(a) United States Department of Transportation (DOT) containers which are not subject to the jurisdiction of the DOT or the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) (see §9.1(2)(B) of this title (relating to Application of Rules and Severability)) may be repaired and returned to LP-gas service under the following conditions.
- (1) Repair work on a container covered by this section may be performed only by a Category "A" licensee.
- (2) Repair to a container covered by this section must be documented by the licensee making the repair. The licensee making repair must file an LPG Form 8-A with the commission prior to placing a repaired container in service in Texas or to selling such container to any individual for use in Texas. On this form the licensee shall certify at the conclusion of any repair that the container, as repaired, is safe for use in LP-gas service in Texas.
- (3) Each licensee who repairs containers pursuant to this section shall register a numerical, alphabetical, or geometrical symbol with the commission. This symbol shall be used to identify the licensee's repair work, and it must be unique to the licensee. The commission shall not register a symbol as that of a licensee if that symbol, or one substantially like it, has been previously registered to another licensee.
- (4) No symbol required by this section may be used for the purpose set forth in this section by any person other than the licensee to whom the symbol is registered.
- (5) After repair of any container covered by this section, the licensee making the repair shall stamp into the top head of the container the symbol of the licensee. The symbol shall be stamped in such a way that the marking does not diminish the integrity of the container, and in such a way as to be readily visible upon inspection of the container.
- (6) No container covered by this section may be used in LP-gas service in Texas if it has been repaired and if there is no documentation on file with the division as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
- (b) Repair work on a container covered by this section does not include routine maintenance or repair/replacement of valves and gauges.
Source Note:The provisions of this §9.308 adopted to be effective June 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 3151.