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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 345 - Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities › Section 16-345-4 - Responsibilities of excavators and responsible parties

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Any excavator performing excavation or demolition within the State of
			 Connecticut, or the responsible party for the excavation or demolition, shall:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of
			 this subsection, at least two full days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and
			 holidays, but not more than thirty (30) days before commencing such excavation
			 or demolition obtain a ticket by notifying the central clearinghouse of:
(A) The specific location of the designated
			 area. Should field conditions or other circumstances require the excavation or
			 demolition to be expanded outside the originally designated area established in
			 accordance with subsection (e) of section 16-345-4 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies, a separate notification shall be made and said
			 notification shall be in accordance with the time requirements as provided in
			 this subdivision;
(B) The name,
			 address and telephone number of the excavator actually performing the proposed
			 excavation or demolition;
(C) The
			 date on which such proposed excavation or demolition will commence. The date
			 shall be at least two full days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,
			 after the ticket is provided to the central clearinghouse, but not more than
			 thirty (30) days after the ticket has been provided to the central
			 clearinghouse. If the excavator or responsible party reasonably expects that
			 the scope of the project is such that it will involve excavation or demolition
			 at multiple locations or over a period of time greater than thirty (30) days,
			 the excavator or responsible party shall provide separate notifications for
			 each separate location and only for such locations in which the excavation or
			 demolition is expected to occur within the thirty (30) day period following the
			 notification;
(D) The type of such
			 proposed excavation or demolition;
(E) The method used to identify or designate
			 the area of proposed excavation or demolition. The excavator or responsible
			 party shall identify and mark the designated area prior to notifying the
			 central clearinghouse;
(F) If it is
			 an emergency, the exact reason why the situation is an emergency as defined in
			 subsections (14) and (15) of section
			 16-345-1
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and
(G) Such other information as the central
			 clearinghouse or the Authority shall deem necessary to carry out the objectives
			 of Chapter 293 of the Connecticut General Statutes and to protect public
			 safety;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 345 - Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities › Section 16-345-5 - Surface markings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All surface
			 markings, stakes and flags indicating the approximate location of an
			 underground facility shall be made in accordance with this section.
(b) Surface markings shall consist of paint
			 or equivalent material. The paint or material should have sufficient lasting
			 properties so as to stand up to wear and tear of traffic; but should be
			 sufficiently degradable so as not to be permanent, unless the marking is
			 intended to be permanent.
(c)
			 Stakes shall be made of wood or any other suitable material, and flags shall be
			 a minimum of three inches on each side of the designated utility color in
			 accordance with subsection (i) of this section, made of any suitable
			 material.
(d) Surface markings for
			 the identification of the approximate location of an underground utility
			 facility shall be located, where possible, at the centerline of the underground
			 facility.
(e) Where center-line
			 marking is impractical, the approximate location of an underground utility
			 facility may be indicated by means of offset surface markings.
(f) When marking via staking or flagging,
			 stakes and flags shall be placed in an upright position directly above the
			 facility and:
(1) Exposed above the ground a
			 minimum of eighteen (18) inches for stakes and a minimum of twelve (12) inches
			 for flags; and
(2) Inserted below
			 ground to adequately support the stake or flag in the upright
			 position.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 345 - Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities › Section 16-345-6 - Permits to require compliance

