Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES
Subchapter B - LP-GAS INSTALLATIONS, CONTAINERS, APPURTENANCES, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 9.130 - Commission Identification Nameplates
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(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.
(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 § RSA 9.129<subdiv>(i)</subdiv> 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.