positive sample result; 30 TAC §290.110(e)(4)(A) and (f)(3) and §290.122(c)(2)(A) and (f), by failing to submit a Disinfectant Level Quarterly Operating Report (DLQOR) to the ED by the tenth day of the month following the end of each quarter and failing to issue public notification and submit a copy of the public notification to the ED regarding the failure to submit a DLQOR; and 30 TAC §290.117(c)(2)(A), (h), and (i)(1), 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; PENALTY: $3,644; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Jason Fraley, (512) 239-2552; REGIONAL OFFICE: 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 339-2929.
(20) COMPANY: The Chemours Company FC, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1322-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN108202599; LOCATION: La Porte, Harris County; TYPE OF FACILITY: chemical manufacturing plant; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §101.201(a)(1)(B) and §122.143(4), Federal Operating Permit (FOP) Number O1846, Special Terms and Conditions (STC) Number 2.F, and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b), by failing to submit the initial notification for a reportable emissions event within 24 hours of discovery; 30 TAC §122.143(4) and §122.145(2)(A), FOP Number O1846, General Terms and Conditions, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to report all instances of deviations; and 30 TAC §116.115(c) and §122.143(4), FOP Number O1846, STC Number 6, New Source Review Permit Number 20800, Special Conditions Number 18, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to maintain the Hydrogen Fluoride Scrubber flow rate above the flow limit; PENALTY: $10,501; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Raime Hayes-Falero, (713) 767-3567; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(21) COMPANY: TPC Group LLC, Huntsman Propylene Oxide LLC, Huntsman Petrochemical LLC, Huntsman International Fuels LLC and BLUEHALL INCORPORATED; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1709-IWD-E; IDENTIFIER: RN103123220; LOCATION: Port Neches, Jefferson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: wastewater treatment facility; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.121(a)(1), 30 TAC §305.125(1), and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Number WQ0000511000, Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 1, Outfall Numbers 001, 003, and 301 and Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Number 2, Outfall Number 009, by failing to comply with permitted effluent limitations; PENALTY: $57,750; Supplemental Environmental Project offset amount of $23,100; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Sandra Douglas, (512) 239-2549; REGIONAL OFFICE: 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1892, (409) 898-3838.
(22) COMPANY: Vivian Gibson; DOCKET NUMBER: 2016-1901-PST-E; IDENTIFIER: RN109144022; LOCATION: Waxahachie, Ellis County; TYPE OF FACILITY: property with an out-of-service underground storage tank (UST) system; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.7(a)(1), by failing to register with the agency, on authorized agency forms, all USTs in existence on or after September 1, 1987; and 30 TAC §334.47(a)(2), by failing to permanently remove from service, no later than 60 days after the prescribed upgrade implementation date, a UST system for which any applicable component of the system is not brought into timely compliance with the upgrade requirements; PENALTY: $13,562; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Benjamin Sakmar, (512) 239-1704; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6951, (817) 588-5800.
TRD-201701193
Combined Notice of Public Meeting and Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Municipal Solid Waste Compost Permit Proposed Permit No. 2388
APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. SouthWaste Disposal, LLC 16350 Park Ten Place, Suite 215, Houston, Texas 77084, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a Type V Resource Recovery and Composting Facility permit to authorize the storage and processing activities associated with the composting of grease trap waste, municipal sewage sludge, septic waste, dairy and food including meat and fish. In addition, the facility will accept for processing bulking material in the form of clean wood. The facility is proposed to be located in an unincorporated area of Austin County, a rural area east of the corporate limits of San Felipe, Texas. It will be near the intersection of Barlett Road and Brazos 10 Lane in Austin County, Texas. The TCEQ received this application on November 16, 2015. The application is available for public viewing and copying at Bellville Public Library, 12 W. Palm, Bellville, Texas 77418. 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://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=29.776111&lng=-96.078055&zoom=13&type=r. For exact location, refer to the application.
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 Bellville Public Library, 12 West Palm, Bellville, Texas 77418. The permit application may be viewed online at http://www.dbsa-client-access.com/application/file_access.html.
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 local legislators. 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.
Monday, April 17, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.
Sealy American Legion Hall
1630 Meyer Street
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 a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision. A person who may be affected by the proposed 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 a state district court.
TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name, address, phone; 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.
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.
AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All public comments and requests must be submitted within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html 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. If you choose to communicate with the TCEQ electronically, please be aware that your email address, like your physical mailing 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. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (800) 687-4040.
Further information may also be obtained from SouthWaste Disposal, LLC at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Tim Cox at (866) 413-9494.
Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the public 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.
TRD-201701228
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) published proposed amendments to 30 TAC Chapter 101, Subchapter H, §§101.300, 101.302 - 101.304, 101.306, 101.370, 101.372 - 101.374, and 101.376 in the March 24, 2017, issue of the Texas Register (42 TexReg 1335).
