| (a) Compliance with NFPA 52 §10.4 or requirements
of this section does not ensure conformity with other state and federal
regulations, such as those of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality or the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retail
LNG dispensers shall comply with the applicable weights and measures
requirements of the Texas Department of Agriculture relating to dispensing
accuracy.
(b) All appurtenances and equipment placed into LNG
service shall be certified, marked, or listed by a nationally recognized
laboratory such as Underwriters Laboratory (UL), Factory Mutual (FM),
CSA International or other such laboratories approved by AFS unless:
(1) the appurtenances or equipment are specifically
prohibited for use by another section of this chapter; or
(2) there is no test specification or procedure developed
by a testing laboratory for the appurtenances or equipment.
(c) Appurtenances and equipment that cannot be listed
but are not prohibited for use by the rules in this chapter shall
be acceptable for LNG service over the full range of pressures and
temperatures to which they will be subjected under normal operating
conditions.
(d) The licensee or operator of the appurtenance or
equipment shall maintain documentation sufficient to substantiate
any claims made regarding the safety of any valves, fittings, and
equipment and shall, upon request, furnish copies to AFS.
(e) Manually operated container valves shall be provided
for each container.
(f) Manually operated shutoff valves shall be installed
in manifolds as close as practicable to a container or group of containers.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §14.2313 adopted to be effective May 26, 2003, 28 TexReg 4100; amended to be effective December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9921; amended to be effective February 15, 2021, 46 TexReg 1044 |
