Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board
Reissue of Invitation for Bids for Airframe Equipment (IFB No. 23-08)
The Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board, dba Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend in collaboration with the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce and Coastal Bend College, is seeking bids on the purchase of airframe equipment for a Texas Industry Partnership Program to create an Airframe & Power Plant certification program. The goal of this project is to train students for accreditation as aviation maintenance technicians in preparation for employment opportunities with contractors at the Naval Air Station Kingsville. Accredited aviation maintenance technicians will support the mission to train carrier-based strike fighter pilots.
The IFB will be available on Monday, May 15 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time and can be accessed on our website at: https://www.workforcesolutionscb.org/about-us/procurement-opportunities/ or by contacting Esther Velazquez at (361) 885-3013 or esther.velazquez@workforcesolutionscb.org.
Bids packages are due on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The bid opening will occur virtually at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 30, 2023, and interested parties are invited to participate from a computer, tablet, or smart phone via Zoom:
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Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Relay Texas: 1.800.735.2989 (TDD) and 1.800.735.2988 or 711 (Voice). Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) are encouraged to apply.
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TRD-202301670
Esther Velazquez
Contract and Procurement Specialist
Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board
Filed: May 9, 2023
The Consumer Credit Commissioner of Texas has ascertained the following rate ceilings by use of the formulas and methods described in §303.003 and §303.009, Texas Finance Code.
The weekly ceiling as prescribed by §303.003 and §303.009 for the period of 05/15/23 - 05/21/23 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 05/15/23 - 05/21/23 is 18% for Commercial over $250,000.
1 Credit for personal, family or household use.
2 Credit for business, commercial, investment or other similar purpose.
TRD-202301671
Leslie L. Pettijohn
Commissioner
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Filed: May 9, 2023
Preliminary Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6 (.pdf)
TRD-202301625
Deana Williamson
Clerk of the Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Filed: May 3, 2023
The Texas Education Agency (agency) adopted amendments to 19 TAC §113.16 in the February 17, 2023, issue of the Texas Register (48 TexReg 842). Due to an error as submitted by the agency, the text for subsection (a) was published incorrectly. Changes made to the subsection were noted in the preamble to the rulemaking but were not reflected in the text of the rule. Paragraphs (1) - (3) were removed from the subsection, and the text of the subsection should have been published as follows:
(a) Implementation. The provisions of this section shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.
TRD-202301672
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Filed: May 9, 2023
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) published Request for Student Reading Instrument, Grade 7 in the November 25, 2022 issue of the Texas Register (47 TexReg 7939).
TEA is extending the deadline for submission of Grade 7 reading instruments for inclusion on the 2023-2027 Commissioner's List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments. The completed Grade 7 Reading Instrument Application Form with all attachments embedded must be emailed to curriculum@tea.texas.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) on Friday, June 2, 2023.
The implementation of the instruments will begin in the 2023-2024 school year, and the list will be titled 2023-2027 Commissioner's List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments.
Further Information. For clarifying information, contact the TEA Curriculum Standards and Student Support Division at (512) 463-9581.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on May 10, 2023.
TRD-202301683
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Filed: May 10, 2023
Filing Authority. The availability of grant funds under Request for Applications (RFA) #701-23-120 is authorized by Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Title II, School Improvement Programs (June 25, 2022), Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA)
Eligible Applicants. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting applications under RFA # 701-23-120 from local educational agencies (LEAs) that meet the TEA definition of a high-need LEA, any LEA with high numbers of students living in poverty, as well as LEAs with high percentages of students living in poverty (e.g., at least 40%) where students recently experienced a natural disaster or traumatic event, including the pandemic.
Description. The purpose of this grant program is to support systemic change in the way that school districts address and respond to bullying, violence, and acts of hate; the academic and nonacademic needs of students by providing safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments resulting in improved academic achievement; and mental health, behavioral and emotional health, and physical health and well-being of students. Applicants will be required to work with the Texas Center for Student Support to develop and implement a student support program.
Dates of Project. The 2024-2025 Stronger Connections Grant will be implemented during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Applicants should plan for a starting date of no earlier than November 15, 2023, and an ending date of no later than September 30, 2025, contingent on the continued availability of federal funding.
Project Amount. Approximately $89 million is available for funding the 2024-2025 Stronger Connections Grant. TEA anticipates awarding up to 60 grants. The maximum award amounts will range from approximately up to $1 million to $1.5 million and are dependent on district enrollment. Please see the Program Guidelines for additional information. This project is funded 100% with federal funds and is contingent on federal appropriations.
Selection Criteria. Applications will be selected based on the ability of each applicant to carry out all requirements contained in the RFA. Reviewers will evaluate applications based on the overall quality and validity of the proposed grant programs and the extent to which the applications address the primary objectives and intent of the project. Applications must address each requirement as specified in the RFA to be considered for funding. TEA reserves the right to select from the highest-ranking applications those that address all requirements in the RFA.
TEA is not obligated to approve an application, provide funds, or endorse any application submitted in response to this RFA. This RFA does not commit TEA to pay any costs before an application is approved. The issuance of this RFA does not obligate TEA to award a grant or pay any costs incurred in preparing a response.
Applicants' Conference. A webinar will be held on June 6, 2023. Applicants' conference/webinar details and a registration link are included in the Program Guidelines. Questions relevant to the RFA may be emailed to safeandsupportiveschoolprogram@tea.texas.gov on or before June 1, 2023. These questions, along with other information, will be addressed during the webinar. The applicants' conference webinar will be open to all potential applicants and will provide general and clarifying information about the grant program and RFA.
Requesting the Application. The complete RFA will be posted on the TEA Grant Opportunities web page at https://tea4avalonzo.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms/GrantProgramSearch.aspx for viewing and downloading. In the "Search Options" box, select the name of the RFA from the drop-down list. Scroll down to the "Application and Support Information" section to view and download all documents that pertain to this RFA.
Further Information. In order to make sure that no prospective applicant obtains a competitive advantage because of acquisition of information unknown to other prospective applicants, any and all questions must be submitted in writing to the TEA contact persons identified in the program guidelines of the RFA at safeandsupportiveschoolprogram@tea.texas.gov no later than June 23, 2023. All questions and the written answers thereto will be posted on the TEA Grant Opportunities web page in the format of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) by June 30, 2023. In the "Search Options" box, select the name of the RFA from the drop-down list. Scroll down to the "Application and Support Information" section to view all documents that pertain to this RFA.
Deadline for Receipt of Applications. Applications must be received in the TEA Document Control Center by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time), July 18, 2023, to be eligible to be considered for funding. TEA will only accept applications by email.
TRD-202301684
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Filed: May 10, 2023
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) in accordance with Texas Water Code (TWC), §7.075. TWC, §7.075, requires that before the commission may approve the AOs, the commission shall allow the public an opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed AOs. TWC, §7.075, requires that notice of the proposed orders and the opportunity to comment must be published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is June 20, 2023. 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 June 20, 2023. 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: City of Gatesville; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0359-WQ-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101613685; LOCATION: Gatesville, Coryell County; TYPE OF FACILITY: operator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4), by failing to obtain a multi-sector general permit (stormwater); PENALTY: $875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Monica Larina, (512) 239-0184; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
(2) COMPANY: City of Gatesville; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0543-WQ-E; IDENTIFIER: RN106020050; LOCATION: Gatesville, Coryell County; TYPE OF FACILITY: operator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4), by failing to obtain a multi-sector general permit (stormwater); PENALTY: $875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Monica Larina, (512) 239-0184; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
(3) COMPANY: CRYSTAL FARMS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0183-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101437770; LOCATION: Tatum, Rusk County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.51(a)(6) and TWC, §5.702, by failing to pay annual Public Health Service fees and/or any associated late fees for TCEQ Financial Administration Account Number 92010012 for Fiscal Year 2023; and 30 TAC §290.115(f)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to comply with the maximum contaminant level of 0.080 milligrams per liter for total trihalomethanes, based on the running annual average; PENALTY: $1,462; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ilia Perez-Ramirez, (713) 767-3743; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3734, (903) 535-5100.
(4) COMPANY: Hurtado Construction Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0350-WQ-E; IDENTIFIER: RN111592010; LOCATION: Montgomery, Montgomery County; TYPE OF FACILITY: operator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4), by failing to obtain a construction general permit (stormwater); PENALTY: $875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Monica Larina, (512) 239-0184; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(5) COMPANY: Khalifa, Incorporated; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0430-WQ-E; IDENTIFIER: RN111636379; LOCATION: Flint, Smith County; TYPE OF FACILITY: operator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §281.25(a)(4), by failing to obtain a construction general permit (stormwater); PENALTY: $875; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Shane Glantz, (806) 468-0507; REGIONAL OFFICE: 2916 Teague Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701-3734, (903) 535-5100.
