Stakeholder Issues for Rulemaking on Administrative Penalties

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is seeking comments from stakeholders regarding future rule making for 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 75 (relating to Administrative Penalties).

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE) conducted stakeholder meetings in August 2006 to discuss the TCEQ's new Streamlined Edwards Aquifer Pollution Abatement Plan Review Process and Enforcement’s Administrative Penalty Policy Calculation Methodology for certain Edwards Aquifer violations.

The meetings were held at the following times and locations:

Thursday, August 10, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lower Colorado River Authority, Dalchau Service Center, 3505 Montopolis Drive, Building A,Rooms A504-A505, Austin;

Thursday, August 17, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. at the City of San Antonio, DBSC Training Rooms A&B, 1901 S. Alamo, San Antonio.

Written Comments Received

The Commission considered penalty policy / rule issues at the March 29, 2006 Commission Agenda at 1:00 pm.

Purpose

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) sought comments from stakeholders regarding future rule making for 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 75 (relating to Administrative Penalties)in November and December of 2005.

Meeting Times and Locations

November 2, 2005 McAllen 10:00 - 2:00 McAllen City Hall Commission Chambers - 3rd Floor 1300 Houston Avenue McAllen, Texas 78501	McAllen Attendees McAllen Meeting Summary
November 4, 2005 Amarillo 10:00 - 2:00 Panhandle Regional Planning Commission PRPC Board Room, 1st Floor 415 W. Eighth Avenue Amarillo, Texas 79105	Amarillo Attendees Amarillo Meeting Summary
November 8, 2005 San Antonio 10:00 - 2:00 Alamo Area Council of Governments Conference Room located at: 8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100 San Antonio, Texas 78217	San Antonio Attendees San Antonio Meeting Summary
November 10, 2005 Houston 3:00 - 7:00 Houston-Galveston Area Council 3555 Timmons, Conference Room A, 2nd Floor Houston, Texas 77027	Houston Attendees Houston Meeting Summary
December 1, 2005 Arlington 2:00 - 6:00 North Central Texas Council of Governments 2nd Floor Boardroom 616 Six Flags Dr Arlington, Texas 76011-6347	Arlington Attendees Arlington Meeting Summary
December 5, 2005 El Paso 1:00 - 5:00 Rio Grande Council of Governments 6th Floor Conference Room 1100 North Stanton, Suite 610 El Paso, Texas 79902	El Paso Attendees El Paso Meeting Summary