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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 109.00 - Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Intrastate Pipelines Operating In Excess of 200 PSIG › Section 109.11 - Pressure Testing

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The operator
		shall use a test procedure that will ensure discovery of all hazardous leaks in
		the segment of pipeline being tested.
(2) All sections of the pipeline shall be
		successfully hydrostatically or pneumatically tested to at least 1.5 times the
		MAOP for at least eight hours before being placed into service. Any leaks found
		during the test shall be repaired or removed before the pipeline is placed into
		service. When pneumatic testing is used for aboveground piping, consideration
		shall be given to protecting the public and personnel or providing mitigating
		measures (
e.g
., blast mats, barriers, temporary burial of the
		pipe) during the test.
(3) Each
		joint used to tie in a test segment of pipeline is exempt from the specific
		test requirement of 220 CMR 109.11(2). However, it must be leak tested at no
		less than its normal operating pressure.
(4) Each pressure test conducted to comply
		with 220 CMR 109.11(2) shall be documented with a calibrated recording
		instrument.
(5) All pressure
		testing records and pressure charts shall be maintained for the life of the
		pipeline. The test information shall comply with
		49 CFR
		192.517.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 109.00 - Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Intrastate Pipelines Operating In Excess of 200 PSIG › Section 109.12 - Valves

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(1) Each valve installed on a pipeline shall
		comply with the following:
(a) The valve and
		its operating device to open or close the valve shall be at a location that is
		readily accessible to authorized personnel to operate.
(b) The valve and its operating device shall
		be reasonably protected from tampering, unauthorized operation, or
		damage.
(c) The valve shall be
		supported to prevent settling of the valve or movement of the pipe to which it
		is attached.
(d) If the valve is
		installed below ground with a valve box or in an enclosure, the box or
		enclosure shall be installed so that it will not transmit external loads to the
		pipeline.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 109.00 - Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Intrastate Pipelines Operating In Excess of 200 PSIG › Section 109.13 - Operations and Maintenance

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(1) The pressure at
		the beginning of a pipeline and at each of the end points of a pipeline shall
		be monitored except for short segments of pipe within the confines of a gate
		station.
(2) The flow rate and
		other pressures or operating functions determined necessary by the operator for
		the safe operation of a pipeline shall be monitored.
(3) The functions listed in 220 CMR 109.13(1)
		and 109.13(2) shall be monitored at a continuously attended control center. Any
		abnormal condition of a monitored function shall activate audible and visible
		alarms at the control center.
(4)
		The entire route of the pipeline shall be patrolled at least four times each
		calendar year but at intervals of no more than 41/2 months.
(5) Each pipeline shall be leakage surveyed
		at least once each calendar year but at intervals of no more than 15 months.
		Leakage surveys shall be done with flame ionization detectors or equivalent
		devices.
(6) There shall be written
		procedures for any maintenance or repairs performed on a pipeline. The
		materials and equipment used for maintenance or repair shall be suitable for
		the MAOP of the pipeline. Personnel shall be trained in the procedures and use
		of the materials and equipment before any maintenance or repairs are
		performed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 111.00 - Construction Of Streets, Places And Ways, Except Residential Driveways, Over, Along or Across High Pressure Gas Mains Operating at Pressures in Excess of 200 PSIG › Section 111.01 - Application

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220 CMR 111.00 shall apply
		  only to the laying out or construction of any street, place or way, except a
		  residential driveway, over, across or along that portion of high-pressure gas
		  mains located within a right of way which the gas company holds in fee or by
		  easement.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 111.00 - Construction Of Streets, Places And Ways, Except Residential Driveways, Over, Along or Across High Pressure Gas Mains Operating at Pressures in Excess of 200 PSIG › Section 111.02 - Definitions