Current through July 10, 2024
Any permit issued by a public agency for excavation or
				demolition shall require satisfactory evidence of compliance with Chapter 293
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections
				16-345-1
				to
				16-345-9,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies such as the central
				clearinghouse ticket number. Satisfactory evidence shall not be required when
				the permit is requested by a public utility that will not be performing the
				actual excavation nor shall it be required when the permitting agency
				determines that the permit approval process will take longer than thirty (30)
				days. The central clearinghouse may provide notification of each ticket to each
				municipality's permit issuing department for proposed excavations and
				demolitions within the municipality's jurisdiction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 345 - Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities › Section 16-345-7 - Compliance with local permit requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Except as provided in section
				16-345-6
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, sections
				16-345-1
				to
				16-345-9,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall not be
				construed to affect or impair local ordinances, charter or other provisions of
				law requiring permits to be obtained before excavating in a public highway or
				to demolish structures on private property, nor shall they be construed to
				grant to any person, excavator, or public agency any rights not specifically
				provided by Chapter 293 of the Connecticut General Statutes and said sections.
				A permit from a public agency shall not relieve any person from responsibility
				for complying with the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Connecticut General
				Statutes and said sections. The failure of any person who has been granted a
				permit to comply with the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Connecticut General
				Statutes and said sections shall not be deemed to impose any liability upon the
				public agency issuing the permit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 345 - Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities › Section 16-345-8 - Enforcement proceedings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the
			 Authority has reason to believe that a violation has occurred for which a civil
			 penalty has been established for violations of Chapter 293 of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes, as provided in section
			 16-356
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or of any provisions of sections
			 16-345-1
			 to
			 16-345-9,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the Authority may
			 send to the alleged violator by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by
			 personal service, a notice which shall include:
(1) A reference to the section of the
			 statute, regulation or order involved;
(2) A short and plain statement of the
			 matters asserted or charged;
(3) A
			 statement of the amount of the civil penalties proposed to be imposed after
			 notice and opportunity for a hearing; and
(4) A statement of the alleged violator's
			 right to a hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 345 - Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities › Section 16-345-9 - Assessment of civil penalties

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person,
			 excavator, public agency, public utility or the central clearinghouse which the
			 Authority finds to have violated any provision of Chapter 293 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, may be
			 fined, after notice and opportunity for a hearing as provided in section
			 16-345-8
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. In such case, such person,
			 excavator, public agency, public utility or the central clearinghouse shall
			 forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in accordance with the following
			 schedule of penalties:
(1) For violations
			 which do not involve personal injury, death or property damage:
(A) A minimum civil penalty of two hundred
			 dollars ($200) for a first violation; and
(B) A civil penalty of not more than five
			 thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second violation and up to the statutory
			 maximum thereafter;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Section 16a-14-1 - Preamble

Current through July 10, 2024
These standards define the physical elements of solar energy
				systems that are eligible for a property tax exemption in accordance with the
				provisions of subsection (56) of section
				12-81 of
				the General Statutes, and define solar energy electricity generating systems
				that are eligible for a property tax exemption in accordance with the
				provisions of subsection (57) and subsection (63) of section
				12-81 of
				the General Statutes. Their purpose is to serve as a guide for assessors to
				evaluate an application claiming such exemptions, and as such to provide
				criteria for determining eligibility.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Section 16a-14-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Solar Energy" is defined as the energy
			 received by the earth from the sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation or
			 potential or kinetic energy existing in the earth's principle media, such as
			 the sea, the air and the land, as the result of such radiation being received.
			 Solar energy includes but is not limited to:
(1) solar insolation both direct and diffuse
			 in the form of sensible heat;
(2)
			 flowing or falling water, by means of which waterwheels or water turbines are
			 driven;
(3) moving air by means of
			 which windmills are driven.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Section 16a-14-3 - Eligibility of solar energy heating or cooling systems for exemption under subsection (56) of section 12-81 of the General Statutes

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Criteria.
A "solar energy
			 heating or cooling system" shall be deemed capable of offering a practical
			 alternative to the use of conventional energy with regard to current
			 technological feasibility and the climate of this state if it:
(1) constitutes any active system which
			 complies with standards prepared by the National Bureau of Standards for the
			 Department of Housing and Urban Development, "Intermediate Minimum Property
			 Standards for Solar Heating and Domestic Hot Water Systems," and including any
			 amendments thereunto or revised editions thereof as may be adopted by said
			 Department unless the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management makes a
			 written determination to the contrary, which determination shall be deemed a
			 final decision for the purposes of section
			 4-183 of
			 the General Statutes, or
(2)
			 constitutes any active system which utilizes solar energy to provide heating or
			 cooling to a building, and is comprised of the complete assembly of necessary
			 equipment which supplies energy to the building in which it is installed, the
			 primary purpose of such equipment to be the furnishing of thermal energy to
			 meet part or all of such building's heating and/or cooling and/or domestic hot
			 water requirements.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Section 16a-14-4 - Eligibility of residential and non-residential solar energy electricity generating systems for exemption under subsection (57) and subsection (63) of section 12-81 of the General Statutes