(6) COMPANY: Phillips 66 Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-0654-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101619179; LOCATION: Old Ocean, Brazoria County; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum refinery; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§101.20(3), 116.115(c), and 122.143(4), New Source Review Permit Numbers 5920A, 7467A, 30513, 49140, 118699, and PSDTX103M4, Special Conditions Numbers 1 and 2, Federal Operating Permit Number O1626, General Terms and Conditions and Special Terms and Conditions Number 29, and Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; PENALTY: $44,450; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $17,780; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Johnnie Wu, (512) 239-2524; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(7) COMPANY: Phillips 66 Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-1034-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101619179; LOCATION: Old Ocean, Brazoria County; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum refinery; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§101.20(3), 116.115(c), and 122.143(4), New Source Review Permit Numbers 5920A, 18142, and PSDTX103M4, Special Conditions Number 1, Federal Operating Permit (FOP) Number O1626, General Terms and Conditions (GTC) and Special Terms and Conditions (STC) Number 29, and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §382.085(b), by failing to prevent unauthorized emissions; and 30 TAC §101.201(b)(1)(H) and §122.143(4), FOP Number O1626, GTC and STC Number 2.F, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to identify all required information on the final record for a reportable emissions event; PENALTY: $41,703; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $20,851; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Johnnie Wu, (512) 239-2524; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(8) COMPANY: Phillips 66 Company; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-1066-AIR-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101619179; LOCATION: Old Ocean, Brazoria County; TYPE OF FACILITY: petroleum refinery; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §§101.20(3), 111.111(a)(1)(B), 116.115(c), and 122.143(4), New Source Review Permit Numbers 5920A, 7467A, 22086, 30513, and PSDTX103M4, Special Conditions Number 1, Federal Operating Permit Number O1626, General Terms and Conditions and Special Terms and Conditions Number 29, and Texas Health and Safety Code, §382.085(b), by failing to prevent an excess opacity event; PENALTY: $63,451; SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OFFSET AMOUNT: $30,743; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Johnnie Wu, (512) 239-2524; REGIONAL OFFICE: 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Texas 77023-1452, (713) 767-3500.
(9) COMPANY: ROUGH CANYON CONDOS LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-1647-UTL-E; IDENTIFIER: RN101452266; LOCATION: Del Rio, Val Verde County; TYPE OF FACILITY: retail public utility, exempt utility, or provider or conveyor of potable or raw water service that furnishes water service; RULE VIOLATED: TWC, §13.1394(b)(2), by failing to adopt and submit to the TCEQ for approval an emergency preparedness plan that demonstrates the facility's ability to provide emergency operations; PENALTY: $500; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Ronica Rodriguez Scott, (361) 881-6990; REGIONAL OFFICE: 707 East Calton Road, Suite 304, Laredo, Texas 78041-3887, (956) 791-6611.
(10) COMPANY: Tony Ray Lorance; DOCKET NUMBER: 2023-0298-WOC-E; IDENTIFIER: RN111625042; LOCATION: Quanah, Hardeman County; TYPE OF FACILITY: operator; RULE VIOLATED: 30 TAC §30.5(a), by failing to obtain a required occupational license; PENALTY: $175; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Miles Caston, (512) 239-4593; REGIONAL OFFICE: 1977 Industrial Boulevard, Abilene, Texas 79602-7833, (325) 698-9674.
(11) COMPANY: Undine Texas, LLC; DOCKET NUMBER: 2022-1480-PWS-E; IDENTIFIER: RN102684149; LOCATION: Bryan, Brazos County; TYPE OF FACILITY: public water supply; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §290.115(f)(1) and Texas Health and Safety Code, §341.0315(c), by failing to comply with the maximum contaminant level of 0.080 milligrams per liter for total trihalomethanes, based on the locational running annual average; PENALTY: $3,525; ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR: Miles Wehner, (512) 239-2813; REGIONAL OFFICE: 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas 76710-7826, (254) 751-0335.
TRD-202301667
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: May 9, 2023
An agreed order was adopted regarding Jeffrey Cruise, Amanda Marie Cruise, and LONGHORN SEPTIC SERVICE, L.C., Docket No. 2020‑1308‑MLM‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $5,000 in administrative penalties with $1,000 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Mark Gamble, 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 BOBCAT TRUCKING, INC., Docket No. 2020‑1611‑AIR‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $1,876 in administrative penalties with $375 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 Integrity Ready Mix Concrete LLC, Docket No. 2021‑1438‑AIR‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $3,937 in administrative penalties with $787 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 BASF Corporation, Docket No. 2021‑1470‑AIR‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $5,814 in administrative penalties with $1,162 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 Port Arthur Terminal LLC, Docket No. 2022‑0030‑AIR‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $6,250 in administrative penalties with $1,250 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 CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER CO., INC., Docket No. 2022‑0096‑PWS‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $2,270 in administrative penalties with $454 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ashley Lemke, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Dalton S. Tabor, Docket No. 2022‑0637‑PST‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $3,937 in administrative penalties with $787 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Courtney Gooris, 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 Chilton Water Supply and Sewer Service Corporation, Docket No. 2022‑0721‑MWD‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $5,137 in administrative penalties with $1,027 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Laura Draper, 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 Republic Plastics, LTD., Docket No. 2022‑0733‑AIR‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $6,000 in administrative penalties with $1,200 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 Ashley and Fagan Investments Co. Inc. dba Rio Brazos Water System, Docket No. 2022‑1017‑MLM‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $1,899 in administrative penalties with $379 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Samantha Salas, 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 Randolph Water Supply Corporation, Docket No. 2022‑1222‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $620 in administrative penalties with $124 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Nick Lohret‑Froio, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Christine, Docket No. 2022‑1246‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $610 in administrative penalties with $122 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Nick Lohret‑Froio, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Water Systems, Inc., Docket No. 2022‑1323‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $1,020 in administrative penalties with $204 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Nick Lohret‑Froio, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Water Systems, Inc., Docket No. 2022‑1324‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $1,040 in administrative penalties with $208 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Nick Lohret‑Froio, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Leakey, Docket No. 2022‑1378‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $510 in administrative penalties with $102 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Claudia Bartley, 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 McMullen County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, Docket No. 2022‑1420‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $500 in administrative penalties with $100 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Nick Lohret‑Froio, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding LCT Water Services, LLC, Docket No. 2022‑1427‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $510 in administrative penalties with $102 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Claudia Bartley, 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 Barstow, Docket No. 2022‑1456‑UTL‑E on May 9, 2023, assessing $725 in administrative penalties with $145 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Carlos Flores, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
TRD-202301682
Laurie Gharis
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: May 10, 2023
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Hubbard, Docket No. 2019‑0043‑MWD‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $7,812 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Megan L. Grace, Staff Attorney at (512) 239‑3400, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
A default order was adopted regarding HWY 300 LLC, Docket No. 2019‑1578‑MWD‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $136,500 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Clayton Smith, Staff Attorney at (512) 239‑3400, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Docket No. 2020‑0249‑MWD‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $21,937 in administrative penalties with $4,387 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Mark Gamble, 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 Samuel Sanchez dba Presidio Stockyards, Docket No. 2020‑1587‑AGR‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $12,500 in administrative penalties with $2,500 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ellen Ojeda, 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 IACX Rock Creek LLC, Docket No. 2021‑0428‑AIR‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $43,541 in administrative penalties with $8,708 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Amanda Diaz, 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 Crockett, Docket No. 2021‑0768‑MWD‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $18,750 in administrative penalties with $3,750 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ellen Ojeda, 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 C-Store Operations, LLC dba Midtown Pentry, Docket No. 2021‑0976‑PST‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $15,000 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting William Hogan, Staff Attorney at (512) 239‑3400, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding City of Overton, Docket No. 2021‑1062‑PWS‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $7,326 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ronica Rodriguez, 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 Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals L.P. fka Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P., Docket No. 2021‑1122‑IWD‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $29,400 in administrative penalties with $5,880 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Harley Hobson, 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 Sunoco, LLC dba Mertzon Bulk Plant, Docket No. 2021‑1254‑PST‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $29,840 in administrative penalties with $5,986 deferred. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ken Moller, 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 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Docket No. 2021‑1429‑AIR‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $10,200 in administrative penalties with $2,040 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 Commodore Cove Improvement District, Docket No. 2022‑0109‑PWS‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $1,437 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Ashley Lemke, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Vasquez De La Garza, Jorge Arturo, Docket No. 2022‑0312‑PST‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $0 in administrative penalties. 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.
A default and shutdown order was adopted regarding SORT Valley LLC dba MiniMax 3, Docket No. 2022‑0458‑PST‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $8,233 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Jess Robinson, Staff Attorney at (512) 239‑3400, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding INEOS NITRILES USA LLC, Docket No. 2022‑0873‑PWS‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $2,287 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Corinna Willis, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding COKE COUNTY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, Docket No. 2022‑0944‑PWS‑E on May 10, 2023, assessing $1,687 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Corinna Willis, Enforcement Coordinator at (512) 239‑2545, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Usa Waste Of Texas Landfills Inc, Docket No. 2023‑0265‑MSW on May 10, 2023, assessing $0 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Anthony Tatu, Staff Attorney at (512) 239‑3400, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Holcim‑Sor Inc, Docket No. 2023‑0441‑AIR on May 10, 2023, assessing $0 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Contessa Gay, Staff Attorney at (512) 239‑3400, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
An agreed order was adopted regarding Steel Dynamics Southwest Llc, Docket No. 2023‑0442‑IWD on May 10, 2023, assessing $0 in administrative penalties. Information concerning any aspect of this order may be obtained by contacting Kathy Humphreys, Staff Attorney at (512) 239‑3400, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087.