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For the purposes of
		  220 CMR 111.00, the
		  following definitions apply:
Department
. Department of Public
		  Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Gas Company
. Any person, firm or
		  corporation engaged in the transmission or delivery of gas through
		  high-pressure gas mains or pipelines.
Person
. Any individual, firm, joint
		  venture, partnership, corporation, association, state agency, municipality,
		  cooperative association, or joint stock association, and including any trustee,
		  receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
Construction
. Shall include repair,
		  reconstruction and alteration.
High-pressure Gas Main
. Any gas main
		  or pipeline subjected to, or to be subjected to, an internal pressure in excess
		  of 200 pounds per square inch gauge (psig).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 111.00 - Construction Of Streets, Places And Ways, Except Residential Driveways, Over, Along or Across High Pressure Gas Mains Operating at Pressures in Excess of 200 PSIG › Section 111.03 - General Provisions

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Department in any particular
		  case, no street, place or way subject to the provisions of
		  220 CMR 111.00 shall be
		  constructed over a high-pressure gas main except where it is necessary for said
		  street, place or way to cross said main. Whenever such crossings are required,
		  they shall be made as nearly as practicable to an angle of 90E to the center
		  line of said main. The main shall be enclosed in a casing and constructed in a
		  manner which meets the requirements of the specifications issued by the
		  American Petroleum Institute - API RP 1102 (7th
		  ed.),
Steel Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways
, except
		  that the minimum distance from the top of the casing to the used surface of the
		  road shall be four feet six inches and the casing shall extend beyond the edges
		  of the pavement or used surface of the street, place or way where there is no
		  pavement a distance of not less than 25 feet or to the line of the right of way
		  for the street, place, or way, whichever is the lesser. In cases where said
		  right of way is not defined, the casing shall extend 25 feet beyond the edges
		  of the pavement or the used surface of the street, place or way where there is
		  no pavement. The Department will ordinarily grant a reduction in depth of cover
		  limitations provided that all such construction be in accordance with the
		  specifications for excavation and backfill set forth in
		  220 CMR
		  111.04, and the Department will also grant a
		  variance from the requirement of casing if the pipeline facility can be
		  adequately safeguarded and such installation is made in accordance with
		  220 CMR
		  111.04.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 111.00 - Construction Of Streets, Places And Ways, Except Residential Driveways, Over, Along or Across High Pressure Gas Mains Operating at Pressures in Excess of 200 PSIG › Section 111.04 - Specifications for the Installation of Pipe under a Road

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Construction
		Method
. (Refer to Figure 1.)
(a)
Excavation
. Excavate trench sides as nearly vertical
		as practical. Make trench width at least 12 inches, but not more than 24 inches
		wider than the diameter of the pipe (where practicable).
(b)
Bed Fill
. Place,
		compact and shape the bed fill. Locate the bed so that the pipe will lie in the
		center of the trench.
(c)
Pipe
. Lay pipe on bed.
(d)
Side Fill
. Fill
		both sides of the pipe simultaneously in six-inch lifts. Compact each
		lift.
(e)
Top
		Fill
. Place the top fill at the same time the last lift of side
		fill is placed. Do not compact top fill for first six inches over
		pipe.
(f)
Back
		Fill
. Place in six-inch lifts and compact above six-inch
		layer.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.01 - Applicability and Scope

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
								220 CMR 112.00 regulates the
		design, construction, operation or maintenance of a facility or plant to
		liquefy, store, or vaporize natural gas.
(2)
								220 CMR 112.00 applies to
		every gas company, municipal gas department, or other person engaged in the
		siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, security, or fire
		protection of an LNG facility or plant within the jurisdiction of the
		Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(3)
								220 CMR 112.00 applies to
		each new facility or plant installed after September 14, 1990.
(4)
								220 CMR 112.00 applies to
		each facility and plant existing in Massachusetts on September 14, 1990, to the
		maximum extent not inconsistent with 49 CFR Part 193 -
Liquefied
		Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards, the Natural Gas Pipeline
		Safety Act of 1968
as amended, and the United States
		Constitution.
(5) Each facility or
		plant made subject to the requirements of 220 CMR 112.01(4) and (5) shall
		comply with any requirement subsequently imposed under
		220 CMR 112.00 within 18
		months of September 14, 1990.
(6)
		Each operator of liquefied natural gas facilities shall comply with the
		provisions of 49 CFR Parts 40 and 199.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.02 - Definitions

