The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (Institute) adopts the repeal of §§703.1 - 703.14, concerning project contracts and grants, without changes to the proposal as published in the August 28, 2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg 5860).

The 2007 Legislature enacted House Bill 14, which amended Chapter 102 of the Health and Safety Code, abolished the Texas Cancer Council, created the Institute, and provided rulemaking authority to the Institute's Oversight Committee. The 2009 Legislature enacted House Bill 1358, which expressly directs the Institute's Oversight Committee to adopt rules regarding the procedure for making grant awards by the Institute. The repealed Chapter 703 rules are not adequate to address the grant award procedures required by the law. The matters addressed by the repealed provisions have been incorporated into a new Chapter 703. The new Chapter 703 is adopted and is published in the Adopted Rules section of this issue of the Texas Register.

The Institute received no comments regarding the repeal of Chapter 703.

The repeal is adopted pursuant to the authority of the Health and Safety Code Annotated, §102.108 and §102.251, which provide the Institute with rulemaking authority and to adopt rules relating to grant award procedures.

There is no other statute, article, or code that is affected by this repeal.