Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 5 - Compressed Natural Gas › Chapter 51 - General › Section XI-5105 - Definitions (Formerly section 2505)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The following
				  words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings,
				  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Approved
-acceptable to the Commissioner of
					 Conservation.
Cascade Storage System
-storage of CNG in
					 multiple cylinders.
CNG Cylinder
-a cylinder or other container
					 designed for use or used as part of a CNG system.
CNG Facility
-a nonvehicular CNG
					 system.
CNG System
-a system of safety devices,
					 cylinders, piping, fittings, valves, compressors, regulators, gauges, relief
					 devices, vents, installation fixtures, and other CNG equipment intended for use
					 or used in any building or public place by the general public or in conjunction
					 with a motor vehicle fueled by CNG and any system of equipment designed to be
					 used or used in the compression, sale, storage, transportation for delivery, or
					 distribution of CNG in portable CNG cylinders, but does not include a natural
					 gas pipeline located upstream of the inlet of the compressor.
Commissioner
-the Commissioner of
					 Conservation of the state of Louisiana.
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
-natural gas
					 which is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases and vapors, consisting principally of
					 methane (CH4) in gaseous form that is compressed and used, stored, sold,
					 transported, or distributed for use by or through a CNG system.
CNG Cargo Tank
-a container in accordance
					 with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) or Department of
					 Transportation (DOT) specifications and used to transport CNG for
					 delivery.
Cylinder Service Valve
-a
					 hand-wheel-operated valve connected directly to a CNG cylinder.
Dispensing Station
-a CNG installation that
					 dispenses CNG from any source by any means into fuel supply cylinders installed
					 on vehicles or into portable cylinders.
Filled by Pressure
-a method of
					 transferring CNG into cylinders by using pressure differential.
Fuel Supply Cylinder
-a cylinder mounted in
					 a vehicle for storage of CNG as fuel supply to an internal combustion
					 engine.
Manifold
-the assembly of piping and
					 fittings used for interconnecting cylinders.
Mobile Fuel System
-any CNG system
					 installed on a vehicle designed to furnish CNG to any apparatus that uses or
					 consumes CNG.
Motor Vehicle
-a self-propelled vehicle
					 licensed for highway use or used on a public highway.
Outlet
-a site operated by a certified CNG
					 facility at which the business conducted materially duplicates the operations
					 for which the facility is initially granted a certificate. Elements to be
					 considered in determining the existence of an outlet include, but are not
					 limited to, the following:
1. storage
				  of CNG on the site;
2. sale or
				  distribution of CNG from the site;
3. supervision of employees at the
				  site;
4. proximity of the site to
				  other outlets;
5. communication
				  between the site and other outlets; and
6. nature of activities.
Person
-an individual, sole proprietor,
					 partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other entity.
Point of Transfer
-the point where the
					 fueling connection is made.
Pressure Relief Valve
-a device designed to
					 prevent overpressure of a normally charged cylinder.
Settled Pressure
-the pressure in a
					 container at 70°F, which cannot exceed the marked service or design
					 pressure of the cylinder.
Transport
-any vehicle or combination of
					 vehicles and CNG cylinders designed or adapted for use or used principally as a
					 means of moving or delivering CNG from one place to another. This shall
					 include, but not be limited to, any truck, trailer, semitrailer, cargo tank, or
					 other vehicle used in the distribution of CNG.
Ultimate Consumer
-the individual
					 controlling CNG immediately prior to its ignition.