The commission inadvertently omitted rule language text for 30 TAC §101.376(d)(2)(A)(ii). The text for §101.376(d)(2)(A)(i) and (ii) should read as follows:
Rule Language (.pdf)
TRD-201701204
An agreed order was adopted regarding MA FOOD MART, INC. dba Woodhaven Food Mart, Docket No. 2015-0930-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,563 in administrative penalties with $712 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Epifanio Villareal, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding ASNA BUSINESS INC. dba M & M Express, Docket No. 2015-1040-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $1,375 in administrative penalties with $275 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Tiffany Maurer, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding CRACKER BARREL, INC., Docket No. 2015-1603-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $1,731 in administrative penalties with $346 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Katy Montgomery, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Aqua Utilities, Inc., Docket No. 2016-0431-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $549 in administrative penalties with $109 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jim Fisher, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding MONTGOMERY PLACE WATER SYSTEM, INC., Docket No. 2016-0474-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $1,108 in administrative penalties with $221 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Sarah Kim, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding T & W WATER SERVICE COMPANY, Docket No. 2016-0490-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,939 in administrative penalties with $587 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Michaelle Garza, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding BELLVILLE SHELL, INC. dba Bellville Shell Food Court, Docket No. 2016-0519-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,500 in administrative penalties with $900 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Steven Stump, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Duval County Conservation and Reclamation District, Docket No. 2016-0674-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $196 in administrative penalties with $196 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting James Boyle, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding CHOICES GROCERS INC., Docket No. 2016-0702-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,693 in administrative penalties with $738 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Abigail Lindsey, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Cecil Alfred Redford dba Lakehills Homestead and RV Park and Linda Carol Redford dba Lakehills Homestead and RV Park, Docket No. 2016-0744-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,198 in administrative penalties with $439 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Michaelle Garza, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding AMERICALF, LLC, Joe Mendes Borges, and Mary Francis Borges, Docket No. 2016-0766-AGR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,125 in administrative penalties with $425 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ross Luedtke, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding RZ Traders Inc dba Hilltop Family Store, Docket No. 2016-0986-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,500 in administrative penalties with $900 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting John Fennell, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding MAHARD EGG FARM, INC., Docket No. 2016-0989-AGR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,376 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ross Luedtke, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding West Jefferson County Municipal Water District, Docket No. 2016-1023-MWD-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,350 in administrative penalties with $870 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Alejandro Laje, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Hal Williams Enterprises, LLC, Docket No. 2016-1039-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,750 in administrative penalties with $750 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Tiffany Maurer, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Docket No. 2016-1055-EAQ-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $1,875 in administrative penalties with $375 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Melissa Castro, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding PINEDALE CORPORATION dba Sammys, Docket No. 2016-1103-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,500 in administrative penalties with $900 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Steven Stump, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Geosouthern Energy Corporation, Docket No. 2016-1119-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $813 in administrative penalties with $162 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Rajesh Acharya, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Roadway, Inc., Docket No. 2016-1197-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $5,474 in administrative penalties with $1,094 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Yuliya Dunaway, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Docket No. 2016-1214-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $7,038 in administrative penalties with $1,407 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Shelby Orme, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding PJR, LLC and Texas Cooler Inc dba Texas Cooler, Docket No. 2016-1229-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,129 in administrative penalties with $625 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Caleb Olson, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Canh Nguyen Minh dba Texaco Food Mart, Docket No. 2016-1263-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,505 in administrative penalties with $701 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Steven Stump, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Combine Retail, LLC dba Beaumont Chevron, Docket No. 2016-1271-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,317 in administrative penalties with $863 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jonathan Nguyen, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Reijenga, Inc. dba T Woods Grocery, Docket No. 2016-1278-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $6,926 in administrative penalties with $1,385 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting John Fennell, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding WOODLAKE-JOSSERAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, Docket No. 2016-1302-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $577 in administrative penalties with $115 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jason Fraley, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Triple N Make It Success LLC dba Primos Quick Stop, Docket No. 2016-1335-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,504 in administrative penalties with $700 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Danielle Porras, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Z & H Business Venture, Inc dba Circle A, Docket No. 2016-1342-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $7,500 in administrative penalties with $1,500 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Anthony Rios, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding NIROJ CORPORATION dba Cigarette Mart, Docket No. 2016-1351-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Epifanio Villareal, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding HONEST ENTERPRISES INC. dba American & Oriental Grocery, Docket No. 2016-1359-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $7,456 in administrative penalties with $1,491 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Holly Kneisley, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding YES Companies EXP2, LLC, Docket No. 2016-1379-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $422 in administrative penalties with $84 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Michaelle Garza, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Sunnys Rufe Snow Inc dba Richland Express, Docket No. 2016-1394-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jonathan Nguyen, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Department of Transportation, Docket No. 2016-1400-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,813 in administrative penalties with $562 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Steven Stump, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Sohani, Inc. dba Tex-Mex EZ Mart, Docket No. 2016-1408-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,500 in administrative penalties with $900 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Benjamin Sakmar, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Star Transport, L.L.C., Docket No. 2016-1421-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $6,106 in administrative penalties with $1,221 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Farhaud Abbaszadeh, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding US & BC INC. dba Valero Corner Store 0203, Docket No. 2016-1424-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Benjamin Sakmar, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding DIGITAL MIDWAY, L.P., Docket No. 2016-1427-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,161 in administrative penalties with $632 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jonathan Nguyen, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding ZSA INVESTMENT INC. dba JS Food Mart, Docket No. 2016-1431-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ross