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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 14REGULATIONS FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
SUBCHAPTER AGENERAL APPLICABILITY AND REQUIREMENTS
RULE §14.2019Examination Requirements and Renewals

(a) Requirements and application for a new certificate.

  (1) In addition to NFPA 52 §§4.1 and 4.2 and 59A §14.9, no person shall perform work, directly supervise LNG activities, or be employed in any capacity requiring contact with LNG unless that individual:

    (A) is a certificate holder who is in compliance with renewal requirements in subsection (g) of this section and is employed by a licensee; or

    (B) is a trainee who complies with subsection (f) of this section.

  (2) Any person transporting LNG on a public roadway must be properly certified, even if the unit is operated by an ultimate consumer.

(b) Rules examination.

  (1) An individual who passes the applicable rules examination with a score of at least 75% will become a certificate holder. AFS will send a certificate to the licensee listed on LNG Form 2016. If a licensee is not listed on the form, AFS will send the certificate to individual's personal address.

    (A) Successful completion of any required examination shall be credited to the individual.

    (B) An individual who has been issued a certificate shall make the certificate readily available and shall present it to any Commission employee or agent who requests proof of certification.

  (2) An applicant for examination shall bring to the exam site:

    (A) a completed LNG Form 2016; and

    (B) payment of the applicable fee specified in paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection.

  (3) An individual who files LNG Form 2016 and pays the applicable nonrefundable examination fee may take the rules examination.

    (A) Dates and locations of available Commission LNG examinations may be obtained on the Commission's web site. Examinations may be administered:

      (i) at the Commission's AFS Training Center in Austin;

      (ii) at other designated times and locations around the state; and

      (iii) through an online testing or proctoring service.

    (B) Individuals or companies may request in writing that examinations be given in their area. AFS shall schedule examinations at its discretion.

    (C) Exam fees.

      (i) The nonrefundable management-level rules examination fee is $70.

      (ii) The nonrefundable employee-level rules examination fee is $40.

      (iii) The nonrefundable examination fees shall be paid each time an individual takes an examination.

      (iv) A military service member, military veteran, or military spouse shall be exempt from the examination fee pursuant to §14.2015 of this title (relating to Military Fee Exemption). An individual who receives a military fee exemption is not exempt from renewal fees specified in subsection (g) of this section.

      (v) Beginning February 7, 2023, individuals who register for an examination to be administered by a testing or proctoring service shall pay any fee required by the testing or proctoring service in addition to paying the examination fee to the Commission.

    (D) Time limits.

      (i) An applicant shall complete the examination within the time limits specified in this subparagraph.

        (I) The employee-level LNG Delivery Truck Driver examination and the management-level Category 35 Retail and Wholesale Dealers examination shall be limited to three hours; and

        (II) all other examinations shall be limited to two hours.

      (ii) The examination proctor shall be the official timekeeper.

      (iii) An examinee shall submit the examination and the answer sheet to the examination proctor before or at the end of the established time limit for an examination.

      (iv) The examination proctor shall mark any answer sheet that was not completed within the time limit.

    (E) Each individual who performs LNG activities as an employee of an ultimate consumer or a state agency, county, municipality, school district, or other governmental subdivision shall be properly supervised by his or her employer. Any such individual who is not certified by the Commission to perform LNG activities shall be properly trained by a competent person in the safe performance of such LNG activities.

(c) The following examinations are offered by the Commission.

  (1) Employee‑level examinations:

    (A) The Delivery Truck Driver examination qualifies an individual to operate a transport, load and unload LNG and connect and disconnect transfer hoses, and to perform all activities related to stationary LNG systems, including LNG containers, piping and equipment.

    (B) The Service and Installation Technician examination qualifies an individual to perform all CNG activities related to stationary LNG systems, including LNG containers, piping and equipment. The Service and Installation examination does not authorize an individual to fill containers or operate an LNG transport.

    (C) The Transport Truck Driver examination qualifies an individual to operate an LNG transport, to load and unload LNG, and connect and disconnect transfer hoses. The Transport Driver examination does not authorize an individual to install or repair transport systems.

    (D) The Engine Fuel examination qualifies an individual to install LNG motor fuel containers and LNG motor fuel systems, and replace container valves on motorized vehicles licensed to operate on public roadways. The Engine Fuel examination does not authorize an individual to fill LNG motor fuel containers.

    (E) The Motor/Mobile Fuel Filler examination qualifies an individual to inspect and fill motor or mobile fuel containers on vehicles, including recreational vehicles, cars, trucks, and buses. The Motor/Mobile Fuel Dispensing examination does not authorize an individual to fill stationary LNG containers.

  (2) Management‑level examinations:

    (A) Category 15 examination qualifies an individual to assemble, repair, install, test, and sell LNG containers, including LNG motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and to repair transport and transfer systems for use in Texas.

    (B) Category 20 examination qualifies an individual to subframe, test, and sell LNG transport containers, test LNG storage containers, install, test, and sell LNG motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and install and repair transport systems and motor or mobile fuel systems for use in Texas.

    (C) Category 25 examination qualifies an individual to transport LNG by transport, including the loading and unloading of LNG.

    (D) Category 30 examination qualifies an individual to sell, repair, service, and install stationary containers and LNG systems.

    (E) Category 35 examination qualifies an individual to store, sell, transport, and distribute LNG and all other activities included in this section except manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair, subframing, and testing of LNG containers.

    (F) Category 40 examination qualifies an individual to store, sell, and dispense LNG into motor‑ and mobile fuel containers.

    (G) Category 45 qualifies an individual to sell and install LNG motor or mobile fuel containers, and sell, repair, and install LNG motor or mobile fuel systems.

    (H) Category 50 qualifies an individual to test LNG containers, LNG 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 LNG service, including the necessary installation, disconnection, reconnection, testing, and repair of LNG motor fuel systems or mobile fuel systems, transfer systems and transport systems involved in the testing of containers.

(d) Within 15 calendar days of the date an individual takes an examination, AFS shall notify the individual of the results of the examination.

  (1) If the examination is graded or reviewed by a testing or proctoring service, AFS shall notify the individual of the examination results within 14 days of the date AFS receives the results from the testing or proctoring service.

  (2) If the notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, AFS shall notify the individual of the reason for the delay before the 90th day. AFS may require a testing or proctoring service to notify an individual of the individual's examination results.

(e) Failure of any examination shall immediately disqualify the individual from performing any LNG related activities covered by the examination which is failed, except for activities covered by a separate examination which the individual has passed.

  (1) Any individual who fails an examination administered by the Commission, at the Austin location, may retake the same examination one additional time during a business day.

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