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A residential
			 and non-residential solar energy electricity generating system shall be deemed
			 eligible for a property tax exemption if the requirements imposed by subsection
			 (57) and subsection (63) of section
			 12-81 of
			 the General Statutes and this section are met. Requirements for exemption are
			 as follows:
(1) The system utilizes a
			 photovoltaic, wind, water, solar thermal-to-electric, or other system to
			 convert solar energy into electrical energy;
(2) A building permit has been obtained for
			 the construction of the system, and a certificate of use or occupancy if
			 required by the municipality involved;
(3) The system is in accord with all
			 applicable zoning requirements;
(4)
			 In the case of systems which produce electricity for distribution through the
			 facilities of electric utilities, all applicable requirements of the department
			 of public utility control shall be met, including, without limitation, those
			 involving system operation and safety; and
(5) In the case of systems utilizing water
			 power, the system conforms to all applicable statutes, regulations, and other
			 requirements pertaining to the utilization of water resources, including,
			 without limitation, those administered by the department of environmental
			 protection, municipal inland wetlands agencies, and municipal conservation
			 commissions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Standards and Specifications for Exemption from State Sales and Use Tax for Renewable Energy Systems or Systems Utilizing Cogeneration Technology › Section 16a-14-100 - Preamble

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations establish standards and specifications for
				  renewable energy systems, cogeneration systems, and component parts of such
				  systems. These regulations are authorized under Section
				  16a-14(8)
				  and under Section
				  12-412(39)
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by Section 3 of Public Act
				  85-534. These standards incorporate by reference portions of the regulations
				  adopted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pursuant to Section
				  201 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). A system
				  which is within the scope of such specifications and which complies with such
				  standards, and which meets all requirements established in or under section
				  12-412(39)
				  of the Connecticut general statutes as amended by Section 3 of Public Act
				  85-534 is eligible for exemption from the state sales and use tax. Procedures
				  for exemption from the state sales and use tax are set out in Section
				  12-426-28a of
				  the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Standards and Specifications for Exemption from State Sales and Use Tax for Renewable Energy Systems or Systems Utilizing Cogeneration Technology › Section 16a-14-103 to 16a-14-199 - Reserved

Current through July 10, 2024
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Standards and Specifications for Exemption from Property Tax for Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Systems › Section 16a-14-200 - Preamble

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations establish standards and specifications for
				  passive and hybrid solar energy systems. A system which is within the scope of
				  such specifications and which complies with such standards, and which meets all
				  requirements established in or under Section
				  12-81(62)
				  of the General Statutes is eligible for exemption from property tax in
				  accordance with the provisions of Section
				  12-81(62).
				  Their purpose is to serve as a guide for assessors to evaluate an application
				  claiming such an exemption and as such to provide criteria for determining
				  eligibility. These regulations are authorized under Section
				  12-81(62)
				  and under division (8) of section
				  16a-14
				  of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Standards and Specifications for Exemption from Property Tax for Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Systems › Section 16a-14-201 - Definition

Current through July 10, 2024
"Secretary" means the secretary of the office of policy and
				  management.
"Building" means any residential, commercial, industrial, or
				  other structure as defined in the state building code.
"Passive Solar Heating and/or Cooling System" means
1) a system which utilizes the architectural
				features of a building to maximize solar heat gain during the heating season,
				minimize heat losses, and provide thermal storage within the building or
				structures, and during the cooling season minimize heat gain and provide for
				natural ventilation, and
2) a system
				using a collector wherein natural thermal transfer occurs but which does not
				include the use of a fan or pump.
"Direct Gain" means solar radiation passes through the living
				  space before being stored in the thermal mass for long-term heating.
"Indirect Gain" means a thermal mass collects and stores heat
				  directly from the sun and then transfers heat to the living space.
"Isolated Gain" means solar collection and storage are
				  thermally isolated from the living spaces of the building.
"Solar Energy" means energy which has recently originated in
				  the sun in the form of direct and diffuse solar radiation. Wind, water, wood
				  and other biomass forms are specifically excluded for the purposes of these
				  regulations.
"Thermal Mass Wall," including but not limited to Trombe
				  walls, other types of masonry or stone walls, water walls, and drum walls,
				  means a wall either directly or indirectly capable of exposure to solar
				  radiation. Such wall may function as a combination heat sink and wall, and
				  shall include external glazing or some other method which creates a heat trap
				  for penetrating solar radiation.
"Thermal Contact Ceiling" means a combined roofing and
				  heating system composed of containers filled with water or other heat storage
				  medium placed above the roof beams of a building and utilized as a heat sink
				  for solar radiation during the daylight hours and as a thermal storage device
				  and insulator during the nocturnal hours. Some provision shall be made reduce
				  heat loss at night and during cold weather when little sunlight is available,
				  as a means of retaining absorbed heat. During the cooling season, this
				  operation may be reversed to provide a cooling effect.
"Hybrid Solar Heating or Cooling System" means a system using
				  elements of a passive solar heating or cooling system but incorporates
				  mechanical devices into the operation of the system for purposes of
				  transporting heat to a storage area or living area or to control the operation
				  of the system including control of nocturnal and cold weather heat
				  losses.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Eligibility of Cogeneration Systems for Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Section 16a-14-300 - Preamble