TRD-202301686
Laurie Gharis
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: May 10, 2023
In the November 4, 2022, issue of the Texas Register (47 TexReg 7445), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) published notice of Agreed Orders, specifically Item Number 2, for CAPSTONE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC; Docket Number 2022-0785-MWD-E. The error is as submitted by the commission.
The reference to rules violated should be corrected to remove: "30 TAC §285.3(g)(1)."
For questions concerning these errors, please contact Michael Parrish at (512) 239-2548.
TRD-202301668
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: May 9, 2023
Notice issued May 10, 2023
TCEQ Internal Control No. D-11092022-014; Schlachter Realty, Ltd. (Petitioner) filed a petition for creation of Texas Tri-Modal Municipal Utility District No. 2 (District) of Dallas County with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, Section 59 of the Constitution of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code; 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The petition states that: (1) the Petitioner is the owner of the majority of the land to be included in the proposed District; (2) there are no lienholders on the property to be included in the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 443.7 acres, more or less, located within Dallas County, Texas; (4) the proposed District is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Wilmer (City). The petition further states that the proposed District will construct, purchase, acquire, maintain, own and operate water, wastewater, drainage, road and such additional facilities, systems, plants, and enterprises as shall be consonant with all of the purposes for which the proposed District is created. It further states that the planned commercial and industrial development of the area and the present and future inhabitants of the area will be benefited by the above-referenced work, which will promote the purity and sanitary condition of the State's waters and the public health and welfare of the community.
According to the petition, a preliminary investigation has been made to determine the cost of the project, and it is estimated by the Petitioner, from the information available at this time, that the cost of said project will be approximately $55,300,000. In accordance with Local Government Code § 42.042 and Texas Water Code § 54.016, the Petitioner submitted a petition to the City, requesting the City's consent to the creation of the District. After more than 90 days passed without receiving consent, the Petitioner submitted a petition to the City to provide water and sewer services to the District. The 120-day period for reaching a mutually agreeable contract as established by the Texas Water Code § 54.016(c) expired and information provided indicates that the Petitioner and the City have not executed a mutually agreeable contract for service. Pursuant to Texas Water Code § 54.016(d), failure to execute such an agreement constitutes authorization for the Petitioner to proceed to the TCEQ for inclusion of their Property into the District.
INFORMATION SECTION
To view the complete issued notice, view the notice on our web site at www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/cc/pub_notice.html or call the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 to obtain a copy of the complete notice. When searching the web site, type in the issued date range shown at the top of this document to obtain search results.
The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on the petition if a written hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of the notice. To request a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the name of the Petitioner and the TCEQ Internal Control Number; (3) the statement "I/we request a contested case hearing"; (4) a brief description of how you would be affected by the petition in a way not common to the general public; and (5) the location of your property relative to the proposed District's boundaries. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the petition. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information section below. The Executive Director may approve the petition unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of this notice. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will not approve the petition and will forward the petition and hearing request to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. If a contested case hearing is held, it will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Written hearing requests should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103, at the same address. For additional information, individual members of the general public may contact the Districts Review Team, at (512) 239-4691. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (512) 239-0200. General information regarding TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.texas.gov.
TRD-202301681
Laurie Gharis
Chief Clerk
Texas Environmental Quality Commission
Filed: May 10, 2023
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ, agency, or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Shutdown/Default Order (S/DO). Texas Water Code (TWC), §26.3475, authorizes the commission to order the shutdown of any underground storage tank (UST) system found to be noncompliant with release detection, spill and overfill prevention, and/or, after December 22, 1998, cathodic protection regulations of the commission, until such time as the owner/operator brings the UST system into compliance with those regulations. The commission proposes a Shutdown Order after the owner or operator of a UST facility fails to perform required corrective actions within 30 days after receiving notice of the release detection, spill, and overfill prevention, and/or after December 22, 1998, cathodic protection violations documented at the facility. The commission proposes a Default Order when the staff has sent an Executive Director's Preliminary Report and Petition (EDPRP) to an entity outlining the alleged violations, the proposed penalty, the proposed technical requirements necessary to bring the entity back into compliance, and the entity fails to request a hearing on the matter within 20 days of its receipt of the EDPRP or requests a hearing and fails to participate at the hearing. In accordance with TWC, §7.075, this notice of the proposed order and the opportunity to comment is published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is June 20, 2023. The commission will consider any written comments received and the commission may withdraw or withhold approval of an S/DO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that indicate that consent to the proposed S/DO is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the commission's jurisdiction, or the commission's orders and permits issued in accordance with the commission's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to a proposed S/DO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.
A copy of the proposed S/DO is available for public inspection at both the commission's central office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239‑3400 and at the applicable regional office listed as follows. Written comments about the S/DO shall be sent to the attorney designated for the S/DO at the commission's central office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 20, 2023. The commission's attorney is available to discuss the S/DO and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone number; however, comments on the S/DO shall be submitted to the commission in writing.
(1) COMPANY: SABIR, INC. dba Stop N Drive 7; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-0796-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN101867992; LOCATION: 2500 Gulfway Drive, Port Arthur, Jefferson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: UST system and a convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.3475(c)(1) and 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A) and §334.54(c)(1), by failing to monitor a temporarily out-of-service UST system for releases; 30 TAC §37.867(a), by failing to empty the UST system within 90 days after financial assurance coverage terminates; 30 TAC §334.605(a), by failing to ensure that the certified Class A and B operator is re-trained within three years of the last training date; and 30 TAC §334.7(d)(1)(B) and (3), by failing to provide an amended registration for any change or additional information to the agency regarding the UST system within 30 days from the date of the occurrence of the change or addition; PENALTY: $8,504; STAFF ATTORNEY: William Hogan, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-5918; REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1830, (409) 898-3838.
TRD-202301665
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: May 9, 2023
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or commission) staff is providing an opportunity for written public comment on the listed Agreed Orders (AOs) in accordance with Texas Water Code (TWC), §7.075. TWC, §7.075, requires that before the commission may approve the AOs, the commission shall allow the public an opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed AOs. TWC, §7.075, requires that notice of the opportunity to comment must be published in the Texas Register no later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes, which in this case is June 20, 2023. TWC, §7.075, also requires that the commission promptly consider any written comments received and that the commission may withdraw or withhold approval of an AO if a comment discloses facts or considerations that indicate that consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the statutes and rules within the commission's jurisdiction or the commission's orders and permits issued in accordance with the commission's regulatory authority. Additional notice of changes to a proposed AO is not required to be published if those changes are made in response to written comments.
A copy of each proposed AO is available for public inspection at both the commission's central office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, 3rd Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239‑3400 and at the applicable regional office listed as follows. Written comments about an AO should be sent to the attorney designated for the AO at the commission's central office at P.O. Box 13087, MC 175, Austin, Texas 78711‑3087 and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 20, 2023. The designated attorneys are available to discuss the AOs and/or the comment procedure at the listed phone numbers; however, TWC, §7.075, provides that comments on an AO shall be submitted to the commission in writing.
(1) COMPANY: Adrian Gutierrez; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-0903-LII-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN106903909; LOCATION: 9807 Oriole Drive, Austin, Travis County; TYPE OF FACILITY: landscape irrigation business; RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §334.35(d)(2), by failing to obtain all permits and inspections required to install an irrigation system; 30 TAC §334.61(b), by failing to prepare an irrigation plan that shows that the irrigation system provides complete coverage of all areas to be irrigated; 30 TAC §334.62(a), by failing to design the irrigation system so that no components are used in a way which exceeds the manufacturer's published performance limitations for the component; and 30 TAC §334.52(c), by failing to ensure the backflow prevention device is tested prior to being placed in service and provide the test results to the local water purveyor within ten business days of testing the backflow prevention assembly; PENALTY: $11,400; STAFF ATTORNEY: Cynthia Sirois, Litigation, MC 175, (512) 239-3392; REGIONAL OFFICE: Austin Regional Office, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A, Room 179, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 339-2929.
(2) COMPANY: MT Everest Brothers Inc dba Royal Food Mart; DOCKET NUMBER: 2021-0165-PST-E; TCEQ ID NUMBER: RN102382058; LOCATION: 5480 College Street, Beaumont, Jefferson County; TYPE OF FACILITY: underground storage tank (UST) system and a convenience store with retail sales of gasoline; RULES VIOLATED: TWC, §26.3475(c)(1) and 30 TAC §334.50(b)(1)(A), by failing to monitor the USTs for releases at a frequency of at least once every 30 days; PENALTY: $;4,500; STAFF ATTORNEY: Barrett Hollingsworth, Litigation, MC175 (512) 239-0657; REGIONAL OFFICE: Beaumont Regional Office, 3870 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703-1830, (409) 898-3838.
