MONDAY MORNING MESSENGER
September 2, 2019
In Brief
In this issue of the  Monday Morning Messenger, read our  Top Story  of the morning for our Regulatory Update of the week and find out what you need to be doing administratively to take advantage of 10 year bobtail requalification period in the State of Texas.

Additionally, in this issue, find out what training is back by popular demand this October and how you can earn full Continuing Education credit from the Railroad Commission by attending.

The Legislative Session may have ended in May, but its reminisce can still be felt. Find out what new program will be launching as a result of the session in our third story of the morning and what meeting is taking place this week to get feedback for the development of the program.

Check out our  Marketing Minute  to find out how you can get marketing info to your customers at an extremely low cost.
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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
In this issue
  • In Brief
  • Top Story
  • Training Alert
  • Legislative Update
  • Marketing Minute
CALENDAR

September 2, 2019
Office Closed/ Labor Day

September 3, 2019

September 4, 2019

September 9, 2019


September 18, 2019
Top Story
Bobtail Requalification 10 yr Eligibility Reporting
to Railroad Commission of Texas
Do your bobtails/cargo tanks qualify for the 10-year requalification?

In order to avoid automatic notifications from the Railroad Commission that your hydro is due and allow for your bobtail to be renewed, at the time of Form 4 renewal, please submit a U1A showing your cargo tank is made of SA-612 steel and eligible for the 10 year or submit a picture of the data plate showing it is made of SA-612 steel. Along with the above, please provide a statement that it is used in dedicated propane service, this is another qualifier to meet the 10 year requalification period.

This should suspend the automatic notifications that your hydro is due at 5 years.

The best time to submit the above-mentioned paperwork is at the time of your truck renewal with the RRC. If a bobtail is being registered for the first time and is over 5 years old, please submit above-mentioned 10 year requalification eligibility evidence at time of registration.

If your cargo tank is made of SA-202 or SA-455 or one of the two combined with SA-612, please also provide a copy of the Charpy Vee notch energy test done at time of manufacture.
Training
Propane Emergencies Registration Open
Training: October 28-9, 2019
RRC Granting Continuing Education Credit
The Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT) invites the propane industry and their area emergency responders to our Propane Incident Management Training also known as Propane Emergencies Training. ProCOT hosts the training annually at Texas A & M University’s TEEX Brayton Training Field in College Station, TX, the world’s largest liquid-fueled live fire training facility. The training combines classroom and live-fire over an action-packed two days on October 28-29, 2019.

Certified propane personnel that attend both days will earn Continuing Education credit from the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Even if you cannot attend, please extend an invitation to your local fire departments.

Lodging will be on the Texas A & M University campus next to Kyle Field.
Legislative Update
Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet (GAFF) Grant Program Stakeholder Meeting
The Lt. Governor and alternative fuel vehicle stakeholders including the Texas Propane Gas Association lobbied for the Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet (GAFF) Grant Program for a few years and this past legislative session it was funded to the tune $6M to help state agencies meet the alt fuel mandates.

Although it includes all alternative fuels, priority will be given to Texas fuels, e.g. propane and natural gas over electric and others. The program will not only be for vehicle replacement, but fleet expansion.

Eligible applicants will include:
• a state agency or political subdivision that operates a fleet of more than 15 motor vehicles.
• a mass transit or school transportation provider or other public entity established to provide public or school transportation services.

The TCEQ will conduct a stakeholder meeting to solicit informal comments on the implementation and administration of the GAFF Grant Program on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at 1:30 p.m., at the commission's central office located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 201S, Austin, Texas. 

Although TCEQ is soliciting comments and feedback on the program now, TCEQ has to build the program from the ground up and adopt rules, which means, the program will not launch for about a year from now.
Marketing Minute
Last Chance to Subscribe Your Customers to
the Fall Edition of Propane Living newsletter
Print is not dead in rural America. Subscribe your customers to the Fall edition of Propane Living consumer newsletter.

The fall edition will mail by October 1st and feature the benefits of upgrading to a gas fireplace, kid-friendly grilling recipe, grilling hacks, back to school: how Texas is leading the nation in cleaner propane school bus adoption, early fill and more.

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