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations establish the criteria which must be met by
				  cogeneration systems in order to be eligible for a property tax exemption in
				  accordance with the provisions of Subsection (63) of section
				  12-81 of
				  the General Statutes.
Systems which meet the requirements of the Public Utility
				  Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) and the federal regulations adopted
				  pursuant to this Act in 18CFR 292 shall be deemed qualified cogeneration
				  systems which are eligible for the property tax exemption under Subsection (63)
				  of section
				  12-81 of
				  the General Statutes. Their purpose is to serve as a guide for assessors to
				  evaluate an application claiming such exemptions, and as such to provide
				  criteria for determining eligibility.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Eligibility of Cogeneration Systems for Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Section 16a-14-301 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Cogeneration system" means equipment
				used to produce electric energy and forms of useful thermal energy (such as
				heat or steam), used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes,
				through the sequential use of energy and is equivalent to the designation
				"cogeneration facility" pursuant to the provisions of the Public Utility
				Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( Public Law 95-617 ) and regulations as
				defined in 18 CFR 292.
(b)
				"Qualified cogeneration system" means a cogeneration system which meets the
				definition of "qualifying cogeneration facility" as determined by the Federal
				Energy Regulatory Commission, or its successor, pursuant to the provisions of
				the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 as defined in 18 CFR 292 and
				is therefore eligible for a property tax exemption under Subsection (63) of
				section
				12-81 of
				the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14 - Eligibility of Nonresidential Solar Energy Electricity Generating Systems for the Purpose of Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Eligibility of Cogeneration Systems for Authorized Property Tax Exemption › Section 16a-14-302 - Eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Cogeneration systems which meet the
				applicable operating and efficiency standards specified for "cogeneration
				facilities" is
				18 CFR
				292.205(a) and (b) pursuant
				to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, are qualified
				cogeneration systems and as such are eligible for property tax
				exemption.
(b) Eligibility for
				property tax exemption shall extend to equipment installed as a qualified
				cogeneration system. Equipment or materials which transfer electrical,
				mechanical, or thermal energy from the cogeneration system to the point at
				which the energy is used, and equipment or materials which use such energy, are
				not eligible. The land upon which a cogeneration system is located, and the
				building in which a cogeneration system is located, are not eligible.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14b - Voluntary Testing and Certification Program for Energy-Related Products › Section 16a-14b-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
"Secretary" means the secretary of the office of policy and
				management.
"Undersecretary" means the undersecretary for energy of the
				office of policy and management.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of
				consumer protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14b - Voluntary Testing and Certification Program for Energy-Related Products › Section 16a-14b-2 - Product review advisory board