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Except as otherwise specified in 220 CMR 112.02, all words are
		  as defined in 49 CFR Part 193 -
Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities:
		  Federal Safety Standards
.
Department
. Department of Public
		  Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Operator
. A person who owns, operates,
		  or maintains an LNG facility or plant.
Person
. Any individual, firm, joint
		  venture, partnership, corporation, association, state agency, municipality,
		  cooperative association, or joint stock association, and includes any trustee,
		  receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.03 - Applications for Exceptions from Provisions of 220 CMR 112.00

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Any person engaged in the operation of an LNG plant or facility
		  may make a written request to the Department for an exception to the provisions
		  of
		  220 CMR 112.00 in whole or
		  in part. The request shall justify why the exception should be granted and
		  shall demonstrate why the exception does not derogate from the safety
		  objectives of
		  220 CMR 112.00. The request
		  shall include details on the need for the exception, specific information on
		  the circumstances surrounding the exception, the provisions of the regulations
		  from which exception is sought, and a description of any safety consequences
		  that might result from the exception. Documentation in support of the request
		  shall also be submitted.
The Department may, after consideration and the payment of the
		  appropriate fee, issue a written decision denying the exception or granting the
		  exception as requested or as modified by the Department and subject to
		  conditions. An exception may be granted or denied in writing by the Director of
		  the Pipeline Safety Division, or by the Director's functional successor in the
		  event of an internal reorganization of the Department. Any person aggrieved by
		  a decision of the Director may appeal the decision to the Department. Any
		  appeal shall be in writing and shall be made not later than ten business days
		  following issuance of the written decision.
In an emergency, a verbal request for an exception may be
		  granted by the Department or the Director, provided that the verbal request is
		  subsequently confirmed in writing within seven days of the exception being
		  granted.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.10 - Standards and Codes

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(1) Unless
		otherwise authorized, the minimum safety standards for all LNG plants and
		facilities are those issued under:
(a) The
		Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended, as set forth in 49 CFR
		Part 193; and
(b) The regulations
		set forth in
		220 CMR 112.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.11 - Plans and Procedures

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(1) At each LNG
		plant, the operator shall prepare, adhere to, and maintain in promptly updated
		form the plans and procedures required by
		220 CMR 112.00 and by 49 CFR
		Part 193 for that plant. The plans and procedures shall be made available on
		request by the Department for review and inspection. In addition, each change
		to the plans or procedures shall be available at the LNG plant for review and
		inspection within 20 days after the change is made.
(2) Each operator shall timely submit the
		plans and procedures and any changes thereto to the Department, except for
		security plans and procedures subject to the provisions of
		220 CMR
		69.02.
(3) The Department may require the operator
		to amend its plans and procedures to provide a reasonable level of
		safety.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.12 - Records

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(1) Each operator shall keep records adequate
		to substantiate compliance with 49 CFR Part 193, and
		220 CMR 112.00.
(2) Subject to the provision of
		220 CMR 69.02, the
		Department may have access to records for inspection and copying.
(3) Each operator shall keep a record of all
		materials used for components, buildings, foundations, and support systems.
		These records shall be maintained for the operating life of the aforementioned
		items.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.20 - Operations Control Center

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(1) Each LNG
		plant shall have a control center from which operations and warning devices are
		continuously monitored.
(2) A
		control center shall have personnel in continuous attendance while any of the
		components under its control are in operation. If a plant is being operated
		from a remote control center, the controls shall be linked to an alarm audible
		throughout the plant.
(3) Each
		control center shall have a means of communicating a warning of hazardous
		conditions to all locations in the plant frequented by personnel.
(4) If more than one control center is
		located at an LNG plant, there shall be at least two means of communication
		between all such control centers.
(5) All gas detectors and fire detectors
		shall be linked to visible and audible alarms at a continuously attended
		control center.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.21 - Alarm Systems at Plants Not Continuously Attended