Luedtke, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Municipal Golf Association-SA, Docket No. 2016-1444-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,751 in administrative penalties with $950 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Epifanio Villareal, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding RKS Food Mart, INC. dba Pik Nik Foods 12, Docket No. 2016-1450-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Austin Henck, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding DCP Midstream, LP, Docket No. 2016-1458-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,750 in administrative penalties with $750 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Rajesh Acharya, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding ZNY Enterprises, Inc. dba RAE JS Bait, Docket No. 2016-1468-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $6,563 in administrative penalties with $1,312 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Rebecca Boyett, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding SAMK CORPORATION dba Valero Corner Store 2079, Docket No. 2016-1483-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $6,750 in administrative penalties with $1,350 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Austin Henck, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding CHRISTUS HEALTH dba Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, Docket No. 2016-1517-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,500 in administrative penalties with $900 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Benjamin Sakmar, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding KARMAN DHILLON INC dba Nu Way, Docket No. 2016-1522-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,504 in administrative penalties with $700 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Margarita Dennis, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding NAVARRO HOSPITAL, L.P., Docket No. 2016-1544-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,500 in administrative penalties with $900 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Steven Stump, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding MURVAUL WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, Docket No. 2016-1552-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $468 in administrative penalties with $93 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Katy Montgomery, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Robert N. Mao dba NV Food Store, Docket No. 2016-1576-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Farhaud Abbaszadeh, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Department of Public Safety, Docket No. 2016-1578-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,750 in administrative penalties with $750 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Claudia Corrales, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding FRIENDLY RETAILS INC. dba Smart Stop, Docket No. 2016-1583-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $7,348 in administrative penalties with $1,469 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Stephanie McCurley, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Grand Prairie Landfill Gas Production, Limited Liability Company, Docket No. 2016-1586-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,888 in administrative penalties with $577 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Abigail Lindsey, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding GRK STORES LLC. dba Reddy Express 1, Docket No. 2016-1590-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,438 in administrative penalties with $487 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jonathan Nguyen, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding US Ayaan LLC dba Chevron Mart, Docket No. 2016-1591-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,816 in administrative penalties with $963 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jonathan Nguyen, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding VOCAR Transportation Services, L.L.C., Docket No. 2016-1602-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Keith Frank, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding ETC Field Services LLC, Docket No. 2016-1609-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,000 in administrative penalties with $600 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Shelby Orme, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding FEMAYO ENTERPRISES, LLC dba Dixie Quick Stop, Docket No. 2016-1615-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $5,213 in administrative penalties with $1,042 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Danielle Porras, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding ANMOL ENTERPRISES INC dba Tarkington Exxon, Docket No. 2016-1625-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $5,817 in administrative penalties with $1,163 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting John Fennell, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Plains Pipeline, L.P., Docket No. 2016-1626-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,813 in administrative penalties with $562 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Rajesh Acharya, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Athens Quick Corporation dba Quick Track 20, Docket No. 2016-1631-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,125 in administrative penalties with $825 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Danielle Porras, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding H & H CONVENIENCE INC. dba Texarkana Travel Center, Docket No. 2016-1632-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $6,750 in administrative penalties with $1,350 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting James Baldwin, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Choice Exploration, Inc., Docket No. 2016-1633-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $5,000 in administrative penalties with $1,000 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Abigail Lindsey, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding BADEEL BUSINESS, INC. dba Grapeland Grocery, Docket No. 2016-1642-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $6,374 in administrative penalties with $1,274 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Anthony Rios, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Safeway Inc. dba Safeway 1772, Docket No. 2016-1654-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,121 in administrative penalties with $424 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Stephanie McCurley, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding JAMIL ENTERPRISES, INC. dba Diamond Market 2, Docket No. 2016-1661-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $2,813 in administrative penalties with $562 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Keith Frank, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Los Fresnos, Docket No. 2016-1671-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $1,536 in administrative penalties with $307 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jason Fraley, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding A J'S FOOD MART, INC. dba Speedy Bee 3, Docket No. 2016-1722-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,375 in administrative penalties with $675 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting James Baldwin, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Georgia-Pacific Wood Products South LLC, Docket No. 2016-1752-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $3,675 in administrative penalties with $735 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting David Carney, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding THE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL, INC., Docket No. 2016-1757-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $1,688 in administrative penalties with $337 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Alejandro Laje, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Docket No. 2016-1835-AIR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $1,250 in administrative penalties with $250 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting David Carney, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding UNITED PETROLEUM TRANSPORTS, INC., Docket No. 2016-1866-PST-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $4,608 in administrative penalties with $921 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jonathan Nguyen, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Michael Sesso dba Sessos Country Market, Docket No. 2016-1903-PWS-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $748 in administrative penalties with $149 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Holly Kneisley, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
A field citation was adopted regarding Tech Con Trenching, Inc., Docket No. 2017-0040-WR-E on March 21, 2017, assessing $350 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this citation may be obtained by contacting Melissa Castro, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239-2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
TRD-201701224
on Assessment of Administrative Penalties and Requiring Certain Actions of 4B Group, LLC dba Elmo Food Shop
SOAH Docket No. 582-17-3214
TCEQ Docket No. 2016-1226-PST-E
10:00 a.m. - April 20, 2017
The purpose of the hearing will be to consider the Executive Director's Preliminary Report and Petition mailed October 17, 2016, concerning assessing administrative penalties against and requiring certain actions of 4B GROUP, LLC dba Elmo Food Shop, for violations in Kaufman County, Texas, of: Tex. Water Code §26.3475(c)(1) and (d); 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§334.49(a)(1) and 334.50(b)(1)(A); and TCEQ Agreed Order Docket No. 2013-1571-PST-E, Ordering Provisions Nos. 2.a and 2.b.
