16 Tex. Admin. Code § 9.130 - Commission Identification Nameplates
(a)
Prior to an original ASME nameplate or any manufacturer-issued nameplate
becoming unreadable or detached from a stationary container with a water
capacity of 4,001 gallons or more, the owner or operator of the container may
request an identification nameplate from AFS. Commission identification
nameplates shall be issued only for containers which can be documented as being
in continuous LP-gas service in Texas from a date prior to September 1, 1984.
The container's serial number and manufacturer on the original or
manufacturer-issued nameplate shall be clearly readable at the time the
Commission identification nameplate is attached.
(1) The owner or operator of the container
shall submit LPG Form 502 including clear photographs of the container showing:
(A) nozzle openings;
(B) front, rear, and side views;
(C) location of the nameplate;
(D) detailed view of the nameplate;
and
(E) if a photograph cannot
clearly depict the lettering on the nameplate, a pencil rubbing of the
nameplate shall be submitted.
(2) AFS shall review LPG Form 502 and the
supporting documentation. AFS shall have the manufacturer's data report on file
for the container or the licensee shall provide a copy to AFS. The Commission
identification nameplate shall not be issued unless the manufacturer's data
report is reviewed. Upon review of submitted documents and confirmation of the
manufacturer's data report, AFS shall send a letter to the owner or operator of
the container stating the estimated costs, which will be based on the
following:
(A) actual cost of the nameplate
itself, including adhesive and other materials necessary to attach the
nameplate; and
(B) projected travel
costs for the Commission employee performing the inspection and/or attachment
of the nameplate, at a cost of $60 plus the mileage and rate from Austin as set
by the official state travel mileage chart.
(3) The owner or operator of the container
shall pay the total estimated costs to AFS before AFS will proceed. Within 15
business days of receipt of all required documents and fees, AFS shall:
(A) verify that it has continuous
documentation for the container, showing the container in LP-gas service in
Texas prior to September 1, 1984;
(B) inspect the container to ensure that the
container is not dented, pitted, or otherwise damaged, and complies with other
applicable rules in this chapter, unless additional time is necessary as
determined by the AFS director; and
(C) advise the owner or operator that the
container shall be tested if it appears to be pitted or otherwise damaged.
(i) If the owner or operator refuses to test
the container, it shall be removed from service within 10 calendar days of the
date of inspection.
(ii) If the
container passes the test, AFS shall proceed with the attachment of the
nameplate.
(D) Within
the 15-day period, AFS shall notify the applicant in writing, in clear and
specific language, of the outcome of AFS' review.
(4) Following AFS' review of any required
tests and payment, and if AFS determines that all requirements have been met,
AFS shall issue an identification nameplate for the container.
(5) The Commission identification nameplate
shall be stainless steel, stamped or etched with the Commission's mark or
symbol, and attached by a Commission employee using an adhesive material.
Nameplates shall include the wording and information as follows:
(A) Railroad Commission of Texas LP-Gas
Container Identification Nameplate;
(B) RRC ID No. *00000*; and
(C) For Identification Only.
(6) Commission identification
nameplates shall be affixed only by a Commission employee and shall be affixed
at the Commission's convenience.
(b) Commission identification nameplates
shall serve only to identify the container as being an ASME container and shall
in no way indicate the condition of the container or whether it is safe for
LP-gas service.
(c) Commission
identification nameplates shall not be valid until AFS has received the final
paperwork from the Commission employee who attached the nameplate. AFS shall
notify the owner or operator of the container in writing stating the date on
which the nameplate is valid.
(d)
If at any time during the Commission identification nameplate request or
approval process, the original ASME nameplate becomes completely unreadable or
detached, the owner or operator of the container shall immediately remove the
container from service and no Commission identification nameplate shall be
issued or attached. In addition, AFS may remove such a container from service
as specified in §
9.129(i) of this
title (relating to Manufacturer's Nameplate and Markings on ASME
Containers).
(e) If the Commission
employee finds upon inspection of a container prior to the attachment of the
Commission identification nameplate that the container does not pass
inspection, for whatever reason, the inspector shall not attach the nameplate,
but shall return the nameplate and all paperwork to the Commission's Austin
office.
(f) Fees charged for the
Commission identification nameplate are nonrefundable except as described in
this subsection. The cost of the nameplate is refundable only if the Commission
employee finds upon actual inspection of the container that the original
nameplate has become totally detached or unreadable, or that the container is
pitted, dented, or otherwise damaged, therefore prohibiting attachment of the
nameplate. The fees charged relating to AFS' travel and research costs will be
refunded only if AFS' research shows that the nameplate cannot be issued.
Otherwise, these fees will be nonrefundable if these activities have taken
place before the Commission employee inspects a container and finds that a
nameplate cannot be issued.
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