1. (a) General information. The CPO is closed on Sunday, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

2. (b) Application for initial time permit.

   1. (1) An applicant for an initial time permit must call the CPO, and advise the permit officer of the crane's make and model, vehicle identification number, license number, and the size and weight dimensions, and specify which districts will comprise the area of travel.
   2. (2) The CPO will verify crane information, check number of districts in permit route, calculate permit fee, and advise the applicant of the permit fee.
   3. (3) The applicant, upon notification of permit cost, may mail the permit fee, which must be a cashier's check or a money order, to the CPO, or pay the permit fee at a cash collection office with a cashier's check, money order, or cash.

3. (c) Issuance of initial time permit.

   1. (1) When payment of the permit fee is made at a cash collection office, the CPO will fax the permit to the cash collection office, upon verification from the cash collection office that the permit fee has been collected, and will mail the permit and a renewal application form to the applicant.
   2. (2) When payment of the permit fee is made by mail or credit card, the CPO will fax a copy of the permit to the applicant's office, and will mail the permit and a renewal application form to the applicant.

4. (d) Application for renewal of time permit.

   1. (1) The applicant must complete and mail a renewal application form for each permit that is to be renewed or closed out to the CPO.
   2. (2) The renewal application form must be submitted not more than 14 days prior to the expiration date of the original permit.

   3. (3) The CPO will:

      1. (A) verify crane information and number of districts in permit route;
      2. (B) check mileage traveled on last permit;
      3. (C) calculate new permit fee; and
      4. (D) advise applicant of permit fee.
   4. (4) An applicant with two or more permits that expire on the same day must renew each permit that is expiring or closeout each permit that is not being renewed.

5. (e) Issuance of renewed time permit.

   1. (1) An applicant may mail the permit fee, which must be a cashier's check or money order to the CPO. The CPO will mail the permit and a renewal application form to the applicant upon receipt of the permit fee.
   2. (2) When payment of the permit fee is made with a credit card, the CPO will mail the permit and a renewal application form to the applicant.

6. (f) Application for single-trip permit.

   1. (1) The applicant must complete the application and call the CPO or submit the application by facsimile to the CPO.

   2. (2) The CPO will:

      1. (A) review and verify crane size and weight information;
      2. (B) check route and mileage to be traveled;
      3. (C) compute the permit fee; and
      4. (D) advise applicant of the permit fee.

   3. (3) An applicant may purchase the permit with a credit card, a cashier's check, a money order, or cash.

      1. (A) When payment of the permit fee is made with a credit card, the applicant must advise the permit officer of the credit card number and expiration date of the card.
      2. (B) When payment of the permit fee is made with a cashier's check, a money order, or cash, the applicant must deliver the fee to a cash collection office.

7. (g) Issuance of single-trip permit.

   1. (1) When payment of the permit fee is made by credit card, the CPO will advise the applicant of the permit number, and if requested by the applicant, will fax a copy of the permit to the applicant's office.
   2. (2) When payment of the permit fee is made by cashier's check, money order, or cash, the CPO will issue the permit number to the applicant after verification has been made that the permit fee was delivered to the cash collection office.
8. (h) Application for annual permit under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6701d-18. The applicant must submit the application by mail to the CPO, specifying which districts will comprise the area of travel, and must submit the permit fee, which must be a cashier's check or a money order.
9. (i) Issuance of annual permit under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6701d-18. The CPO will check and verify the information in the application, and will mail the permit to the applicant.

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.61 adopted to be effective October 13, 1994, 19 TexReg 7821.