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LP gas board | comments & reviews

he Alabama LP-Gas Board held its quarterly Bear Creek Ace, Tuscaloosa, AL
meeting on July 8, 2021 at the Alabama The board addressed settlement
Propane Gas Association’s office in agreements for code violations totaling $ 4,825
TPrattville, Alabama Due to the COVID-19 Violations included:
pandemic, meetings have been held at the • Employees working without first obtaining
association’s training room which offers more Employee Competency Cards
space for social distancing of board members • Installation code violations
The board is requesting that only members • Cylinder filling code violations
attend currently, as there is not adequate space • Unsecured, unattended bulk plant and
for social distancing with attendance from the delivery trucks with keys in ignitions
public The next quarterly meeting of the Alabama
During the July meeting, the board LP-Gas Board will be October 14, 2021, at 10:00
conducted a public hearing and certification a m at 770 S McDonough St , Montgomery, AL
vote on Alabama Administrative Code 530-X-2- 36104 Again, meetings are currently limited to
10 Time Limits for Submitting/Completing LP-Gas board members and essential personnel due to
Permit Applications The proposed change the COVID-19 pandemic and limited space for
to the code was approved, and in essence social distancing However, if you would like to
provides for a 180-day timeframe for applicants attend electronically using Microsoft Teams, you
to complete permit applications once initiated may contact me via email at mark nelson@lpgb
If the application is not completed within the 180- alabama gov and I will send you an invite to the
day time limit, it is voided It is not uncommon for next board meeting
applications to go one to two years and never We hope restrictions will improve soon
be completed Approval of this amendment Thank you for your patience and stay safe ■
gives the board staff the ability to clean up old
applications and move forward
The board also considered petitions to
amend Alabama Administrative Codes 530-X-
02 06 Storage & Handling of LP-Gas Codes and
530-X-2-.12 Class A Permit Applications – Specific
Requirements. The specific Notices of Intended
Action may be viewed on the board’s website
at www lpgb alabama gov In essence, one
proposal is to adopt the 2020 edition of NFPA 58,
and the other is to refocus the requirements for MASTER DISTRIBUTOR
obtaining Class A permits more on safety rather
than finances to promote consumer protection
and industry growth Please reference the
information on the website for more details
Other board action included the approval
of the following permits:
• Class B Permit – Knight-Chemstar, Inc ,
Houston, TX
• Class C Permit – Turner Boys Lawn Care
LLC, Eastaboga, AL
• Class D Permit – Mobile Propane Services
LLC, Hogansville, GA
• Class F Permit – Southeast Ace LLC dba

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