TRD-202301666
Gitanjali Yadav
Deputy Director, Litigation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: May 9, 2023
APPLICATION. Yellow Jacket Readymix LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the amendment of Permit No. 78606. This application would authorize modification of a Concrete Batch Plant located at 2219 Hartwick Road, Houston, Harris County, Texas 77093. AVISO DE IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso de idioma alternativo en español está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermit-apps. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=29.88534&lng=-95.35144&zoom=13&type=r The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.
This application was submitted to the TCEQ on January 18, 2023. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC §116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules.
PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public will be encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the permit application. The comments and questions submitted orally during the Informal Discussion Period will not be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application, and no formal response will be made. Responses will be provided orally during the Informal Discussion Period. During the Formal Comment Period on the permit application, members of the public may state their formal comments orally into the official record. At the conclusion of the comment period, all formal comments will be considered before a decision is reached on the permit application. A written response to all formal comments will be prepared by the executive director and will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this permit application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the Formal Comment Period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted on this permit application.
The Public Meeting is to be held:
Monday, June 12, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
East Aldine District Town Center
2909 East Aldine Amphitheater Drive
Houston, Texas 77039
INFORMATION. Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments anytime during the public meeting or by mail before the close of the public comment period to the Office of the Chief Clerk, TCEQ, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 or electronically at https://www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/. If you need more information about the permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, toll free, at (800) 687-4040. General information can be found at our Web site at www.tceq.texas.gov. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al (800) 687-4040.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners' Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the permit number at the top of this form.
The application, executive director's preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Houston regional office, and at Scenic Woods Regional Library, 10677 Homestead Road, Houston Harris County, Texas 77016. The facility's compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Houston Regional Office, 5425 Polk Street Suite H, Houston, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit. Further information may also be obtained from Yellow Jacket Readymix LLC, 2219 Hartwick Rd, Houston, Texas 77093-1103 or by calling Mr. Chad Nerren, Project Manager at (936) 635-6524.
Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the meeting should call the Office of the Chief Clerk at (512) 239-3300 or (800) RELAY-TX (TDD) at least five business days prior to the meeting.
Notice Issuance Date: May 09, 2023
TRD-202301680
Laurie Gharis
Chief Clerk
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Filed: May 10, 2023
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439 - 1440). Under federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC Chapter 26. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of April 29, 2023 to May 6, 2023. As required by federal law, the public is given an opportunity to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal zone undertaken or authorized by federal agencies. Pursuant to 31 TAC §§30.25, 30.32, and 30.41, the public comment period extends 30 days from the date published on the Texas General Land Office web site. The notice was published on the web site on Friday, May 12, 2023. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:
Applicant: Texas International Terminals LTD
Location: The project site is located in the Galveston Ship Channel, east of the Pelican Island Causeway, at 4800 Port Industrial Road, in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.307877, -94.822815
Project Description: The applicant proposes a modification to previously authorized Permit SWG-2012-00602 to authorize the one-time use of the Federal Open Water Placement Area (PA) 50 for the placement of up to 200,000-cubic-yards of maintenance material to be mechanically or hydraulically dredged from approximately 33 acres at the Texas International Terminals LTD (TXIT) Berths 2 & 3. The purpose of the maintenance dredging is to prevent unsafe navigation conditions within the Berth due to high rates of siltation predicted to occur due to the geomorphic position of the Berth. The applicant is not proposing mitigation as the proposed activities are only associated with dredging activities and would not cause impacts to any special aquatic sites.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2012-00602. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 23-1245-F1
Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from the Texas General Land Office Public Information Officer at 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at pialegal@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Coordinator at the above address or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov.
TRD-202301664
Mark Havens
Chief Clerk, Deputy Land Commissioner
General Land Office
Filed: May 8, 2023
Application for Amerigroup Texas, Inc., a domestic Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), to change its name to Wellpoint Texas, Inc. The home office is in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Application for Amerigroup Insurance Company, a domestic life, accident and/or health company, to change its name to Wellpoint Insurance Company. The home office is in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Application for UniCare Life & Health Insurance Company, a domestic life, accident and/or health company, to change its name to Wellpoint Life and Health Insurance Company. The home office is in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Any objections must be filed with the Texas Department of Insurance, within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of the Texas Register publication, addressed to the attention of John Carter, 1601 Congress Ave., Suite 6.900, Austin, Texas 78711.
TRD-202301687
Justin Beam
Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: May 10, 2023
Scratch Ticket Game Number 2474 "$250 GRAND"
1.0 Name and Style of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The name of Scratch Ticket Game No. 2474 is "$250 GRAND". The play style is "key number match".
1.1 Price of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The price for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2474 shall be $10.00 per Scratch Ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2474.
A. Display Printing - That area of the Scratch Ticket outside of the area where the overprint and Play Symbols appear.
B. Latex Overprint - The removable scratch-off covering over the Play Symbols on the front of the Scratch Ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the Scratch Ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games. The possible black Play Symbols are: $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $10,000, $250,000, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, MONEY BAG SYMBOL and STACK OF CASH SYMBOL.
D. Play Symbol Caption - The printed material appearing below each Play Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play Symbol and is printed in caption font in black ink in positive. The Play Symbol Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows:
Figure 1: GAME NO. 2474 - 1.2D (.pdf)
E. Serial Number - A unique thirteen (13) digit number appearing under the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the Scratch Ticket. The Serial Number is for validation purposes and cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
F. Bar Code - A twenty-four (24) character interleaved two (2) of five (5) Bar Code which will include a four (4) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit Pack number, the three (3) digit Ticket number and the ten (10) digit Validation Number. The Bar Code appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket.
G. Game-Pack-Ticket Number - A fourteen (14) digit number consisting of the four (4) digit game number (2474), a seven (7) digit Pack number, and a three (3) digit Ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 050 within each Pack. The format will be: 2474-0000001-001.
H. Pack - A Pack of the "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game contains 050 Tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). The back of Ticket 001 will be shown on the front of the Pack; the back of Ticket 050 will be revealed on the back of the Pack. All Packs will be tightly shrink-wrapped. There will be no breaks between the Tickets in a Pack.
I. Non-Winning Scratch Ticket - A Scratch Ticket which is not programmed to be a winning Scratch Ticket or a Scratch Ticket that does not meet all of the requirements of these Game Procedures, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), and applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401.
J. Scratch Ticket Game, Scratch Ticket or Ticket - Texas Lottery "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game No. 2474.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners is subject to the general Scratch Ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas Lottery Rule 401.302, Scratch Ticket Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements set out on the back of each Scratch Ticket. A prize winner in the "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game is determined once the latex on the Scratch Ticket is scratched off to expose seventy (70) Play Symbols. $250 GRAND PLAY INSTRUCTIONS: If a player matches any of the YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols to any of the WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols, the player wins the prize for that number. If the player reveals a "MONEY BAG" Play Symbol, the player wins 5 TIMES the prize for that symbol. If the player reveals a "STACK OF CASH" Play Symbol, the player wins 10 TIMES the prize for that symbol. BONUS PLAY INSTRUCTIONS: If the player reveals 2 matching prize amounts in the same BONUS, the player wins that amount. No portion of the Display Printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or playable as a part of the Scratch Ticket.
2.1 Scratch Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Scratch Ticket, all of the following requirements must be met:
1. Exactly seventy (70) Play Symbols must appear under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket;
2. Each of the Play Symbols must have a Play Symbol Caption underneath, unless specified, and each Play Symbol must agree with its Play Symbol Caption;
3. Each of the Play Symbols must be present in its entirety and be fully legible;
4. Each of the Play Symbols must be printed in black ink except for dual image games;
5. The Scratch Ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be present in their entirety and be fully legible;
7. The Serial Number must correspond, using the Texas Lottery's codes, to the Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket;
8. The Scratch Ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;
9. The Scratch Ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The Scratch Ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized manner;
11. The Scratch Ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted Scratch Tickets or non-activated Scratch Tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The Scratch Ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly seventy (70) Play Symbols under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket, exactly one Serial Number and exactly one Game-Pack-Ticket Number on the Scratch Ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning Scratch Ticket shall correspond with the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning Scratch Tickets, and a Scratch Ticket with that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The Scratch Ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the seventy (70) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;
17. Each of the seventy (70) Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket must be printed in the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; the Scratch Ticket Serial Numbers must be printed in the Serial font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and the Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Game-Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The Display Printing on the Scratch Ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The Scratch Ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable deadlines.
B. The Scratch Ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award of prizes of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation and security tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Scratch Ticket not passing all of the validation requirements is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Executive Director may, solely at the Executive Director's discretion, refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket. In the event a defective Scratch Ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective Scratch Ticket with another unplayed Scratch Ticket in that Scratch Ticket Game (or a Scratch Ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Texas Lottery Scratch Ticket Game) or refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. GENERAL: Consecutive Non-Winning Tickets within a Pack will not have matching patterns, in the same order, of either Play Symbols or Prize Symbols.
