(a) A person who operates a transport equipped with
CNG cargo tanks or any cylinder delivery unit, regardless of who owns
the transport or unit, shall register such transport or unit with
LP-Gas Operations in the name or names under which the operator conducts
business in Texas prior to the transport or unit being used in CNG
service.
  (1) To register a unit previously unregistered in Texas,
the operator of the unit shall:
    (A) pay to LP-Gas Operations the $270 registration
fee for each bobtail truck, semitrailer, cylinder delivery unit, or
other motor vehicle equipped with CNG cargo tanks; and
    (B) file a properly completed CNG Form 1007.
  (2) To register a specification unit which was previously
registered in Texas but for which the registration has expired, the
operator of the unit shall:
    (A) pay to LP-Gas Operations the $270 registration
fee;
    (B) file a properly completed CNG Form 1007; and
    (C) file a copy of the latest test results if an expired
unit has not been used in the transportation of CNG for over one year.
  (3) To transfer a unit, the new owner of the transport
shall:
    (A) pay the $100 transfer fee for each unit; and
    (B) file a properly completed CNG Form 1007.
(b) LP-Gas Operations may also request that an operator
registering or transferring any unit to file a copy of the Manufacturer's
Data Report.
(c) When all registration or transfer requirements
have been met, LP-Gas Operations shall issue CNG Form 1004 or letter
of authority which shall be properly affixed as instructed on the
decal or letter or maintained on the bobtail or transport trailer.
CNG Form 1004 or letter of authority shall authorize the licensee
or ultimate consumer to whom it has been issued and no other person
to operate such unit in the transportation of CNG and to fill the
transport containers.
  (1) A person shall not operate a CNG transport unit
or cylinder delivery unit or introduce CNG into a transport container
in Texas unless the CNG Form 1004 or letter of authority has been
properly affixed as instructed on the decal or the letter or maintained
on the bobtail or transport trailer or unless its operation has been
specifically approved by LP-Gas Operations.
  (2) CNG Form 1004 or letter of authority shall not
be transferable by the person to whom it has been issued, but shall
be registered by any subsequent licensee or ultimate consumer prior
to the unit being placed into CNG service.
  (3) This subsection shall not apply to:
    (A) a container manufacturer/fabricator from introducing
a reasonable amount of CNG into a newly constructed container in order
to properly test the vessel, piping system, and appurtenances prior
to the initial sale of the container. The CNG shall be removed from
the transport container prior to the transport leaving the manufacturer's
or fabricator's premises; or
    (B) a person who introduces a maximum of 500 cubic
feet of CNG into a newly constructed transport container when such
container will provide the motor fuel to the chassis engine for the
purpose of allowing the unit to reach its destination.
  (4) LP-Gas Operations shall not issue a CNG Form 1004
or letter of authority if LP-Gas Operations or a Category 1 or 4 licensee
determines that the transport is unsafe for CNG service.
  (5) If a CNG Form 1004 decal or letter of authority
on a unit currently registered with LP-Gas Operations is destroyed,
lost, or damaged, the operator of that vehicle shall obtain a replacement
by filing CNG Form 1018B and a $50 replacement fee with LP-Gas Operations.



Source Note: The provisions of this §13.69 adopted to be effective November 15, 1990, 15 TexReg 5941; amended to be effective June 13, 1995, 20 TexReg 3984; amended to be effective August 30, 1999, 24 TexReg 6733; 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