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Dear PEI Member:
The Petroleum Equipment Institute has published a new document entitled
Recommended Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of UST Systems
(PEI/RP900). This document provides guidance for facility owners and
contractors on how to properly inspect and maintain underground storage tank
systems. PEI members can order the document for $40 at
www.pei.org/rp900.
Properly installed and maintained underground storage system equipment is
durable and reliable. However, daily wear and tear can degrade or damage
storage system components, resulting in equipment failure and/or product
releases. So can exposure to the corrosive effects of soil, water, and
stored product and seasonal extremes of heat and cold. This new publication
recommends very specific periodic inspections to help protect the public,
fueling facility employees, and the environment from the hazards posed by
the release of flammable or combustible liquids and exposure to toxic motor
fuels. RP900 is the only document currently available on a nationwide basis
that covers those inspection procedures with such a high degree of
specificity.
The practices are the consensus recommendations of the members of the PEI
Underground Storage Tank Inspection and Maintenance Committee which include:
Brad Hoffman (chairman), Tanknology, Inc.; Scott C. Boorse, Wawa; John
Burwell, Xerxes Corporation; Laura Chaddock, California SWRCB; Peter J.
Cochefski, OPW Fuel Management Systems; Glenn E. Farmer, D & H Petroleum and
Environmental; Duane Grippe, O'Day Equipment Company, LLC; Ann Hines,
Arkansas Oil Marketers Association; Jim Howard, Hess Corporation; David J. Piercey, JD2 Environmental, Inc.; Ed Rachins, Mutual Oil Company; Steven J.
Radvak, Compliance Management Inc.; John C. Scandurra, Conklin Services and
Construction Inc.; Sonny Underwood, Mid-South Steel Products, Inc.; and
Brian Weigert, Rounds and Associates. Marcel Moreau served as consultant to
the committee.
If you manufacture, distribute, install, maintain, own, manage or
regulate underground storage tank equipment, you should have a copy of this
publication. We urge you not to use the draft mailed in August since
public comments to that draft resulted in significant changes to the
recommended practice. PEI/RP900 is copyrighted and may not be photocopied or
otherwise reproduced. Order online ($40 for members; $95 for nonmembers) at
www.pei.org/rp900 or request an order
form by calling PEI at 918-494-9696. The order form and daily, monthly and
annual inspection checklists can also be downloaded from the same site.
APEA PUBLISHES GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON E85 STORAGE AND DISPENSING
The Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA) has
issued an interim guidance note on system design details required for the
storage and dispensing of high blend ethanol fuels (HBEF). APEA defines HBEF
as gasoline/ethanol blends containing 30% to 90% ethanol. It is APEA's
intent to amalgamate the document into the APEA/IP "Blue Book," otherwise
known as Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and
Decommissioning of Filling Stations. The document,
available here, is used in the
United Kingdom.
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INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW
Making an out-of-service dispenser safe. A PEI member is looking for
proper procedures for liquid-freeing and/or vapor-freeing a gasoline or
diesel dispenser that has been removed from service. If you have a procedure
that you would like to share with the company (not for publication here),
please email Bob Young at PEI:
byoung@pei.org.
Ultra low sulfur diesel fuel. We have received a few reports that
service calls related to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel have doubled or
tripled since the product was introduced last year. We are told that diesel
filters are becoming clogged with greater frequency and meters are "gummed
up." Fungus, or at least what is described as "white furry stuff," is
reported in the dispensers. If you have experience with ultra-low sulfur
diesel that you would be willing to share with TulsaLetter readers (without
attribution if you wish), contact Bob Renkes at PEI (rrenkes@pei.org).
2008 DISTRIBUTOR COMPENSATION SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 1/31/08
The deadline for distributors to submit information for The 2008
Distributor Employee Compensation Survey has been extended until January 31.
Conducted by the Profit Planning Group (PPG) on behalf of PEI, this survey
is done every two years and is consistently ranked as one of the top two
surveys conducted by PEI. To date, roughly 50 percent of the companies who
responded two years ago have submitted their data to PPG. Participating PEI
members like this survey because it gives them both industry-specific and
cross-industry (35 distributor commodity line) information that they can't
receive anywhere else. We understand that the survey form asks for a lot of
information, but the results are worth it. As a participant, you receive the
report free of charge. Non-participants have the option of purchasing the
results for $295.
We have provided links to the survey in two different formats:
Abode Acrobat PDF format to print and fax:
www.pei.org/survey/PEIXQ08.pdf
the Excel format that can be completed and emailed to PPG:
www.pei.org/survey/PEIXQ08.xls
REGULATORY BRIEFS
Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has proposed changes
to its aboveground storage tank rules to meet a statute passed last year.