B. GENERAL: A Ticket can win as indicated by the prize structure.
C. GENERAL: A Ticket can win up to thirty-two (32) times.
D. GENERAL: The "MONEY BAG" (WINX5) and "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbols will never appear in any of the two (2) BONUS play areas.
E. BONUS: A Ticket can win up to one (1) time in each of the two (2) BONUS play areas.
F. BONUS: A Ticket will not have matching non-winning Prize Symbols across the two (2) BONUS play areas.
G. BONUS: Non-winning Prize Symbols in a BONUS play area will not be the same as winning Prize Symbols from another BONUS play area.
H. BONUS: A non-winning BONUS play area will have two (2) different Prize Symbols.
I. $250 GRAND: A Ticket can win up to thirty (30) times in the main play area.
J. $250 GRAND: All non-winning YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols will be different.
K. $250 GRAND: Non-winning Prize Symbols will not match a winning Prize Symbol on a Ticket.
L. $250 GRAND: All YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols will never equal the corresponding Prize Symbol (i.e., 10 and $10, 20 and $20, 30 and $30 and 50 and $50).
M. $250 GRAND: All WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols will be different.
N. $250 GRAND: Tickets winning more than one (1) time will use as many WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols as possible to create matches, unless restricted by other parameters, play action or prize structure.
O. $250 GRAND: On all Tickets, a Prize Symbol will not appear more than five (5) times, except as required by the prize structure to create multiple wins.
P. $250 GRAND: On Non-Winning Tickets, a WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbol will never match a YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbol.
Q. $250 GRAND: On winning and Non-Winning Tickets, the top cash prizes of $1,000, $10,000 and $250,000 will each appear at least once, with respect to other parameters, play action or prize structure.
R. $250 GRAND: The "MONEY BAG" (WINX5) Play Symbol will never appear as a WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbol.
S. $250 GRAND: The "MONEY BAG" (WINX5) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
T. $250 GRAND: The "MONEY BAG" (WINX5) Play Symbol will win 5 TIMES the prize for that Play Symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
U. $250 GRAND: The "MONEY BAG" (WINX5) Play Symbol will never appear more than one (1) time on a Ticket.
V. $250 GRAND: The "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbol will never appear as a WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbol.
W. $250 GRAND: The "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
X. $250 GRAND: The "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbol will win 10 TIMES the prize for that Play Symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
Y. $250 GRAND: The "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbol will never appear more than one (1) time on a Ticket.
Z. $250 GRAND: The "MONEY BAG" (WINX5) and "STACK OF CASH" (WINX10) Play Symbols can appear on the same winning Ticket as indicated by the prize structure.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $50.00, $100, $200 or $500, a claimant shall sign the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated on the Scratch Ticket and may present the winning Scratch Ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identification, if appropriate, make payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the Scratch Ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not required, to pay a $30.00, $50.00, $100, $200 or $500 Scratch Ticket Game. In the event the Texas Lottery Retailer cannot verify the claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide the claimant with a claim form and instruct the claimant on how to file a claim with the Texas Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check shall be forwarded to the claimant in the amount due. In the event the claim is not validated, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly. A claimant may also claim any of the above prizes under the procedure described in Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $1,000, $10,000 or $250,000, the claimant must sign the winning Scratch Ticket and may present it at one of the Texas Lottery's Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will be made to the bearer of the validated winning Scratch Ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification. When paying a prize of $600 or more, the Texas Lottery shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
C. As an alternative method of claiming a "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game prize the claimant may submit the signed winning Scratch Ticket and a thoroughly completed claim form via mail. If a prize value is $1,000,000 or more, the claimant must also provide proof of Social Security number or Tax Payer Identification (for U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens). Mail all to: Texas Lottery Commission, P.O. Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The Texas Lottery is not responsible for Scratch Tickets lost in the mail. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
D. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery shall deduct the amount of a delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner who has been finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the Comptroller under Government Code §403.055;
2. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code;
3. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code; or
4. delinquent in child support payments in the amount determined by a court or a Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family Code.
E. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a person shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay payment of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive Director, under any of the following circumstances:
A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur, regarding the prize;
B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;
C. if there is any question regarding the validity of the Scratch Ticket presented for payment; or
D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise due, as described in Section 2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No liability for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant pending payment of the claim.
2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize under $600 from the "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian a check or warrant in the amount of the prize payable to the order of the minor.
2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of $600 or more from the "$250 GRAND" Scratch Ticket Game, the Texas Lottery shall deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank account, with an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian serving as custodian for the minor.
2.7 Scratch Ticket Claim Period. All Scratch Ticket prizes must be claimed within 180 days following the end of the Scratch Ticket Game or within the applicable time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas Government Code §466.408. Any rights to a prize that is not claimed within that period, and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each Scratch Ticket, shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on the number of Scratch Tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a game may vary based on number of Scratch Tickets manufactured, testing, distribution, sales and number of prizes claimed. A Scratch Ticket Game may continue to be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Scratch Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of a Scratch Ticket in the space designated, a Scratch Ticket shall be owned by the physical possessor of said Scratch Ticket. When a signature is placed on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears in that area shall be the owner of the Scratch Ticket and shall be entitled to any prize attributable thereto. Notwithstanding any name or names submitted on a claim form, the Executive Director shall make payment to the player whose signature appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated. If more than one name appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket, the Executive Director will require that one of those players whose name appears thereon be designated by such players to receive payment.
B. The Texas Lottery shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Scratch Tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Scratch Ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Scratch Prizes. There will be approximately 9,000,000 Scratch Tickets in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2474. The approximate number and value of prizes in the game are as follows:
Figure 2: GAME NO. 2474 - 4.0 (.pdf)
A. The actual number of Scratch Tickets in the game may be increased or decreased at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Scratch Ticket Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce a closing date (end date) for the Scratch Ticket Game No. 2474 without advance notice, at which point no further Scratch Tickets in that game may be sold. The determination of the closing date and reasons for closing will be made in accordance with the Scratch Ticket closing procedures and the Scratch Ticket Game Rules. See 16 TAC §401.302(j).
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing a Scratch Ticket, the player agrees to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2474, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401, and all final decisions of the Executive Director.
TRD-202301678
Bob Biard
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: May 9, 2023
1.0 Name and Style of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The name of Scratch Ticket Game No. 2495 is "PLATINUM MILLIONS". The play style is "key number match".
1.1 Price of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The price for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2495 shall be $20.00 per Scratch Ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2495.
A. Display Printing - That area of the Scratch Ticket outside of the area where the overprint and Play Symbols appear.
B. Latex Overprint - The removable scratch-off covering over the Play Symbols on the front of the Scratch Ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the Scratch Ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games. The possible black Play Symbols are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 5X SYMBOL, 10X SYMBOL, 20X SYMBOL, $20.00, $25.00, $50.00, $75.00, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $20,000 and $1,000,000.
D. Play Symbol Caption - The printed material appearing below each Play Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play Symbol and is printed in caption font in black ink in positive. The Play Symbol Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows:
Figure 1: GAME NO. 2495 - 1.2D (.pdf)
E. Serial Number - A unique thirteen (13) digit number appearing under the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the Scratch Ticket. The Serial Number is for validation purposes and cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
F. Bar Code - A twenty-four (24) character interleaved two (2) of five (5) Bar Code which will include a four (4) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit Pack number, the three (3) digit Ticket number and the ten (10) digit Validation Number. The Bar Code appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket.
G. Game-Pack-Ticket Number - A fourteen (14) digit number consisting of the four (4) digit game number (2495), a seven (7) digit Pack number, and a three (3) digit Ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 025 within each Pack. The format will be: 2495-0000001-001.
H. Pack - A Pack of the "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game contains 025 Tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). The front of Ticket 001 will be shown on the front of the Pack; the back of Ticket 025 will be revealed on the back of the Pack. All Packs will be tightly shrink-wrapped. There will be no breaks between the Tickets in a Pack. Every other Pack will reverse i.e., reverse order will be: the back of Ticket 001 will be shown on the front of the Pack and the front of Ticket 025 will be shown on the back of the Pack.
I. Non-Winning Scratch Ticket - A Scratch Ticket which is not programmed to be a winning Scratch Ticket or a Scratch Ticket that does not meet all of the requirements of these Game Procedures, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), and applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401.
J. Scratch Ticket Game, Scratch Ticket or Ticket - Texas Lottery "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game No. 2495.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners is subject to the general Scratch Ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas Lottery Rule 401.302, Scratch Ticket Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements set out on the back of each Scratch Ticket. A prize winner in the "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game is determined once the latex on the Scratch Ticket is scratched off to expose sixty-six (66) Play Symbols. If a player matches any of the YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols to any of the LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbols, the player wins the prize for that number. If the player reveals a "5X" Play Symbol, the player wins 5 TIMES the prize for that symbol. If the player reveals a "10X" Play Symbol, the player wins 10 TIMES the prize for that symbol. If the player reveals a "20X" Play Symbol, the player wins 20 TIMES the prize for that symbol. No portion of the Display Printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or playable as a part of the Scratch Ticket.