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An alarm system shall be provided in each plant that is not
		  continuously attended to transmit an alarm to a continuously attended facility
		  of the operator. Such alarm system shall be capable of indicating abnormal
		  pressure, temperature, gas concentration, security breach, fire, and other
		  abnormal conditions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.22 - Inspection of Plants Not Continuously Attended

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Each plant that is not continuously attended shall be visually
		  inspected at least once a day by a qualified representative of the operator to
		  ensure that it is in a safe condition.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.23 - Emergency Controls

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Emergency controls shall be conspicuously marked with their
		  designated function and located for ready access in
		  emergencies.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.24 - Cargo Transfer Operations

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Each hazardous fluid cargo transfer system shall be inspected
		  before every use to verify that the valves and controls are in their proper
		  operating position. Transfer operations shall allow time for proper cool down
		  of piping and equipment. If any unusual pressure or temperature variations
		  occur, transfer shall be stopped, as soon as safely possible, until the cause
		  has been determined and corrected. Pressure readings shall be observed during
		  LNG, propane, or refrigerant cargo transfer operations.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.25 - Portable Vaporizers

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Portable LNG vaporizers shall be located inside the plant's
		  fenced perimeter when used to vaporize gas from the LNG
		  plant.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.30 - Maintenance - General

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(1) All components
		in service shall be maintained in sound condition consistent with operational
		or safety purposes. The operator shall keep and update written maintenance
		procedures for all components whose failure to function as designed could
		result in a danger to the public or to plant personnel.
(2) Written maintenance procedures shall
		include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) details of inspection and testing to meet
		the requirements of 49 CFR Part 193, Subpart G -
Maintenance
;
(b)
		frequency of inspection and testing;
(c) procedures for each maintenance activity
		performed on each component;
(d)
		description or procedures to follow for all other actions necessary to maintain
		the subject LNG plant in accordance with 49 CFR Part 193, Subpart G -
Maintenance
, and Subpart I -
Fire Protection
,
		including maintenance procedures required to reduce to a minimum the occurrence
		and consequences of fire; and
(e)
		methods used to verify that maintenance standards for components are
		met.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.31 - Relief Valves

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The means for adjusting the set point pressure on all
		  adjustable relief devices shall be sealed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.32 - Transfer System Valves

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Each shutoff valve on any transfer system shall be located and
		  equipped for ready access, operation, and maintenance.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.40 - Fire Prevention and Control - Fire Study and Prevention Plan

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(1) Each LNG plant or facility shall have a
		written fire prevention plan that includes the determinations and supporting
		documentation for those determinations to substantiate compliance with
		49 CFR 193.2801 -
Fire Protection
, and
		220 CMR 112.00. The operator
		shall review the plan at least once every two years and shall review the plan
		whenever any major change occurs in the plant's design, operations, or
		neighboring environment.
(2) The
		plan shall include, but not be limited to:
(a)
		determination of potential sources of flammable fluids (
e.g
.,
		natural gas, propane, gasoline) and flammable materials (
e.g
.,
		insulation, wood);
(b)
		determination of potential ignition sources within the plant;
(c) determination of potential ignition
		sources in the area around the plant that could be covered by a vapor cloud if
		any single component containing LNG within the plant failed;
(d) determination of the areas within the
		plant or facility where the potential exists for the leakage of flammable
		fluids including, but not limited to, those areas described in the National
		Fire Protection Association - NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), §
		500.5(B) Class I Locations;
(e)
		determination of the types, sizes and foreseeable consequences of LNG and other
		cryogenic or hazardous liquid spills that may reasonably be expected to occur
		within the plant (including the extent vapor clouds travel outside the
		plant);
(f) determination of the
		types, sizes and consequence of fires that may reasonably be expected to occur
		inside or within a reasonable distance of the LNG facility or plant;
		and
(g) a training program prepared
		with cooperating local police, fire, and emergency management departments
		including, but not limited to, training on controls, piping, and fire
		equipment, procedures, and emergency drills. Such training program may be
		augmented by local fire department requirements. An annual report outlining the
		training program for the preceding year shall be submitted to the Department no
		later than January 30th of each year. The report
		shall include the name and job title of operating and maintenance personnel and
		any appropriate official public personnel that have participated in the
		program.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.41 - Emergency Plan - Equipment and Procedures

