Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 14 - REGULATIONS FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
Subchapter B - GENERAL RULES FOR ALL STATIONARY LNG INSTALLATIONS
Section 14.2110 - LNG Container Installation Distance Requirements
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) Operating industrial trucks with only one container mounted on each truck may be stored inside buildings. Extra containers shall not be stored inside buildings. Operating industrial trucks shall be stored in an area that will reduce the likelihood of an accident. Service valves shall be closed whenever a truck with a mounted container is stored. A venting system shall be used any time a vehicle not in operation is inside a building to allow safe relief valve venting.
(b) In addition to NFPA 52 §13.5, stationary LNG containers and piping shall not be placed in the area directly beneath or above an electric transmission, distribution, or customer service line and the area six feet to either side of that line. If this distance is not adequate to prevent the line and the associated voltage from contacting the LNG container in the event of breakage of any conductor, then other suitable means of protection designed and constructed to prevent such contact with the container may be used if approval is received from AFS. The request for approval shall be in writing and shall specify the manner in which the container will be protected from contact, including specifications for the materials to be used. If AFS does not approve the proposed protection, then the container shall be located a sufficient distance from the line to prevent such contact.
(c) When installed for use, containers shall not be stacked one upon another except when designed by the manufacturer for stacking.
(d) Welding, cutting, and similar operations shall be prohibited within 25 feet of the container and the transfer area during transfer operations and shall be conducted only as specifically authorized in a manner to prevent accidental ignition of LNG or flammable fluids.