The hearing will allow 4B GROUP, LLC dba Elmo Food Shop, the Executive Director, and the Commission's Public Interest Counsel to present evidence on whether a violation has occurred, whether an administrative penalty should be assessed, and the amount of such penalty, if any. The first convened session of the hearing will be to establish jurisdiction, afford 4B GROUP, LLC dba Elmo Food Shop, the Executive Director of the Commission, and the Commission's Public Interest Counsel an opportunity to negotiate and to establish a discovery and procedural schedule for an evidentiary hearing. Unless agreed to by all parties in attendance at the preliminary hearing, an evidentiary hearing will not be held on the date of this preliminary hearing. Upon failure of 4B GROUP, LLC dba Elmo Food Shop to appear at the preliminary hearing or evidentiary hearing, the factual allegations in the notice will be deemed admitted as true, and the relief sought in the notice of hearing may be granted by default. The specific allegations included in the notice are those set forth in the Executive Director's Preliminary Report and Petition, attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes. 4B GROUP, LLC dba Elmo Food Shop, the Executive Director of the Commission, and the Commission's Public Interest Counsel are the only designated parties to this proceeding.
Legal Authority: Tex. Water Code §7.054 and chs. 7 and 26 and 30 Tex. Admin. Code chs. 70 and 334; Tex. Water Code §7.058, and the Rules of Procedure of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, including 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§70.108 and 70.109 and ch. 80, and 1 Tex. Admin. Code ch. 155.
TRD-201701227
Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain a New Municipal Solid Waste Permit Proposed Permit No. 2396
APPLICATION. Twin Cedars Environmental Services, LLC, P.O. Box 800273, La Grange, Troup County, Georgia 30240, owner/operator of a proposed Type V Transfer Station, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit authorizing the acceptance of municipal solid waste from small trash collection vehicles, transferring the waste from the smaller collection vehicles to larger waste transfer trailers, with final transport of the waste to a landfill. The Smith County Transfer Station, will be located at 13830 Spur 364, Tyler, Smith County, Texas 75709. The TCEQ received this application on January 17, 2017. The permit application is available for viewing and copying at the Tyler Public Library, 201 South College Avenue, Tyler, Smith County, Texas 75702, and may be viewed online at http://www.totalengineeringservices.com. The following website which provides 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://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.32445&lng=- 95.39637&zoom=13&type=r. For exact location, refer to application.
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.
AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html 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. If you choose to communicate with the TCEQ electronically, please be aware that your email address, like your physical mailing 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. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (800) 687-4040.
Further information may also be obtained from Twin Cedars Environmental Services, LLC, Smith County Transfer Station at the address stated above or by calling Mr. John McConnell, President at (706) 773-1590.
TRD-201701219
Notice of Water Quality Applications
The following notices were issued on March 2, 2017 through March 17, 2017.
The following 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 TEN (10) DAYS OF THE ISSUED DATE OF THE NOTICE.
SI GROUP, INC., which operates SI Group - TX Operations (an alkylphenol/petrochemical plant), has applied for a minor amendment of Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0001961000 to authorize an increase in the daily maximum flow limit from 200,000 gallons per day (gpd) to 600,000 gpd at internal Outfall 101. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of utility wastewater (boiler blowdown, cooling water blowdown, and water treatment wastewater), stormwater runoff, and previously monitored effluents (process wastewater and stormwater runoff at a daily average flow not to exceed 100,000 gpd at Outfall 101) at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,400,000 gpd via Outfall 001. The facility is located at 702 Farm-to-Market Road 523, approximately 0.5 mile southwest of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 523 and State Highway 332 in the City of Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas 77541. WITHIN (30) DAYS OF THE ISSUED DATE OF THE NOTICE.
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY has applied for a minor amendment to TPDES Permit No. WQ0012597001 to authorize a change in the method of disinfection, from Ultraviolet Light (UV) to Chlorination system. The existing permit authorizes the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 7,800,000 gallons per day. The facility is located at 5402 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, approximately 2,000 feet northwest of the confluence of Bear Branch and Panther Branch, approximately 3.5 miles south of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1488 and Interstate Highway 45 in Montgomery County, Texas 77381.
GREEN PLAINS HEREFORD LLC, which operates Green Plains Hereford, a facility which produces fuel ethanol via fermentation, has applied for a minor amendment to TCEQ Permit No. WQ0004822000 to clarify the authorized contributing wastestream "reverse osmosis reject water" is actually "water treatment wastes" and add a definition for "water treatment wastes" to the Special Provisions section of the permit. The draft permit authorizes the disposal of boiler blowdown and cooling tower blowdown from the main thermokinetic (TK) condenser, regeneration TK condenser blowdown, and water treatment wastes at an annual average flow not exceed 74,000 gallons per day via evaporation. This permit will not authorize the discharge of pollutants into water in the state. The facility and evaporation ponds are located at 4300 County Road 8, south of the intersection of US Highway 60 and County Road 8, across US Highway 60 from the Hereford Municipal Airport, and northeast of the City of Hereford, in Deaf Smith County, Texas 79045.
TRD-201701218
Below is a list from the Texas Ethics Commission naming the filers who failed to pay the penalty fine for failure to file the report, or filing a late report, in reference to the specified filing deadline. If you have any questions, you may contact Robbie Douglas at (512) 463-5800.
