The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
September 24, 2011
The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) has proposed
amendments and new rules to the Texas Register. The proposed rules and
amendments can be found at https://tbpg.state.tx.us/RuleProposal9-19-11.doc and will
appear in the September 30, 2011 edition of the Texas Register. These new rules
represent a major revision and help to define what are considered to be
geological practices that will or will not require a PG seal. These rules
incorporate recommendations from the Oil and Gas Workgroup. I highly recommend
that all geologists, including those involved in oil and gas and minerals
exploration and extraction, climate change, and gas sequestration, review these
rules and make recommendations, if you think they are needed. Comments on the proposed rules may be submitted in
writing to Charles Horton by mail to: TBPG, PO Box 13225, Austin, Texas 78711;
by fax to 512/936-4409; or by email to chorton@tbpg.state.tx.us. Please
submit comments before October 31, 2011.
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The TBPG has posted Advisory Opinion #5, regarding the practice of
geoscience and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in the
September 23, 2011 Texas Register. This advisory opinion can be found at: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/sos/in-addition/in-addition.html#156.
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The TBPG has posted Draft Advisory Opinion #6, "Does any and all
geoscientific work that is conducted through an academic institution or
non-profit research institution or for-profit organization automatically qualify
as "geoscientific research" for purposes of Texas Occupations Code
§1002.252(4)?" The draft advisory opinion can be found at: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/sos/in-addition/in-addition.html#158.
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
9/24/2011