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A product
			 review advisory board shall be established pursuant to section
			 4-8
			 of the general statutes to advise the office of policy and management in
			 conducting a voluntary testing program for energy-related products. The board
			 shall provide technical advice to the office of policy and management in
			 determining what products should be included in the program, what testing the
			 products should be subjected to, and what testing facilities are suitable for
			 testing such products. The board shall also advise the office of policy and
			 management in reviewing test results and in developing information useful to
			 consumers of such products.
(b)
			 Board members shall be appointed by the secretary. Areas of expertise
			 represented on the board may include solar energy, heating, ventilation, and
			 air conditioning, automotive products, insulation, electrical and gas
			 appliances, wood and other forms of biomass energy, wind energy, and consumer
			 protection, and any other areas of expertise that may be deemed necessary for
			 the proper functioning of the board. The board shall have a maximum of eight
			 members.
(c) The board shall be
			 chaired by the undersecretary or his designee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14b - Voluntary Testing and Certification Program for Energy-Related Products › Section 16a-14b-3 - Selection of products for testing and/or certification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Energy-related products selected for
			 review by the office of policy and management shall meet one of the following
			 criteria:
(1) Products using renewable energy
			 sources which are currently commercially viable or are potentially commercially
			 viable,
(2) Products currently
			 being marketed to consumers claiming to conserve energy or increase the
			 efficiency of its use, or
(3)
			 Products of an experimental or prototype nature using renewable energy sources
			 or believed to have the potential for conserving conventional energy
			 sources.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14b - Voluntary Testing and Certification Program for Energy-Related Products › Section 16a-14b-4 - Designation of testing facilities and equirements for test results

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The office of policy and management will
			 determine what national consensus standards for testing exist for each specific
			 category of energy-related products to be tested, what national testing
			 facility accreditation programs exist for these standards, and what state
			 statutes or regulations concerning product testing exist applicable to that
			 category of products. Based on this information, the office of policy and
			 management shall select testing facilities for each specific category of
			 energy-related products to be tested. Test results shall indicate compliance or
			 non-compliance with existing national consensus stand ards, where applicable,
			 and/or state regulations, where applicable.
(b) If no established testing mechanism
			 exists for a given energy-related product or category of energy-related
			 products, the office of policy and management may determine parameters for
			 testing and request proposals from facilities to do the testing, including
			 proposed fee schedule.
(c) The
			 office of policy and management may institute performance testing for
			 energy-related products where existing testing programs test for conformance
			 with minimum standards only, rather than actual product performance values. The
			 office of policy and management may review life-cycle costs of certain
			 energy-related products when such reliable information is unavailable from
			 other sources, and when the office of policy and management believes such
			 information to be useful to the public. The office of policy and management may
			 request that some products be tested to determine their energy efficiency. The
			 office of policy and management may review advertising claims of energy-related
			 products and request testing of such products to substantiate advertising
			 claims.
(d) The office of policy
			 and management may participate in reciprocal programs with other states for
			 testing, review, and certification of energy-related products.
(e) Where a testing mechanism is determined
			 to exist for a specific category of products, the office of policy and
			 management shall announce the availability of review, what tests must be
			 performed, what data must be submitted, and what testing facilities are
			 acceptable.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14b - Voluntary Testing and Certification Program for Energy-Related Products › Section 16a-14b-5 - Development and dissemination of information from test results

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The office of policy and management shall
			 determine if tested products are in compliance with appropriate national
			 consensus standards and/or state regulations and, where applicable, determine
			 the validity of tests for energy efficiency.
(b) The secretary shall forward reports of
			 compliance or noncompliance to any state agency charged with regulating
			 particular products. Where the office of policy and management has investigated
			 advertising claims of an energy-related product and testing results show such
			 claims to be false, the secretary shall forward the report to the commissioner
			 for disposition.
(c) The office of
			 policy and management shall develop information useful to consumers on specific
			 products or categories of products based on test results. The office of policy
			 and management may develop lists of specific products reviewed, including test
			 results, and make such lists available to the public.
			 Manufacturers/distributors submitting data for review shall receive copies of
			 such materials. The office of policy and management may allow products it has
			 reviewed to carry a label indicating test results. The format of such labels
			 shall be determined by the office of policy and management, and any such labels
			 applied to eligible products shall be approved by the office of policy and
			 management, and use of such labels shall be subject to such conditions as the
			 office of policy and management may impose.
Test results shall be available to the public. The office of
				policy and management may charge a reasonable fee for test results when
				appropriate. Information developed from test results shall be distributed to
				the public by the office of policy and management and the department of
				consumer protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 14b - Voluntary Testing and Certification Program for Energy-Related Products › Section 16a-14b-6 - Review by participating manufacturer/distributor