Bernardo T. Aldape III, 2703 Shaver, Pasadena, Texas 77502
Julie Countiss, P.O. Box 66434, Houston, Texas 77266
Lee C. Crisp, 6920 Fall Creek Hwy., Granbury, Texas 76049
Michael Alan Dougan, 2250 Tradewind Dr., Apt. 32, Mesquite, Texas75 150
Antonio O. Garza, Jr., P.O. Box 685284, Austin, Texas 78768-5284
Jose David Garza, 503 Miller Ave., Mission, Texas 78572
Michael D. Gibson, 911 Millpond Dr., Sugar Land, Texas 77498
George D. Gilles, 1910 College, Midland, Texas 79701
Mary Edna Gonzalez, P.O. Box 450, Clint, Texas 79836
Cristoban Hernandez, 11100 Louetta Rd., Apt. 1112, Houston, Texas 77070
David M. Medina, 5300 Memorial Dr., Ste. 890, Houston, Texas 77007-8280
Byron E. Miller, 6306 Port Royal, San Antonio, Texas 78244
Louie Minor, Jr., 2118 W. US Hwy. 190, Belton, Texas 76513
Arvel Rodolphus Ponton III, 2301 N. Hwy. 118, Alpine, Texas 79830
Osbert G. Rodriguez III, 1020 Dennet Rd., Brownsville, Texas 78526
Deborah B. Shafto, 7260 Santa Fe Dr., Houston, Texas 77061-2634
Deadline: Unexpended Contributions Report due January 17, 2017, for Candidates and Officeholders
Terence M. Davis, 901 Moser River, Leander, Texas 78641
Brandon B. De Hoyos, 7100 Westview #1104, Houston, Texas 77055
William Scott Goleman, Sr., 815 W. Davis St., Ste. 300, Conroe, Texas 77031
Nicole Elizalde Henning, 435 W. Nakoma St., Ste. 101, San Antonio, Texas 78216-2627
Jules E. Johnson, 3905 Delano, Houston, Texas 77004
Bob W. Leonard, Jr., 101 Summit Ave., Ste. 300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Morris L. Overstreet, P.O. Box 35, Prairie View, Texas 77446-0035
James S. Wheat, 2611 San Pedro, San Antonio, Texas 78212
TRD-201701102
Notice of Funds Availability - Texas Coastal Management Program
The General Land Office and the Coastal Coordination Advisory Committee (CCAC) file this Notice of Funds Availability to announce the availability of §306/§306A federal grant funds under the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP). The purpose of the CMP is to improve the management of the state's coastal resources and ensure the long-term ecological and economic productivity of the coast.
A federal award to the state of approximately $2 million in §306/§306A funding is expected in October 2018. The General Land Office, which oversees the implementation of the CMP with the advice of the CCAC, will pass through approximately 90% of the available §306/§306A funds to eligible entities to support projects that implement and/or advance the CMP goals and policies.
The following entities are eligible to receive grants under the CMP.
1. Incorporated cities within the coastal zone boundary
2. County governments within the coastal zone boundary
3. Texas state agencies
4. Texas public colleges/universities
5. Subdivisions of the state with jurisdiction in the coastal zone (e.g., navigation districts, port authorities, river authorities, and soil and water conservation districts with jurisdiction in the coastal zone)
6. Councils of governments and other regional governmental entities within the coastal zone boundary
7. The Galveston Bay Estuary Program
8. The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
9. Nonprofit organizations that are registered as a 501(c)(3) and have an office located in Texas. Nonprofit organizations must be nominated by one of the eligible entities listed above. (A nomination must take the form of a resolution or letter from an official representative of the entity. The nominating entity is not expected to contribute financially or administratively to the management and implementation of the proposed project.)
The General Land Office and the CCAC will accept applications for projects that address any of the following funding categories. The categories are not listed in order of preference.
1. Coastal Natural Hazards Response
2. Critical Areas Enhancement
4. Water/Sediment Quantity and Quality Improvements
5. Waterfront Revitalization and Ecotourism Development
6. Permit Streamlining/Assistance, Governmental Coordination and Local Government Planning Assistance
The General Land Office will hold three grant workshops to provide information on the grant program and allow potential applicants the opportunity to discuss specific project ideas with staff. Applicants are not required to attend a workshop, but attendance is strongly encouraged.
South Padre Island - May 2, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.
Corpus Christi - May 3, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Natural Resources Center
6300 Ocean Drive, Room 1003
Galveston - May 10, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.
Galveston County Park Board, Main Office
601 Tremont Street, Board Room
The requirements to receive federal grant funds are outlined in the CMP Cycle #23 Grant Guidance and Application Packet, which is available for download at http://www.glo.texas.gov/coast/grant-projects/funding/.
In order to submit pre-proposals or final applications, applicants must register 48 hours prior to the submission deadline. Applicants submitting more than one project must register each individual project.
Pre-proposals and final applications must be submitted electronically. Facsimiles or hard copies will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit pre-proposals is Wednesday, June 21, 2017, by 5:00 p.m. Submission of a pre-proposal is optional but strongly recommended for first-time and/or inexperienced applicants who are unfamiliar with the CMP application process, applicants who have an idea for a new and/or innovative project, or applicants who are uncertain if a project is eligible under this grant program. Written comments will only be provided to applicants who submit pre-proposals by the deadline. Final applications must be submitted by Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. to be considered for funding.
