The Comptroller of Public Accounts adopts an amendment to §5.61, concerning approval and certification of certain payment and USPS documents, without changes to the proposed text as published in the June 13, 2008, issue of the Texas Register (33 TexReg 4647).

This section is being amended to add another payroll system, the standardized payroll/personnel reporting system (SPRS), in addition to USPS. The amendment includes the definition of a mail code and changes the name of a Payee identification number to its correct title, Texas identification number (TIN), as defined in the Government Code. Finally, the amendment clarifies the specific composition of a TIN. Other changes to the section are for clarity.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

This amendment is authorized under Government Code, §2103.032, which provides the comptroller with the authority to prescribe, adopt and enforce rules relating to the approval and certification of vouchers that are submitted to the comptroller electronically. The amendment implements Government Code, Chapter 403, §403.039, and §403.015, Chapters 2101 and 2103.