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 When the office of policy and management develops information concerning a
			 specific product tested that involves the office of policy and management
			 making an interpretation of test results or a judgment concerning the product
			 tested, a draft copy of such information shall be sent to the
			 manufacturer/distributor of the product. Such information shall become
			 available for public dissemination 30 days after the information is sent to the
			 manufacturer/distributor of the product, unless the manufacturer/distributor
			 rejects the interpretations or judgments of the office of policy and
			 management.
(b) Information on a
			 specific product tested taken directly from test results or other materials
			 submitted by the manufacturer/distributor that involve no interpretations or
			 judgments by the office of policy and management will be available for public
			 dissemination immediately, including the full text of any test reports or other
			 material submitted by the manufacturer/distributor.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15 - Signs - Retail Gasoline Outlets › Section 16a-15-7 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of sections 16a-15-7 to
				16a-15-10
				inclusive:
(a) "Price" shall mean the
			 total retail price per gallon, taxes included, at which the covered product
			 being dispensed from a particular covered product dispenser is being offered
			 for sale;
(b) For the purposes of
			 price posting or oxygenate posting "Covered Product(s)" means diesel fuel,
			 gasoline, alcohol, compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane or other products
			 intended as a fuel for aircraft, motor boats or motor vehicles;
(c) For the purposes of octane posting
			 "Covered Product(s)" means gasoline and gasoline blends;
(d) For the purposes of oxygenate posting
(1) "Co-solvent" means an alcohol or any
			 other chemical with higher molecular weight than methanol or ethanol - which is
			 blended with either or both to prevent phase separation in gasoline;
(2) "Ethanol" means ethyl alcohol, a
			 flammable liquid having the formula CH3CH20H, used or sold for the purpose of
			 blending or mixing with gasoline for use in motor vehicles and commonly or
			 commercially known or sold as ethanol or ethyl alcohol;
(3) "Methanol" means methyl alcohol, a
			 flammable liquid having the formula CH3OH, used or sold for the purpose of
			 blending or mixing with gasoline for use in motor vehicles, and commonly or
			 commercially known or sold as methanol or methyl alcohol; and
(4) "Maximum percentage" means the highest
			 amount by volume of ethanol, methanol, or co-solvent permitted to be blended or
			 mixed with gasoline in conformity with the specifications established by the
			 United States Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to section 211 of the
			 clean air act,
			 42 U.S.C. section
			 7515;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15 - Signs - Retail Gasoline Outlets › Section 16a-15-8 - Type, number and display of signs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No one shall
			 place on any dispenser any sign, notice, decal or other device that affects the
			 visibility to the public of the required signs and notices listed in this
			 section.
(b)
Price
			 posting.
There shall be a double-faced sign or two reversed single-faced
				signs on each fixed-location covered product dispenser displayed in a manner
				that shall be clearly visible to the members of the public from either side of
				the dispenser. The price of each grade of covered product dispensed from an
				individual dispenser shall be displayed individually.
(c)
Octane posting.
(1) Retailers shall post the octane rating
			 for all covered products sold to consumers.
Retailers shall do this by putting at least one label on each
				face of each covered products dispenser through which covered products are
				sold. If retailers sell two or more kinds of covered products with different
				octane ratings from a single dispenser, separate labels for each kind of
				covered product shall be placed on each dispenser face.
(2) The label, or labels, shall be placed
			 conspicuously on the dispenser so as to be in full view of consumers and as
			 near as reasonably practical to the price per gallon of the covered
			 product.
(3) The octane rating
			 shall be shown as a whole or half number equal to or less than the octane
			 rating certified on transfer or determined by the retailer.
(4) The retailer shall maintain and replace
			 labels as needed so that the consumers can easily see and read them. If the
			 labels the retailer possesses are destroyed or are unusable or unreadable for
			 some unexpected reason, the regulation may be satisfied by posting similar
			 temporary labels. The required label shall be obtained and posted without
			 delay.
(5) Certification of the
			 octane rating of the covered product, either by letter or on the delivery
			 ticket or other paper shall be received by the retailer upon transfer of
			 covered product from a common carrier.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15 - Signs - Retail Gasoline Outlets › Section 16a-15-9 - Signs, dimensions-information