TRD-201701186
Public Notice: SPA 17-0011 Covered Outpatient Drug
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announces its intent to submit transmittal number 17-0011 to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
The state plan amendment (SPA) for which notice is being provided here is subsequent to another SPA (approved February, 6, 2017) that revised the Texas Fee-For-Service (FFS) pharmacy reimbursement methodology to one that pays pharmacies based on the drug ingredient cost, defined as actual acquisition cost (AAC), plus a professional dispensing fee, effective June 1, 2016. The proposed amendment is effective April 1, 2017.
The purpose of this amendment is to bring the state plan into compliance with the applicable requirements of 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §447.518. The proposed changes are as follows:
- Indian Health Service, tribal or urban Indian pharmacies are reimbursed using the approved AAC methodology, plus the professional dispensing fee.
- Drugs acquired at the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and drugs acquired at the Nominal Price are reimbursed using the approved AAC methodology, plus the professional dispensing fee, as applicable.
- Reimbursement for clotting factor from enrolled Specialty Pharmacies, Hemophilia Treatment Centers, and Centers of Excellence will use the approved AAC methodology, plus the professional dispensing fee.
- As described in the SPA approved February 6, 2017, AAC is based on National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC). If NADAC is not available, AAC is based on Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) or market sources as approved in the state plan.
- Covered entities and contracted pharmacies that use drugs purchased outside of the 340B program are reimbursed in accordance with the approved AAC methodology in the state plan, plus the professional dispensing fee. If NADAC is not available, AAC is based on WAC or market sources as approved in the state plan. Covered entities and contracted pharmacies that purchased drugs for eligible Medicaid recipients are reimbursed based on HHSC's estimate of the CMS 340B ceiling price, plus the professional dispensing fee.
- Physician-administered drugs: The current physician-administered drug reimbursement methodology will be included directly or by reference in the pharmacy section of the State Plan.
- Investigational drugs are not currently a benefit of Texas Medicaid. If that changes a SPA will be submitted to provide the applicable reimbursement methodology, in accordance with 42 CFR §447.522.
The proposed amendment is estimated to have no fiscal impact, as it is not expected to have an effect on Medicaid utilization or cost.
To obtain copies of the proposed amendment, interested parties may contact Doneshia Ates, State Plan Advisor, by mail at the Health and Human Services Commission, P.O. Box 13247, Mail Code H-600, Austin, Texas 78711; by telephone at (512) 428-1963; by facsimile at (512) 730-7472; or by email at Doneshia.Ates@hhsc.state.tx.us. Copies of the proposal will also be made available for public review at the local offices of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.
TRD-201701225
Notice of Public Hearings Schedule for Development and Review of Block Grant Funds
Under the authority of the Preventive Health Amendments of 1992 (see 42 United States Code, §§300w et seq.) the Department of State Health Services (department) is making application to the U.S. Public Health Service for funds to continue the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG) during federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017. Provisions in the Act require the chief executive officer of each state to annually furnish a description (a work plan) of the intended use of block grant funds in advance of each FFY. Each state is required to hold hearings and to make proposals of these descriptions public within each state in such a manner as to facilitate comments.
In FFY 2017, four activities are proposed to be funded under the block grant. These include sexual assault prevention and crisis services, local health departments, Community and Clinical Preventive Services and the Texas Health Communities Recognition Program. The PHHS Block Grant award for FFY 2017 is $6,322,675. Of this amount, $562,234 was required to be used for sexual assault prevention and crisis services. The department has prepared the following schedule for the development and review of the 2017 Work Plan for the PHHSBG.
In April of 2017, the department will hold public hearings in four Health Service Regions (HSRs):
April 18, 2017, Texas Department of State Health Services, Health Service Region 4/5 - Tyler, 2521 West Front Street, Conference Room 114, Tyler, Texas 75702, from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
April 18, 2017, Texas Department of State Health Services, Health Service Region 7 - Temple, 2408 South 37th Street, Large Conference Room, Temple, Texas 76504, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
April 19, 2017, Texas Department of State Health Services, Health Service Region 8 - San Antonio, 7430 Louis Pasteur Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229, from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
April 19, 2017, Texas Department of State Health Services, Health Service Region 11 - Harlingen, 601 West Sesame Drive, Rockport Conference Room, Harlingen, Texas 78550, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Following these hearings, the department will summarize and consider the impact of the public comments received. The department will then notify the public of the availability of a published summary of these hearings. Please note that the department will continuously conduct activities to inform recipients of the availability of services/benefits, the rules and eligibility requirements, and complaint procedures.
Written comments regarding the PHHSBG may be submitted through April 21, 2017, to Amy Pearson, Block Grant Coordinator, Division for Regional and Local Health Services, MC 1908, Department of State Health Services, P.O. Box 149347, Austin, Texas 78714-9347, or via email at amy.pearson@dshs.state.tx.us. For further information, please contact Ms. Pearson at (512) 776-2028.
TRD-201701093
Announcement of the Public Comment Period for the Draft 2017 State of Texas Consolidated Plan Annual Performance Report - Reporting on Program Year 2016
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("Department") announces the opening of a 15-day public comment period for the State of Texas Draft 2017 Consolidated Plan Annual Performance Report - Reporting on Program Year 2016 ("the Report") as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"). The Report is required as part of the overall requirements governing the State's consolidated planning process. The Report is submitted in compliance with 24 CFR 91.520, Consolidated Plan Submissions for Community Planning and Development Programs. The 15-day public comment period begins Monday, April 3, 2017, and continues until 6:00 p.m. Austin Local Time on Monday, April 17, 2017.
