MONDAY MORNING MESSENGER
December 2, 2019
In Brief
In this issue of the Monday Morning Messenger , the association has some good news, a new federal regulation looming has been delayed. Find out which one in our Top Story of the morning.
Speaking of driver training, the Propane Education & Research Council has its bobtail rollover training available to order or download. See what is covers and how to order/download it below.

Also, it's rare to find grants for propane refueling stations for autogas, but there is one in Texas that is taking grant applications, learn more about the competitive grant below.

Additionally, today is your very last chance to participate in the Propane Council of Texas Duty to Warn Safety Mailing Program guarantee your mailing mails by the end of the year.
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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
In this issue
  • In Brief
  • Top Story:
Regulation Delay
  • Bobtail Rollover
  • Propane Station Grant
  • Legal Beat
Top Story
FMCSA Delays New Driver
Training Requirements
A new mandated federal training rule from the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) for new CDL drivers was set to go into effect on February 7, 2020, in the new year will be delayed until February 7, 2022.

The Entry Level Driver Training Rule will create new minimum training standards for those applying for a commercial driver’s license (CDL). Additionally, the training must be done by an individual in the FMCSA's Training Provider Registry (TPR).

The national training provider registry will act as a clearinghouse that CDL drivers have been trained with the required curriculum, but is not available at this time.
Training
Bobtail Rollover Training
Preventing Bobtail Rollovers helps drivers understand the factors that can contribute to a rollover. It also gives drivers guidelines and tips you can apply every day to minimize your risk of a rollover.

You can order the CD/DVD kit. The DVD features a 22–minute video on preventing bobtail rollovers. A CD that includes a booklet on understanding and preventing rollovers, a quiz, and an employee completion certificate.
Downloadable files include everything above from the CD kit with the exception of the 22-minute training video.
Autogas News
Alternative Fueling Station
Grant Round Opening in Texas
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced that up to $12 million in grants is available for eligible individuals, businesses, and governmental entities to build or expand alternative fueling facilities in Texas. Propane is an eligible fuel.

The Texas Emissions Reduction Plan’s Alternative Fueling Facilities Program (AFFP) provides financial incentives for entities to provide alternative fueling facilities within the state’s Clean Transportation Zone . 

Competitive grant applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. CST, March 18, 2020 . Those interested in submitting in an eligible area, can contact the Propane Council of Texas at info@propanecounciloftexas.org for grant application assistance or tune in or attend one of the below informative grant workshops.

An informative webinar has been scheduled for
Tuesday, DEC. 3, 2019 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
RSVP to TERP@tceq.texas.gov ( required )
Meeting link from TCEQ will be sent to participants via email on the day of the webinar.

Also, subsequent grant workshops have been scheduled around the Clean Transportation Zone this month and next.

Click here for the full schedule of grant workshops.
Legal Beat
Today is the Deadline
for Duty to Warn Safety Mailing Program
A duty to warn is a concept that arises in the law of torts in a number of circumstances, indicating that a party will be held liable for injuries caused to another, where the party had the opportunity to warn the other of a hazard and failed to do so.

The Propane Council of Texas helps Texas propane retailers fulfill this requirement by mailing Texas propane customers safety information.

The Texas Duty to Warn Safety Mailing Program mails a brochure that contains the following safety information:
  • What is propane?
  • What does propane smell like? including Scratch N Sniff
  • What to do if you smell gas?
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Lighting Pilot Lights
  • Appliance Maintenance
  • Flammable Vapors
  • Running Out of Gas. Leak check is required.
  • Tampering with system and appliances warning
  • RRC Limited Liability Consumer Safety Notification

Registrations with mailing lists received by today, the deadline for the program will be mailed by the end of the year. To guarantee it will be mailed by the end of year and that stock is available, please submit by midnight.
Monday, December 2, 2019 by midnight