Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.6 - License Categories, Container Manufacturer Registration, and Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A prospective licensee may apply to AFS
				  for one or more licenses specified in subsection (b) of this section. Beginning
				  June 1, 2020, a prospective container manufacturer may apply to AFS for a
				  container manufacturer registration specified in subsection (d) of this
				  section. Prior to June 1, 2020, container manufacturers must be licensed as
				  Category A, A1, or A2 in order to manufacture containers in the state of Texas.
				  Fees required to be paid shall be those established by the Commission and in
				  effect at the time of application or renewal and shall be paid at the time of
				  application or renewal.
(b) The
				  license categories and fees are as follows.
(1) A Category A license for container
				  assembly and repair authorizes the assembly, repair, installation, subframing,
				  testing, and sale of ASME or DOT LP-gas containers, including LP-gas motor or
				  mobile fuel containers and systems, and the repair and installation of
				  transport and transfer systems. A Category A license includes all activities
				  covered by a Category A1 and Category A2 license. The original license fee is
				  $1,000; the renewal fee is $600.
(2) A Category A1 license for ASME container
				  assembly and repair authorizes the assembly, repair, installation, testing, and
				  sale of ASME containers, including LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers and
				  systems, and the repair and installation of transport and transfer systems. The
				  original license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $600.
(3) A Category A2 license for U.S. Department
				  of Transportation (DOT) container assembly and repair authorizes the assembly,
				  repair, installation, subframing, testing, and sale of LP-gas DOT containers,
				  including LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and the repair
				  and installation of transport and transfer systems. The original license fee is
				  $1,000; the renewal fee is $600.
(4) A Category B license for transport
				  outfitters authorizes the subframing, testing, and sale of LP-gas transport
				  containers, the testing of LP-gas storage containers, the installation,
				  testing, and sale of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and
				  the installation and repair of transport systems and motor or mobile fuel
				  systems. The original license fee is $400; the renewal fee is $200.
(5) A Category C license for carriers
				  authorizes the transportation of LP-gas by transport, including the loading and
				  unloading of LP-gas, and the installation and repair of transport systems. The
				  original license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $300.
(6) A Category D license for general
				  installers and repairmen authorizes the sale, service, and installation of
				  containers, and the service, installation, and repair of piping and appliances.
				  A Category D license does not authorize the installation of motor fuel
				  containers, motor fuel systems, recreational vehicle containers, or
				  recreational vehicle systems. The original license fee is $100; the renewal fee
				  is $70. Persons with certain licenses issued by the Texas State Board of
				  Plumbing Examiners or the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may
				  register with AFS as described in §
											RSA
				  9.13 of this title (relating to General
				  Installers and Repairman Exemption).
(7) A Category E license for retail and
				  wholesale dealers authorizes the storage, sale, transportation, and
				  distribution of LP-gas at retail and wholesale dealers, and all other
				  activities included in this section, except the manufacture, fabrication,
				  assembly, repair, subframing, and testing of LP-gas containers, and except the
				  sale and installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel systems that service an
				  engine with a rating of more than 25 horsepower. The original license fee is
				  $750; the renewal is $300.
(8) A
				  Category F license for cylinder filling authorizes the operation of a cylinder
				  filling facility, including cylinder filling, the sale of LP-gas in cylinders,
				  and the replacement of cylinder valves. The original license fee is $100; the
				  renewal fee is $50.
(9) A Category
				  G license for dispensing stations authorizes the operation of LP-gas dispensing
				  stations filling ASME containers designed for motor or mobile fuel. The
				  original license fee is $100; the renewal is $50.
(10) A Category H license for cylinder
				  dealers authorizes the transportation and sale of LP-gas in cylinders. The
				  original license fee is $1,000; the renewal is $300.
(11) A Category I license for service
				  stations and cylinder filling authorizes any cylinder activity set out in
				  Category F and dispensing station operations set out in paragraph (9) of this
				  subsection. A Category I license does not authorize the transportation of
				  LP-gas. The original license fee is $150; the renewal is $70.
(12) A Category J license for service
				  stations and cylinder facilities authorizes the operation of a cylinder filling
				  facility, including cylinder filling and the sale, transportation,
				  installation, and connection of LP-gas in cylinders, the replacement of
				  cylinder valves, and the operation of an LP-gas service station as set out in
				  Category G. The original license fee is $1,000; the renewal is $300.
(13) A Category K license for distribution
				  systems authorizes the sale and distribution of LP-gas through mains or pipes,
				  and the installation and repair of LP-gas systems. The original license fee is
				  $1,000; the renewal is $300.
(14) A
				  Category L license for engine and mobile fuel authorizes the sale and
				  installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers, and the sale and
				  installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel systems over 25 horsepower. The
				  original license fee is $100; the renewal is $50.
(15) A Category M license for recreational
				  vehicle installers and repairmen authorizes the sale, service, and installation
				  of recreational vehicle containers, and the installation, repair, and service
				  of recreational vehicle appliances, piping, and LP-gas systems, including
				  recreational vehicle motor or mobile fuel systems and containers. The original
				  license fee is $100; the renewal is $70.
(16) A Category N license for manufactured
				  housing installers and repairmen authorizes the service and installation of
				  containers that supply fuel to manufactured housing, and the installation,
				  repair, and service of appliances and piping systems for manufactured housing.
				  The original license fee is $100; the renewal is $70.
(17) A Category O license for testing
				  laboratories authorizes the testing of LP-gas containers, LP-gas motor fuel
				  systems or mobile fuel systems, transfer systems, and transport systems for the
				  purpose of determining the safety of the containers or systems for LP-gas
				  service, including the necessary installation, disconnection, reconnection,
				  testing, and repair of LP-gas motor fuel systems or mobile fuel systems,
				  transfer systems, and transport systems involved in the testing of containers.
				  The original license fee is $400; the renewal is $100.
(18) A Category P license for portable
				  cylinder exchange authorizes the operation of a portable cylinder exchange
				  service, where the sale of LP-gas is within a portable cylinder with an LP-gas
				  capacity not to exceed 21 pounds, where the portable cylinders are not filled
				  on site, and where no other LP-gas activity requiring a license is conducted.
				  The original license fee is $100; the renewal fee is $50.