37 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.42 - Commercial Vehicle Inspection Items
(a)
All items of inspection enumerated in this section must be inspected in
accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Texas
Transportation Code, Chapter 547, and any other applicable state law and
department regulation as provided in the DPS Training and Operations Manual
prior to the issuance of a passing vehicle inspection report.
(b) All items must be inspected in accordance
with inspection procedures found in the DPS Training and Operations Manual,
Chapter 6 (Revised January 2025), which is adopted by reference and available
at the following website:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/getForm.ashx?id=VI-87.pdf.
(c) A vehicle inspection report may not be
issued for a vehicle equipped with a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system
unless the vehicle inspector can confirm in a manner provided by subsection (d)
of this section that:
(1) the CNG fuel
container meets the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49,
§571.304; and
(2) the CNG fuel
container has not exceeded the expiration date provided on the container's
label.
(d) The
requirements of subsection (c) of this section may be confirmed by any
appropriate combination of the items detailed in paragraphs (1) - (3) of this
subsection:
(1) Observation of Container
Label. The vehicle inspector may confirm the requirement of subsection (c)(2)
of this section through direct observation of the expiration date on the
container;
(2) Observation of Label
at Fueling Connection Receptacle. The vehicle inspector may confirm through
direct observation of a label affixed to the vehicle by the original equipment
manufacturer or by a certified installer or inspector of CNG systems (as
defined in subsection (g) of this section) reflecting that the requirements of
subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section are satisfied; or
(3) Documentation. The vehicle owner may
furnish to the vehicle inspector documentation provided by the original vehicle
equipment manufacturer or by a certified installer or inspector of CNG systems
(as defined in subsection (g) of this section) reflecting that either
requirements of subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section are
satisfied.
(e) The owner
or operator of a fleet vehicle may, as an alternative to the requirements of
subsection (c) of this section, provide proof in the form of a written
statement or report issued by the owner or operator that the vehicle is a fleet
vehicle for which the fleet operator employs a certified installer or inspector
of CNG systems (as defined in subsection (g) of this section).
(f) A copy of the written statement or report
provided to the vehicle inspector under subsections (d)(3) or (e) of this
section must be maintained in the vehicle inspection station's files for a
period of one year from the date of the inspection and made available to the
department on request.
(g)
Certified installer or inspector of CNG systems: For purposes of this section,
a certified installer or inspector of CNG systems is a person licensed by the
Railroad Commission of Texas under 16 TAC §
13.61(relating to License
Categories, Container Manufacturer Registration, Fees, and Application for
Licenses, Manufacturer Registrations, and Renewals).
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