Register, January, 1999, No. 517
APPENDIX 1
FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATION, DOT
SUBPART A -- GENERAL
193.2001 Scope of part.
(a) This part prescribes safety standards for LNG facilities used in the transportation of gas by pipeline that is subject to the pipeline safety laws (
49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.) and Part 192 of this chapter.
(b) This part does not apply to:
(1) LNG facilities used by ultimate consumers of LNG or natural gas.
(2) LNG facilities used in the course of natural gas treatment or hydrocarbon extraction which do not store LNG.
(3) In the case of a marine cargo transfer system and associated facilities, any matter other than siting pertaining to the system or facilities between the marine vessel and the last manifold (or in the absence of a manifold, the last valve) located immediately before a storage tank.
(4) Any LNG facility located in navigable waters (as defined in Section 3(8) of the Federal Power Act (
16 U.S.C. 796(8)).
[45 FR 9203, Feb. 11, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 193-1, 45 FR 57418, Aug. 28, 1980; Amdt. 193-10, 61 FR 18517, April 26, 1996]
193.2003 Semisolid facilities.
An LNG facility used in the transportation or storage of LNG in a semisolid state need not comply with any requirement of this part which the Director finds impractical or unnecessary because of the semisolid state of LNG. In making such a finding, the Director may impose appropriate alternative safety conditions.
193.2005 Applicability.
(a) New or amended standards in this part governing the siting, design, installation, or construction of an LNG facility and related personnel qualifications and training do not apply to:
(1) LNG facilities under construction before the date such standards are published; or
(2) LNG facilities for which an application for approval of the siting, construction, or operation was filed before March 1, 1978, with the Department of Energy (or any predecessor organization of that Department) or the appropriate State or local agency in the case of any facility not subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy under the Natural Gas Act (not including any facility the construction of which began after November 29, 1979, not pursuant to such an approval).
(b) If an LNG facility listed in paragraph (a) of this section is replaced, relocated, or significantly altered after February 11, 1980, the replacement, relocated facility, or significantly altered facility must comply with the applicable requirements of this part governing siting, design, installation, and construction, except that:
(1) The siting requirements apply only to LNG storage tanks that are significantly altered by increasing the original storage capacity or relocated, not pursuant to an application for approval filed as provided by paragraph (a)(2) of this section before March 1, 1978; and
(2) To the extent compliance with the design, installation, and construction requirements would make the replaced, relocated, or altered facility incompatible with other facilities or would otherwise be impracticable, the replaced, relocated, or significantly altered facility may be designed, installed, or constructed in accordance with the original specifications for the facility, or in a manner that the Director finds acceptable.
(c) The siting, design, installation, and construction of an LNG facility under construction before February 11, 1980, or that is listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section (except a facility under construction before July 1, 1976) must meet the applicable requirements of ANSI/NFPA 59A (1972 edition) and Part 192 of this chapter or the applicable requirements of this part, except that no Part 192 standard issued after March 1, 1978, applies to an LNG facility listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
[45 FR 9203, Feb. 11, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 193-1, 45 FR 57418, Aug. 28, 1980; Amdt. 193-2, 45 FR 70404, Oct. 23, 1980; 58 FR 14522, March 18, 1993]
193.2007 Definitions.
As used in this part:
“Administrator" means the Administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration or any person to whom authority in the matter concerned has been delegated by the Secretary of Transportation.
“Ambient vaporizer" means a vaporizer which derives heat from naturally occurring heat sources, such as the atmosphere, sea water, surface waters, or geothermal waters.
“Cargo transfer system" means a component, or system of components functioning as a unit, used exclusively for transferring hazardous fluids in bulk between a tank car, tank truck, or marine vessel and a storage tank.
“Component" means any part, or system of parts functioning as a unit, including, but not limited to, piping, processing equipment, containers, control devices, impounding systems, lighting, security devices, fire control equipment, and communication equipment, whose integrity or reliability is necessary to maintain safety in controlling, processing, or containing a hazardous fluid.
“Container" means a component other than piping that contains a hazardous fluid.
“Control system" means a component, or system of components functioning as a unit, including control valves and sensing, warning, relief, shutdown, and other control devices, which is activated either manually or automatically to establish or maintain the performance of another component.
“Controllable emergency" means an emergency where reasonable and prudent action can prevent harm to people or property.
“Design pressure" means the pressure used in the design of components for the purpose of determining the minimum permissible thickness or physical characteristics of its various parts. When applicable, static head shall be included in the design pressure to determine the thickness of any specific part.
“Determine" means make an appropriate investigation using scientific methods, reach a decision based on sound engineering judgment, and be able to demonstrate the basis of the decision.
“Dike" means the perimeter of an impounding space forming a barrier to prevent liquid from flowing in an unintended direction.
“Emergency" means a deviation from normal operation, a structural failure, or severe environmental conditions that probably would cause harm to people or property.
“Exclusion zone" means an area surrounding an LNG facility in which an operator or government agency legally controls all activities in accordance with §
193.2057 and §193.2059 for as long as the facility is in operation.
“Fail-safe" means a design feature which will maintain or result in a safe condition in the event of malfunction or failure of a power supply, component, or control device.
“g" means the standard acceleration of gravity of 9.806 meters per second2 (32.17 feet per second2).
“Gas," except when designated as inert, means natural gas, other flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive.
“Hazardous fluid" means gas or hazardous liquid.
“Hazardous liquid" means LNG or a liquid that is flammable or toxic.
“Heated vaporizer" means a vaporizer which derives heat from other than naturally occurring heat sources.
“Impounding space" means a volume of space formed by dikes and floors which is designed to confine a spill of hazardous liquid.
“Impounding system" includes an impounding space, including dikes and floors for conducting the flow of spilled hazardous liquids to an impounding space.
“Liquefied natural gas" or “LNG" means natural gas or synthetic gas having methane (CH4) as its major constituent which has been changed to a liquid or semisolid.
“LNG facility" means a pipeline facility that is used for liquefying or solidifying natural gas or synthetic gas or transferring, storing, or vaporizing liquefied natural gas.
“LNG plant" means an LNG facility or system of LNG facilities functioning as a unit.
“m3" means a volumetric unit which is one cubic metre, 6.2898 barrels, 35.3147 ft.3 , or 264.1720 U.S. gallons, each volume being considered as equal to the other.
“Maximum allowable working pressure" means the maximum gage pressure permissible at the top of the equipment, containers or pressure vessels while operating at design temperature.
“Normal operation" means functioning within ranges of pressure, temperature, flow, or other operating criteria required by this part.
“Operator" means a person who owns or operates an LNG facility.
“Person" means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, state, municipality, cooperative association, or joint stock association and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
“Pipeline facility" means new and existing piping, rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or building used in the transportation of gas or in the treatment of gas during the course of transportation.
“Piping" means pipe, tubing, hoses, fittings, valves, pumps, connections, safety devices or related components for containing the flow of hazardous fluids.
“Storage tank" means a container for storing a hazardous fluid, including an underground cavern.
“Transfer piping" means a system of permanent and temporary piping used for transferring hazardous fluids between any of the following: Liquefaction process facilities, storage tanks, vaporizers, compressors, cargo transfer systems, and facilities other than pipeline facilities.
“Transfer system" includes transfer piping and cargo transfer system.
“Vaporization" means an addition of thermal energy changing a liquid or semisolid to a vapor or gaseous state.
“Vaporizer" means a heat transfer facility designed to introduce thermal energy in a controlled manner for changing a liquid or semisolid to a vapor or gaseous state.
