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Autogas Represented at NJLM Conference in Atlantic City

Fall/Winter 2013 • Volume 19 Number 2

The Regulator

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Tucker E. Perkins, Jr.

NJPGA Holiday Meeting

Make plans to attend NJPGA’s annual Holiday Luncheon

and Open Board Meeting on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Ram’s Head Inn in Galloway,

NJ. This is our traditional holiday meeting to socialize,

enjoy a great meal and hear the latest industry news in New Jersey. Andrew Sinclair of

Princeton Public Affairs Group will share his insights, with the

election behind us.

Propane autogas will be represented to all NJ municipalities at Booth #2207 on the exhibit floor of the 98th Annual NJ League of Municipalities Conference on November 19-21, 2013 in Atlantic City, NJ. PERC state rebate funds covered all costs, and PERC provided all literature to be distributed at the NJPGA booth. NJPGA thanks the following volunteers who will be staffing the booth:• Ed Mulcahey, Ferrellgas• Matt McGuigan, Liberty Propane• Tom Pirri, Liberty Propane

• Catherine Quinlivan, Suburban Propane• Joseph Gambarony, Suburban Propane• Corrine Erickson, Suburban Propane• Jay McCay, Suburban Propane• Rob Nicholson, Eastern Propane Corporation• Bill Curcio, Eastern Propane Corporation• Tom Leahy, Leahy Associates

Tucker E. Perkins, Jr., Chief Business Development Officer, Propane Education and Research Council, is slated to speak on a panel entitled, “Board of Public Utilities - Alternative Fuel Vehicles” on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 2 p.m.

Tucker was formerly president and chief operating officer with CleanFuel USA, a leading sup-plier of propane engine systems and infrastructure equipment with offices in Georgetown, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan. He has a long history in the propane industry, including director of business de-velopment for Inergy Propane, chief executive officer of Premier Propane LLC in Richmond, Vir-ginia, and chief operating officer with Columbia Propane, a unit of the Columbia Energy Group. Tucker is also a former chairman of a PERC advisory committee on en-gine fuel matters. He is currently active with the National Propane Gas Association and the Virginia Propane Gas Association.

The PERC-provided autogas ad placed by NJPGA in the November issue of the NJLM magazine, as well as the October issue of New Jersey Business Magazine (green energy section), can be found on page 2 of this newsletter

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The Regulator is published by the

New Jersey Propane Gas Association, Inc.

Whitehorse Executive Center1255 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road

Building B – Suite 514Trenton, NJ 08619

609-890-6094 * Fax [email protected]

www.njpropane.org

NJPGA President

Ed Boden

NJPGA Vice President

Ed Mulcahey

NJPGA Treasurer

Michael G. Merrill

NJPGA Secretary

Catherine Quinlivan

NJPGA Immediate Past President

J.D. Stem

NJPGA National/State Director

Robert B. Nicholson, III

NJPGA Directors

William P. CurcioScott Fitzgerald

John T. HartLarry Horowitz

Gerard C. StockerThomas A. Tarantin

Mike Taylor

NJPGA Lobbyists

Bradley S. BrewsterAndrew V. Sinclair

NJPERF Board of Trustees

Thomas A. Tarantin, PresidentLarry Horowitz, Vice PresidentMichael G. Merrill, TreasurerGerard C. Stocker, Secretary

Ed Boden, TrusteeWilliam P. Curcio, Trustee

J.D. Stem, Trustee

NJPGA Staff

Debbie Hart, CAE, Executive DirectorJudy Applebaum, Managing Director

NJPGA CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Holiday Meeting, Ram’s Head Inn, Galloway, NJDecember 5, 2013

Spring Meeting, Lambertville, NJMarch 27, 2014

Tri-State Meeting, The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, NYJune 16-18, 2014

Annual Meeting (in conjunction with Tri-State Meeting)June 17, 2014

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Fall Meeting highlights On Thursday, October 17, NJPGA held its annual Fall Meeting at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Bridgewater, NJ. The Board approved the budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 and discussed strategic plans for the Association moving forward. During lunch, Ronald Raslowsky, President, National Safety Compliance, Inc. presented a CSA update and spoke about the new Hours of Service regulations.

A comparison chart of Hours of Service (HOS) Regulations, showing changes compared to the prior rule, and a Summary of HOS Regulations as of July 2013 are printed below.

National Safety Compliance, Inc. (800-869-3926), located in Lakewood, NJ, provides helpful resources for companies which are outlined on their website at www.nscsafe.com.

Comparison to Prior Rule

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations

PROVISION PRIOR RULE UPDATED RULE - COMPLIANCE DATE JULY 1, 2013

Limitations on minimum “34-hour restarts”

None. (1) Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., home terminal time.

(2) May only be used once per week, 168 hours, measured from the beginning of the previous restart.