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Price
(1) The price display for
			 each grade of covered product shall be 7¼" high and 9½" wide.
(2) The numbers on such sign shall
			 be 4½" high and 5/8" wide. The price shall be displayed to three decimal
			 places. The third decimal place number shall be half-sized and placed on the
			 sign as shown in the examples at the end of this section.
(3) The numbers and letters shall be
			 displayed in one of the following manners:
(A)
			 black numbers and the background shall be white;
(B)  white numbers and the background shall
			 be black; or
(C) illuminated white,
			 red, green or yellow numbers viewed on an electronic display, using
			 light-emitting diode ("LED") technology for example, where the background
			 behind the illuminated numbers shall be black, and the body of the sign shall
			 be either black with white letters, or white with black letters. The statement
			 "TAX INCLUDED," or "TAXES INCLUDED," or "ALL TAXES INCLUDED" shall be displayed
			 on the price sign, in letters ½" high and 1/8" wide in black for signs
			 with a white background, and in white for signs with a black background. All
			 price display colors and display methods, namely electronic or non-electronic,
			 shall be consistent throughout the retail premises.
(4) The price on the sign on the top of the
			 dispenser shall indicate price per gallon and shall be the same price as that
			 displayed on the face of the dispenser.
(5) Dispensers shall compute the price for
			 the sale of gasoline on a per gallon basis. Computing the price for such sale
			 by the fraction of a gallon shall be prohibited.
(6) Illustration of price. Price signs,
			 including the color combinations for numbers, characters and sign backgrounds,
			 shall meet the specifications of this section and shall look like these
			 examples, except that electronic displays may vary to accommodate multiple
			 grades on one sign:
Sample display with white background and black letters:
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Sample display with black background and white letters:
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Sample electronic display:
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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15 - Signs - Retail Gasoline Outlets › Section 16a-15-10 - Record keeping

Current through July 10, 2024
Retailers of covered product (octane posting) shall maintain
				for one year any delivery tickets or letters of certification on which the
				posting of octane ratings was based. Also retailers of covered products must
				keep for one year records of any octane rating determinations made. These
				records may be kept at the retail station or at another, reasonably close
				location.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15a - Posting of Signs at Gasoline Service Stations › Section 16a-15a-1 - Posting of full-serve, mini-serve and self-serve prices on the premises

Current through July 10, 2024
Where any gasoline or other product intended as a fuel for
				aircraft, motor boats or motor vehicles is sold on a full-serve, mini-serve and
				self-serve basis, any price signs displayed at a location on the premises other
				than at a dispenser shall conform with the following:
(a) Signs shall indicate the full-serve,
			 mini-serve and self-serve price per gallon;
(b) The posted prices shall correspond by
			 method of sale: e.g., Full-serve/Cash - 1.209,
			 Mini-serve/cash - 1.159, Self-serve/Cash -
			 1.109;
(c) The price signs shall be of equal size,
			 both in terms of the actual sign size and also in corresponding numerals and
			 lettering on said sign; and
(d)
(1) Signs directing customers to the location
			 of full-serve, mini-serve and self-serve fuel dispensers shall be displayed in
			 one of the following manners: as part of the island canopy; attached to or part
			 of a multi-product dispenser; or free standing and next to the appropriate
			 island.
(2) Each sign shall be
			 clearly visible to the members of the public. The letters on such sign shall be
			 of contrasting color to the background and large enough to direct customers to
			 the appropriate dispenser.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15a - Posting of Signs at Gasoline Service Stations › Section 16a-15a-2 - Posting of cash payment and credit card prices