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
In making determinations required by
		  220
		  CMR 112.40, and
		  49 CFR 193.2801,
		  the operator shall provide the following emergency equipment and
		  supplies:
(1) fire-fighting and
		control equipment, supplies and materials;
(2) components including impounding systems,
		to control flammable fluid leakage, spill and release;
(3) procedures to be followed by the
		operator's personnel and appropriate local public officials and their personnel
		in the event of an emergency and the manual required by
		49 CFR
		193.2509 -
Emergency
		Procedures
;
(4)
		protective clothing, safety and communications equipment, first-aid supplies,
		and tools necessary for the operator's personnel to perform emergency
		duties.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.42 - Evacuation Plan

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In association with cooperating local police, fire, emergency
		  management departments, and other public officials, each operator of an LNG
		  facility or plant shall prepare a written evacuation plan to protect the public
		  in the event of a determined controllable or uncontrollable emergency. Each
		  operator shall review evacuation plans at least annually and revise plans as
		  circumstances warrant. Each operator shall file a copy of the written
		  evacuation plan and all updates with the Department's Pipeline Safety
		  Division.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.43 - Accessibility to Plant Site

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All plant sites shall be designed, maintained, and operated to
		  provide ease of access and egress for personnel, equipment, and materials of
		  the operator and public authorities in controlling leakage, spill or release of
		  flammable and hazardous fluids, fire-fighting, and evacuating and rescuing
		  personnel.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.44 - Fire Detection System

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Each building that contains flammable fluids shall have a fixed
		  fire detection system that provides an audible and visible alarm at an attended
		  control room and an audible or visible alarm outside the
		  building.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.45 - Dike Penetrations

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(1) No dike
		penetrations for piping or other purposes may be added after September 14,
		1990.
(2) Any dike penetrations in
		place as of September 14, 1990, shall be constructed of or lined with pipe
		capable of withstanding cryogenic temperature and any dike penetration in place
		as of September 14, 1990, shall be equipped with a valve designed to close
		automatically on exposure to cryogenic temperatures. Such valve shall also be
		capable of being closed remotely from outside the dike and capable of
		withstanding cryogenic temperatures. Such valve shall be closed except when in
		use for its intended purpose.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.46 - Sumps and Grading

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(1) Grading,
		drainage, impounding systems, and separation distances shall be provided to the
		extent determined practicable by the operator, consistent with good engineering
		practice, at plants existing as of September 14, 1990, and at all plants
		constructed after September 14, 1990, to ensure that accidental hazardous
		liquid spills from the following areas do not endanger other areas, adjacent
		property, or enter navigable waterways:
(a)
		liquefaction and other process areas;
(b) vaporizer areas;
(c) cargo transfer system areas;
(d) tank truck or tank car parking areas;
		and
(e) areas for handling or
		storing portable containers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.47 - Transfer Piping Protection

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(1) LNG cargo
		transfer piping, valves, and hoses shall be protected from damage by vehicles,
		as follows:
(a) Piping and valves shall be
		shielded by steel and/or concrete barriers
(e.g.,
highway
		guardrails, Jersey barriers).
(b) A
		hose rack or other protective structure shall be provided at the transfer
		stations. Transfer hoses may not be stored on the ground.
(c) Barriers and racks shall, however, permit
		ready escape by personnel in an emergency.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.48 - Control Room Warning Devices

