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www.fueloilnews.com | FUEL OIL NEWS | DECEMBER 2016 3 DATELINE BREAKING NEWS CONNECTICUT DROPS PLAN TO EXPAND NATURAL GAS CAPACITY Connecticut is cancelling its request for proposals to expand natural gas in the state, in what appears to be a reversal of an energy policy that it has been pursuing, and that the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association opposed. T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f E n e r g y a n d Environmental Protection says it is can- celling a request that sought "proposals for natural gas resources, including liquefied natural gas, natural gas pipeline capacity and natural gas storage." DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee said in an Oct. 25 statement, "While we are not selecting projects under the natural gas RFP at this time, we are taking steps to secure additional clean energy resources that address gaps in our energy infrastructure." The New Haven Register reported on Oct. 26 that Connecticut officials were "abandoning an effort to seek additional natural gas capacity as part of upgrade[s] being made to existing natural gas transmission pipelines owned by Houston- based Spectra Energy." FMCSA ISSUES FINAL RULE TO ASSIST CURRENT AND FORMER MILITARY PERSONNEL IN OBTAINING CDLS The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule amending its commer- cial driver's license regulations to ease the transition of military personnel into civilian careers driving commercial motor vehicles. The rule simplifies the process of obtaining a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or CDL, the agency said in a statement. The final rule extends the period of time for applying for a skills test waiver from 90 days to one year after leaving a military position requiring the operation of a com- mercial motor vehicle (CMV). The rule also allows a state to accept applications from active duty military personnel who are stationed in that state and to administer the written and skills tests for a CLP or CDL, the agency said in the Oct. 12 statement, posted on the FMCSA website. States that choose to accept such appli- cations must use forms and procedures acceptable to the state of domicile of the military personnel (their state of perma- nent residence or "home" state), and must transmit the test results electronically to the state of domicile. The state of domicile may issue the CLP or CDL on the basis of those results. RHODE ISLAND TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, NATSO OPPOSE RHODEWORKS TOLLING PLAN Installing tolls on bridges in Rhode Island would be an economic blow to businesses and commercial truck drivers operating within the state, and would jeopardize the economic health of towns and commu- nities that rely on them for tax revenues, industry trade groups said. Speaking at an informational rally at the TravelCenters of America in West Greenwich, R.I., Chris Maxwell, president of the Rhode Island Trucking Association, and Lisa Mullings, presi- dent and CEO of NATSO, representing the nation's truckstops and travel pla- zas, said the Rhode Island Department of Transportation's RhodeWorks plan represents "nothing more than a shake- down of businesses that provide jobs and support local towns and communities." Maxwell and Mullings applauded members of the Rhode Island General Assembly who opposed tolling under the RhodeWorks plan. "The trucking industry and related entities – including truckstops and travel centers – will suffer greatly from a dis- criminatory truck-only toll," Maxwell said in a statement issued after the Oct. 18 rally. "The implementation of these tolls, whether in Rhode Island or nationwide, will change the footprint of our supply chain and commerce and will negatively affect retail establishments when trucks divert around tolls." FEATURED NEWS DATELINE • Connecticut Drops Plan to Expand Natural Gas Capacity • FMCSA Issues Final Rule to Assist Current and Former Military Personnel in Obtaining CDLs • Rhode Island Trucking Association, NATSO Oppose RhodeWorks Tolling Plan • Atlas Oil Responds to Hurricane Matthew with Emergency Fuel Deployment FUELS/EIA – pg 10 • New York City Law Requires B20 by 2034 • U.S. and Canada in Project to Produce 'Clean Heat and Power' from Biomass or Fossil Fuels • Irving Oil Reactivates Halifax Harbor Terminal with $80 Million Investment • Comparison Pricing: Crude Oil Trend Drives U.K. Heating Oil Prices to Steepest Increase in Six Years • EIA Winter Fuels Outlook: • Heating Bills Likely to Rise, but Stay below Those of Recent Winters BUSINESS OPERATIONS – pg 22 • Fuel Services to Sell B5 UltraClean • PMAA Signs Letter Supporting Phase-In of Overtime Rule, but Still Calls for Its Repeal • J.D. Power: An Accident Can Have Years-Long Impact on a Gas Utility's Reputation • ATRI Releases Findings on Fleet Fuel Economy and Fuel Usage • Westmor Industries Hires Olson as Territory Manager for Wisconsin • Massey of U.S. Boiler Co. Promoted to Director of Sales – Eastern States • Approved Oil & Soundview Energy Hire Falcone, Clifford • Neste Renewable Diesel to Power San Diego City Fleet • Product: OPW Reconnectable Breakaway Approved for Biodiesel Blends Up to B20 HVAC/HYDRONICS – pg 41 • Keene State College Heats with Purified Waste Vegetable Oil • J.D. POWER: Smart Thermostats Winning Customers' Approval • AHR Expo Offers Education