49 CFR § 193.2101 - Scope.

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title: "49 CFR § 193.2101 - Scope."
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title_name: "Transportation"
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chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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part_name: "LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS"
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# 193.2101 Scope.

(a) Each LNG facility designed after March 31, 2000 must comply with the requirements of this part and of NFPA-59A-2001 (incorporated by reference, *see* § 193.2013). If there is a conflict between this Part and NFPA-59A-2001, the requirements in this part prevail.

(b) Each stationary LNG storage tank must comply with Section 7.2.2 of NFPA-59A-2006 (incorporated by reference, *see* § 193.2013) for seismic design of field fabricated tanks. All other LNG storage tanks must comply with API Std-620 (incorporated by reference, *see* § 193.2013) for seismic design.

[Amdt. 193-25, 80 FR 183, Jan. 5, 2015]