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Each operator shall install warning devices in the control room
		  to warn of hazardous conditions detected by all sensing devices required by
		  220 CMR 112.00 and by the
		  applicable sections of 49 CFR Part 193. The warning devices shall:
(1) provide audible and visible alarms
		designed to gain the attention of personnel; and
(2) indicate the location and type of hazard
		detected.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.49 - High Expansion Foam Systems

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Each LNG plant shall have a high expansion foam system. The
		  size, location, and type shall be determined as part of the fire study and
		  prevention plan required by
		  220
		  CMR 112.40.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.50 - Cargo Transfer System Valves

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(1) All
		cryogenic or hazardous fluid cargo transfer systems shall have at least one
		remotely operated valve at the cargo transfer station. Emergency shut-off
		valves for LNG and other cryogenic or hazardous fluid cargo transfer systems
		shall be designed to be:
(a) manually operable
		at the valve;
(b) power operable at
		the valve; and
(c) power operable
		at a remote location at least 50 feet from the valve.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.60 - Notification of Plant Modifications

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Each operator shall notify the Department of any modifications
		  of, or change in, a component or facility at an LNG plant estimated to cost
		  $50,000 or more. Except in an emergency, notification shall include a written
		  detailed description and shall be submitted to the Department at least 30 days
		  before the modification or change may be made. In other, nonemergency
		  situations where 30-days notice is impracticable, the Department may allow work
		  effecting the modification or change to begin after the elapse of at least 24
		  hours or some other period of less than 30 days following its receipt of
		  notification. In the event of a
bona fide
emergency, the
		  operator may, without prior notice to the Department, commence such
		  modifications as circumstances require but shall notify the Department as soon
		  as is practicable.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.61 - Piping Materials

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Piping made of cast iron, malleable iron, ductile iron, copper,
		  or copper alloys, may not be used to carry cryogenic or hazardous fluids,
		  except that copper or copper-alloy tubing and piping two inches or less in
		  diameter and installed as of September 14, 1990, may be used to carry cryogenic
		  or hazardous fluids.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.62 - Welding

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(1) After September 14, 1990, welding of
		pressurized piping for LNG or other cryogenic or hazardous fluids shall comply
		with 49 CFR Part 192, Subpart E -
Welding of Steel in
		Pipelines
. Such welding shall conform to the restrictions expressed in
		the 220 CMR 112.62 in addition to other sound engineering and work
		practices.
(2) Materials to be
		qualified by impact testing shall be welded using procedures that preserve the
		low temperature properties of the material.
(3) Piping attachments shall be welded using
		procedures to prevent burn-through and stress intensification.
(4) Oxygen-fuel gas welding is
		prohibited.
(5) Marking materials
		used to identify pipe welds shall be compatible with the basic pipe
		material.
(6) Any permitted
		die-stamping must be done with a die with edges blunted to minimize stress
		concentrations. Surfaces of components less than 0.25 inches thick may not be
		field die-stamped.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.63 - Threaded Joints

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(1) Threaded joints
		shall be free of stress from external loading.
(2) All threaded joints, except those
		requiring removal for regular maintenance, such as relief valve connections,
		shall be seal-welded or sealed by other means that have been tested and proven
		reliable and acceptable in industry practice.
(3) Threaded pipe and fittings installed
		after September 14, 1990, and used in cryogenic or hazardous fluid piping shall
		be designated as at least extra-strong (Schedule 80).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 112.00 - Design, Operation, Maintenance and Safety of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plants and Facilities › Section 112.64 - Bolted Connections

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Care shall be taken to ensure the tightness of all bolted
		  connections. All bolted connections made after September 14, 1990 shall be
		  tightened to the proper torque, as determined by the relevant equipment
		  specification or by sound industry practice, with a torque wrench. Spring
		  washers or similar devices designed to compensate for expansion and contraction
		  shall be used in all new or replacement bolted connections. Potential fire
		  exposure shall be considered when selecting gaskets.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.01 - Applicability and Scope

