49 CFR § 193.2801 - Fire protection.

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title: "49 CFR § 193.2801 - Fire protection."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "193.2801"
section_name: "Fire protection."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "193"
part_name: "LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60103, 60104, 60108, 60109, 60110, 60113, 60118; and 49 CFR 1.53."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 9203, Feb. 11, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 193.2801 Fire protection.

Each operator must provide and maintain fire protection at LNG plants according to sections 9.1 through 9.7 and section 9.9 of NFPA-59A-2001 (incorporated by reference, *see* § 193.2013). However, LNG plants existing on March 31, 2000, need not comply with provisions on emergency shutdown systems, water delivery systems, detection systems, and personnel qualification and training until September 12, 2005.

[Amdt. 193-18, 69 FR 11337, Mar. 10, 2004; Amdt. 193-25, 80 FR 182, Jan. 5, 2015]