Autogas Represented at NJLM Conference in Atlantic City

Fall/Winter 2013 • Volume 19 Number 2
Autogas Represented at NJLM Conference in Atlantic City
Propane autogas will be
represented to all NJ municipalities
at Booth #2207 on the exhibit floor
of the 98th Annual NJ League
of Municipalities Conference on
November 19-21, 2013 in Atlantic
City, NJ. PERC state rebate funds
covered all costs, and PERC
provided all literature to be
distributed at the NJPGA booth.
NJPGA thanks the following
volunteers who will be staffing the
booth:
•Ed Mulcahey,
Ferrellgas
•Matt McGuigan,
Liberty Propane
•Tom Pirri,
Liberty Propane
NJPGA
Holiday Meeting
Make plans to attend NJPGA’s
annual Holiday Luncheon
and Open Board Meeting on
Thursday, December 5, 2013 at
Ram’s Head Inn in Galloway,
NJ. This is our traditional
holiday meeting to socialize,
enjoy a great meal and hear the
latest industry news in New
Jersey. Andrew Sinclair of
Princeton Public Affairs Group
will share his insights, with the
election behind us.
Tucker E. Perkins, Jr.
•Catherine Quinlivan,
Suburban Propane
•Joseph Gambarony,
Suburban Propane
•Corrine Erickson,
Suburban Propane
•Jay McCay,
Suburban Propane
•Rob Nicholson,
Eastern Propane Corporation
•Bill Curcio,
Eastern Propane Corporation
•Tom Leahy,
Leahy Associates
Tucker E. Perkins, Jr., Chief
Business Development Officer,
Propane Education and Research
Council, is slated to speak on a
panel entitled, “Board of Public
Utilities - Alternative Fuel Vehicles”
on Thursday, November 21, 2013
at 2 p.m.
Tucker was formerly president
and chief operating officer with
CleanFuel USA, a leading supplier of propane engine systems
and infrastructure equipment with
offices in Georgetown, Texas, and
Detroit, Michigan. He has a long
history in the propane industry,
including director of business development for Inergy Propane,
chief executive officer of Premier
Propane LLC in Richmond, Virginia, and chief operating officer
with Columbia Propane, a unit
of the Columbia Energy Group.
Tucker is also a former chairman of
a PERC advisory committee on engine fuel matters. He is currently
active with the National Propane
Gas Association and the Virginia
Propane Gas Association.
The PERC-provided autogas ad
placed by NJPGA in the November
issue of the NJLM magazine, as
well as the October issue of New
Jersey Business Magazine (green
energy section), can be found on
page 2 of this newsletter
Thanks to our
advertisers:
Chestmont Engineering Co. Inc.
Gas Equipment Co., Inc.
Industrial Propane & Reclamation
Paraco Gas
Ray Murray, Inc.
Tarantin Industries
Thomas Associates, Inc.
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by the
New Jersey Propane Gas
Association, Inc.
Whitehorse Executive Center
1255 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road
Building B – Suite 514
Trenton, NJ 08619
609-890-6094 * Fax 609-581-8244
[email protected]
www.njpropane.org
NJPGA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Holiday Meeting, Ram’s Head Inn, Galloway, NJ
December 5, 2013
Spring Meeting, Lambertville, NJ
March 27, 2014
Tri-State Meeting,The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, NY
June 16-18, 2014
Annual Meeting (in conjunction with Tri-State Meeting)
June 17, 2014
NJPGA President
Ed Boden
NJPGA Vice President
Ed Mulcahey
NJPGA Treasurer
Michael G. Merrill
NJPGA Secretary
Catherine Quinlivan
NJPGA Immediate Past President
J.D. Stem
NJPGA National/State Director
Robert B. Nicholson, III
NJPGA Directors
William P. Curcio
Scott Fitzgerald
John T. Hart
Larry Horowitz
Gerard C. Stocker
Thomas A. Tarantin
Mike Taylor
NJPGA Lobbyists
Bradley S. Brewster
Andrew V. Sinclair
NJPERF Board of Trustees
Thomas A. Tarantin, President
Larry Horowitz,Vice President
Michael G. Merrill, Treasurer
Gerard C. Stocker, Secretary
Ed Boden, Trustee
William P. Curcio, Trustee
J.D. Stem, Trustee
NJPGA Staff
Debbie Hart, CAE, Executive Director
Judy Applebaum, Managing Director
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Fall Meeting highlights
On Thursday, October 17, NJPGA held its annual Fall
Meeting at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Bridgewater, NJ.