2.1 Scratch Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Scratch Ticket, all of the following requirements must be met:
1. Exactly sixty-six (66) Play Symbols must appear under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket;
2. Each of the Play Symbols must have a Play Symbol Caption underneath, unless specified, and each Play Symbol must agree with its Play Symbol Caption;
3. Each of the Play Symbols must be present in its entirety and be fully legible;
4. Each of the Play Symbols must be printed in black ink except for dual image games;
5. The Scratch Ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be present in their entirety and be fully legible;
7. The Serial Number must correspond, using the Texas Lottery's codes, to the Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket;
8. The Scratch Ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;
9. The Scratch Ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The Scratch Ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized manner;
11. The Scratch Ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted Scratch Tickets or non-activated Scratch Tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The Scratch Ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly sixty-six (66) Play Symbols under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket, exactly one Serial Number and exactly one Game-Pack-Ticket Number on the Scratch Ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning Scratch Ticket shall correspond with the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning Scratch Tickets, and a Scratch Ticket with that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The Scratch Ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the sixty-six (66) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;
17. Each of the sixty-six (66) Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket must be printed in the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; the Scratch Ticket Serial Numbers must be printed in the Serial font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and the Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Game-Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The Display Printing on the Scratch Ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The Scratch Ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable deadlines.
B. The Scratch Ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award of prizes of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation and security tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Scratch Ticket not passing all of the validation requirements is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Executive Director may, solely at the Executive Director's discretion, refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket. In the event a defective Scratch Ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective Scratch Ticket with another unplayed Scratch Ticket in that Scratch Ticket Game (or a Scratch Ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Texas Lottery Scratch Ticket Game) or refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. Consecutive Non-Winning Tickets within a Pack will not have matching patterns, in the same order, of either Play Symbols or Prize Symbols.
B. A Ticket can win as indicated by the prize structure.
C. A Ticket can win up to thirty (30) times.
D. A non-winning Prize Symbol will never match a winning Prize Symbol.
E. On winning and Non-Winning Tickets, the top cash prizes of $1,000, $20,000 and $1,000,000 will each appear at least once, except on Tickets winning thirty (30) times and with respect to other parameters, play action or prize structure.
F. No matching non-winning YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols will appear on a Ticket.
G. Tickets winning more than one (1) time will use as many LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbols as possible to create matches, unless restricted by other parameters, play action or prize structure.
H. No matching LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbols will appear on a Ticket.
I. All YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols, excluding the "5X" (WINX5), "10X" (WINX10) and "20X" (WINX20) Play Symbols, will never equal the corresponding Prize Symbol (i.e., $25 and 25 and $50 and 50).
J. On all Tickets, a Prize Symbol will not appear more than four (4) times, except as required by the prize structure to create multiple wins.
K. On Non-Winning Tickets, a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol will never match a YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbol.
L. The "5X" (WINX5) Play Symbol will never appear more than once on a Ticket.
M. The "5X" (WINX5) Play Symbol will win 5 TIMES the prize for that Play Symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
N. The "5X" (WINX5) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
O. The "5X" (WINX5) Play Symbol will never appear as a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol.
P. The "10X" (WINX10) Play Symbol will never appear more than once on a Ticket.
Q. The "10X" (WINX10) Play Symbol will win 10 TIMES the prize for that Play Symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
R. The "10X" (WINX10) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
S. The "10X" (WINX10) Play Symbol will never appear as a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol.
T. The "20X" (WINX20) Play Symbol will never appear more than once on a Ticket.
U. The "20X" (WINX20) Play Symbol will win 20 TIMES the prize for that Play Symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
V. The "20X" (WINX20) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
W. The "20X" (WINX20) Play Symbol will never appear as a LUCKY NUMBERS Play Symbol.
X. No two (2) different multiplier Play Symbols can appear on the same Ticket, with the exception of the "10X" (WINX10) and "20X" (WINX20) Play Symbols, which can only appear together as per the prize structure.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $20.00, $25.00, $50.00, $75.00, $100, $200 or $500, a claimant shall sign the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated on the Scratch Ticket and may present the winning Scratch Ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identification, if appropriate, make payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the Scratch Ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not required, to pay a $25.00, $50.00, $75.00, $100, $200 or $500 Scratch Ticket Game. In the event the Texas Lottery Retailer cannot verify the claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide the claimant with a claim form and instruct the claimant on how to file a claim with the Texas Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check shall be forwarded to the claimant in the amount due. In the event the claim is not validated, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly. A claimant may also claim any of the above prizes under the procedure described in Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $1,000, $20,000 or $1,000,000, the claimant must sign the winning Scratch Ticket and may present it at one of the Texas Lottery's Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will be made to the bearer of the validated winning Scratch Ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification. When paying a prize of $600 or more, the Texas Lottery shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
C. As an alternative method of claiming a "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game prize the claimant may submit the signed winning Scratch Ticket and a thoroughly completed claim form via mail. If a prize value is $1,000,000 or more, the claimant must also provide proof of Social Security number or Tax Payer Identification (for U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens). Mail all to: Texas Lottery Commission, P.O. Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The Texas Lottery is not responsible for Scratch Tickets lost in the mail. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
D. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery shall deduct the amount of a delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner who has been finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the Comptroller under Government Code §403.055;
2. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code;
3. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code; or
4. delinquent in child support payments in the amount determined by a court or a Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family Code.
E. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a person shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay payment of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive Director, under any of the following circumstances:
A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur, regarding the prize;
B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;
C. if there is any question regarding the validity of the Scratch Ticket presented for payment; or
D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise due, as described in Section 2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No liability for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant pending payment of the claim.
2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize under $600 from the "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian a check or warrant in the amount of the prize payable to the order of the minor.
2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of $600 or more from the "PLATINUM MILLIONS" Scratch Ticket Game, the Texas Lottery shall deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank account, with an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian serving as custodian for the minor.
2.7 Scratch Ticket Claim Period. All Scratch Ticket prizes must be claimed within 180 days following the end of the Scratch Ticket Game or within the applicable time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas Government Code §466.408. Any rights to a prize that is not claimed within that period, and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each Scratch Ticket, shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on the number of Scratch Tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a game may vary based on number of Scratch Tickets manufactured, testing, distribution, sales and number of prizes claimed. A Scratch Ticket Game may continue to be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Scratch Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of a Scratch Ticket in the space designated, a Scratch Ticket shall be owned by the physical possessor of said Scratch Ticket. When a signature is placed on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears in that area shall be the owner of the Scratch Ticket and shall be entitled to any prize attributable thereto. Notwithstanding any name or names submitted on a claim form, the Executive Director shall make payment to the player whose signature appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated. If more than one name appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket, the Executive Director will require that one of those players whose name appears thereon be designated by such players to receive payment.
B. The Texas Lottery shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Scratch Tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Scratch Ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Scratch Prizes. There will be approximately 8,040,000 Scratch Tickets in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2495. The approximate number and value of prizes in the game are as follows:
Figure 2: GAME NO. 2495 - 4.0 (.pdf)
A. The actual number of Scratch Tickets in the game may be increased or decreased at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Scratch Ticket Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce a closing date (end date) for the Scratch Ticket Game No. 2495 without advance notice, at which point no further Scratch Tickets in that game may be sold. The determination of the closing date and reasons for closing will be made in accordance with the Scratch Ticket closing procedures and the Scratch Ticket Game Rules. See 16 TAC §401.302(j).
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing a Scratch Ticket, the player agrees to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2495, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401, and all final decisions of the Executive Director.
TRD-202301676
Bob Biard
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: May 9, 2023
1.0 Name and Style of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The name of Scratch Ticket Game No. 2512 is "PREMIER WINNINGS". The play style is "key number match".
1.1 Price of Scratch Ticket Game.
A. The price for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2512 shall be $100.00 per Scratch Ticket.
1.2 Definitions in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2512.
A. Display Printing - That area of the Scratch Ticket outside of the area where the overprint and Play Symbols appear.
B. Latex Overprint - The removable scratch-off covering over the Play Symbols on the front of the Scratch Ticket.
C. Play Symbol - The printed data under the latex on the front of the Scratch Ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. Each Play Symbol is printed in Symbol font in black ink in positive except for dual-image games. The possible black Play Symbols are: $150, $200, $300, $500, $1,000, $10,000, $100,000, $10,000,000, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and DIAMOND SYMBOL.
D. Play Symbol Caption - The printed material appearing below each Play Symbol which explains the Play Symbol. One caption appears under each Play Symbol and is printed in caption font in black ink in positive. The Play Symbol Caption which corresponds with and verifies each Play Symbol is as follows:
Figure 1: GAME NO. 2512 - 1.2D (.pdf)
E. Serial Number - A unique thirteen (13) digit number appearing under the latex scratch-off covering on the front of the Scratch Ticket. The Serial Number is for validation purposes and cannot be used to play the game. The format will be: 0000000000000.