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) At
			 the dispensers or islands where cash discounts are offered, retail dealers
			 shall display clear and conspicuous signs posting the price per gallon
			 reduction for cash payment.
(1) Each sign
			 shall be 7¼" high and 9½" wide.
(2) Each sign shall be clearly visible to the
			 members of the public. The letters on such sign shall be of contrasting color
			 to the background and large enough to direct customers to the appropriate
			 dispenser.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15a - Posting of Signs at Gasoline Service Stations › Section 16a-15a-3 - Refueling service for handicapped drivers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Retail dealers of gasoline or motor fuel who offer full-serve, mini-serve and
			 self-serve facilities shall post a sign for the direction of handicapped
			 drivers to the appropriate self-service dispenser for refueling.
(b)
(1) Said
			 sign shall indicate that the refueling service is available to any handicapped
			 driver of a vehicle which bears a special international symbol of access
			 license plate issued pursuant to section
			 14-253a
			 of the general statutes as amended.
(2) Said sign shall further indicate that
			 refueling service to the handicapped driver shall be provided at self-service
			 prices.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 15a - Posting of Signs at Gasoline Service Stations › Section 16a-15a-4 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of sections
				16a-15a-1
				to
				16a-15a-3
				inclusive:
(a) "Full Serve" means that
			 service which is offered at any service station where a retail purchaser shall
			 expect to have an employee of the service station perform services and checks
			 associated with the routine maintenance of vehicles in addition to his
			 facilitating the transfer of fuel from the dispenser of the service station to
			 the purchaser's vehicle.
(b) "Mini
			 Serve" means that service which is offered at any service station where a
			 retail purchaser shall only expect to have an employee of the service station
			 facilitate the transfer of fuel from the dispenser of the service station to
			 the purchaser's vehicle.
(c) "Self
			 Serve" means that service which is offered at any service station where a
			 retail purchaser shall expect to personally facilitate the transfer of fuel
			 from the dispenser of the service station to his vehicle.
(d) "Dispenser" means any self contained
			 suction pump or remote pedestal motor fuel dispensing system.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 22c - Petroleum Product Definitions › Section 16a-22c-1 - Petroleum product definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The purpose of
			 these regulations is to implement Section 2 of Public Act 86-198, establishing
			 petroleum product definitions which are to be used in determining the
			 registration requirements for the Petroleum Product Vendor Registration program
			 administered by the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to Section
			 16a-22d
			 of the General Statutes.
(b) The
			 petroleum product definitions contained herein are devised to be in conformance
			 with the applicable Standards and Specifications of the American Society For
			 Testing And Materials (ASTM), as amended. As used in these regulations the
			 terms middle distillate, residual fuel oil, liquified petroleum gas, motor
			 gasoline, aviation gasoline and aviation turbine fuel are defined as follows:
(1) Middle Distillate means a general
			 classification for one or more distilled petroleum fractions used for domestic
			 heating and industrial burners, or for power generation in compression ignition
			 engines. These fractions are categorized as follows:
(A) Kerosine - A refined petroleum distillate
			 conforming to the requirements of ASTM Specification D 3699. Two
			 classifications of kerosine are recognized by ASTM Specification D 3699:
(i) No. 1-K - A special low-sulfur grade
			 kerosine suitable for use in non-flue connected kerosine burner appliances and
			 for wick-fed illuminating lamps.
(ii) No. 2-K - A regular grade kerosine
			 suitable for use in flue connected burner appliances and for wick-fed
			 illuminating lamps.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 23a - Defining Standards and Substandard Anthracite › Section 16a-23a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in these regulations in determining standards and/or
				substandard anthracite the terms undersize and ash content are defined as
				follows:
(a)
Undersize -
The maximum allowable percentage of undersize coal in the following size of
			 anthracite shall be:
Round-Hole Screen Sizes
(in inches)
Size
Passing Through
Retained On
Undersize
(Percent)(Maximum)
Egg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-1/4
2-7/16
15
Stove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-7/16
1-5/8
15
Chestnut . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-5/8
13/16
15
Pea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13/16
9/16
15
No. 1 Buckwheat. . . . . . .
9/16
5/16
15
No. 2 Buckwheat. . . . . . .
5/16
3/16
17
No. 3 Buckwheat. . . . . . .
3/16
3/32
20
No. 4 Buckwheat. . . . . . .
3/32
3/64
20
(b)
Ash -
The maximum allowable dry basis percentage for ash content
			 in anthracite coal shall be:
Size
Ash
(Dry Basis
						  Percent)(Maximum)
Egg .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
						  .
10
Stove
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
						  .
10
Chestnut
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
						  .
11
Pea
12
No. 1 Buckwheat.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
						  .
13
No. 2 Buckwheat.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
						  .
13
No. 3 Buckwheat.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
						  .
14
No. 4 Buckwheat.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
						  .
15
(c)
Sizing -
The sizing of Anthracite coal shall be determined by
			 passing said anthracite coal over round mesh screens of stated size openings
			 with screens in horizontal position.
(d)
Ash Contents -
Ash contents
			 are determined from the residues left behind when weighed, (1-2 grams), and
			 test samples are completely incinerated in air at 725°C ±
			 25°C.