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Updates from NYPGA - December 31, 2014
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NYPGA publishes updates like this one at least once per week, typically Friday afternoon
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NYPGA Strategic Planning Moves Forward
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Most readers are aware that Barbara Roach, who has served as NYPGA's Executive Director since 2005, will be modifying her role and responsibilities at NYPGA starting January 1, 2015.
Effective January 1, Barb will reduce the time she allocates to NYPGA's success to part-time, and a proportional amount of her duties will then be assumed by new NYPGA Executive Director & Technical Director Shane Sweet.
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At press time, Barb intends to work with NYPGA through 2015.
NYPGA's contact information remains unchanged, though NYPGA now has domain email addresses for both Shane and Barb, as noted below. The nypga@nycap.rr.com address remains in use as well.
"NYPGA has been fortunate to have Barb for as many years and we are grateful for her service to NYPGA and the industry" , said NYPGA President Rick Cummings of Mulhern Gas in Hudson, NY. "We are pleased with the arrangement beginning January 1, 2015 and thank Barb for her efforts, particularly during 2014."
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Protecting Infrastructure
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NYPGA and its public and media relations firm Strategic Communications are drafting a news release concerning the need to protect propane tanks, meters, piping and other critical propane infrastructure during the winter months.
At issue is damage to propane tanks and connected equipment with sometime serious consequences, particularly when snow is piled high and tanks, meters, tank collars, and standpipes that are out of sight due to snow.
The statement, in the form of a news release, will be distributed in advance of heavy snow events, and will aim to make the public aware of the need to avoid damage to propane related equipment.
NYPGA thanks Mike Taylor of NYPGA member propane retailer CES, who shared with NYPGA numerous photos of propane equipment that had been damaged or destroyed by accident, for his assistance with this effort.
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34 Hour Restart Rule
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This is another reminder of a new law enacted by Congress and signed by the President that suspends enforcement of the CDL driver 34-hour restart regulations adopted in July 2013.
FMCSA is now prevented from enforcing the new 34-hour restart provision until September 30, 2015 or until the FMCSA
conducts a new field study on driver fatigue. Now, drivers must now use the more flexible 34-hour restart provisions that were in place prior to July 1, 2013.
The action by Congress is the result of what it said was FMCSA's failure to gather sufficient data, via real-life studies of driver fatigue, to support the new 34-hour restart provision.
The result is forcing a return to the "old" restart provisions from prior to July 1, 2013.
NYPGA members can expect further guidance in future issues of NYPGA Updates.
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Northeast Pipeline To Be Released
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The Northeast Pipeline is a publication of the New York Propane Gas Association. This full format, color publication features: - Full color 8.5 by 11 inch format
- Published 3 (three) time per year
- Distribution Method: Electronic format
- Audience: Members of the New York Propane Gas Association "NYPGA"
- Numbers: +/- 1,000 industry contacts
- Accepts display advertising (from NYPGA members only)
- Typically 32 pages in length
- Available in www.nypropane.com web site
- Publication months, typical: February, June, October
- Deadlines - On or about first of the months noted above
To see a previous version of the publication, or for ad placement, contact NYPGA at nypga@nycap.rr.com or call 518-383-3823. Release of this latest issue is expected the first week of January 2015.
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Propane Educators' Summit - Final Reminder
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The 2015 Propane Educators' Summit will be held January 14-15, 2015 at the North Carolina Propane Gas Association offices.
The two-day event includes workshops on - Partnering with the Risk Management Team with Kathryn Regier of Schlee, Huber, McMullen & Krause
- PERC Update with Courtney Gendron / Stuart Flatow
- CETP Certification with Committee Chair Eric Kuster of Fairmont Specialty
- NPGA Certification Update with Mike Caldarera of NPGA
- Industrial Training Services Update with Janet Arnold
- CAI Advanced Training Techniques
- Trainer Open Discussion
- Trainer selected Professional Development Session
- Roundtable Discussion
This event is described as a valuable offering by those who have attended in past years. For information, contact NYPGA. 12.19, 12.26, 12.31
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| 2015 Sponsors as of the New Year | |
NYPGA is pleased to announce the 2015 Sponsorship commitments received as of today are as follows: 
Corporate Sponsors
Crestwood
Kurtz Truck Equipment Inc  
NGL Supply Wholesale
Bergquist
A.R.M Solutions
Ray Murray Inc
 Advertising Sponsors Smith Gas Liquids Hiltz Propane Systems  Crown Energy Solutions LLC It is early yet and the format is available via the link in this sentence or by emailing Barb at  nypga@nycap.rr.com
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WHITELIST NYPGA
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Updates like this one are emailed only. Please make sure the NYPGA newsletter - specifically the nypga@nycao.rr.com email address - is on your email "safe list". The settings of your email client, Microsoft Outlook or Google's Gmail Web Mail Interface, as an example, may impact how the NYPGA newsletter is being delivered. In some cases, mail servers may be intercepting NYPGA newsletters and you may not know it. To ensure you receive the weekly updates, please check the settings on your email client (software), and-or check with your mail server provider about "white listing" NYPGA.
See How to Whitelist email addresses at:
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Newsletter List - Verification Requests Going Out
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As published earlier this month, NYPGA has begun to send confirmation requests to everyone that is on the weekly newsletter list. The purpose will be to:
- verify that we have complete information on all NYPGA contacts
- ensure that all those on the newsletter list are aware of the new weekly publication
NYPGA sends newsletters like this to over 500 member contacts using Constant Contact. Constant Contact tells NYPGA how many recipients are opening the newsletters, how many addresses are valid, how many are not valid, and so on. The verification letters will be sent using email, fax or mail, depending on the information NYPGA has on file for the contact, and the letters will ask that any amendments to the contact's information be either emailed, faxed or mailed back to NYPGA so the association can update the contact's information.
If by some chance you are reading this because you received it from someone other than NYPGA, please send your complete contact information to NYPGA and we will make sure you are added to the list to receive future publications directly.
BOUNCED: We have a VERY short list of email addresses that are reported to us as not getting to the intended recipients. We work to cure these one at a time, and attempt to re-send them from another email address, or fax a pdf version of the newsletter when we can.
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Send NYPGA Your Company News
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Have news that you would like to get out? Send your company news to NYPGA, and we will do our best to publish it in NYPGA updates like this one. Please add shane.sweet@nypropane.com to your press release or news items list.
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Membership in NYPGA
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NYPGA regularly publishes the name of new members here, as well as those that sponsored the new member. Ask us for a recent list of NPGA member companies - and/or - get a membership applicationto pass on to prospective members.
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PO Box 760
Clifton Park, New York 12065
518-383-3823
518-383-3824 (Fax)
Contacts
Shane Sweet
NYPGA Executive & Technical Director
shanemsweet@gmail.com
802.558.6101 cell/text
855-NYS-1075 (855-697-1075) FAX
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Barbara Roach
NYPGA Associate Executive Director
nypga@nycap.rr.com
518.961.0435 cell
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