The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to return to a 12-year period after applying the hydrostatic (also known as volumetric expansion) testing method for cylinder requalification.The proposal is in response to a petition from NPGA to return to the 12-year requalification period following a hydrostatic test.

US primary inventory levels for the current period are accelerating as compared to history and are expected to stay healthy and above 2018 levels for total US, PADD II and PADD III. PADD I and PADD VI and V primary inventory levels are comparable to 2018. Total US primary inventories are well above maximum inventory levels recorded during the same periods for 2014 through 2018.

To showcase propane among America’s clean, alternative energy sources, NPGA is a sponsor of National Clean Energy Week. NPGA is organizing events across the country to demonstrate the possibilities of propane. National Clean Energy Week engages policymakers, administrative officials, thought leaders, academics, and technology developers, culminating in a week of advocacy activities September 23 - 27, 2019.