Shangri-La is offering OPMCA guests the discounted room rate of $164.00 per night. Guests can reserve their rooms by calling (918) 257-4204 and referring to the OPMCA room block. Please reserve your room before August 25th, 2019 to get the discounted room rate.



After you book your room, don't forget to register for the 2019 OPMCA Fall Outing! Attendees will enjoy two days of golf, a two hour yacht cruise, as well as a Luau themed reception and dinner, pack your favorite Hawaiian shirt!

Big Win for Petroleum Marketers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) yesterday morning published a long-awaited proposed rulemaking to streamline a number of hours of service (HOS) regulations important to petroleum marketers. In doing so, the FMCSA handed petroleum marketers a significant victory by proposing key HOS changes requested by PMAA. The most important of the changes included in the FMCSA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would lengthen the maximum distance limit and increase on-duty time a CDL driver may travel each day while maintaining their short haul status and exception from recording daily HOS. PMAA made this an important issue during its DC Conference and “Day on the Hill” by working with Rep. Rick Crawford’s (R-AR) office in sending a letter to the FMCSA. Click here to read the letter.

Under the NPRM, the distance a driver could travel under the short haul exception would lengthen from 100 air-mile radius to 150 miles. In addition, the maximum daily on-duty status for short haul drivers would increase from 12 hours to 14 hours. PMAA requested these changes to expand the number of CDL HAZMAT drivers who qualify for short haul status, increase the availability of short haul drivers for longer shifts and provide marketers more driver scheduling flexibility. The changes would also eliminate the electronic HOS recording requirement for drivers who currently drive beyond a 100 air-miles radius but remain within 150 air-miles from their work reporting location at the start of their daily shift.

PMAA initially asked the FMCSA to make the changes to the short haul driver exception in 2017 as part of the administration’s regulatory streamlining initiative. The FMCSA was receptive to PMAA’s request. PMAA then successfully worked with the office of Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) to send a letter supporting PMAA’s request to the FMCSA.

The ANPRM also proposes additional changes to the HOS supported by PMAA including:

Extend the 14-hour maximum on duty time for up to three consecutive hours to allow a single off-duty time break ranging from 30 minutes to no more than 3 consecutive hours provided the driver has at least 10 consecutive hours off duty before the start of his or her next duty period. This means wait times at terminals for up to three hours would not count towards the 14- hour maximum on duty time provided the driver goes off-duty.

The FMCSA’s NPRM may be viewed here .

(PMAA)

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) revision to CDL driver medical examiner guidelines is nearing completion. The Medical Examiners Handbook serves as a guideline for the more than 50,000 FMCSA certified medical examiners who use it to assess driver health during mandatory CDL medical examinations. The handbook offers the FMCSA’s suggested best medical practices to evaluate medical conditions including, diabetes, sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. It also offers the examiners information on regulatory requirements for such problems as high blood pressure, inadequate vision and poor hearing. 

The Medical Examiners Handbook is important to petroleum marketers because the information it contains is often used to disqualify or limit driver certification when substituted for independent medical assessment individual drivers. Revisions to the handbook relating to sleep apnea are the most concerning to petroleum marketers. The guidelines refer to neck circumference and body mass index as disqualifying factors. It is important that the handbook does not adopt more restrictive sleep apnea guidelines that would threaten driver’s medical certifications. Another area of concern are guidelines for blood pressure. Currently, the blood pressure guidelines use a 140/90 optimal standard. Possible reductions in blood pressure guidelines could present certification problems for a significant number of drivers. All proposed changes to the handbook must be open for public comment. 

PMAA will be monitoring the changes closely for any revisions that would negatively impact the petroleum marketing industry.

(PMAA)

Attached HERE is a new form for low liquid level UST containment sump testing that can also be found on the OCC website. During the last rulemaking, the highlighted language was added to 165:25-3-6.25(c) Interstitial monitoring when owners/operators use this alternative method of testing. 

 

(c) Existing systems must have the containment sumps tested for liquid tightness by October 13, 2018, and at least once every three (3) years thereafter or use double-walled containment sumps with periodic interstitial monitoring of the space between the two (2) walls of the sump at least every thirty (30) days. Owners and operators using a low liquid level test must ensure that when the sensor is activated the alarm activates, and verify the submersible pumps automatically shut off when the liquid activates the sensors. Sensors must be mounted and positioned at the lowest point in the sumps. Low liquid level UST sump testing must be performed according to the procedures set forth on the Commission's Containment Sump Alternative Test form. Records demonstrating compliance must be maintained for three (3) years.

PMAA has learned that roadside inspections violations for improper hazardous material notice sequencing on product transfer documents (PTD) remains a frequent occurrence. The order in which hazardous material information must appear on PTDs changed six years ago. The U.S. DOT issued a final rule on December 29, 2006 that implemented a change to hazardous materials shipping papers beginning January 1, 2013. However, some petroleum marketers remain unaware of these important changes. The DOT’s final rule harmonized federal hazardous material regulations (HMR) with international standards but applies to domestic shipments as well. 

The rule is important to petroleum marketers because it changed the way shipping papers for hazardous materials are prepared. Specifically, the final rule changed the sequence of hazardous material product description that must be placed on shipping papers for petroleum products. Under the new requirement, the hazardous material identification number must be entered first, followed by the product shipping name. Until now, the HMR required that the product shipping name be entered first, followed by the hazard class then the hazardous material identification number. The U.S. DOT allowed for voluntary compliance with the new hazardous material sequencing beginning January 1, 2007 but it became mandatory in 2013.  The following is a comparison of the old and new hazardous material product information sequence for shipping papers, please click HERE to view.

(PMAA)

We Card  has a variety a communication tools to prepare you for We Card Awareness Month in September that can be downloaded at  www.wecard.org/awareness.

  We Card's  goal is to highlight September as a time to encourage retailers to train or re-train store employees, order 2020  We Card  materials (calendars and kits) and raise awareness of FDA regulations, state and local law compliance on tobacco, e-cigarettes and vapor products.  

 

During this fiscal year, FDA has already completed 106,000 compliance checks nationwide as of June 30th. Ongoing state level and local compliance checks and the focus on e-cigarettes and vaping products as age-restricted products makes it a terrific opportunity to step up responsible retailing efforts to identify and prevent age-restricted product sales to minors.

Newly built modern Gas/Convenience Store, Restaurant, and Office Space for sale.

Spencer Flash-N-Dash Valero located at 8002 NE 36 ^th St. in Spencer, OK. Approx. 5,793 SF building sitting on approx. 1.78 acres MOL containing c-store, restaurant, and office spaces. Amenities and equipment include full kitchen, walk-in freezer, walk-in cooler, single fryer, double deep fryer, Southbend double door conventional oven, 6 burner gas stove, stainless steel triple tub sink, steam table, Manitowok ice machine, customized smoke house, touch screen pop dispenser, heat roller system, ATM machine, smoothie island double ice machine, filing cabinets, safe, desks, cash registers, stainless steel kitchen table, stainless steel meat slicer, 16x16 gazebo, and much more.

There could be as much as 40 acres around the store that could be purchased and developed. It is currently branded Valero. Fuel contract and brand options available.

Please call John Netherton at 405.435.1014 with questions.