HUSTON
MARQUEZ
WHITE
MARKED WORK SESSION AGENDA
Friday, March 7, 2003
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
8:30 a.m.
Room 201S, Building E
12100 Park 35 Circle
- Docket No. 1998-1154-EXE. The Commission will meet in closed session to deliberate the
appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the
Commission's Executive Director, as permitted by Section 551.074 of the Texas Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551 of the Government Code. The Commission may also meet in open session to take
action on this matter as required by Section 551.102 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551
of the Government Code.
No action taken.
- Docket No. 1999-0024-EXE. The commission will conduct a closed meeting to receive legal advice
and will discuss pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and/or the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of specific commission
employees, as permitted by Sections 551.071 and 551.074, the Open Meetings Act, codified as
Chapter 551 of the Government Code. The Commission may also meet in open session to take
action on a legal or personnel matter considered in the closed meeting as required by Section
551.102 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code.
No action taken.
- Docket No. 1999-0025-EXE. The commission will conduct a closed session to discuss their duties,
roles, and responsibilities as commissioners of the TCEQ pursuant to section 551.074 of the open
meetings act, codified as chapter 551 of the government code. The Commission may also meet in
open session to take action on this matter as required by Section 551.102 of the Texas Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code.
HUSTON
MARQUEZ
WHITE
MARKED WORK SESSION AGENDA
Friday, March 7, 2003
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
9:30 a.m.
Room 201S, Building E
12100 Park 35 Circle
- Discussion of the Enforcement Report for January 2003. Anne Dobbs, Office of Compliance
and Enforcement presented this issue.
No action taken.
- Consideration of the adoption of the rules review and readoption of 30 TAC Chapter 3,
Definitions. This review is in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 2001.039,
which requires state agencies to review and consider for readoption each of their rules every
four years. The proposal was published in the January 10, 2003 issue of the Texas Register (28
TexReg 487). Clifton Wise, Regulations Development Section and Susan White, Environmental
Law Division, presented this issue.
Approve readoption, M/H. All agree.
- Consideration of the adoption of the rules review and readoption of 30 TAC Chapter 101,
General Air Quality Rules. This review is in accordance with Texas Government Code,
Section 2001.039, which requires state agencies to review and consider for readoption each of
their rules every four years. The proposal was published in the December 20, 2002 issue of the
Texas Register (27 TexReg 12021). Joe Thomas, Regulations Development Section and Daniel
Long, Environmental Law Division, presented this issue.
Approve readoption, M/W. All agree.
- Consideration of the adoption of the rules review and readoption of 30 TAC Chapter 1,
Purpose of Rules, General Provisions. This review is in accordance with Texas Government
Code, Section 2001.039, which requires state agencies to review and consider for readoption
each of their rules every four years. The proposal was published in the November 29, 2002
issue of the Texas Register (27 TexReg 11183). Clifton Wise, Regulations Development Section
and Jason Haas, Environmental Law Division, presented this issue.
Approve readoption, H/W. All agree.
- Consideration of activities associated with State Implementation Plans and issues related to
recommendations regarding the 8-hour ozone designations and boundaries. Herb Williams,
Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis, and Assessment, and Terry Salem presented this issue.
Staff reported on activities of the 8-Hour Ozone Designation Team, the State Designation
Recommendations due dates, EPA's 8-Hour Ozone Standard Implementation Rule and provided the
Commission with a proposed 8-Hour Ozone Designation Schedule for TCEQ to follow in order to
meet EPA's July 15, 2003 State Designation Recommendations deadline.
Approve schedule, H/M. All agree.
- Discussion of the progress and risk management plans for activities of three major
Information Technology projects; Compliance History Implementation, Electronic Reporting
of Emission Events, State Implementation Plan Environmental Data Management System (SIP
EDMS), and related information technology project activities. Grace Montgomery Faulkner,
Deputy Director Office of Administrative Services, Leonard Spearman, Deputy Director Office of
Compliance and Enforcement, Randy Wood, Deputy Director Office of Environmental Policy,
Analysis, and Assessment, Mark Vickery, Deputy Director Office of Permitting, Remediation, and
Registration, and Lydia Gonzalez-Gromatzky, Deputy Director Office of Legal Services presented
this issue. Commissioner Marquez and Chairman Huston requested individual briefings regarding
the multiple reports required by Compliance and Enforcement for a single emission event as it relates
to the Electronic Reporting of Emission Events. Additionally, Commissioner Marquez requested
an individual brief after April 1st on the three major IT projects. Staff was directed to return to a
future work session to discuss any Phase II and Phase III IT implementation cost figures.
- Consideration of legislative issues potentially affecting the TCEQ and actions taken by the
Texas Legislature. The commission may consider legislative proposals and approve
recommendations for changes to statutory provisions. The commission may also meet in
closed meeting to receive legal advice regarding these matters, or any of the above matters, as
authorized by Section 551.071 of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government
Code. Any commission action, decision, or vote on these matters will be made in open meeting
in accordance with Section 551.102 of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government
Code. Steve Minick presented this issue.
No action taken.
- Planning for the next Commissioners' Work Session. The next work session is tentatively
scheduled for April 4. Issues tentatively identified are two quadrennial rule review readoptions, a
discussion of Strike Team activities, and the future Environmental Council of States Conference, as
well as the standing issues.