F. Bar Code - A twenty-four (24) character interleaved two (2) of five (5) Bar Code which will include a four (4) digit game ID, the seven (7) digit Pack number, the three (3) digit Ticket number and the ten (10) digit Validation Number. The Bar Code appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket.
G. Game-Pack-Ticket Number - A fourteen (14) digit number consisting of the four (4) digit game number (2512), a seven (7) digit Pack number, and a three (3) digit Ticket number. Ticket numbers start with 001 and end with 015 within each Pack. The format will be: 2512-0000001-001.
H. Pack - A Pack of the "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game contains 015 Tickets, packed in plastic shrink-wrapping and fanfolded in pages of one (1). The front of Ticket 001 will be shown on the front of the Pack; the back of Ticket 015 will be revealed on the back of the Pack. All Packs will be tightly shrink-wrapped. There will be no breaks between the Tickets in a Pack.
I. Non-Winning Scratch Ticket - A Scratch Ticket which is not programmed to be a winning Scratch Ticket or a Scratch Ticket that does not meet all of the requirements of these Game Procedures, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), and applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401.
J. Scratch Ticket Game, Scratch Ticket or Ticket - Texas Lottery "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game No. 2512.
2.0 Determination of Prize Winners. The determination of prize winners is subject to the general Scratch Ticket validation requirements set forth in Texas Lottery Rule 401.302, Scratch Ticket Game Rules, these Game Procedures, and the requirements set out on the back of each Scratch Ticket. A prize winner in the "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game is determined once the latex on the Scratch Ticket is scratched off to expose sixty-seven (67) Play Symbols. BONUS PLAY INSTRUCTIONS: If a player reveals 2 matching prize amounts in the same BONUS, the player wins that amount. PREMIER WINNINGS PLAY INSTRUCTIONS: If the player matches any of the YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols to any of the WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols, the player wins the prize for that number. If the player reveals a "DIAMOND" Play Symbol, the player wins DOUBLE the prize for that symbol. No portion of the Display Printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or playable as a part of the Scratch Ticket.
2.1 Scratch Ticket Validation Requirements.
A. To be a valid Scratch Ticket, all of the following requirements must be met:
1. Exactly sixty-seven (67) Play Symbols must appear under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket;
2. Each of the Play Symbols must have a Play Symbol Caption underneath, unless specified, and each Play Symbol must agree with its Play Symbol Caption;
3. Each of the Play Symbols must be present in its entirety and be fully legible;
4. Each of the Play Symbols must be printed in black ink except for dual image games;
5. The Scratch Ticket shall be intact;
6. The Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be present in their entirety and be fully legible;
7. The Serial Number must correspond, using the Texas Lottery's codes, to the Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket;
8. The Scratch Ticket must not have a hole punched through it, be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner;
9. The Scratch Ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part;
10. The Scratch Ticket must have been issued by the Texas Lottery in an authorized manner;
11. The Scratch Ticket must not have been stolen, nor appear on any list of omitted Scratch Tickets or non-activated Scratch Tickets on file at the Texas Lottery;
12. The Play Symbols, Serial Number and Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;
13. The Scratch Ticket must be complete and not miscut, and have exactly sixty-seven (67) Play Symbols under the Latex Overprint on the front portion of the Scratch Ticket, exactly one Serial Number and exactly one Game-Pack-Ticket Number on the Scratch Ticket;
14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning Scratch Ticket shall correspond with the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning Scratch Tickets, and a Scratch Ticket with that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The Scratch Ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the sixty-seven (67) Play Symbols must be exactly one of those described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;
17. Each of the sixty-seven (67) Play Symbols on the Scratch Ticket must be printed in the Symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; the Scratch Ticket Serial Numbers must be printed in the Serial font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and the Game-Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the Game-Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The Display Printing on the Scratch Ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The Scratch Ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by applicable deadlines.
B. The Scratch Ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award of prizes of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation and security tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Scratch Ticket not passing all of the validation requirements is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Executive Director may, solely at the Executive Director's discretion, refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket. In the event a defective Scratch Ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective Scratch Ticket with another unplayed Scratch Ticket in that Scratch Ticket Game (or a Scratch Ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Texas Lottery Scratch Ticket Game) or refund the retail sales price of the Scratch Ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. GENERAL: Consecutive Non-Winning Tickets within a Pack will not have matching patterns, in the same order, of either Play Symbols or Prize Symbols.
B. GENERAL: A Ticket can win as indicated by the prize structure.
C. GENERAL: A Ticket can win up to thirty-one (31) times.
D. GENERAL: The "DIAMOND" (DBL) Play Symbol will never appear in any of the three (3) BONUS play areas.
E. BONUS: A Ticket can win up to one (1) time in each of the three (3) BONUS play areas.
F. BONUS: A Ticket will not have matching non-winning Prize Symbols across the three (3) BONUS play areas.
G. BONUS: Non-winning Prize Symbols in a BONUS play area will not be the same as winning Prize Symbols from another BONUS play area.
H. BONUS: A non-winning BONUS play area will have two (2) different Prize Symbols.
I. PREMIER WINNINGS: A Ticket can win up to twenty-eight (28) times in the main play area.
J. PREMIER WINNINGS: All non-winning YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbols will be different.
K. PREMIER WINNINGS: Non-winning Prize Symbols will not match a winning Prize Symbol on a Ticket.
L. PREMIER WINNINGS: All WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols will be different.
M. PREMIER WINNINGS: Tickets winning more than one (1) time will use as many WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbols as possible to create matches, unless restricted by other parameters, play action or prize structure.
N. PREMIER WINNINGS: On all Tickets, a Prize Symbol will not appear more than five (5) times, except as required by the prize structure to create multiple wins.
O. PREMIER WINNINGS: On Non-Winning Tickets, a WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbol will never match a YOUR NUMBERS Play Symbol.
P. PREMIER WINNINGS: On winning and Non-Winning Tickets, the top cash prizes of $10,000, $100,000 and $10,000,000 will each appear at least once, with respect to other parameters, play action or prize structure.
Q. PREMIER WINNINGS: The "DIAMOND" (DBL) Play Symbol will never appear as a WINNING NUMBERS Play Symbol.
R. PREMIER WINNINGS: The "DIAMOND" (DBL) Play Symbol will never appear on a Non-Winning Ticket.
S. PREMIER WINNINGS: The "DIAMOND" (DBL) Play Symbol will win DOUBLE the prize for that symbol and will win as per the prize structure.
T. PREMIER WINNINGS: The "DIAMOND" (DBL) Play Symbol will never appear more than one (1) time on a Ticket.
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $150, $200, $300 or $500, a claimant shall sign the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated on the Scratch Ticket and may present the winning Scratch Ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identification, if appropriate, make payment of the amount due the claimant and physically void the Scratch Ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer may, but is not required, to pay a $150, $200, $300 or $500 Scratch Ticket Game. In the event the Texas Lottery Retailer cannot verify the claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide the claimant with a claim form and instruct the claimant on how to file a claim with the Texas Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check shall be forwarded to the claimant in the amount due. In the event the claim is not validated, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly. A claimant may also claim any of the above prizes under the procedure described in Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game prize of $1,000, $10,000 or $100,000, the claimant must sign the winning Scratch Ticket and may present it at one of the Texas Lottery’s Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will be made to the bearer of the validated winning Scratch Ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification. When paying a prize of $600 or more, the Texas Lottery shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
C. To claim a "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game top level prize of $10,000,000, the claimant must sign the winning Scratch Ticket and present it at Texas Lottery Commission headquarters in Austin, Texas. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, payment will be made to the bearer of the validated winning Scratch Ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification and proof of Social Security number or Tax Payer Identification (for U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens). The Texas Lottery shall file the appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
D. As an alternative method of claiming a "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game prize, with the exception of the top level prize of $10,000,000, the claimant may submit the signed winning Scratch Ticket and a thoroughly completed a claim form via mail. If a prize value is $1,000,000 or more, the claimant must also provide proof of Social Security number or Tax Payer Identification (for U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens). Mail all to: Texas Lottery Commission, P.O. Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The Texas Lottery is not responsible for Scratch Tickets lost in the mail. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
E. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery shall deduct the amount of a delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner who has been finally determined to be:
1. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the Comptroller under Government Code §403.055;
2. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code;
3. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code; or
4. delinquent in child support payments in the amount determined by a court or a Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family Code.
F. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a person shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay payment of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive Director, under any of the following circumstances:
A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur, regarding the prize;
B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;
C. if there is any question regarding the validity of the Scratch Ticket presented for payment; or
D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise due, as described in Section 2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No liability for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant pending payment of the claim.
2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize under $600 from the "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian a check or warrant in the amount of the prize payable to the order of the minor.