The Board approved the budget for fiscal year 20132014 and discussed strategic plans for the Association
moving forward. During lunch, Ronald Raslowsky,
President, National Safety Compliance, Inc. presented a
CSA update and spoke about the new Hours of Service
regulations.
A comparison chart of Hours of Service (HOS)
Regulations, showing changes compared to the prior
rule, and a Summary of HOS Regulations as of July
2013 are printed below.
National Safety Compliance, Inc. (800-869-3926),
located in Lakewood, NJ, provides helpful resources
for companies which are outlined on their website at
www.nscsafe.com.
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations
Comparison to Prior Rule
PROVISION
PRIOR RULE
Limitations on minimum
“34-hour restarts”
None.
Rest breaks
None except as limited by other rule provisions.
PROVISION
UPDATED RULE - COMPLIANCE DATE JULY 1, 2013
(1) Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., home terminal time.
(2) May only be used once per week, 168 hours, measured from the beginning of the
previous restart.
PRIOR RULE
May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty
or sleeper berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory “in
attendance” time for hazardous materials may be included in break if no other
duties performed]
UPDATED RULE - COMPLIANCE DATE FEBRUARY 27, 2012
On-duty time
Includes any time in CMV except sleeper berth.
Does not include any time resting in a parked vehicle (also applies to passengercarrying drivers). In a moving property-carrying CMV, does not include up to 2 hours
in passenger seat immediately before or after 8 consecutive hours in sleeper berth.
Penalties
“Egregious” hours-of-service violations not
specifically defined.
Driving (or allowing a driver to drive) more than 3 hours beyond the driving-time
limit may be considered an “egregious” violation and subject to the maximum civil
penalties. Also applies to passenger-carrying drivers.
Oilfield exemption
“Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields (which is
off-duty but does extend 14-hour duty period) must be
recorded and available to FMCSA, but no method or
details are specified for the recordkeeping.
“Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields must be shown on logbook or electronic
equivalent as off duty and identified by annotations in “remarks” or a separate line
added to “grid.”
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hos
Summary of HOS Regulations as of July 1, 2013
The following table summarizes the HOS regulations for property-carrying and passenger-carrying drivers.
PROPERTY-CARRYING DRIVERS
PASSENGER-CARRYING DRIVERS
11-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
10-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty.
14-Hour Limit
May not drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, following
10 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time does not extend the 14-hour period.
15-Hour On-Duty Limit
May not drive after having been on duty for 15 hours, following 8 consecutive
hours off duty. Off-duty time is not included in the 15-hour period.
Rest Breaks
May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty
or sleeper berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory “in
attendance” time may be included in break if no other duties performed]
60/70-Hour On-Duty Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days.
60/70-Hour On-Duty Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. A driver may
restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours
off duty. Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. home terminal time, and
may only be used once per week, or 168 hours, measured from the beginning of
the previous restart.
Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours
in the sleeper berth, plus a separate 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper
berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.
Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers using a sleeper berth must take at least 8 hours in the sleeper berth, and
may split the sleeper berth time into two periods provided neither is less than 2
hours.
For more information visit
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hos
CMV drivers should always use safe driving practices – Scan
this QR code with your smart phone when you are not
driving to learn more about hours-of-service regulations.
Note: See 49 CFR 395.1 (h) for State of Alaska HOS Regulations.