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(1)
								220 CMR 113.00 regulates the
		operation, maintenance, replacement and abandonment of cast-iron pipelines that
		are used to distribute gas.
(2)
								220 CMR 113.00 applies to
		every gas company, municipal gas department or other person engaged in the
		distribution of gas within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.02 - Definitions

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Except as otherwise specified in
		  220 CMR 113.00, all words
		  are as defined in 49 CFR Part 192 -
Transportation of Natural and Other
		  Gas By Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards.
Angle of Influence
. A 45° angle
		  above the horizontal starting from the bottom edge of the trench nearest to the
		  main.
Deep Trench
. An excavation that is
		  more than five feet in depth.
Department
. Department of Public
		  Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Determine
. To make appropriate
		  investigation using scientific or other definitive methods, reach a decision
		  based on sound engineering judgment, and be able to demonstrate, substantiate,
		  and document the basis of the decision.
Division
. Pipeline Safety Division of
		  the Department.
High-pressure Cast-iron Pipe
. A
		  distribution line in which the gas pressure in the pipe is higher than the
		  pressure provided to the customer.
Immediately
. Except in the case of a
		  gas-related emergency, the first regular workday that the operator can gain
		  access to its facilities after the necessary State, City, or Town permits are
		  expeditiously obtained and the statutory notification requirements have been
		  met.
Low-pressure Cast-iron Pipe
. A
		  distribution line in which the gas pressure in the pipe is substantially the
		  same as the pressure provided to the customer.
Person
. Any individual, firm, joint
		  venture, partnership, corporation, association, state agency, municipality,
		  municipal department, cooperative association, or joint stock association, and
		  includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative
		  thereof
Shallow Trench
. An excavation that is
		  five feet or less in depth.
Sheeting
. A bracing or shoring used to
		  support the sides of an excavation to prevent its collapse during an excavation
		  project.
Soft Clay
. Earth that is easily molded
		  by hand, or that has an unconfined compressive strength of 0.5 to 1.0 kips per
		  square foot.
Strain
. The physical deformation of a
		  body caused by the application of an external force. It is usually expressed as
		  a percentage.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.03 - Application for Exceptions from Provisions of 220 CMR 113.00

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Any person engaged in the operation of a cast-iron pipeline may
		  make a written request to the Department for an exception to the provisions of
		  220 CMR 113.00, in whole or
		  in part. The request shall justify why the exception should be granted and
		  shall demonstrate why the exception sought does not derogate from the safety
		  objectives of
		  220 CMR 113.00. The request
		  shall include details on the need for the exception, specific information on
		  the circumstances surrounding the requested exception, the provisions of the
		  regulations from which exception is sought, and a description of any safety
		  consequences that might result from the exception. Documentation in support of
		  the request shall also be submitted.
The Department may, after consideration and the payment of the
		  appropriate fee, issue a written decision denying the exception or granting the
		  exception as requested or as modified by the Department and subject to
		  conditions. An exception may be granted or denied in writing by the Director of
		  the Pipeline Safety Division, or by the Director's functional successor in the
		  event of an internal reorganization of the Department. Any person aggrieved by
		  a decision of the Director may appeal the decision to the Department. Any
		  appeal shall be in writing and shall be made not later than ten business days
		  following issuance of the written decision.
In an emergency, a verbal request for an exception may be
		  granted by the Department or the Director, provided that the verbal request is
		  subsequently confirmed in writing within seven days of the exception being
		  granted.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.04 - General

