The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) AFS‑‑The Commission's Alternative Fuels
Safety department within the Commission's Oversight and Safety Division.
(2) ASME‑‑American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
(3) ASME Code‑‑ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code.
(4) Automatic dispenser‑‑A CNG dispenser
which is operated by a member of the general public and which requires
transaction authorization.
(5) Building‑‑A structure with walls and
a roof resulting in the structure being totally enclosed.
(6) Cascade storage system‑‑Storage in
multiple cylinders.
(7) Certificate holder-‑An individual:
(A) who has passed the required management‑level
or employee‑level examination pursuant to §13.70 of this
title (relating to Examination and Exempt Registration Requirements
and Renewal) and paid applicable fees; or
(B) who holds a current examination exemption pursuant
to §13.70 of this title.
(8) Certified--An individual who is authorized by the
Commission to perform the CNG activities covered by the certification
issued under §13.70 of this title.
(9) CNG‑‑See "Compressed natural gas" in
this section.
(10) CNG cargo tank‑‑A container which
complies with ASME or DOT specifications used to transport CNG for
delivery.
(11) CNG cylinder‑‑A cylinder or other
container designed for use or used as part of a CNG system.
(12) CNG system‑‑A system of safety devices,
cylinders, piping, fittings, valves, compressors, regulators, dryers,
gauges, relief devices, vents, installation fixtures, and other CNG
equipment intended for use or used in any building or public place
by the general public, or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle
or mobile fuel system fueled by CNG, and any system or facilities
designed to be used or used in the compression, sale, storage, transportation
for delivery, or distribution of CNG in portable CNG cylinders, but
does not include natural gas facilities, equipment, or pipelines located
upstream of the outlet of the natural gas meter.
(13) Commercial installation‑‑Any CNG installation
located on premises other than a single family dwelling used as a
residence, or a private agricultural installation, including but not
limited to a retail business establishment, school, convalescent home,
hospital, retail CNG cylinder filling/exchange operation, service
station, forklift refueling facility, or private motor/mobile fuel
cylinder filling operation.
(14) Commission‑‑The Railroad Commission
of Texas.
(15) Company representative‑‑The individual
designated to the Commission by a license applicant or a licensee
as the principal individual in authority and actively supervising
the conduct of the licensee's CNG activities.
(16) Compressed natural gas‑‑Natural gas
primarily consisting of methane (CH4 ) in gaseous state that is compressed
and used, stored, sold, transported, or distributed for use by or
through a CNG system.
(17) Container‑‑A pressure vessel cylinder
or cylinders permanently manifolded together used to store CNG.
(18) Cylinder service valve‑‑A hand‑wheel
operated valve connected directly to a CNG cylinder.
(19) Director‑‑The director of the AFS
or the director's delegate.
(20) Dispensing installation‑‑A CNG installation
that dispenses CNG from any source by any means into fuel supply cylinders
installed on vehicles or into portable cylinders.
(21) DOT‑‑The United States Department
of Transportation.
(22) Flexible metal hose‑‑Metal hose made
from continuous tubing that is corrugated for flexibility and, if
used for pressurized applications, has an external wire braid.
(23) Fuel supply cylinder‑‑A cylinder mounted
upon a vehicle for storage of CNG as fuel supply to an internal combustion
engine.
(24) Interim approval order‑‑The authority
issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas following a public hearing
allowing construction of a CNG installation.
(25) Licensed--Authorized by the Commission to perform
CNG activities through the issuance of a valid license.
(26) Licensee--A person which has applied for and been
granted a CNG license by the Commission.
(27) Mass transit vehicle‑‑Any vehicle
which is owned or operated by a political subdivision of a state,
city, or county and primarily used in the conveyance of the general
public.
(28) Metallic hose‑‑Hose in which the strength
of the hose depends primarily on the strength of metallic parts, including
liners or covers.
(29) Mobile fuel container‑‑A CNG container
mounted on a vehicle to store CNG as the fuel supply for uses other
than the engine to propel the vehicle, including use in an auxiliary
engine.
(30) Mobile fuel system‑‑A CNG system which
supplies natural gas fuel to an auxiliary engine other than the engine
used to propel the vehicle or for other uses on the vehicle.
(31) Motor fuel container‑‑A CNG container
mounted on a vehicle to store CNG as the fuel supply to an engine
used to propel the vehicle.
(32) Motor fuel system‑‑A CNG system to
supply natural gas as a fuel for an engine used to propel the vehicle.
(33) Motor vehicle‑‑A self‑propelled
vehicle licensed for highway use or used on a public highway.
(34) Operations supervisor--The individual who is certified
by the Commission to actively supervise a licensee's CNG activities
and is authorized by the licensee to implement operational changes.
(35) Outlet‑‑A site operated by a CNG licensee
from which any regulated CNG activity is performed.
(36) Person‑‑An individual, partnership,
firm, joint venture, association, corporation, or any other business
entity, a state agency or institution, county, municipality, school
district, or other governmental subdivision, or licensee.
(37) Point of transfer‑‑The point where
the fueling connection is made.
(38) Pressure relief device‑‑A device designed
to provide a means of venting excess pressure to prevent rupture of
a normally charged cylinder.
(39) Public transportation vehicle‑‑A vehicle
for hire to transport persons, including, but not limited to, taxis,
buses (excluding school buses, mass transit, or special transit vehicles),
or airport courtesy cars.
(40) Pullaway‑‑The accidental separation
of a hose from a cylinder, container, transfer equipment, or dispensing
equipment, which could occur on a cylinder, container, transfer equipment,
or dispensing equipment whether or not they are protected by a pullaway
or breakaway device.
(41) Registered manufacturer--A person who has applied
for and been granted a registration to manufacture CNG containers
by the Commission.
(42) Residential fueling facility‑‑An assembly
and its associated equipment and piping at a residence used for the
compression and delivery of natural gas into vehicles.
(43) Rules examination--The Commission's written examination
that measures an examinee's working knowledge of Texas Natural Resources
Code, Chapter 116, and the rules in this chapter.
(44) School‑‑A public or private institution
which has been accredited through the Texas Education Agency or the
Texas Private School Accreditation Commission.
(45) School bus‑‑A vehicle that is sold
or used for purposes that include carrying students to and from school
or related events.
(46) Special transit vehicle‑‑A vehicle
designed with limited passenger capacity which is used by a mass transit
authority for special transit purposes, such as transport of mobility
impaired persons.
(47) Trainee--An individual who has not yet taken and
passed an employee-level rules examination.
(48) Transfer system--All piping, fittings, valves,
pumps, compressors, meters, hoses, and equipment used in transferring
CNG between containers.
(49) Transport‑‑Any vehicle or combination
of vehicles and CNG cylinders designed or adapted for use or used
principally as a means of moving or delivering CNG from one place
to another, including, but not limited to, any truck, trailer, semitrailer,
cargo tank, or other vehicle used in the distribution of CNG.
(50) Ultimate consumer‑‑The person controlling
CNG immediately prior to its ignition.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §13.3 adopted to be effective November 15, 1990, 15 TexReg 5934; amended to be effective October 15, 1993, 18 TexReg 6455; amended to be effective June 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 3168; amended to be effective August 22, 1995, 20 TexReg 6017; amended to be effective October 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 8342; amended to be effective June 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 4604; amended to be effective December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9917; amended to be effective February 15, 2021, 46 TexReg 1035; amended to be effective February 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 507 |