Rest breaks None except as limited by other rule provisions. May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last o�-duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory “in attendance” time for hazardous materials may be included in break if no other duties performed]

PROVISION PRIOR RULE UPDATED RULE - COMPLIANCE DATE FEBRUARY 27, 2012

On-duty time Includes any time in CMV except sleeper berth. Does not include any time resting in a parked vehicle (also applies to passenger-carrying drivers). In a moving property-carrying CMV, does not include up to 2 hours in passenger seat immediately before or after 8 consecutive hours in sleeper berth.

Penalties “Egregious” hours-of-service violations not specifically defined.

Driving (or allowing a driver to drive) more than 3 hours beyond the driving-time limit may be considered an “egregious” violation and subject to the maximum civil penalties. Also applies to passenger-carrying drivers.

Oilfield exemption “Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields (which is o�-duty but does extend 14-hour duty period) must be recorded and available to FMCSA, but no method or details are specified for the recordkeeping.

“Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields must be shown on logbook or electronic equivalent as o� duty and identified by annotations in “remarks” or a separate line added to “grid.”

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hos

Summary of HOS Regulations as of July 1, 2013 The following table summarizes the HOS regulations for property-carrying and passenger-carrying drivers.

PROPERTY-CARRYING DRIVERS

11-Hour Driving Limit May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours o� duty.

14-Hour Limit May not drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours o� duty. O�-duty time does not extend the 14-hour period.

Rest Breaks May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last o�-duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory “in attendance” time may be included in break if no other duties performed]

60/70-Hour On-Duty Limit May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours o� duty. Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. home terminal time, and may only be used once per week, or 168 hours, measured from the beginning of the previous restart.

Sleeper Berth Provision Drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, plus a separate 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, o� duty, or any combination of the two.

PASSENGER-CARRYING DRIVERS

10-Hour Driving Limit May drive a maximum of 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours o� duty.

15-Hour On-Duty Limit May not drive after having been on duty for 15 hours, following 8 consecutive hours o� duty. O�-duty time is not included in the 15-hour period.

60/70-Hour On-Duty Limit May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days.

Sleeper Berth Provision Drivers using a sleeper berth must take at least 8 hours in the sleeper berth, and may split the sleeper berth time into two periods provided neither is less than 2 hours.

For more information visit www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hos CMV drivers should always use safe driving practices – Scan this QR code with your smart phone when you are not driving to learn more about hours-of-service regulations.

Note: See 49 CFR 395.1 (h) for State of Alaska HOS Regulations.

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On September 28th 2013, Papco held its 4th annual Transcaer training event, with 71 Fire and EMS personnel in attendance. George Hartman of Papco organized the class this year, with members of Chemtrec, Federal RR Commission, AmeriGas, and Dow Chemical presenting from various perspectives. A rail car and three transports, including a MC331, a MC407 and a LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), were on display. Mike Digiorgio of Silverback Consulting finished the day with a live burn demonstration and the Fire and EMS personnel learned how to fight a live propane burn. “The day was another success and we are excited about sharing our knowledge with the community and making them feel safer about what we do by sharing our knowledge,” said Henry S. Papiano of Papco Transportation.

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Finally Becoming a Reality—the Propane Exhibit in the National Museum of Industrial History

Scholarship Opportunity for 2014-2015 School Year

The NJPGA/Alvin E. Clayton Scholar-ship Fund provides the opportunity for a NJPGA member-sponsored applicant to receive a scholarship, should the ap-plicant reside in NJ and meet all scholar-ship criteria. One or two awards may be given in the amounts of $1,000-$2,000.

Scholarship applications must be completed and all required information and documents must be received by February 15, 2014. Successful applicants will be notified by early May 2014.

Applications are now being accepted, and applicants are required to apply online at www.npga.org. Click on About Us, then scroll down and click on NPGF Scholarship Fund. This will take you to the application process, eligibility requirements and more information on the NPGF Scholarship Program.

The NPGF scholarship program con-tact person is listed below if you have any questions regarding the application process.

Joanne CaseyNational Propane Gas Association

Direct [email protected]

Bethlehem, PA, September 2013 - A group of industry members met in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Thursday, September 12th to review design plans and building improvements for the Propane Industry Exhibit in the National Museum of Industrial History. This group included Bob Nicholson, Chairman of the Board for Eastern Propane and Propane Exhibit Chair; Steve Donches, President and CEO of the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH); Ed Mooney, Principal of Ed Mooney Museum Design; Joe Rose, President of the Propane Gas Association of New England; Shelby Metzger, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association, Bill Curcio, Executive Vice President of Eastern Propane; Mark Delehanty, President of Independence Propane; John Pearston, Safety and Training Coordinator for Eastern Propane; and Rita Pecilunas, President of Strategic Marketing Resources.

The group reviewed the Propane Exhibit design and proposed lay-out of the museum, which will include exhibits on the foundations of American Industry: steel, textiles, machinery, and propane. The former Bethlehem Steel building has been rehabbed and the group was able to tour the large facility. The museum managers are in the process of soliciting bids to begin the prototypes and construction for the exhibits with a targeted completion date of late 2014/early 2015.

For more information or to contribute to the construction fund for the Propane Industry Exhibit, contact Bob Nicholson at (973) 729-0100.

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