RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Oversight and Safety Division
Alternative Fuels Safety Department
NOTICE OF PROPOSED LP-GAS INSTALLATION
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LPG FORM
500A
TO:
(Name of person or entity to receive notice)
(Address)
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
You have been identified as a person or governmental entity entitled to notice of a proposed LP-Gas storage installation.
Under the LP-Gas Safety Rules of the Railroad Commission of Texas, Alternative Fuels Safety (AFS), you are hereby
given notice that
(Name of applicant or licensee)
of
(Address) (City) (State) (Zip Code)
plans to install LP-Gas storage containers with an aggregate capacity of gallons, on the property
(Number of proposed containers) (Total aggregate capacity of proposed containers)
located at:
(Geographic location of proposed LP-Gas storage site)
This will change the aggregate capacity of storage on the site to a total of gallons.
(Total combined capacity of existing and proposed storage)
Under section 9.101 of the LP-Gas Safety Rules, the storage must be approved by AFS. Under Section 9.103 of the LP-
Gas Safety Rules you are given the right to object to this proposed installation. All objections must be addressed to
AFS at the address indicated on Page 2 of this form. AFS may consider amended objections received from affected
parties should subsequent information be filed by the applicant. AFS files are open records, and you may order a
copy of the LP-Gas Safety Rules from the division or you may view and print these rules from our website at
www.rrc.texas.gov. All objections must be received no later than 18 days after the day of mailing this
notice. Objections are considered received by the Railroad Commission of Texas on the day of actual receipt-NOT
on the day of mailing. You may state any objections on this form; however, you must make a proper objection for
it to be considered. Under Section 9.103, a proper objection to a proposed installation must include a statement
alleging either (A), (B), or (C) below, and contain supporting facts. Please check the applicable statement below and
provide supporting facts or any comments on Page 2 of this form.
(A) I object on the basis of noncompliance with the LP-Gas Safety Rules, with reference to the particular rule(s)
relied upon.
(B) I object on the basis of noncompliance with the statutes of the State of Texas, with reference to the particular
provision relied upon.
(C) I object on the basis of facts which indicate that the proposed installation constitutes a danger to the public
health, safety, and welfare, specifying the exact nature of the danger. “Danger” means an imminent threat or
an unreasonable risk of bodily harm, but does not mean a diminished property or esthetic value.
(D) I have no objection regarding the proposed installation described above.
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Under the provisions of the LP-Gas Safety Rules, if proper objections to a proposed installation are filed, a hearing on the
installations proposed is required to be held. A hearing will determine whether the installation, as designed, meets all rules
and regulations of the Railroad Commission of Texas, all applicable statutes of the State of Texas, and whether it
constitutes a danger to the public health, safety and welfare. These are the only areas of inquiry which will be addressed.
In order for this form to be considered, it must be dated and signed in ink by the addressee or duly authorized agent of the
addressee.
ANY QUESTION ABOUT THIS PROCEDURE OR THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO
AFS.
I have read and understood the notice herein.
(Printed name)
(Signature of addressee or agent)
(Date)
COMMENTS OR FACTS SUPPORTING OBJECTIONS
Return to:
Railroad Commission of Texas
Alternative Fuels Safety
PO Box 12967
Austin, TX 78711-2967
Fax (512) 463-0649
Rev. January 2020
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