The Report gives the public an opportunity to evaluate the performance of the past program year for four HUD programs: the Community Development Block Grant Program administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Emergency Shelter Grants and HOME Investment Partnerships programs administered by the Department, and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program administered by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The following information is provided for each of the four programs covered in the Report: a summary of program resources and programmatic accomplishments; a series of narrative statements on program performance over the past year; a qualitative analysis of program actions and experiences; and a discussion of program successes in meeting program goals and objectives.
Beginning April 3, 2017, the Report will be available on the Department's website at www.tdhca.state.tx.us. A hard copy can be requested by contacting the Housing Resource Center at P.O. Box 13941, Austin, Texas 78711-3941 or by calling (512) 475-3976.
Written comment should be sent by mail to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Housing Resource Center, P.O. Box 13941, Austin, Texas 78711-3941, by email to info@tdhca.state.tx.us, or by fax to (512) 475-0070.
TRD-201701226
Application for BANNER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign life, accident and/or health company, to change its name to LEGAL & GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. The home office is in Frederick, Maryland.
TRD-201701222
The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations with demonstrated competence, knowledge, qualifications, successful performance, and reasonable fees to implement a "Summer Earn and Learn" program to develop work opportunities for students with disabilities in coordination with the workforce development programs administered in the Panhandle Workforce Development Area (PWDA). The purpose of this solicitation is to enable PRPC to evaluate and select an entity capable of performing these services and to enter into negotiation for a contract at a fair and reasonable price.
Interested proposers may obtain a copy of the solicitation packet by contacting Leslie Hardin, at (806) 372-3381, (800) 477-4562 or lhardin@theprpc.org. The packet may also be picked up at PRPC's offices located at 415 S.W. 8th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas 79101. The proposals must be submitted to PRPC no later than April 14, 2017.
PRPC, as administrative and fiscal agent for the Panhandle Workforce Development Board dba Workforce Solutions Panhandle, a proud partner of the AmericanJobCenter Network, is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Relay Texas: 711.
TRD-201701098
The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) seeks a vendor or vendors that can supply pre-paid fuel cards usable for the purchase of fuel by workforce development program customers at outlets in the Panhandle Workforce Development Area (PWDA).
Cards must be available pre-loaded in various denominations directly from the vendor and limited to fuel purchases only.
PRPC makes no guarantees of purchases from the selected vendor(s) and reserves the right to use alternative methods to purchase fuel.
Interested vendors may obtain a copy of the solicitation packet by contacting Leslie Hardin, at (806) 372-3381, (800) 477-4562 or lhardin@theprpc.org. The packet may also be picked up at PRPC's offices located at 415 S.W. 8th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas 79101. The required information should be submitted to PRPC no later than April 14, 2017.
TRD-201701099
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of an application on March 10, 2017, for a service provider certificate of operating authority, pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act. Applicant intends to provide data-only services, facilities-based and resale, throughout the State of Texas.
Docket Title and Number: Application of Computers, Electronics, Office, Etc., Ltd. for a Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority, Docket Number 46934.
Persons who wish to comment upon 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 no later than April 6, 2017. 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 46934.
TRD-201701101
Notice of Application for a Water Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application to obtain a water certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) in Gillespie County.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Vineyard Ridge, LLC to Obtain a Water Certificate of Convenience and Necessity in Gillespie County, Docket Number 46948.
The Application: Vineyard Ridge, LLC is in the process of developing a 660-acre tract in Gillespie County for the Summit Springs Subdivision which will consist of 160 lots at full build out. Vineyard Ridge seeks to obtain a water certificate of convenience and necessity for the centralized public water system to serve the subdivision.
Persons wishing to intervene or 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. 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 46948.
TRD-201701201
Notice of Application for Service Area Exception
Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) of an application on March 16, 2017, to amend a certificate of convenience and necessity for a service area exception within Cooke, Texas.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Cooke County Electric Cooperative, Inc. to Amend a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Service Area Exception in Cooke County. Docket Number 46956.
The Application: Cooke County Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed an application for a service area boundary exception to allow CCEC to provide service to a specific customer located within the certificated service area of Denton County Electric Cooperative, Inc. d/b/a CoServ Electric. CoServ has provided an affidavit of relinquishment for the proposed change.
Persons wishing to comment on the action sought or intervene should contact the commission no later than April 7, 2017 by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at (888) 782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission through Relay Texas by dialing 7-1-1. All comments should reference Docket Number 46956.
TRD-201701202
Notice is hereby given to the public of the March 16, 2017, filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas of a petition of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) for approval of the re-election of an unaffiliated director.
Docket Style and Number: Petition of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. for Approval of Re-Election of Unaffiliated Director, Docket Number 46952.
The Application: ERCOT filed a petition for approval of the re-election of Ms. Judy Walsh to a third and final term as an Unaffiliated Director of the ERCOT Board of Directors (Board). ERCOT requests approval of the re-election of Ms. Walsh to serve on the ERCOT Board beginning January 1, 2018.
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission through Relay Texas by dialing 7-1-1. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 46952.
TRD-201701111
Docket Style and Number: Petition of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. for Approval of Re-Election of Unaffiliated Director, Docket Number 46953.
The Application: ERCOT filed a petition for approval of the re-election of Mr. Karl Pfirrmann to a third and final term as an Unaffiliated Director of the ERCOT Board of Directors (Board). ERCOT requests approval of the re-election of Mr. Pfirrmann to serve on the ERCOT Board beginning January 1, 2018.