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(1) Cast-iron pipe shall not be installed for
		the distribution of gas after April 12, 1991.
(2) Any written program and procedures
		required by
		220 CMR 113.00 shall be
		included in the operator's operating and maintenance plan required by
		49
		CFR 192.605. This inclusion in the operating
		and maintenance plan shall be completed within 180 days of April 12,
		1991.
(3) Any written program and
		procedures shall be reviewed and modified by the operator as necessary,
		provided that a review shall be conducted at least once each calendar
		year.
(4) Each operator shall
		maintain accurate and readily accessible records to administer and verify the
		implementation of
		220 CMR 113.00. The records
		shall be maintained at a minimum for five consecutive years after the calendar
		year to which the records apply.
(5) Cast-iron pipe replacements required by
		220 CMR
		113.06 and
		113.07
		are not applicable to normal gas operations and maintenance activities such as
		repair of joint leaks and breaks, service installations or abandonments, main
		extensions or branch connections. The provisions of
		220 CMR
		113.05 pertaining to the development and
		implementation of a program and procedures regarding the replacement and
		adandonment of cast-iron pipelines shall apply to normal gas operations and
		maintenance activities.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.05 - Replacement and Abandonment Program and Procedures

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(1) Each operator of buried cast-iron
		pipelines shall develop and implement, in accordance with 220 CMR 113.05, a
		written, comprehensive program and procedures regarding the replacement and
		abandonment of cast-iron pipelines. The program and procedures shall include,
		but not be limited to:
(a) categorizing pipe
		by size and age;
(b) determining
		the methodology for selecting and prioritizing pipeline segments for
		replacement or abandonment; and
(c)
		replacing or abandoning within ten years of April 12, 1991, all cast-iron pipe
		with a nominal diameter of eight inches or less that is known, or has been
		determined, to have been installed before the year 1860.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.06 - Replacement of Cast-iron Pipe at Trench Crossings

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(1) Cast-iron pipe, eight inches or less in
		nominal diameter, that is exposed and undermined by a trench crossing the
		pipeline shall be replaced immediately:
(a)
		When there is less than 24 inches of cover; or
(b) When there is 24 inches or more of cover
		and the trench widths set forth in Table 1 are exceeded.
Table 1
Maximum Allowable Trench Width
Depth of Cover:
2 to 4 feet
4 feet or more
Nominal Pipe Diameter
4 inches or less
3 feet
4 feet
6 inches
4 feet
6 feet
8 inches
5.5 feet
8 feet
The trench width shall be determined by the distance along the
		  centerline of the exposed pipe.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.07 - Replacement of Cast-iron Pipe Adjacent to Parallel Excavations

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(1) Cast-iron pipe, eight inches or less in
		nominal diameter, that is adjacent to parallel excavation shall be replaced
		immediately, provided that the excavation exceeds eight feet in length and a
		condition exists as set forth in 220 CMR 113.07(2), (3) or (4).
(2) A low-pressure cast-iron pipe that is
		parallel to a shallow trench excavation shall be replaced if:
(a) the pipe is exposed and undermined;
		or
(b) at least 1/2 of the pipe
		diameter lies within the angle of influence; and
1. the bottom of the excavation is below the
		water table; or
2. the excavation
		is in soft clay.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines › Section 113.08 - Training

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(1) Each operator shall provide and implement
		a written plan of initial training to instruct all appropriate operating,
		maintenance, supervisory, and engineering personnel about:
(a) the requirements of
		220 CMR 113.00;
(b) the programs and procedures that are
		developed to comply with
		220 CMR 113.00;
(c) the methodology for selecting,
		prioritizing, and scheduling cast-iron pipe for replacement or abandonment;
		and
(d) any operating and
		maintenance plans or procedures adopted to meet the requirements of 49 CFR Part
		192 pertaining to cast-iron pipe.
The initial training shall be completed within 210 days of
		  April 12, 1991.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 114.00 - Uniform Gas Leaks Classification › Section 114.01 - Purpose and Scope

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(1)
Purpose
. 220 CMR 114.00 governs:
(a) uniform natural gas leaks
		classification;
(b) requirements
		for undertaking projects in a public way;
(c) prioritization of projects located within
		a School Zone;
(d) reporting
		requirements, consistent with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 164, § 144;
		and
(e) the repair and elimination
		of environmentally significant Grade 3 leaks.