2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize of $600 or more from the "PREMIER WINNINGS" Scratch Ticket Game, the Texas Lottery shall deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank account, with an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian serving as custodian for the minor.
2.7 Scratch Ticket Claim Period. All Scratch Ticket prizes must be claimed within 180 days following the end of the Scratch Ticket Game or within the applicable time period for certain eligible military personnel as set forth in Texas Government Code §466.408. Any rights to a prize that is not claimed within that period, and in the manner specified in these Game Procedures and on the back of each Scratch Ticket, shall be forfeited.
2.8 Disclaimer. The number of prizes in a game is approximate based on the number of Scratch Tickets ordered. The number of actual prizes available in a game may vary based on number of Scratch Tickets manufactured, testing, distribution, sales and number of prizes claimed. A Scratch Ticket Game may continue to be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed.
3.0 Scratch Ticket Ownership.
A. Until such time as a signature is placed upon the back portion of a Scratch Ticket in the space designated, a Scratch Ticket shall be owned by the physical possessor of said Scratch Ticket. When a signature is placed on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated, the player whose signature appears in that area shall be the owner of the Scratch Ticket and shall be entitled to any prize attributable thereto. Notwithstanding any name or names submitted on a claim form, the Executive Director shall make payment to the player whose signature appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket in the space designated. If more than one name appears on the back of the Scratch Ticket, the Executive Director will require that one of those players whose name appears thereon be designated by such players to receive payment.
B. The Texas Lottery shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Scratch Tickets and shall not be required to pay on a lost or stolen Scratch Ticket.
4.0 Number and Value of Scratch Ticket Prizes. There will be approximately 9,000,000 Scratch Tickets in Scratch Ticket Game No. 2512. The approximate number and value of prizes in the game are as follows:
Figure 2: GAME NO. 2512 - 4.0 (.pdf)
A. The actual number of Scratch Tickets in the game may be increased or decreased at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Scratch Ticket Game. The Executive Director may, at any time, announce a closing date (end date) for the Scratch Ticket Game No. 2512 without advance notice, at which point no further Scratch Tickets in that game may be sold. The determination of the closing date and reasons for closing will be made in accordance with the Scratch Ticket closing procedures and the Scratch Ticket Game Rules. See 16 TAC §401.302(j).
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing a Scratch Ticket, the player agrees to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for Scratch Ticket Game No. 2512, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 466), applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401, and all final decisions of the Executive Director.
TRD-202301677
Bob Biard
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: May 9, 2023
Public Notice Request for Proposals (RFP) Operation and Management of Child Care Services Program
Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Board (WFSMRGB) as the administrative entity, fiscal agent and grant recipient for programs funded by the Texas Workforce Commission is soliciting proposals for the operation and management of the Child Care Services Program. Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande service delivery area includes Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde and Zavala counties.
The initial contract period for this procurement will be October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. WFSMRGB may extend the contract period on an annual basis for up to four (4) additional years upon successful sub-recipient's performance and availability of funding. Eligible service providers must have extensive knowledge and experience including a successful track record in managing child care services programs, state and federal laws and statutes.
A bidder's conference will be held at the Board offices at 216 West Main, Suite B, Uvalde, Texas 78801 on Friday, May 26, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m. Bidders also have the option of participating in the bidder's conference via conference call. To request call-in information, send an e-mail to Marisa Cervantes at marisa.cervantes1@wfsmrg.org
Proposals must be received at the physical address listed below by June 19, 2023 no later than 12:00 p.m. (CST). WFSMRGB will not accept proposals after the indicated due date and time. There will be no exceptions.
Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Board
216 W. Main Street, Suite B
Uvalde, Texas 78801
Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. RELAY TEXAS: 1-800-735-2989 (TDD) and 1-800-735-2988 or 7-1-1 (voice).
TRD-202301640
Elizabeth Sifuentes
Executive Director
Middle Rio Grande Workforce Development Board
Filed: May 4, 2023
WFSMRGB will issue a formal solicitation under a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) method for the Management and Operations of the Workforce Solutions of the Middle Rio Grande Board Child Care Services.
Under this proposal reading solicitation, WFSMRGB will be selecting individuals for the evaluation of the above-mentioned proposal. The team will be comprised of a minimum of three (3) individuals. Based on the individual's qualifications, respondents will be considered for the task of reading and evaluating proposals. In addition, one of the proposal readers for the assigned team will be selected by WFSMRGB to act as Lead Evaluator.
Interested proposers may access the Request for Qualification at www.wfsmrg.org (click the business opportunities tab) or by contacting Marisa Cervantes via email at marisa.cervantes@wfsmrg.org
Bids must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (CST), Monday, June 19, 2023, at the address below. Bids submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Board
Attention: Marisa Cervantes
216 W. Main, Suite B
Uvalde, Texas 78801
For more information about this notice, call Marisa Cervantes at (830) 591-2833 or (830) 222-8941
Workforce Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. RELAY TEXAS: 1-800-735-2989 (TDD) and 1-800-735-2988 or 7-1-1 (voice). Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB's) are encouraged to apply.
TRD-202301639
Elizabeth Sifuentes
Executive Director
Middle Rio Grande Workforce Development Board
Filed: May 4, 2023
Hosted Website Solution for www.TryParkingIt.com, the Regional Commute Tracking, Ride-Matching, and Commuter Reward System Website for the North Central Texas Council of Governments
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is requesting written proposals from firms for a hosted website solution for NCTCOG's existing commute tracking and ride-matching website and app, www.tryparkingit.com. The hosted website solution will allow commuters in the North Central Texas region to record information about alternative commute trips and locate ride-matches for traditional carpools and vanpools, along with transit, biking and walking partner matches. The hosted website solution will also offer sustainable incentives to motivate commuters to increase their use and reporting of alternative commutes.
Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on Friday, June 9, 2023, to Sonya Landrum, Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011 and electronic submissions to TransRFPs@nctcog.org. The Request for Proposals will be available at www.nctcog.org/rfp by the close of business on Friday, May 19, 2023.
NCTCOG encourages participation by disadvantaged business enterprises and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability.
TRD-202301688
R. Michael Eastland
Executive Director
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Filed: May 10, 2023
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy proposed amendments to 22 TAC §295.8 in the March 17, 2023, issue of the Texas Register (48 TexReg 1503). Due to an error by the Texas Register, the name of the section was published incorrectly. The correct name of the section is:
§295.8. Continuing Education Requirements
The adoption of the proposed amendments to 22 TAC §295.8 is published in the Adopted Rules section of this issue.
TRD-202301661
Notice of Application for Approval of the Provision of Non-Emergency 311 Service
Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) for approval to provide non-emergency 311 services.
Docket Style and Number: Application of Consolidated Communications of Texas Company for Administrative Approval to Provide Non-Emergency 311 Service for the City of Diboll, Docket Number 54961.
The Application: On May 5, 2023, Consolidated Communications of Texas Company filed an application with the commission under 16 Texas Administrative Code §26.127, for approval to provide non-emergency 311 service for the City of Diboll. As a certified telecommunications utility (CTU), Consolidated Communications Company of Texas seeks approval on behalf of Diboll to provide non‑emergency 311 services to Diboll's residents within the city limits of Diboll, Texas, and to portions of surrounding communities in Consolidated Communications of Texas Company's certificated service area.
Non-emergency 311 service is available to local governmental entities to provide to their residents an easy-to-remember number to call for access to non-emergency services. By implementing 311 service, communities can improve 911 response times for those callers with true emergencies. Each local government entity that elects to implement 311 service will determine the types of non‑emergency calls their 311-call center will handle.
Persons who wish to comment on this application should notify the commission by June 19, 2023. Requests for further information should be mailed to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or you may call the Public Utility Commission's Customer Protection Division at (512) 936-7120 or toll free at (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech‑impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936‑7136. All comments or motions to intervene should reference Docket Number 54961.
TRD-202301679
Andrea Gonzalez
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: May 9, 2023
Mass Notification System Vendor Invitation for Bid
The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) is soliciting qualified vendors to provide mass notification services to meet the regional emergency alerting network needs for jurisdictions within the Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, and Orange County region.
For a complete Invitation for Bid package, visit the SETRPC website, www.setrpc.org. For any questions, please contact Stephen Curran via email at scurran@setrpc.org by May 26, 2023, by 2:00 p.m. CST. Submit bids to Stephen Curran, SETRPC, 2210 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703. Final bids will be due by Monday, June 12, 2023, by 12:00 p.m. CST. Bids will not be accepted after the deadline.
Proposals will be reviewed by an evaluation committee with selection based on Review Criteria included in the Invitation for Bid package.
TRD-202301669
Stephen Curran
Criminal Justice and Homeland Security Division Director
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Filed: May 9, 2023
Preliminary Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6 (Joint Order, Court of Criminal Appeals Misc. Docket No. 23-002) (.pdf)
TRD-202301638
Jaclyn Daumerie
Rules Attorney
Supreme Court of Texas
Filed: May 4, 2023