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Papco held it’s 4th annual Transcaer training event
On September 28th 2013, Papco held its 4th annual
Transcaer training event, with 71 Fire and EMS personnel
in attendance. George Hartman of Papco organized the
class this year, with members of Chemtrec, Federal RR
Commission, AmeriGas, and Dow Chemical presenting
from various perspectives. A rail car and three transports,
including a MC331, a MC407 and a LNG (Liquefied
Natural Gas), were on display. Mike Digiorgio of
Silverback Consulting finished the day with a live burn
demonstration and the Fire and EMS personnel learned
how to fight a live propane burn. “The day was another
success and we are excited about sharing our knowledge
with the community and making them feel safer about
what we do by sharing our knowledge,” said Henry S.
Papiano of Papco Transportation.
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Finally Becoming a Reality—
the Propane Exhibit in
the National Museum of
Industrial History
The NJPGA/Alvin E. Clayton Scholarship Fund provides the opportunity for
a NJPGA member-sponsored applicant
to receive a scholarship, should the applicant reside in NJ and meet all scholarship criteria. One or two awards may be
given in the amounts of $1,000-$2,000.
Scholarship applications must be
completed and all required information
and documents must be received by
February 15, 2014. Successful applicants
will be notified by early May 2014.
Applications are now being accepted,
and applicants are required to apply
online at www.npga.org. Click on About
Us, then scroll down and click on NPGF
Scholarship Fund. This will take you
to the application process, eligibility
requirements and more information on
the NPGF Scholarship Program.
The NPGF scholarship program contact person is listed below if you have
any questions regarding the application
process.
Joanne Casey
National Propane Gas Association
Direct 202-355-1328
[email protected]
Bethlehem, PA, September 2013 - A group of industry members met in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on
Thursday, September 12th to review design plans and building improvements for the Propane Industry
Exhibit in the National Museum of Industrial History. This group included Bob Nicholson, Chairman
of the Board for Eastern Propane and Propane Exhibit Chair; Steve Donches, President and CEO of the
National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH); Ed Mooney, Principal of Ed Mooney Museum Design;
Joe Rose, President of the Propane Gas Association of New England; Shelby Metzger, Executive Director
of the Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association, Bill Curcio, Executive Vice President of Eastern Propane;
Mark Delehanty, President of Independence Propane; John Pearston, Safety and Training Coordinator
for Eastern Propane; and Rita Pecilunas, President of Strategic Marketing Resources.
The group reviewed the Propane Exhibit design and proposed lay-out of the museum, which will
include exhibits on the foundations of American Industry: steel, textiles, machinery, and propane. The
former Bethlehem Steel building has been rehabbed and the group was able to tour the large facility.
The museum managers are in the process of soliciting bids to begin the prototypes and construction for
the exhibits with a targeted completion date of late 2014/early 2015.
For more information or to contribute to the construction fund for the Propane Industry Exhibit,
contact Bob Nicholson at (973) 729-0100.
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Federal Funds available in NJ for emergency generators
As a result of NJPGA working on your behalf, federal funds available in NJ municipalities and counties
include an allowance for propane for permanent backup or stand-by generators to replace grid power
for extended periods. The federal government has
provided $25 million in the “hazard mitigation
grant program.” For more information and for a
list of NJ jurisdictions and their grant allocations,
please contact NJPGA Headquarters.
Permanent back-up or stand-by generator to be
operated as an emergency generator (powered by
propane)
A small propane capacity generator, typically
in the 100 kW or smaller range but could be
larger. The generator is installed permanently
on-site and operates automatically when the
distribution grid power is down. This includes a
transfer switch and wiring of critical loads with a
lock box. The generator must be operated as an
emergency generator only as defined by NJDEP.
Engines powering generators that comply with all
applicable regulations (including installation of air
pollution control equipment) can be permitted as
regular generators allowing them to operate during
periods other than defined emergencies.
Portable standby or back-up
emergency generator (powered
by propane)
A small capacity propane
generator that is typically in
the 5 kW to 10 kW range. The
portable generator is brought
to a site for use when the grid
power is down. This could
include a quick connect set
up (aka a tap box and lockout
unit). The generator must be
operated as an emergency
generator only as defined by
NJDEP.
Engines powering
generators that comply with
all
applicable
regulations
(including installation of air
pollution control equipment)
can be permitted as regular
generators allowing them to
operate during periods other
than defined emergencies.
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