At the May 14 commissioners’ agenda meeting of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, commissioners approved expedited permitting and other proposed rules (listed below) for publication:
Proposed new Sections101.600-101.602 of 30 TAC Chapter 101, General Air Quality Rules.
The proposed rulemaking would implement Senate Bill (SB) 1756, 83rd Legislature,2013, Regular Session, providing TCEQ with the authority to accept a surcharge from the applicant to cover the expenses incurred by expediting the processing of an application. The proposed rulemaking would allow the applicant to pay a surcharge to request the expedited processing of an application filed under 30TAC Chapter 106, 116, or 122 where the applicant has demonstrated that the purpose of the application will benefit the state or local economy.
Public hearing wil be June 24, 2014 and comments are due by June 30, 2014.
Proposed amendments to Section 55.201 of 30 TAC Chapter 55, Requests for Reconsideration and Contested Case Hearings; Public Comment; Sections 305.49 and 305.154 of 30TAC Chapter 305, Consolidated Permits; Sections331.82,331.107, 331.108 and331.122, and new Section 331.110 of 30 TAC Chapter 331, Underground Injection Control.
The proposed rulemaking would implement House Bill 1079,83rd Legislature, 2013, Regular Session. The proposed rulemaking will require that all new, amended, or renewed Class III Underground Injection Control permits include a permit range table. This table will have concentration ranges for each of the groundwater quality parameters listed in the restoration table of each Production Area Authorization (PAA) associated with a permit. The restoration table values of the PAA must be within the respective ranges in the permit range table. If a permittee requests revision of a restoration table value, the requested revised value must be within the respective range of the permit range table; otherwise, the permit range table must be amended, which is subject to an opportunity for a contested case hearing. The proposed rulemaking also changes the conditions that determine when an application for a PAA may be subject to an opportunity for a contested case hearing, consistent with the requirements of HB 1079.
Public hearing wlil be June 17, 2014 and public comments are due by June 30, 2014.
Proposed amendment to Section 290.272 of 30 TAC Chapter 290, Public Drinking Water; amendment to Section 291.87 of 30 TAC Chapter 291, Utility Regulations; and amendments to Sections 293.1, 293.12, 293.41, 293.44 ,293.51, 293.54, 293.63, 293.81, 293.94,and 293.171 of 30 TAC Chapter 293, Water Districts.
The proposed rulemaking would implement House Bill (HB) 738, HB 1050, HB 1461, HB 2704, and Senate Bill 902, 83rd Legislature, 2013, Regular Session, relating to customer notification of water loss by a retail public utility and the powers, duties, and administration of water districts, specifically in the areas of: creation provisions(municipal utility districts only); contracting; issuance of bonds and bond anticipation notes; audit filings; impact fees; and, recreational facilities. The proposed rulemaking would also make non-substantive changes to update citations and terminology and conform with Texas Register requirements.
Public hearing wil be June 26, 2014 and comments are due by June 30, 2014.