Among other things, the statute allows underground storage tanks to be used
aboveground at retail, marina, fleet and commercial fueling facilities as
long as they are used with secondary containment. The problem is that the
OCC has to somehow write a rule providing something that the Oklahoma Fire
Code and PEI RP200 expressly prohibits, namely, underground tanks used for
aboveground storage. The current language proposed by the OCC to meet the
statute simply says that "the material and construction of the tank must be
compatible with the material stored and the conditions of storage such as
pressure and temperature." The express prohibition about not using
underground tanks in aboveground applications has been removed. All of the OCC's proposed changes to Chapter 26,
Aboveground Storage Tanks, can be found at
www.occeweb.com under the "Proposed Rules" link. Written comments will
be accepted through February 1, 2008. Questions can be addressed to Terri
Roberts, Environmental Compliance Analyst, at (405) 522-4810 or
t.roberts@occemail.com.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
OPW Fueling Components, Cincinnati, Ohio, has named Rahul Deshmukh
vice president and general manager of its OPW Dispensing Products Division.
Prior to joining OPW, Deshmukh was director of marketing and strategic
planning for Daniel Measurement & Control. OPW-FC promoted
Brandon Grote to product manager of the Dispensing Products Division.
RDM Industrial Electronics, Inc. of Nebo,
North Carolina, and Lakewood, Colorado, has appointed Jack Patriarche of
Strategic Marketing Services International, Newmarket, Ontario, as its
representative in Ontario and Quebec.
BRIEFLY NOTED
U.S. retail gasoline margins were robust in 2007, exceeding 11 cents
per gallon on average nationally for regular gasoline. That is virtually the
same as it was in 2005 and 2006--Lundberg Letter, January 8, 2008.
Central Illinois Manufacturing Company, Inc.,
Bement, Illinois, has named Frontier Sales Inc., Sandy, Utah, the
Cim-Tek® Manufacturers Representative of the Year.
BP's U.S. Convenience Retail unit has
listed 48 Atlanta-area retail sites for sale. The offering is part of BP's
two-year plan to sell its 700 company-owned and -operated convenience stores.
Brazil's National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency
(ANP) has mandated a 2 percent biodiesel blend for all diesel sold
domestically. The new blend mandate, which took effect January 1, will
trigger higher demand, necessitating production of some 800 million liters
annually, according to a local media report. By 2013, Brazil plans to
increase the biodiesel blend to 5 percent, which will require 2.4 billion
liters annually.
Missouri
requires, effective January 1, that all gasoline sold in the state to be a
10 percent ethanol blend
(E10).
Atlas Oil Co., Taylor, Michigan, has acquired five convenience stores
in the Battle Creek, Michigan-area, from R & J Inc.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
Tennessee distributor. Estes Petroleum Equipment Company, Inc., dba
Performance Fueling Specialists, 6816 Central Avenue Pike, Knoxville,
Tennessee 37918, has applied for distributor division membership. Jim Grant
is president of the firm, which was established in 1980. The company
represents Ameron, AmFab, Franklin, Gasboy, Morrison, OPW, RedJacket,
Smithpipe, Universal, VeederR, Verifone and Wayne. Estes Petroleum Equipment
sells, installs and repairs retail and commercial fueling systems. Sponsored
for PEI membership by Gary E. Estes, EstesEqpCo, Chattanooga, TN.
Tank manufacturer. Tanques Especializados de Chihuahua S.A. de C.V.,
1650 Sioux Drive, El Paso, Texas 79925, has applied for manufacturer division
membership. Humberto L. Guglielmina is the president of the firm, which was
established in 1994. The company manufactures underground and aboveground
storage tanks, both single- and double-wall, which are sold through
distributors. Sponsored for PEI membership by Calvin Bishop, D&HPumpSer, El
Paso, TX.
Mexico dispenser manufacturer. Dispensarios Supramax, Av. Tchaikovsky
#566, Col. Arcos de GPE, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico 45030, has applied for
affiliate division membership. Mario Meza is vice president of sales for the
company, which was established in 1995. The company manufactures gasoline
and diesel dispensers and provides software development solutions. Sponsored
for PEI membership by Al Eichorn, PMPCorp, Avon, CT.
Jamaica installation and service company. Hose Assembly and
Supply Ltd., 2 Charlesberth Crescent, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, has
applied for service and construction division membership. Vivian Grant
is director for the firm, which was established in 1987. The company
installs service station and lubrication equipment, and repairs service
station equipment. Sponsored for PEI membership by Bill Parker, Lincoln, St.
Louis, MO.
Power conditioner provider. Gryphon, Inc., 750 West Lake Cook Road,
Suite 165, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089, has applied for affiliate division
membership. Tim Marienau is a sales engineer for the firm, which was
established in 1985. Gryphon distributes power conditioners and battery
back-up systems for use with POS store/retail systems. Sponsored for PEI
membership by Fred Monroe, Monroe, Arlington, TX.
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