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission through Relay Texas by dialing 7-1-1. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 46953.
TRD-201701112
Docket Style and Number: Petition of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. for Approval of Re-Election of Unaffiliated Director, Docket Number 46954.
The Application: ERCOT filed a petition for approval of the re-election of Mr. Craven Crowell to a third and final term as an Unaffiliated Director of the ERCOT Board of Directors (Board). ERCOT requests approval of the re-election of Mr. Crowell to serve on the ERCOT Board beginning January 1, 2018.
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission through Relay Texas by dialing 7-1-1. All correspondence should refer to Docket Number 46954.
TRD-201701113
This rulemaking project was initiated to clarify which telecommunications providers are subject to TUSF assessments. Commission Staff has drafted a strawman rule proposing language to accomplish this objective. The strawman proposes to amend 16 Tex. Admin. Code §26.420(f) to exempt certain providers from having to pay assessments.
The new language proposed in §26.420(f)(1) excludes hotel, motel, and certain entities that contract and pay for telecommunications services for resale to customers from having to pay TUSF assessments.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on this strawman by filing 16 copies of such comments with Central Records no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017. All comments should reference Project No. 46053 and should be limited to 20 pages. The strawman is available online at http://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/projects/communication/46053/46053_Strawman.pdf.
Questions concerning this notice should be referred to James Kelsaw, Competitive Markets Division, at (512) 936-7338 or james.kelsaw@puc.texas.gov.
TRD-201701116
Rusk County, through its agent, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), intends to engage a professional engineering firm for services pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter A, of the Government Code. TxDOT Aviation Division will solicit and receive qualification statements for the current aviation project as described below.
Current Project: Rusk County; TxDOT CSJ No.: 1710HENDR.
1. Rehabilitate south Portland concrete cement hangar apron;
2. Rehabilitate hot mix asphalt concrete hangar taxiways;
3. Rehabilitate and mark Runway 17-35 and seal shoulders;
4. Rehabilitate taxiway to Runway 12;
5. Construct new hangar access taxiway;
6. Mill and overlay Runway 12-30;
7. Rehabilitate parallel and cross taxiways to Runway 17;
8. Rehabilitate Portland concrete cement hangar apron;
9. Mark Runway 12-30; and
10. Rehabilitate terminal apron.
The DBE goal for the design phase of the current project is 9%. The goal will be re-set for the construction phase. The TxDOT Project Manager is Ryan Hindman, P.E.
Utilizing multiple engineering/design and construction grants over the course of the next five years, future scope of work items at the Rusk County Airport may include the following: construct parallel taxiway to Runway 35 end, extend Runway 35, install security fencing and gates, update Airport Layout Plan, construct drainage improvements, and construct 8-Unit T-hangar and pavement.
Rusk County reserves the right to determine which of the above services may or may not be awarded to the successful firm and to initiate additional procurement action for any of the services above.
To assist in your qualification statement preparation, the criteria, 5010 drawing, project diagram, and most recent Airport Layout Plan are available online at http://www.dot.state.tx.us/avn/avninfo/notice/consult/index.html by selecting "Rusk County Airport." The qualification statement should address a technical approach for the current scope only. Firms shall use page 4, Recent Airport Experience, to list relevant past projects for both current and future scope.
The completed Form AVN-550 must be received in the TxDOT Aviation eGrants system no later than May 2, 2017, 11:59 p.m. (CDST). Electronic facsimiles or forms sent by email or regular/overnight mail will not be accepted.
Step by step instructions on how to respond to a solicitation in eGrants will also be posted in the RFQ packet at http://www.dot.state.tx.us/avn/avninfo/notice/consult/index.html.
Please contact TxDOT Aviation for any technical or procedural questions at (800) 68-PILOT (74568). For procedural questions, please contact Beverly Longfellow. For technical questions, please contact Ryan Hindman, P.E., TxDOT Project Manager. For questions regarding responding to this solicitation in eGrants, please contact the TxDOT Aviation help desk at (800) 687-4568 or avn-egrantshelp@txdot.gov.
TRD-201701196
Applications for March 2017
Project ID #62715, a request from the City of Montgomery, P.O. Box 708, Montgomery, TX 77356-0708, received August 25, 2016, for a $1,730,000 loan from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance planning, acquisition, design, and construction of water system improvements.
Project ID #73740, a request from the City of Montgomery, P.O. Box 708, Montgomery, TX 77356-0708, received August 25, 2016, for a $1,090,000 loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to finance planning, design and construction of wastewater system improvements.
Project ID #62623, a request from the City of Winters, 310 South Main, Winters, TX 79567, received September 22, 2016, for $822,054 in financial assistance consisting of a $580,000 loan and $242,054 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance the construction of water system improvements.
Project ID #62727, City of Toyah, P.O. Box 144, Toyah, TX 79785-0144, received September 22, 2016, for $200,000 in principal forgiveness from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance the planning, design, and construction of water system improvements and a request for a waiver from the requirement to include funds to mitigate water loss as part of the project.
Project ID #73745, Acton Municipal Utility District, 6420 Lusk Branch Ct., Granbury, TX 76049, received September 21, 2016, for $644,500 in financial assistance consisting of a $550,000 loan and $94,500 in principal forgiveness from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to finance planning and design of wastewater treatment plant improvements.
TRD-201701203